A massive energy shockwave expanded spherically, instantly pushing aside thousands of meters of seawater above, forming a colossal waterless cavity. Sunlight pierced through the cavity into the deep sea, casting dappled light and shadows on the obsidian floor.
The sturdy seabed rock fractured inch by inch. The stone pillars in front of the palace gate, which had just been repaired, instantly collapsed, sending debris tumbling down and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Golden and blue lights furiously intertwined, tore, and annihilated each other, like two stars colliding in the deep sea. A violent storm whipped up sand and spray, forcing Isaac to retreat repeatedly. He could only condense his Ice Cosmo to protect his body, barely able to stand steady.
As the light dissipated, two stalemated figures were revealed. Saga and Sea Dragon General both had disheveled hair, and their Cloth and Scale were covered in cracks, yet neither had inflicted a fatal blow on the other.
As expected of blood-related twins, even the power of their strongest ultimate techniques was identical.
Sea Dragon General gritted his teeth, his Cosmo burning anew, golden flames enveloping his entire body.
"Saga, today, only one of us will leave here alive!"
Saga did not yield an inch, a hint of determination flashing in his blue eyes. He likewise ignited his Cosmo, his golden light clashing head-on with Sea Dragon General's aura.
"Sea Dragon General, don't be so stubborn! I imprisoned you back then to prevent you from being consumed by the darkness in your heart!"
"'For my own good,' what a joke!"
Sea Dragon General laughed in exasperation, an even more powerful Cosmo gathering over Atlantis, causing the seawater to boil.
Isaac's eyes were filled with anxiety. Although his strength was comparable to a Gold Saint, he was utterly powerless to stop the duel between two top Gemini powerhouses. If their Cosmos fully erupted, the entire Atlantis could be razed to the ground!
"Stop! Sea Dragon General!"
At this critical moment, a clear, cold voice rang out.
Isaac, the blue-haired Manta Ray Saint, holding a trident, instantly blocked between Sea Dragon General and Saga.
A solemn will emanated from the trident in his hand—the divine power of Sea Emperor Poseidon.
The seawater surrounding the city was no longer a gentle refuge; it instantly became like billions of tons of liquid lead, pressing down with a roar!
The immense divine power materialized into a deep blue curtain of light, like the hand of a god, precisely and irresistibly pressing down on the two Gemini stars that were condensing a storm of destruction.
The golden auras burning around Saga and Sea Dragon General, as if doused with ice water, flickered violently before rapidly dimming, suppressed back into their bodies by this irresistible divine force.
Both groaned simultaneously, their bodies involuntarily stooping slightly, their knees pressing clear indentations into the obsidian floor. The already cracked rock beneath their feet was instantly pressed into a deep pit.
Sea Dragon General stared fixedly at Saga, the rage in his eyes still unextinguished, but he was firmly bound by Sea Emperor's divine power, only able to pant unwillingly.
Saga, on the other hand, looked at his brother's bloodshot eyes, his blue pupils filled with sorrow.
A divine thought, like a deep-sea current surging and an ancient whale's long cry, suddenly resonated deep within the minds of the three, carrying the unique majesty of a god, allowing no resistance.
"Enough!"
"Sea Dragon General, Saga! What do you take my Deep Sea Imperial City for?"
The anger in the divine thought surged like a tide, causing the seawater above Atlantis to tremble violently.
"As a Marina Generals and the Pope of Sanctuary, how dare you act so wantonly, using techniques that can destroy galaxies?"
"This is my divine domain, not a battlefield for you to settle private grievances! If you dare to act wantonly again, I will personally seal you forever in the icy abyss, never to be reborn!"
Poseidon's voice was calm and unruffled, yet it carried a chill that could freeze souls, and the supreme power of a god's judgment.
That divine power, like a tangible heavy hammer, struck Sea Dragon General's heart fiercely.
As Sea Dragon General, he had bathed in Sea Emperor's divine power for years, yet he had never imagined that Sea Emperor's majesty could be so terrifying.
Sea Dragon General's body trembled violently, the dark golden aura burning around him instantly withered, and the boiling killing intent and resentment in his eyes were forcibly suppressed, leaving only an unyielding bitterness that refused to dissipate.
He clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails almost digging into his palms.
Saga also reined in his poised Cosmo, his blue pupils filled with complexity.
Previously in Sanctuary, he had only heard that Li Yu could contend with Sea Emperor without falling behind, and even forced Sea Emperor to sign a treaty. Although he was shocked, he had never had a direct understanding of Sea Emperor's divine power.
Now, personally experiencing Sea Emperor's unfathomably deep divine power, he truly understood what terrifying realm Li Yu's power had reached to be able to contend with such an existence.
However, the suppressed anger did not extinguish in Sea Dragon General's heart; instead, like a blocked volcano, it burned even more fiercely in his chest.
Invisible mental power quietly collided between him and Saga, crackling. Physical attacks were forbidden by Sea Emperor, but the mental confrontation instantly escalated to its peak.
Almost at the same instant, the strongest mental ultimate technique of Gemini appeared in both their minds simultaneously.
"Saga, I will make you experience the pain of eternal imprisonment in the mental world!"
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Sea Dragon General's eyes, his mental power like a drawn blade, aimed directly at Saga's core consciousness.
"Sea Dragon General, you are still so stubborn and deluded!"
Saga sighed in his heart, but also gathered all his mental power.
"Genro Maoh Ken!"
"Genro Maoh Ken!"
Two formless, intangible mental forces, filled with opposing wills, crashed together.
One carried the earnest desire to correct his brother, the other harbored years of accumulated venom. Like two sharp mental spears, they pierced through the space frozen by Sea Emperor's divine power, accurately and unerringly striking each other's unguarded foreheads!
There was no dull thud of physical collision, only the silent roar on the mental plane.
Those two forces, opposing in nature yet originating from the same source, strangely synchronized the moment they touched each other's soul cores!
Like two perfectly fitting fragments of fate, they crashed together deep within their consciousness, erupting in a brilliant light of memories.
The power of Genro Maoh Ken, like a key, opened the floodgates of their sealed memories.
The deep-sea battlefield, the cold seawater, and Sea Emperor's divine power instantly vanished, replaced by the warm light of recollection.
Time seemed to return to the Sanctuary training ground. The air was filled with the dry scent of grass and rocks baked by the sun.
Shion, clad in his pristine Pope's robe, stood in the center of the training ground. His dignified face wore a gentle smile, his gaze falling upon several young figures in the field.
Among them, two youths had almost identical faces and heights; they were the young Saga and Sea Dragon General.
They wore the white training uniforms of Saint apprentices, fine beads of sweat trickling down their foreheads, their faces beaming with youthful vigor.