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"This should be the place!"
In the vast expanse of chaotic space, one of George's avatars gazed at a world whose magnitude rivaled that of the Dragon Ball universe before quietly slipping inside.
Using the intelligence gathered from the Grand Minister, George had roughly pinpointed the coordinates of the world belonging to the Creator who had perished alongside Dragon Ball's own. He immediately dispatched his nearest avatar to investigate.
A world equivalent to a Super-Macrocosm, now devoid of its Creator, was a goldmine. There was no need to fear discovery, and even if he couldn't eventually devour it, mastering its unique power systems and laws to replicate them would significantly bolster his own strength. He wasn't about to let such an opportunity slip by.
"You'll do!"
Upon entering the world, George followed his established protocol: he quickly located a fresh corpse nearby. Occupying the body and "stealing" its destiny in one fluid motion, he rapidly absorbed all the physical host's memories.
"So, it's the world of Saint Seiya!"
Slowly opening his eyes, George realized exactly where he had landed. As a child of the 80s, he was quite familiar with this setting—though mostly with the stories following the "Hypermyth." He would have to explore the events preceding it himself.
He suspected the pre-Hypermyth era's history likely tied back to the mutual fall of this world's Creator and the one from the Dragon Ball world.
In the Hypermyth, the Big Bang was triggered by Chronos, the God of Time. During that explosion, the "Will of the Gods" was born. These wills permeated the universe, colliding with cosmic debris to form the stars and countless planets—Earth being one of them.
On Earth, the land appeared first, followed by the sky and sea, and finally, life. As life evolved, humanity emerged. Within certain humans, the "Will of the Gods" began to awaken; these individuals became the gods and buddhas of various mythologies.
The first three to awaken were Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Zeus took dominion over the sky and earth, Poseidon gained the oceans, and Hades ruled the Underworld. One day, during the Age of Myth, Zeus suddenly entrusted the Earth to his daughter, Athena, and vanished into the far reaches of the sky.
With the powerful Zeus gone, the other gods plotted to seize control of the Earth from Athena. Poseidon was the first to strike, gathering his "Mariners" from the seven seas and invading from his stronghold, the undersea kingdom of Atlantis.
The Mariners wore "Scales"—armor modeled after sea creatures and forged from Orichalcum, a mysterious metal from Atlantis. No weapon on Earth could damage them. The young warriors protecting the Earth suffered devastating losses, and the tide of war turned completely against them. During this time, Hades remained uninvolved, as all fallen souls eventually reached the Underworld he governed.
Grieved by the sacrifice of these young men, Athena bestowed upon them "Cloths" that could rival the Scales. These warriors became known as "Saints."
There were eighty-eight Saints in total, their Cloths crafted according to the eighty-eight constellations of the night sky: twelve Gold, twenty-eight Silver, and forty-eight Bronze.
A Bronze Saint's punch and movement speed exceeded the speed of sound, capable of dealing over a hundred blows per second. Their combat power and lifespan far surpassed ordinary humans; a single swing could rend the skies, and a kick could shatter the earth. Even without using special energy or techniques, their raw physical power was terrifying. Even a Saint candidate who hadn't yet earned a Cloth could destroy a nuclear reactor with their bare hands.
Nuclear radiation, plagues, viruses, poisons, and curses had little effect on them. Even without actively burning their "Cosmo," the faint energy a Saint unconsciously radiated could repel most dangers. Their bodies could even withstand something as violent as total blood reversal.
Silver Saints were even more powerful, with speeds generally ranging from Mach 2 to Mach 5. Their overall strength was several—or even dozens of—times that of a Bronze Saint.
The most powerful, the Gold Saints, moved at the speed of light, capable of circling the Earth seven and a half times in a single second. When three Gold Saints combined their strength for the "Athena Exclamation," the localized destructive power was comparable to the Big Bang that created the universe.
Ultimately, Athena and her Saints defeated the Mariners, sank Atlantis, and sealed Poseidon, ending the first Holy War. Later, the Titans, Ares, and Hades all launched wars to rule the continent, but each was defeated by successive generations of Saints.
Thirteen years ago, when Athena was reincarnated in the Sanctuary, the Gemini Gold Saint, Saga, was influenced by the evil spirit of Ker (a goddess serving Hades). Frustrated that the previous Pope had chosen Aiolos of Sagittarius as his successor, Saga murdered the Pope atop Star Hill.
When he attempted to kill the infant Athena, he was discovered by Aiolos. Saga then impersonated the Pope, framed Aiolos as a traitor, and sent Shura of Capricorn to hunt him down. Protecting the infant, Aiolos was mortally wounded by Saga and Shura. Before dying, he entrusted the truth, the baby Athena, and the Sagittarius Gold Cloth to Mitsumasa Kido, a tourist visiting the Sanctuary.
To protect Athena and ensure her eventual return, the billionaire Kido selected a hundred orphans and sent them across the globe to train and win Cloths. In the end, only ten survived the brutal trials to become Saints. One of those who succeeded in the Sanctuary was Seiya, who won the Pegasus Bronze Cloth.
George's current body belonged to Ola, a mere foot soldier of the Sanctuary.
Beyond the Pope and the three ranks of Saints, the Sanctuary employed a massive number of soldiers. While they didn't reach the level of Bronze Saints, they underwent formal training and possessed combat abilities far beyond normal humans, making them resistant to most conventional weapons.
During the day, Cassios—the disciple of Shaina of Ophiuchus—had lost the Pegasus Cloth to Seiya. That night, Shaina had led her soldiers to kill Seiya before he could leave the Sanctuary and reclaim the Cloth for her pupil. However, Seiya had donned the Pegasus Cloth, ignited his Cosmo, and knocked them all flat. Even Shaina paused after her mask was accidentally knocked off.
Most of the soldiers were just heavily injured and would have recovered with rest. Unfortunately, on the way back, Ola had tripped, fallen off a cliff, hit his head, and died instantly.
"Since it was an accidental death, there's nothing I can do about it."
George opened his eyes. He manipulated the body to absorb the ambient energy in the air, converting it into mana. Using a healing spell, he rapidly mended his physical injuries. If the host had been killed by Seiya, he might have considered seeking revenge, but since he just fell off a cliff, he let it go.
"Alohomora!"
With his wounds healed, he didn't immediately return to the Sanctuary. Instead, after gathering enough mana for an Unlocking Charm, he "unlocked" the genetic limiters of this physical body. As his physical strength surged, he began to condense Ki within himself, ensuring he had decent combat power while he studied this world's unique energy system.
Once he had enough Ki, he used the Sky Dance technique to fly from the canyon floor to the clifftop, where he saw the magnificent Sanctuary in the distance.
"The Pope's seat is up for grabs... maybe it's my turn this year."
Since the current Pope was the traitor Saga in disguise, George wondered if he could take over the Sanctuary and become the Pope himself before Athena and the others returned. Until Athena truly awakened, the Pope was the most powerful person in the Sanctuary and the highest authority on the continent. Having that status would make everything much easier.
"First, let's study the power of Cosmo."
Even a common soldier had undergone the full training and knew the theoretical basics of Cosmo. Whether one could awaken their own depended on individual talent.
Using Ki to teleport back to his quarters, George closed his eyes and began searching the host's memories for everything related to Cosmo theory. By sunrise, he had organized the key points.
Unlike the Dragon Ball world, where everything is composed of Ki, everything in this world is made of atoms—flowers, trees, rocks, stars, galaxies, and even the universe itself. The "Cosmo" used by Saints refers to the latent cosmic energy within the human body, driven by the soul and consciousness.
The stronger the will, the more Cosmo energy one can mobilize. The process involves mimicking the Big Bang within one's own body to release immense destructive power.
There is a general scale for measuring Cosmo:
Bronze Saints: Generally possess the level of the Five Senses.
Silver Saints: Reach the Sixth Sense.
Gold Saints: Master the Seventh Sense, the ultimate Cosmo.
Beyond: There are the legendary Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Senses. It is said that the Tenth Sense allows one to transcend the infinite multiverse into an unknowable, immeasurable, and mysterious realm.
To George, reaching the Tenth Sense meant entering the Multiversal level. While the Senses represented the intensity of the Cosmo, "Will" represented how much of that potential one could actually unleash. If the will was strong enough, the energy from a Five Senses Cosmo could surpass that of a Sixth Senses user.
This explained why the "Bronze Five" protagonists could constantly burn their Cosmo to defeat far more powerful enemies—though such cases were rare. Furthermore, the growth of Cosmo brought not just power, but various associated abilities.
"This plays right into my hands."
Having summarized the knowledge, George closed his eyes and began to condense his own Cosmo. The original Ola, being a mere soldier, had never fully formed one. Forming a personal Cosmo was the hallmark of a Bronze Saint.
As a top-tier Multiversal being, George could easily simulate a Big Bang within one of the universes he had created. Combined with the local knowledge, he formed his own Cosmo in minutes, stepping through the doorway of the Bronze Saints.
The Sixth, Seventh, and even the Eighth Sense—which transcends life and death—would not be difficult for him. With his fundamental status, it was only a matter of time and a bit of focus to break through.
As for soul strength and will: while this avatar's soul was small, he had plenty of ways to fortify it. While he couldn't push it to a Multiversal level yet, a Universal level was well within reach. For instance, if he had this body follow the "Fool" pathway, its soul strength at Sequence 0 would likely be no lower than Athena's. He could even use Marionette abilities to control any disobedient Saints.
In time, he could integrate the power of Cosmo, the Fool pathway, and the Ultra Instinct learned in the Dragon Ball world. Combined with magic from his previous worlds, even this small avatar could eventually erupt with Multiversal-level power.
His other avatars would benefit as well. Previously, they fought by pulling enemies into their own worlds to use their laws as an advantage. Now, after learning the Cosmo system, he could make the universes within his own body "explode." He wouldn't even need to pull enemies into his world; he could simply hurl the concentrated power of a Big Bang at them.
At this rate, he felt it wouldn't be long before his true self could break the seal created by the Living Tribunal.
"Done!"
In less than a minute, George opened his eyes. The Cosmo within him had fully taken shape.
"Next is breaking through to the Sixth Sense to further enhance it."
George stood up and walked out of his room. He intended to find a Silver Saint and observe their Sixth Sense Cosmo. Ola's memories only went as far as forming a basic Cosmo; they didn't mention how to break through to the next level.
The specific method didn't matter. Once he saw a Silver Saint's Cosmo, he could figure it out himself. For someone of his stature, this wasn't difficult. The Ninth and Tenth Senses might be tricky, but the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth were child's play.
"I'll go find Shaina."
After all, Ola was a soldier under her command, and Shaina was the Silver Saint of Ophiuchus.
(End of Chapter)