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"Brat, be good and let me break a few of your bones, or it's gonna get ugly," Lorenzo sneered coldly.

"Looks like… you're not just here over Antonio's little embarrassment, huh?" Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed, glancing meaningfully at Lorenzo before letting out a light chuckle.

Some things were instantly clear to him.

Obviously, his earlier training had caught the attention of certain schemers, and he had now become a potential threat in their eyes.

After all, there were only so many Saint Cloths available.

Naturally, some people would want to eliminate any competition.

Just like how Seiya was targeted in the original story.

But clearly, these guys had picked the wrong opponent.

He was no soft target.

"Hmph! I don't understand what you're talking about! Looks like you're not planning to behave!" Lorenzo's face changed as he snorted coldly.

At the same time, his Cosmo began to ignite and surge forth.

"I was originally thinking of testing out your Cosmo a little, but it looks like if I don't settle this fast, the trouble will never end. So you'd best just lie down now."

Sweeping his eyes across the gazes of the onlookers, Jiang Chen took a step forward, his powerful aura exploded forth.

At that moment, Jiang Chen completely changed his mind.

He could sense Cosmo whenever he wanted, but now was clearly not the time.

With the Sanctuary's once-every-three-year tournament about to begin, most trainee and candidate Saints were getting riled up.

In such a situation, if he didn't handle things quickly, he'd be facing endless harassment.

"You… you've awakened Cosmo too?!" Feeling the crushing aura, Lorenzo's pupils dilated in shock.

He couldn't sense ki, but the terrifying force rising from Jiang Chen was clear, in this world, only someone who had awakened Cosmo could release such pressure.

His expression turned to fear.

Around them, many others also widened their eyes in disbelief.

"This aura! Such powerful aura!"

"He… he awakened Cosmo too?!"

"This is insane!"

Exclamations burst out from the crowd.

"Chen! You're amazing!" Even Aiolia couldn't help but exclaim, eyes wide in awe.

Despite spending so much time together, Aiolia never realized that his good friend had already awakened Cosmo.

Of course, while everyone else was shocked—

Jiang Chen had already made his move.

BOOM!

Powerful aura burst out, and Lorenzo's eyes went wide and in the next instant, he was blasted away like a cannonball.

Just like what happened to Antonio,

A huge crater appeared in the distance.

Lorenzo's eyes rolled back, and he instantly fell unconscious.

Jiang Chen didn't hold back much with that strike, and fortunately, Lorenzo had already successfully awakened his Cosmos. Otherwise, just that one hit would've been enough to blow him apart.

But even with Cosmos, Lorenzo probably wouldn't be getting back up for at least ten days or half a month.

He was definitely going to miss this once-every-three-years Sanctuary Tournament.

Everyone present couldn't help but stare in shock at the scene.

It wasn't until a few moments later—

"Let's go. The tournament is about to start." Sage was the first to speak and took the lead in walking away.

"Oh oh!" Galon's eyes lit up. He gave Jiang Chen a glance before quickly following after his brother.

And as the two left, the rest of the onlookers soon began dispersing as well.

"That was amazing! Chen, when did you awaken your Cosmos?" Aiolia walked over excitedly.

"That wasn't Cosmos power. It was just pure physical strength." Jiang Chen replied with a smile, shaking his head.

"No Cosmos? Chen, you're joking, right? That's impossible…" Aiolia was stunned, instinctively blurting out.

"Come on, let's regroup or we'll be late." Jiang Chen didn't explain further, just shaking his head.

Their power systems were fundamentally different.

In this world, even if you trained your five senses to the absolute limit, the strength you gained was still very limited, still within the bounds of mortality. But the moment one awakened Cosmos, they stepped onto an entirely different level.

According to the Saint Seiya lore, even an ordinary reserve Saint (a Saint candidate), without using any techniques or energy, could still unleash terrifying battle power just with their physical strength. Even without receiving a Cloth, a reserve Saint could break nuclear reactors with bare hands and shatter atoms that make up matter.

The destructive power of a Saint was like a natural disaster. Even the lowest-ranked Bronze Saints, or even the nameless Sanctuary soldiers sent around the world by the Pope, could single-handedly annihilate a country. If there were ever a traitor in Sanctuary, even if it was just a candidate Saint, it would pose a massive threat to the entire world.

The entire Saint system, once they crossed the threshold of Cosmos, simply operated on a different level.

However, it was clear that as a world conqueror, Jiang Chen wasn't part of that system. Coming from the Dragon Ball world, his power system, even without awakening Cosmos, was already on par with some Bronze Saints. And that was just his base battle power.

If he used a transformation, his strength would rise by several more levels.

But in this world, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jiang Chen preferred not to use his transformations, especially not any divine transformations.

One wrong move and he might draw the attention of the gods.

His thoughts flickered.

Soon, he and Aiolia arrived at the massive central square.

By now, most of the trainee Saints and reserve Saints had already gathered.

When Jiang Chen and Aiolia showed up, the crowd unconsciously made way for them.

It was a sign of respect, for a true powerhouse.

Jiang Chen's earlier display was more than enough to prove his strength.

At this moment, his status was even on par with others who had awakened their Cosmos.

Passing through the crowd, the two of them reached the center.

Soon, two young men approached.

"Hello, let's get to know each other. I'm Shura!"

"You're really strong. Let's spar sometime!"

The youth smiled and extended his hand.

"Hello, I'm Chen." Jiang Chen was slightly surprised, but he quickly reached out and shook hands.

The two gripped hands briefly.

"Big bro!" Aiolia smiled and called out to the other youth.

The boy nodded slightly toward Jiang Chen, then ruffled his younger brother's hair. Jiang Chen glanced at Aiolos, then at Shura, his expression a bit odd.

In his memories, these two would fight to the death in the future. Who would've thought that, in their youth, they actually got along pretty well.

"Chen, be careful in the upcoming duels. There are a few opponents with serious strength." Aiolos paused for a moment, then gave a quiet reminder.

(End of Chapter)

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