In the outside world—

"WOOOM!"

"BOOM!"

From the Aries Temple, a golden light shot straight into the sky. The starry heavens, which had only just begun to restore themselves, darkened again as a brand-new constellation emerged in the sky.

"What… how is this possible!?"

"Aries?!" Aris' eyes widened in disbelief.

Aries had always been a constellation passed down to those of Mu's bloodline, yet now… it had appeared on someone who wasn't from Mu.

He was so stunned that he could barely form his words.

Yet Pope Shion said nothing—

He looked first at Jiang Chen, then at the Twelve Gold Temples…

And then—

"WOOOM!"

"BOOM!"

From the Taurus Temple, another beam of light soared into the sky. In the heavens above, Taurus also manifested in phantom form.

"Taurus…?!" Aris' eyes widened once again, his mouth now hanging open in pure shock.

And it wasn't over yet.

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces—

The Twelve Gold Temples—

Twelve beams of golden light, beginning from Aries, erupted one after another, piercing the sky. In the vast void of the heavens, the Zodiac Constellations spread out, illuminating the entire cosmic dome.

They shone in radiant brilliance, almost like a dream.

Aris stared blankly at the sight. Even Shion, at this moment, could no longer maintain his calm. After all, this was the Zodiac's Twelve Temples—

The Twelve Gold Cloths.

And now, someone had triggered all twelve at once.

Even throughout the recorded history of the Sanctuary, there had never been such an event.

"WOOOM!"

"BOOM!"

"RUMBLEEEE!"

The entire Sanctuary shook violently. The golden lights of the Twelve Temples wove together, and faintly, it seemed that a new Palace was beginning to emerge from the cosmic void.

In the heavens above, there also seemed to be a new constellation forming. But at this moment, no one noticed it. Everyone just stared, stunned, at the sky—

At the Zodiac, glowing with twelve beams of golden light.

Even Shion's lips had gone dry—

He instinctively licked them, then his gaze locked instantly onto Jiang Chen, and a joy like never before filled his heart. Even if he didn't fully understand what resonating with the Twelve Constellations meant—

He did understand one simple thing: Jiang Chen had the potential to become any of the Twelve Gold Saints.

Every Holy War in history had always lacked a full roster of Gold Saints. But now, for the first time, this might finally change.

Shion was ecstatic. At the same time, everyone else was left in complete shock.

—

In the distance—

Shaka, Sage, Aiolos, Shura, Milo, Camus—

One by one, the young candidate Saints looked up at the sky in awe. Even those who had previously triggered constellations, Shaka, Sage, and Aiolos, were completely dumbfounded. They couldn't help it. The sheer impact of this moment was just too overwhelming.

…

A silent explosion brought forth time, space, and matter. Within milliseconds of the Big Bang, quarks and photons began to form. These fundamental particles would later become the cornerstone of all matter in the universe.

A few minutes after the Big Bang, more elements began to appear, protons and neutrons combined to form hydrogen and its isotopes: deuterium and tritium.

After billions of years of expansion, the universe's time and space had reached a considerable scale. As the overall temperature and density dropped, photons were finally able to travel freely through the cosmos.

Hydrogen collapsed to form stars, groups of stars formed galaxies, and clusters of galaxies gave rise to the Great Wall of the Universe, the early foundation of cosmic structure had begun to emerge.

Thoughts surged through Jiang Chen's mind, countless ideas intertwining and spiraling.

At this moment, in the depths of Jiang Chen's consciousness, a pitch-black space began to expand infinitely after the explosion of a single sphere of light.

Amid this expansion, stars were drawn together or repelled under the force of gravity, sometimes clustering, sometimes scattering, forming star clusters. These clusters interacted again, giving birth to constellations.

Yes, constellations, plural, not just a single one.

The first to begin forming were the Zodiac Constellations, including Aries and Taurus. At the very moment the Twelve Zodiac Constellations took shape, the Cosmos within his body began to stabilize and solidify.

But amid this process, within the twelve constellations, a larger and more mysterious constellation flickered in and out of existence, as if it were being summoned into reality.

Even Jiang Chen, immersed in this celestial vision, failed to notice this illusory constellation's emergence.

His awareness seemed to ascend, his understanding of the universe, and of all existence, began expanding at a rapid pace.

Beyond the Twelve Zodiac Constellations...

New constellations started to reveal themselves.

Lacerta (Lizard), Canes Venatici (Hunting Dogs), Corvus (Crow)...

Twenty-four Silver Constellations appeared at that very moment.

In the Sanctuary...

One by one, silver Saint Cloth boxes began to radiate light, their brilliance shooting into the sky. High above, beyond the Zodiac, brand-new constellations lit up the heavens.

"Pope!" Alex spoke instinctively, momentarily at a loss for words and even Pope Shion couldn't help but open his mouth in stunned silence, eyes wide with barely contained shock.

It was already extraordinary for the Twelve Gold Saints to resonate but now, even the twenty-four Silver Saints were resonating in unison.

And this... wasn't the limit.

Because—

Even the Bronze Cloths began to shine with light and shoot into the sky. Across the heavens, the forty-eight constellations of the Bronze Saints began to manifest in the starry dome.

And not just that.

Within the Sanctuary, three additional beams of light soared skyward. Even Alex, standing upon the sacred platform, found himself radiating divine light.

"The Altar Constellation? How can this be?!" Alex's eyes widened in disbelief.

The Altar Cloth was undoubtedly unique. Though considered a Silver Cloth, it didn't belong to the recognized set of twenty-four Silver Saint Cloths. Yet now, even the Altar Constellation had responded.

"No... It's not just the Altar Constellation. The Crater Constellation and the Cepheus (King) Constellation are reacting as well!" Shion spoke in a low voice, his gaze locking onto the two other beams of light.

As the Pope, Shion naturally understood that aside from the Twelve Gold Saints, the Twenty-Four Silver Saints, and the Forty-Eight Bronze Saints, there existed four extremely special Saints.

And of the four, he was familiar with three.

The Crater Cloth, for instance, its wearer could glimpse into the future through the armor. In their youth, Shion, Dohko, and Pegasus used the Crater Cloth to see visions: Dohko saw his old age, Shion saw himself as Pope, and Pegasus saw his reincarnation as Seiya in a wheelchair.

The Altar Cloth, currently worn by his younger brother Alex, was said to have been created by the gods of Olympus to celebrate the defeat of the Titans. Its circular mirror on the chest contained the Sacred Flame of Olympus, capable of stripping any Saint of their Cosmos and Cloth power. Through sacrifice, it could even seal powerful enemies, or lesser gods.

The Cepheus Cloth, though not widely known for any special abilities, had a unique property: those who gained its recognition could more easily awaken the Seventh Sense.

These three Cloths, along with one final, unknown one, formed a class of Saints completely separate from the standard eighty.

Shion never imagined that Jiang Chen's celestial awakening would trigger not just the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Cloths, but even the three of the four legendary Saint Cloths as well.

"No... wait! It's not just three! There's still one more!" Shion's heart surged. Suddenly, as if struck by revelation, his gaze shot instantly to the heavens.

At this very moment, he had finally reached that faint, elusive, brand-new constellation.

"The fourth one!" Shion muttered to himself, unable to calm the tremors in his heart.

Especially when he saw that faint constellation flickering above the Twelve Zodiac Signs, it stirred his soul even more violently.

Eighty-eight constellations.

Eighty-eight Saint Cloths… all resonating.

All in response to one single figure.

Such a phenomenon had ever occurred, not even in the Mythological Era.. No, even during the Age of Myth, this had never happened. And yet... it was happening now.

Shion's eyes gleamed, his inner waves surging, and the way he looked at Jiang Chen had subtly but unmistakably changed.

Around them, voices of astonishment grew louder and more intense.

(To Be Continued…)

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