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

It couldn't be helped; this very vision alone was enough to shake most people to their core. Not to mention... those flickering, interconnected constellations. Everyone present was at least a trainee Saint, and many were candidate Saints. They recognized immediately what they were witnessing.

And because they recognized it, each one of them stood there, jaws slack with disbelief.

Of course, while they were stunned...

The changes within Jiang Chen's body were still unfolding.

Possessing memories of past and present lives, Jiang Chen's understanding of both the Cosmos and the Divine power was far beyond anything this world had ever known. Not to mention, his physical constitution far surpassed that of any ordinary Saint-in-training by orders of magnitude.

And then there was that mysterious sphere of light aiding him...

With all these factors converging, the evolution and expansion of his Cosmos instantly soared to a level that no human in the world of Saint Seiya had ever reached.

BOOM!

His immense Cosmos burst forth.

In the outside world—

Behind Jiang Chen, the space itself turned into void, stars weaving into form, the Twelve Gold Zodiac Signs, the Twenty-Four Silver Constellations, the Forty-Eight Bronze Constellations—

All lit up one by one. And as these eighty-seven constellations illuminated the cosmos...

That elusive, half-formed constellation among the Twelve Zodiac Signs finally blazed into full radiance.

As it lit up—

BOOM!

RUMMMMMBLE!

A deafening roar thundered throughout the entire Sanctuary.

Shion sensed something at once and immediately looked between the Sagittarius Temple and the Scorpio Temple.

There had always been a large empty space there.

Within the Twelve Gold Temples, it was as if these two had been separated by an invisible barrier.

But in this moment—

That separation was shattered, and a phantom palace began to flicker into view. At the same time, a gentle light spread across the entire Sanctuary.

As this light enveloped everything, the twelve golden lights, the twenty-four silver lights, the forty-eight bronze lights, and the three mysterious lights all merged and intertwined.

"Pope, this, this…!" Even Alex's voice broke with disbelief.

"A complete Sanctuary barrier...! And beyond the Twelve Zodiac Temples... the final Gold Saint." Pope Shion murmured.

His heart pounded wildly.

It wasn't that he lacked composure, he had already survived the previous Holy War and thought nothing could shake him anymore.

But the scene before him...

It shook him to his very soul.

Eighty-eight Saint Cloths resonating... and even the most mysterious of them all, one he himself didn't even know existed, had now appeared.

"Snake(Serpens) Constellation!"

"That... that looks like the Snake Constellation! H-How could it be a Gold Saint?!" Alex's stuttering voice broke out again as he realized something and couldn't help but exclaim.

(Note: "Snake" is a fictional constellation likely invented for the story, blending a mythical or symbolic element like "Snake" styled like actual constellations such as "Hercules" or "Perseus.")

"Snake Constellation?" Hearing Alex's words, Shion was stunned once more.

He quickly looked toward that phantom golden constellation… Then glanced toward the Twenty-Four Silver Constellations. And sure enough, he spotted two nearly identical constellations.

But the difference was—

The Silver Snake Constellation had already dimmed significantly. Its light seemed on the verge of vanishing, threads of time shimmered upon the constellation, as though it were evolving into gold.

"Th-this...!" Shion's eyes widened. In that moment, he was dumbfounded.

Even as the Pope, he did not know the secrets of what happened during the Mythological Era.

Naturally, he was completely unprepared for this. And now, in the very center of all these flashing constellations, Jiang Chen's body was undergoing a monumental transformation.

The Twelve Gold Zodiac Temples, the Twenty-Four Silver Constellations, the Forty-Eight Bronze Constellations, and the Four Most Special Constellations are intertwined.

Beyond those, more constellations were beginning to form within Jiang Chen's body.

If others, when comprehending the Cosmos, only birthed something on the level of a Cosmos...

Then, at this very moment, what was emerging inside Jiang Chen was not just a Cosmos—it was the beginning of a Macrocosm.

Although most of the constellations—

Including the Twelve Zodiac Signs were still in an illusory state...

This very beginning had already destined Jiang Chen to be unlike anyone else in the Saint Seiya world.

If a typical Cosmos already held limitless potential...

Then Jiang Chen's Cosmos was something beyond limitless.

He was even beginning to touch the domain of the gods, not merely at the level of divine will, but at the level of ultimate divine power.

The pitch-black sky began to recede, and the constellations that had shone in the heavens gradually dimmed.

The massive upheaval in the Sanctuary also slowly calmed.

Only now...

Did the many trainee and candidate Saints begin to snap out of their daze.

"Just now…" Someone spoke instinctively—

But halfway through, they found themselves at a loss for words.

"Bro, w-what was that?!"

"I—I don't even know!"

Voices overlapped, but most were filled with bewilderment.

Though the changes in Jiang Chen were not insignificant, compared to the sky above, where all 88 constellations had lit up the world, the changes around him actually appeared subtle.

As a result, not many had been watching him closely.

Back on the arena platform...

Jiang Chen's eyes slowly opened.

"So this… is the power of the Cosmos?"

Lifting his hand gently, Jiang Chen could feel the incomprehensible power now surging within his body.

It was not the same as Ki.

Ki was the collective force that surrounded and flowed through the body.

Ki could be depleted.

But the power of the Cosmos... seemed to be embedded in every part of his body.

As long as he willed it, this power could be drawn out endlessly. And more than that, he could feel that the Cosmos could still grow.

This growth seemed to have no ceiling.

Instinctively, he clenched his fist. Right now, he could sense that a single punch or kick might easily destroy a planet.

No, not might.

If he were now standing in space—

Then, purely by relying on his physical power, he could probably rip stars apart with his bare hands. Even though his Sixth Sense hadn't yet awakened, the power of his body alone had undergone a complete transformation.

Compared to Ki—

The Cosmos's enhancement of the body was on a whole other level.

Just from awakening the Cosmos, Jiang Chen felt like his physical body had transcended once again. If he now reentered the Dragon Ball World, his base battle power would likely undergo an unprecedented leap.

And if he managed to fully complete both the Dragon Ball and Saint Seiya arcs, then the level he would reach...

It would be something no one had ever imagined.

"Hoo…"

After a long breath, Jiang Chen slowly exhaled the turbid energy within him, calming his inner waves.

He looked around.

On the arena platform—

Most people had now recovered from their daze. The duels on the various stages had resumed once more. On his own stage, a new challenger stepped up.

"Radidas Wyper, please instruct me!" A tall youth bowed respectfully toward Jiang Chen.

"Morning. Please, show me your best." Jiang Chen nodded calmly.

Time flowed onward.

One match after another unfolded.

Jiang Chen, who could already win with ease even before awakening his Cosmos, now found things even more effortless.

Though he no longer used ki at all—

Even relying solely on his Cosmos, none of the typical candidate Saints could stand a chance.

The power of the 88 phantom constellations flashing behind him went far beyond the Sixth Sense.

Even facing Bronze Saints or Silver Saints with their armor on, Jiang Chen now had the confidence to win using only the Cosmos.

As for these preparatory Saints, they were not even worth mentioning.

By nightfall, thirty-six winners had been chosen.

Jiang Chen was naturally among them.

In addition, so were Sage, Shaka, Aiolos, Aiolia, Camus, Shura, and Milo.

A total of thirty-six people—

Each would now have the opportunity to resonate with a Saint Cloth.

(Mythical Era lore note: Asclepius— the constellation now known as the Snake constellation was once a revered healer with noble virtue and great power. But he was banished from Sanctuary after attempting to become a god. His Gold Cloth was downgraded to a Silver Cloth.)

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