"What's that?"

"Teacher's cosmos?"

Kaiser sensed the cosmos descending from the Sanctuary.

It was the former Pope, Itia... his perception couldn't be wrong.

"In that case, I'll go all out!"

Kaiser's eyes gleamed with madness.

He'd already died once before.

What was there to fear!

"Buzz!"

In this desperate moment, Kaiser's cosmos erupted again.

The eighth-sense solo Athena Exclamation was immensely powerful.

"Damn it!"

"I can't suppress it!"

"The Sanctuary has sent reinforcements."

"What a pity."

Rhadamanthus glanced at the Hydra.

If not for the barrier the Hydra had created, he would've had a chance to ambush Kaiser.

Rhadamanthus believed that with Kaiser's current strength, he was among the top tier in the entire Sanctuary.

And he seemed so young.

To let such an existence live was truly a shame.

"Hydra."

"You're really unlucky."

With no other choice, he had to abandon this opportunity.

A black portal suddenly appeared behind Rhadamanthus.

"Lady Pandora."

"Take me back."

A massive suction force emanated from the portal.

Rhadamanthus' figure vanished on the spot.

"?"

"Damn it!"

"The Underworld!"

"You rats!"

The Hydra sensed Rhadamanthus' escape.

This was a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

It was now trapped in a deadly stalemate.

"Hahaha!"

"Hydra!"

"Fall back into eternal slumber."

Kaiser's thought-form and the Golden Cloth merged once more.

The Athena Exclamation erupted in one final burst.

This time, it completely overwhelmed the Hydra's divine power.

"This is impossible!"

"I'm losing to a mortal!"

"Hercules, damn you!"

The Hydra's consciousness began to fade.

If it had reclaimed the Head of Eternity, Kaiser would never have been its match.

Retrieving the Head of Eternity would mean recovering half its power.

That would be the peak of the eighth sense.

But now, it was too late for regrets.

Its body was engulfed by the energy of the Athena Exclamation.

The earth of this town was utterly torn apart.

As the Athena Exclamation's energy dissipated, everything fell silent.

"Cough… cough…"

"Pfft…"

Another mouthful of blood sprayed out.

Kaiser's face turned pale.

After all, it was a divine beast, a being tied to the gods.

Even in its weakened state, its strength was not to be underestimated.

Kaiser had been gravely wounded in this battle.

His internal organs were damaged to varying degrees.

Now, even standing was a struggle.

He was utterly exhausted, on the verge of collapse.

Just as Kaiser was about to fall, a towering figure appeared before him.

Catching his body.

"Well done."

Itia's gentle voice sounded.

"Teacher, you're here."

"I told you, the earth isn't that bad."

Kaiser managed a weak smile.

He leaned entirely on Itia.

"You're my finest student."

Itia smiled back.

The battle was over. With the Hydra's defeat, the plague dissipated.

The once-gloomy sky now glowed with rays of light.

Golden radiance enveloped Kaiser and Itia.

When the light faded, they had descended into the Sanctuary.

"Is that?"

"Lord Kaiser?"

"He's injured that badly?"

Seeing Kaiser hanging on Itia's frame, many were shocked.

They knew Kaiser had gone to patrol the earth.

But to return so gravely wounded?

Others might not know, but those in the Sanctuary were well aware of the golden battle between Kaiser and Gateguard not long ago.

Gateguard, a fellow Golden Saint, had been instantly defeated by Kaiser.

There was no thousand-day war.

Kaiser's strength stood at the pinnacle of the Sanctuary's hierarchy.

Yet a mere patrol mission had left him in this state.

Itia and Kaiser's figures vanished, but the discussions didn't stop.

"He's hurt that badly."

In the Pope's Hall, Saga looked at Kaiser, his expression grave.

Damaged organs, nearly a third of his bones broken.

Even his mental energy was overdrawn.

"If it hadn't been Kaiser on this patrol mission."

"The Sanctuary might have lost one or two active Golden Saints."

Saga silently rejoiced in his heart.

If another Golden Saint had taken this mission, they likely wouldn't have returned.

"Tap… tap… tap…"

"Lady Athena…"

Hearing footsteps, Saga turned to see Athena.

"I'll take it from here."

"You two, step back."

Athena glanced at Saga and Itia.

"Yes."

They complied and withdrew.

The cosmos of a main god began to shimmer.

The room filled with immense power.

"What's this?"

"Divinity?"

While healing Kaiser, Athena noticed the divinity within him.

It wasn't much, and its quality wasn't high.

But it was undeniably divinity.

"Could it be, since the Mythological Era, a second god-slayer is about to emerge?"

Athena looked at Kaiser, a thoughtful glint in her eyes.

A drop of crimson blood slid from her fingertip.

It entered Kaiser's mouth.

"Thump… thump…"

With the divine blood in his body, Kaiser's heart began to pound fiercely.

His wounds were fully healed.

"Swish!"

His eyes snapped open.

"What's this?"

Kaiser couldn't believe the vitality surging through his body.

"Divine blood in my body."

"Constant eighth sense!"

"I've broken through?!"

Kaiser looked at Athena standing nearby.

With the blessing of divine blood, he had achieved a constant eighth sense.

Even if it was only the early eighth sense, it was a monumental step forward.

"There's divinity in your body. I've given you divine blood."

"I look forward to the day you transform."

Athena gave Kaiser a deep look.

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