The Alliance of Three Armies Is Formed

What was the fastest way for a Saint Seiya to improve their strength?

Naturally, it was battle.

Especially fighting enemies far stronger than themselves, constantly burning their Cosmo.

The reason the five Bronze Saints had been able to rise from Bronze to Gold, and even successfully slay gods, in just a few short months—

Was because they had been fighting constantly: against Bronze, Silver, Gold, God Warriors, Sea Fighters, and Underworld Fighters.

However, the prerequisite was that they could not give up in true despair. Otherwise, the results would be greatly diminished.

Every time the five Bronze Saints fought, they believed that if they could not burn their Cosmo and defeat their enemies, Athena would be killed and the world would end.

That was why they had been able to erupt again and again.

If they merely sparred with Gold Saints during peacetime, then a loss was just a loss. They would not fight so desperately.

The situation was the same now. The Sea Fighters truly believed that he intended to seal Poseidon.

Therefore, to protect Poseidon, they would force themselves to burn their Cosmo, grow stronger, and defeat him.

As for why he wanted to help the Sea Fighters improve their strength, it was naturally because he would need them later.

Hades's goal was to plunge the entire Earth into darkness and wipe out all humanity.

That meant both Asgard and Atlantis would be affected and slaughtered by Hades alongside humanity.

Since that was the case, there was no reason for Sanctuary alone to resist Hades every time while Asgard and Atlantis remained uninvolved from start to finish.

Thus, his purpose in coming to subdue Asgard and Atlantis this time was also to bind the God Warriors and Sea Fighters to Sanctuary's warship, so they could face Hades and