Shaina and the others saw this and immediately followed behind Xiao Xie.
Seeing this, Shaka and the others, worried about Saori's safety, hurriedly followed as well.
Xiao Xie took Saori's little hand and led her through the main hall to the Athena Statue standing deep within it.
The enormous Athena Statue before Xiao Xie and the others was actually Athena's Cloth.
As long as it received the baptism of Athena's Blood, the Athena Statue would awaken.
When Athena's reincarnation obtained the Athena Statue, Athena's Cloth would return to its original form.
And once Athena put on Athena's Cloth, her strength would truly return, turning her into the true Goddess of War and Wisdom.
"Saori, drip your blood onto the statue."
Xiao Xie cut a wound across Saori's palm with his finger, then gently spoke to the somewhat bewildered Saori.
Hearing Xiao Xie, Saori obediently nodded and pressed her right hand against the Athena Statue.
"Boom..."
As Saori's blood dripped down, the Athena Statue suddenly erupted with a dazzling radiance before everyone's shocked eyes.
"Whoosh..."
The Athena Statue shone with golden light as it rapidly shrank, eventually becoming a palm-sized statue.
"Brother Xiao Xie, what is this?"
Saori picked up the palm-sized statue, pouted slightly, then turned to Xiao Xie and asked curiously.
"Saori, this is Athena's Cloth. Try activating it with your Cosmo."
Xiao Xie took Saori's right hand and used Healing Art to heal the wound on it. Then he reached out, rubbed her little head, and chuckled softly.
Originally, as Athena's reincarnation, the moment Saori picked up the Athena Statue, it would automatically transform into the Cloth and restore Athena's strength.
However, when Xiao Xie had helped Saori refine the Large Peach of Immortality earlier, he had also erased Athena's consciousness.
Therefore, Saori now had to actively