"The power of the Ancestral God!"
Zeus stared grimly at the five members of Seiya below, sensing an unparalleled Sword Intent emanating from them—a powerful force belonging to the level of Ancestral God.
Clearly, these five individuals possessed powerful lineages at the level of Ancestral God, and their armor and divine swords were also extraordinary, especially the five swords, which had all reached the level of Ancestor Divine Artifact.
Although it is only a preliminary attainment of the Ancestor Divine Artifact, it is still a qualitative transformation.
Zeus was overcome with greed, and at the same time realized that the situation in the Athens Sanctuary was not as simple as they had previously thought.
With a slight glint in his eyes, Zeus decisively attacked Seiya and his companions, wanting to capture them as quickly as possible. His aim was twofold: first, to obtain the Sword God and armor from them to enrich himself, and second, to learn the true secrets of the Athens Sanctuary from these five individuals.
"Another big one has arrived!"
Seiya stared intently at Zeus, who was continuously unleashing the power of thunder outside the Four Symbols Sword Array, his expression extremely solemn.
They were already struggling to deal with Apollo and his four hundred God Warrior, and now the even stronger Zeus was adding insult to injury.
Although the opponent was alone and did not bring the strongest Heavenly God Warrior Legion of the Olympian Pantheon, he wielded the Divine Spear of Thunder, which reached the level of Ancestor Divine Artifact, making him extremely powerful.
As the Divine Spear of Thunder continued to unleash the power of thunder, the Four Symbols Sword Array, which had already reached its limit, began to sway precariously. The four members of Shuangxue also suffered a backlash, with blood spilling from their mouths and noses.
However, they still did their best to control the sword formation to protect the Sparta people below during their evacuation.
Looking at the crumbling Four Symbols Sword Array, and then at his brothers and sisters suffering a huge backlash, Seiya looked down at his own hands.
"I am my father's most valued child. I possess limitless potential. I will definitely complete this mission and lead everyone home. All enemies who stand in our way will die!"
With his fists clenched, the divine sword floating around him merged into his body, and with Seiya's roar to the sky, he threw a punch straight at Zeus in the outside world.
It was as if Seiya's condensed will had triggered an immense power hidden within him, causing a sword-shaped phantom that reached the Tongtian and the earth to appear. It then followed Seiya's punch and slashed towards Zeus in the outside world, locking onto him firmly.
"Not good!"
Sensing the impending deadly crisis, Zeus outside the sword formation paled in shock. He could no longer conceal his strength and unleashed his full power, pushing the might of his Ancestor Divine Artifact, the Divine Spear of Thunder, to its limit as he slammed it towards the descending, Heavenly Sword.
He knew that his entire body was now locked in place by the other party, with no way to escape or evade.
The only way forward is for the brave to prevail in a close contest, and to fight with all their might to overwhelm the enemy's offensive. Only then can we have a chance of survival.
Zeus, unleashing his full power, lived up to his Olympian Pantheon. Although he paid a heavy price, he ultimately shattered the Heavenly Sword that cleaved down from the heavens.
"It's not over yet!"
Before Zeus could catch his breath, a roar rang out, and then a figure appeared in front of him as if by Teleportation, his fist, encased in armor, slamming down hard.
It was Seiya at the peak of his power!
Although Zeus shattered the Heavenly Sword, it was merely a power that Wang Hao had sealed within Seiya's body as a means of self-preservation. This punch was Seiya's true offensive.
"Bang!"
The hard, unadorned fist slammed into Zeus's eye socket, shattering half of his head. The powerful force of the punch evaporated the brain matter, leaving only a crystalline divine spark floating alone in the empty skull.
"Ah!"
With a bloodcurdling scream, Zeus, now with only one eye remaining, glared venomously at Seiya. Not daring to linger, he transformed into lightning and fled.
His previous all-out attack had already taken a toll on him, and now his Divine Body has been shattered, even affecting the divine essence sealed within his brain.
Staying any longer could really be life-threatening; I was far too overconfident this time.
For now, the only option is to return to Olympus Divine Mountain and use its power to recover from the damage and injuries as quickly as possible, thus stabilizing his position as God King and preventing his two ambitious brothers from doing anything foolish.
After unleashing his full power, Seiya, equally exhausted, plummeted downwards, only to be caught by Leonidas who had rushed over.
"My child, we Sparta will forever remember your kindness!"
Seeing Seiya's weakened state and his shattered right arm, Leonidas's eyes welled up with tears, and he deeply etched this boy into his heart.
This is their great Sparta! A great Hero!
At the same time, Leonidas and the many Sparta below also felt a greater sense of belonging and identification with the Athens Sanctuary.
After all, if their top experts are willing to risk their lives for ordinary people like them, they clearly treat them as one of their own.
Compared to Ares, the god of war whom they had previously worshipped, Athena's treatment and attitude were far superior.
"Uncle, you'd better hurry, I'm going to take a nap!"
With his life force extinguished, Seiya grinned and then his head lolled to the side as he fell into a coma.
This is the body's self-protection mechanism to prevent Seiya's injuries from worsening.
"You protected us before, now it's our turn to protect you!"
Leonidas landed on the ground, cradling Seiya in his arms, and roared to the heavens.
Where is Sparta?
"Exist!"
"Exist!"
"Exist!"
A series of responses rang out, first from the three hundred guards who had returned with Leonidas, and then from all the Sparta people under his command who were migrating.
With united will, we will defend our Hero to the death!
"That Seiya guy!"
Shiryu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but he was relieved to see that Seiya was alright. He was really worried that something might happen to his silly little brother.
"I can't let that guy steal all the limelight today; I'm going to get serious too!"
Phoenix Ikki fixed his gaze on the gloomy-faced Yang Spirit Apollo, and beckoned with his finger, saying, "Gilded, let's have some fun!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his Cosmo exploded, and the vast power transformed into a Phoenix that enveloped his body before charging towards the Yang Spirit Apollo.
Not to be outdone, Shiryu also unleashed his inner Cosmo to its fullest extent, joining forces with his two sisters to charge towards the Sun God Warrior Legion. He unleashed the full power of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, displaying ferocious combat strength.
That's right, the version of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms that Wang Hao created for his son, Shiryu, is the latest version. After all, Shiryu in the Saint anime has too few moves, just two or three over and over again, which is too monotonous.
When it comes to dragon-shaped attack methods, the Eighteen Subduing Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms is undoubtedly the most prestigious, especially the version that Wang Hao modified countless times.
Of course, in order to unleash their overwhelming fighting power against the Sun God Warrior Legion, Shiryu and the others must burn their cultivated Cosmo to its absolute limit.
This is a very dangerous act; one wrong move and you could be destroyed, body and soul.
Even with the God Cloth protecting them and absorbing most of the pressure, the situation was still extremely dangerous. This was the main reason why they hadn't used this method before, but instead reserved it as a last resort.
The battle was fierce. Ikki unleashed his full power and perished together with the Yang Spirit Apollo, blasting Apollo's divine body to pieces.
Apollo is one of the twelve Major God of the Olympian Pantheon and has a legitimate divine office. Therefore, although his divine body was blasted apart, his divine essence was instinctively drawn back by Olympus Divine Mountain, thus saving his life.
Even so, it would take a considerable price to bring them back to life.
At the same time, Ikki, having reached the pinnacle of his power, could not possibly die. The sparks of fire gathered together and eventually reformed Ikki's body.
" The Phoenix Nirvana Method was indeed dangerous, but fortunately it was successful!"
Panting heavily, Ikki was still shaken by what had just happened.
As the Saint of Phoenix, he also possesses a special inheritance bestowed upon him by his father: the Phoenix Nirvana.
They are able to survive even in dire straits, undergo continuous transformation through rebirth, evolve themselves, and eventually ascend to become Ancestral God.
However, this path of cultivation is extremely dangerous. Not to mention how many times one needs to undergo Nirvana to advance to the level of Ancestral God, the danger of each Nirvana alone is enough to make one suffer.
Even he couldn't guarantee success every time, and failure meant utter annihilation.
Fortunately, he succeeded this time. Although his body was completely exhausted, he could clearly sense that he had become stronger. As long as he could recover from his internal exhaustion, he would become even stronger than before.
This harvest was truly remarkable!
Similarly, the three of them, including Shiryu, also gained a lot after reaching the pinnacle of their abilities. Although they did not have the explosive improvement of Ikki and Seiya, they made steady progress and had a solid foundation. As long as they persevere, they will eventually be able to advance to the level of Ancestral God.
Meanwhile, the divine war in the Athens Sanctuary also reached its final moment.
I knew it would turn out like this!
Holding the Blades of Chaos, Kratos stared gloomily at Ares, the God of War, who lay sprawled on the ground like a dead dog.
This guy is really pathetic. First, he was used as a whetstone to hone Milo, which greatly increased Milo's combat power. In the end, he was also seriously injured by Milo, who took away the divine sword from his hand.
Milo's devastating blow enraged the Deathmask brothers, who took turns relentlessly beating Ares. Even Saga, the overall commander, personally joined the fray, unleashing a Galaxy Starburst on Ares, nearly blasting him to pieces.
However, he believed that Saga had held back, wanting to leave Ares a complete corpse so that he could end the hatred between the two.
Too lazy to waste any more words with Ares, he brought down the Blades of Chaos in his hands, piercing his heart fiercely. Divine blood, bones, and everything else were devoured by the Blades of Chaos, becoming nourishment for his own advancement. A portion of it was even used to nourish his Gold Cloth, preparing him for the next advancement to God Cloth.
Of course, although it has devoured the God of War's divine body, it is still a long way from advancing to the next stage.
After all, for a legitimate deity, the most precious thing is the divine office, followed by the divine status, then the Divine Kingdom, then the divine artifacts, and finally the divine body.
To upgrade his Blades of Chaos and Gold Cloth to Ancestor Divine Artifact, Kratos estimated that he would have to kill and devour all the Major God of the Olympian Pantheon.
It is undoubtedly difficult to achieve this, but it is only a matter of time.
His only worry now is that the children he has trained will preemptively strike and take down all the Major God, then leave him to finish them off, just like he did with Ares now.
There's absolutely no sense of accomplishment whatsoever!