A terrifying Cosmo instantly surged out from the Pope's Temple, shaking the entire Sanctuary.
"What's going on?"
"Such a powerful Cosmo... is it Lady Goddess?"
"It's not a Divine Cosmo, but a human Cosmo! Who is it? Who can raise their Cosmo to such a level?!"
"The galaxy is shaking! Even the Sanctuary's barrier seems unable to stop it! This is power comparable to, no, even surpassing that of ordinary gods."
While the ordinary Bronze Saints and Silver Cloth were discussing amongst themselves, only the Gold Saint who had truly awakened their Seventh Sense could sense the difference between a Divine Cosmo and a human Cosmo from those Cosmos, and thus they were even more shocked.
"Is this the true limit of a human Cosmo? Saga, you truly can't be called the strongest human. The so-called incarnation of a god is ultimately inferior to a god. It is not the limit of humanity." Aphrodite, the Pisces Gold Saint who was closest, murmured.
"Anyway, let's go to the Pope's Temple and see. I remember that should be the location of Sagittarius Shin, right?"
After Saga committed suicide, Shin no longer wore the Gemini gold cloth—mainly because the two faces on the Gemini gold cloth looked strange, far less impressive than the Sagittarius with its pair of golden wings on its back.
Mu had agreed to let Shin become the Sagittarius Gold Saint back then. Since Sagittarius was currently vacant, it wasn't out of the question for Shin to take on the role.
Shin had been staying in the Pope's Temple these past few days to repair the cloth, and he also looked through various books.
Theoretically, with his super memory and super speed, the books in the Pope's Temple should have been easy for Shin to master. However, Shin discovered that many records were directly transmitted by Cosmo, such as the boxes of the 12 gold cloth, which actually contained the combat techniques passed down by the Gold Saint.
However, it's estimated that with Dark Saga's evil and tyrannical Cosmo, it would be impossible for him to communicate with these cloth boxes, which is why many Gold Saint combat techniques have been lost.
Shin himself didn't have a Cosmo, so he could only rely on the Cosmo of the cloth to resonate with these Cosmos and absorb experience, which was why he always stayed in the Pope's Temple.
Of course, Mu said that if he didn't want to be the Sagittarius or Gemini Gold Saint anymore, becoming the Pope was also fine. Unfortunately, Shin politely declined.
As a Gold Saint, he could still go out and roam around, but as a Pope, he would even have to sleep on the stone slab bed in the Sanctuary!
Putting aside the digression, not just Aphrodite, but all the other Gold Saint, upon sensing that powerful human Cosmo, rushed towards the Pope's Temple without hesitation.
Others weren't entirely sure what was happening, but Mu had a thought: "Could this be Shin's Cosmo? As expected of an alien, completely different from humans?"
However, no matter how fast they were, they weren't as fast as Lady Saori Kido. The Goddess Temple and the Pope's Temple were not far apart, and Saori Kido was currently the strongest Cosmo user in the entire Sanctuary. Almost as soon as that Cosmo erupted, she arrived at the Pope's Temple and saw a bewildered Shin.
"Uh..." Saori Kido's mouth hung open, not because she was shocked by Shin's Cosmo, but because Shin was still wearing Shaina's Ophiuchus cloth!
As mentioned before, Shin had no way to change the male or female style of the cloth, so one can imagine how unsightly his current attire was.
Fortunately, in just an instant, the entire Ophiuchus Silver Cloth, as if unable to withstand the almost magnificent Cosmo, completely shattered. Immediately, every broken fragment emitted a golden light, fusing into a new gold cloth.
The new gold cloth was both magnificent and intricate, surpassing the other 12 gold cloth. In particular, a golden snake staff emitted an aura as deep as the sea, subtly exceeding the level of a gold cloth.
However, the entire gold cloth only lasted for a very short time. Shin directly stripped off the cloth completely, and then the cloth reverted to its Silver Cloth state.
"What's going on?" Saori Kido asked, somewhat surprised. "Uh... Shin, you just..."
Shin silently glanced at Saori Kido, wondering if his current Chakra-based genjutsu could work on Saori Kido, the reincarnation of a goddess.
Saori Kido felt a chill down her spine. Reason told her not to ask embarrassing questions.
"Was that a gold cloth just now? It felt like it surpassed the power of a normal gold cloth." Saori Kido naturally changed the subject and asked.
"Just a fool who wanted to revive." Shin finally gave up on this dangerous idea and shook his head. He hadn't expected such a powerful being to be hidden within the Ophiuchus Silver Cloth.
The other party should indeed still be human, but already possessed some characteristics of the gods of this world, which was that they wouldn't easily die. Death was merely a form of slumber.
Although the other party was also almost at the end of their rope, Shin's method of communicating with the cloth was like giving the other party a new lease on life, allowing them to briefly awaken and exist for a little longer.
But even so, if he didn't awaken during this Holy War, it was estimated that he wouldn't survive until the next Holy War.
"Ophiuchus Asclepius... this guy should be the ancestor of Ophiuchus, right? Perhaps even Ophiuchus itself in the heavens."
"His will is hidden within this cloth... but it's also almost dissipating."
At first, that guy even tried to take over Shin's body, but unfortunately, even though Shin himself had no Cosmo, the mental power accumulated from his Yin Release Chakra alone far exceeded that of ordinary gods. He easily forced the other party back, making him fall back into slumber.
Of course, there was also good news. After sensing the Cosmo memories of Ophiuchus, Shin's own Cosmo was almost ready to burst forth. If he hadn't been suppressing it, he could have awakened directly now.
Shin believed that if he could collect more memories and insights from various Cosmos, then the next time he awakened directly, it should be the so-called Divine Cosmo.
Another point is this Ophiuchus Silver Cloth. Although Asclepius's slumber eventually restored it to its original Silver Cloth level, its power was no longer the same. It was basically equivalent to the Five Bronze Saints' cloth among the Bronze Saints, or like the Altar Silver Cloth and Crater Silver Cloth, possessing potential beyond its own level.
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