651: The last level, Pisces Palace-Selin

Chapter 651: The Final Challenge, Pisces Palace - Serin

Next was the second to last challenge: Aquarius Palace.

El spent some effort but successfully passed this stage as well.

He slowly walked towards the final challenge: Pisces Palace.

That was the last palace before the Hall of the Gods, located at the very top!

"Whew~ Bring it on!" El took a deep breath. At this moment, he was bare-chested, revealing his well-built physique.

There was no other way; his shirts had been completely ruined in these intense battles.

He might as well just go shirtless.

It was the final challenge, just one step away!

He was just one last push away from entering the Hall of the Gods and undergoing the final saint cloth trial!

He would obtain a saint cloth and become a true Saint Seiya!

With continuous victories, both his momentum and his Little Universe had reached their peak!

His physical body had also been tempered through battle after battle, becoming even stronger!

The current him! He was terrifyingly strong!

"Bring it on! The final challenge!" El pushed open the grand door and stepped inside.

The final challenge, Pisces Palace!

El entered Pisces Palace.

These palaces generally looked quite similar.

After entering Pisces Palace and walking forward a bit, the door behind him automatically closed.

El paid no attention, his gaze fixed straight ahead.

Unlike the previous ones, there was already a person standing at the very front.

Moreover, this place was different from the previous palaces; there was a high platform in the depths, with a high chair on it, and a person sat there in an arrogant posture.

El looked closely.

It was a woman with short silver hair, wearing a bandage-style bandeau top, athletic tapered pants, and bare feet, with one foot resting on the stool.

She wore armguards on her arms, and to El's surprise, the opponent was a female.

Of course, El had no thoughts of looking down on females or anything of the sort.

It was just that among all twelve challenges, the final challenge was a female, and the only female.

Her name was Serin, one of the Martial God Hall's believers, and also a priestess.

She was a believer of the Martial God Hall before, but now she is, why?

Because she was also a fan of the Martial God, well, a Valkyrie.

That is to say, she was a fan of Maple Leaf, as her attire showed; she was also imitating Maple Leaf.

She became a believer of the Martial God Hall only after Maple Leaf became a Valkyrie.

Furthermore, relying on her own efforts and her obsession with Maple Leaf, she managed to rise from nothing to the position of priestess in the Martial God Hall in a short amount of time.

And her own talent was also incredibly terrifying; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to achieve this.

The Martial God Hall, after all, was the Martial God Hall! Even if your faith was high, if you didn't have strength, you couldn't climb higher!

Strength, martial prowess, these were the highest standards of the Martial God Hall! And also the lowest bottom line!

Actually, it wasn't her turn to be in this final challenge; it wasn't that her rank was too low, but rather too high.

However, Serin just wanted to see what this super genius, whom her own deity often mentioned in conversations with the former Martial God, was all about!

She heard that the other party completed body tempering in three months, then cultivated Cosmo Power, and directly succeeded when he first underwent Five Senses training!

She was also like that! Her first Five Senses training also succeeded directly!

She had even begun to advance towards the Sixth Sense!

Yet, she could only silently follow her deity from behind! She had never been mentioned by her deity!

She was unconvinced! She wanted to see what this guy was really like!

So, she actively applied to be the guardian of the final challenge.

Serin looked El up and down. Hmm... a bit handsome, and his aura was also very good, and his current appearance... had a sort of battle-damaged, iron-blooded feel.

Serin was quite fond of this aspect.

After all, it was the Martial God Hall; the martial spirit was still very strong.

El looked at Serin sitting there, and for some reason, her sitting posture alone made her seem very strong!

"Welcome, challenger!" Serin put her foot down, then got off the high chair and walked down from the high platform step by step.

"Are you the final challenge standing before me?" El looked at Serin, his eyes filled only with intense fighting spirit.

"I like your gaze. At least on that point, I acknowledge you." Serin looked at El and nodded slightly.

She certainly couldn't use her full power, and this was only her projection, with more than ninety percent of her strength sealed.

So, the competition would be between their wills and techniques!

"Please guide me!" El felt that this guardian in front of him was somewhat different from the previous ones.

How to put it... it felt like an NPC turning into a player.

To put it bluntly, she had vitality; she was a living person.

Of course, El knew that it was certainly still a projection.

It was just that perhaps the previous ones were "programs," following their original settings.

But the one in front of him, perhaps the master behind this projection was directly "online," controlling it.

But it didn't matter; El knew that this trial was indeed a trial, for having come all this way, he clearly understood the purpose behind this trial.

It wasn't just about the final saint cloth recognition.

It also tested a Saint Seiya's talent and will, which were indispensable during the challenge, and required them to grow stronger step by step, continuously breaking through themselves!

And at the same time, to achieve growth and sublimation through blood and fire!

Finally, carrying their brilliant self, to welcome the descent of the saint cloth!

This was El's understanding of the purpose of this trial!

This was good! And those who couldn't do it would naturally be eliminated.

If one didn't have this talent and ability, there was no need to become a Saint Seiya!

El thought so! Instead of going to the front lines to die, it was better to save one's life and do well in logistics, or even start a family and have more children, to cultivate more talents for future Saint Seiya trials!

And not to waste time on "useless efforts."

"The Hall of the Gods' door is right here. Let's see if you have the ability to open it!" Serin said to El. As she spoke, a faint white light illuminated Serin's body, and the power of her Little Universe swirled around her like white flames.

El was not to be outdone; like his opponent, his Cosmo Power swirled around his body.

Both of their fighting spirits reached their peak!

Swish!

The next moment, both sides instantly turned into afterimages and rushed towards each other.

Bang bang bang~

In just a few breaths, their fists and feet collided dozens of times.

The violent impacts created waves of surging air.

Such strong technique! El discovered during their exchange that the opponent's combat technique was extremely refined.

He used all his might but could not break her stance.

However, the opponent almost broke his stance several times; if he hadn't reacted quickly enough and responded appropriately, he would probably have had his stance broken and taken a severe beating.

This is more like it!

In less than a day, El had already been "trained" to enjoy fighting!