654: Return with success!

Chapter 654: Victorious Return!

No wonder I felt the other party was as vast as a sea of stars, unfathomable.

Who was the other party? A Valkyrie!

Bearing the name of a Martial God… her strength was undoubtedly extraordinary.

She was definitely one of the top existences among the gods!

El could tell this with his toes; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to become a Valkyrie!

And she was female.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with being female… but men inherently possessed the characteristic of “strength.” Yet, the Martial God was a female, so her value was self-evident.

This person… she was terrifyingly strong!

El and Maple Leaf exchanged glances; her eyes held a strange expression… how to put it, as if she was looking at him with amusement?

But he didn't dare to ask.

“Alright, go down,” Athena said to El. “For the coming days, you will have free movement. If you wish to learn skills, you may go to the Martial God Hall for guidance. However, your focus must be on Cosmo Power, and you must not neglect the development of your saint cloth. Combine it with your saint cloth to develop your unique martial arts, constellation martial arts, and so on.”

“Yes!” El listened to Athena’s teachings and nodded seriously.

Then, Athena waved her hand and sent El away.

“This transverser looks quite good,” Sun God Apoklie said with a smile after El was sent away.

“Hmm, although the other party is a visitor from another land, his soul has already returned to this world. According to Maple Leaf, it’s like… borrowing something,” the Goddess of Death beside her said.

“Borrowing a corpse to return a soul,” Maple Leaf added.

“Ah! Yes! That’s what I mean,” the Goddess of Death nodded in sudden understanding. “I just took a look as well. The original soul of that body is gone—no, that’s not quite right. It should be said that it merged with the other party. It wasn’t a complete devouring… it’s a bit peculiar, like ‘two distinct entities’ ultimately becoming one.

However, the transverser was the dominant one, so only the transverser’s soul remained in the end, and the original owner’s soul became its nourishment.”

“Hmm… so, does that mean this transverser is actually a person from our world now? One of our own?” Sun God Apoklie raised an eyebrow slightly and asked.

“Yes, you could say that,” the Goddess of Death nodded.

“This is good. It means he can be well-nurtured,” Senes, the Moon God, said.

“He was going to be nurtured anyway,” Maple Leaf shrugged beside her. “Isn’t it his talent that we value? That’s enough for now.”

With that, Maple Leaf got up and left.

The gods also dispersed, each going about their own business.

El was teleported out of the Hall of the Gods.

He looked back at the Hall of the Gods, then touched the Feiyun Seat Saint Cloth (Fictional) on his body.

He couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

Along this journey, he had become a Saint Seiya, and his identity as a transverser couldn't be hidden from them at all. He had even thought of keeping it secret, believing that showing high talent wouldn't attract much attention.

After all, high talent was precisely what earned cultivation; the Saint Seiya Project itself had this goal: the higher the talent, the better.

In El’s opinion, hiding one’s talent and secretly developing was the most foolish approach.

Next, it was time to go back and see everyone!

Oh, and that good brother – Xiao Jie.

After three months of getting along, although El was no longer the original owner, he and Xiao Jie had only just met, so there was no awkwardness at all.

Now, they got along very well, and Xiao Jie was very simple-minded and truly devoted to him.

El greatly approved of Xiao Jie, and the two naturally became good friends very smoothly.

Now, as his good friend, he naturally had to go back and see his good friend.

El walked towards the training grounds for the reserve Saint Seiya.

As soon as he arrived, he saw many young boys and girls training in the distance.

He couldn't help but lose himself in thought… In three months, he had also left countless sweat and blood here, and his struggling figure had been among them.

Now, returning victorious, though only three months had passed, these three months of “devil training,” looking back, still evoked strong emotions.

“Isn’t that El!” the instructor saw El and waved to him.

“Instructor!” El walked over and said to the instructor. Although he had also become a Saint Seiya, the instructor was still the instructor.

Over these three months, the instructor had genuinely taught them, and a show of respect was entirely necessary.

“Tsk! A saint cloth, you succeeded! Congratulations on becoming a true Saint Seiya!” The instructor looked El up and down, who was wearing the Feiyun Seat Saint Cloth (Fictional), and exclaimed with emotion.

“Everyone! Stop for a moment!” The instructor turned and shouted to all the reserves.

Everyone stopped their training and turned to look.

“Gather!” At the instructor’s command, everyone quickly gathered.

“Come, take a look. This one, familiar, right?” The instructor looked at the crowd, then pointed to El beside him.

The young boys and girls looked at El, their eyes gleaming with admiration.

They all recognized El, as they were all students from the same period.

And El’s reputation as a genius—it would be false to say no one knew.

“El, in three months, and he passed the saint cloth trial in one go! He has become a true Saint Seiya!” The instructor said to everyone. “This is your role model! Your goal!

Although El’s talent is very high, you are not bad either! No one who comes here is mediocre! I believe in you! So, persevere! Work hard to temper your bodies! When you can cultivate Cosmo Power!

Even if you cannot become a true Saint Seiya, Cosmo Power will be the foundation of your future standing!”

El stood obediently to the side. He knew the instructor was using him as a positive example to motivate these young boys and girls.

Because the arduous training was truly grueling. Even with the medicinal baths, the cruel physical and mental torment… In the three months El experienced, many people couldn't endure it, either being passively eliminated or actively withdrawing.

At least over a hundred people had already left.

Of course, this was also because it was the first phase, just starting, so the standards were still very low.

Therefore, the large number of participants meant that many eliminations were very normal.

And many people came with the mentality of just trying it out.

Those who found they had no talent or couldn't persist naturally gave up.

The reserve corps itself was a screening process!

Saint Seiya! Direct specialized combat personnel under the Hall of the Gods!

This title alone was enough to show how high the status, position, and strength of a Saint Seiya were.

Although it was newly established, from the various “divine edicts” issued by the gods, everyone in Austerday City knew that the Saint Seiya was the next biggest “windfall”!

It was a path to defy fate and change one’s destiny!