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Chapter 345 The Power of the Microcosm (Second Update)

"Karot, 20 years old, is one of the thousands of Bronze Saints in the Sanctuary of Greece. He is unremarkable and has yet to comprehend his own Cosmo."

His master was the Silver Saint, Heinus of Canis Major, but because of his poor aptitude, he was not valued by his master and was a marginal figure among marginal figures.

Five days ago, during the competition for the Pegasus Bronze Cloth, he was severely injured by other competitors and disqualified from the competition. During the days he was bedridden, his injuries became too severe, and he gradually lost his life.

Li Chuan opened his eyes again, now fully aware of his experience with his new identity.

Although Carrot is not currently a Saint and does not possess a Saint Cloth, he was adopted and raised by the Sanctuary from a young age, where he systematically learned all the basic knowledge about Saints, which is still very useful to him.

According to what Carrot learned, this world was formed 15 billion years ago after the Big Bang.

In this world, whether it's gods or Saints, the fundamental purpose of their cultivation is to simulate the Big Bang, thereby establishing a completely new microcosm within their bodies, or more precisely, within their spiritual world.

By using a microcosm model of the spiritual world, one can attract forces from the external universe to strengthen one's body, thereby unleashing terrifying power far beyond that of ordinary people.

It's similar to using chakra and true essence to strengthen the body, except that chakra is mainly used to perform ninjutsu, and true essence is mainly used to perform Taoist magic. Except in special cases, the strengthening effect on the body is not particularly obvious.

The cosmic energy that the microcosm attracts to the body has an extremely terrifying effect on strengthening the body, almost exponentially increasing its strength.

Therefore, the strength of a Saint Seiya is not judged by their physical body, but by the strength of their Cosmo.

The stronger the microcosm, the stronger the cosmic forces it attracts, and the stronger the power that the physical body can unleash.

The Saint Cloth serves an auxiliary purpose, protecting the Saint's physical body on one hand, and acting like a wizard's wand on the other, amplifying the Saint's Cosmo to unleash even greater power.

"I thought the Saint Seiya's strength came from their physical bodies, but I never imagined it originated from their spirit."

After learning about the origin and cultivation principles of the microcosm, Li Chuan sat up from the stone bed and sighed inwardly.

Because this animation is so distant from his memory, he doesn't remember many details very clearly.

He always felt that since Saint Seiya could punch at the speed of sound and light, they must have honed their physical bodies to an extremely high level, just like his martial arts training.

But now that I think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to make sense.

Even with his current powerful physique, his punches barely exceed the speed of sound without using any other power. How terrifying would a physique that reaches the speed of light be?

Moreover, the story repeatedly emphasizes the concept of "mini-cosmos," with each episode featuring the unleashing and infinitely enhancing of this cosmos, allowing the protagonist to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies.

Clearly, the strength of the Saint Seiya lies not in their physical bodies, but in their cosmos.

The reason why the five Bronze Saints can always win against stronger opponents is because they constantly improve their inner cosmos with strong will and spirit, plus Athena's endless support behind the scenes.

As for the power of the microcosm, it actually lies in the spirit.

This includes the seventh sense, which is required to advance to the level of a Gold Saint, as well as the eighth and ninth senses, all of which refer to the spiritual level.

The stronger one's spirit, the stronger one's inner universe becomes, and the more cosmic energy one can attract from the outside world, thereby further strengthening the physical body and making it stronger.

"The most important thing now is to first build your own little universe in the spiritual world, so that you can gradually improve."

Li Chuan was actually very pleased that Saint Seiya trains the spirit rather than the body.

Because his physical body is already quite strong, and various gene drugs and the true essence of cultivation all have the effect of strengthening the physical body, if he passes the Heavenly Tribulation and advances to the Earth Immortal realm later, his physical strength will increase even more.

However, in terms of mental state, the improvement is not very obvious. Apart from the slight boost from cultivating immortality, there are no other ways to significantly improve one's mental state.

Now, build a microcosm in your spiritual world. As the microcosm grows stronger, your spirit will also become stronger.

He has a microcosm in his spiritual realm, a golden core in his dantian, wizard blood in his bloodline, and his physical body can synthesize chakra. Basically, he has no weaknesses.

Moreover, these abilities can be stacked together, resulting in a synergistic effect far greater than the sum of its parts, thus enhancing his overall strength.

Just like the development of one's inner universe, a qualitative change in spiritual power might also greatly enhance his magic and Sharingan abilities.

However, just as he was about to try to condense his own microcosm in his mind according to the method he remembered, his ears suddenly twitched and he heard a deep voice coming from outside the stone house.

"By now, you have each defeated nine opponents and stood out from the 1,024 reserve soldiers. Now, only the two of you are left."

Go and fight! The victor will receive this—the Pegasus Bronze Cloth, symbolizing Athena's Saint Seiya!

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Numerous shouts followed.

"Looks like today is the final battle for Seiya to obtain the Pegasus Bronze Cloth. Shall we go check it out?"

He felt that watching the Saint Seiya battles and sensing the power of the cosmos might be more beneficial for building one's own cosmos.

After all, Carrot's original body only had the method of constructing a cosmos in his memories, but because his mental strength was too low, he had never truly sensed the power of the cosmos.

Having made his decision, Li Chuan immediately pushed open the door of the stone house and went out.

The Sanctuary of Greece, the headquarters of Athena Saints worldwide, is located in the mountains a dozen kilometers outside the city of Athens, Greece.

The place where Li Chuan lived was a stone house at the foot of Sanctuary Mountain, specifically for the Bronze Saints' reserve soldiers.

To be honest, the conditions were extremely basic.

It's not that the Sanctuary is short of money, but rather that it's to hone the will of the Saint Seiya trainees, thereby enhancing their spiritual power and helping them build their cosmos.

Following the sound, he leaped several times and took a shortcut to the large plaza below the sanctuary.

This is a large square similar to the Roman Colosseum, with a circular open space in the center made of marble, surrounded by staircases leading upwards.

At this moment, the stairs were filled with muscular reserve warriors, and occasionally one could see some Silver Saints wearing Silver Cloths, including Carrot's master, Sirius of Canis Major.

(End of this chapter)