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Chapter 357 The Mystery of the Immortal Phoenix (First Update)

"Brother Chuan, what's your strength?"

Seiya was so shocked when he saw Li Chuan knock out the terrifyingly powerful Ikki with a single punch that his jaw almost dropped.

The key point is that Li Chuan wasn't even wearing his Saint Cloth; he still managed to unleash such a terrifying attack using only his own power.

Is this really the strength that led to being eliminated in the first round of the competition for the Pegasus Cloth just a few days ago?

Or is it true that this person awakened their inner universe in just a few days and became this powerful?

"Haha, I don't know why, but ever since I awakened my inner universe, I've been constantly coming up with a lot of abilities and techniques in my mind. I never expected that they would be so powerful when I used them."

Li Chuan looked at him with an expression that said, "I don't know either."

Seiya can only conclude that Li Chuan was truly a genius; otherwise, there would be no way to explain it.

"Ikki!"

At this moment, Hyoga and the others regained their mobility and came to Ikki's side.

Although Ikki had fallen into darkness, seeing him now severely injured and barely clinging to life, they still felt a pang of pity.

They were brought together as orphans and had a few very happy years together.

Training, playing football, and having fun together was arguably the most carefree and joyful time of their lives, free from the worries of having enough to eat that they used to have.

Therefore, everyone harbored resentment towards Mitsumasa Kido, but also gratitude. There was competition among them, but also care and concern.

"I never expected that I would still lose in the end."

"Brother, what happened? Why did you become like this?"

Shun held Ikki in his arms, his eyes filled with tears.

Feeling Shun's tears dripping onto his face, Ikki's eyes finally regained their clarity.

He struggled to raise his hand and wipe away Shun's tears:

"Instantly, Death Queen Island, that's hell, a living hell!"

Next, Kazuki recounted to everyone everything he had experienced during his six years on Death Queen Island.

"And so, my master killed Aishman, and I killed my master. I put on the Phoenix Cloth, defeated all the Dark Saints, became their leader, and also became a person dominated by hatred."

"Then why did you try to steal the Gold Cloth?"

Sensing that Ikki's breath was about to stop, Li Chuan quickly went up to him and guided him to tell the truth.

Knowing he was going to die, Ikki no longer hid anything from him:

"It was Gigas, the chief of staff of the Sanctuary, who found me and said that if I could obtain the Gold Cloth, he would lift the restrictions on the Dark Saints and allow us to leave Death Queen Island."

The Dark Saints betrayed Athena because of their selfish desires, but the merciful Athena did not execute them. Instead, she imprisoned them all on Death Queen Island and assigned a Silver Saint to monitor them year-round.

If they dare to leave the island and commit evil deeds, they will all be executed.

The person in charge of monitoring this generation was Ikki's master. Ikki killed his master and recruited the Dark Saints. When the Sanctuary found out, they naturally sent people over.

Originally, Ikki didn't take the Sanctuary seriously, but after experiencing the power of the Sanctuary's Silver Saints, he had no choice but to submit.

The mission given to him by the Sanctuary's Chief of Staff, Gigas, is to retrieve the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, on the condition that Athena lifts the restrictions placed on the Dark Saints.

Therefore, Ikki's purpose in coming here this time is secondary; his primary goal is to seize the Sagittarius Gold Cloth.

Moreover, he had no intention of handing the Gold Cloth over to Gigas; instead, he wanted to wear it himself, become the strongest Saint, and lead the Dark Saints to rule the world.

At this time, he did not know that there were twelve Gold Cloths in the Sanctuary. He thought that this Gold Cloth was the most powerful Cloth and that wearing it would make him the most powerful Saint.

"It's actually the Holy Domain!"

Upon hearing that it was the Sanctuary of Greece, the birthplace of Saint Seiya, that had sent Ikki and the other Dark Saints to steal the Gold Cloths, all the Saints showed expressions of shock.

Although they were sent to various parts of the world to obtain Saint Cloths, the Saints in each place were nominally required to obey the orders of the Sanctuary.

"Brother, Brother Chuan, can you save my brother?"

Seeing that Ikki slowly closed his eyes after saying all this, Shun quickly turned to Li Chuan and pleaded.

Li Chuan shook his head with a look of regret:

"I'm sorry, Shun. I lost control and hit too hard. All of Ikki's bones, including his internal organs, are broken. He's only managed to hold on until now thanks to his inner cosmos."

I can't save him either, at least not with my current abilities!

He could certainly revive Ikki, but that wouldn't increase Ikki's strength, which would have a significant impact on the later Holy War.

"But you don't need to worry. I've heard in the Sanctuary that the Phoenix Cloth is the only special Cloth that no Saint has been able to wear since it was created."

And it has another special ability, which is Nirvana!

If the Phoenix Cloth Saint's will is strong enough, even if he is killed, he can revive himself.

As soon as Li Chuan finished speaking, Yi Hui's aura completely disappeared, and his heartbeat stopped.

"Brother, I hope you can truly rise from the ashes like the legendary phoenix."

Looking at Ikki's corpse in his hands, Shun prayed softly with tears streaming down his face.

Meanwhile, Li Chuan was also scanning Ikki's corpse with his divine sense, wanting to find out the secret behind Ikki's Phoenix Cloth's infinite resurrection.

"My soul hasn't left my body; it seems to be imprisoned in my microcosm by some special force. Hmm, my body is slowly repairing itself."

He soon discovered that even though the Phoenix Cloth was completely shattered, its unique power still existed in Ikki's cosmos, helping him to lock his soul in his body and prevent it from being sucked away by the underworld.

At the same time, the power of the Phoenix Cloth is also stimulating Ikki's cosmos to absorb cosmic energy from the outside world, transforming it into a special power that slowly repairs his physical body.

"If I were to use the power of the Rinnegan to extract Ikki's soul at this moment, or directly use the Killing Curse to destroy his soul, or shatter and seal his body, the Phoenix's ability to resurrect infinitely would probably disappear."

After a moment, he had a sudden realization.

In this world, even the physical bodies of reincarnated gods can be killed. How could a mere bronze armor possibly achieve infinite resurrection and infinite growth?

It turns out it just wasn't completely dead.

The so-called "becoming stronger after resurrection" is probably just because a battle that can kill you must be a battle that surpasses your limits. Having experienced such a battle, even if you are not killed, you will definitely become stronger afterwards.

Dying once only stimulates the inner universe more, resulting in a much greater improvement.

Otherwise, wouldn't one be able to grow infinitely stronger simply by committing suicide, eventually crushing even gods?

(End of this chapter)