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Just like one's own Surplice, which can only be transformed into a divine Surplice by one's own blood, only the corresponding divine blood and divine power can cause a Saint Cloth to undergo a mutation.

However, the Phoenix constellation in front of him clearly had not received the blood of Athena, and his cosmos was only at the peak of the 7th sense. Even with the help of a god, it would be impossible to break through to the 8th sense so quickly and awaken the God Cloth!

If the person standing in front of him were Athena herself, Hades could accept it. But this god was clearly a stranger. How did he manage to evolve Athena's God Cloth?

At this moment, Phoenix Ikki also felt the change in himself. With the blessing of the God Cloth, the situation in which Phoenix Ikki was originally at a disadvantage and could only barely resist Hades' soul was reversed.

The enhancement that the God Cloth provides to the Saints is truly immense; even Rhodey didn't expect that the Phoenix Star could evolve into a God Cloth.

"This, this is impossible. Why? Why do you possess the power of the Evolutionary God Cloth?"

"Wait, this, this is primordial divine power! You, how do you possess primordial divine power?" Hades' soul immediately showed a look of disbelief, staring at Rhodes in astonishment.

If it's not the divine power of a corresponding supreme god, then it's impossible to evolve an ordinary Saint Cloth into a Divine Cloth.

Then the only option is to use primordial divine power. But what is primordial divine power? It is a divine power possessed only by those who possess ultimate power, beings born at the beginning of creation.

Possessing primordial divine power means being able to create one's own race of gods and establish a pantheon.

Only their purest and most primal divine power could allow Athena's Cloth to evolve into the God Cloth state.

This primordial divine power is extremely precious, something that can only be encountered by chance. Even if these main gods obtain primordial divine power, they will carefully preserve it and then absorb it to enhance their original divine power and further strengthen the burning state of their divine universe.

In addition, this god also infused the Phoenix with powerful life force, strengthening its soul, which allowed it to easily break through to the eighth sense.

Hades was horrified to discover that the Phoenix's entire body had changed, transforming it from an ordinary mortal into a true demigod.

Are you kidding me? Do you really need to go to such lengths to deal with me? You actually created a being with the body of a demigod to trap my soul.

"You, who exactly are you? You, you are a primordial god! You, no, you clearly do not possess ultimate power. If you did, I would be utterly powerless against you!" Hades, the King of the Underworld, roared.

If it were truly a primordial god with ultimate divine power standing before him, Hades would not even have the thought of resisting, and he would surely be defeated.

The problem is that the other party is clearly not a primordial god, but the primordial divine power on the other party cannot be faked. In other words, the god in front of us has already stepped into the threshold of ultimate power!

In the future, he may become a true primordial god, the most powerful being below the absolute god!

Such a great being who could ascend to the level of a primordial god! How dare Hades try to deal with me!

However, Rhodes and Phoenix Ikki had no intention of explaining anything to Hades; this was the perfect opportunity to strike while Hades was down.

"Take this, Hades! The Phoenix Constellation's greatest secret technique, Phoenix Wings Soaring to the Sky!" The soul of the Phoenix Constellation burned its own universe wildly, even mixing in Rhodes's divine power and life energy, aiming at Hades's soul, and unleashing an unimaginable attack.

Hades was horrified to discover that his soul power was beginning to falter, and he was being overwhelmed by the Phoenix within this body.

Hades knew all too well the consequences of being defeated. At this moment, the god standing beside him revealed an evil smile, using his special ability to continuously absorb his soul energy.

"You despicable bastard! How could someone like you possess primal divine power? Why do you possess primal divine power?"

"Well done! Phoenix, you deserve a lot of credit for successfully defeating Hades this time." At this moment, Rhodes finally gained absolute control.

They completely extracted Hades' soul and then transformed it into the purest soul power, sealing it away.

"Ahhh! Unbelievable, unbelievable! I! I have actually been defeated by you!" Hades, the god of the underworld, let out his final, unwilling roar.

After banishing the soul of Hades, the god of the underworld, the Phoenix finally succumbed and fainted.

Although the God Cloth he wore no longer had the blessing of the Eighth Sense Cosmo, it still maintained its magnificent God Cloth state.

Even after Phoenix fell into a coma, it did not revert to its original Phoenix Bronze Cloth state. The primal divine power that Rhode poured into it caused unimaginable changes to the Bronze Cloth.

It seems that my primal divine power is truly precious! This most primal and pure divine power originally belonged to the Titans of the God of War world.

Having gained this power by accident, the Ten-Tails, now in its private space, appeared somewhat listless, as Rhodes had recently been continuously extracting its primordial divine power.

After thinking for a moment, Rhodes released all the Ten-Tails he had previously nurtured, including Kaguya Otsutsuki's Ten-Tails.

Then he began to unleash his primal divine power, the Ten-Tails, and devoured all of them.

The most important thing about the Ten-Tails is its life energy and chakra! They originally came from the same source. Although these Stone Tails do not have primordial divine power in their bodies, their strong life force and pure chakra energy should be able to replenish the Titan Ten-Tails.

Upon receiving Rhodes's order, the Ten-Tails, possessing primordial divine power, became excited and opened its gaping maw, devouring the remaining Ten-Tails one by one.

After devouring several ten-tailed foxes in succession, the opponent's vitality became noticeably stronger, its previously listless appearance recovered, and even the primal divine power within its body increased by about 20%.

"I was right! Primal divine power! This Ten-Tails can convert primal divine power! If we use its flesh and blood to cultivate a new juvenile Ten-Tails, it might be able to devour the Titans' bodies." Rhodes said excitedly.

Although his Ten-Tails had become a single entity, this single entity was equivalent to all of his previous ones. Primal divine power was far more precious than chakra!

The bodies of these Titans should be preserved, so that I can go to the world of God of War in the future.

Find a way to get some more of these Titans. The preciousness of this primordial divine power shocked Rhode for the first time in the world of Saint Seiya!

Rhodes nodded with great satisfaction and left his private space. If he were to cultivate an ordinary Ten-Tails in the future, he would simply let his original divine power Ten-Tails devour it.

As long as the primordial divine power is sufficient, Rhodes can even directly catalyze an ordinary life form into a true god using primordial divine power. This primordial divine power from the Titans is so domineering, far more powerful than the divine power of the Olympian race.

At this time, several hours had passed in the outside world, and Phoenix Ikki had also woken up.

Phoenix Ikki, who had just awakened, felt the changes in his body. At this moment, his body was filled with an indescribable and powerful energy.

Furthermore, his physical strength reached its peak, and even his Phoenix Saint Cloth underwent a dramatic transformation, becoming exceptionally exquisite and luxurious.

"Lord Rhodes, what happened to me?" Phoenix Ikki looked at Rhodes and asked in surprise.

"How so? In order to help you fight Hades, I infused your body with a large amount of primordial divine power, allowing you to evolve from an ordinary mortal into a demigod, and even close to becoming a true god," Rhodes said.

I've infused you with primal divine power and life force; you'd be doing me a disservice if you didn't become a demigod.

"What! This, how is this possible? I, I, I actually, I've become a demigod!"

Phoenix Ikki clenched his fist, ignited his cosmos, and then said with a surprised expression.

My inner universe has undergone a complete transformation compared to before.

"Ikki is giving you a mission: return to the Sanctuary immediately and wipe out all the Specters and Marines who are entrenched there," Rhodes said.

Accepting my divine power is no simple matter. Phoenix Constellation, from today onwards you will take my surname.

"Yes, Lord Rhodes! Your subordinate will depart immediately." Phoenix Star knelt on one knee and spoke respectfully to Rhodes.

At this moment, Phoenix Constellation sensed something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

I felt as if I should obey Lord Rhodes's orders and follow whatever he said.

It was as if Lord Rhodes was the most important person in his life, someone he had to protect and safeguard. No matter what Lord Rhodes said, he had to obey.

Phoenix Ikki transformed into a demigod through Rhodes' divine power and life energy. In a sense, he could even be considered a life form created by Rhodes. Therefore, regarding Rhodes...

There is a natural sense of closeness with the current Phoenix Ikki, and he will obey the other party's orders as long as they are not excessive, even though such orders are higher than Athena's.

After the Saints wear Athena's Cloth, they will naturally feel close to Athena, be willing to die for her, and do anything for her.

Rhodes remembered that in the final chapter of The Lost Canvas, Athena could even turn Kazuto and Yohichi back into ordinary humans from their sixth sense cosmos.

Having accepted their divine power and life force, the Phoenix constellation, including both the Cloth and Ikki himself, will now obey Rhodes's commands.

"Okay! I'll explain your situation to Athena after she wakes up," Rhodes said, then turned and left. He needed to hurry to the Underworld and take over Hades' body as well.

Phoenix Ikki nodded, began to ignite his powerful demigod-level cosmos, and with the wings of his God Cloth unfurled, he flew directly towards the Sanctuary.

At this time, the battle in the Sanctuary had reached a fever pitch, with all the Specters fighting after the arrival of Phoenix Ikki.

Basically, they were doomed to total annihilation. Facing an existence with an eighth sense cosmos and wearing a divine armor, unless they were god-level experts, ordinary Specters would have no chance of fighting back.

With the cooperation of the Gold Saints and the other Bronze Saints, the battle in the Sanctuary gradually came to an end.

Some Bronze Saints and Silver Saints died in battle, while among the Gold Saints, only Aldebaran of the Taurus Temple was killed in a sneak attack by Specters; the rest were all alive and well.

Meanwhile, Rhodes arrived at the undefended Underworld. He had already dealt with the Twin Gods, Hades, and all the Specters. Now, the Underworld was only occupied by some soldiers wearing skull suits.

Rhodes didn't even bother with these grunts.

They arrived at the Wailing Wall and used their divine cosmos to open the divine passage through it, successfully entering Hades' true stronghold.

The legendary Elysée Garden, a paradise of bliss, is a place of infinite space, where spring reigns all year round, beautiful flowers bloom everywhere, and countless female fairies live here.

These creatures were considered relatively pure by Hades. As for humans, no human had ever entered this Elysée Garden since its creation. In Hades' eyes, all humans were filthy and despicable.

Hades is currently sealed away, not dead, so the Underworld and Elysium, which were formed by Hades' will, have been perfectly preserved.

In the Saint Seiya universe, Hades is the creator of the underworld, not Tartarus.

Rhodes soon arrived at a huge temple, the mausoleum of Hades, where Hades had hidden his true divine body since the age of mythology.

He had never been disturbed before, but now this body of Hades, even the Hades God's Cloak and the Hades God Sword he wore, have become Rhodes's spoils of war.

"After a period of time, once we seize Hades's divine status and the throne of Hades, we will move the Elysium and the Underworld into our own private space."

My personal space has now evolved to the size of the solar system. With the blessing of the divine universe, it has expanded tremendously and can easily accommodate an underworld, or even several more planets.

This body of Hades is slightly stronger than the Greek gods in the world of God of War, but not by much.

The real difference between the two world gods lies primarily in their divine cosmos. With the blessing of their cosmos, the gods of the Saint Seiya world can easily defeat the Greek gods of the God of War world.

However, if it's just a contest of divine power, the gods in the Saint Seiya world are not that different from the gods in the ancient Greek world.

The real reason why the gods of the Saint Seiya world are superior to the gods of the God of War world is their divine cosmos and the will of the gods.

After taking Hades' body, Rhodes returned to the Sanctuary, several days having passed.

The remaining Saints are cleaning up the battlefield and burying some of the dead soldiers and the remains of the Saints.

"Brother! You, you mean, it was that Lord Rhodes? He made your phoenix into a Saint Cloth, turning it into a Divine Cloth, and gave you such powerful strength." Andromeda Shun looked at her older brother and said in disbelief.

"That's right! Instant! In the strict sense right now. As long as I keep strengthening the primal divine power within me, one day I will transform into a god," Phoenix Ikki said.

His powerful vitality and primal divine power gave him the potential to grow, and now he is qualified to become a god in the future.

"I really envy you, Ikki!"

Phoenix Ikki nodded, accepting the blessings of his companions.

At that moment, a spatial fluctuation occurred, and Rhodes, dressed in divine armor, appeared in the Sanctuary.

"Lord Rhodes! It's great that you're finally back! Has Death, Hypnos, Poseidon, and the others been defeated by you?" Upon seeing Rhodes appear, the Gold Saints immediately surrounded him and asked.

When the Phoenix returned, he said that he and Rhodes had defeated Hades, but it was unclear what the situation was with the other three gods.

According to their speculation, the Sea Bean had lost its divine power, and it was very likely that the Sea Emperor had been defeated, while the Twin Gods should have also been defeated by Lord Rhodes.

"Just as you all thought, I have completely defeated Death, Hypnos, and Poseidon, and I have also sealed away the soul of Hades," Rhodes said with a smile.

"This is wonderful! That means we've won this Holy War!" All the Saints cheered.

"Yes, Saints, rejoice! The Holy War with Hades and Poseidon is over." Rhodes smiled, got up, and returned to Athena's temple.

The battle with Poseidon and Hades is over, but the gods of the heavens may not let it go so easily!

Upon arriving at Athena's temple, Rhodes was immediately enveloped by an incredibly terrifying consciousness, and a gigantic, illusory hourglass appeared within the temple.

A blue-haired man dressed in magnificent battle armor and wielding a giant scythe appeared before Rhodes.

In an instant, time was stopped throughout the entire Holy Land and even the planet.

"I am Saturn, an unknown god from another dimension!"

Holy crap! Damn it!

The overlord of all time and space, the most ancient and ethereal god—why is this guy here? (End of Chapter)