Becoming a Saint Seiya since the Age of Mythology

He had to climb ashore as soon as possible and escape this desolate river.

Otherwise, given enough time, even he would be completely melted into the River Styx.

Soon, Wuxin climbed up the riverbank, and after reaching out again, he noticed something was amiss.

His hand finally reached out of the river and touched the air above.

"I can finally get ashore!"

Realizing he was about to reach the shore, Wuxin was overjoyed.

He immediately used both hands to exert force on the riverbank and leaped directly upwards.

Whoosh!

He was like a carp leaping out of the water, splashing huge sprays of water in all directions, and after landing on the water's surface, he created even more splashes.

However, at that moment, an invisible force descended upon Wu Xin, manifesting directly as chains piercing into his flesh.

"What???"

Wu Xin was utterly astonished.

Before he could figure it out, the upward momentum was immediately pulled back into the water by this tug.

It was at this moment that he involuntarily recalled the scene in the River Styx last time.

Invisible chains bound him to the river, making it impossible for him to escape.

That is the law of the River Styx, and also the law of the underworld.

He used the waters of the River Styx to temper his body, absorbing a portion of the River Styx's power into himself, and thus became an unseen part of the River Styx.

After rescuing him from the River Styx, Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, warned him that he must never touch the waters of the River Styx again, otherwise the temporarily broken chains of law would be broken again.

Since he never had the chance to come into contact with the Styx again, Wuxin gradually put the matter out of his mind.

Now that the divine chains have reappeared, he has finally remembered everything.

"Ruined!"

Having understood everything, the feeling of enlightenment suddenly plummeted to rock bottom.

This time, however, Hades was not there to save him.

Sasha, the only one who could save him, was also engaged in a final battle with Hades in Hades City and was temporarily unable to escape.

"What should we do?"

Wu Xin suddenly became somewhat impatient.

Previously, relying on the protection of the divine armor and his silver body, the corrosive effect of the River Styx on him was very limited. He was confident that he could get ashore as soon as possible, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

But now that they find themselves bound by the rules of the River Styx and unable to leave, this is a very serious matter.

Even though the Styx River's corrosive effect on him is not as strong as it used to be, water dripping wears away stone. As long as he continues to stay in the Styx River, he will eventually be completely eroded away.

He didn't want to die yet; he still had many things he wanted to do.

Thinking of this, Wuxin suddenly had a bold idea.

"The waters of the River Styx can erode the body, but conversely, they can also temper the body!"

"If I continue to use the waters of the River Styx to temper my body and make my physical body stronger, perhaps I can resist the erosion of the River Styx waters!"

"As for the drawbacks of using the waters of the River Styx for tempering, we can only put that aside for now!"

If I continue to use the waters of the River Styx to temper myself, I will inevitably absorb more of the power of the River Styx, and the River Styx's restraint on me will become stronger.

But right now, his most important task is to survive, not to leave.

If he doesn't survive, even if Sasha defeats Hades, it won't be enough to save him.

With this in mind, Wuxin made up her mind completely.

He immediately used his telekinesis to contact Sasha.

"Lord Sasha, I was fighting Tianmengxing when I accidentally fell into the River Styx!"

"Because I used the waters of the River Styx to temper my body last time, the divine chains of the River Styx's laws have now been reconnected, binding me and making it impossible for me to escape!"

"I would like to borrow the unused Golden Cloths of the Sanctuary from you, to create the Sun God Fire, and then use the waters of the River Styx to further temper my body!"

Chapter 506 Refining Through Water and Fire

"Can!"

Sasha, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Hades, didn't say much. He simply replied with a single word and spared a portion of his power to summon all the unused Gold Cloths.

Immediately afterwards, all the idle Gold Cloths emitted a faint glow, and then, through the special connection between the Cloths, they quickly located the position of the Giant Seat.

Swish swish!

Driven by Sasha's summons, countless Gold Cloths broke through the void and descended one after another into the Hell of Death, arriving on the vast River Styx.

There are eight Gold Cloths in total, representing Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.

Compared to when Wu Xin refined divine blood last time, he now has two more golden holy armors to assist him.

However, when Wuxin noticed the broken Pisces Cloth among them, his mood plummeted.

"Yapafika—"

He let out a long sigh, a sense of indescribable melancholy filling his heart.

The Sanctuary has lost another companion.

After a long while, he finally composed himself and solemnly looked at the eight golden armors.

"Please lend me your help and lend me the sun's radiance!"

He shouted loudly at the eight gold armors and began to consciously and actively absorb the power of the Styx River into himself, no longer simply resisting and defending as before.

As a result, his skin and flesh rotted faster under the erosion of the River Styx.

"Ahhh-"

An excruciating pain shot through him, causing Wu Xin to cry out in agony.

Immediately afterwards, eight golden armors floated above his head, forming a circle around him and spinning rapidly around him.

Although nothing mortal can hover above the River Styx, its rules cannot yet restrain the gods.

Even if Sasha only used a tiny bit of her divine power, it would be enough to make these eight gold armors disregard the rules here.

They spun faster and faster, like windmills blown by a gale, until the original appearance of the Saint Cloths could no longer be seen, and only streaks of golden light could be seen swirling above the River Styx.

Once they reached the extreme speed of light, not even a streak of light could be seen on the entire River Styx, leaving only a huge golden halo.

Then, from within that enormous golden halo, an even brighter and more dazzling golden light was released, falling directly upon Wuxin below.

The moment the golden light touched his body, it surged several times, transforming into streaks of golden flames that burned, engulfing the surface of the River Styx, which stretched for nearly ten meters, turning it into a sea of ​​fire.

However, the waters of the River Styx represent one of the laws of the underworld, so how could they be easily suppressed by this incomplete solar fire?

Before you could see, the once calm river water began to churn violently, as if a huge beast was stirring underwater. In the blink of an eye, it extinguished the sparks that clung to the surface of the river.

In the end, only the solar fire within Wuxin, which was continuously blessed with golden light, was preserved, but it was completely suppressed on the surface of Wuxin's body and could not expand outward at all.

However, Wu Xin didn't care about that. He inserted his legs into the riverbank to stabilize his body, and then focused on absorbing the power of the Styx River and the power of the sun.

Unlike his previous body tempering in the River Styx, where he was too weak to actively control the process and was almost entirely passive in completing the tempering, this time he was able to do so.

But this time, his strength has undergone a tremendous change compared to the last time.

He has been able to control most of the power of the sun and the power of the Styx River, consciously controlling the body-refining process and further optimizing the body-refining method to make this tempering more efficient.

First, Wuxin used the power of the sun to resist the erosion of the Styx River, allowing his silver body's regenerative and healing abilities to keep up with the speed of destruction.

This allows one to control the entire process of water and fire tempering, preventing the rate of destruction from exceeding the rate of self-regeneration and causing one to die during the tempering process.

Then, he consciously guided the waters of the Styx to erode his flesh and blood, and then burned it with the fire of the sun, while mobilizing the power of his own cosmos to stimulate his body's self-healing and recovery.

Thus, through the tempering of water and fire, his flesh and blood went through a cycle of destruction and rebirth, eliminating the weak parts and leaving the stronger ones, making his flesh and blood even stronger.

At first, everything went smoothly, just as Wu Xin had predicted. The tempering of water and fire made his body even stronger.

This powerful physique, in turn, enhances his regenerative abilities, further increasing the efficiency of water and fire tempering.

However, gradually, Wuxin realized that something was wrong.

His body was slowly beginning to dissolve into the spirit world, transforming into the dead.

"Something's not right, nothing's right here!"

Wu Xin immediately stopped.

If he continues to be tempered in this way, he will indeed be able to temper a stronger physical body, but at the same time he will be completely assimilated by the Styx River and become a creature in this world of death.

But this was not the outcome he wanted.

The dead are naturally bound and cannot leave the underworld.

He doesn't want to turn himself into that inhuman, ghostly form yet.

"How could this be?"

"I clearly used the fire of the sun to temper it, which was enough to counteract the power of the Styx River, so why was my body still corrupted by the Styx?" Wu Xin was very puzzled.

He then mobilized both forces again to temper the water and fire, but this time he deliberately slowed down the process so that he could observe it closely.

He soon noticed that the power of the sun could not truly counteract the influence of the power of the Styx; instead, some of it remained in his body.

"Is it because the power of the sun is incomplete?" Having found the reason, he looked up at the large golden halo above his head.

Only when all twelve Gold Cloths are gathered can the power of the sun truly manifest.

However, he only has eight gold armors here now, so the sunlight he creates is naturally not complete; it is only slightly more complete than the sunlight he used when he refined divine blood last time.

"Since the power of the sun is lacking, we can only make up for the lack of quality with quantity!" Wu Xin quickly came up with a solution and adjusted the allocation of the two powers.

He used more of the sun's power to counteract the power of the Styx.

Soon, the experiment yielded results: the darkening of his body was indeed alleviated and showed signs of regression.

"Yes, that's it!"