Becoming a Saint Seiya since the Age of Mythology

Seeing his opponent fighting desperately, Wu Xin was extremely distressed. While on guard, he shouted, "I told you, I didn't come for the divine artifact. I have other important business to discuss with the God of Crafts!"

"Shut up! I've seen far too many greedy and cunning humans like you!" The fire giant immediately interrupted Wuxin's explanation.

Since it has guarded this place for countless years, Wuxin is not the first human to find this place; many more humans have come here in search of the God of Crafts.

At first, the naive animal believed what humans said, but in the end it realized that it had been completely deceived.

All those humans came here in search of the power of the so-called divine artifact.

Therefore, it no longer trusts anyone.

It faithfully carries out its master's orders and intercepts anything that tries to disturb the master's peace.

"Destroy your filthy and cunning soul, humanity!"

"Rock-Breaking Strike"

With a roar from the fire giant, the ball of fire that it separated instantly transformed into a crimson spear and shot out. Wherever the spear passed, the flames in the air rippled outwards like waves.

"That stubborn guy is really unreasonable!" Wu Xin was quite helpless and had no choice but to fight back.

The fire giant's decisive attack was terrifying, almost reaching the level of the seventh sense, and it had locked onto him firmly, making it impossible to dodge.

He decisively chose his strongest move to deal with the situation.

"Accumulated Corpse Qi - Soul Burial Break"

He concentrated his inner power into his right fist, and then the entire fist emitted a pale white glow as he met the incoming crimson spear head-on.

boom!

The crimson spear collided with the pale fist, and at that moment the air seemed to freeze, and the surrounding flames stopped churning.

But then, cracks began to spread rapidly from the tip of the crimson spear.

"This is impossible—"

Seeing this, the fire giant was incredulous.

His desperate, all-or-nothing strike was no match for his opponent.

boom!

After a brief pause, cracks spread across the entire spear, which then exploded with a deafening roar. An even more terrifying shock spread outwards, completely drowning out the fire giant's unwilling roar and even tearing apart this world of fire, allowing Wuxin to see the surrounding blazing red rock walls.

Once the fluctuations subsided, Wuxin checked his surroundings again to confirm that the fire giant was completely dead before he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What a headache! Why won't he listen to any explanation?" He couldn't help but sigh again as he looked at the flames gathering around him once more.

If he could, he wouldn't want to kill the fire giant.

After all, that was a guardian arranged by the God of Crafts. Killing the other party would undoubtedly increase the difficulty of his communication with the God of Crafts later.

Imagine someone who claims to be coming to your door asking for help, but before even meeting you, they beat up your guard dog. Who could accept such an unwelcome guest?

But if he didn't want to be killed by the fire giant, then he had no choice but to kill the giant.

"How am I supposed to explain this to that master craftsman now?" he sighed helplessly.

In that instant, the air seemed to freeze, the flames stopped churning, and everything seemed to come to a standstill. An incomparably terrifying aura burst forth from the earth, as if a sleeping beast had suddenly awakened.

"Gods!!!"

Upon recognizing that it was the aura of a deity, Wu Xin was greatly alarmed.

He hurriedly tried to retreat, but to his horror, he discovered that under the shroud of that divine power, his will was completely unable to control his body, as if he were utterly imprisoned.

But that wasn't actually the case. It was just that his will was overwhelmed by the pressure of that true god, and he instinctively felt fear, so he dared not move rashly.

Then, to his horror, the flames on the ground split apart instantly, along with the magma, and a huge red eyeball, more than ten meters in diameter, emerged from the magma, staring coldly and intently at him.

“Hehuai… Stos… Lord?” Wuxin stammered.

Under the suppression of Shenwei, he almost exhausted his strength to even speak.

The crimson giant eye seemed to have no intention of communicating, but Wu Xin clearly sensed a terrifying cosmic power rapidly gathering within its pupil.

"Mortals, you disturb my peace, you deserve to die!"

With a cold snort, the surrounding flames rapidly condensed above the crimson giant eye, transforming into a massive red hammer wreathed in flames, releasing an unparalleled and terrifying pressure.

Wu Xin had no doubt that if that hammer fell, he would be completely annihilated.

With death looming, he felt a sudden surge of energy, and miraculously, drawing strength from who-knows-where, he temporarily ignored his fear of the gods and hurriedly cried out, "Lord Hephaestus, please hold your hand!"

"I did not come here for personal reasons, but at the request of another lord, and I had no choice but to come here to disturb your peace!"

"The other one? Who is it?"

Just as the destructive hammer was about to rise, the crimson giant eye immediately stopped it.

Seeing this, Wu Xin was completely certain that the deity before him was none other than Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen.

"Please... restrain... divine power... I..." he stammered, as if the power that had just dispelled his fear of divine power had vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Hephaestus restrained his divine power.

He simply didn't have the patience to listen to someone slowly utter each word.

Without the suppression of divine power, Wu Xin felt as if a heavy stone had been removed from his heart. He immediately explained, "I come from the Holy Realm. I happened to enter the Rain Garden in the Second Hell of the Underworld and met a mysterious lady there."

"That lady entrusted me to find you, Master Craftsman, in the Eighth Moat of the Seventh Hell, and to borrow a spark of the 'Blazing Heart Flame' from you!"

"So it was her?"

Hephaestus immediately understood everything, his previously volatile emotions calmed down considerably, and he silently dispersed the Hammer of Destruction that had been gathering above him.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he immediately asked, "Mortal, since you claim to be from the Sanctuary, you must be one of Athena's Saints."

"Why are you here in Hell, running around for that lady, instead of fighting for Athena in the Sanctuary?"

Chapter 94 Conditions of the Craftsman God

Wu Xin replied with a wry smile, "I was ordered by the Pope to infiltrate Hell on a secret mission. I accidentally met that lady, and then she forcibly assigned me this extra mission."

"That person actually took a liking to you?" Hephaestus was somewhat incredulous and couldn't help but scrutinize Wuxin for a while longer.

It was only at this moment that he noticed the interruption of fate within Wuxin.

"I see! Although you are not the destined one, it is indeed possible for you to fulfill her wish!" The Craftsman God suddenly realized.

"Then may I ask the God of Crafts to grant me a spark of 'Blazing Soul Flame' for the sake of that lady and Lady Athena?" Wu Xin asked, bowing slightly.

"I'm sorry, I refuse!"

Hephaestus denied it without hesitation, and then said, "Do you even know what you're doing?"

"That's Hades's family matter, not something a mere mortal like you can meddle in!"

"Even we wouldn't want to get involved in such a big problem!"

Wu Xin replied with a wry smile, "My lord, there's no need to persuade me any further. Of course I know what that lady is planning, but I have no right to choose!"

"That woman has declared that if I fail to complete her mission, she will leave me in the underworld forever!"

If he could, he certainly wouldn't want to get involved in such a big mess, but as a weakling, he had absolutely no choice.

"That's such a shame!" Hephaestus sighed deeply.

Wu Xin continued to persuade, "I know that you, sir, are also unwilling to get involved in such troublesome matters, but nothing is absolute. It's just that the benefits are not enough."

"Please give me a chance, and give yourself a chance too."

"That's right!"

Hephaestus agreed, adding, "Getting involved in this matter is pointless for me; it would only offend Hades and create another enemy for me."

"So, what benefits are you prepared to offer in exchange for my 'Blazing Soul Flame'?"

Faced with such a question, Wu Xin thought for a moment and said seriously, "What you are worried about is nothing more than the wrath of the King of the Underworld."

"If this succeeds, you will also gain the friendship of Athena and that lady."

"Not only that, the lady's mother would also be very grateful for the adults' help."

"With so many gods helping you, it should be enough for you to face Hades's malice!"

"A good suggestion! But it's far from enough!"

Hephaestus affirmed, continuing, "For me, Hades is troublesome, that's all."

"If you harden your heart, you still don't have to be afraid of him!"

"The key is that I need more practical interests and reasons to get involved in this matter."

"Then, what do you desire, my lord? I will try my best to fulfill your wish! If I am unable to do so, I can report to the Holy Domain and that lady. I believe that with their abilities, they should be able to satisfy your request!" Wu Xin asked in response.

Upon hearing this, Hephaestus fell silent.

After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly: "I want someone's heart. Can you give it to me?"

"this--"

Wu Xin was slightly taken aback, but immediately understood the meaning behind those words.

Hephaestus, the god of craftsmanship, was a renowned craftsman on Olympus. He forged countless divine artifacts and assisted Zeus, the king of the gods, in overthrowing the rule of the previous generation of gods.

But besides being known as a master craftsman, this master craftsman is famous for another reason.

He married an extremely beautiful wife named Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and even the most beautiful goddess in the divine realm.

Of course, this title of the most beautiful goddess in the divine realm is just a result of a mortal's private opinion and has not been recognized by everyone.

After all, when it comes to beauty, there are several goddesses in the divine realm who are no less beautiful than Aphrodite.

But that's not the point. The point is that the beautiful wife of the god of craftsmen was very amorous and had affairs with many of the Olympian gods.

He was even caught red-handed by the God of Crafts once, causing quite a stir throughout the entire divine realm.

Even so, the craftsman still loved his affectionate wife very much, which made him famous.

Now, the master craftsman has set a condition: he wants a person's heart.

The answer is then obvious.

He wanted to win the heart of his wife Aphrodite, to gain her true love, and to end her infidelity.