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- MWM Chapter 355
“Brother Leo, your strength?”
Seiya stared at Leo, who had just knocked out the terrifyingly powerful Ikki with a single punch, nearly dropping his jaw in shock.
The key thing was, Leo wasn’t even wearing his Cloth. He had unleashed such a terrifying strike purely relying on his own power.
Was this really the same strength that had been eliminated in the first round during the competition for the Pegasus Cloth just a few days ago?
Or had awakening his Cosmo in just a few days made him this strong?
“Hahaha, I don’t know why, but ever since I awakened my Cosmo, all kinds of abilities and techniques keep popping into my head every day. I didn’t expect them to be this powerful when I used them.”
Leo had an expression of genuine confusion on his face.
Seiya could only conclude that Leo was truly a genius; there was no other explanation.
“Ikki!”
At this moment, Hyoga and the others regained their ability to move and rushed to Ikki’s side.
Though Ikki had fallen into darkness, seeing him now severely wounded, barely clinging to life, they couldn’t help but show expressions of compassion.
Years ago, when they had all been gathered as orphans, they had spent several joyful years together.
Training, playing soccer, and having fun together—it had been the happiest and most carefree period of their lives, a time when they didn’t have to worry about finding enough to eat.
Because of this, while they harbored resentment towards Mitsumasa Kido, they also felt gratitude. There was competition among them, but there was also concern and care.
“I can’t believe I’ve lost in the end.”
“Brother, what happened? Why have you become like this?”
Shun held Ikki, tears filling his eyes.
Feeling Shun’s tears falling on his face, Ikki’s gaze finally cleared.
With great difficulty, he raised his hand to wipe Shun’s tears away:
“Shun, Death Queen Island… it’s hell, a living hell!”
Ikki then told everyone what he had gone through in the six years on Death Queen Island.
“And just like that, my master killed Esmeralda, and I killed my master, put on the Phoenix Cloth, defeated all the Dark Saints, became their leader, and turned into someone ruled by hatred.”
“Then why did you try to take the Gold Cloth?”
Sensing that Ikki’s life force was fading fast, Leo quickly stepped forward to guide him into revealing the truth.
Knowing he was about to die, Ikki no longer hid anything:
“It was Gigas, the counselor of Sanctuary, who found me. He said that if I could take the Gold Cloth, the restrictions on the Dark Saints would be lifted, allowing us to leave Death Queen Island.”
The Dark Saints were Saints who had betrayed Athena out of selfish desires, but merciful Athena had not executed them. Instead, they were all imprisoned on Death Queen Island, with a Silver Saint assigned to watch over them.
If they dared to leave the island to commit evil, they would be executed.
The one in charge of monitoring them in this generation was Ikki’s master, whom Ikki had killed. After Ikki subdued the Dark Saints, Sanctuary noticed and sent people over.
Originally, Ikki had not considered Sanctuary a threat, but after experiencing the power of several Silver Saints, he had no choice but to submit.
Gigas, the counselor of Sanctuary, had tasked him with retrieving the Sagittarius Gold Cloth. The condition was that the restrictions imposed on the Dark Saints by Athena would be lifted.
So, Ikki’s primary goal this time wasn’t revenge; it was to seize the Sagittarius Gold Cloth.
Moreover, he had no intention of handing the Gold Cloth over to Gigas. He wanted to wear it himself, become the strongest Saint, and lead the Dark Saints to rule the world.
At this time, Ikki didn’t know there were twelve Gold Cloths in Sanctuary. He believed this one was the strongest and that wearing it would make him the mightiest Saint.
“So it was Sanctuary!”
Hearing that it was Sanctuary, the birthplace of Saints in Greece, that had instructed Ikki and the Dark Saints to steal the Gold Cloth, all the Saints wore expressions of shock.
Although they had been sent all over the world to acquire their Cloths, each Saint was supposed to respect the orders from Sanctuary above all.
“Brother, Brother Leo, can you save my brother?”
Seeing Ikki slowly close his eyes after revealing everything, Shun desperately turned to Leo for help.
Leo could only shake his head in regret:
“I’m sorry, Shun. I didn’t control my strength earlier. Ikki’s entire body, including his bones and internal organs, has already been shattered. He’s only holding on because of the Cosmo within him.
There’s nothing I can do to save him, at least not with my current abilities!”
Of course, Leo could revive Ikki, but doing so would prevent Ikki from growing stronger, which would have significant consequences for the upcoming Holy War.
“But you don’t need to worry. I’ve heard in Sanctuary that the Phoenix Cloth is unique. It’s the only Cloth that has never had a Saint capable of wearing it.
It also has a special ability—rebirth!
If the Saint of the Phoenix Cloth has a strong enough will, they can revive themselves, even if they are killed.”
As soon as Leo finished speaking, Ikki’s life force completely disappeared, and his heartbeat stopped.
“Brother, I hope you can truly be reborn like the legendary Phoenix.”
Holding Ikki’s lifeless body, Shun tearfully whispered a prayer.
At the same time, Leo was using his spiritual sense to scan Ikki’s body, trying to understand the secret behind the Phoenix Cloth’s power of infinite resurrection.
“The soul hasn’t left the body. It seems to be locked within his Cosmo by some special force. Huh, his body is also slowly healing.”
Leo quickly realized that although the Phoenix Cloth had been completely shattered, its unique power still existed within Ikki’s Cosmo, keeping his soul tethered to his body, preventing it from being drawn into the underworld.
At the same time, the power of the Phoenix Cloth was stimulating Ikki’s Cosmo to absorb cosmic energy from the environment, slowly converting it into a special force that was healing his body.
“If I were to use the power of my Rinnegan to extract Ikki’s soul, or use a killing curse to destroy it, or perhaps crush and seal his body, the Phoenix’s infinite resurrection ability would likely vanish as well.”
After a moment of reflection, Leo gained some understanding.
In this world, even the reincarnations of gods could be killed. How could a mere Bronze Cloth grant infinite resurrection and limitless power?
It turned out that Ikki hadn’t fully died.
The so-called strengthening after resurrection likely stemmed from the fact that any battle capable of killing them must have pushed them beyond their limits. Surviving such battles, even without dying, would naturally make them stronger afterward.
Dying once only provided a greater shock to their Cosmo, resulting in a more significant increase in power.
Otherwise, wouldn’t one just keep committing suicide to grow infinitely strong, eventually surpassing even the gods?
(End of Chapter)