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There were only three days remaining until it would be exactly ten years since his first login.
To be honest, Jiang Chen was curious, would his next login be back to the Mythical Era, or would he return to the modern world? After all, entering this Mythical Era clearly wasn't a normal occurrence; he had only entered because of some exceptional event.
Normally, even using special Login methods wouldn't allow entry into the Mythical Era.
In the world of Saint Seiya, the Mythical Era was nothing more than a legend; it had no real storylines, no canonical narrative.
That was unlike the Dragon Ball universe's Planet Vegeta arc, which actually existed in the original story.
Since it existed, it could be Logged into.
But the Saint Seiya Mythical Era had no such arc, so it wasn't supposed to be accessible.
Everything, in the end, was due to the unique properties of the Snake Temple.
Jiang Chen shook his head.
There was no point in overthinking it. Whatever happens, he would find out soon enough, so there's no need to dwell on it anymore. Over the next three days, nothing major occurred in the Sanctuary. The war with Poseidon continued.
Then, as the final day came to an end,
The time for Jiang Chen's first Login to the Saint Seiya world finally concluded.
"First Login has ended!"
"Returning…"
"Please wait."
"Countdown…"
"Nineteen… Eight… Seven…"
A familiar mechanical voice echoed in his mind.
As the countdown reached its final seconds,
"Buzz!"
A beam of light that only Jiang Chen could see descended from the sky, enveloping his body in an instant. Jiang Chen felt his head go heavy, followed by a wave of weightlessness.
Moments later, his vision blurred and when he regained focus, he found himself back in the scene where he had originally entered that alternate dimension.
"I'm back?" He looked around and exhaled a heavy breath.
Just then,
"Are you Mr. Jiang Chen?" A cautious voice called out.
Jiang Chen instinctively turned his gaze and saw a middle-aged man in military uniform.
"Who are you?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow as he asked, clearly confused.
"Mr. Jiang Chen, hello. I'm Wang Hai, Commander of the Genbu Army. Minister Zhang told me that if we found you, I should inform you that he has already returned to the capital of DaXia. You may go meet him at any time." Wang Hai spoke respectfully while providing all the information.
"Alright. Got it. Thank You" Jiang Chen spoke before he glanced around, by now, the dimensional invasion had already disappeared. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be resolved.
He thought for a moment, then placed his right hand on his forehead.
"Swoosh!"
A moment later, his figure instantly vanished from the spot.
At the capital of DaXia...
Several figures gathered.
Zhang Tao, Li Jiangping, and Liu Chaoxiong all had furrowed brows and solemn expressions on their faces.
"Alright, let's hear it, what's the situation?" Zhang Tao spoke, his gaze turning to his two companions.
"Old Zhang, that world is probably just like Mr. Jiang Chen described, it is extremely powerful. It's a world evolved from Greek mythology, but at the same time, it is very different from it. I've already reached the peak of the Sixth Tier, but even so, I could barely qualify as a Silver Saint. Above them, there are Gold Saints... and even higher, gods."
"Yes, same with me! And I even heard someone say they'd seen the King of the Underworld, Hades himself."
"A being from the Mythical Era."
Li Jiangping and Liu Chaoxiong spoke slowly.
Being pulled into the Saint Seiya world had taken them completely by surprise. But even more shocking was the power scale within it. Back in their original world, their strength was considered top-tier.
But in the Saint Seiya world, they were utterly insignificant.
And they were not even on the same level.
Especially after witnessing the might of a Gold Saint, even for a fleeting moment, it had made their scalps tingle with fear.
"So it's real."
"I ran into a Seventh-Tier being on Death Queen Island. Though he was a bit weaker than I, he was still remarkable. And on my way in, I encountered a truly terrifying existence, probably at the peak of the Seventh Tier, maybe even Eighth Tier."
"But that's not the most important thing. What matters is the training system of that world, called Cosmo. I think it might be on par with, or even superior to, the Ki-based training system Jiang Chen described from the Dragon Ball World."
Zhang Tao nodded as he shared his own experience.
Unlike the others, he had entered Mt. Lushan, where he became a registered disciple of Dohko. As a Seventh-Tier cultivator, he had immediately sensed the terrifying power of Dohko.
He had never imagined that a human could reach such a fearsome level.
Completely beyond anything he could achieve.
"Indeed. I feel the same way. We must have captured quite a few Login Opportunities this time, right?" Li Jiangping nodded slightly, then spoke with curiosity.
"There were not that many of them. So far, we've only secured ten Login Opportunities." Zhang Tao sighed lightly as he shook his head.
"Only ten?"
Hearing this, both men were visibly surprised.
This was the lowest number of Login Slots ever granted.
Just ten.
"Yes, only ten. It's probably because the world's level is too high, and our progress within it was too low. In the Dragon Ball world, with Jiang Chen present, their conquest progress is likely much higher." Zhang Tao nodded slightly as he spoke.
The others nodded in agreement.
"That means expanding the Login Permission pool probably won't work." Liu Chaoxiong muttered thoughtfully, also giving his view.
"That's what I think too. Out of these slots, let the Ministry of Education keep three. The remaining seven can be contested by the Top Ten Academies. This time, we need to select the strongest World Conquerors we can find." Zhang Tao nodded and shared his plan.
The other two nodded as well, not raising any objections. After all, it did seem like the most reasonable solution.
"By the way, has Lord Jiang Chen returned yet?" As if remembering something, Zhang Tao asked suddenly.
"There has been no news of him yet. But I've already told Wang Hai to notify us immediately once he's found Lord Jiang Chen."
Zhang Tao gave a small nod.
As the three were speaking,
"Swoosh!"
A figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
The three of them instinctively tensed and prepared to defend themselves, but quickly relaxed when they realized it was Jiang Chen.
"Mr. Jiang Chen!" Seeing him, all three immediately spoke, clearly relieved.
"Minister Zhang, gentlemen." Jiang Chen smiled as he greeted them.
At the same time, he couldn't help but size the three men up.
Right away, he sensed traces of Cosmo from all three. But clearly, the Cosmo they had wasn't very strong.
Li Jiangping and Liu Chaoxiong were only at the Fifth Sense level, while Zhang Tao had probably reached the Sixth Sense.
(End of Chapter)