DaXia (Great Xia) Higher Academy – Dimensional Center
The family of four arrived once again.
"Mom, Dad, remember what I told you. As long as you follow that step-by-step plan, you should be able to reach peak Sixth-Tier, maybe even step into the Seventh Tier. Xiao Xi, you too. Be sure to remember." Jiang Chen reminded them carefully.
"Got it!"
"Understood!"
All three nodded.
Then, as the Dimensional Center's lights activated, the three of them once again stepped into the Dragon Ball World.
Watching his parents and Jiang Xi disappear, Jiang Chen turned and quietly left as well.
Over the next few days, Jiang Chen waited patiently.
Although his own Dragon Ball World login still had a few months left, he was currently waiting for his Saint Warrior World login. The moment he logged out last time, Jiang Chen had already known that the second login into the Saint Seiya World would occur one month later.
Now, there were only five days remaining.
Those five days passed quickly. As time drew to a close, Jiang Chen finally entered the Dimensional Center once more.
"Buzz!"
Ripples spread as the platform beneath him lit up with glowing inscriptions.
"All students, prepare for login!"
"Login will begin shortly."
"Please remain within your designated login platform."
"Repeat, "
"All students, prepare for login."
"Login will begin shortly."
"Do not leave your platform."
In the next moment, when Jiang Chen's consciousness returned, his body had already re-entered the Saint Warrior World.
Time and space around him were frozen still as countless golden characters flickered in the void.
A new set of information appeared before his eyes:
[Name: Jiang Chen (Asclepius)]
[World: Saint Warrior]
[Identity: Human]
[Current Reserved Login Time: 36,500 days]
Golden text flashed as new entries appeared. And the moment Jiang Chen saw the content, his pupils shrank sharply, his reserved login time had jumped from 10 years… to 100 years!
A hundred years!
This was the longest single login period he had ever received in a dimensional world,
longer than all his previous login durations combined!
"World matching in progress…"
"Match complete!"
Main Quest: Help Athena achieve ultimate victory in the Mythical Era's Holy War.
Mission Success: Gain a portion of the authority of the Saint Warrior World.
Mission Failure: Loss of all future login rights to the Saint Warrior World.
But just as he was still stunned by the login time, another series of golden characters lit up one after another.
And now, Jiang Chen didn't have time to be shocked.
His attention locked instantly onto the Main Quest.
"Damn… seriously?"
The first Main Quest during his first login wasn't too bad, just becoming a Saint Warrior. That was manageable.
But now?
The second Main Quest was already a complete nuclear bomb: "Achieve final victory in the Mythical Era's Holy War."
That difficulty level was ridiculous.
Sure, in the original timeline, Athena seemed to win in the end… But how she won was never explained in the story.
From what Jiang Chen saw during his first login, Athena winning didn't seem very likely.
Forget the other gods, even just Poseidon had pushed her to the limit.
Even now, while she had finally pulled even with Poseidon, it was still far from a real victory. And compared to Poseidon, the likes of Hades, King of Hell, and Ares, God of War, were even stronger.
Victory?
Jiang Chen honestly couldn't imagine how Athena was supposed to win.
His brow furrowed deeply, and a grave look came over his face.
Meanwhile, time and space that had been frozen began to unfold again. The golden characters slowly faded from the sky. And when the world around him fully restored itself, the sounds of chatter and movement returned to his ears.
But Jiang Chen wasn't paying any attention. Still deep in thought, he silently walked toward his personal room.
However, just as he reached his doorstep, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure standing there.
"Arudi!" Jiang Chen called out in surprise, his gaze turning to the burly man before him.
"Asclepius! Something bad has happened, Melchaba has been severely injured!" Arudi spoke anxiously.
"Melchaba's injured?!" Jiang Chen's expression tightened instantly, he didn't hesitate a second longer.
"Yes, please come with me right away!" Arudi nodded quickly and Jiang Chen followed him without delay.
Moments later, Jiang Chen saw Melchaba.
His condition was extremely grim: A huge gash had torn open his abdomen, and his right arm was completely gone.
"Those bastards! Those Sea Warriors are despicable, two of them ganged up on Melchaba!"
"Yeah! That Sea Horse General couldn't even match Melchaba on his own!"
Voices rang out around them, revealing the truth.
With Melchaba having broken through to peak Seventh Sense, and with the aid of the Aries Gold Cloth, his strength had already surpassed that of the Sea Horse General.
In battle, Melchaba completely overwhelmed the Sea Horse General.
But he was ambushed by a Sea Sacred Beast, and faced a two-on-one situation, leaving him critically wounded, on the verge of death. Had it not been for other Saints risking their lives to protect him, he might not have made it back alive.
"Make way! Asclepius is here!" Arudi called out.
The crowd quickly parted.
Jiang Chen stepped up to Melchaba's side. He raised his right hand, silver-gray time energy began to flow, and in that instant, Melchaba's time began to reverse.
His missing right arm began to regenerate rapidly. The huge wound on his abdomen started healing at visible speed.
Moments later, Melchaba slowly opened his eyes.
"What… is this…?" He looked confused.
"Asclepius!" But the moment he saw Jiang Chen, he immediately recognized him and stood up with joy.
"How are you feeling? Anything still wrong?" Jiang Chen asked with concern.
"No, I think I'm fine now! Asclepius, you know what? I think… I may have comprehended a bit of that thing you mentioned!" Melchaba shook his head, then suddenly spoke with excitement.
"That thing…?" Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned, but quickly understood, his eyes widened, surprise showing on his face.
"Yes! I was so close! I've definitely sensed something!" Melchaba said, full of excitement.
During the battle against the Sea Horse General and the Sea Sacred Beast,
he had truly been pushed to the brink of death.
But in that near-death moment, he unconsciously touched what Jiang Chen had once described, the Eighth Sense. He had a feeling that if he experienced it once more, he might truly break into that realm.
"Melchaba, what are you talking about?" Hearing Melchaba's words, everyone nearby was filled with curiosity.
Even Arudi couldn't help but ask.
"Arudi, do you know? Beyond the Seventh Sense Cosmo, there's something even higher!" Melchaba declared excitedly.
"Something higher?" Arudi's eyes widened in disbelief, everyone else was equally stunned.
"Yes, something higher. Asclepius once told me that beyond the Seventh Sense Cosmo, lies the Eighth Sense." Melchaba nodded seriously.
"Asclepius? Is that true?" With Melchaba's words, all eyes turned toward Jiang Chen, hopeful and thrilled.
"It's true," Jiang Chen paused in thought, then nodded slowly.
"Everyone has Cosmo from the First to the Eighth Sense. But merely having Cosmo doesn't mean you've awakened it. Only by awakening your Cosmo can you truly wield its power."
"The Eighth Sense lies beyond the depths of the Seventh Sense. Most people, even up to death, never realize it exists. When a person dies, their First through Seventh Senses cease… But the Eighth Sense does not. The Cosmo remains, it does not disappear."
"That's why, in rare cases, people have discovered the Eighth Sense after death."
"Of course, not everyone awakens the Eighth Sense upon dying; it requires a deeper understanding of Cosmo, a comprehension beyond life and death itself."
As Jiang Chen spoke, everyone around listened with rapt attention.
Their eyes filled with awe, reverence, and determination.
(A hundred years of login time refers to a hundred years within the Mythical Era, not too long in real-world terms. The goal is to allow the protagonist to reach the level of Spiritual God, so that when he returns to the Dragon Ball world, things will get even more interesting.)
(End of Chapter)
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