This was very different from the Eighth Sense, which had a clearly defined awakening process in the original story. Omega, however, had no such process, only a brief description.
In the original series, this was understandable. After all, Saint Seiya Omega was just a sequel to the main Saint Seiya storyline. Even getting a basic introduction to Omega was already a blessing.
At least it was better than the Ninth Sense, whose very existence was uncertain.
But that was in the original work. This, however, was the real world and that made things awkward.
This meant there was no clear or correct path toward reaching Omega.
Even as a transmigrator and prophet, Jiang Chen still had to walk that path step by step.
Thinking this, Jiang Chen gently closed his eyes.
Once more, he began to carefully sense the Cosmo within himself.
At this moment, even in his own perception, his Cosmo had become vast and boundless, like a true starry universe.
The only difference was that his Cosmo currently only manifested one portion of the void; it was not yet the complete structure of the starry sky that existed outside in reality.
Moved by this thought, the next moment, Jiang Chen's consciousness fully immersed into the void.
No, not void.
In truth, his consciousness had entered his own Cosmo.
His eyes looked around at the stars twinkling around him, at the interwoven constellations.
Even though this wasn't his first time stepping into this space, he was still struck by the indescribable awe each time.
This was the depths of his own consciousness,
And yet it was able to manifest as an entire universe.
Even though it wasn't complete,
That was still utterly inconceivable.
He slowly raised his right hand.
Countless shooting stars swept across the center of his palm.
In that moment, Jiang Chen felt a strange and profound sensation begin to take root in his heart.
…
In the void of space, Jiang Chen's figure was completely immersed in quietly sensing his own Cosmo, as well as the interconnection of Athena's 88 constellations. After decades had passed, the 88 Galaxies within him had long since formed a seamless network, one complete, unified whole.
With just the raise of his hand or the lift of his foot, Jiang Chen could clearly feel the immense Cosmo coursing through him.
The power brought by Athena's 88 constellations was beyond imagination.
However, it was also very clear, even the complete connection of the 88 Galaxies was still not enough to form the Great Universe, and even less so to manifest the power of Omega.
And now, for Jiang Chen, aside from continuing along the path of the Eighth Sense, reaching the peak, and eventually stepping into the unknown existence called the Ninth Sense, his only remaining paths were:
---The Great Universe,
---And the Power of Omega.
He wasn't sure why… But as time went on, with his second login nearing its end, Jiang Chen faintly sensed a gloomy shadow slowly closing in upon him.
Though he couldn't be certain what would happen next…
He instinctively understood that this time's Main Quest would likely bring a massive crisis. A crisis possibly even more dangerous than the time he had to flee from Planet Vegeta.
In such a situation, strengthening himself as much as possible was the only way forward.
"The Universe is a unified existence of space and time, a material world that constantly moves, evolves, and changes. The Universe contains many forms of matter: nebulae, stars, moons, planets, meteors, etc., collectively known as celestial bodies. Stars and nebulae are the most fundamental among them."
"In theory, since the Universe was born from a Big Bang 10 to 20 billion years ago, and space expanded from the 'cosmic origin' at the speed of light, the Universe's radius should be 10 to 20 billion light-years. Its light radiation spreads out in a spherical form."
"Assuming the Universe is relatively smooth, its estimated size is about 4.1 × 10⁹ cubic light-years. In cosmology, these values refer to present-day distances, not the distance at the moment the light was emitted."
"To better observe the skies, ancient people divided the stars into regions, known as constellations. Ancient China divided the sky into the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions. The Three Enclosures are regions near the North Celestial Pole: Ziwei, Taiwei, and Tianshi. The 28 Mansions are spread along the ecliptic and celestial equator:
East (Azure Dragon): Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, Ji
South (Vermilion Bird): Jing, Gui, Liu, Xing, Zhang, Yi, Zhen
West (White Tiger): Kui, Lou, Wei, Mao, Bi, Zi, Shen
North (Black Tortoise): Dou, Niu, Nu, Xu, Wei, Shi, Bi."
"Ancient Egypt!"
"Ancient India!"
Thoughts flowed continuously through his mind, memories from his previous life interweaving with knowledge from this world, forming a complex web of insight.
And in the depths of the void, changes began to occur without notice.
BOOM!
BOOOOM!
A thunderous roar resounded, and the entire void began to tremble violently.
Beyond Athena's 88 Galaxies, one star after another began to light up again and at the same time, faint connections began to form between them. Endless starlight began to fall from the sky, cascading down toward where Jiang Chen was.
In that moment, his location once again became a scene of galactic convergence.
Streams of starlight flowed into his body and at the same time, his internal being began to undergo a silent transformation.
In Saint Seiya Omega, once a Saint obtained the Power of Omega, they would naturally begin to manifest the Great Universe's Power. But Jiang Chen was different. He began by condensing the Great Universe, and through that, gradually peered into the power of Omega.
A faint and gentle light enveloped him and even his Sacred Cloth began to show signs of transformation. And within that transformation, the entire sky seemed to fall into utter darkness in that instant.
"Buzz--!"
Above the Temple of Athena…
A soft and sacred light burst forth in an instant, enveloping the entire Sanctuary and in that sacred light, the Sanctuary itself seemed to transform into a sea of stars, into the void of the universe.
From within the Temple of Athena, the figure of Athena stepped forward. Even though she was a Sovereign, at this moment she found herself standing upon the void of the cosmic starfield.
"So this is the power of Omega? It's truly terrifying!" Athena murmured softly. Even though she had long anticipated Omega's might, experiencing it firsthand still left her in awe.
After all, she could sense clearly that this was only a brush with Omega's power. It couldn't even be considered a fragment of true Omega, not even a scale or a claw.
Of course, Athena was astonished.
But those within Sanctuary… The countless Saint Warriors were even more shocked. In the blink of an eye, they realized they had been transported into the cosmic void.
And to their delight, they found themselves astonishingly close to their own constellations.
"W-What is this?"
"My god… I can feel Ursa Minor!"
"Yes! I can sense Cassiopeia!"
"And more, more of them!"
"We… we…!"
Voices overlapped in excitement. After their initial shock faded, they became wild with joy. They could clearly sense their own constellations. Even if they didn't know why, one thing was certain, their training would now be much smoother.
Especially the Gold Saints, their eyes lit up instantly.
(To Be Continued…)
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