What is the Seventh Sense?
The Seventh Sense is a higher-level Little Cosmos perception and manipulation ability, transcending the Five Senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch—and the Sixth Sense, Heart Sense.
At the same time—
The Seventh Sense is also the source of true power of the Little Cosmos, and is the starting point to enter the Divine Domain.
Only by comprehending the Seventh Sense can one be qualified to step into the Divine Domain.
Because the Seventh Sense is the first step in accessing the power of the Divine Spirit.
In "Saint Warriors: The Twelve Palaces Chapter," why were the Five Small Bronze Saint Warriors able to fight their way through and eventually defeat the powerful Golden Saint Warriors? It was because in repeated near-death experiences, under the guidance of Athena, they accidentally or deliberately awakened the Seventh Sense.
Otherwise, relying solely on the power of the Bronze Saint Warriors, let alone a random strike from a Golden Saint Warrior, even a glance from a Golden Saint Warrior would have killed the Five Small Warriors on the spot.
After returning from the Atlantic Ocean, Hawk remained in the backyard of Palm Street No. 521A, sitting cross-legged under the big tree, seemingly with an air of enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.
In the living room.
Sitting on the sofa chatting with Gwen, Sharon glanced at Hawk meditating under the tree, curious, she looked at Gwen.
"How long has it been?"
"Since we got back."
"Tsk."
Sharon instinctively took a deep breath, looked at Gwen, "It's been almost half a month already, still sitting there meditating?"
Gwen acknowledged with a nod, "Yes, he's been like that since we returned, says he's in a revelation."
Half a month ago, after Hawk returned from the Atlantic Ocean and picked her up from New York S.H.I.E.L.D, he went straight to sit cross-legged under the big tree in the backyard, claiming he needed enlightenment.
Then…
The enlightenment lasted for half a month.
Initially, Gwen found it interesting, sitting on a bench watching Hawk meditate, but as time passed, five days ago, Gwen had reached a point where she didn't mind it anymore, at most, she'd glance at Hawk each time she passed through the living room to see if he was still there.
However, she's not sure if it's an illusion.
Gwen felt that ever since Hawk began meditating under the big tree in the backyard, the air in the backyard seemed to become refreshed, and even the flowers and plants she had planted seemed to bloom particularly vividly.
Sharon listened to Gwen's response, stayed silent for a while, then shook her head and changed the subject: "By the way, how's that family settled?"
Getting up from the sofa, walking towards the bar, Gwen brewed a cup of coffee for Sharon, looked at Sharon with a smile, and handed one of the cups to her.
Sharon took the cup, thanked her, then took the folder placed beside her, pulled out a pile of documents from it, and handed them to Gwen.
"What?"
Gwen sipped her coffee, placed her cup on the coffee table, casually said a phrase, took the documents Sharon handed to her, and then saw the house ownership information: "Jersey City, West View Town No. 123."
Sharon confirmed, "They're currently settled there."
Gwen didn't speak, turned to the first page of the house information, and immediately saw the personal data of Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Maximoff.
Of course.
The information of Jean, Billy, and Tommy are also included.
However…
Gwen thumbed through the data of the three children, somewhat curious, she looked at Sharon.
"Why are the last names blank?"
"…"
Sharon didn't speak, merely shrugged in response to Gwen's gaze.
Gwen realized, chuckled, "What did she say?"
Sharon understood clearly whom Gwen was referring to: "She said, if you don't mind, she'd like the children to have the last name Maximoff."
Gwen raised her brows.
"No."
"Hmm."
"No matter what, these are Hawk's children."
Gwen listened to Wanda's request for Hawk's three children to have the Maximoff last name, directly shook her head, handed the documents back to Sharon: "The children must have the last name Phoenix."
Sharon took back the documents, her eyes fell on Hawk, cross-legged and meditating under the big tree.
"Should we wait for Hawk…"
"No need."
Gwen smiled, "I'll manage the family's affairs."
Sharon opened her mouth, looked at Gwen with a smile: "Actually…"
Gwen seemed to know what Sharon wanted to say, interrupted with a smile: "It's merely a last name, nothing significant."
Sharon seeing this, also ended the topic, then looked at Gwen: "By the way, that girl, Jean, she wants to see Hawk."
Gwen turned her head to look at Hawk meditating, looked at Sharon: "Hawk is still in enlightenment, no idea when he will awaken, let's wait for Hawk to wake up before we say anything."
Sharon nodded.
"Okay."
"Oh, Sharon."
Gwen's gaze passed through the glass of the living room, fell on Hawk meditating in the backyard, then side-glanced at Sharon, in a pondering manner: "Do you think Hawk is deliberately in enlightenment, making me handle these things for him?"
Sharon opened her mouth, intuition told her she should leave.
Intuition said so.
That's what she did.
Sharon made no sound, facing Gwen's beautiful eyes, she showed a very polite smile, then stood up, without looking away, walked straight towards the door.
Ordinary household chores already cause headaches.
Let alone this scenario.
Gwen watched Sharon, who was getting up and heading towards the door. After realizing, she chuckled, got up to send Sharon off.
A gentle breeze swept through the backyard, picking up a fallen leaf that brushed across Hawk's brow as he meditated under the tree.
His mind sank into the deepest realm of the Little Cosmos. Standing before the portal of the Seventh Sense, Hawk seemed to sense something but did not mind it. He continued to close his eyes, caught the Mind Gemstone floating above his brow, and continued to comprehend the Seventh Sense, the final step towards the Golden Saint Warriors.
The Fifth Sense and Sixth Sense of a Saint Warrior can both stimulate the Little Cosmos.
But only the Seventh Sense can truly, infinitely, completely burn the Little Cosmos within, granting the Saint Warriors the power to truly destroy stars and shake the heavens.
So—
The Seventh Sense is the only key to unlocking the infinite energy reservoir of the 'Little Cosmos'.
It can be said that without the Seventh Sense, no matter how sturdy the Holy Armor is, or how splendid the techniques are, they are just for show in front of a true Divine Spirit.
But once the Seventh Sense awakens, and one steps into the Divine Domain, things become different.
Hawk now has the confidence to suppress Thor.
Even though Thor is a god.
However, once he awakens the Seventh Sense and fully enters the Divine Domain, even if Thor awakens and transforms into a true Divine Spirit, Hawk can still manage to suppress him.
In the real world, Hawk sat cross-legged under a tree, pondering the method of borrowing insight from Dharma, his mind also sat cross-legged in front of the Seventh Sense portal, trying to break it open with the Power of the Mind.
But…
Even with the Mind Gemstone in hand, he still feels that he's just one step away from piercing through the Seventh Sense.
Hawk thoughtfully recalled Masami Kurumada's description of the Seventh Sense in Saint Warriors.
Actually, in the Saint Warriors series, Masami Kurumada didn't really describe what the essence of 'Seventh Sense' truly is.
Masami Kurumada merely depicted a passage.
Saint Warriors who have awakened the Seventh Sense can burn the Little Cosmos, crush the boundaries of space and time, and achieve lightspeed, or even surpass lightspeed.
As for the essence of 'Seventh Sense', Masami Kurumada didn't elaborate further.
Hawk was stuck on this point.
He knows what the essence of the Sixth Sense is, transcending the boundaries of life and death, thus experiencing the perception that surpasses the Five Senses.
This was why he could comprehend the Sixth Sense in one go.
He was searching for the process with answers in hand.
But the Seventh Sense?
The Mind Gemstone, aligned with Hawk's brow, emitted a faint yellow light.
Hawk felt the calming power of the Mind Gemstone curbing his restless thoughts, his mind becoming incredibly calm and clear at this moment.
In the next instant.
Hawk thought of a sentence from his Western philosophy textbook.
Masami Kurumada did not describe the essence of 'Seventh Sense', but in Western philosophy, there seems to be a description of 'Seventh Sense'.
Hawk's thoughts turned, and under the influence of the Mind Gemstone, it was as if he returned to the section of the Western philosophy class he desired.
He saw the philosophy textbook and also the Western philosophical description of the Seventh Sense.
Two words.
Time!
In Western philosophy, the Seventh Sense is considered a kind of spiritual transcendence and a perception of the flow of time.
And as soon as Hawk captured the concept of time.
In an instant.
The Fire Phoenix suddenly appeared, crashingly bombarding the Seventh Sense portal, preventing Hawk from transforming the Little Cosmos from Silver to Gold.
The portal of the Seventh Sense resounded loudly.
But…
It remained immovable.
With closed eyes, Hawk's thoughts sped, as the keyword time emerged, more connections between the Golden Saint Warriors and time surfaced in his mind.
For example…
In the perception of Golden Saint Warriors, time is incredibly clear. Precisely because of this, in the original series, Seiya, stripped of the Five Senses, could escape by recognizing the flow of time.
And…
To the Bronze Saint Warriors and even the White-Eyed Saint Warriors, the movements of a Golden Saint Warrior, having comprehended the Seventh Sense, appeared like Instant Movement.
This is not just because Golden Saint Warriors are so fast.
But because Golden Saint Warriors have comprehended time, and surpassed it.
"Therefore!"
"To comprehend the Seventh Sense."
"Relying solely on the heart isn't enough."
"Time is also needed."
Hawk, sitting cross-legged under the backyard tree, slowly opened his eyes, and as he did, a brilliant golden light burst forth from them.
In the next second.
Hawk stood up under the tree, stepped forward, and directly passed through the glass door into the living room.
Gwen, cooking her dinner in the kitchen, brightened her eyes, seeing Hawk finally finished his retreat in the backyard, she smiled faintly.
"Finished your epiphany?"
"Almost."
Hawk smiled and said, "I need time."
Gwen listened to the words, looking at Hawk's expression, raised her brows.
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