Chapter 150: The Thirteen Apostles of the Heavenly Warriors

Two massive meteors streaked across the night sky, and instantly, a colossal Cosmo enveloped the entire Sanctuary.

Feng Zhe, who had just earned Athena's trust and been reappointed as the Pope, showed a trace of caution in his eyes. He knew that what was meant to come had finally arrived.

An extraordinarily powerful Cosmo erupted from the Virgo Temple.

Mu and Aiolia both sensed the anomaly within the Virgo Temple and attempted to approach, only to find it nearly impossible to draw near.

The Cosmo of Virgo Shaka suddenly surged to its absolute limit, as if striving to attain godhood.

Gemini Kanon could not help but exclaim aloud, "The Ninth Sense!"

Yet Shaka of the Virgo Temple remained calm and collected, as if this were how things were always meant to be.

Speaking like a prophet, he declared that the final battle was about to begin.

Composed and serene, Shaka already knew that the newcomer was the First Apostle of the Celestial Warriors, the Sun God Apollo.

Shaka knew that Zeus had already prepared to initiate a new Genesis.

The Sun God Apollo proclaimed that just as the gods had created the world in seven days, they would now purify the world in seven days to prevent human wickedness from contaminating the entire globe.

Yet this time, the Genesis would allow a portion of humanity to survive.

These individuals were those who had comprehended the Ninth Sense—the divine sprouts possessing the qualities of gods.

"And to search for these divine sprouts and guide them into the Celestial Realm is the mission you were dispatched to the earthly world to fulfill, Shaka."

"No! Thirteenth Apostle of the Celestial Warriors, Seventh Apostle, God of Light Mephistopheles!"

Facing Apollo, Shaka, whose eyes had remained open all this time, stated that he had not forgotten his mission.

However, he intended to travel to the Celestial Realm to petition Zeus to postpone the initiation of Genesis.

Apollo declared that no one could change the decision of Zeus.

Furthermore, severing the buds of evil had become an imminent necessity.

"You, Mephistopheles, and Athena have lived among mortals for far too long; you have betrayed Zeus."

At that moment, another voice rang out. Shaka had failed to notice his presence, and there he stood—the Tenth Apostle, God of Moonlit Shadows, Mira.

Mira remarked that while Shaka was known as the man closest to the gods, in his view, Shaka was merely the most immature human being, failing to truly reach divinity.

He had fallen and degenerated into a mortal.

Then Mira suddenly made his move, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Night of the Lunar Eclipse!"

Endless dark crimson lotus mist surged toward Shaka, rapidly devouring Shaka's Cosmo.

Mira stated that life in the earthly realm had caused Shaka's Ninth Sense to atrophy.

In response, Shaka unleashed the Treasures of the Heaven.

Mira scoffed that this technique only targeted the five senses and would be utterly ineffective against someone like him who possessed the Ninth Sense.

Shaka smiled faintly; as long as he elevated his Cosmo, the Treasures of the Heaven—which integrated both offense and defense—could strip away even the Ninth Sense.

Shaka suddenly ignited his Cosmo and roared, "Let the light shine forth!"

Yet, within the pitch-black crimson lotus, a flash of brilliance suddenly appeared.

This light seemed to emerge abruptly, only to be extinguished within the darkness just as quickly, as if it had been swallowed whole.

"What?!"

Shaka, who had been completely confident of victory, never expected that this God of Moonlit Shadows, Mira, would surpass him by a distinct margin.

He could only watch helplessly as he was engulfed by the darkness.

Just as despair threatened to consume Shaka, a ball of sacred fire suddenly dispersed the mist, and the light was rekindled. Within this sacred fire, Shaka seemed to find his direction, achieving a sudden, profound enlightenment.

"Treasures of the Heaven!!"

Shaka once again unleashed the offensive and defensive battle array, but this time the radiance was many times greater than before.

"Ninth Sense, stripped away!!"

Shaka's thunderous roar caused Mira's dark crimson lotus to be instantly pierced and shattered by the intense brilliance.

A massive shockwave from the collision of the two energies riounded from the Virgo Temple.

Caught in the overwhelming power sweeping across the area, the Tenth Apostle Mira was ground into nothingness and perished.

Watching Mira's death, the Sun God Apollo felt not a single ripple in his heart. He simply stated that he now understood Shaka's resolve.

Then, looking toward the Pope's Palace, he was about to head over when he sensed the descent of another supreme will. Muttering to himself, the presence declared, "Consider yourself lucky. Next time, I will certainly not spare you!"

With that, a streak crossed the night sky, and he returned to the Celestial Realm.

As the barrier of the Virgo Temple dissipated, the remaining Gold Saints beheld Shaka, whose appearance was half-Buddha and half-demon. In particular, that overwhelming Ninth Sense suppressed the others, rendering them unable to move.

"Shaka!"

A voice called out to Shaka, and then they saw the Pope's robed Altar Saint, Feng Zhe.

Shaka and Feng Zhe locked eyes, and two powerful Concerted Cosmos clashed violently before separating. While Shaka took a step back, Feng Zhe did not budge an inch.

After all, he was still a tier below Feng Zhe.

Shaka then withdrew his fierce expression, closing his eyes once more into an appearance of boundless compassion.

"In the name of the Pope, I issue the highest summons of the Saint!"

"A new great war has begun!"

Feng Zhe's words rang out with resolute strength, and the six Gold Saints answered in unison.

...

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Andromeda Shun, hurrying along, was suddenly struck by a formidable force.

The ones who launched the attack were three Celestial Warriors.

"And this is the combat prowess of someone who once served as the flesh vessel of Hades the Underworld King?!"

Another Celestial Warrior challenged Shun, demanding to know the whereabouts of his elder brother, Ikki.

Yet another Celestial Warrior stated that Ikki was none other than the Thirteenth Apostle, the Fire God Faust.

Shun flatly refused to believe that Ikki could be a Celestial Warrior bent on destroying the earth and the Goddess Athena.

The leader of the Celestial Warriors then revealed his identity: the Eighth Apostle, the God of Totems, Aryan.

Shun's tearful appearance filled Aryan with contempt, while the two ordinary Celestial Warriors shouted, "Faust not only intends to sever all ties with mortals, but he will also lead everyone back to the Celestial Realm!"

Suddenly, a violent Cosmo erupted around Shun, instantly blasting the two ordinary Celestial Warriors into dust.

Aryan never expected that anyone in the earthly realm could defeat Celestial Warriors. As he stood there in bewilderment, he realized that the sudden appearance of reinforcements belonged to the Underworld Specters.

The newcomers were none other than the three Underworld Judges of the Holy War, who had been defeated by Athena's army and subsequently resurrected: Minos of Celestial Nobility, Aiacos of Celestial Heroism, and Rhadamanthys of Celestial Fierceness.

Minos helped Shun to his feet and said, "The three of us received Pandora's authorization to come and protect Shun."

Aryan burst into laughter. "To think that ghosts defeated by the Saints have actually come out to protect a Saint—how utterly ridiculous."

Aiacos replied, "Zeus's initiation of a new Genesis will affect both the Underworld and the Realm of Poseidon; we cannot simply sit by and do nothing!"

Rhadamanthys added, "Even a supreme god has no right to act so recklessly."

Without wasting words, Aiacos unleashed his Galactic Illusion, instantly trapping Aryan within countless demonic eyes.

Yet this ultimate technique, combining physical, mental, and spatial attacks, seemed utterly useless in Aryan's eyes.

Following that, Minos executed his Cosmic Marionette String, and Rhadamanthys unleashed his Greatest Caution.

Yet to Aryan, their ultimate techniques were mere child's play.

With a single hand, Aryan released his ultimate technique: Sinking Air Pressure.

The overpowering attack swept directly toward the Three Judges of the Underworld. Under this immense atmospheric pressure, the three judges were utterly obliterated, leaving not even a shadow behind.

Just as Aryan prepared to forcefully abduct Shun, a ball of sacred fire suddenly flared and burned upon the back of his hand.

Feeling a searing burn, Aryan hastily looked at the newcomer in sheer disbelief and shouted, "Who goes there?!"

A sacred fire burned fiercely upon the ground. The newcomer was not Shun's brother Ikki, but rather the Pope of the Sanctuary, the Altar Saint, Feng Zhe!