Chapter 29: Aldebaran's Dream

Plasma Light Speed Fist!

As the most powerful secret technique of Leo Aiolia, this move, amplified by the Gold Cloth, possesses the strength to unleash a hundred million light speed punches per second. The instant it is performed, it forms a three-dimensional web of countless light speed fists, leaving the enemy with nowhere to hide and impossible to defend against.

Even without the amplification of the Gold Cloth, Aiolia's fists far surpass those of the Silver Saints, whose punches are merely supersonic; especially his cosmos, which is mighty and imposing, like an enraged lion.

Feng Zhe, himself not wearing a Cloth, relied solely on his own arms to withstand this net-like barrage of punches with difficulty.

Originally, Feng Zhe was about to be knocked aside, when suddenly the cosmos within his heart erupted. At the center of his small universe, a mysterious sacred flame appeared.

This sacred flame was completely different from that on the Cloth; it was born within the cosmos of Feng Zhe's heart. Because of this small universe's sacred flame, Feng Zhe did not fall.

From a distance, Marin happened to witness a fierce lion locked in a stalemate with an altar, neither yielding, both matching each other blow for blow.

"I held out! Leo is nothing special!"

With a smile at the corner of his mouth, Feng Zhe glanced at Aiolia, who was staring at him in disbelief, as if unable to accept such an outcome.

Aiolia was furious. Just as he was about to don his Cloth, he realized that the person before him was no ordinary Silver Saint.

He closed his eyes, turned around, and said, "You win!"

And then he walked away.

Having watched such a spectacular duel, Seiya, ever carefree, shouted, "Feng Zhe, you actually won! He's a Gold Saint—a legendary warrior!"

Feng Zhe smiled at Seiya. "He wasn't wearing his Cloth just now. If he had, I wouldn't last even a single round."

Regarding Aiolia, Feng Zhe had a clear understanding.

Among the twelve Gold Saints, Aiolia ranked in the middle. Below him were the aquatic duo, Gold Saints with a low-level seventh sense; above him were Saga and Shaka, high-level seventh sense Gold Saints.

As for secret techniques, Plasma Light Speed Fist, as a large-scale physical attack, was an absolute weapon for slaying lesser foes in the Hades arc, making him a character capable of advancing through obstacles.

In summary, Aiolia was definitely not weak. Given enough time, while he might not reach Regulus's heights, he was still a top-tier existence within Sanctuary.

Afterwards, Feng Zhe trained alone in the back mountains for a month, strengthening his physical body every day.

He did not want his body to collapse from being unable to withstand his own secret techniques, becoming another tragic Regulus.

During this month, Seiya also grew accustomed to Feng Zhe. Through their familiarity, Seiya aspired to possess true Saint power like Feng Zhe.

Feng Zhe promised Seiya that, once he was strong enough, he would personally bestow him with a Cloth.

This promise made Seiya leap with joy, which made Feng Zhe smile.

...

One day, Feng Zhe, sensing his physical strength had improved, made his way alone to the Taurus Temple.

Aldebaran sensed Feng Zhe's cosmos and appeared at the temple gate.

"May I ask what brings you to the Taurus Temple?"

Seeing Aldebaran's serious demeanor, Feng Zhe explained his desire to train in the Taurus Temple.

"I see. Very well."

Aldebaran agreed readily, not only consenting, but also letting his own blood drip onto the center of the Taurus Temple.

He once again took out Athena's Shield, using the power of the divine artifact to let sunlight shine upon the blood of the Taurus Gold Saint, Aldebaran.

He felt the Taurus star chart rise up, and under the artifact's power, it transformed into a blazing flame.

This flame was heavy, nourishing all things like the earth itself.

When it merged with Feng Zhe's sacred flame, Feng Zhe felt his cosmos surge rapidly.

It finally stabilized at the advanced sixth sense, after which his cosmos returned to calm.

When Feng Zhe opened his eyes again, the entire world seemed different.

He could smell subtle aromas in the air, see dust in the light, and even hear the mice in the corners with crystal clarity.

With a single punch, he ended the life of a gnawing mouse, his fist now exceeding five times the speed of sound.

"Seven times the speed of sound?"

The strongest secret technique Feng Zhe could now use was the Sevenfold Sonic Punch, which seemed to have reached the pinnacle of Silver level.

The power he now possessed filled him with unprecedented confidence.

"I have a suggestion!"

Aldebaran's words pulled Feng Zhe back to reality.

"I suggest you push your Sonic Punch to the limit, then break through your cosmos and enter the Seventh Sense."

Hearing this, Feng Zhe was a bit puzzled.

Aldebaran continued, "We all know that Saints' training strengthens all five senses—vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Whether Bronze or Silver Saints, all cultivate the Sixth Sense!"

"This Sixth Sense is super sensory perception—the source of all supernatural power in Saints."

"Perhaps you've noticed: once you reach the advanced sixth sense, your five senses become clearer, and the sixth sense's intuition also grows stronger."

Feng Zhe nodded; his sixth sense had indeed improved markedly.

Aldebaran went on, "To awaken the Seventh Sense, you must surpass all six senses—the source of life itself—thus expanding your cosmos and awakening your true self. Awakening the Seventh Sense marks a fundamental difference from ordinary people."

Now Feng Zhe finally understood Aldebaran's meaning.

So he asked, "Only by raising all six senses to their utmost can one fully awaken the Seventh Sense, achieving a complete and absolute difference in one's level of existence?"

Aldebaran affirmed, "Saga and Shaka both pushed their Sixth Sense to its very limit before breaking through to the Seventh Sense. Their cosmos grew to several times ours afterward."

As a Gold Saint himself, Feng Zhe had always thought it was simply a matter of high and low levels, but he now realized that the cosmos itself differed.

For example, Aldebaran's cosmos might be the size of a galaxy, with a limit of galactic power; whereas Saga's cosmos was the size of a barred spiral cluster, a hundred times larger than a galaxy, and his cosmos's growth was naturally something Aldebaran could never match.

"I see. Thank you, Teacher Aldebaran!"

Without Aldebaran's reminder, Feng Zhe might have rushed to break through to the Seventh Sense, which would have brought him real trouble.

"Don't mention it. Saga and the others know this as well."

Aldebaran scratched his head a little awkwardly.

Knowing is not the same as reminding; besides, Feng Zhe had not seen Saga since becoming Acting Pope.

He thought he must visit the Gemini Temple next and meet Saga.

But before that, Feng Zhe asked, "Aldebaran, your Iaido, combined with your Giant Horn, is invincible in physical defense, but..."

Aldebaran laughed heartily. "You're talking about Taurus's other secret technique, Titan Nova, right?"

Feng Zhe nodded, and Aldebaran continued, "Every generation of Taurus has its own unique encounters and exclusive secret techniques. Titan Nova was the fusion secret technique of the previous Taurus."

"My Iaido, combined with Giant Horn, will one day fuse into a new secret technique, one that belongs to me alone—a super powerful move!"

Feng Zhe was genuinely surprised; he had not expected Aldebaran to be such a man.