Chapter 124 - 62: Hyoga’s Seventh sense; The Ophiuchus Temple! (Part 2)

Chapter 124: Chapter 62: Hyoga’s Seventh sense; The Ophiuchus Temple! (Part 2)

"Shut up!"

The temperature inside the Scorpio Temple plummeted. Hyoga’s Cosmo expanded violently to an unprecedented degree.

Milo felt a hint of surprise; this familiar scene vividly reminded him of that man.

Hyoga climbed up from the ground. With his head lowered, his body trembled violently.

"You... you guys are pushing me too far!"

First, it was Cancer Deathmask, then Leo Aiolia, and now even Scorpio Milo had come out to mock him.

Chasing after Alex’s footsteps and gaining his teacher’s acknowledgment was the most persistent wish hidden deep within his heart. Yet, this obsession had now become the very reason for others to ridicule him.

Throughout storming the Twelve Zodiac Temples, being told time and time again that he was inferior to Alex... the reverse scale at the bottom of Hyoga’s heart had been thoroughly ripped away!

He suddenly threw a punch forward, his voice carrying the absolute, burning-bridges resolve of a cornered beast.

"I might be inferior to my teacher, but don’t you dare underestimate me! Take this!"

"Diamond Dust!"

Hyoga’s Cosmo broke through a critical threshold, and ice-blue light erupted like a raging tsunami.

An ice-blue torrent surged from his palms, carrying countless razor-sharp ice blades and the absolute zero chill straight toward Milo.

Wherever the torrent passed, the bluestone slabs of the Scorpio Temple froze instantly, and even the air itself was filled with drifting ice crystals.

"The Seventh Sense?"

The laziness in Milo’s eyes completely vanished, replaced by heavy solemnity.

He didn’t dare to be careless. Spreading the five fingers of his right hand, he condensed five scarlet needles simultaneously, pushing his Cosmo to its absolute limit.

"Scarlet Needle!"

Boom!

The powers of ice and poison collided with a thunderous roar in the center of the palace. Energy ripples spread out like a violent tide, shattering the fluorite on the dome and sending fragments raining down.

The bluestone floor cracked into web-like patterns. Hyoga was sent flying by the shockwave, crashing heavily into a stone pillar in the hall. He spat out blood, the shoulder armor of his Cygnus Cloth completely shattering.

Milo was also forced back several steps. A thin layer of white frost covered his Gold Cloth. He shook his wrist, a lingering numbness still prickling at his fingertips—the chilling bite brought by Absolute Zero.

"To think a kid like you could master this kind of power."

Milo stared at Hyoga, his tone now carrying a genuine measure of acknowledgment.

At this moment, outside the Scorpio Temple, Alex stood with his hands clasped behind his back, a flash of gratification in his pitch-black eyes.

He could clearly sense the exact moment Hyoga achieved the Seventh Sense. Although that ice-blue Cosmo had the blessing of Athena’s divine power, it was still enough to prove Hyoga’s innate talent.

"He finally achieved the Seventh Sense... Then, the only thing left is to teach you Aurora Execution!"

Alex muttered to himself. He didn’t rush in immediately; this was a crucial moment for Hyoga’s growth, and he was unwilling to interrupt it.

It wasn’t until the Cosmo fluctuations inside the temple gradually subsided that he slowly walked into the Scorpio Temple.

Inside, Hyoga remained frozen in a punching stance, leaning against the stone pillar, completely unconscious. The fourteen bloody holes on his body were temporarily sealed by frost, staunching the flow of blood.

Milo stood before him, scarlet Cosmo gathering at his fingertip, but he delayed delivering the fatal strike.

That was the final needle of the Scorpio constellation: Antares!

Alex understood in his heart that Milo had, ultimately, held back.

The Scarlet Needle attacked the human body’s star points at the speed of light. After taking fourteen needles, only the final needle, Antares, was needed to cause the opponent to completely bleed out, lose all five senses, and ultimately have their Cosmo extinguish to death.

Seeing Alex, Milo’s pupils contracted slightly, and he instantly dispelled the light at his fingertip.

"I knew it. I beat up your student, so of course you’d show up."

The corners of Alex’s mouth curled up slightly.

"Hmph. You should consider yourself lucky you didn’t plant that final needle. Otherwise..."

Alex walked over to Hyoga and carefully picked him up, wrapping the boy’s body in his own Cosmo to soothe his injuries.

Milo gave a cold snort and turned his back to Alex, his deep purple hair obscuring his expression.

"That Ophiuchus Temple that suddenly appeared... is extremely dangerous. Alex, you’re not wearing your Gold Cloth. Are you sure you’ll be fine? Do you need me to go with you?"

Carrying Hyoga, Alex walked toward the exit of the temple. His footsteps were steady, his voice completely indifferent.

"It’s just Ophiuchus. Watch me shatter it with absolute power!"

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