What a pity. After Abel's defeat, the Authority over the Earthly Realm was seized by Zeus. Later, it was handed over to the second Major Deity of the Sanctuary, Athena.
However, once something like Authority passes through other hands, it is difficult to say whether they left some kind of hidden trap within it.
"Darling, are you looking for something here?" Alice asked curiously.
She was somewhat familiar with the situation in the Sanctuary, but she was not entirely clear on the specifics.
"I am looking for a few divine artifacts," Riku said with a hint of emotion. "The Corona Temple Complex is very special. Even Saori cannot enter it casually, otherwise, she might not be able to come back out. In other words, the Sanctuary is not actually complete. It has been cut into two halves."
"Before dealing with Shaina's matter, I must restore the Sanctuary to its complete state. Otherwise..." Riku shook his head. "When the time comes, the massive upheaval caused by the Sanctuary could easily lead to problems."
"Is that so?" Alice blinked her beautiful eyes, seemingly not quite understanding.
As for Shaina, she indicated that she knew nothing at all. In any case, she would just follow along and that would be that.
After Shaina had finished whispering and chatting with the quirky and adorable Alice, she had already realized something: 'Why think so much? Just follow and charge!'
Regardless, there were big shots at the top to handle things. All she had to do was become stronger, protect her younger sister, and follow the charge. Once she stopped overthinking, she suddenly noticed that this world was truly beautiful.
"Darling, what do we need to do?" Alice looked at the Corona Temple Complex before her, even shielding her eyes with her hand like a young girl as she looked around curiously.
Riku raised his hand and said, "It is very simple."
Wisps of Universe Energy erupted from Riku's hand. The terrifying energy began to permeate the entire Sanctuary.
In an instant, the heavens and earth shook. The Sanctuary roared. It was as if the entire Sanctuary had begun to vibrate violently. Aside from those in the Corona Temple Complex, everyone else could feel the intense tremors.
Within the Sanctuary, everyone, no matter what they were doing, looked up in unison.
In the next moment, the Sanctuary let out a thunderous roar. Before everyone's eyes, the entire Sanctuary seemed to disintegrate.
"What is going on?" Mii frowned and whispered.
With a few quick leaps, she landed on a boulder. The giant rock began to float toward the sky.
At the same time, above the Sanctuary, there had originally been a cycle of sun and moon. At this moment, the sun and moon vanished completely, replaced by the brilliant eighty-eight constellations, with thousands of stars shimmering with light.
The surroundings changed rapidly. The original scenery of birds and flowers disappeared, replaced by a void as deep and vast as the universe itself.
"The Sanctuary..." Saori and Kyoko stood at the peak of the Astrology Tower. Looking at the Sanctuary before them, a look of reminiscence appeared in both women's beautiful eyes.
The Age of Myth! Were they about to see the true form of the Sanctuary once again?
"It is more than just that..." Saori shook her head slightly, her voice filled with a complex tone. "I can feel the Sanctuary evolving. It is truly evolving from a mere space into a real world."
A complete Sanctuary could be called a world. Similarly, a complete Underworld could also be called a world. However, those were also incomplete.
Now, with the injection of a large amount of Universe Energy from Riku, the Sanctuary was not only returning to its true form from the Age of Myth but was also undergoing an evolution.
"Let us wait quietly."
"Mhm!" Saori and Kyoko glanced at each other and smiled in unison.
As the Universe Energy continued to pour in, the entire Sanctuary roared. The original main mountain began to crumble, yet it also began to reconsolidate. It was no longer a simple mountain.
"That is..." Mayura's pupils contracted. She watched as the original mountain rapidly expanded. At the same time, its interior seemed to transform into something containing the universe itself, as if it held cosmic starlight and the vast Milky Way within.
In the surrounding cosmic starry sky, the radiance of the eighty-eight constellations flashed continuously, growing brighter and brighter.
"Hmm?" Saeko Busujima stood in the Capricorn Palace, quietly watching everything. She noticed that the Capricorn Palace beneath her feet was also undergoing a change.
Streaks of Universe Energy were injected into the Twelve Zodiac Temples. The Goddess's Temple and the Pope's Hall both floated up, and the Twelve Zodiac Temples also rose, revolving around the mountain that contained the universe.
The Astrology Tower stood high above. The Goddess's Temple, the Pope's Hall, and the Twelve Zodiac Temples were connected to each other by a staircase constructed of starlight.
"What is this?"
"Huh?"
"What is happening?"
The girls standing on the giant rocks suddenly felt something was wrong. They seemed to be drawn by a certain force.
The constellations corresponding to each of them flashed with dazzling brilliance. Giant rocks gathered, and palaces began to emerge. These were the palaces corresponding to their respective constellations. With them at the center, the structures were rapidly condensing.
Twenty-four silver palaces. Forty-eight bronze palaces.
They spread outward in circle after circle, surrounding the cosmic mountain and the Twelve Zodiac Temples.
"Eh?" Xing Xiaoling covered her mouth with her cute hands and said in shock, "I actually get a palace too?"
As Marin watched all these changes, she also whispered softly, "The Sanctuary has brought about a brand-new change. Most importantly..."
Just by standing within the Sanctuary, Marin could feel her own Cosmo churning. It was not just being strengthened. It was as if simply by cultivating, she could achieve twice the result with half the effort, or even more. She did not know how much her progress would be enhanced.
Indeed, while the Sanctuary was undergoing its transformation, Riku had simultaneously constructed a magic circle similar to a Spirit Gathering Array, channeling Universe Energy into the entire Sanctuary.
~✦~ End of Chapter ~✦~
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