Crack. A soft sound rang out. The Lizard Silver Saint's eyes went slightly vacant as he stared at his completely shattered gauntlet and his fist, which was now bleeding.
A moment later, he seemed to finally react. "Aaaaaah! Wha—? How could this be! My fist has been completely pulverized!"
"Misty! Damn it, what's going on?" The other Silver Saints were greatly alarmed, their gazes toward Shin now a mixture of shock and fear.
Shin spoke with a hint of helplessness, "Hey, I've already thrown away the gold cloth. Shouldn't you all be carrying out your own mission? Why bother a passerby like me?"
"Damn you, are you mocking us? Let me, the Centaurus Silver Saint Babel, show you my power! Even if you can withstand punches, you won't be able to withstand my high-temperature flames!"
"Flame Whirlwind Fist!"
This Centaurus Silver Saint was clearly a bit smarter. When he attacked, he deliberately unleashed only the fiery blast of his fist, not directly striking Shin's body.
He understood very clearly: among the Silver Saints, Misty was considered the most powerful, hailed as the Saint who had never been injured. In this situation, Misty's punch against the opponent resulted in a shattered gauntlet and fist. If he, too, were foolish enough to use a direct physical attack, the outcome probably wouldn't be any different.
With a boom, the Flame Whirlwind Fist, blazing with intense heat, struck Shin. The result was... no result at all. Seeing Shin, who still wore a look of helplessness and didn't even have a speck of dust on him, the Centaurus Silver Saint couldn't help but gulp and take a slight step back.
"How... is this possible?!"
"Don't waste any more time! Let's attack together! This is not an opponent any one of us can defeat alone!" the Silver Saint of the Hound Constellation spoke up. "I'll sense his mind!"
As he spoke, this guy activated his Mind-Reading Ability. If this were the original Superman, he truly wouldn't be able to block this kind of psychic ability. However, besides his Superman powers, Shin currently also possessed abilities from Chakra and Devil Fruit.
With both abilities combined, his mind was like a black hole of infinite depth that absorbed all light. Forget this half-baked Silver Saint, even if you dragged over the god Hypnos himself and had him unleash a major psychic attack like 'Eternal Sleep,' it wouldn't have any effect.
Pfft! The moment he made his move, the Silver Saint of the Hound Constellation violently vomited a mouthful of blood. He felt his brain buzzing. The spiritual energy he had projected into Shin's mind not only completely vanished, but a terrifying suction force even followed that mental probe and viciously yanked at his own consciousness, making him feel an immediate pain akin to nerve rupture. His spiritual energy was almost completely depleted. Then, his vision went dark, and he collapsed unconscious.
The group of Silver Saints was dumbfounded. The Cosmo they had just ignited under the Hound Saint's command now seemed to have been doused with a bucket of cold water, sizzling out. The Silver Saints looked at each other, unsure whether to charge forward or retreat.
However, among those Saints who had managed to cultivate Cosmo, few were the type to truly be afraid and retreat.
Although they all felt their chances of winning were slim, they ultimately gritted their teeth, steadied their resolve, and reignited their Cosmo.
"We absolutely, absolutely will not admit defeat like this!"
"We are Saints, after all! He's just a guy without a cloth!"
"Flame Whirlwind Fist!"
"White Whale Super Crushing Fist!"
"Marble Tornado!"
This time, the three Silver Saints put everything on the line, holding nothing back. Their Cosmo, burned to its limit, and their ultimate moves derived from their constellations were once again launched directly at Shin.
All three felt that under the immense pressure, their Cosmo seemed to have advanced another step. Their fist speed fully reached five times the speed of sound, almost reaching the very limit of what a Silver Saint could achieve.
Crack, crack. Sounds rang out, interspersed with the pained groans of several Silver Saints. Shin sighed, looking at the Silver Saints whose fist gauntlets were completely shattered and whose arm bones were mostly broken.
"Really, why go through all this trouble?" Shin rolled his eyes. "I already told you, I'm not your enemy."
Unfortunately, the several Silver Saints staggered backward, clutching their fists. The worst off was the Lizard Silver Saint, because he had attacked twice, so the bones in both his hands were completely pulverized.
After the first attack, his arms still somewhat resembled arms. But during the second, because he had exerted his full strength, the recoil was naturally greater. His hands now dangled like limp leather straps, twisted and useless; the bones inside were probably ground to dust.
The other Silver Saints were in a similar state. A Saint's offensive power far exceeds their defensive capabilities. Coupled with the fact that they had all attacked without hesitation at full force, the result was naturally that their arms were utterly wrecked.
Only Marin, the Eagle Silver Saint, who had stood to the side without making a move, remained completely unharmed.
Shin glanced at Mu and shrugged, as if to say, "This wasn't intentional on my part."
What could Mu say? He could only manage a barely perceptible, bitter smile at the corner of his mouth.
Seeing the situation now, these Silver Saints probably wouldn't be of much use in testing the Five Bronze Saints. Shin sighed softly, casually extended his hand, and a black mist swept out, instantly engulfing the Silver Saints.
With a wave of his hand, several Silver Saints, stripped down to only their clothes, were tossed out. As for their silver cloths, naturally, Shin happily accepted them all.
They were, after all, silver cloths, which could at least serve as providers of Cosmo experience for Shin. The accumulated essence within these silver cloths, though far inferior to that of the Five Bronze Saints' cloths or the gold cloths, could basically sustain a level of the Seventh Sense.
After all, with so many Holy Wars fought, the number of Silver Saints who managed to break through to the Seventh Sense during intense battles was definitely not small. Basically, in the endless Holy Wars, Saints of every constellation had achieved the Seventh Sense.
Unless a cloth was completely shattered and lost, necessitating a newly forged one, the remaining silver cloths still retained the Cosmo of past generations of Saints.
Shin sensed them briefly. These silver cloths clearly had quite a history, especially the Centaurus one, which seemed to have been worn by several Silver Saints who achieved the Seventh Sense. Combined, their Cosmo could be stimulated to the peak of the Seventh Sense.
Then, his gaze turned to Marin. "Well? Aren't you going to make a move?"
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