Seiya felt no surprise at being identified as someone from an outer world. As for Shaka, this Enlightened One, his power of insight was exceptional even among the gods.
"Humans naturally have their own destiny. I cannot force them to make choices," Seiya said.
He was a Saint, one who prevented the gods from bringing disaster to the earth, but not a nanny. With his own pre-ordained victory from the outset, and Adam's remaining strength easily capable of securing another win—two more victories than in the original work—Seiya felt this was already enough.
However, the Shaka before him displayed a demeanor utterly unfitting for a Buddha.
"Actually, what I want to ask you is, are you interested in the position of Valhalla Council Head, that is, the God King?"
Shaka took a bite of an apple, his gaze seemingly piercing through the buildings towards the gladiatorial arena.
"To be honest, I was quite sad after the old master died. The current Council of Gods (Valhalla Council) is in a state of disarray, without a leader. Civil strife among the Greek gods and the rise of the Norse gods are all foreseeable events."
"But if it's you, my Alaya-vijnana tells me that you have the qualifications to become the God King."
The God King. Seiya hadn't expected to hear that term again.
In reality, being able to fight was the most crucial thing.
The reason God King Zeus could become the Valhalla Council Head and lead all the gods, aside from him being the Greek God King in Greek mythology himself, was primarily because, among the gods in this world, he was openly the strongest, save for the Four Primordial Pillars. Oh, for such a 'background figure' existence, even God King Zeus had a certain possibility of victory.
Therefore, Pegasus, who had surpassed God King Zeus and possessed even greater formidable strength, truly could become the new King of all gods, the new Valhalla Council Head. The so-called "qualification" simply meant being strong enough to fight.
"If it's just about extending humanity's fate this one time, then at the current rate of development, the next millennium might still face the same desperate situation. But if reforms are carried out from within the gods, perhaps things could turn out differently." Shaka genuinely wanted Seiya to stay.
"But I believe more in humanity's own potential," Seiya said, then turned and walked forward.
Although the gods wished to destroy the human world, there were also a small number of gods who loved humanity, and they were striving in different ways.
Shaka wanted to reform from within, but the thought of Seiya remaining in that seat for millions of years—as Shaka envisioned that future prospect, Seiya only felt it would be torture.
At this moment, Seiya looked at the spoils gained from defeating God King Zeus of this world in battle—a combat divine authority.
Perhaps it was the 'Fist Beyond Time' that had struck him; this time's gain was one of the few that didn't involve divine authority, instead being a further development of the Seventh Sense's time perception. His awareness of time could now slow down by a factor of ten thousand.
"Seems alright." Seiya was quite satisfied.
After all, although this world had existed for an extremely long time, the strength of its gods was not considered outstanding. The strongest, God King Zeus, was barely qualified to compete with him; perhaps such a powerful victory feedback also required other blessings.
Perhaps only the legendary Four Primordial Pillars were opponents truly comparable to him?
Thinking about these things was meaningless, because at this stage, his mission was already complete.
He was already quite satisfied that the victory feedback from defeating God King Zeus could involve the Seventh Sense; it was just a pity he hadn't comprehended Zeus's 'Source of Transcendent Time'.
Purely from a mechanical standpoint, this combat technique had complete initiative; if he were to add his own attributes... thinking of this, Seiya couldn't help but find it peculiar.
Yet this combat technique was clearly quite compatible with him. Thinking of this, Seiya also recalled that some of the Heretic Gods in the Godslayer world also possessed related time-based authorities.
For example, most mechanism-based Divine Speed were more or less related to time: in the future, Alexander Gascoigne's time reversal extracted from the past Goddess Lachesis, and Madam Dong's Fairy Corridor of Love. Oh, and Nemesis, the Goddess of Retribution who apprehended Shira—she was the very embodiment of karmic retribution with time manipulation elements.
At least for this divine authority of karmic retribution, Seiya became quite interested. He felt this divine authority still had strong development potential.
At this moment, in the sea of clouds, a squad of Valkyries on white horses galloped past.
In a garden perpetually in twilight, a towering oak tree stood in its very center. The Valkyrie Brunhilde finally saw the warrior Seiya, who had just achieved victory for humanity. Seeing his figure, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lord Seiya!" Her younger sister, Göll, next to her, joyfully waved at Seiya.
"You're leaving, aren't you?" Brunhilde's heroic face showed a complex expression.
"I wanted to hold a celebration after the match ended, but it seems we won't have the fortune to invite you. However, before that, I still want to fulfill the promise between Valkyries and warriors."
The promise between Valkyries and warriors was their refinement into divine weapons.
If Seiya were set aside, humanity would have almost no chance of victory against the gods. Therefore, the Valkyrie Brunhilde, the eldest sister, had teamed up with Shaka from the start to complete a plan: for Shaka to initiate 'One Lotus Incarnation', which would allow Valkyries to transform into divine weapons, the most suitable weapons for warriors.
"Seiya, please choose a Valkyrie partner suitable for you. Our Valkyries' hidden ability is to refine ourselves into weapons that are compatible with our partners."
The Valkyrie Brunhilde stepped forward.
Behind her, her twelve sisters collectively looked up at the Godslayer before them.
"Although you have the right to choose, it seems now that all my sisters are quite fond of you."
Brunhilde smiled, because this also proved that Seiya was indeed a hero capable of making humanity take notice. "So, what's your choice?"
In Norse mythology, the numerous Valkyries each represented different aspects of war; they were the personifications of war's various facets.
Skuld symbolized the Moment of Armament, Alvitr symbolized Army Protection, Sigrdrifa symbolized Granting Victory, Geirahöd symbolized Clamor, Randgríðr symbolized Shield Destruction, Reginleif symbolized Miracles, Hrist was Trembling and Dragon's Roar, Herfjötur was Weapon Collection, Thrud was The Strong. Rossweisse was Plan Destruction, Geirröðr was Charging with a Spear, and Gunnr was Magic Possession.
But for him, Valkyries refined into divine weapons were probably not much different from souvenirs given away when passing by a tourist attraction. Of course, some among them had extremely outstanding effects, such as Hlökk, Thrud, and Rossweisse; the concepts of war they embodied were still very useful.
"Among them, does that include you?" Seiya asked, looking at Brunhilde in the center.
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