「前章」が2005年12月17日から、「後章」が翌年の2006年12月15日から先行放送され、各章とも先行放映翌年からDVDが発売された。クライマックスの黄金聖闘士12人全員集結の場面では、アイオロス役の屋良有作が19年ぶりに『聖闘士星矢』への参加となった
曹焱兵一行因芦花古楼的覆灭被皇甫龙斗领导的天罡龙棋将栽赃嫁祸，全员受到灵域的通缉，在经过“天武街”和“风雷街”时，他们分别遭遇了王国组织的第三骑士红莲与第十骑士凯米拉。其后，曹焱兵为探寻母亲下落，故意被缉拿至由群英殿镇守的死牢“千机黑刹”。而其伙伴们为救曹焱兵，在多方驰援下，各方势力齐聚群英殿，展开了一场精彩绝伦的群英荟萃之战。
In the year 1524, the former Assassin Ezio Auditore retired to a villa in the countryside of Tuscany, with his wife Sofia and children Marcello and Flavia. While Ezio wrote in his study, Sofia asked him to watch Flavia while she and Marcello visit his sister Claudia. Shortly after, he left his study to tend their vineyards while Flavia played nearby the villa. In the midst of his harvest, he saw a stranger cloaked in black, talking to Flavia. Fearing the worst, Ezio hurriedly intercepted the stranger, though Flavia told him that she was no danger, as Ezio saw her necklace with the Assassin insignia...
