Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo

Chapter 786: VS Old Fist God 1


In my eyes, there appeared two different images simultaneously.

One of the images was of the real world, above the North Pole, where twenty Divine Seal Fragments hovered in the air, emitting invisible waves of the Power of Divine Seal Fragments. It seemed to form a strong signal of summons, as from different directions, beams of meteoric light rapidly approached, precisely the Divine Seal Fragments.

Under the call of more than half of the Divine Seal Fragments, the remaining fragments moved from various places. Among them might be parts hidden by Fa Zheng, parts we hadn't discovered yet, and even parts originally lost in the Post-mortem World. Even the Divine Seal Fragment bound to my consciousness automatically detached, appearing in the real world. I did not deliberately stop it, merely watched as the fragment flew towards the North Pole at light speed.

In total, thirty-five fragments gathered together, all piercing through the sky to congregate above the North Pole, then collided and fused with each other.

In just an instant, all the Divine Seal Fragments disappeared, replaced by a floating black Divine Seal disk, slightly larger than a human head.

This black Divine Seal disk hadn't been entirely repaired, its surface covered with cracks, seeming as if all the fragments were crudely pieced together.

Within the gaps of the cracks, a large amount of orange flames and gray mist erupted from inside, intertwining as if in a fierce clash.

The other image revealed the scene inside the Void Realm.

As the Little Bowl transformed into its flame form and appeared in the mist-filled Void Realm, it was like a candle lighting gunpowder, with orange flames becoming a vast sea of fire, flooding every corner of the Void Realm in the blink of an eye.

In astonishment, Tai Sui made a swift decision, decomposing his body into countless wisps of gray mist that merged into the environment. Meanwhile, the gray mist within the Void Realm operated like a giant beast perched there, countering the orange flames.

"Number Two! You—" Tai Sui seemed unable to accept what he saw as reality, "Zhuang Cheng gave you all the Divine Seal Fragments!? He actually... How could he do this! How could he—!!"

Little Bowl did not waste energy arguing with Tai Sui over the truth, focusing solely on expanding her encroachment area within the Void Realm.

To seize the position of Master of the Doomsday Divine Seal, it's not enough to merely invade the fragments with one's soul; one must, like Tai Sui, invade all parts of the Doomsday Divine Seal. Otherwise, Tai Sui couldn't be replaced. No matter how many fragments are occupied, one is only a Void Envoy, not the Master of Divine Seal. That's why all fragments must gather together.

However, this approach has pros and cons. The advantage is that Little Bowl meets the basic condition to replace the Master; the disadvantage is that all fragments contain components of Tai Sui's soul. Gathering them all means Tai Sui's soul finally gains unity from its dispersed state.

Within the Void Realm, the gray mist multiplied dozens to hundreds of times in an instant, its density so high it became like a solid entity.

When dealing with fires, it's not only water that can extinguish them; sometimes, sand serves as a weapon. A great amount of sand burying the fire source can have a powerful extinguishing effect. When density reaches this level, the gray mist buries the interior of the Void Realm like infinite sand. The fierce sea of fire sagged rapidly along with it, about to extinguish.

But I didn't just watch the situation worsen; I transmitted my power all at once.

Within the cracked black Divine Seal disk was a fragment bound to me. Through this connection, I transmitted power to the Little Bowl who served as my envoy in the Void Realm. At this moment, Little Bowl transformed into a Catastrophe Demon, and with my total support from the Third Door, elevated far beyond a Catastrophe Demon, surpassing even Xuanming.

In the blink of an eye, the orange sea of fire flared intensely like a gasoline-drenched pile, violently tearing apart the solid-like repelling gray mist with expanding heat, filling the Void Realm with flames once more.

"—Zhuang Cheng!!!"

Tai Sui's roar echoed, unable to stop his continual retreat.

Even with a head start, even in life he was Impermanence, now Tai Sui faces Little Bowl who holds more than half of the Seal Authority, along with me who opened the Third Door and proved manifestation, even able to overcome Shan Liangyi. In the battle for the throne of the Master of the Doomsday Divine Seal, his advantage vanished completely.

Little Bowl's spiritual nature doesn't excel in combat; even with power far exceeding Tai Sui, she couldn't win in conflict. Yet, she doesn't need to fight, merely focusing all energy on expanding her mass in the Void Realm, increasing occupied space, like plants consuming land step by step, just rooting and growing is sufficient.

As we anticipated, Little Bowl alone, even with over half the Seal Authority, would inevitably fail without my strong support, but with it, the situation reversed immediately.

Tai Sui's life was already like a candle in the wind.

However, the more victory seems certain, the more one must be wary of sudden crises.

An unprecedented sense of danger descended from above my head. It felt as though I had turned into an ant, and suddenly a gigantic foot appeared over me, ready to stomp me into powder in an instant.

Along with this intuition came a burst of wild laughter. The newcomer made no attempt to conceal his arrival; rather, it was as if he deliberately issued a warning. Looking up, I saw a shadow dropping rapidly—a heel plummeting down. Despite it being human-sized, it carried the terrifying oppressive feeling of an entire mountain free-falling from the atmosphere and slamming into the ground. I instinctively dodged, and at the moment his kick hit the ground, a shockwave beyond imagination exploded forth.

At this moment, even the Earth's rotation slowed due to this blow, causing a slight tilt of the axis.

The Old Fist God seemed unable to hold back his fervent fighting spirit, landing directly before me.

"Come, Zhuang Cheng—it's time to fulfill your promise!" His voice was exceedingly exuberant, "You've brilliantly defeated Shan Liangyi, now it's my turn! Put forth all your strength and knock me down!"

"Sorry, I'm currently quite busy!"

I stepped back, and the surroundings transformed, suddenly placing me within the cosmic space between Earth and the Moon. Yet, amidst the shifting scenery, only the Old Fist God's presence remained unaltered. He relentlessly pursued, arriving in front of me with a powerful punch.

Mana, like a twisting space distortion, spiraled around his fist, reminiscent of martial arts stories' inner strength or Qi force, then converted into a concentrated shockwave, turning this strike into a deadly attack capable of piercing through celestial bodies.

Judge purely by strength, this attack seemed like a standard strike, comparable to my fully wielded Solar Eclipse Sword.

I employed my ability to merge with the natural world, once more desperately dodging. Evidently, the Old Fist God was encountering this evasion based on the Power of Manifestation for the first time; I felt his conscious lock slip, missing, causing the hit rate of his strike to drop instantly and brush past me.

"Hmm?" The Old Fist God showed an intrigued expression, "This ability... resembles 'Unity of Heaven and Man,' yet far more exquisite and profound..."

While speaking, his attack came like a torrential storm. I didn't respond to his words, striving to distance myself and stealing a moment to glance at Little Bowl's situation. Due to losing my support, Little Bowl also lost her chance to seize the Master of Divine Seal position quickly. Fortunately, having previously infused significant power on that end, Little Bowl still maintained a clear advantage.

If possible, I'd really want to transfer as much power to Little Bowl to allow her to resolve things with Tai Sui swiftly. However, currently, facing Old Fist God's attack, I had to exert myself as if walking a tightrope just to cope; merely checking on Little Bowl equated to engaging in high-risk behavior.

Moreover, although it was merely a round of simple offense and defense, I could roughly judge the gap between Old Fist God and myself.

Concerning the upper limit of strength intensity, or density, Old Fist God was a cut above my current phase but not enough for a qualitative gap. What's most crucial isn't that, but rather speed. Like with the Solar Eclipse Sword earlier, I had to perform a certain preparatory action to release it. Although the required time was brief and could potentially be further compressed, there was still a density-building process. The primary difference between ordinary attack and killing move lies here.

The Old Fist God was completely different. Faced with him directly in combat, I could see that his power maximized its density at the moment of striking, with every raise of his hand turning into a killing move. No posture, no preparation, and not following any visible process—his entire body operated like a mysterious driving machine capable of instantaneously integrating power under all circumstances, explosive power absurdly strong, with attack strength consistently surpassing mine.

This was still during mid to long-distance combat; if dragged into his forte, close combat would only be more disadvantageous for me.

Originally, I thought he might at least wait for me to get hold of the complete Doomsday Divine Seal, but he evidently wasn't planning to give me that chance. Or perhaps, he just lacked critical intelligence, not realizing Little Bowl and I were at the most pivotal moment?

After continuously dodging his tightly coordinated onslaught, I finally managed to painstakingly accumulate an attack equal to one of his strikes, transforming it into a powerful Fireball and shooting it outward.

Yet facing this move, the Old Fist God neither dodged nor blocked but merely raised a finger to point.

The fingertip collided with the Fireball.

The orange-red Fireball burst like a punctured bubble, instantly losing its original density, scattering into a chaotic flow of flames.

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