Chapter 154: Infernal Peerless Explosive Heat Wave
Psykos had obtained the power of the gods, transforming into Sai Orochi, surpassing even the realm of dragons.
Previously, the final form of Phoenix Man, which had been devoured by Chang Wei, granted him an unimaginably massive amount of genetic points. Boros had one hundred million genetic points, while Phoenix Man's last form, contributed over eighty million genetic points.
Now, as Chang Wei analyzed the molecular data of Sai Orochi before him, the comparison suggested that this entity might be even stronger than Boros.
"Your Majesty Chang Wei, we've completed the molecular analysis of Sai Orochi. Comparing it to the data from Boros, it appears that while Boros in his Meteoric Burst state surpasses Sai Orochi, his normal state and even his Collapsing Star Roaring Cannon form are vastly inferior to the target..."
The researchers in River of Death promptly relayed their findings to Chang Wei.
However, before Sai Orochi—driven by the lingering resentment of the Monster King Orochi—could launch an attack on Chang Wei, Terrible Tornado arrived on the scene.
"He actually got this big?"
Seeing Sai Orochi's massive size, Terrible Tornado was mildly surprised. But to her, size was merely a larger target.
At her peak, she had never considered anyone a real threat. Now, having broken through her limits and attaining Super Terrible Tornado, with more than double her original psychic power, she feared no enemy—except, of course, Chang Wei, who could effortlessly suppress her with a mere flip of his hand.
"Chang Wei, you bastard."
Terrible Tornado caught sight of Chang Wei but paid him no further attention. She planned to deal with Sai Orochi first before turning her sights on him.
Seeing her arrival, Chang Wei realized he could simply sit back and watch. A Terrible Tornado with double her original psychic power—she was most likely at a solid God-level disaster level by now.
At the same time, deep underground, Garou was undergoing his own evolution. His clothes were now fused with the tissue of various monsters—remnants from his brutal battles, stained with their blood and flesh, which he hadn't bothered to clean.
It seemed he was rapidly approaching his final form from the original storyline—that completely jet-black transformation.
Chang Wei monitored the targets he was most interested in: Sai Orochi, Garou... and King.
At this moment, however, King seemed to be in trouble. Evil Natural Water was proving to be an insurmountable obstacle for him. Unable to launch energy waves, King was racking his brain trying to figure out how to deal with this nearly invincible, liquid-based foe.
"This is absurd! It has some kind of locked HP mechanic, and it's made of liquid! Physical attacks are useless! Neither Cosmic Mirage, Earthquake Impact, nor Instant Hell Murder will work..."
King frowned at Evil Natural Water. While he was in his so-called Game Mindset mode, the creature wouldn't attack him. But the moment he exited this state, it would launch a relentless assault.
Was it detecting hostility? Malice? Or some kind of aggro mechanism?
After all, in Game Mindset, King had completely abandoned any intention of attacking—it was purely about executing perfect, uninterrupted combos. With such a simple and pure focus, Evil Natural Water wasn't triggered to attack.
"...Should I try that move?"
King pondered.
It wasn't as though he had no power-ups.
For some reason, after King successfully defeated his first monster in combat, he had the urge to formally train. In other words, he wanted to refine his skills properly.
Unfortunately, most dojos dismissed him immediately upon hearing he was the "Strongest Man Alive," assuming he had come to challenge them. Some even suggested that he should just break their signboards himself. This left King both anxious and exasperated.
Then, one day, a mysterious martial arts manual simply appeared in his room.
And with it, King developed a whole host of game-like skills.
That manual was none other than Explosive Heart Release Fist, a technique paired with a special breathing method—an utterly destructive forbidden martial art. When used, the user's fists would generate explosive shockwaves, causing their own heartbeat to create violent tremors. Even if the opponent avoided the direct impact, they would still be affected by the resulting shockwaves.
Essentially, it was akin to the Possessing Spirit or Advance techniques from Kengan Ashura—a state-boosting ability.
When Chang Wei learned that King had sought martial arts training, he thought for a moment, then broke open Bang's safe and retrieved Explosive Heart Release Fist.
To Chang Wei, this technique seemed tailor-made for King.
After all, what ordinary person's heart could beat with such sheer force that it sounded like an engine revving at full throttle? That alone was already a form of wave energy and shockwave emission. If King mastered Explosive Heart Release Fist, just how strong could he become?
And now, Chang Wei was witnessing it firsthand.
"Explosive Heart Release Fist—Explosion!"
King was clearly treating the technique's breathing method as a power-up skill. In this state, all his attributes surged to their limits.
The tremors of his King Engine became even more powerful.
BOOM—!
BOOM—! BOOM—! BOOM—!
Visible shockwaves erupted around him, forming a five-meter-wide ring of air bursts. The ground beneath King's feet cracked apart, forming an extensive network of spiderweb-like fissures.
His exposed skin—his face, hands, and other uncovered areas—became imprinted with dense, dark-red markings that emitted a faint crimson glow.
The very space around him visibly distorted. The searing heat radiating from him made it abundantly clear—King's qi and blood had reached an unfathomable level.
Then, Chang Wei observed something even more astonishing.
The already terrifying thermal radiation surrounding King, which extended over a hundred meters, suddenly skyrocketed. His aura intensified, breaking past a threshold—his body became engulfed in an illusory red flame.
He even began to levitate slightly, his hair and clothes billowing.
For the first time, Evil Natural Water, despite King's Game Mindset, experienced fear. It immediately retaliated, unleashing a high-pressure water jet at King!
King gazed at it calmly. As the high-pressure stream approached, it was instantly dissipated by the sheer vibrations of his King Engine.
The residual heat alone evaporated the water before it could even reach him.
Evil Natural Water felt the impending threat of death.
"In this state… maybe I can finally use that technique!"
King pressed his hands together, channeling the energy of Explosive Heart Release Fist.
Had someone been monitoring his body temperature at that moment, they would have noticed something horrifying—all of the heat in his body vanished, concentrating entirely within his hands.
This outright defied the laws of thermodynamics, but Chang Wei barely batted an eye.
If he got shocked by every impossibility across all these worlds, he'd never stop being surprised.
"King-Style Martial Arts Ultimate Technique—Infernal Peerless Explosive Heat Wave...!"
King gathered an immense amount of energy in his hands—yet, for some reason, he found himself unable to release it.