Chapter 100: Immortal and Indestructible
"Welcome home."
With the sound of the smart AI's voice, King returned to his "den," one of the few places where he could completely relax.
After confirming that fellow Genos hadn't followed him, King finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Great, that guy didn't follow. I finally have time to enjoy my private space."
King flopped straight onto the soft bed, sprawled out in the shape of the character 'Mu' without any regard for his image.
Hiss... it really hurts... Feeling the tearing pain coming from his entire body, King grimaced in agony.
In fact, he wasn't some Saint who didn't fear pain; the self-healing after every injury was usually accompanied by intense pain.
Especially after opening the [Death Gate], every muscle in his body felt a constant tearing pain.
To avoid being affected by pain during battle, King would use his blood and Qi to compress his pain nerves, causing a temporary loss of sensation.
However, this technique couldn't be used for long; it could only be sustained for half an hour at most, as further compression would affect the neural interaction System.
From the start of his battle with Boros until his return home, over 20 minutes had passed, and he had released the compression of his pain nerves.
"F*ck! It hurts like hell!"
Every muscle in his body was constantly squirming, with countless muscle fibers tearing and restructuring, becoming even tougher through this repeated process of destruction and renewal.
He could feel a more powerful force surging from his cells, continuously filling his formidable Physical Body.
That's right, King had broken through another layer of his limiter.
The limiter was something that was either never broken or broken countless times.
Either one never breaks it until death, or after breaking it once, growth becomes much easier.
The nature of the fight with Boros was different from the one with Saitama.
The reason his sparring with the Bald Demon King allowed him to break his limiter was purely because King had been beaten to a pulp so many times.
Every time he was crushed, he hovered on the brink of life and death, thereby breaking the shackles of his genes.
In this battle with Boros, King gradually realized his own strength and fused with his body's potential during the fight, naturally breaking through the second limiter.
King lay on the bed, staring at the white ceiling; the tearing pain couldn't interfere with his thoughts at this moment.
Although the original work didn't describe it in such detail, the reason Saitama, the Bald Demon King, became so powerful was likely because he broke through numerous limiters in battle after battle.
Saitama was just an ordinary person when he still had hair, but through repeated life-and-death battles and persistent effort, he grew and broke through layer after layer of limiters, finally becoming the invincible Bald Demon King.
After all, if he had only relied on 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a ten-kilometer run every day, he would at most have gained a healthy body, not such overwhelming power.
By the way, when he slew Boros, what did the System broadcast?
With a thought from King, a faint blue data panel appeared before him.
He found the System's broadcast history and clicked on the message from a few dozen minutes ago.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully slaying the cosmic overlord Boros, obtaining 5000 attribute points]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing a being Above Dragon Level for the first time, obtaining 2 random passive skills and 2000 attribute points]
Eh?!
Seeing these two rewards, King's eyes widened slightly.
So generous? As expected of the experience baby, Boros!
Compared to the 7000 attribute points, the two brand-new passive skills were what King valued most.
He instinctively prepared to open his data panel, but before doing so, his hand, which was about to touch the faint blue panel, stopped in mid-air.
"System, add 4000 points to Strength and 3000 points to Spirit."
No joke, he definitely had to add the free attribute points first and then open his data panel with a flourish; that was the only way it would feel satisfying!
[Name: King]
[Gender: Male]
[Abilities: King Engine, Super Speed Healing, Fine Control, Energy Control, Soul Immortality, Adapt to Heaven and Earth]
[Strength: 22,500]
[Speed: 17,000]
[Stamina: 15,000]
[Defense: 13,000]
[Spirit: 7,000]
[Note: The standard for entering Dragon Level is for all attributes to reach 1000]
Looking at the pleasing attributes, King nodded in satisfaction.
Not bad, he was becoming more and more like a stat monster.
His gaze fell upon the skill bar. Looking at the newly added [Soul Immortality] and [Adapt to Heaven and Earth], the detailed skill descriptions surfaced in his mind.
[Soul Immortality: When the host's Physical Body is obliterated, the Soul will carry the consciousness and exist outside the body. It can work in conjunction with [Super Speed Healing] to re-condense the Physical Body from a Soul state]
The moment he saw the description of this ability, King bounced straight off the bed, his eyes filled with shock.
This passive skill could be said to have surprised him immensely.
"Holy crap? Does this mean I now have an immortal body?!"
Previously, King's Physical Body couldn't be obliterated; as long as he had a shred of stamina, he could recover. But his weakness lay in his consciousness.
If King were to be completely slain in an instant, giving him no time to recover his body, he would be dead for good.
For example, if the Bald Demon King Saitama hit him with a Serious Punch, there was a high probability he would actually die.
But it was different now. Even if his Physical Body was blown into a blood mist, King could still re-condense his body through the consciousness wrapped within his Soul.
The first skill had given him such a huge surprise; what about the second one?
With an excited heart, King looked at the description of the second skill...