Chapter 118: Destroyed with One Punch
Watching King being enveloped in his own flames, Monster King Orochi couldn't help but feel a hint of doubt when there was no sign of him emerging.
Normally, at a time like this, most people would assume their opponent had been incinerated to ashes and would choose to stop their attack.
But Monster King Orochi's methods were different from most, and his thought process was equally unique.
"This is bad... it seems my flames have no effect on King at all, which is why he's choosing to remain perfectly still."
Thinking this, Monster King Orochi turned his heads, and a Gaia Cannon wrapped in crimson flames blasted directly into the sea of fire. The violent explosion caused the entire inferno to twist and distort.
"Holy shit!"
King had been enjoying the warmth of the flames when a Gaia Cannon suddenly flew right at his face, scaring him into throwing a reactive punch.
The Gaia Cannon, which originally contained destructive energy, was blown apart by the punch. It was as if someone had sliced a gas tank in half, instantly producing a terrifying explosion.
A figure wrapped in a pale blue stream of light appeared within the soaring mushroom cloud, with a few minor wounds on his body.
These wounds were merely superficial and, by all rights, should have recovered instantly using Ultra-Speed Regeneration, but King chose not to do so.
He suppressed his healing ability, feeling the waves of stinging pain from the wounds and the wondrous changes occurring within his body.
In just a few short seconds, the injuries began to heal naturally without any flash of green light, meaning King hadn't used Ultra-Speed Regeneration.
Monster King Orochi naturally noticed King's abnormality. A fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he opened his massive maw once again.
"Playing tricks!"
The dozens of tentacles behind him stabbed into the ground simultaneously, continuously absorbing energy from the earth. A constantly compressed and reorganized Gaia Cannon began to form in his mouth once more.
Boom! Boom!!
The energy ball, which was constantly compressing and expanding, suddenly burst forth, striking King's body at extreme speed. A violent explosion once again swept through the entire underground space.
If King hadn't pre-deployed a large number of Dragon Peak-level energy shields in the soil layers above, the entire City Z would likely have been plunged into an unprecedented earthquake.
After all, an energy Blast comparable to a nuclear explosion detonating right under your feet is like a normal person's house being stuffed with TNT; not being blown to the sky on the spot would make one a legendary lucky soul.
But this time, Monster King Orochi's alarm bells were ringing loudly as he finally realized something was wrong.
Amidst that violent explosion, a tall figure floated quietly in mid-air without any defensive posture, even maintaining a stance with arms crossed over his chest, as if he were completely unbothered by the power of the explosion.
You've got to be kidding! This is the Gaia Cannon!
Even for Monster King Orochi, the situation felt incredibly absurd at this moment.
As the king of Monsters, the strongest attack he could unleash was unexpectedly unable to cause any damage to King, and the opponent hadn't even made a defensive move.
Just as Monster King Orochi was filled with doubt and uncertainty, the figure appearing in the explosion slowly raised his right hand and then suddenly swiped it to the side.
In an instant, a gale seemed to blow through the entire underground space. The energy that was still expanding and exploding was directly dispersed by an irresistible force, turning into thousands of energy specks that vanished between heaven and earth.
King's figure was revealed right before Monster King Orochi, his body covered in a layer of crimson Armor that shielded his frame, leaving only his head exposed.
The purpose of this crimson armor was naturally not for defense, but because that fellow Monster King Orochi's Gaia Cannon had burned King's clothes to ash.
That's right; after just two rounds of attacks, King had already completely adapted to Monster King Orochi's power. Even the strongest attack, the Gaia Cannon, could no longer harm him.
Feeling the changes occurring within his body again, King couldn't help but clench his fists as surging power circulated within his Body.
So this is Adapt to Heaven and Earth... what a terrifying adaptation ability, to think it took only twice to completely nullify the attacks of an Above Dragon-level Monster King Orochi.
Now then, it's time to end this.
Under Monster King Orochi's shocked gaze, King stepped on the Void. Accompanied by the distortion and vibration of space, his figure instantly turned into a beam of light charging straight up, arriving before Monster King Orochi in the blink of an eye.
Dozens of tentacles intertwined, turning into moving ropes to block King while spraying a sea of crimson fire at him.
However, King didn't even bother to make a defensive move, simply raising his fist while charging forward.
Something inconceivable to Monster King Orochi happened: even though it was the fire he had released, at this moment, those flames acted like King's subjects, consciously making way for this human and forming a path to godhood forged of fire.
Realizing the tentacles couldn't stop King at all, Monster King Orochi steeled himself and quickly stabbed all his tentacles into the ground again, starting to frantically absorb energy from the earth.
"Damn it! Faster! I'll be able to release it soon!"
Monster King Orochi opened his bloody maw, surrounded by layers of sharp teeth, as a concentrated Gaia Cannon continuously formed in his mouth.
"Damn! It's too late!!"
The Gaia Cannon wasn't even half-formed when King arrived before him. That fist, so tiny compared to his massive body, was already right in front of him.
It was an ordinary-looking fist, with no flashy special effects, no violent Explosion, and no energy as brilliant as the sun. It was just a single punch.
King concentrated all his energy within his body, the power of the Emperor Fist completely internalized, yet it was far more powerful than when it bloomed like the sun.
At the moment of contact, Monster King Orochi's indestructible massive body melted as quickly as snow meeting a scorching sun. Cracks spread across his body and then rapidly expanded.
Boom!
Accompanied by an explosive sound, Monster King Orochi's body shattered on the spot, with severed limbs and an extremely dense life aura exploding everywhere.
Monster King Orochi, the king of the Monster Association, was thus destroyed by King with a single punch!