Chapter 178: Gate of Death, Open!!
Looking at Saitama's suddenly sharp-featured face and the sense of crisis rising in his heart, King immediately realized that this punch was definitely a Serious Punch!
Just as well... I also want to test... whether my normal state can withstand a Serious Punch...
King had already tested the Normal Series just now; even the Consecutive Normal Punches could be easily blocked by him. It could be said that his current normal state surpassed the normal state of the Bald Demon King, no?
This was quite normal. In the original work, the Bald Demon King's normal state couldn't even kill Cosmic Garou. Before evolving, he was certainly inferior to the current King.
Facing the Bald Demon King's Serious Punch, King unhesitatingly raised his fist high, the shining golden light burning fiercely like a blazing sun:
"Emperor Fist!"
The two fists collided fiercely in the Void. Instantly, the world changed color, and an incomparable energy storm spread in all directions centered on the two of them.
Without any obstacles, the energy storm expanded rapidly, spreading over a thousand kilometers in an instant, sweeping up countless hard meteorites and crushing them into debris.
A somewhat disheveled figure flew backward out of the energy storm, crashing heavily onto a certain meteorite.
King lowered his head, looking at his limp left hand, his face showing no emotion.
It seems that in my normal state, I'm still not enough to contend with a Serious Punch...
King's right arm had a comminuted fracture; the bones inside were almost crushed into Want Want Snow Crackers.
Compared to the previous situation where being hit by a Serious Punch would cause him to explode into a blood mist, King's current physical strength had been greatly improved. Even facing it head-on, at most, an arm would break.
Most importantly, he had still never used his full strength.
Accompanied by a flash of green light, the originally broken and twisted arm recovered in an instant.
A warm current surged within his body, flowing into King's limbs and bones, continuously strengthening his body as his stats steadily increased.
In that case...
[Eight Gates: Gate of Death] Open!!
His blood and energy erupted in an instant, crimson steam spreading over his body. King's Aura skyrocketed, and his pressure made the surrounding space tremble uncontrollably.
The originally dark and silent starry sky turned blood-red in the blink of an eye. The Energy condensed to the point of substance, filled everything around him, almost turning into King's Domain.
Feeling the powerful pressure washing over him, a smile couldn't help but appear on Saitama's face. The white cape behind him fluttered loudly under the blast of the blood-colored steam:
"Impressive Aura, King! You're really something. It looks like I'll have to get a bit serious too!"
King and Saitama looked up at the same time and glanced at each other. Neither said anything more; everything was understood without words.
Strong people always have a mutual respect for one another.
When a strong person climbs the highest peak, the first thing they feel is a sense of accomplishment, followed by the cold wind at the summit—the loneliness born from standing against the wind.
Especially when seeing that others can't even reach the halfway point, this extreme sense of loneliness grows even stronger.
And at this time, when they turn their head to look at the peak on the other side, only to find someone else who has also reached the summit, how ecstatic they would be.
The two rushed out simultaneously, yellow light and red light colliding at this moment.
"Serious Series: Omnidirectional Serious Punching!"
Saitama stepped on the Void, his figure constantly flashing and flickering in the starry sky. In just an instant, he flickered nearly tens of thousands of times, leaving behind a series of rapidly moving afterimages around King.
These appeared to be afterimages, but in the moment they were left behind, each one contained a charged Serious Punch.
In the next second, all around King, hundreds and thousands of Serious Punches rained down overwhelmingly!
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