"Relax your mind, I've got everything under control."
"King-san, I believe in you." Mumen Rider nodded solemnly.
If there was anyone else in this world he could trust unconditionally, it was King.
Mumen Rider closed his eyes. Aoi was incredibly excited, its radiant light trembling slightly. It had been tormented by this power for so long, and now it finally had a chance to be free of it.
Hum!
Aoi transformed into a ball of light and slowly merged into Mumen Rider's body. A massive surge of Divine Power was rejected and began to dissipate into the surroundings.
Void Boundary!
Void Power descended, forming a barrier that enveloped the entire area.
If this massive Divine Power were allowed to spread to the surface, there was no telling how many God's agents would emerge.
[Ding! High-dimensional power detected. Integrate?]
The Talent Fusion System's prompt sounded.
King's pupils constricted slightly, he hadn't expected this power to contain more than just Divine Power.
"Integrate!"
Whoosh
An aurora shot out, continuously absorbing and converting the dissipating energy.
"No! This isn't Four-Dimensional Power!"
King discovered with shock that the newly appeared high-dimensional power was not Four-Dimensional Power, though its structure was more like something composed of four-dimensional space.
[Commencing conversion: Fifth Dimensional Power.]
With a look of pleasant surprise on King's face, Fifth Dimensional Power was continuously absorbed and converted. The union between Aoi and Mumen Rider also grew faster and faster.
'It's not seizing his consciousness?'
King's spiritual power entered Mumen Rider's mind. If Aoi showed any ill intent, he would immediately strike to suppress it. However, the other party made no move to harm Mumen Rider. Instead, their consciousnesses were accommodating each other.
King did not stop them. He knew that once the two were completely fused, with their spiritual consciousnesses coexisting as one, it would be impossible for Aoi to harm Mumen Rider.
"Possessing the Will of Earth isn't bad either." King murmured to himself.
This was Mumen Rider's opportunity. After this fusion, he would gain massive energy, and his strength would increase tremendously. Especially in terms of spiritual power, it might even surpass that of a god.
Hum!
Just as King was feeling happy for Mumen Rider, he was suddenly pulled into another world.
"Where is this?"
King instantly became cautious. With the Talent Fusion System and the Divine Core, his spiritual power had reached a terrifying level, yet he was still pulled here. This demonstrated the power of this space's master.
"You are very special."
A heavy voice echoed in King's mind, immediately making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Thump-thump-thump!
The deafening King Engine rang out. King didn't even know how long it had been since he was nervous enough to trigger the King Engine.
"Who exactly are you?"
King struggled to raise his head. He felt a power that transcended the divine. So the master of the power inside Aoi was actually this powerful.
"This... This is?!!"
King witnessed a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life. In the vast, endless void, a giant eye was staring intently at him.
An unparalleled fear enveloped his entire body, because the eye was actually the size of a galaxy. As for how big the entity's true body must be, King didn't dare to imagine.
(It... it's him...)
The trembling voice of 101 rang in King's mind. Its voice was shaking uncontrollably, as if it had seen something extremely terrifying.
"Who exactly are you?"
King forcibly calmed his mind. He knew this was just a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of the other party within the spiritual world.
"You will find out."
King wanted to ask more, but his spiritual power was forcibly pulled back to reality by the system.
"..."
King looked at Mumen Rider, whose fusion was nearing its end. The joy he felt moments ago had completely vanished.
'To think there is such an existence above the gods. Is such an enemy truly defeatable?'
Since obtaining the Talent Fusion System, King had never lost confidence, no matter what kind of enemy he faced. But this time, the enemy's power exceeded his cognition, causing a flicker of doubt to arise in his heart.
[Ding! Mission complete. Successfully helped Mumen Rider fuse. Reward: Three random talents.]
[Ding! Automatically merging talents. Hero's Heart progress increased by 1%. Current progress: 99%.]
"What happened to me?"
Mumen Rider's eyes slowly opened. He could feel the power within him that was almost ready to overflow.
"Heh heh. Kid, you've hit the jackpot this time." Aoi's voice echoed in Mumen Rider's mind.
Clearly, the two had merged into one, their spirits coexisting. This state was actually similar to how King and 101 interacted—shared power and shared spiritual energy.
"King-san, this is wonderful!"
Mumen Rider finally snapped out of it and looked at King excitedly. From now on, Earth would no longer suffer from Monster disasters.
"Yes. You need to learn to adapt to and control this power. Let's head back first." King smiled slightly.
Since the matter here was resolved, they should return.
'Fifth Dimensional Power, and a powerhouse behind the gods... it seems the true crisis is only just beginning.'
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Hero Association Headquarters.
"What? King, are you sure? The source of the Monster disasters has been resolved?!"
Sitch's voice rang out, filled with excitement.
"That's right." King's tone was flat.
He knew the Hero Association existed to deal with Monster disasters, but despite years of effort, human losses remained incalculable.
"That's fantastic."
If anyone else had said this, Sitch would have thought they were crazy. But since these words came from the man in front of him, they had to be true. Considering King could even slay a god, it wasn't surprising at all that he could resolve the source of Earth's disasters.
"However, don't celebrate too early. The real danger is only just about to arrive." King said.
"Hmm? Cam you be more specific? What do you mean by 'real danger'?" Sitch suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Earth's situation has already caught the attention of a certain powerful entity. That party may have already begun to move."
"Is it another god?" Cold sweat broke out on Sitch's forehead.
On Earth, even Dragon-level threats could be handled by S-Class Heroes. But if it was a god, even the S-Class Rank 2, Tatsumaki, would be far from a match.
Currently, the only ones in the Hero Association who could stand against a god, besides Blast and King, were Genos and Garou. Of course, Saitama was an exception.
And even among them, in Sitch's eyes, the only ones truly capable of slaying or repelling a god were likely only King and Blast.
[Ding! Mission triggered: Crush the Divine Alliance. Slay thirty gods. Reward: Evolution of Darkness Power.]