As it turned out, the [Rogue Template] was also effective against Apocalypse.
However, the mutant abilities absorbed were very strange.
"Fire Breathing?" Fang Yuan felt the absorbed ability, a question mark slowly appearing over his head. "Did Apocalypse take a training course at a circus?"
Of course, he quickly realized that Apocalypse supposedly possessed hundreds of abilities, and he had clearly just absorbed one of them.
As it turned out, Apocalypse couldn't stop the absorption, but he certainly had a lot to give.
Fang Yuan absorbed the Fire Breathing ability for a long while before he finally moved on to the next one.
Water Spitting... "It seems Apocalypse didn't have much good stuff to eat in his early days," Fang Yuan complained inwardly.
He understood that not only did he look down on these abilities, but Apocalypse surely did too; therefore, these abilities must have been absorbed when Apocalypse first started out.
But understanding was one thing; Fang Yuan felt helpless. At this rate, how long would it take before he could absorb Apocalypse's core abilities?
Boom!
In a momentary lapse of concentration, Fang Yuan was punched to the ground by Apocalypse again. Seeing Apocalypse raise his foot to stomp down, Fang Yuan quickly teleported away.
He clenched his right fist, gathering Space Stone energy in his hand. Although it wasn't the Power Stone, Fang Yuan adhered to the principle that with enough force, even a brick can fly—as long as there's enough energy, the power would be immense.
Bang!
Sure enough, Apocalypse confidently traded punches with Fang Yuan. He thought that with his strength, he would knock Fang Yuan down again, but this time, Apocalypse was the one sent flying back.
Not only that, a spatial portal suddenly appeared behind Apocalypse. He was knocked into the portal, and before he could fully pass through, it instantly shrank. Just as Wong used a portal to sever Black Dwarf's arm, Fang Yuan intended to use spatial power to cut Apocalypse in half at the waist.
The concept was great, but Apocalypse also possessed spatial abilities, and he teleported away to dodge the spatial slice.
Furthermore, the position he teleported to was right next to Fang Yuan. Apocalypse tapped himself, and then as his eyes rolled back, Fang Yuan felt a tearing sensation throughout his body.
Clearly, Apocalypse had just upgraded his Molecular Restructuring Manipulation ability; now, he could even decompose Hulk's body.
Mainly, Fang Yuan's [Hulk Template] development was only at 14%, which wasn't much better than the Hulk who had his teeth knocked out by the Hulkbuster Armor.
Fang Yuan urgently unequipped the [Fighting Template] and swapped in the [Wolverine Template] to resist the bodily restructuring.
He finally experienced what Wolverine felt when being baptized by a nuclear bomb or washed over by the Phoenix Force. His body was constantly being decomposed-healed-decomposed-healed. While there was no immediate danger to his life, the pain was still there.
Physical pain leads to either fear or anger.
Fang Yuan was very angry, so his Hulk physique grew again, and his strength increased accordingly.
The essence of Hulk lies in the fact that the higher the rage, the stronger the strength.
So Fang Yuan charged straight in. Apocalypse intended to block him, but his fighting skills weren't quite up to par. Now that Fang Yuan's strength had narrowed the gap, he used the technique of redirecting force to rarely break through Apocalypse's defense.
Fang Yuan landed several punches squarely on Apocalypse's chest, beating him until he spat blood. But that still wasn't enough to vent his anger; Fang Yuan actually grabbed Apocalypse's head and started a barrage of headbutts!
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
A good sound meant a good head, though it was a bit hard on the skull.
But while he had vented his anger, the actual damage was zero.
It was the same when Apocalypse hit Fang Yuan. Although he was strong and could decompose Fang Yuan's body, Fang Yuan could also heal.
This is how a battle between two people with self-healing abilities goes. After fighting for ages, the one that suffers the most damage is the surrounding environment.
Fang Yuan and Apocalypse's abilities overlapped significantly, as if they were taught by the same master; they couldn't break each other's moves.
Just like Deadpool and Wolverine fighting in a car—the one most hurt was the Toyota.
What? They were fighting in a Honda Odyssey?
Because Honda had already advertised that their car wouldn't break even if Deadpool and Wolverine had a 'car-shaking' session in it for a day and a night, the ones hurt were naturally the competitors.
Fang Yuan and Apocalypse were like Deadpool and Wolverine; both used every trick in the book, but neither could land a killing blow, so they fell into a war of attrition.
Exhausting the opponent's stamina and waiting for their recovery speed to slow down was the only chance.
But at their level, let alone fighting all day like Captain America, they could fight for an entire year without stopping.
Although Apocalypse's strength was far inferior to the Darkseid that Fang Yuan had encountered, the enemy that Fang Yuan felt was the hardest to deal with was still this big bald head, Apocalypse.
If the enemy's strength was too high, he could directly use the [Five-Five Open Halo], but Apocalypse was stronger than him by only a limited margin. Using the [Five-Five Open Halo] wasn't cost-effective, so they could only interact by punching each other back and forth.
The [Five-Five Open Halo] could eliminate the gap between him and his opponent, allowing him to suppress them with fighting techniques, but it couldn't kill the opponent—otherwise, it wouldn't be called 'Five-Five Open'.
Boom!
Fang Yuan's expression suddenly changed drastically as a powerful mental force surged directly into his mind, causing his spirit to vibrate violently, as if his head were about to explode.
Apocalypse had actually used a Mental Blast directly on Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan knew this move too; with Telepathy, he could play more tricks than Apocalypse, but he had been avoiding using Telepathy because Apocalypse's mental strength was much stronger than his. Even a middle-aged Professor X could be controlled in a second, so Fang Yuan didn't dare take the risk.
Despite how Professor X seemed not to have aged at all in 'X-Men: Apocalypse', the plot took place in the 80s, and according to his age, Professor X was already fifty. Even he couldn't withstand Apocalypse's mental strength, which showed how powerful Apocalypse was.
Fortunately, Fang Yuan was prepared and had prioritized mental defense the entire time, so his mind wasn't instantly crushed by Apocalypse's mental force.
He didn't let Apocalypse into his mind like Professor X did, so Apocalypse could only ram the door himself. Although Fang Yuan wouldn't suffer a mental breakdown, the constant thumping impacts from Apocalypse were hard to endure.
Thus, the Space Stone in his hand glowed brightly, creating a Spatial Barrier between him and Apocalypse, separating the Apocalypse who was right in front of him. At the same time, Space Stone energy rapidly surged toward Apocalypse.
If Apocalypse touched the energy, he would be directly teleported to outer space.
If you can't win the fight, exile them.
Although Apocalypse didn't know Fang Yuan's plan, he sensed the danger and immediately teleported away. For someone who also had spatial abilities, Fang Yuan's move was actually very difficult to pull off successfully.
The only effect was that it allowed Fang Yuan to temporarily escape Apocalypse's Mental Blast.
Having fought to this extent, Fang Yuan didn't want to continue.
"Apocalypse, stop pestering me, there's no future for us," he complained in his heart.
In any case, he had already gained a lot in this World, and his reputation had reached 100, allowing him to independently decide when to return next time. There was no need for Fang Yuan to fight to the death with Apocalypse.
So, while Apocalypse was trying to use spatial transport to close in quickly, Fang Yuan immediately teleported to his experimental Base, packed up his things, and left this World directly.
As for which World to go to, that was a question.
Back to the X-Men World?
Fang Yuan shook his head; there was an Apocalypse there too, and he hadn't figured out how to deal with him yet.
"To DC, to find Bruce and ask for some darkness experience!"
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