"Hm?"
Beef Noodles had thought the battle was already over.
After all, he had pierced Thousand-Bones Bolun straight through the heart with that strike!
And that wasn't just any attack—
It was Three-Colored Lightning Tribulation power, genuine power of the Heavenly Tribulation!
How the hell was Thousand-Bones Bolun supposed to make a comeback from that?
And yet…
"Huff… huff…
I never expected… to be forced this far…"
With his heart pierced through, Thousand-Bones Bolun suddenly let out a bizarre, eerie laugh.
"!"
In the next breath, the Three-Colored Lightning Tribulation reverted to its original form and withdrew.
Then—
Something shocking happened.
From Thousand-Bones Bolun's body, dark green, sinister energy slowly began to seep out.
At the same time, his pupils turned a murky dark green.
"Zi zi zi…"
The ground around him began to melt, transforming into the same dark-green sludge, radiating an aura of decay and corruption!
"Hahahahahaha!"
Thousand-Bones Bolun burst into manic laughter.
His entire body was now bathed in a presence that absolutely did not belong to the human race!
"What the hell…?" Beef Noodles froze.
"This—
Is the immortality bestowed upon us by our god!
The path to eternal life!"
"Hahahaha!
Ant, you will never understand the greatness of our god!!!"
Thousand-Bones Bolun laughed wildly.
Although his body began to melt like viscous slime, his aura surged explosively—
Vaguely, it was already charging toward the Eighth-Order Sacred Body level!
Beef Noodles' supposed killing blow—
Not only had it failed to kill Thousand-Bones Bolun,
It had actually made him even stronger!
"Holy crap, this NPC is cheating too?!"
"Damn, doesn't this look like some kind of evil god possession?"
"It's Cthulhu, I get it now!
The 'god' this bastard keeps talking about is totally Cthulhu!
Damn it, the devs actually shoved Lovecraftian stuff from twenty years ago into the plot!"
…
The players watching from below cried out in shock.
"BOOM!!!"
Thousand-Bones Bolun's current strength was terrifying.
With a casual strike, he smashed the incomparably solid ground apart—
The entire Ten-Thousand Beast Prison began to shake violently!
"Hahahaha!
With the power granted by the great god himself—
Ant, what do you think you can use to fight me?!"
At this moment, Thousand-Bones Bolun's confidence exploded.
Arrogant beyond measure.
Rampant to the extreme.
Just as Beef Noodles was still reeling in shock—
The Heavenly Tribulations beside him suddenly underwent a dramatic transformation!
"Evil god aura detected!"
"Sealed memories awakening…"
The Three-Colored Lightning Tribulation, Three-Colored Flame Tribulation, and the rest of the Heavenly Tribulations all trembled in unison.
Then—
Deep within their very existence, long-sealed memories and power were suddenly released!
The next instant—
"So it is the power of an evil god…"
"This individual has already been corrupted!"
"We must enter that form!"
…
The various Three-Colored Tribulations nodded to one another.
Then, together, they transformed into streams of light—
And instantly fused into one!
"What the hell?"
Beef Noodles stared blankly as the Heavenly Tribulation energies rapidly merged—
And in just a breath's time…
They formed a brand-new existence!
Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation!!!
"Lord Heavenly Dao Noddles!!!
Please use us to slay this enemy corrupted by an evil god!"
The Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation spoke in a layered, echoing voice.
Then—
It transformed into a Nine-Colored Divine Spear!
"Alright!"
Although Beef Noodles had absolutely no idea what was going on—
He still naturally and smoothly grabbed the Nine-Colored Divine Spear in one motion!
"What? The power of the Heavenly Dao!!! This is impossible! Pure power of the Heavenly Dao, how could a human possibly control it! Absolutely impossible!"
Thousand-Bones Bolun—
or rather…
The existence that had completely polluted and corrupted Thousand-Bones Bolun, the unspeakable being that had seized control of him, suddenly cried out in alarm.
"Hm?"
Beef Noodles also noticed something was off.
Although he was holding the Nine-Colored Flying Spear, it felt as if he couldn't truly wield it at all.
The moment he tried to apply force, it felt like grabbing flowing water—his grip passed straight through.
Could it be…?
Beef Noodles' mind stirred.
"Intent — Heavenly Dao Five Calamities!!!"
Beef Noodles suddenly activated his intent-domain power, Heavenly Dao's Five Calamities!
In the next instant, the intent formed by the Five Calamities wrapped tightly around Beef Noodles' right arm!
Snap!
At once, Beef Noodles felt it clearly—
The Nine-Colored Spear was now firmly locked in his grasp.
"My name is Heavenly Dao Noodles!
On behalf of the heavens, I will annihilate you—
You rotting corruption of an evil god!!!"
Beef Noodles leapt into the air and exerted force with his right arm!
"Heavenly Tribulation Style—
Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation Divine Spear!!!"
With Beef Noodles' roar, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation energy transformed into a flying spear that plunged downward in an instant, streaking straight toward the corrupted Thousand-Bones Bolun!
"Damn you, Heavenly Dao!!!"
The corrupted Thousand-Bones Bolun unleashed everything he had, striking with his strongest possible attack!
Yet the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation Divine Spear was like the natural nemesis of the evil god's power—
It pierced straight through his strongest attack without slowing,
Then pierced cleanly through the corrupted Thousand-Bones Bolun's body!
"AAAAAAHHH!!!"
Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation energy erupted violently, like a torrent capable of shredding and obliterating everything in existence—
Reducing the corrupted Thousand-Bones Bolun, along with the corrupted ground around him, to dust and nothingness!
"Heavenly Dao Noodles!!!"
"I will remember this grudge!"
"When my true body descends,
I will definitely kill you!!!"
…
As the corrupted Thousand-Bones Bolun collapsed and disintegrated, he released his final curse toward Beef Noodles—
The most vicious, the most venomous howl imaginable.
BOOM!
In the next instant, the corrupted Thousand-Bones Bolun—
Or rather, the fragment of consciousness belonging to that unspeakable existence possessing him—
Collapsed completely together with Bolun's physical body!
"BOOOOM!!!"
A terrifying shockwave exploded outward, shattering everything nearby!
Players were sent tumbling in all directions,
And the guards—utterly unable to withstand such force—were blasted straight away!
Unexpectedly, the blast also shattered the Soul-Seizing Hooks binding Super Vegeta and the others.
"BOOM!!!"
With the Soul-Seizing Hooks gone and their power restored, Super Vegeta and the others effortlessly crushed the guillotines, regaining their freedom one by one.
"Damn it, you dared step on my head earlier!"
"A bunch of trash mobs acting so arrogant—
Today I'll teach you why flowers can bloom so big!"
"Icefall Galaxy!
Don't ask why I'm opening with my ultimate—
I'm just that badass!"
…
The moment they recovered, the players immediately unleashed wave after wave of ultimates, wiping out the black-armored guards who had escorted them earlier.
"Quick, save Brother Sanji first!
If we don't, he's 100% dead!"
After recovering, Super Vegeta quickly gathered over a dozen players. Together, they repeatedly cast Life Unending on Handsome Sanji.
Sanji's injuries were severe—
But with over a hundred pseudo-divine technique Life Unending techniques poured into him, they forcibly dragged him back from the brink of death.
"Damn… when did Brother Noodles learn Heavenly Tribulation Style?"
"This boss was beating us like we were his sons,
But Brother Noodles beat him like he was the son—
Doesn't that mean… I'm Brother Noodles's grandson?"
"Holy hell, that logic actually checks out.
Unassailable reasoning."
…
As they healed, the players couldn't help but look up toward the sky.
"Boom boom boom!"
At that moment, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation energy that had previously exploded outward flowed back together like streams of water—
Once again condensing into a humanoid form.
With a light leap, it rose into the air and stood beside Beef Noodles.
"As expected of Lord Heavenly Dao Noodles!
You exposed this deeply hidden, evil-god-corrupted existence in a way completely beyond our understanding!"
"No wonder Lord Heavenly Dao Noodles came here personally—
So that's how it is!"
"So the reason you saved those humans earlier was to search for their companions, and at the same time test whether we had the strength to oppose an evil god?"
"As expected of Lord Heavenly Dao Noodles!
Mighty! Dominant! Absolutely badass!"
…
The Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation spoke slowly, its voice overflowing with admiration and reverence.
Beef Noodles:
"???"