Hahahahahahah—!!!
A manic laugh tore through the battlefield like a blade.
"YES… YES… YES!!!"
BOOOOOM!!!!!!!
A violent explosion of aura erupted outward, devouring everything in its path.
Abyssal flames surged like a living ocean—corrupt, devouring, absolute.
SWISH!!!
Velzahar vanished from the blast radius, reappearing high above, eyes locked downward.
Calm.
Focused.
Ready.
Below him—
Vorgrath stood at the center of a molten crater.
His armor pulsed.
Veins of magma spread across it like cracks in a dying world.
Then—
BOOOOOM!!!!!!!
A pillar of red-black flame shot into the sky.
The heavens trembled.
The ground melted.
The air screamed.
ROOOOOAR!!!!!
A monstrous roar erupted—not human, not beast—
Something deeper.
Something abyssal.
The pillar collapsed inward—
Condensed.
Compressed.
Controlled.
All that power…
Contained within his body.
Silence fell.
Then—
"Now, little one…"
His voice was low. Cold. Hungry.
"…let's dance."
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> [SYSTEM NOTIFICATION] Congratulations on entering the Second Stage of the Divine Realm
Reward: 1,000,000 Points
Reward: 1000 Azure Beast Pills
> [MASTER INFO] Divine Realm: D-2 — Middle God
Authority: Awakening
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Velzahar didn't even glance at the screen.
His eyes were locked on Vorgrath.
Then—
BOOM!!!
The ground shattered beneath his feet as he launched forward.
Faster.
Sharper.
Deadlier.
Their fists met—
—but Vorgrath vanished.
SWISH!!!
"Too slow."
BOOM!!!
A punch tore through space from behind.
Velzahar twisted—
dodged—
countered—
TAIL STRIKE—
SWISH!!!
Empty.
Again.
"Found you."
Velzahar's eyes flashed.
Primal instinct surged—
For a split second—
He transformed.
BOOOOOM!!!!!
His fist tore through space—
—and was caught.
Firm.
Unmoving.
Vorgrath's armored hand held it effortlessly.
"Try harder."
A pull—
VIOLENT—
Velzahar was dragged forward—
FIST—
DANGER!!!
He tilted—
barely—
A slash cut across his cheek.
Blood.
Warm.
Real.
Velzahar smiled.
Then—
BOOM!!!
A compressed air blast detonated at point-blank range.
Vorgrath staggered—
just slightly.
Enough.
Velzahar broke free.
Then—
BAM! BAM! BAM!!!
A storm of fists and kicks erupted.
Sky—
Ground—
Air—
No difference.
Impact after impact.
Shockwaves tearing through the battlefield.
BBBBBAAAAAMMMMM!!!!
They clashed—
and Velzahar was forced back—
skidding through the air.
His body—
burned.
Marked.
Abyssal flames clung to him—
refusing to heal.
Blood dripped from his lips.
Vorgrath stood still.
Unshaken.
"Still holding back that white tiger form?"
"…you'll need more."
---
Silence.
Then—
Velzahar exhaled.
ROOOOOOAR!!!!!
His aura exploded.
Lightning lost control—
wild—
feral—
alive.
CRACKLE—!!!!!
Thunder roared across the sky.
His body began to change.
Hair turned white—
streaked with blue lightning.
Eyes—
burned completely azure—
before stabilizing.
Pupils sharpened—
predatory.
Ancient.
BOOOOOOOM!!!!!
His power surged—
over a hundredfold.
The sky trembled.
The ground split.
Even Vorgrath's aura flared in response.
For the first time—
interest.
---
Velzahar smiled.
Cold.
Controlled.
"My turn."
---
BOOM!!!!!
He vanished.
Reappeared—
in front of Vorgrath—
FIST—
BAM!!!
BAM!!! BAM!!!
Explosions chained across the sky.
Shockwaves collided mid-air.
BOOOOM!!!
Vorgrath countered—
Velzahar twisted—
kicked—
BAM!!!
Impact.
Vorgrath flew back—
then vanished—
SWISH!!!
Behind—
KICK—
BAM!!!
Velzahar was sent crashing downward—
—but—
BOOM!!!
He reversed momentum mid-air—
launched back like a missile.
BAM!!! BAM!!! BAM!!!
A barrage.
Relentless.
Precise.
No wasted motion.
Energy gathered in his palm—
condensed—
compressed—
ROOOOOAR!!!!!
He slammed it into Vorgrath's chest—
and unleashed everything.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
A beam of stormfire tore downward—
driving Vorgrath into the earth.
The ground collapsed.
Crater deepened.
Energy surged—
uncontrolled—
unstoppable—
Until—
Detonation.
---
Silence.
Smoke filled the battlefield.
Then—
BOOM!!!
A pillar of energy shot upward—
dispersing everything.
Revealing—
Vorgrath.
Standing.
Unbroken.
His armor—
gone.
Melted away.
Revealing a massive body—
perfectly built—
muscle dense like forged steel.
Red skin.
White pupils glowing.
Hair wild—
black streaked with crimson.
His aura—
calm.
Controlled.
Dangerous.
"Good attack."
A step forward.
The ground cracked beneath him.
"But not enough."
---
He vanished.
Appeared in front of Velzahar.
FIST—
BAM!!!
Velzahar caught it.
Palm to fist.
Lightning vs abyss.
They froze—
for a single second.
Power colliding.
Space distorting.
Reality trembling.
---
Then—
Both smiled.