The crisp sound of shattering was constant.
That golden armor—ornate and ferocious, a symbol of the overlord of the universe's status, but also a shackle on his power.
Under this single punch, it fell apart!
Fragments of the armor fell like golden raindrops.
Mixed with the violent energy erupting from within, they shot out in all directions.
"Hngh—"
Boros let out a muffled groan.
His burly body was swept away by the force of the punch, flying backward like a cannonball.
Boom!!
He slammed heavily into the wall.
The wall instantly caved in, forming a massive human-shaped crater.
Dust and smoke filled the air.
The entire hall shook because of it.
King slowly withdrew his fist and stood in place.
Air currents that had not yet dissipated still swirled around his fist, fluttering the hem of his clothes.
In the ruins, Tatsumaki, who was barely supporting herself, widened her emerald eyes.
Looking at the golden armor fragments scattered all over the floor, and then at the human-shaped dent in the wall, her small mouth opened slightly, forgetting the pain in her body.
"You've got to be kidding..."
Atomic Samurai gripped his broken sword tightly.
He stared intently at King's back, his eyes filled with shock.
So, the gap between S-Class Heroes was actually this large.
King's level had completely exceeded his range of understanding!
"Is this... the weight of the strongest man on earth?"
Metal Bat coughed up blood, but his mouth curled into a grin.
"Ha... nicely done, King!"
Bang took a deep breath, his cloudy old eyes flashing with brilliance.
As a martial arts grandmaster, he could appreciate the subtlety and terror of that punch more than anyone else.
It seemed plain and unadorned, but in reality, it contained a method of power application that ordinary people could not comprehend.
"However, this way of exerting force..."
"Why does it look a bit like the Explosive Heart Release Fist?"
He murmured in a low voice.
At the same time—
"Heh... hehehe..."
A low chuckle came from the crater in the wall.
It carried a sense of relief, as if something suppressed for too long had finally been released.
Crack... Boom!
The debris blocking the crater was blown apart from the inside by a tyrannical force.
Rubble flew everywhere!
Boros's figure slowly walked out from within.
At this moment, he was completely different from before.
The restrictive golden armor had completely disappeared.
Revealing an exaggeratedly muscular deep purple body beneath.
It was a strange body that seemed to be somewhere between a living organism and an energy being.
Eerie blue light patterns, like veins of lava, flowed across the surface of his skin.
Endless energy surged beneath them.
The massive single eye on his chest was now fully open.
It emitted a soul-stirring azure light, locking firmly onto King.
A pressure several times more violent, heavy, and terrifying than before erupted.
Like a physical tsunami, it Swirled out from him as the center!
The heavily injured S-Class Heroes' faces all changed; they felt that even breathing had become difficult.
Tatsumaki let out a muffled groan and had to increase her psychokinetic output to resist this pure pressure of energy.
"This is it..."
"This long-lost feeling of power flowing unreservedly through my body..."
He walked forward step by step, and with every step he took, the ground trembled slightly.
Leaving behind deep footprints with melted edges.
"Do you know, King?"
Boros stopped about ten meters away from King.
In his massive single eye, a complex light flickered—
There was nostalgia, pain, the long wait, and an incomparable heat.
"A long time ago, when I was still very young."
"I had already used this power to conquer countless star systems."
"I trampled tens of thousands of civilizations."
"I crushed weak races that called themselves gods."
"I tore apart interstellar fortresses that claimed to be indestructible."
"My name alone made the entire universe tremble."
"But..."
His voice lowered, carrying a weariness that went deep into his bones.
"It was too easy. Everything was too easy."
"No battle could make me feel excited; no person could make me use my full strength."
"I throw a punch, and continents shatter; I gaze, and civilizations perish."
"Resistance? Struggling?"
"That was merely futile; they couldn't even make me warm up."
"The so-called'strong' were like dust before me."
"I grew tired of it!"
"Tired of these easy victories, tired of this wave-less conquest!"
"Because I was 'invincible,' I felt an incomparable... pain."
Boros raised his hand and clenched his fist; azure energy jumped and hissed between his fingers.
"Just when I was at my emptiest, I met a Diviner."
"He said that on the far side of the universe, on a planet called 'Earth,' there existed an opponent who could give me a satisfying battle and fulfill me."
"It's been over twenty years..."
His gaze became distant.
"I led my fleet across countless light-years and endured a long voyage to finally arrive here."
"My subordinates, including that fellow I just sent flying."
"They all secretly mocked me for being naive."
"Thinking that the prophecy was nothing more than a ridiculous lie."
"A clumsy excuse to get us to leave and spare them from the flames of war."
"But I can be certain now—the prophecy is real!!"
"King, you possess power beyond imagination!"
"You... are wonderful!"
"Perhaps you really can make me—go all out!"
Boros took a step forward, his fighting spirit turning into physical flames Burning around him.
"So..."
Boros's voice trembled slightly with excitement.
"Come and bring some excitement to my peaceful life!"
"Let me enjoy this battle I've waited twenty years for!"
"This is what I came for!"
"I beg of you!!!"
The moment the words fell.
The azure light patterns flowing on Boros's body suddenly brightened to the extreme!
With him as the center, a visible azure energy storm erupted!
It blew away the armor fragments on the ground and swept away the remaining dust in the hall!
He crouched slightly, assuming a combat stance.
The entire hall was enveloped by the Earth-shattering energy he was releasing!
In that massive single eye, only the purest, most blazing desire remained!
King watched him quietly, listening to his monologue, the expression on his face unchanging.
It was only at the moment Boros erupted with his full aura.
That his emperor engine, as if receiving the most direct provocation and summons—
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump—!!!!
A roar more violent, more passionate, and more boiling with battle intent than ever before thundered out!
King slowly assumed his stance without a word.
Burning in his eyes was a battle intent just as scorching, enough to ignite the starry sky!
Therefore,
No more words were needed.
Let us fight!
Two stars were about to collide violently in the core hall of this spaceship!
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