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Although he had been sent flying by a single punch from Solus, and even had several ribs broken in the process,
Evil Peter quickly adjusted his state with the healing ability of the Horse Talisman and flew out from the ruins at high speed.
Looking at Solus, who had only stumbled back three steps, even the usually arrogant and lawless Evil Peter couldn't help but furrow his brows.
He had already activated the Dual God Resonance state, and his hands were equipped with gauntlets formed by the vibranium suit in overclocked mode.
Although he hadn't stacked the Lightning Release Armor or the amplification of Natural Energy (Qi), he was still exerting at least eighty percent of his peak combat power.
Yet, even with such a blow, he still couldn't withstand Solus's attack.
This Universe Energy was truly outrageous.
At this level, even Captain Marvel without activating the Binary Mode would likely struggle to match Solus!
Although the enemy's combat power was unprecedentedly tricky, Peter did not retreat or feel afraid because of it.
While Solus, who controlled Universe Energy, was troublesome, it wasn't impossible for Peter to win.
With this thought, he subconsciously looked down at the "Omnitrix" on his wrist.
There, an inconspicuous progress bar was slowly increasing, but the speed was agonizingly slow.
That's right, the moment they clashed, Peter had already tried to use the Omnitrix to copy the Universe Energy on Solus.
Although Universe Energy could not be counted as a living creature, its setting was highly similar to "Alien X" in Ben 10.
In Ben 10, the Omnitrix could even copy Alien X, so copying this Universe Energy was naturally not a problem.
According to Peter's estimate, as long as the copy progress was filled, and relying on the bug-level ability of the Tiger Talisman to perfectly control all energy systems, he should be able to master Universe Energy in the blink of an eye.
This was not like the Dual God Resonance, which required incremental energy growth over time.
Universe Energy itself was a fixed gain; as long as it was added to Peter, his combat power could instantly skyrocket.
Additionally, Peter could tell at a glance that Solus had not perfectly mastered Universe Energy and was merely forcing the use of this energy.
This was like Obito in Hokage who, having failed to perfectly capture the Nine-Tailed, impatiently became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
Although powerful, as long as there was a slight opportunity, the power within his body would instantly clash, thereby exposing fatal weaknesses.
At that time, even someone as strong as Solus would have to die by his hand.
However... to achieve this, he still needed to hold out against the opponent for at least three minutes.
"So this is the 'the other' that might cause us, Inheritors, to fall short? Not much to look at~"
Watching Peter, who had been sent flying by his punch, Solus was extremely smug.
Seeing his arrogant appearance, how could Evil Peter, who inherited all the negative factors of Peter's personality, endure it?
Without any hesitation, he activated his full-power state.
Lightning Release Armor, Dual God Resonance, Natural Energy, Armament Haki... he stacked various buffs on himself as if they were free.
"Oi~ old man, don't be too arrogant!"
As he spoke, Peter, transforming into a special effects warrior, charged toward Solus again.
He stacked his fists together, and his whole body turned into a colorful comet, rushing straight at Solus.
Rokuogan · Maximum Wheel!
His fists slammed into the punch thrown by Solus, and a terrifying Impact instantly erupted. The power was so terrifying that it even penetrated Solus's body, forming a visible, terrifying wave of air behind him.
The power was so strong that not only did the ruins behind Solus turn into dust, but when it hit the energy shield, it also caused the shield to ripple continuously.
This blow finally managed to injure Solus.
With a crack, Solus's right arm instantly snapped, and blood emitting a luster similar to stars sprayed out.
This really took Solus by surprise, but he was originally a Vampire with super-strong recovery abilities, and after gaining the blessing of Universe Energy, his own healing ability had improved even further.
Therefore, although his arm was broken by the Impact of the Rokuogan, the wound healed rapidly in the blink of an eye, just like someone protected by the Horse Talisman.
"Interesting."
Solus remarked, but his eyes became visibly colder.
The next second, he restored his full-power form and flashed in front of Peter again, his fists bombarding Peter like a storm.
Facing such an attack, Peter naturally dared not be careless. He also threw punches, creating afterimages in the air, trying hard to neutralize Solus's attack.
Solus's strength was truly remarkable; a single graze on Peter's body would cause Peter's bones to break and tendons to snap instantly.
But fortunately, this old thing had a weakness: his combat skills were not strong, being only on the same level as those of Inheritors.
Although, with the blessing of Universe Energy, there was a kind of beauty in the stats.
Fortunately, Peter's combat experience was superior, and with Observation Haki, he could always predict the landing point of the opponent's attacks in advance, so he could barely manage to maneuver with the opponent by relying on his own rich mechanics.
"Dying struggle."
After having countless punches dodged by Peter, Solus finally became furious out of shame.
He sneered, simply took a punch from Peter, and then opened his fingers, suddenly blasting out a purple energy wave.
Peter used Observation Haki to perceive this attack, but he couldn't defend in time and could only barely cover the hit area with Armament Haki for defense.
The moment he was hit by this Impact, his body flew backward again, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Despite the defense of Armament Haki, his chest was visibly sunken in a large area.
If it weren't for the Horse Talisman constantly healing him, he would likely have been pierced through the chest on the spot.
After barely maintaining his balance, he tilted his head to dodge another energy wave, then looked down at the "Omnitrix". The copy progress was still slow, only one-quarter filled so far.
"Looks like I need to play some tricks." A playful arc curled at the corner of Evil Peter's mouth.
With this thought, he suddenly opened his hand, and a Rasenshuriken quickly condensed in his palm.
He manipulated the Rasenshuriken and threw it at Solus opposite him. This old man, relying on the blessing of Universe Energy, indeed did not dodge or avoid it, choosing to take Peter's attack head-on with his body.
This time, he fell for Peter's trick.
The Rasenshuriken exploded instantly.
The huge energy field formed contained endless Chakra needles, which pierced into Solus's body, constantly destroying the meridians inside him.
Although Solus had heaven-defying recovery abilities, faced with the nearly uninterrupted scouring and grinding of these hundreds of millions of Chakra needles, he was unable to move for a while and could only be hard-controlled in place by Evil Peter in such a frustrating way!