Chapter 152: Tornado Breaks Free
Phoenix Man saw that Chang Wei still maintained his indifferent attitude. More importantly, none of his attacks had any effect on him.
From the start of the battle until now, Phoenix Man hadn't managed to harm Chang Wei at all. He gradually realized that the gap between them was far too vast.
Was this man truly someone he could defeat?
Phoenix Man furiously threw punch after punch, but his fists only slammed against something impossibly hard. An invisible barrier, seemingly indestructible.
What… what was this?
"Judging from Homeless Emperor and Vaccine Man, divine power should have its limits. But Garou… he seems to have mutated…"
Chang Wei observed Phoenix Man closely.
"You want to steal what I've set my sights on and use it as your own sacrifice? How greedy."
The next moment, Chang Wei appeared behind Phoenix Man.
"Excuse me."
Phoenix Man's body shattered into countless fragments, collapsing onto the ground before vanishing into thin air.
Chang Wei had no interest in dragging out the fight only for Phoenix Man to be reclaimed by the so-called god. That entity could even strip away a being's very life essence. So, instead, he directly absorbed Phoenix Man.
Of course, Phoenix Man's strength did little to enhance Chang Wei. Even his seemingly endless evolution, akin to a phoenix's rebirth, paled in comparison to the adaptive capabilities of the Divine Light Virus after it had assimilated all existing pathogens. Nonetheless, the virus still extracted and absorbed the most useful traits from Phoenix Man.
"Monster King Orochi, since Saitama isn't here, I'll help you evolve instead."
Chang Wei had originally been interested in gradually pushing Phoenix Man's evolution further, but the intervention of the god had interrupted his plans. Now, he just wanted to end things quickly.
Deep underground, Monster King Orochi was awaiting challengers when he suddenly noticed that Gyoro Gyoro had left.
Using Tornado's psychic power, Chang Wei tricked Gyoro Gyoro into thinking there was an opportunity—Tornado seemed unable to move.
But the moment she got close, she would have to face a fully unleashed, twice-as-powerful version of her strongest form: Terrible Tornado.
Chang Wei wasn't worried that Gyoro Gyoro would be killed. Her main body was still underground. If she sensed danger or found herself outmatched, she would likely seek to merge with Monster King Orochi.
"The strongest hero, Chang Wei?"
Monster King Orochi recognized him immediately.
Gyoro Gyoro had shown him footage of Chang Wei's battle with Boros, explaining that understanding an opponent's attack patterns was key to victory.
However, once Chang Wei and Boros started fighting at full speed, all they could see were massive explosions both on the surface and in space. The sheer energy levels involved made it impossible to analyze any useful details.
"You are the Monster King?"
Chang Wei gazed at him calmly.
"I am Monster King Orochi, ruler of the Monster Association and all monsters. We finally meet."
Monster King Orochi was thrilled. After his most recent evolution, he had concluded that the only being on this planet capable of challenging him was the man standing before him.
"Pleasure to meet you."
Chang Wei nodded.
"Enough talk. Let's fight!"
Monster King Orochi attacked without hesitation. His dragon-like hair surged forward, spewing energy beams at Chang Wei. Each beam was powerful enough to obliterate a dragon-level monster with ease, even evaporating large portions of Water Stream if it were hit directly.
Chang Wei stood motionless. Explosions roared as the surrounding area was reduced to ashes. But the space around him remained untouched—his posture unchanged, not even a single hair out of place.
"As expected, that won't work on you. But it was just a greeting. Now, I'll get serious."
Monster King Orochi's excitement grew. Even he couldn't completely ignore his own attacks—he would at least suffer some damage. But Chang Wei? Completely unaffected.
This is perfect!
The stronger Chang Wei appeared, the more excited Orochi became.
Finally, the ultimate evolution! The sacrifice for the gods has arrived!
Opening his mouth wide, Orochi revealed several nested jaws within, like a Russian nesting doll. He then unleashed a single blast containing the power of hundreds of energy cannons—directly at Chang Wei!
Chang Wei's psychic power shielded him, effortlessly deflecting the energy blast. The shockwave from the deflection tore through the surrounding area, shaking the entire Monster Association base.
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"What's going on?!"
In the depths of the base, Gyoro Gyoro' true form, Psykos, was startled by the violent tremors. She had just found Tornado when suddenly, something happened on Monster King Orochi's end.
"This… such immense energy. When did Orochi become this strong?"
She was surprised. But for Orochi to unleash such power, his opponent had to be—
"The strongest hero, Chang Wei? He's already this deep underground?!"
This was bad. Having Chang Wei fight Monster King Orochi now was completely outside of her plans.
At the same time, Terrible Tornado had broken free. She wasn't sure why, but the force that had restrained her suddenly vanished.
"Bastard!!!"
Terrible Tornado was furious. And at that moment, Gyoro Gyoro had conveniently walked right into her path.
"A monster? So, you're the leader of the Monster Association? Tch, such weak psychic power."
With a sneer, Terrible Tornado seized control of Gyoro Gyoro with her overwhelming psychic force.
"Damn it! Terrible Tornado is this strong?!"
Gyoro Gyoro was in shock. She had enhanced her psychic power multiple times using the energy gathered by Evil Eye, yet she was still helpless against Terrible Tornado.
Her power was like an aircraft carrier—massive and formidable. But Terrible Tornado's power was an entire ocean. No matter how advanced an aircraft carrier might be, it would always be at the mercy of a raging sea.
"Who taught you to use psychic power like this? What a disgrace."
Terrible Tornado raised her index finger, and Gyoro Gyoro' body twisted into a spiral, as if crushed into a pillar.
"I enhanced my psychic clones so many times, yet she destroyed them effortlessly?!"
Psykos couldn't believe it.
This was bad. Terrible Tornado's strength exceeded her expectations, and now Monster King Orochi was engaged in battle with Chang Wei. She didn't even have the chance to merge with Orochi to fight back.
Damn it! Why had everything gone so wrong?
"Forget it. I need to merge with Orochi immediately—"
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Deep underground, Monster King Orochi stared at Chang Wei—completely unscathed, his clothes pristine.
For the first time, he sensed trouble.
And beneath the calm exterior of this man, he could feel a terrifying abyss lurking within.
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