262. Chapter 262: Why Climb? Because the Mountain is There
Soldier Boy naturally didn't only have super defense. In fact, most of his abilities were basically the same as Queen Maeve's; aside from the Superpower Chest Blast, he was almost a male version of Queen Maeve.
However, after the modification in Russia, his various abilities could be considered a pro max upgraded version of Queen Maeve's.
[Talent Skill: Superpower Chest Blast]
[Analysis Condition: Withstand three attacks from Superpower Chest Blast]
[After fusing, the player can release a powerful high-energy ion beam from their chest. It has extremely strong penetration and also comes with the effect of radiation damage, capable of destroying the attack target in a short time. Furthermore, due to its extremely strong penetration characteristic, it can even directly attack the target's interior, completely disintegrating the target's internal structure by heating it.
Additionally, the radiation carried by this ability can affect the Super Factors within The Boys' Supes, causing them to temporarily become dormant. Without external factors stimulating them, it is almost difficult for them to awaken.
Friendly reminder: Using this ability will consume a large amount of the player's Stamina. Moreover, the stronger the high-energy ion beam released, the more astonishing the player's Stamina Consumption will be.]
After reading the ability description on the Panel.
Xia Shang had only one idea in his mind: it was worth the trip! The Superpower Chest Blast brought him quite a significant surprise. After fusing, he not only gained a method of attack, but according to the Panel description, as long as his body could withstand it and he had sufficient Stamina, theoretically speaking, he could even release a high-energy ion cannon powerful enough to level a city, like a space battleship in certain sci-fi movies.
However, to reach that level of destructive power, his Physique would need to improve by at least several levels.
"It can't possibly mean I have to directly analyze Superman, right? If I had that ability, what the hell would I need an ion cannon for?" Xia Shang had a bit of a headache. Generally speaking, people without super Physique aren't necessarily weaklings, like the Ancient One in Marvel, but it's undeniable that most people with super Physique are strong individuals, and the ridiculously strong kind at that.
Just then, Xia Shang suddenly thought of an anime he had seen before.
Toriko.
The Gourmet Cells in it happened to meet his requirements, and their potential was also quite good. The only regret was that with his strength, if he were to go to that world, he would probably be kicked around like a ball by the muscle monsters there.
Thinking of Jirou, who could strike the pressure points of Earth, and the God of Appetite, who ate galaxies as food.
Xia Shang's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
That must be a Four-Star World, right?
But not necessarily. If a Three-Star World is defined as Single Universe Level, Toriko can barely be considered a Three-Star World.
After all, the highest level in the Fantasy World is Six-Star. Four-Star should involve Timelines or the Multiverse, Five-Star is the Omniverse, and as for Six-Star... limited by his strength, Xia Shang's imagination regarding this can only be described as lacking.
"Probably by that time, it won't be far from my goal," Xia Shang murmured softly.
His goal was 'very simple': to become a true Ultimate Lifeform in every sense—Undying and Immortal, Omniscient and Omnipotent, Ubiquitous, Existing Above Dimensions.
This goal sounded boundless and difficult to achieve, but precisely because of this, it had the meaning of a challenge.
Otherwise, he could just be a 'salted fish' now. Anyway, as long as he didn't jump to a higher-level world, he could stay in The Boys world forever. It's just that doing so was meaningless.
Becoming the Ultimate Lifeform, for Xia Shang, was like a peak in his mind that was difficult to reach.
Don't ask him why he climbs.
Because the mountain is there.
Withdrawing his gaze from the Panel, Xia Shang looked at the iron cabinet next to him.
He extended his right arm, gripped the edge of the heavy Iron Door, and with a bang! The Iron Door was actually directly ripped off by him! It then heavily smashed onto the ground, as if the ground trembled slightly a few times.
Hearing the commotion, Billy and the others hurriedly walked into the Room to check the situation.
Only to see, from the open iron cabinet, white mist was emanating.
"There seems to be something inside," the sharp-eyed Hughie immediately spoke up to remind them. "What the?"
Xia Shang's next action truly startled him.
"Wake up, stop fucking sleeping." Xia Shang reached his hand into the iron cabinet and forcefully dragged Soldier Boy out.
Soldier Boy's eyelashes twitched slightly. Before he could open his eyes, Xia Shang's fist smashed onto his face.
Bang! As a muffled sound rang out.
Hughie unconsciously opened his mouth wide.
What's going on? Don't tell him that the Mysterious Person went to great lengths to find Soldier Boy just to punch him twice.
How much hatred, how much resentment must there be, to specifically travel to Russia after decades just to beat him up?
Billy and the others were also confused.
"As expected, tough enough." It seems he needs to use some special means to break Soldier Boy's defense.
Xia Shang manipulated flesh and blood, condensing an extremely sharp spike in his palm. He then fiercely slapped towards Soldier Boy's right ear. He could clearly sense a resistance, but fortunately, he had previously fused Queen Maeve's Super Strength, coupled with the spike's small enough contact area, only then did he manage to pierce Soldier Boy's eardrum with difficulty.
The intense pain caused Soldier Boy to immediately open his eyes.
The next moment! His chest lit up with red light.
"Holy crap..." Mother's Milk looked on in shock at Soldier Boy's chest. It seemed to contain a miniature sun inside. Under the illumination of the red light, Soldier Boy's internal blood vessels and veins, and even organs, were clearly visible.
"Ah!!!"
A gushing stream of high-temperature flames, accompanied by a roar, shot out fiercely!
Billy originally thought Xia Shang would avoid the attack. However, what he didn't expect was that Xia Shang actually directly withstood the pillar of fire, reaching out and grabbing Soldier Boy's neck.
Under the scorching high temperature.
Xia Shang could clearly sense that his own internal organs and cells were being destroyed at an astonishing speed.
Soldier Boy's ion cannon couldn't last for three seconds.
After the flames dissipated.
Xia Shang's hair had already been completely burned away, and the surface of his crimson body showed signs of cracking.
"Is this guy crazy?" Billy looked at the severely injured Mysterious Person, saying in his heart with immense shock.
Of course, 'severely injured' was just what Billy thought. This minor injury, for Xia Shang, could only be considered a bit troublesome; it was far from being severely injured.
"Fifty percent of the Super Factors inside my body are sealed. If this were a typical Supe, they would probably completely lose their superpower under this attack." At this moment, Xia Shang still had the presence of mind to observe the situation of the Super Factors inside his body.
"Kimiko!"
Kimiko, standing behind Xia Shang, was merely grazed by the aftermath and fell into a pool of blood, covering her right arm.
"Are you okay?" Frenchie hurriedly knelt beside Kimiko to check the injury.
Kimiko's right arm was bleeding profusely, with no sign of stopping.
"How could this be? Where's your superpower?" Seeing this scene, Frenchie panicked.
(end of chapter )