Swish.
His damaged demonic wings slowly stretched, black mist floating, and the one previously broken by Shano was actually regrowing right before the eyes.
"To force Imu to this point, you, indeed have reason to be proud. It is something no one has achieved in the past few hundred years."
Imu's voice remained cold and indifferent, devoid of any emotion, "But mortals are ultimately mortals, now…"
"Everything should come to an end."
He raised his right hand, with purple-black energy converging in his palm, transforming into a mini version of a trident.
Though far smaller than the one trapping Shano, the destructive aura within was extremely terrifying!
"Farewell, traitor."
Whoosh!
The trident shot out, aiming straight for Shano's throat!
"Ha…"
At that moment of life and death, Shano suddenly laughed.
"Ha, hahaha… HAHAHHAHAHA!"
His blood-stained mouth exaggeratedly opened up, and his once blurred pupils abruptly contracted, turning into beast-like slitted eyes!
"Finally… finally! Finally waited for this moment!"
Born anew from facing death!
If he hadn't pushed himself to the limit, or exploded in a truly desperate situation, how could he trigger such a bloodline!
The last remaining Immortal Bean had already been placed in his mouth earlier.
Now, he chewed it and swallowed!
Boom!!!
An unprecedented violent aura erupted from Shano's body!
A storm of wild energy soared to the sky, the giant trident that pinned him down utterly shattered under the burst of power, turning into countless black-purple fragments that vanished!
"What?!"
For the first time, Imu's face showed strong surprise.
His spiral pupils suddenly contracted and instinctively took half a step back, staring fiercely at the figure below that broke free from restraint and slowly stood up.
"Cough... ha..."
Shano grinned, spitting out a bloody saliva.
He slightly moved his limbs, his body slowly elevating, and the severely injured body began to heal at a horrifying rate, with muscles becoming more distinct and robust.
And his aura not only returned to its peak state but escalated a level higher!
Momentarily, it seemed like a layer of golden flame surrounded him, burning like a blazing sun, vigorous! Dazzling! Unstoppable!
With the help of the Immortal Bean…
One-time activation of Saiyan bloodline!
——The reason these two trump cards were withheld and never used was that no one else could push him this far.
All prepared just for you, Imu!
"Seems like you were enjoying yourself just now."
Shano twisted his neck and revealed a sinister smile towards Imu, "The more you speak, the more excited you get; truly thought the situation was fixed, even started seeing yourself as a god. Now it's about time…"
"For my turn!"
Swish!
His figure abruptly disappeared!
Imu's eyes flashed blood-red, pushing Observation to the extreme, yet still too late!
This time, He didn't even have time to react—
Bang!
Because Shano's fist had already fiercely smashed onto His head!
Boom!!!
The power of this punch far exceeded any previous attacks, Imu's head instantly deformed, with His forehead directly caving in.
The entire body groaned as It flew backward!
Flattening all the mountains on this island from the South Coast all the way to the northern end, only barely stopping when the coast reappeared.
"Cough... cough cough!"
Imu staggered up from the rubble, black blood oozing from His lips, the disbelief in His eyes yet to dissipate.
How could it be possible?
How could it be possible?!!!
How could such a level of power be born in the world, in the Lower Realm…
"Still dazed? It's not over yet!"
An explosive cloud suddenly spread behind Imu, from which Shano appeared with a cold smile, landing a heavy whipping kick on His waist!
Crunch!
Amongst the sound of crushing bones, Imu's body was kicked away once again, drawing a parabola in the air.
"Damn… damn… mortal!!!"
Being kicked like a ball back and forth is such utter humiliation!
Imu roared furiously, His demonic wings frantically fluttered, countless black feathers separated, transforming into black arrows shooting towards Shano.
However.
"Slow! Too slow!"
Shano laughed wildly, with no intention of using Supreme King to enhance his defense as before, just letting his body freely shuttle through!
Yet from start to finish, not a single arrowhead could touch the hem of his clothes!
In the blink of an eye.
He crossed the vast sky, approached Imu once again, stood before Him, grinned, and simultaneously drew his arms back, throwing dozens to hundreds of punches in an instant!
"Ora Ora Ora——!!!"
Shano sneered while venting himself, his fists turned into afterimages, bombarding Imu like a storm, without pause!
Bam bam bam bam bam!
Imu's body deformed under the continuous heavy blows.
He tried to summon defenses to resist.
But Shano's fist speed was too fast, his power too strong!
The Demon Claw that had just been raised was smashed into pieces with a punch, and the bone spikes that had been regenerated were hammered back into flesh before they could form!
The summoned barrier of purple-black energy was also shattered instantly!
Even that terrifying regeneration ability couldn't keep up with Shano's punch speed, and the wounds, dents, on Imu's body grew more numerous and densely packed!
The once graceful and slender body had become unrecognizable under the relentless pounding!
"Speak, why aren't you speaking, weren't you quite talkative just now?"
Shano grabbed Imu by the throat, lifted Him high, with his right fist charged to the extreme, black and red Inazuma gathered furiously upon it!
"What gods, ruling the world for eight hundred years... in the face of pure power—"
"You're nothing but a sandbag!!!"
It was about time.
Feel it now!
With all aspects evolved and upgraded, not on the same level as before... the ultimate technique!
——Jaw Interlock, Dragon Slayer Fist!
Boom!!!
This full-strength punch, under Imu's gaze of mixed shock and anger, directly pierced through His chest!
"How dare you, mortal!"
The sharp cry had just sounded but was extinguished before spreading.
Yet the powerful shockwave, even after engulfing Imu's body, continued unabated, exploding and spreading outward with the two at the center.
Rumble!
The already unrecognizable island finally couldn't hold out, completely collapsed and sank into the sea!
For a moment.
Waves towered, dust covered the sky.
When everything calmed down, the island named "Sphinx" no longer existed.
Looking far and wide, only the vast sea remained.
Sigh~
The evening breeze gently blew by.
Shano's black hair billowed, as he floated in the low air, the broken body of Imu, the container he held, piquing his little interest.
"Tsk, already ran away, huh."
He glanced briefly, then shook his head, let go, and let the body fall downward.
At that very moment, the body started to transform into black mist, quickly disintegrated and dispersed, completely vanishing into the air before hitting the sea surface.
In the end, it was just a vessel.
This kind of body used to house Himself in the Lower Realm, that guy has many, losing one that's handy might cause a little heartache.
But ultimately, it's of no great consequence.
Imu's true form still resides high above in the clouds, reigning in the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
True form?
Shano stood with hands behind his back, squinting his eyes slightly, gazing toward Mary Geoise beyond the horizon.
"A descent of a doppelganger isn't my match anymore."
"At least this standard of a vessel isn't enough."
"But for the true form to descend directly? It seems there's some restriction, not to mention leaving the Holy Land, it hasn't even stepped out of the Flowers Room for eight hundred years."
The doubts in his mind remained too numerous, the mysteries around Imu indeed mysterious enough.
Mary Geoise, Pangu City, remains a place he's still somewhat hesitant to tread even now.
He's not reckless to that extent, another person might be hot-blooded enough to charge directly into the other's lair to test Imu's true form's strength.
Frankly speaking...
He's still not strong enough!
If he were strong enough to take down even Imu's true form single-handedly, strong enough to disregard the entire world, these concerns wouldn't exist!
Shano patiently waited for a while longer.
Still no movement.
As if the island erased just now, this shattered vessel, was just a dream.
That guy, really decided to swallow his pride?
Since you don't wish to descend in your true form...
"I'll have to go up and pay you a visit myself one day, Imu."