Chapter 518 - 518 (1/2)
Drip, tumble...
Su-hyeun, currently buried deep into the ground, remained lying there in a state of daze.
Everything happened so suddenly.
No matter what it was, it always came with a flow, a rhythm. A battle between two entities was no exception.
But then, for a very brief moment just now, it felt like he had lost track of the battle's flow. That was how fast Sun Wukong's attack was and how irregular it was.
”Wow, that took me by surprise.”
Su-hyeun slowly rubbed his midriff, now feeling a bit stiff.
That was where Ruyi Jingu Bang had hit him at the start of this blitzkrieg. The impact force transmitted through the armor was surprisingly heavy.
”I guess I shouldn't hold back anymore, then.”
Sun Wukong displayed a level of power never seen before. Meaning he was utterly serious about this fight and was giving it his all.
Su-hyeun also needed to respond in kind.
”What are you doing down there, little bro?”
Su-hyeun heard Sun Wukong's voice next. Even though he was buried fairly deep underground, he still clearly heard that voice.
”It's time to get started, right?”
It sounded as if Sun Wukong knew that Su-hyeun hadn't been serious until now.
They were gradually upping the tempo during the fight, their strengths slowly being unleashed more and more. However, Sun Wukong broke out of that tempo by releasing the seal on his golden fillet without any warning whatsoever.
And now, it was necessary to match that flow. Su-hyeun didn't want to end the fight this way, either.
”I hear you, Third Brother.”
Shu-wuwuwu—
Pitch-black energy began oozing all around Su-hyeun's immediate vicinity.
This was different from Death Aura; it was a little deeper in hue yet more malleable.
”Let's do that, then.”
* * *
Sun Wukong sat on top of Ruyi Jingu Bang while resting his chin.
Some time had passed by already. However, Su-hyeun, trapped under the staff, still hadn't come out of the hole.
Spectators were growing more restless with every passing second.
”What's going on here?”
”Did he really get done in?!”
”No way, Kim Su-hyeun lost?”
”You saw that, didn't you? He got hit so fast that we couldn't even see, and since he's trapped under that thing—”
The weight of Ruyi Jingu Bang erected in the center of the arena had to be extraordinarily heavy. The way it could freely alter its size was already amazing, but then, Sun Wukong's strength or spearmanship to wield it however he wanted to was also top-notch.
No matter how hard the spectators thought about it, it seemed very unlikely for anyone to emerge unscathed after getting hit by a weapon of such caliber. That was the core reason why they thought Su-hyeun had been defeated today.
Gugugu, gugugugu…
It was right at that moment that Ruyi Jingu Bang began bucking a little.
Spectators cried out as they witnessed the gigantic staff rise bit by bit.
”There he is!”
”I knew it! No way it'd end like that!”
”That's what I'm talking about!”
Spectators cheered wildly at the fact that the match would go on for a bit longer now.
Sun Wukong, too, was making a deep grin. The power forcing his staff up from below obviously belonged to Su-hyeun.
”I'm glad that you want to come outside, but...”
Squeeze—
Sun Wukong began pushing down harder with his feet.
At first, half a ton, then five tons, and eventually, 50,000 tons of additional weight began crushing down on the staff.
”I won't let you do as you please.”
Gugugugu...
Ruyi Jingu Bang trembled viciously. The power lifting the staff from below and another force pushing it down from the top collided against each other.
This contest of strength went on for a little while. However, the conclusion to this fierce contest turned out to be a bit of a letdown.
SMACK—!
”What?”
Crash, tumble, bang—!
Sun Wukong was hit in the head by a powerful strike, causing him to fly far away and roll around helplessly on the floor. He urgently slammed his hands down on the ground to stop himself from rolling and then held his aching head.
”Ouch! That freaking hurts.” Sun Wukong turned his head to stare at the one responsible for smacking him in the head.
Ruyi Jingu Bang remained stuck in the ground, yet Su-hyeun was already outside without anyone noticing it.
Sun Wukong muttered, ”What the heck? That's no fun.”
”But we weren't trying to find out who was physically stronger, no?”
There was more than one way to escape from below Ruyi Jingu Bang that was crushing Su-hyeun into the ground.
Since Su-hyeun knew magic, several options were available to him. The simplest one would be teleportation-type magic.
”Makes sense. You do know how to do a crap ton of stuff, after all.”
Su-hyeun had many different abilities. More accurately, one should say that he had many countless abilities at his disposal.
Not only did he learn the Sage Arts, but he also acquired various skills while climbing the tower too. Then, he awakened the powers of his past lives, allowing him to master the experiences and memories of all those innumerable lives.
Compared to him, Sun Wukong only knew how to fight using the Sage Arts, his naturally gifted physical prowess, and Ruyi Jingu Bang.
”And that's why I gotta think about plenty of stuff,” Sun Wukong replied while narrowing his eyes glowing in golden and crimson hues.
Shu-shuuut, shu...
The black energy flowing all around Su-hyeun felt familiar. It was also something Sun Wukong had been waiting for the most.
”Did he get that power after devouring Osiris?”
Osiris was the monster responsible for tormenting Master Subhuti for the longest time and a creature so strong that not even the Five Godly Sages could defeat.
Sun Wukong wanted to have a go at that bastard at least once. It might have been ostensibly for avenging Master Subhuti, but his competitive streak played a significant role in that wish, too.
But now, in front of him was Su-hyeun, who had devoured Osiris's powers. There couldn't have been more ideal or exciting than this one for Sun Wukong.
”Alright. In that case, one more time...”
Whoooosh—
Slap—
Ruyi Jingu Bang stabbed into the center of the arena rapidly shrank back in size before flying back into Sun Wukong's grip.
”Here I come!”
Baaang—!
Fwhoooosh—!
Sun Wukong kicked the ground to fly, causing the ground to cave in. His figure that shot forward like a missile swung Ruyi Jingu Bang at Su-hyeun's midriff once more.
Smaaack—!
Crack, craaack—
The black energy current instantly created a barrier. It was almost as if the energy itself possessed a functioning ego.
The barrier cracked but didn't shatter instantly. Sun Wukong didn't get flustered. He simply chose to create some distance before wielding his staff again.
”Extend, Ruyi!”