Chapter 791: Fighting Against Heaven (Part 5)

"Bang!"

This collision directly triggered a small-scale collapse of space.

The Skeleton King raised his arms to block, but was cleaved with such an irresistible and mighty force that his figure shook violently.

"Urgh ah——!"

He let out a painful muffled groan, his tall body unable to stop retreating several steps under the impact of the thunder, each step stamping deep footprints on the ground.

Charred bone debris rustled down from his body, and his figure was finally suppressed by this heavenly punishment to the edge of the abyss!

Deep inside the cave, the sound of battle drums not only did not stop because of the heavenly thunder's bombardment, but was instead stimulated, becoming increasingly dense and impassioned in rhythm!

"Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!"

The drumbeats were hurried, every strike slamming onto the pulse of the world, shaking the earth so that it trembled slightly.

However, this Human Sovereign of the old era, charred black by the purple lightning and retreating repeatedly, had no intention of backing down in the slightest.

He raised his cracked skull, and within his hollow eye sockets, two clusters of purple Soul flames surged like boiling hot oil, skyrocketing into two towering pillars of purple fire!

He let out a spine-chilling roar, his voice filled with unyielding defiance and arrogance, roaring angrily at this world.

Accompanied by this angry roar, a miraculous change occurred on his broken skeleton!

The blood filaments originally split into charcoal by the thunder unexpectedly grew wildly and against all logic. Dark red flesh, tough Meridians, and thick blood vessels entwined and crawled across his bones.

In just a few breaths of time, a skeleton frame miraculously grew the outline of a human!

That flesh still appeared a strange cyan-purple, without a shred of a living person's vitality, but that solid Physical Body emitted a life pressure even more terrifying than the previous Death Qi!

"Give me——rise!!!"

He let out a long howl to the sky.

A loud roar spread out——!

His body expanded rapidly amidst the roaring sound.

Ten meters! Thirty meters! Fifty meters!

In the blink of an eye, this Heaven-Defying Human Sovereign had actually transformed into a terrifying giant statue a hundred meters tall! His huge body blocked out the sky and sun, with muscles knotted all over his body.

Standing there alone without casting any skills, his terrifying Aura of looking down upon the world and supreme sovereignty swept in all directions!

The purple lightning above the firmament felt provoked, and the thunderclouds rolled violently.

"Rumble——!!!"

Dozens of thick purple lightning bolts converged together, transforming into a baring-fangs-and-claws purple Dragon that roared and smashed down toward the hundred-meter giant statue!

Facing this terrifying Lightning Tribulation sufficient to flatten the entire Donghai City, the giant statue did not dodge. He clenched his fists and fiercely smashed upward to meet the cleaving dragon!

"Bang——!!!"

The twin fists and the dragon violently collided in midair.

The blinding intense light swallowed the entire world, and the violent energy storm tore through the surrounding air, producing a sharp explosion. That purple dragon containing the will of heaven of the Heavenly Dao was actually smashed by this punch of his into fine, wandering electric sparks filling the sky!

"Oh my goodness…"

On the high ground in the distance, Regimental Commander Zhang didn't even notice that his military cap was blown away by the strong wind.

He stared with bloodshot eyes at the hundred-meter giant statue stubbornly resisting the heavenly thunder, his lips trembling violently without stop.

"This… is this a god descending to the world? How can anyone fight this…"

The surrounding Great Xia soldiers were in an even more unbearable situation.

The Aura of looking down upon the world, mixed with the coercion of a superior being, pressed down on their spines.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

The soldiers with weaker strength had completely lost control of their legs, and their knees slammed heavily onto the hard rocks. Their bodies were trembling, and deep inside their hearts, an absurd urge even arose to bow and worship that giant statue.

This was the most instinctive physiological submission of a low-dimensional life form facing a high-dimensional existence!

"Don't kneel! Everyone get up for me!"

Qin Ming gritted his teeth and fiercely stabbed an epic-grade dagger into his thigh, using the pain to resist the will to submit. Blood spilled from the corners of his mouth as he roared: "We are soldiers of Great Xia! We only kneel to our parents and heaven and earth, and absolutely never kneel to this unknown monster! Everyone hold your ground for me!"

However, the impact range of the coercion went far beyond this.

Donghai City was dozens of kilometers away. At this time, the city was already in complete chaos.

"Hurry! Move faster! The elderly and children get on the vehicle first! Don't bring unnecessary luggage anymore!" Jasmine dragged her injured left arm, standing on a high place, shouting hoarsely as she directed the ordinary citizens to evacuate.

Suddenly, a suffocating, oppressive feeling shrouded the entire city.

Clearly no substantial attack had fallen, and clearly not even the shadow of that giant statue could be seen. Yet the citizens fleeing on the streets felt as if their strength had been sucked dry, collapsing to the ground in large swathes.

"Ouch… My legs have lost sensation…"

"Help… I can't breathe…"

Countless wails and cries resounded through the alleys and streets of Donghai City. They were not harmed, but they were scared out of their wits by the Aura transmitted across space, their Soul trembling!

"What is going on? What kind of monster-level is this?!" Jasmine held onto the wall with a pale face; even she, a Professional, felt a strong sense of palpitations.

Just when everyone fell into shock and despair.

Far away in the underground base, Zhou Huai, through the perspective of Hou Yi, took in this shocking and world-defying resistance in full view.

His gaze was calm, maintaining a ruthless rationality.

Undeniably, this Skeleton King who claimed to be the Human Sovereign was indeed very strong.

He was definitely a supreme powerhouse who had once reached the Peak SSS-grade, or even stepped half a foot into an even higher level.

Even the resurrected Amaterasu Kujo Naruya of Sakura Country could not last a few rounds in front of this Human Sovereign.

But so what?

In Zhou Huai's mind, the figure wearing a retro bowler hat and a grey overcoat emerged—the head of the Dawnbreaker Guild, Mr. Duan.

Zhou Huai had personally witnessed what a true Transcendent was.

Facing the rules of the world, he was not restricted by any system or lifespan.

That was truly jumping out of the Three Realms and not being within the Five Elements. Transcending rules and ignoring rules.

What about the Human Sovereign before his eyes?

Despite his monstrous Aura right now, acting in a Heaven-Defying way, and being able to contend back and forth with the purple lightning of the Heavenly Dao.

But his essence was still opposing the rules, rather than surpassing the rules.

As long as there was opposition, consumption was inevitable.

And the foundation of the world's rules was endless!

"He is too impatient," Zhou Huai evaluated silently in his heart, "If he were like those Ancient Remnant Clan parasites inside human bodies, slowly enduring and hibernating to recover his strength, he could still accomplish something. But he is too arrogant; as soon as he came out, he wanted to reshape his Physical Body and openly provoke the world's cleansing mechanism."

Zhou Huai perceived that inside the opponent's huge body, life energy was draining away at an extremely terrifying speed. Strong on the outside but weak on the inside, with insufficient remaining strength. It wouldn't be long before he suffered defeat!

To verify Zhou Huai's judgment.

The thunderclouds above the firmament, after having one Dragon shattered, not only did not disperse, but instead plunged into a frenzy!

"Rumble rumble——!!!"

No longer just a single lightning Dragon. Instead, the purple lightning of the entire sky poured down like a waterfall!

Dense clusters of purple lightning pillars intertwined into an earth-shattering, inescapable net, shrouding the hundred-meter giant statue within it.

"Roar——!"

The giant statue let out a sky-shaking angry roar, its arms waving frantically, attempting to tear open this net of lightning. But the power of the purple lightning was accumulating at a geometric multiple!

The first wave of thunder shattered the cyan-purple skin he had just condensed.

The second wave of thunder charred his knotted muscles.

The third wave of thunder directly blasted through his chest!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The continuous sound of bombardment made the entire world lose all other sounds.

Just as Zhou Huai expected, soon, this king's presence began to go downhill.

The speed at which he waved his twin fists became slower and slower, and his Aura of looking down upon the world quickly deflated like a punctured balloon.

"This king… refuses to submit!"

He tilted his head back, letting out an unyielding roar.

But this roar was quickly completely drowned out by the deafening sound of thunder.

The purple lightning ravaged wildly, blasting his hard-won physical flesh and blood body into a state of utter devastation!

Large chunks of charred flesh peeled off his body, revealing the dark gold skeleton covered with cracks underneath.

Finally, under the bombardment of the last wave of extremely thick purple lightning.