Chapter 160: Extreme Crisis
It was only at this moment that God realized that his earlier assumption about King's adaptability failing was, in fact, King's misdirection.
King deliberately suppressed his adaptability, leading God to misjudge, and then unleashed a massive attack.
The two sides clashed again, but this time, the battle situation was completely different from before.
God appeared in front of King, his fists turning into a blur of afterimages, unleashing nearly a thousand punches in an instant.
Each punch was powerful enough to shatter a planet's surface; this series of continuous attacks would likely blow up a planet.
However, facing these powerful fists, King didn't even flinch, nor did he adopt any defensive stance, allowing God to attack.
After being hit thousands of times, God grew increasingly terrified.
Why... why can't my attacks hurt him... why do all my attacks seem to miss... this feeling was very strange to God.
The sensation of hitting him wasn't like being defended against; it was more like not hitting him at all, as if the power contained in his fists was completely nullified.
Wait, nullified?!
God suddenly realized something, and his scalp tingled.
Could it be that my attacks have been nullified by him?!
God didn't even have time to think, as King had already launched his attack, a fist compressed with extreme Energy slamming into God's face.
Boom!
God was sent flying backward like a spinning top, and before he could stabilize himself, King instantly appeared beside him again.
Immediately, a storm of heavy punches rained down, causing cracks to constantly appear on the black-golden armor on God's body, and his star-filled face seemed to show signs of being blown apart.
God tried to counterattack, but his attacks landed on King without causing any ripples, instead giving King an opportunity to strike even harder.
Two crimson streaks of light continuously weaved through the Void, but God could never shake off King's pursuit, constantly being beaten into a daze by fast and powerful fists, with the damage to his body becoming increasingly severe.
Just as a fist once again struck towards his face, God, in desperation, could only cross his arms to block, and a shield formed by chaotic colors condensed at the position of his two arms.
Energy collided head-on with the chaotic colors; God's Divine Ability shield couldn't even last 0.1 seconds before being shattered on the spot, and the fist slammed heavily onto that star-filled face.
"Ugh!"
God grunted and flew backward again.
After finally stabilizing himself with the help of the Void, he floated unsteadily in the air, suddenly seeing sparkling star-fragments falling from his vision.
What is this... God subconsciously touched his face, but his fingers felt a warm sensation.
Upon closer inspection, his hand also felt the presence of hair and sticky crimson blood.
King once again arrived before God, but this time he was not in a hurry to act, instead observing him with interest:
"Oh? Have you been awakened? How much longer will you be controlled by this guy, Garou."
From King's perspective, at this moment, God's star-filled face had been half-shattered by those heavy punches aimed at his face, and one of Garou's eyes had reappeared.
What?!
An alarm blared in God's heart, and a furious roar instantly echoed in his mind.
[Get out of here, you bastard! What are you, to dare occupy this lord's body!]
God sank his consciousness into his mind and saw the Soul that had made the sound.
Although this human Soul was weak, it was incredibly compatible with the surrounding conscious mind. God only felt a huge repulsive force, and for a moment, he couldn't maintain control of his body.
This is bad, this guy has actually awakened.
Noticing Garou's awakening, God immediately felt a sense of dread.
Although Garou's Soul, as the human 本体, was extremely weak and insignificant, he was merely performing Possession. This body's mind was the main domain of the other party's Soul.
With the home-field advantage, although he wouldn't be driven out, his combat power would decrease due to the chaos caused by the original Soul in the mind.
Especially in such a critical situation, the King in front of him was already an enormous problem, and now Garou was causing trouble in his mind.
This is bad... The biggest problem now is that King is constantly getting stronger due to his adaptability, but God cannot replicate King's attributes, so the numerical gap between them will only grow larger.
But one thing is crucial: this is no longer a matter of numerical values. His attacks landing on the opponent caused no damage at all, which is undoubtedly some kind of mechanism.
Combining this with King's earlier statement about adapting to the existence of an entire planet, God was first stunned, then came to a conclusion that seemed absurd.
This guy... couldn't he have already adapted to my existence as a person?
If that were the case, it would make sense.
King had already adapted to him, so any of his attacks would be completely nullified for the opponent.
This is literally like cheating!
Realizing this, God immediately felt incredibly frustrated; he had actually suffered such a huge loss at the hands of a low-dimensional being.
Damn it!
God was now plagued by internal and external troubles; externally, King, a formidable enemy, was eyeing him menacingly, and internally, the awakened Garou's Soul was constantly causing trouble, attempting to reclaim the body.
Moreover, his most powerful subordinate, Sun Sperm, had also become the pet of that bald man who transcended rules, and he couldn't even retrieve 30% of the opponent's Divine Power, further weakening his strength.
At this moment, even he, who prided himself on being a higher being, felt an extreme crisis.
*Chuckle* I'm in danger!
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