Taking One Away as a Sample
The startled God's body instantly disintegrated, transforming into a withered petal that scattered and danced in the air.
Directly detach consciousness from the Wandering Emperor's mental world.
It wants to run!
Long snapped his fingers again, and a vast blizzard suddenly enveloped the glacier, sweeping towards the chaotic and broken sea of flowers God had collapsed.
But it seems that the cage formed by the wind and snow could not contain the ashes that gradually turned from petals into dust and then disappeared.
"Sure."
Long's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but say something.
He wanted to use the power of his soul to sever the connection between the wisp of the god's remnant God and his true form, but he didn't expect it to escape.
This shows that the God's attainments in the realm of the soul are at least the strongest that Oboro has seen in his travels through several worlds.
The next second, Oboro's consciousness returned to its original form and entered reality.
With a thud, the Dragon-level monster Wandering Emperor's body had become stiff and lifeless, falling to the ground like a hard object.
At least God body was preserved intact; otherwise, if the gods had properly reclaimed his power, his death would have been quite gruesome.
Long closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then smiled.
He pinpointed the location of the target's dimension.
The space where the God hide, the Heavenly Rock Cave.
Then, he inserted his hand into the void and pulled hard.
In an instant, countless lights and shadows appeared in the space, like an open book flipping through numerous pages in the blink of an eye, each page representing a different space. Then, a few seconds later, Oboro's hand stopped... and a 'black hole' appeared before him.
"This must be the so-called Heavenly Rock Cave, that dimensional Yuan Sect."
With a gentle smile, Long stepped into the opened rift in time and space.
Inside was endless darkness, without a single ray of light.
Strangely, although the space was filled with black, and almost nothing could be seen or distinguished with the naked eye, one could clearly 'observe' a huge human-shaped silhouette curled up in the center of the black curtain.
It's like a person sitting on the ground with their legs drawn up to their knees and their head buried in their knees.
When Oboro entered, the God raised his head, and in an instant... the originally dark space shone brightly, as if the Big Bang had created all things, and finally the earth and sky appeared.
"You... how could you have found this place..."
The God stared at the humans who Ta Bu in mid-air, filled with astonishment and doubt.
"I knew you would run away, so I deliberately let you slip out of his mental world, for... naturally, your physical body." Oboro smiled slightly.
"..."
The God paused for a moment, then said, "Which world are you from... how did you achieve this life form? All along, what we have been pursuing is a life form that descends to Earth and reaches planetary perfection... just like you."
"Tell me, how did you do that?"
"Ordinary flesh and blood could not possibly bear such a powerful will as yours..."
The words of the God carried an undisguised longing.
"Don't lump me in with you... Although ultimately, my arrival in this 'world' is also a form of possession, my body and flesh were cultivated step by step, making them vastly different from yours."
Long laughed, "People like you who try to control others with your consciousness, slowly nurture them... and then use flesh and blood as a shell to pick up what's readily available are too despicable."
"I only believe in myself."
After speaking, Long glanced at the God again, his eyes sly, "It seems that you have been trying and failing since the ancient times of Earth, haven't you?"
"..."
"Could it be that there's some human being in every era trying to stop you?"
Long raised an eyebrow.
He thought of Saitama.
If human willpower can be inherited... then everything becomes clear.
Looking at all the worlds he knows, whether it's Hunter x Hunter Master, Demon Slayer, or One Piece, this seems to be a 'common template' in Japanese manga: the inheritance of will.
From Don Freecss and Netero to the next generation of Gon.
Demon Slayer is about Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Tanjiro.
One Piece are like Joy Boy... they're all the same type.
Perhaps, in One-Punch Man, Saitama wouldn't even know which generation he's been...
The way each generation manifests its power may differ, but their fate or trajectory remains the same.
"It is indeed possible... In the past, you did appear on Earth, and there are corresponding murals or ancient sites that record this... But we don't know when, your path was cut off." Oboro nodded.
Having seen the God form of the deity, he found that the other party's consciousness was so powerful that it could block his soul probe.
Therefore, Oboro could no longer access her memories.
These are just his guesses.
"Hmm... it's also possible that you fed on human spirits and grew to your current state over a long period of time. In other words, the so-called God and beliefs were actually created by humans... it's just that after you developed your own will, you wanted to take over and use human desires... preparing to invade reality from nothingness. But humans discovered this and stopped you..." Oboro muttered again, stroking his chin. In any case, there must be a 'protagonist' character, similar to Saitama, representing humanity in this story.
"It doesn't matter... it's none of my business anyway."
After a moment, Long chuckled softly.
Why bother thinking about these meaningless things?
His purpose was simply to take the God away... to keep him as a specimen.
The consciousness of God is undeniably powerful. Oboro only had a single thought, yet the God before him sensed his malice.
It realized that this human, in some way, wanted to kill it.
So, after a long, chuckling murmur, suddenly the sky above him darkened, and a giant fist descended from the sky, heading back towards him.
Like a meteorite hurtling down from the universe.
Its power is astonishing!
Long raised her head, and the smile on her face immediately disappeared.
His gaze was cold and sinister.
The next second, a tidal wave of soul power erupted from him, sweeping across the heavens and earth.
A large hand, formed from gray soul power and condensed like smoke, suddenly rose up and caught the God's One-Punch Man.
"You are a form of the soul, and in this special space... you are the master."
"But unfortunately, as I have already said... as fellow soul beings, I am invincible."
Long said, word by word.
In fact, his previous strategy for dealing with Saitama was also inspired by the God.
In the original story, Saitama had a fierce battle with God.
Oboro carefully recalled the battle. When he fought Saitama, the God seemed to be a physical entity... his power was terrifying. Judging from the battle scenes, he seemed to have pushed Saitama to a certain point. However, in other chapters or plots involving God, the God was merely a spiritual entity and could not appear on Earth.
But the reason it can achieve this is mostly related to the space it exists in, namely the Heavenly Rock Cave.
A special dimension.
Therefore, when fighting Saitama, Oboro used his spatial and soul domains to create a special battlefield similar to the Heavenly Rock Cave.
Now, we have arrived at the real Heavenly Rock Cave.
As the ruler of this place, the God received amplification and buffs... and correspondingly, as their 'kin,' Oboro benefited just as much.
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge Chain was thrown out from the surging sea of souls and wrapped around the God's body.
And as the Chain, intense netherfire erupted, instantly engulfing the God's entire body, transforming him into a figure of fire.
"Aaaaaah!"
The entire space was suddenly filled with the painful wails and roars of the God.
The harm he inflicted on the God was all 'real harm,' which could not be avoided or resisted.
It has a destructive power that can truly reach the root of the problem.
"What a fine test subject... If I only take one, the World's Will Tree shouldn't mind, right..."
"Anyway, there's more than one so-called God; there are many."
"Besides, even if I don't take them away, they'll die at Baldy's hands sooner or later anyway..."
As Oboro watched the god's body crash to the ground, being forcefully dragged towards him by Thresh's Chain, utterly powerless to resist, God appeared on his face.
He muttered to himself.