"Even weaker than I imagined."
While the Soul Demon was having an existential crisis and roaring in fury, Chaos felt a little disappointed.
From that brief exchange, he had already gotten a rough sense of the Soul Demon's strength. He was in the God Domain, probably on par with Chaos back when he had fought Im.
But Chaos had since broken through his limits and grown stronger, surpassing his strength from that time.
The Soul Demon's greatest weapon was his soul attacks. But Chaos possessed soul power too, and unlike the Soul Demon, he also had Haki—which, crucially, countered the Soul Demon.
That only made things worse for him.
Clang, clang, clang!
Golden weapons appeared in the sky, each wrapped in ten-colored flames and aimed at the Soul Demon. They formed a tight, inescapable net. From a distance, the Soul Demon looked as if he were surrounded by a sea of weapons.
"Damn it."
A desire to retreat flickered in the Soul Demon's eyes.
This wasn't how he'd imagined things going.
The next moment, a bone-chilling killing intent came crashing toward him.
"Trying to run?"
Red light flashed in Chaos's eyes. He foresaw the Soul Demon's attempt to escape and vanished from where he stood, appearing on the other side of the explosion. The Soul Demon emerged there at just the right moment.
But a gleaming long sword was waiting for him.
"Ah!!!"
As the Soul Demon let out a bloodcurdling scream, his other hand landed in Chaos's grasp. A few crunches later, Chaos swallowed it, leaving only the Soul Demon behind, screaming as his aura grew weaker by the second.
"Damn human!"
He was afraid.
The Soul Demon was truly afraid.
The human before him was nothing like the weakling he'd imagined. Not only was he incredibly powerful, he