God King Takes Over

The "cheese" hell on the arena continued.

Facing the mountain-like Dynamax Snorlax, with Mega Alakazam and Gengar interfering from the side—

Tang Chen was like a savage beast trapped in a snare. He had fangs and claws, yet nowhere to use them.

Despair did not belong to Tang Chen alone. Through the Sky Screen, it was deeply branded into the hearts of every watching Spirit Master.

Their understanding of "power" was being overturned, crushed, and reshaped again and again into something... filled with helplessness.

Beneath the shadow of Dynamax Snorlax, tormented layer upon layer by Spikes, Toxic, Burn, and the Iron Ball, Tang Chen's eyes had turned blood-red. Asura Divine Power burned madly as reason was completely consumed by boundless frustration and killing intent.

"Ahhh!"

He threw back his head and roared. No longer caring about recoil damage or status conditions, he poured every last bit of Asura Divine Power into the Asura Sword!

He unleashed the hidden trump card the Asura God had prepared for him.

Divine Skill: Asura Descent

A dark-red phantom of the hundred-meter-tall Clear Sky Douluo rose from the ground like a demon god descending into the world, merging with Tang Chen's body.

In the phantom's hands condensed a colossal hammer, seemingly forged from the Asura Blood Sea and Clear Sky's will. Scarlet lightning capable of tearing space apart coiled around its head!

"Break for me!"

Tang Chen's Clear Sky True Body swung the giant hammer with both hands, carrying a berserk will that could shatter mountains and rivers and overturn life and death, ruthlessly smashing it toward the belly of the mountain-like Dynamax Snorlax blocking his path!

This strike contained all his strength, faith, and fury. Its power was enough to make heaven and earth change color!

"Boom!!!!!"

An unprecedentedly terrifying impact rang out! The entire arena space shook violently!

Dynamax Snorlax's continent-like belly was smashed deeply inward. Countless parts of the rocky island crumbled, and its enormous body staggered half a step back. It let out a muffled groan of pain as the fat around its body churned violently like waves.

Yet it remained standing! The terrifying HP and defense granted by Dynamax, combined with the Defense boost from Curse, allowed it to forcibly endure this furious strike from a Demigod!

And the rule of Counter had silently activated.

"Puh!" Tang Chen felt as though he had been struck by a meteor. The phantom of his Clear Sky True Body twisted violently and flickered. His true body spat out a torrent of blood, while agonizing pain shot through his chest as bones shattered. Recoil several times stronger than before made his vision go dark, and he nearly lost his footing.

"Damn it... what kind of monster is this?!" Tang Chen was horrified. Forcing himself to take a breath, he realized he was already severely injured and unable to continue fighting.

The Toxic and flames on his body continued to erode him.

Just as Tang Chen was preparing to give up resisting—

An unprecedentedly cold, violent, and supreme scarlet will erupted from the depths of Tang Chen's battered body!

"Trash!" A voice filled with endless slaughter and majesty exploded directly above the arena. It did not come from Tang Chen, but from the Asura Demon Sword!

Behind Tang Chen, the nearly scattered phantom of the Clear Sky True Body suddenly shattered. Replacing it was a blood-colored phantom, more solid, more massive, and far more soul-shaking!

This phantom was not Tang Chen's Martial Soul Avatar, but a projection of the Asura God's Divine Power!

He wore savage dark-red divine armor. Six arms manifested behind him, holding a projection of the true Asura Demon Sword. His face was indistinct, but a pair of scarlet divine eyes looked down upon all living beings, burning with pure slaughter and Judgment!

The Asura God had grown impatient! He could not tolerate his pawn being defeated in such a humiliating, disgraceful manner.

More importantly, he intended to personally step in, test, and even crush these beings who dared desecrate the battle Pokemon World.

"Your petty tricks end here."

The Asura God projection's voice carried no emotion. Terrifying Divine Power washed through Tang Chen's body, forcibly driving away all its negative conditions with overwhelming divine might!

The erosion of Toxic and Burn was incinerated by divine flames! Even the Iron Ball beneath his feet let out an overwhelmed groan as cracks spread across it!

With a light sweep of the Asura Demon Sword projection in his hand, the distorted ripples of Trick Room shattered like cloth cut by a blade!

The Reflect and Light Screen surrounding Dynamax Snorlax collapsed as if made of paper!

Divine might was like a prison, crushing all rules!

The arrival of merely a projection's will had nearly dismantled every "cheese" tactic carefully arranged by Gengar, Alakazam, and Snorlax!

This was the absolute power of a God King-level being. Even as merely a projection, it stood above mortal rules!

Mega Gengar and Mega Alakazam looked grave, feeling an unprecedented pressure. Dynamax Snorlax also let out a low roar as its mountain-like body tensed slightly.

"In the name of a god, I grant you... Annihilation."

Tang Hao's and the Asura God's voices overlapped in a cold judgment. The Asura Demon Sword slowly rose. Where its blade pointed, space froze and all things withered. Pure killing intent of Destruction locked onto the three Pokemon!

However, at the very instant that sword of Destruction was about to fall—

The space at the center of the arena silently melted.

It did not shatter. Rather, like ink dripping into clear water, it naturally spread outward, forming a pure, ancient blank vortex that seemed to contain every possibility.

A figure slowly emerged from the center of that vortex.

He had not descended. It was more as though he had always been there, only now he was "needed," and thus "revealed."

The Creator God, Arceus!

Arceus merely "existed" there, and the pressure the Asura God had brought upon the Pokemon vanished without a trace.

"So it's you..." For the first time, the scarlet divine eyes of the Asura God projection showed a clear emotional fluctuation—wariness, fury, and a violent rage at having touched his Outrage!

Lu Feng was not particularly surprised by the Asura God's appearance. To prevent problems with the rankings, he had been testing the limits of the rules by equipping the Pokemon with items.

The current situation was equivalent to Huo Yuhao carrying Electrolux's divine consciousness. His strength would soar after possession, but it had not yet reached an absurdly overpowered level.

In short, a God King substitute.

"I never expected a dignified God King to cheat with me. When tactics can't beat me, you try to compete with raw stats? Are you worthy?"

"I was originally saving this combo for the next lucky guy. Since it's the Asura God, I'll use it on you instead. Since you're here, don't even think about leaving."

As soon as he spoke, the Plates around Arceus began to shine.

The Asura God projection tried to gather another attack, only to discover that the flow of his Divine Power seemed to have been bound by an invisible pair of Slow Shackles.

The negative conditions such as Trick Room that had just been removed instantly returned, as though time had reversed.

At the same time, Gengar activated Mega Evolution. Half its body sank into another dimension, and its ability, Shadow Tag, activated as well.

The Asura God was locked in. No matter what, this fragment of his divine consciousness could not escape.

Meanwhile, the three Pokemon who had just been waiting in full battle formation—

Mega Gengar, Mega Alakazam, and Dynamax Snorlax—had now also received Lu Feng's brand-new tactics and power.

Their aura had not changed, but their eyes instantly became... more "lively," even "excited."

Mega Gengar especially stretched its wide grin almost to its ears, while its scarlet eyes gleamed like it had found a new toy.

"Stop playing god. Since my divine consciousness can attach itself to the demon sword, that proves it is within the rules."

The Asura God snorted coldly. Asura Divine Power erupted, and a massive figure wielding a greatsword slashed toward Dynamax Snorlax.

But in the next moment, psychic power surged in Mega Alakazam's eyes.

Disable.

It restrained the opponent's movements, preventing the move they had most recently used from being used again for a short period.

The next instant, a gray tint stained the Asura Demon Sword, and the power within it was temporarily sealed.