Orochi and Telekinesis

How strong was Monster King Orochi from the original One-Punch Man?

His Gaia Cannon, which could extract energy directly from the Earth's core through five thousand kilometers of rock, had power far exceeding any nuclear weapon.

The volume of that energy mass surpassed several provinces; in this world, it could even swallow up the entire Jiangnan Base City and its surrounding satellite cities!

If the protagonist Saitama didn't exist, he could easily destroy human civilization.

"Orochi is definitely above planetary level—this is the strength of a stellar-level being!"

More importantly, he was also an incredibly unlucky bastard!

Originally a human, he was forcibly mutated into a giant, monstrous form within just a few years.

But because he was the sacrifice chosen by the final boss [God], he got his lunch money taken early.

Still, his combat power and developmental potential were in no way inferior to other late-stage villains.

"Though the gap in physique is too large to obtain all his power, I've already acquired the seeds of his abilities. That's more than enough for now."

Bai Yang stared at the new text appearing in his system, deep in thought.

[Monster Association]: Monster King Orochi (S-Class)

This time, the info didn't list specific skills, which probably meant all of Orochi's special abilities had been given to him.

Orochi's maximum body length was 300 meters. With Bai Yang's current normal human physique of 1.85 meters, having the combat power of an S-Class hero was already pretty good.

He sorted through the information, focusing on Orochi's main special abilities:

First, an incredible learning ability. He could learn almost any technique just by seeing it once, with an almost inhuman level of comprehension.

Second, Monster Cells. He could separate special cell clusters from his body. When humans consumed them, their power skyrocketed and they became monsters, but they also became his complete slaves from then on.

Third, Devouring Assimilation. He could absorb and assimilate the genes of various organisms to evolve. Even if only a heart remained, he could assimilate with inorganic matter or even the Earth itself, giving him explosive development and survival capabilities.

As for the other flashy tricks—like relying on a giant body, sprouting dozens of dragon heads, and firing laser cannons with nuclear-level power—Bai Yang couldn't be bothered to look at them.

For now, he didn't want to turn himself into such a gigantic, eldritch form.

He was currently at the very earliest stage of Orochi's evolutionary development, and he could completely set a better evolution path for himself.

For example, could he enhance his Monster Cells to create perfect clones?

That ability of the Golden-Horned Beast King really made him envious!

If he wanted to do it, he should try it right away!

Bai Yang slightly adjusted to the changes in his body. The fatigue from the day had already vanished. He activated his body's instincts, concentrated his will, and began to fine-tune his flesh.

After a moment, his right palm squirmed, and a walnut-sized, grotesque ball of flesh separated from his original body.

Sweat poured down Bai Yang's head like rain, and his whole body trembled from exhaustion: "With a purely human body like this, making this thing is really not easy."

Staring at the somewhat hideous and disgusting flesh ball in front of him, Bai Yang suppressed his psychological discomfort and tossed it straight into his own mouth.

Soon, a violent and terrifying surge of power exploded inside him!

His physical body and constitution underwent a drastic enhancement! The human part of his genes began to optimize!

As his own "master," Bai Yang used this method—similar to exploiting a bug—to achieve a disguised form of monsterization for his body!

This preliminarily completed his physical transformation. After all, whether it was [God]'s control in One-Punch Man or the soul control in this world, both were extremely troublesome.

Being able to fundamentally control "himself" from the root also resolved two potential threats in advance.

Now, this body, which showed no outward abnormalities, was already completely different!

Bai Yang felt as if his entire body was brimming with power, with endless energy needing an outlet.

He had never felt this good!

Bai Yang glanced at the fruit knife beside him, and a sudden thought struck him.

The small knife suddenly flew up, "swish swish swish swish," performing all sorts of incredible, precise maneuvers in the air.

Then, the six apples beside him also flew up one by one, engaging in an aerial chase with the knife, displaying a dazzling array of flight paths.

Orochi's physical prowess and comprehension were starting to show their power!

The same abilities, driven forward, began to evolve on their own!

[Sword Saint Society]: Ordinary Member - Swordsmanship (S-Class)

[Tsukuyomi Organization]: Test Subject - Telekinesis (A-Class)

Swordsmanship had risen by two levels. Telekinesis had a lower foundation, so it was directly boosted by three levels!

Although these rank settings were based on the hero levels in One-Punch Man and couldn't be directly converted to the Devouring World, Bai Yang could now pass the so-called martial artist assessment with ease.

He didn't even need instruments to know he absolutely could.

Especially the precious telekinesis!

In this world, low-level spiritual telekinesis couldn't produce attack power against humans, but telekinesis could!

This would become a valuable trump card for him!

The next morning, on a synthetic track at Jiangnan First Military Academy.

Bai Yang, well-fed and changed into loose athletic wear, began warming up at the edge of the track.

It was close to summer break now, and early in the day, so there were few people on the entire track.

This was perfect for testing his abilities—using the school's instruments would inevitably cause trouble if any anomalous data appeared.

After finishing his preparations, he stamped his foot and shot forward at a terrifying speed!

On this standard 400-meter track, with his current speed, he completed a lap in under twenty seconds!

Countless tests had taught him that even without instruments, he could gauge his speed at over 23 m/s!

And he felt completely at ease, having barely exerted himself.

So he began to gradually increase his pace, testing his limits step by step.

Maintaining this state of extreme speed, he repeatedly lapped the students jogging or strolling nearby.

More and more people gradually started their morning exercise on the track.

Bai Yang's performance quickly drew many eyes.

He was completely focused now, every subtle change in his body fully captured, leaving no room for distraction.

How his leg muscles exerted force, how his tendons stretched, how his bones bore pressure with each footfall, whether his breathing intervals were reasonable.

These details, which he'd never had time to notice during full-power tests before, now presented themselves clearly in his mind.

It was just running, but every muscle in his body was unconsciously being integrated into a seamless whole.

Bai Yang realized he had stepped into some kind of domain—this was the speed domain belonging to martial artists!

In the original novel, the martial artist speed test track was sixty meters long, with a maximum time limit of four seconds.

And he had already been running for nearly ten minutes!

His body began to undergo spontaneous genetic optimization, suddenly assaulting his existing latent health issues!

This internal change was too abrupt, and Bai Yang's vision suddenly went dark.

Stopping abruptly after extreme exertion placed immense strain on the body and was extremely dangerous!

Just then, many hands suddenly reached out from all around, supporting him at various points.

The surrounding classmates held his body together, gradually slowing him down until he came to a complete stop.

Not far away, a dignified man in military uniform with gray-white short hair took in the entire scene and asked behind him.

"He's good material. What's his name?"