Wu Pifu's face remained expressionless, but those who knew him well understood that his killing intent was boiling over.
"...So it was you?"
"Biochemical Beasts, the Third War, Azure... it was you!?"
As Wu Pifu spoke, the aura around his body erupted and swelled.
After learning Nen, Wu Pifu's strength had expanded once more. Nen was an extraordinarily rare transcendent path that united the body, mental consciousness, soul, and true spirit. Its multiplicative stacking formed an independent multiplier, something exceedingly rare. That meant it directly increased his undiminished multiplier, forcibly raising Wu Pifu's transcendent strength by multiples.
Although he had later lost his Myriad Transformation Nen ability because of vows and restrictions, that also meant he no longer had to worry about spreading his energy too thin after learning countless transcendent paths. They all fucking stacked together, turning him into a true numbers monster.
The black giant's response was extremely direct. As the shadow beside it howled, "What the hell are you...," it grabbed the shadow and hurled it at Wu Pifu.
Wu Pifu swept his blade sideways. The instant the blade came out, heaven and earth were shaken. In that moment, every being before Wu Pifu, as well as Zhang Xuer and Es behind him, seemed to see the world collapsing. No... it was not merely seeming!
With one slash, a visible trail of annihilation extended along the blade's radiance. The shadow struck first was instantly severed and shattered, and the trail shot directly toward the black giant. Everyone saw the giant let out a furious roar as countless tentacles surged from its body, filling dozens of miles around it and crashing against the destructive blade radiance. Though they were shattered and sliced apart inch by inch, more tentacled flesh continually poured from the black giant's shadow, while its