Qi Wu hovered in midair, brushing the blood from his cheek with the back of his hand.
"Finally starting to understand?"
He stepped forward.
His entire body vanished again.
The next instant.
BOOM!!!
The Sea God's chest burst open as though a fist had punched straight through it.
Black Flash roared, as if it had punched a fleeting hollow into space itself.
The Sea God was knocked back hundreds of meters.
A vast ring of fractures tore across the seabed.
He slowly steadied himself.
The Age of the Gods markings on his chest were repairing themselves, but noticeably more slowly.
His three heads and six arms drew in slightly.
"Interesting."
"Pure physical strength, layered with an embryonic concept of 'locking in the outcome in advance.'"
Qi Wu tilted his head.
"Come on."
"Keep going."
The next second.
The Sea God's three heads and six arms compressed into a single point for a counterstrike pushed to its absolute limit.
It was as though someone had pressed a "rewrite" key on the seabed.
Storms, tides, the Abyss, and time compressed into a black line, cutting through every route Qi Wu could take to retreat.
This strike was no longer an "attack."
It was a verdict.
Yet Qi Wu did not retreat.
He did not even look at the line of Divine Punishment piercing toward him.
He simply raised his hand.
Clenched his fist.
Leaned forward slightly.
As though waiting for a beat to fall.
Then-
BOOM!!!
Black Flash.
The second punch.
The line of Divine Punishment was forcibly bent.
As though the rules had been knocked an inch out of alignment.
The Sea God's pupils trembled slightly.
The third strike had already arrived.
BOOM!!!
The fourth strike.
BOOM!!!
The fifth strike.
Qi Wu's figure vanished completely from the seabed.
It was not