A great head was severed, its cut surface charred as though roasted by a raging fire.
Yang Yi then plunged his sword into Charles's belly, planted his feet on his body, and held the head, hundreds of meters across, in both hands, digging through it to extract the Stone of Truth.
Under the intense heat, the head quickly charred, and crushing it to dig out the brain was not difficult.
But Yang Yi searched for ages, even using Three Eyes, yet he found no Stone of Truth, not even when the swollen, ugly brain melted away, shrinking until it vanished.
"Why isn't it there?"
Yang Yi voiced his confusion, then took a slap that burst his head of flame apart.
Charles had woken up, and his head had grown back. He immediately roared and grappled with Yang Yi.
Both were undying, both were giants, and both were fat. For a time, neither could gain the upper hand.
But Charles was far fatter than Yang Yi, much larger, and much stronger. It was very likely that his Ghoul Constitution, combined with the stockpile in his belly, had inflated his attributes to an outrageous degree.
Yang Yi could not match him and quickly fell into a disadvantage.
Their battle inside the Deathbirth Star also threw its interior into chaos. The temperature swung between hot and cold, and the battlefield kept expanding.
"Limb Enhancement!"
"Oathbreaker Slash!"
After grappling for a while, Yang Yi realized he could not match Charles's strength, and Charles did not fear the heat either, so he turned to magic and techniques.
The Flame Giant's limbs suddenly swelled. Then a slash mingling flames and dusky light struck Charles, severing his right arm in a single blow.
The effect of Oathbreaker Slash then took hold. Charles's blue eyes rolled upward, his