"Strong!"
"You're the first mortal who has ever given me trouble, even at noon!"
"Then..."
His gaze grew incomparably fierce.
"As a mark of respect for your strength!"
"I shall let you witness it firsthand!"
"The true power of this blessing I received from the sun!"
Their clash was no longer purely a contest of strength!
"Cruel Sunshine!"
In Escanor's hand, a ball of scorching energy instantly condensed, hot enough to rival the actual sun!
Yet, looking at the "sun" capable of completely vaporizing the entire Arena, Ye Chuan simply extended both hands as well.
"Ka..."
"Me..."
"Ha..."
"Meha!!!"
Boom!!!
An azure energy blast shot from Ye Chuan's palms!
It collided thunderously with Escanor's Cruel Sunshine in midair!
After another round of terrifying energy clashes, the artificial sun suspended above the Arena finally moved slowly into position directly overhead!
The one minute of noon!
Had arrived!
Hum!!!
At that moment, Escanor's body underwent another qualitative transformation!
His already mountainlike frame swelled again!
The scorching divine might radiating from him rose to a peak that distorted even space itself!
[The One]!!!
"What is that?!"
"That little old man's energy is still getting stronger?!"
"No, that's not right! That isn't energy anymore! That's a god! A real god!!!"
In the stands, no matter which world the powerful spectators came from, they were all rendered utterly speechless as they felt Escanor's aura towering above all else!
Yet-
Facing Ultimate Escanor, who had become The One.
Ye Chuan burst into wild laughter again!
"Hahahahahaha! That's more like it! That's more like it!!!"
"Now this is getting interesting!"
He slowly drew Black Blade Shusui, which he had carried on his back all this time.
Then the Perfect Susanoo, which he had long since mastered, descended upon the world once again, its entire body