This...
Seeing Jaden completely unharmed after enduring his attack, the image of that monster who stood before him years ago once again flashed in Zeus's mind...
But unlike that monster, who was covered in wounds back then, this guy in front of him-he didn't even have a scratch on him!
"Although I was planning to see if you had anything more impressive, constantly taking hits isn't my style either, so-"
Jaden twisted his waist in an instant, throwing his hands behind him.
In this moment, his body began to become transparent, and as Zeus noticed this, Jaden's wildly grinning face was already right in front of him.
-God Killer Strike!
Jaden's fist struck Zeus's chin from the side!
The attack, which maximized the power of Jaden's Demon Back, grazed Zeus's jaw in an instant, causing Zeus's head to snap violently to the side, and his eyes rolled up and down for a moment. But as a God, he quickly recovered from this state.
It was at this moment.
Zeus saw Jaden's leg raised high above his head.
-Not good!
Just as he was about to do something, Jaden's highly raised leg chopped down like a battle-axe, landing directly on the side of his wrenched neck!
Bang!
A tremendous roar exploded. Jaden pressed his weight directly onto him, causing Zeus's legs to involuntarily bend slightly under the immense force. But in a flash, the veins on Zeus's upper body bulged, allowing him to stubbornly withstand Jaden's attack.
Seeing Zeus react this way, the smile on Jaden's face grew wider.
"That's it! This is what makes it interesting!"
Jaden's foot, pressing down on Zeus's neck, seemed to catch fire. Under the pouring glow of firelight, his entire calf began to flash with a steel-like luster!
And the temperature didn't seem to dissipate, causing Jaden's steel-like calf to emit a scorching red light!
Armament Haki, coverage!
Bang!
The force that erupted in that instant caused the ground beneath Zeus to shatter, pressing his entire body down into the earth!
Jaden continuously jumped on the broken fragments, until the large pit, which he had pressed out to a depth of over twenty meters, completely settled. Then, he landed on the ground, standing directly in front of Zeus.
Jaden's face was contorted in a wild grin, and the Demon on his back was also laughing wildly!
He and Zeus were completely plunged into a darkness where almost no light could be seen!
However, this environment did not affect Jaden at all-his Observation Haki could still easily capture Zeus's position!
At this moment, Zeus was bent at the waist and knees, his hands hanging straight down, panting heavily.
After he finished catching his breath, laughter came from his direction.
Hahaha, hahahahaha...
"As expected of your clan, you are truly formidable!"
But...
"If you become complacent simply because of this advantage, then you are sorely underestimating us Gods!"
Zeus spoke with his head lowered.
And as he spoke, his body began to swell!
First his legs, then his back-he straightened his waist during this process, and as he completely straightened up and raised his hands high, his arms completed their final transformation!
The previous Zeus was only about 1.8 meters tall.
After swelling, his height went from 1.8 meters to over three meters!
He looked like a land-based Titan composed purely of muscle!
"Even without a helmet, without a shield, without a spear, armor, boots, or even my lightning-even so, a God is a God!"
Roaring this, Zeus clenched his fists!
The surroundings were pitch black, but this environment was useless against him as a God!
Just a slight glimmer of light was enough for him to see Jaden!
However, when he looked at Jaden, Jaden had already arrived in front of him, leaping up and driving his knee directly into his face!
"No armor and no weapons-none of that matters!"
Jaden's knee struck Zeus's face. This attack propelled him upwards, and then his fist, covered in Armament Haki, landed directly on Zeus's face, knocking the massive Zeus flying and crashing into the edge of the great pit!
"-Now, entertain me!"
"Bring out whatever techniques you have! Use whatever moves you have-Hahaha, the essence of battle is conflict. What armor, what weapons, what lightning... ultimately, they are all just a part of the conflict!"
"As long as it's a conflict, I will win!"
"And before that-I permit it! I permit you to display yourself to the fullest, to express yourself to the fullest. I grant you the opportunity to leave your mark!"
"As for the rest..."
Saying this, Jaden looked at Zeus with his Observation Haki and slowly raised his fist toward the opening of the large pit above his head.
"-What God, what Human, what all that!"
"Always caring about those useless things, fighting you is already boring enough-don't spoil my fun, stepping stone!"
"We are here now, and the only relationship between us is opponent and self. Isn't battle just such a simple thing!"
"Anything else, whether God or Human-all of that is impurity!"
Hearing Jaden's voice, Zeus, who had climbed out of the wall, smiled!
But he didn't smile in agreement with Jaden.
Instead-he was so angry he laughed!
"Nothing to do with God or Human? Just a simple duel between you and me?"
"Don't give me that nonsense, you brat!"
Zeus roared in anger.
"Are you comparing yourself and me on the same level!?"
"You are indeed human royalty, and purely in terms of strength, even I must admit that your clan can be considered an enemy of the Gods, but-even you are nothing more than human!"
"You are supposed to be the challenger!"
"You, as a human, challenge me, the God King, yet now you are condescendingly telling me that all of this is irrelevant? That it's all impurity?"
"Conflict? What right do you humans have to conflict with us Gods!"
Roaring this, Zeus spread his legs. This time, he slowly pulled his arms back a little and clenched his fists!
"Your ancestor did defeat me once. That guy was indeed worthy of being called the Archenemy of the Gods. As for you-Hmph, if you're going to talk big, first survive this move!"
"Survive this punch that surpasses time, brat!"
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