Chapter 126
Chapter 126.
-Ah, if you're going to give in, just do it
-What, are you going to fight again;
-But isn't Son Goku freaking strong? Is 5 minutes possible?
-If it's Heavenly Demon, wouldn't he at least last 5 minutes...
At Son Goku's proposal for a 5-minute battle.
Various reactions appeared in the chat window.
Opinions were divided between 'he can last 5 minutes' and 'Son Goku is too strong.'
'There's no choice anyway.'
Lee Ganghan thought this was ultimately a battle he had to fight.
With achievement right before his eyes, he couldn't give up climbing here and go down.
Moreover,
"I'll specially not do anything else."
"Anything else?"
"I won't use the Ruyi Staff, and I won't use magic either. I won't use Nimbus Cloud or clones, none of that stuff."
Kwagwak.
Son Goku clenched his fist and raised it to show.
"I'll fight you with just this fist."
Was this Son Goku's way of showing consideration?
"Thanks for the consideration."
"Ah. But you wear all your equipment, okay? Otherwise you won't be able to endure it."
He would fight with bare fists.
But Son Goku advised him to make sure to wear all his equipment when fighting.
Well.
He's being quite kind at times like this, isn't he?
'I don't know which rhythm to match.'
Lee Ganghan thought so, but still.
He wore all his equipment according to Son Goku's words.
First, he put on Hades' helmet Quiene.
Seuseuseu...
When his outfit changed to a black suit.
He took out the Flame Angel's Sword from his inventory.
Moreover,
'I should summon the Spirit of Heavenly Sword too.'
The opponent was Son Goku.
Battle preparations had to be at maximum.
Lee Ganghan even summoned the Spirit of Heavenly Sword who had been sleeping earlier.
"Ahhhh... I was sleeping well..."
The Spirit of Heavenly Sword came out yawning.
"Hi, hiiiek? Monster monkey...?"
Upon seeing Son Goku, he was horrified.
Ssuuk!
He quickly entered the Flame Angel's Sword.
[Ah, no, Master! Aren't the summoning conditions too bad lately...? Eye ghost and monster monkey...! Really... please maintain some work-life balance...?]
He lets him sleep a lot.
He complains a lot too.
Maybe it's because there's no Divine Maiden ghost, the Spirit of Heavenly Sword went on complaining for a while.
"What's that thing?"
When Son Goku pointed at the sword and asked.
[......]
His words were cut off abruptly.
'What. Did he get scared?'
Spirit of Heavenly Sword.
Subtly, no, blatantly acts tough with the weak and meek with the strong, doesn't he?
When the Spirit of Heavenly Sword became quiet.
"Now he's not acting up."
Son Goku spoke with a sshik laugh.
"Did he hear?"
"With all that chattering, of course I heard. Let me give you advice. You have to beat summons for them to listen."
At Son Goku's simple and crude educational method.
-Beat them to make them listen;
-Son Goku is brutal lol
-But what did he say to make him react like that?
-Did the spirit act up again loll
-Doesn't he keep making master jokes?
When viewers showed various reactions.
[Anyway... that crazy monster monkey...]
The Spirit of Heavenly Sword spoke quietly from inside the sword.
He seemed to think Son Goku couldn't hear him.
"Hmm. Today I'll educate him instead of you."
[Hiiiek...!]
Son Goku immediately caught this and clenched his fist tightly.
"But you know who that is, right?"
[Of course I know...!! The fighting demon of the arena! Do you know how many divine swords that monster monkey with combat-crazed eyes has broken...?]
"Gee, the little guy talks a lot. Aren't swords meant to be broken?"
While saying that.
Seuik.
Son Goku pointed at the Flame Angel's Sword that Lee Ganghan was holding.
"That sword looks pretty good too, I'll smash it to pieces this time."
[Ah... ahh... Master? Our Angel's Sword... we just barely restored it, we're not using it to fight that guy today, right...?]
"I have to use it. When else would I use it if not now."
[No, no... I restored it to my taste... C-can't I just use it alone...? Put the sword away...]
"You'll take the hits instead?"
[Yes... for our Flame Sword... I can sacrifice myself...]
What's Flame Sword again?
Don't tell me he's shortening Flame Angel's Sword?
[Ah... but... if I get hit by that monster monkey, I might really get annihilated... Ah, no matter how important Flame Sword is... not more than me...]
"Don't worry, I'll annihilate both the sword and the spirit."
[Hi, hiiiiiek...! A-as expected, taking hits with bare body is impossible...]
At Son Goku's words.
The spirit hid deeper inside the Flame Angel's Sword.
What.
In the end, he's saying he'll stay inside the Flame Angel's Sword.
'If you were going to do that, why even say anything.'
While Lee Ganghan looked at the Spirit of Heavenly Sword with disdainful eyes for putting on airs then instantly changing his attitude.
"Are you all ready? Should I go now?"
Son Goku, who had been kindly waiting.
Seuik.
Raised his fist to show.
"Ah. Wait."
The end of preparation is this after all.
"Heavenly Demon Divine Art."
When he used Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
Energy surged intensely from Lee Ganghan's entire body.
Son Goku saw this and his eyebrows twitched.
"All done."
Until now he had only asked if he was ready.
But as soon as he used Heavenly Demon Divine Art, Son Goku was convinced preparations were complete.
"I'm going."
When he took just one step forward.
'...Huh?'
Seuik!
Before he knew it, Son Goku's fist was right in front of his eyes.
Kwajijik!
Right in front of his face, the sound of metal being crushed.
"Oh. Nice helmet?"
Praising Hades' invisible helmet.
Quiene that Lee Ganghan wore on his head.
Hwiing!
He extended his fist again and struck Lee Ganghan's chest hard.
Then.
Jjeojeojeok...!
The black suit cracked like breaking glass.
Lee Ganghan's body was sent flying far away.
'What is this...'
Movement.
I can't see it at all?
Is this Son Goku...?
Kwaang!
When his back touched the marble wall, he finally stopped and sat down there.
"Coolreok...!"
When he sat down and coughed.
Blood flowed out with it.
Though the King of the Dead's Robe somewhat defended against Son Goku's strike.
His chest bones were completely crushed.
Breathing itself was uncomfortable and painful.
Blood continued to flow from his mouth.
All this.
Was the result of Son Goku hitting his chest just once.
-What...
-Don't tell me it's over?
-But he used Heavenly Demon Divine Art...?
-Son Goku is crazy;
-I can't see his movement at all...
In front of Lee Ganghan who sat down.
Chat appeared but it didn't register in his eyes right now.
Only.
'I have to get up.'
If he stays sitting like this, it's over.
Lee Ganghan clutched his chest and got up.
Breathing was difficult but.
He couldn't be defeated so miserably.
Somehow, he had to at least counterattack...!
'...Hmm?'
But.
Breathing seemed easier than before?
Moreover, the pain had greatly diminished.
When Lee Ganghan looked down at his chest.
Seu, seuseuseu...
Pure white light rippled there.
His broken chest bones had already returned to their original state.
'What?'
Could it be that the Extreme that Yoo Doa carved did something again?
But the feeling was a bit different from that time.
When Lee Ganghan looked at his chest with puzzled eyes.
"Oh. You had Divine Power?"
Seuik.
Son Goku, who had approached Lee Ganghan before he knew it.
Looked at his recovered chest bones with interested eyes.
***
"Divine Power... that's what made this regenerate?"
Divine Power.
Though he had obtained it several times through constellations until now.
It was an ability whose exact use he couldn't understand.
'It's related to Extreme Demon energy and increased Sacred Fire's firepower but...'
He only knew intellectually that it was connected to these two.
Divine Power was an ability that Lee Ganghan had almost never actively utilized.
But this ability.
Had such amazing regenerative effects?
"You didn't know? Ah. Well, someone at your level wouldn't normally get beaten up."
At those words, Lee Ganghan recalled his previous battles.
In easy battles, he wasn't hit even once.
When he met overly powerful opponents.
He would receive instant death attacks.
'I never got injured like this, so I didn't know.'
The closest situation where regenerative power might have been displayed was when Yoo Doa carved the demon mark on his chest.
Whether she took special measures there.
Or because of Demon-Conquering Heavenly Ascension Blade's effect, the regenerative effect didn't appear.
Other than that, it was extreme situations of either instant death.
Or not getting hit at all.
So he couldn't experience Divine Power's effects until now.
And as Lee Ganghan thought.
Son Goku kindly explained about Divine Power.
"As long as you don't suffer instant death, Divine Power heals wounds. Looking at your recovery speed, you seem to have quite a bit of Divine Power, right?"
"It's over 1."
"Hooo. Then it's 2 or more? That's considerable...?"
The total Divine Power Lee Ganghan had obtained so far was 3.
Moreover, since he was currently in the tower.
With the all stats +1 effect, his current Divine Power was 4.
Son Goku was that surprised at just 2.
4 must be a considerable amount.
Meanwhile,
"Then it'll be more fun to beat you up."
Son Goku smiled deeply.
Kung!
He shattered his chest bones once more.
"Euk..."
An opponent whose movements were completely invisible.
No.
How could anyone be this fast?
Though the chest wound healed instantly.
Kwaang! Kwaang!
Each time.
Son Goku's fist crushed the same spot exactly.
"Coolreok...!"
Son Goku's punches were definitely honest strikes extending in straight lines.
Only.
No matter how many times he took them, they weren't visible to the eye.
The gap with a Transcendent.
He definitely expected there would be one but... to this extent?
-Ah, this is the first time seeing him helplessly beaten like this...
-During Gershu, he at least reversed the situation with surprise laser...
-He can't counter Son Goku's one-sided violence sob
-Is it okay for such a monster to appear in Bronze Tower?
-What's scarier is he's not even using Ruyi Staff or Nimbus Cloud...
-B-but if he keeps regenerating like this, won't 5 minutes pass?!
Unable to even swing his sword.
Lee Ganghan simply endured Son Goku's fists, only repeating regeneration.
Son Goku looked down at his opponent who had broken and regenerated dozens of times.
He spoke quietly.
"But human, Divine Power isn't omnipotent, you know?"
"...?"
"Divine Power is the qualification for mortals to rise to immortals. The power for mere life forms to become gods."
Power to become gods.
That's what Divine Power is.
So that's why constellations were proud when giving Divine Power stats.
"And to become a god, to utilize Divine Power, firm belief in oneself is most important."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Look."
At Son Goku's strike.
Kwajijik...
The King of the Dead's Robe of Quiene, which had been struggling to maintain its form, was severely shattered.
Jureureu...
Blood flowed from Lee Ganghan's mouth again.
Nevertheless.
His body healed and became fine as soon as he was wounded.
"Right now, your wounds regenerate because you still have the will to fight."
Son Goku watched this silently.
Kwagwak.
He grabbed Lee Ganghan's collar.
And threw him far away.
Kwakwaang!
He was completely embedded in the wall.
Unable to move at all.
Jeobeok, Jeobeok.
Son Goku looked at him from afar.
"If you lose fighting spirit from overwhelming defeat, Divine Power will also give up regeneration."
He walked slowly.
"......"
"Yes... if your will breaks, Divine Power also chooses death."
While saying this, Son Goku's golden eyes flashed.
The emotion contained within was like.
Wouldn't you do the same soon?
Wouldn't you choose death after losing fighting spirit?
It was a gaze that seemed to look down lightly.
And seeing that look.
'Ha... this bastard thinks I'll give up and die anyway.'
Strange heat rose in Lee Ganghan's eyes.
He was already getting beaten up continuously.
But seeing that look made him angry?
Kkiiik...
He extracted his body from the wall.
When he came out and stood up again.
Ttiring.
[You have experienced that your opponent is a peerless genius.]
[You deeply feel that you are a slow learner.]
[The effect of 'Passionate Dullard' greatly increases.]
A message appearing before his eyes.
A peerless genius acknowledged by the system.
That's Son Goku.
But the effect of 'Passionate Dullard'.
How does it greatly increase?
When Lee Ganghan wondered while looking at the message.
"Right. Giving up already would be too boring."
Hwiik!
Son Goku's figure from over there disappeared in an instant.
Was he going to strike again at invisibly fast speed?
However,
'Hmm?'
Unlike before.
That movement was visible.
Could this be.
'Because of Passionate Dullard...?'
Though it was just an afterimage.
Since Son Goku was underestimating his opponent so much, his attack was honest.
Hwig!
Lee Ganghan spread his palm and was able to block his fist.
Then.
Kwajijik...
His palm bones shattered instantly.
His shoulder was completely torn and dislocated.
His elbow bones also twisted and broke, unable to withstand the intense impact.
No matter how he matched the movement, the difference in power was like heaven and earth.
Still.
"Huh? What."
Son Goku, for the first time.
Showed interest in his previously bored eyes.
"Why."
"How did you do that?"
'A movement that someone like you shouldn't be able to grasp.'
'How did you do it?'
At this question with such meaning.
Seuseuseu...
Lee Ganghan felt his palm and body regenerating.
"Why? I can do it too, you monkey bastard."
As a dullard, he spoke to his peerless genius opponent.
"...What? What did you say?