Chapter 127
Chapter 127.
Born the strongest.
Son Goku's life was summarized in this one sentence.
From the moment he was born from a rock imbued with the energy of heaven and earth at the peak of Flower Fruit Mountain.
Countless enemies faced him in battle.
But in the end, no one could defeat Son Goku.
Rising to the top in the world of beastmen was all too easy.
After his world entered Universe 101.
He did encounter many formidable opponents he had never seen before.
But most of the time, he ultimately emerged victorious.
Even in the Universe's arena.
[Universe 101 Arena Winning Streak Record]
1st place: Son Goku – 102 wins
2nd place: Heracles - 89 wins
3rd place - …….
Son Goku firmly held the 1st place position.
He knew very well how much natural talent he possessed.
And.
'I also know very well how fleeting the fighting spirit of the talentless is.'
No talent but fighting spirit.
That could be possible.
But.
What good is the will to fight?
They'll just die anyway.
They have to endure his fist first.
Only then would their fighting spirit continue to be maintained.
However,
If they possessed divine power, that fighting spirit.
Could be utilized.
As long as their will to fight remained firm.
If there wasn't even an inch of wavering, divine power would somehow regenerate their body.
But.
'They rather came to know their limits clearly.'
Those who possessed divine power were all players who had stood at the peak of their respective worlds.
Unlike reckless youngsters who only burned with fighting spirit.
They knew well when to advance and when to retreat.
After fighting Son Goku.
After realizing painfully what kind of monster he was.
After clearly feeling that they could never oppose him.
Most gave up resistance and chose death.
'I thought this guy would be the same.'
Since he had explained about divine power.
He thought that even if he burned with fighting spirit for a moment, he would eventually be broken.
That was the common process most who fought Son Goku experienced.
But.
"Why? I can do it, you monkey bastard."
The eyes of the opponent who spoke those words.
Contained intense fighting spirit.
He had already shattered his chest bones dozens of times.
Even though he clearly knew he was no match.
There was no wavering.
Rather.
'He wants to kill me?'
Even after having his chest bones shattered like that, he still thinks that way?
To think someone with divine power would have such poor judgment.
But.
'I was bored, so this works out well.'
After seeing only those who always cowered under Great Sage Equal to Heaven's reputation.
Hearing him called a monkey bastard was actually amusing.
How long would it take?
For the fighting spirit to disappear from such a guy's eyes.
Swoosh!
Son Goku threw his fist with a strange anticipation.
Then.
Craaaack......!
Lee Ganghan's hand bones shattered once again.
'He followed again.'
He threw his fist a little faster than before.
Yet he still reacted to this.
His skills had definitely improved.
'Then shall I use a little more strength?'
Son Goku put a little more strength into his fist.
Then.
Thud, thud, thud!
Just as Lee Ganghan's hand seemed to be shattered again.
His entire arm was torn off from the shoulder.
Paaaaat......!
Blood gushing from the violently torn cross-section.
But.
Sssss......
Lee Ganghan's severed arm.
Was quickly regenerated.
"Oh. Even the arm regenerates. That's interesting?"
Though he frowned at the pain.
Lee Ganghan looked at his own arm as if that was more interesting.
"......Your divine power is higher than I thought."
"I was lucky."
He said that while.
Crack!
Again and again.
He took Son Goku's punches head-on.
'Earlier, it definitely wasn't this much.'
Each time he threw a punch.
The opponent's skills visibly improved.
At first, his entire arm seemed to be torn off.
Now it was only to the extent of his shoulder bone being shattered.
Whoosh!
Sometimes he even dodged attacks.
'His eyes are the same too.'
Plus the fighting spirit to definitely hit him once remained unchanged.
Interest arose in Son Goku's eyes as he looked at Lee Ganghan.
Indeed, this momentum.
How long would it last?
Swoosh!
Son Goku threw his fist again with strange anticipation.
A little stronger than before.
But not too strong since it wouldn't be good if the opponent died instantly.
A punch thrown with considerable care.
But.
Flaaaare......!
Until now, he had just been holding it in his right hand.
Flames soared from the opponent's sword that had never been properly used.
Then.
Clang!
The opponent accurately read the trajectory of the punch.
Avoided it while dodging, and even counterattacked with his sword.
"Huh?"
A scratch appeared on Son Goku's arm.
Flaaare......!
Pure white flames rose from there.
The pain he felt.
'Pain?'
This sensation.
How long had it been?
Especially with this 'physical body'.
As Son Goku stared quietly at the wound from this sensation that was far too unfamiliar.
[Aaaah......! What......! That monkey...... his body is like stone......!]
A scream from the spirit in Lee Ganghan's sword was heard.
Born from a rock condensed with the energy of heaven and earth.
Son Goku's body was harder than diamond.
Having struck it, the sword cried out in reverse.
But.
"I can still cut stone though."
[That's not ordinary stone......!]
"Shut up."
Lee Ganghan, who held the sword, scolded the spirit.
Whoosh!
He swung his sword again at Son Goku who was looking at his own wound.
Clang!
The collision sound rang out again.
Rather than the sound of a sword cutting an arm.
It was similar to the sound of metal clashing against metal.
And.
"......"
Drip......
"Blood is coming out?"
When a drop of blood came from the arm where the sword had touched.
Son Goku looked at it with fascination.
I'm bleeding.
Because of this human?
He unconsciously lifted his foot.
Swooosh!
A strike much faster than his fist, one that couldn't be resisted.
Lee Ganghan's body seemed to fly away.
Crash, crash, bang......!
He fell far away toward the wall.
'Ah. I said I would only use fists.'
Son Goku realized his mistake only after kicking the opponent.
Seeing blood come from his body.
His foot moved before his hand.
'Does this mean I lost the bet?'
Since I said I would only use fists but used my foot.
Son Goku scratched his head and looked where Lee Ganghan had fallen.
"Ah."
He discovered a portal floating next to him.
He let out a quiet exclamation.
The place where Lee Ganghan had collapsed happened to be.
Near the portal to the next floor.
'This is the end then.'
That guy.
Won't he enter the portal?
Well, I could stop him if I went at full power.
'But I already used my foot, so there's no need to go that far.'
From the moment I broke the condition of only using fists.
The bet was this side's defeat.
Son Goku looked at Lee Ganghan with a deflated expression.
Then.
[M-Master! Next to you! Next to you! There's a portal next to you!!!!]
The spirit inside the sword was heard chattering noisily.
Earlier it had been annoyingly dragging out its words.
Now the spirit was shouting urgently, perhaps because of the situation.
'The mood is ruined.'
As Son Goku watched to see when that guy would leave while listening to the spirit's fuss.
Swoosh.
Lee Ganghan, who had recovered, stood up.
He gripped his sword tightly.
"What are you doing?"
"......?"
"There are 3 minutes left."
He pointed the tip of his sword toward Son Goku.
***
"......Can't you see? There's a portal next to you."
Swoosh.
Lee Ganghan looked at the portal on his right.
The portal swaying with blue light, leading to the next floor.
Was this the portal that had been hidden together when Son Goku had completely dominated the space behind with his Ruyi Staff at first?
"Why is this here?"
"If you take that, it's over. You'll achieve a new record and an achievement too."
"Really?"
"Really. I climbed slowly to the 200th floor, so if you go now, the new record will change to you."
Compared to himself who had been sprinting at full power.
When Son Goku challenged Bronze Towers, he just slowly climbed up by exploding all floors with his expanding Ruyi Staff.
So if he entered the portal now, the new record would change.
"But there are 3 minutes left."
"......Are you seriously saying that?"
Son Goku's face twisted strangely.
What's with this guy?
He even used a kick.
I'm telling him to just go.
Is he really planning to fight now?
-Heavenly Demon?
-Why aren't you going in there... Why are you suddenly acting like this?
-No, that Son Goku bastard is telling you to go too!!
-Right, right! He kicked you! He said he'd only use fists!
-Heavenly Demon's achievement isn't just Heavenly Demon's. It belongs to humanity!
-Just go, he's letting you go;;;
In the chat window too.
Most of the chat was trying to stop Lee Ganghan.
Son Goku and Lee Ganghan.
The difference in power between the two was stark.
When that monster monkey is willing to let you go.
What kind of bravado are you showing - that was the reaction.
Especially since all of humanity would benefit if Lee Ganghan cleared the achievement.
Everyone with one heart and one mind uploaded chat telling him to just enter the portal.
But.
"Just go my ass."
Ptui.
Lee Ganghan spat on the ground.
Then spit mixed with blood.
No, spit that was mostly blood splattered out.
Though he had regenerated with divine power.
The traces of being smashed by Son Goku remained intact in his body.
The black suit that was the King of the Dead's robe had already lost its form.
Even the clothes worn underneath had become blood-soaked rags.
So that the original appearance couldn't be found.
This was the result of just 2 minutes of fighting.
Lee Ganghan looked at Son Goku.
"After getting beaten up like this, shouldn't I at least cut off one of his arms?"
As he raised his sword.
[Master! What are you doing right now! Don't you have a brain......? You, if you do this, you'll just be demoted to disciple......?!]
The spirit of the Heavenly Sword shouted urgently, even saying it would demote him to 'disciple'.
To that extent, Lee Ganghan's actions.
From others' perspective, was nothing more or less than.
Showing off bravado.
But.
"Shut up."
[H-how can you say such harsh words......?]
"If you don't want to break, just assist."
[Hiiing...... Master has become violent......!]
He lightly scolded the spirit of the Heavenly Sword.
He infused sword energy into the Flame Heaven Death sword.
Flaaaare......!
Then pure white flames soared from the sword.
The white flame seemed to explode out.
Swooooosh......
Rather, the fire extinguished in an instant.
The light swooped into the sword.
From the outside, it looked like he had failed to raise the sword's momentum.
"......You properly compressed the power."
Son Goku's eyebrows twitched at the sight.
"Don't tell me you're learning by watching me?"
"Well, somewhat?"
"......"
Though Lee Ganghan answered like that outwardly, he thought inwardly.
'Actually, it's not just somewhat.'
The 'Passionate Dullard' that had greatly increased in effect after meeting an unparalleled genius.
Since that message appeared.
Lee Ganghan could instinctively absorb Son Goku's movements.
Though Son Goku threw his punches saying he was going easy.
The martial mysteries contained within.
The compression and release of power, optimal movements and extreme efficiency, etc.
Everything else, just by being beaten up.
He could learn and follow along.
'I can't end this opportunity to develop by watching an unparalleled genius just because I fell near a portal.'
When Son Goku was going somewhat easy and showing mercy.
He should use this as an opportunity for growth.
And.
'It's also true that I want to land a hit on him.'
Though he had grown rapidly thanks to Passionate Dullard.
Still, being attacked one-sidedly.
Shouldn't he pay back a little?
As Lee Ganghan thought that and raised his sword.
"Quite interesting...... At first you were just at that level."
Step, Step.
Son Goku walked slowly.
"Since I used my foot, I lost the bet."
"......"
"But since you want it, I'll play with you for 3 more minutes."
As soon as those words ended.
Swish, swish, swish......
Son Goku's form became blurry.
Even knowing that Lee Ganghan was watching and learning.
As if telling him to learn if he wanted to learn.
Son Goku approached at a slightly faster speed than before.
But.
'It's slow?'
Son Goku had underestimated Lee Ganghan's development speed too much.
'At this rate...... I can cut him.'
Blue killing intent arose in Lee Ganghan's eyes.
Though he was fighting for 3 more minutes to learn.
If he could cut, he naturally should cut.
Ziiing......
Sword energy condensed even more in the Flame Heaven Death sword.
'Let's use that.'
In Lee Ganghan's mind.
The third form of Heavenly Demon Divine Sword that he hadn't dared to think of using until now came to mind.
Heavenly Demon Divine Sword
Third Sword Soul Severing
A sword of light drawing a single arc.
The first sword that breaks heaven.
The second sword that parts the sea.
Compared to those, the third form seemed far too insignificant.
Just an ordinary slash.
The third form, Third Sword Soul Severing.
But with that sword.
Slash!
"......Huh?"
Son Goku's right arm.
Was cleanly cut off.