Chapter 128
Chapter 128.
As Son Goku's severed right arm touched the ground.
Thud……!
The marble floor shattered, unable to bear the weight of the arm.
-Holy shit
-What did he cut his arm???
-I can't even see what's happening ㄷㄷ
-Yo but is Son Goku's arm weight for real???
-Look at the floor breaking just from the arm falling;
Son Goku's body is made of stone.
I thought it might be heavier than it looked.
But I didn't expect it to be heavy enough to smash the ground like this.
'Well, that's not what's important.'
What's important is continuing the Third Sword Soul Severing.
'I couldn't fully grasp what it meant to compress power to the extreme…….'
The third technique of Heavenly Demon Divine Sword, Third Sword Soul Severing.
One Sword Breaks Heaven and Two Swords Sever Sea also had grandiose names for techniques.
But I could quickly get the hang of how to use them.
Third Sword Soul Severing was much more difficult to understand.
'Compressing demonic energy to the extreme can cut souls…… What kind of nonsense was that?'
It would be better to just say break the heavens and split the seas.
How can you cut souls by compressing demonic energy.
Lee Ganghan had recited the part about Third Sword Soul Severing technique from Heavenly Demon Divine Art countless times, but couldn't understand it at all.
After getting smashed by Son Goku, he experienced the compression of power firsthand.
As a result, he could instinctively grasp how to use Third Sword Soul Severing.
'I need to maintain this.'
I cut off one arm.
But I can't stop here.
Swish.
Lee Ganghan tried to strike again.
But.
"……."
Flash!
In Son Goku's eyes as he looked at his severed arm.
Golden flames surged up.
Not metaphorically.
Fire actually blazed up, burning eyes.
At the same time.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…….
The hair all over Son Goku's body rapidly grew.
Soon it became so thick that his form could no longer be seen.
'What the hell is this???'
Why is he suddenly turning into some furry creature?
Lee Ganghan was startled by Son Goku's sudden transformation after losing his arm.
Whoosh!
The rapidly grown hair tangled together, transforming into a giant fist.
'Let me cut that thing first.'
With a sword imbued with Third Sword Soul Severing.
He cut the hair clump fist that had approached right in front of him.
[Aaah…… Gross……! What is this, this monster monkey's hair……? Why is it so hard……!]
The Spirit of Heavenly Sword cried out.
Indeed, as it said, compared to when he cut the stone arm earlier.
That hair clump was tougher and harder, requiring more effort to cut.
Slash……!
Somehow Lee Ganghan managed to split the fist-shaped hair in half.
But.
Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!
While still severed.
Hair shooting up like awls.
Stab! Stab!
It pierced through Lee Ganghan's entire body.
And destroyed everything inside.
'Kuk. What the hell is this……!'
After cutting off one arm.
Son Goku showed a form he could never have imagined.
Even from inside that thick hair, the blazing golden flames were visible in his eyes.
Making him guess that this monster's original form was the earlier 'Son Goku.'
[Ah, aaah…… Don't come, don't come……. What is this disgusting hair……. Hiiiiik…….]
From the sword that had fallen to the ground after his arms and hands completely disappeared.
The Spirit of Heavenly Sword screamed.
Was the sword also being buried and destroyed by Son Goku's hair?
Then.
"Ah."
From inside the densely grown hair.
Son Goku's voice could be heard.
"Ha. What disgraceful behavior……!"
Swoooosh…….
The endlessly growing hair visibly began to shrink.
At the same time.
His vision gradually darkened.
'Ah…….'
Lee Ganghan felt death approaching.
That made sense, since everything below his neck was completely destroyed.
Without Quiene, his head would have been completely smashed and he would have died instantly.
And while the helmet protected his head.
Everything below his head was already pierced through by that hair.
His biological functions had essentially stopped.
'Well, at least I got one hit on that bastard…….'
In his fading consciousness.
Lee Ganghan thought so.
'……No, wait.'
No.
What do you mean 'at least.'
If I die like this, the new record attempt is over.
I won't be able to clear the achievement either.
Although the only properly remaining body part was above the neck, just his head.
I've been on the verge of death several times before.
I recovered with Divine Power, didn't I?
'Surely…… if I have the will, I can regenerate.'
The fighting spirit to continue battle had never wavered even once while facing Son Goku.
But now I had cut off Son Goku's arm.
And seeing him show a strange form, regretting it and returning to normal.
'Is this enough?'
……That feeling had unknowingly crept in.
'Plus my body was completely gone…….'
My fighting spirit had been dampened after cutting the arm.
And my body was completely destroyed, pierced through by the hair.
I thought 'I'm dead.'
With only my head remaining.
It was natural to think this way.
But.
'That thinking was the problem. That's why Divine Power didn't activate.'
After thinking 'it's all over.'
My body wouldn't think about regenerating.
Even with only his head and neck remaining.
Lee Ganghan constantly brainwashed himself that he would survive.
And.
'Right…… Once I recover, I'll cut off all that monkey bastard's hair.'
While stimulating his fighting spirit that had somehow diminished just from cutting Son Goku's arm.
Even as his consciousness faded.
Lee Ganghan strongly resolved to survive.
The will to live.
The fighting spirit to continue fighting.
Continuing to think only these two thoughts repeatedly.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…….
'Did it…… work?'
His darkened vision seemed to return.
The world brightened.
The sensation of his completely lost limbs also clearly returned.
'I already dropped the sword though…….'
But I can feel both fists.
I should use Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm to burn at least some of Son Goku's hair.
As Lee Ganghan raised his fighting spirit and completed his regeneration.
"……You survived that? Wow. You're really a tough one, aren't you?"
Before his eyes.
Son Goku, who had returned to his original form, was smiling helplessly.
Then he said.
"Still, since I brought it out……. Here. Eat this."
"Mmph?"
Shove.
He stuffed a fruit into Lee Ganghan's mouth.
Then.
Ding.
[You have consumed a Peach of Immortality.]
[Health increases by 1.]
[Wounds heal faster naturally, and regeneration ability greatly improves.]
A system message appeared before Lee Ganghan's eyes.
***
'It's delicious.'
This is even more delicious than the golden apple I got from the Tower of Infinity during Iron grade.
The 'Evolution Fruit.'
"Smack."
Tasting the Peach of Immortality that instantly melted in his mouth.
Lee Ganghan unconsciously smacked his lips.
Seeing this, Son Goku chuckled.
"What you ate ripens once every 3,000 years, a Peach of Immortality. Its item grade is SS+ so it should be useful."
"It ripens once every 3,000 years? This?"
"That's right."
The Evolution Fruit was SS grade, but this is SS+.
No wonder it tasted better.
'The effect also gives +1 to stats as basic, plus increased regeneration.'
As Lee Ganghan recalled the content that appeared in the system message.
-Peach of Immortality, isn't that from the Queen Mother of the West's peach orchard
-Every time he climbs the Tower of Infinity he gets to eat delicious fruits
-Wow but somehow it seems like the battle's over, what a relief;
-But I can't believe he survived from just having his head left...
-Divine Power was such an overpowered ability?
-But usually I don't see Heavenly Demon like that, he was more of a tough guy than I thought...
In the chat window, thinking the battle was over.
Many relieved chats were coming up.
Lee Ganghan had been in such a beaten state during the Gershu fight too, which viewers had watched.
But back then it wasn't like this time where his body was smashed countless times.
So the shock viewers felt was greatest this time.
But the person himself.
"Hmm…… But have 3 minutes passed?"
Was calmly talking about the remaining 3 minutes with a calm face.
Son Goku looked at Lee Ganghan as if he was dumbfounded.
"It passed a while ago, you fool."
"I see."
Then unfortunately, well.
It would be awkward to fight more here so I should end it.
"But this peach, I'm grateful you gave it to me…… But why did you give it?"
"Because I showed disgraceful behavior when my arm was cut off. I had no intention of killing you but I killed you, so I fed it to you to revive you."
Disgraceful behavior.
"You mean that furry state?"
"Right. Forget that you saw that."
With golden flames blazing from both eyes.
Son Goku's hair that had covered the entire space.
Seeing him call it disgraceful behavior himself.
I guess he doesn't like that appearance much.
But.
This was already broadcast to the whole world through TowerTube.
"Hmm…… Sorry about that. It's being broadcast live on TowerTube, so many people saw it."
"It's just humans who saw it, isn't it?"
"Well…… That's right?"
Other race viewers also watched the channel.
But they seemed to only come in when streaming from the First Tower.
So only humans would have watched this live broadcast.
"Then it doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter?"
"Humans will be extinct soon anyway. The dead can't speak."
He told Lee Ganghan to forget it.
But Son Goku doesn't care much about humans seeing it.
-No, this guy talks like human extinction is confirmed ㅡㅡ
-But since Son Goku is so confident, it's scary that it might be real...
-Are stocks going to fall again?
-Is there anything left to crash further? ㅠㅠ
-Son Goku, this bastard, I captured and saved all the furry mode data... I'll spread all the data to different races later...
-You're keeping that disgusting stuff? It was so gross
While viewers were uncomfortable with Son Goku's boasting but also concerned.
He looked at Lee Ganghan curiously.
"But you, just how much Divine Power do you have? To regenerate from just having your head left……."
Lee Ganghan thought for a moment at that question.
'He gave me a Peach of Immortality, so I should answer this much.'
He revealed his Divine Power value.
"4."
"4??? Already?"
"1 was obtained thanks to the all-stat increase effect, so it's actually 3."
"Huh…… No wonder you regenerated even in that state, there was a reason for everything."
Son Goku looked at Lee Ganghan with strange eyes.
"You fight better than expected, your development speed is excellent, and your Divine Power is already 3……."
"I didn't expect to receive praise from someone the system recognized as a peerless genius."
"Peerless genius? That sounds nice."
I just stated the plain fact that appeared in the system.
Thinking I'm saying this to flatter him.
Son Goku smiled.
-Is that the same person who was fighting with his eyes rolled back earlier? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Look at Son Goku smiling ㅋㅋㅋ
-But I really saw a new side of Heavenly Demon when he was calling him a monkey bastard while fighting
-Maybe he usually hides his wild side because fights are easy;
-Honestly if I got beaten like that, I would have cursed too
-No, 99.9% would have just given up and died;
While viewers were talking about how Lee Ganghan's attitude was completely different from when he was fighting intensely.
Saying his combat appearance was unexpected.
"Good. I'm taking you with me."
"Huh?"
Son Goku said something unexpected.
"I'd like to take you right now and educate you, but it's hard to extract you from the system until the human world is destroyed."
"What…… What are you talking about?"
"So don't die and take good care of your body until then. When the time of destruction comes, I, Son Goku, will personally take care of you."
Pat, Pat.
While patting Lee Ganghan's shoulder.
'What, suddenly?'
From what I'm hearing.
It seems like he wants to take me to their world when the human world is destroyed?
When did he beat me up so badly earlier?
What suddenly pleased him to act like this?
As Lee Ganghan tried to refuse saying no.
"Ah, right. Before that, prepare to become a monkey in advance."
Son Goku grinned.
And reached for his hair.
Then.
Swoooosh…….!
Like during furry mode earlier.
One strand of hair grew thick and protruded.
He plucked that hair.
Stab!
And stuck it into Lee Ganghan's scalp.
"Urgh…… What is this?!"
"That hair will evolve your pathetic human body into a powerful Beautiful Monkey Tribe."
"Beautiful Monkey Tribe means……."
"Right."
Looking at his hair properly stuck in Lee Ganghan's scalp.
Son Goku smiled deeply.
"Directly translated in your language, it's 'Beautiful Monkey Bastard.'"
At the same time.
[Notice: Player 'Lee Ganghan' has identified one of the races in the league.]
[Notice: Player 'Lee Ganghan' has achieved a B-grade achievement.]
[Achievement: Reveal the name of one of the competing races.]
A B-grade achievement clear message appeared afterward.