At this moment, the Nascent Emperor Pill's calm demeanor had completely vanished. His expression was solemn, his gaze heavy. He knew now that he had encountered an unprecedented crisis. Just one exchange was enough for him to realize—this man's strength was far above his own.
And those above him… could only be Dou Gods.
His pupils contracted sharply as his gaze locked on Goku. A suffocating sense of danger engulfed his heart.
---
Black clouds rolled and spread, covering the skies above the Black-Corner Region. Within them, countless figures streaked forth with piercing cries.
An elder cloaked in black mist appeared before Hun Tiandi and bowed.
"Clan Leader, the Inner Academy has been sealed off by an extremely powerful space barrier. With our strength, it would take too long to break through. I believe it must be that man's doing."
"To protect the Inner Academy, is it…" Hun Tiandi's voice was indifferent. He looked down at the land of the Black-Corner Region and spoke softly:
"In that case, we'll simply enter from below."
His hand flared with terrible power. Pressing downward, a colossal palm shadow thousands of meters wide materialized in the sky and smashed into the Black-Corner Region.
Boom!
The land collapsed, transforming into a massive abyss. From within, the sound of flowing liquid rose—and in an instant, magma surged upward, flooding the Black-Corner Region and submerging it beneath a sea of fire.
From that molten abyss radiated an ancient and oppressive aura. Hun Tiandi's eyes gleamed with excitement.
"Hun Mo, Hun Qian Mo—you two will follow me inside. The rest of you will stay and set up a formation. Wait for our return."
"Clan Leader… is this truly worth it? That man's power… I fear—" an elder hesitated, worry in his tone.
"Do not fear. I have a trump card. No matter how strong he is, even if he obtains what's inside, he'll have no choice but to hand it over. Just prepare the teleportation formation and await my return." Hun Tiandi's voice carried unshakable confidence. With his orders given, he and two elders turned into streaks of black light, plunging into the magma sea below.
---
Above the estate, two figures clashed with world-shaking power. Every collision rattled the heavens, shaking even Zhu Kun from afar. Though the space here was unusually stable and did not tear apart, the force of their battle was terrifying.
Boom!
Goku's fist struck again, blasting the Nascent Emperor Pill in the form of an old man across the plaza, smashing him through a stone pillar and burying him in rubble. Goku laughed heartily.
"Now this is fun! It's been too long since I had such a warm-up. Your strength isn't bad at all… makes me even more eager to see just how powerful a true Dou God really is!"
"Pah!" The pill spirit spat stone dust from his mouth, his aura faltering. His heart quaked. Goku hadn't even used his energy—just pure physical fists—and yet he was utterly overpowered. This man was far more terrifying than Tuoshe Ancient God himself!
'So this is the end for me… but if he wants my essence, he'll have to pay a price!'
Cold malice flickered in his eyes. From within his body, waves of destructive energy surged outward, violent enough to tear heaven and earth apart.
The air thickened with the scent of alchemy. Simply breathing it in made one's qi burn as if ignited. Yet to Goku, it was nothing—mere tricks that couldn't scratch him.
The pill spirit's expression grew colder. His aura swelled with ruthless determination. A being that had always looked down upon the world now found himself cornered.
"So, you're going all out?" Goku said with a calm smile. "Then one punch will end this."
His fist clenched. His entire being fell silent, merging with nature itself. The stillness was so profound it made the pill spirit's heartbeat race, an urge to flee rising instinctively. But he knew there was no escape—his qi was already locked by this man.
With a sharp cry, he pushed his power to the peak.
"Emperor Pill Palm!"
His figure soared upward. Both hands pressed down, condensing a radiant orb the size of a human head. The orb radiated a devastating aura, and instantly, the skies ignited. Endless fire swept across the heavens, turning the world into a blazing furnace.
With a thunderous shout, he forced the inferno into the orb until it pulsed with apocalyptic power.
"Perish!"
He slammed it down. Darkness swallowed the world, save for the brilliant, annihilating glow of the orb. In less than a breath, it crashed toward Goku.
"Not bad." Goku chuckled. He did not dodge, did not defend—only raised his right fist and punched upward.
BOOM!
Before Zhu Kun's stunned eyes, Goku's fist collided with the orb. The seemingly indestructible sphere shattered instantly, bursting into fragments of light. The explosion rippled outward, shaking even the stable space of the estate.
Then, like a blazing meteor, Goku's figure shot through the remnants of light and appeared before the pill spirit in a blink. His fist drove forward, piercing straight through the old man's chest.
The destructive force tore the body apart in an instant, scattering it into motes of fragrant alchemical mist that quickly dissipated into nothingness.
What remained was a single object: a smooth, radiant pill floating gently before Goku, exuding an intoxicating fragrance.
Zhu Kun could only stare in stupefaction.
An existence nearly equal to a Dou God… destroyed with a single punch?!
---
With the pill's true form revealed, its rich medicinal scent filled the air.
Goku caught it in his hand, studying it carefully. It was, after all, still only a Nascent Pill—nothing like the sentient fairy-like pills he had seen before. But within it pulsed the Essence of an God, enough to make the strongest of the continent slaughter each other in madness.
That essence could grant those stuck at the peak of Dou Saint the step they had sought for millennia—the leap into the Half-Step Dou God realm.
Even Zhu Kun's eyes gleamed with greed. Yet he knew his limits. To covet what Goku held was the same as courting death.
Just as Goku prepared to store the pill, a ripple stirred in the distant sky. A spatial passage tore open, and three figures shrouded in black mist shot forth. Their auras were chilling, soaked in blood.
Hun Tiandi.
"Hun Tiandi… you dare to appear before me?"
Goku's voice turned cold, his killing intent crashing down like a tidal wave.
The three trembled as though cast into an icy abyss, their lives no longer their own.
"Wait!" Hun Tiandi shouted hastily, a tremor betraying his fear. With a wave, a woman's figure appeared in his grasp, bound in chains of black energy that pierced her chest. Strangely, no blood flowed.
Goku's face darkened. "You dare threaten me?" His voice was calm, but his fury surged like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
Hun Tiandi sneered coldly, though his heart quailed.
"Heh… I know you're strong, strong enough that I cannot resist you. Perhaps you could seize her from me instantly. But by then… she would already be a corpse. With a single thought, I can shatter her soul. Do you want to test me?"
The woman raised her head weakly, her pale yet beautiful face resolute.
"Goku… don't worry about me. Do what you must!"
It was Ruo Lin.
Goku's fury blazed higher, his fists trembling. If not for her presence, Hun Tiandi would already be dead.
After a brief silence, he suddenly laughed. Then his expression turned utterly indifferent.
"Hun Tiandi… do you realize? In this world, you are the first to dare threaten me."
---
Within the dimensional world, the women watched the scene unfold on the projected screen. Their faces blanched.
"Mentor Ruo Lin… this is terrible! They've taken her hostage, how shameless!" Xiao Yu gnashed her teeth.
"As expected… the Soul Clan's methods are sinister. With a hostage, Goku will be forced to restrain himself." Xun'er's expression turned grim, her tone edged with worry.
"Damn it! If only we had brought Mentor Ruo Lin into the Inner Academy earlier!" Hu Jia spat in anger.
Bulma, however, merely rolled her eyes.
"You're worried about her? You should be worried about the world itself."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Xun'er and the others looked at her in confusion.
Bulma's voice was flat.
"An angry Goku can punch a planet into pieces."
The girls froze. Cai Lin frowned in confusion.
"A… planet? What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh right, your world doesn't have that term. A planet means your world itself. In other words… if Goku truly gets angry, with one punch, he could destroy this entire world."
"—Hiss!"
Ya Fei, Xun'er, Cai Lin, and the others all sucked in a sharp breath, eyes wide in shock.
"One punch… to destroy the world?"
Bulma only smiled faintly.
"I'm not exaggerating. Goku is a god. The new God of Destruction."
Shizuka giggled, eyes shining with adoration.
"Exactly! My Goku… killed a god and took his place. Isn't he amazing?"
The women fell silent, hearts pounding wildly.
God.
That word had always been taboo, a concept beyond their reach. Even the title of "Emperor" was considered the ultimate. But "God"…? That was something mortals dared not even whisper.
And yet, here he was.
A true god, standing at their side.
Their gazes turned back to the screen, to the man whose very presence eclipsed heaven and earth. Their eyes shone with awe and wonder.
"Is he… truly a god?"
They thought of his impossible feats—his power that transcended life and death, his ability to annihilate thousands of Kilometres with a single punch.
And in their hearts, they already knew the answer.
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