Chapter 1170: Azure-Slowing Divine Claw |
Though his titanic stature stood five hundred meters tall, the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's explosive burst was lightning-quick. In the skies above, five golden streaks shot out like thunderbolts, raking toward Tang San.
But Tang San did not evade. Instead, he stepped forward into the air—War Stomp!
BOOM!!!
Heaven quaked and space collapsed. The Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's talons were jolted aside.
At the same time, a massive phantom surged up around Tang San. In the blink of an eye, it expanded to five hundred meters tall. It was a colossal ape, its mountain-like frame wreathed in golden-red light. Its bloodline power was not as blazing as the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's, yet the force it erupted with was not inferior in the slightest.
The Titan Giant Ape![1] One of Tang San's greatest soul ring abilities in his previous life… and, once, one of his dearest family members. Now, Tang San was seated within the Titan Giant Ape's massive body as if piloting a mecha from his previous world.
The Titan Giant Ape charged forth with a thunderous punch.
"DIE!" The Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor bellowed, slashing with his claws to meet the strike.
BOOM!!!
With a deafening roar, the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor was knocked thousands of meters back. His fierce eyes narrowed. This giant ape's strength was not inferior to his own!
The Titan Giant Ape crooked a finger at him in taunt.
Furious, the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor howled again, unleashing his Claw Blade Storm. Countless golden-red energy blades ripped the air, tearing hundreds of rifts in space as they surged toward the Titan Giant Ape.
But the ape did not dodge. It drew its arms together, then its left hand pulled back and its right hand pushed forward. Within its translucent body, Tang San himself could be vaguely seen making the same gesture.
A massive suction force was generated between the ape's palms.
The Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's spinning storm was incredibly fierce, but as it neared, Tang San's pull accelerated it further, doubling its speed. It was so fast that he simply lost control of it. The swirling storm was wrenched aside, veering off-target.
The Tang Sect secret art—Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon! Harnessed by the Titan Giant Ape, its power was absolutely devastating.
The next moment, the ape roared skyward. Its right arm swelled monstrously as power condensed within it. The crushing pressure shattered the space around it. And the moment the Claw Blade Storm slowed, the Titan Giant Ape stepped forward and launched a cannon-like punch.
Titan Firmament Breaker!
The Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor only had time to lower his stance and cross his massive arms before him.
BOOM!!!
The blow hurled him away like an arrow loosed from a mighty war bow; he was blasted back a few kilometers. Even his steel-like arms were not tough enough to resist the force completely, and the sound of broken bones echoed through the air. Certainly, his Behemoth body would heal in no time, but that punch alone proved that the ape was more than qualified to duke it out with him!
The Titan Giant Ape did not pause. Like yet another arrow, it surged after him.
Below, the Emperors were stunned. To clash head-on with the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor, to match him in a head-on melee… What was this giant ape? And how was it possible for Tang San to wield such power?
In truth, neither the Titan Giant Ape, nor Tang San commanded such power at this level, but their combination did. The origin of this strike lay in the Titan Ape's own ability, but it was combined with the Golden Armor Transformation, which actually included Behemoth blood as well. By merging the bloodline imprint with his Titan Giant Ape soul ring, Tang San had forged this fearsome close-combat form—the fusion of two titans! Adding to it the Tang Sect's combat techniques only made it more absurdly overpowered.
As the saying goes, martial arts exist to help weaker people fight stronger ones. So what happens when the strong ones learn martial arts? They become utterly unstoppable!
The Titan Giant Ape pummeled ahead, its assault unrelenting.
The Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor could only retreat under the storm of blows. His hundred-meter-long claws, sharp enough to cut through dragon scales, became liabilities in ultra-close quarters. He roared in rage, but blow after blow drove him back while his own Berserk state consumed his bloodline power at breakneck pace. Denied any chance to breathe, he could not even quench his ignited bloodline power.
With Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, Tang San parried and redirected every claw slash aside, then smashed his fists into the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's every joint.
BOOM!!!
Twin fists struck his gut, forcing him to bend over, and then another two fists struck his back squarely. Even with the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's ridiculous toughness, the relentless pummeling made him vomit blood.
Then something happened to the ape's right arm. It suddenly turned blue, and azure scales emerged to cover it. Its primate fingers turned into reptilian claws that slammed into the back of the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's neck.
The latter, battered and broken, could not withstand the strike. He was forced to bend down even more, and his bones cracked.
And then, time itself seemed to slow.
The Emperors watching from below saw everything happen in slow motion.
The Titan Ape's azure claws sank into the back of their fellow Emperor's neck, ripping through golden fur and flesh alike. A monumental geyser of blood burst out.
He struggled desperately, but with his spinal cord seized, even an Emperor could not resist.
This was the Azure-Slowing Divine Claw! Originally the Azure Bull Python's restraining ability, it showed even greater power in Tang San's hand, because adorning that hand was the Spacetime Ring!
The ape lifted the Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's massive frame as if it were a hollow shell. In the next instant, that terrible claw shredded his spine, and a spacetime storm shredded his sea of consciousness.
BOOOOOM!!!!!
The heavens erupted with blood-red lightning. Torrents of blood rain fell, even heavier than before. The Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor's towering five-hundred-meter body shrank down, collapsing to twenty-five meters. Now in his true form, he lay limp in the Titan Ape's grasp.
The Sky-Splitting Demon Emperor… had fallen.
Below, the Emperors were silent. Words failed them.
If, before, their hearts had burned with anger, now only fear remained.
1. The Titan Giant Ape is a somewhat funny term in Chinese because the "titan" part is not a translation, but a transliteration, i.e. the characters 泰坦 are read "tai tan." In case that looks familiar, it's because it also happens to be the name of another Soul Land 1 character with an ape-type martial soul. ☜
the poing team's Thoughts
penguin: ayyy our dudes Da Ming and Er Ming, what a throwback 🥰