Chapter 128

Boom—

A violent tremor suddenly shook the ground, as if the gates of hell had been thrown open. Lava mixed with scorching sparks surged out of the great pit.

Those lava flows coalesced in midair, gradually outlining a tall humanoid silhouette. Lava flowed across that body like blood, radiating suffocating heat.

"Boom!"

With a tremendous crash, the lava exploded instantly, revealing Sakazuki's burly figure. His entire body was covered in scorching lava, like a demon god walking out of hell.

Sakazuki slowly raised his head; a deep wound on his forehead was bleeding steadily, fresh blood intertwining with the lava on his face, painting a ferocious and domineering scene.

He reached up and wiped the blood from his forehead, then snorted coldly: "Scars, old man doesn't mind leaving a few more to commemorate."

The Little Emperor widened his eyes, watching the scene before him in disbelief: "Impossible! How could you possibly still be alive?!"

But the next second, shock was replaced by anger: "Hmph! Nothing more than clinging to life!"

He controlled the Supreme Teigu; the massive machine rumbled forward, the ground cracking instantly under its terrifying weight, the Jaeger's two fists like two small mountains smashing toward Sakazuki, with terrible sonic booms forming around the fists.

"Hmph!"

However, facing this earth-shattering blow, Sakazuki merely snorted coldly.

"Rumble—"

The entire earth suddenly trembled violently, emitting continuous thunderous roars, as if some giant beast were about to burst from the ground, cracks on the surface being pried open bit by bit.

The next moment, scalding underground lava gushed out from these cracks like fountains, shooting straight into the clouds. The scorching heat instantly distorted the air, forming waves of heat.

The Purge Cannon previously fired by the Supreme Teigu into the ground beneath now instead helped Sakazuki; countless underground lava was at this moment all controlled by Sakazuki.

Sakazuki waved his right hand fiercely, and those lava instantly surged up like living things, transforming into countless enormous Magma Dragons, roaring as they charged toward the Supreme Teigu.

Each Magma Dragon was hundreds of meters long; they opened their bloody mouths and slammed fiercely into the Supreme Teigu. Scalding lava instantly covered the entire Jaeger, emitting a terrible "hiss-hiss" sound.

At the same time, more lava surged from underground like an apocalyptic flood, instantly rushing toward the Supreme Teigu; the entire battlefield was devoured by this terrifying lava, and the sky was dyed completely red.

The Supreme Teigu, originally charging forward, had its speed instantly reduced under this terrifying impact, even beginning to shake constantly; every step was extraordinarily difficult, as if struggling in a scalding river flowing against the current.

The surface metal quickly turned red-hot under the high temperature, and the exposed flesh was instantly scorched black, emitting a nauseating stench of burning.

Inside the cockpit, the Little Emperor roared: "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

He desperately controlled the Jaeger, wanting to break free from this scorching sea of lava, but the viscosity and high temperature of the lava severely affected the Jaeger's movements.

"Purge Cannon! Fire!" A flash of madness crossed the Little Emperor's eyes; he roared hoarsely: "Hum!"

A piercing hum suddenly echoed across the entire battlefield; the enormous eyeball on the Supreme Teigu's chest suddenly snapped open, and a pitch-black energy rapidly condensed in the pupil.

"Boom!"

The next instant, a thick beam of energy light like lightning tearing the sky shot out violently from the Jaeger's chest. Wherever the beam passed, the air was instantly evaporated, forming a vacuum zone.

The energy beam charged toward Sakazuki with irresistible force; wherever it went, lava was instantly annihilated. A trench several kilometers long quickly formed on the ground, as if the earth had been split open by a single blade.

When the smoke and dust cleared, the place where Sakazuki had originally been had become a huge deep pit; the surrounding rocks were melted by high temperature, presenting a glass-like luster..

At this moment, a cold voice came from behind: "How many more times can you use such power?"

The Little Emperor whipped his head around, his eyes full of disbelief. Only to see Sakazuki's figure had appeared on the other side of the Supreme Teigu at some unknown time; at this moment he had his arms crossed over his chest, and lava was slowly flowing down from his body.

He coldly watched the Supreme Teigu, suddenly extended his right hand, fingers spread. In an instant, the entire battlefield seemed to fall silent.

Immediately afterward, all the lava around, as if responding to some summoning, surged crazily toward Sakazuki. Countless scorching lava rivers intertwined in the air, forming a magnificent and terrifying scene.

Lava gathered around Sakazuki; those lava wrapped around his body at an astonishing speed, constantly piling up and condensing. Every second, Sakazuki's figure kept swelling, becoming larger and larger.

In the blink of an eye, a huge humanoid silhouette began to form within the lava; the ground kept sinking under this terrifying weight, emitting heart-pounding "crack" sounds.

"Boom!"

When the smoke and dust cleared, a thousand-meter-tall Magma Giant stood in the center of the battlefield, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Supreme Teigu. The giant's entire body was made of scorching lava, with lava constantly flowing on its surface, radiating suffocating high temperature.

The Magma Giant slowly raised its head; two eyes like lava waterfalls simply stared at the Supreme Teigu before it. The scorching heat distorted the surrounding air.

"Impossible!" The Little Emperor widened his eyes, watching the lava giant standing shoulder to shoulder with him in disbelief. His voice became sharp from terror: "You damn rebel, actually able to reach this level!"

Sakazuki did not respond, merely slowly raising that huge fist made of flowing lava.

"Don't get too cocky!" The Little Emperor roared,

The next moment, the two giants moved at the same time.

"Rumble—"

Boom! The fists of the two giants collided in midair, erupting with a deafening roar. Air waves like solidified shockwaves spread outward in all directions.

The next moment, in an instant, cracks appeared on the Magma Giant's fist, and in a flash it collapsed into sparks filling the sky.

"Hahaha! That's all!" The Little Emperor laughed loudly, a gleam of smugness flashing in his eyes. He controlled the Supreme Teigu; the cannon on his other arm finished charging instantly.

"Boom!"

A brilliant white laser pierced through the smoke and dust, shooting straight at the Magma Giant's chest. Wherever the laser passed, the air was instantly evaporated, leaving a scorched burn mark.

The Magma Giant staggered backward; a large hole appeared in its chest, and scalding lava like blood surged out from the wound, dripping onto the ground, emitting a "hiss-hiss" sound.

But in the blink of an eye, the hollow in the Magma Giant's chest was completely filled by newly born lava; even its surface flashed with scorching red light, looking stronger than before.

The next second, Sakazuki controlled the Magma Giant to charge toward the Supreme Teigu once more.

"Let me see how many times you can recover!" The Little Emperor roared angrily, continuously controlling the Supreme Teigu to attack. Missiles, lasers, heavy fists—various attacks poured down like a rainstorm, aimed at every part of the Magma Giant.

Rumble—! The entire battlefield trembled under this heaven-and-earth-destroying assault; every attack blasted a large hole in the Magma Giant, lava splashing, heat waves rolling.

But no matter how severe the wound, it would heal again the next moment. Endless lava was like the source of the Magma Giant's life, ceaselessly repairing its body.

"Why... why can't I kill you!!!" The Little Emperor screamed, his voice hoarse. His eyes were bloodshot.

At this moment, a drop of bright red blood dripped from the Little Emperor's nostril, trailing down to the corner of his mouth.

"Hmm?" The Little Emperor froze for a moment, reached out and wiped away the bloodstain at the corner of his mouth. He stared at the fresh blood on his hand, a flash of disbelief in his gaze.

"This... is a nosebleed?" The Little Emperor muttered to himself. He suddenly realized that prolonged high-intensity control had pushed his body to its limit.

At the same time, the Supreme Teigu's movements became sluggish; its punching speed clearly decreased, and the laser's output power gradually weakened.

Sakazuki looked down at the sluggish Supreme Teigu, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth; his voice said sarcastically: "Is that all you've got? No wonder your Empire has rotted to this state, your subjects living in misery under your rule, you good-for-nothing only knowing how to squander recklessly. Your Father Emperor must be just as incompetent and corrupt a failure!"

"Shut up!!!" The little emperor heard Sakazuki mention his Father Emperor, and was instantly completely enraged. He gritted his teeth and said: "Bastard! You despicable reptile! How dare you insult my Father Emperor! I will make you die without a burial place!"

At this moment, the little emperor's expression was hideous to the point of distortion. He disregarded his body's limits, exerting all his strength to control the Supreme Teigu.

At this time, the muscles on the Jaeger began to wither rapidly, and the originally protruding veins became flat.

As if an invisible force was drawing out every bit of energy from its body, all power converged toward the eye on its chest.

The next second, the huge eyeball on the chest of the Supreme Teigu opened again, its pupil flashing with a heart-stopping light.

This time, a suffocating oppressive feeling permeated the air, as if the entire world was trembling for the impending disaster.

Sakazuki instantly sensed the danger, but his gaze quickly locked onto the eyeball charging on the chest of the Supreme Teigu.

"Right now!" Sakazuki said silently in his heart.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, all the muscles of his body instantly tensed, and the magma on the Magma Giant's body kept flowing, gathering into a huge vortex in his hand.

The vortex condensed, and in the blink of an eye formed a huge Magma Spear a hundred meters long. Vein-like patterns flowed on the spear shaft, emitting a heart-stopping high temperature.

"Armament Haki!" Sakazuki growled softly.

Instantly, ink-black Armament Haki surged like a tide, instantly covering the entire spear tip.

Black and crimson intertwined, forming a heart-stopping scene, a symbol of the perfect combination of Haki and elemental power.

Sakazuki's eyes widened, his pupils reflecting the eyeball of the Supreme Teigu about to fire. His muscles tensed to the extreme, all the strength of his body condensed on his right arm.

"Die!!!"

Accompanied by a roar, Sakazuki poured all his strength into this strike. The Magma Spear was like a lightning bolt tearing through the sky, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it thrust straight into the chest of the Supreme Teigu.

The air twisted under the high temperature, emitting a piercing shriek. Wherever the spear passed, the earth trembled, leaving a bottomless ravine.

"Boom!!!"

A heaven-shaking, earth-shaking huge roar suddenly erupted. The Magma Spear, like a sword of heavenly punishment, precisely pierced into the huge eyeball on the chest of the Supreme Teigu.

Instantly, the world seemed to fall into stillness.

The next instant, a terrifying energy burst from the eyeball on the chest of the Supreme Teigu. Instantly, countless cracks appeared on the surface of the eyeball, like a dense spider web.

Immediately after, accompanied by a deafening huge roar, the eyeball shattered in response, turning into dust filling the sky.

Countless tiny energy fragments mixed within, like brilliant fireworks, scattering and splashing in the air above the battlefield.

Sakazuki seized the timing, controlling the Magma Giant to rush forward suddenly, extending a huge hand to grasp the tail end of the Magma Spear, rolling magma churning and roaring in the giant's hand.

"It's over!"

Sakazuki controlled the giant to thrust downward with both hands, fiercely stabbing the spear toward the chest of the Supreme Teigu.

"Screech!"

The spear plunged straight into the chest of the Supreme Teigu, directly penetrating the machine, the scorching temperature instantly charring the surrounding flesh and blood. Instantly, a terrifying impact force surged along the spear like a tsunami, sweeping over the entire body of the Supreme Teigu.

And the huge body of the Supreme Teigu directly sank into a pit, as if nailed to the ground, unable to move at all.

"Pfft!"

Accompanied by a muffled groan, the little emperor spat out a mouthful of blood, splashing onto the screen of the cockpit. His face turned deathly pale, like a sheet of white paper. His legs went weak, unable to support him anymore, and he completely collapsed onto the ground.

"Impossible how could I lose."

Severe pain came from his chest, the feeling of his five organs and six viscera being shattered. The little emperor panted heavily, every breath accompanied by heart-rending agony.

The next moment, Sakazuki controlled the huge Magma Giant to pinch toward the head of the Supreme Teigu.

………………

At this time, the minister Honest, who had already left the battlefield, looked at the slain Supreme Teigu and cursed: "Useless trash! Indeed unreliable!"

A hint of unwillingness flashed across his face, but was soon replaced by a sinister look. He lowered his head to look at the book in his hand emitting a strange light, and a cold smile curved at the corner of his mouth.

On the cover of that book, a huge eye was slowly turning, as if sizing up this world. Honest's fingers gently stroked the spine of the book, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes.

Honest carefully put the book into his embrace: "As long as I have this World Encyclopedia, I can make a comeback wherever I go!"

Honest quickly ran toward outside the town.

(Chapter End)