Chapter 328: General

"Ha ha, come on, Kuuga (Empty Self)." (Gulangki language)

The turtle-shaped Gulangki nonchalantly flexed its powerful muscles, waiting for Jiang Xia's attack.

Jiang Xia stared at the turtle-shaped Gulangki in the middle of the road, pressed his feet lightly, and turned himself into a red shadow, charging toward the turtle-shaped Gulangki.

"What!"

"My defense actually?"

The turtle-shaped Gulangki lowered its head to look at the fiery red wrist, which had now struck its abdomen.

It felt an explosive force being pumped into its body with that punch.

The turtle-shaped Gulangki's body was violently lifted by Jiang Xia's fist, and the power of the spirit stone spread along Jiang Xia's fist.

Jiang Xia's right hand seemed cloaked in flame, the high temperature enveloping the turtle-shaped Gulangki's body with the force.

"Bang!"

The burning fire fist instantly covered its entire body, and the power transmitted through it made it feel as if it were being burned to ash.

It gasped violently, and a burning fist imprint suddenly appeared on the turtle shell it bore on its back.

The incoming Omnipotent Form power ignited all the clothing on its body, and finally, amid its wail, it turned into a fireball.

The turtle-shaped Gulangki, accompanied by dazzling flames, was thrust upward into the sky.

Flung into the sky by the fire fist, it surged like a fire meteor, continuously accelerating toward higher altitudes.

Since destroying it on the ground would cause a tremendously powerful explosion, eliminating it in the high‑altitude zone known as the Life Forbidden Zone would suffice.

In this era, there are no aircraft flying at ten thousand meters altitude.

"Swish—!"

Watching Jiang Xia reach the target altitude of the turtle-shaped Gulangki, he crouched his legs, his center shifting downward.

"Sizzle!"

The spirit stone at his waist suddenly emitted a golden Electric Arc, enveloping Jiang Xia's entire body.

A massive dark‑golden Kuuga rune appeared on the ground.

Then the rune's dark red energy converged onto Jiang Xia's right foot, transforming into a powerful force that tightened his muscles like steel.

In that instant, the Kuuga in its sublimated Omnipotent state became a scarlet pillar of light, stamping down hard, and his body surged rapidly toward the now‑stalled turtle-shaped Gulangki in the sky.

From the moment Jiang Xia employed the sublimated form, he had already fulfilled all the conditions to become the ultimate Kuuga.

The spirit stone has fully merged with his body, meaning the so‑called neural protrusion has spread to his brain.

Even with his own power, he should be able to cause the ultimate Kuuga to evolve once more.

He can control the ultimate Kuuga, but he has never experienced the next step; there may be a risk of berserk.

After all, a super‑sublimated ultimate Kuuga is truly not something ordinary people can wield.

The turtle-shaped Gulangki, already flung into the air by the fire fist, saw the Kuuga adjusting its stance in mid‑air toward it and felt certain of its death.

That single punch had already left it half‑dead; now a single kick, even before it can be hit again, could shatter it.

"Hah!"

His feet, bearing fiery red seals, instantly slammed onto the turtle-shaped Gulangki's steel‑blue chest.

Threads of golden electric current raged through its body, destroying it.

Finally, that flash of golden Electric Arc suddenly covered the beast‑shaped belt around the turtle-shaped Gulangki's waist.

"Kuuga! (Empty Self)"

The turtle-shaped Gulangki let out a final roar, as if intending to duel Jiang Xia fairly.

However, this time it certainly wouldn't just stand still and let Kuuga strike first.

Who could have imagined that an ordinary punch would launch it, shell and all, straight into the sky.

If I could do it over, I would definitely dodge.

That was its final thought. In the instant its mind paused, flames spread across the sky like a rapidly expanding nuclear blast, engulfing the high altitude in a sea of fire.

Like the halo of a rising sun, then exploding into a brilliant circular shock, a dazzling scene of fire meteors descending.

The heavy cloud layer above the sky split open with a massive fissure from the three‑kilometer‑radius explosion.

Countless droplets that formed the cloud were instantly vaporized here.

The intense flames also dyed the horizon a deep red, rolling like endless waves.

Humans who witnessed it with their own eyes seemed to see a deity and fell to their knees.

The scorching wave made everyone on the ground sweat profusely, their faces flushed with an abnormal redness, and the sweat would not cease.

"Hoo!" Jiang Xia fell from the sky, exhaling.

The power of the nuclear‑kick was no joke; after kicking the turtle-shaped Gulangki, the resulting explosion was far stronger than the original force.

He also figured out the fundamental cause of the explosion: the spirit stone's energy reacting violently with the Gulangki's belt.

The Gulangki's strength is only one aspect; more important is how much energy Kuuga injects into the belt.

When it exceeds the Gulangki's bodily limit, the uncontrollable energy detonates directly, forming the so‑called nuclear kick.

He reached this conclusion because the Gulangki's power and the spirit stone's energy are now undergoing some fission within Jiang Xia.

Having experienced it, he can truly confirm.

Unfortunately, the turtle-shaped Gulangki wasn't strong enough; the power faded shortly after its birth.

At the same time, the Gulangkis obeying Da Gu Ba's orders also looked up, seeing the powerful energy reaction exploding in the sky.

"That's Kuuga's aura; it looks stronger than last time, he has become powerful again." (Gulangki language)

The speaker was a tall, strikingly beautiful woman with shoulder‑length brown‑black hair, a white rune drawn on the center of her forehead.

The Rose Woman, the only Gulangki unaware of the monster form, always acts in human guise.

"Is he the Da Gu Ba‑appointed strongest opponent he can fight? He seems weaker than me now."

A tall middle-aged man in a white linen shirt with a collar stood with his arms crossed, watching the heat wave coming from the horizon, feeling somewhat disdainful.

"Jiaduolu, although you are the strongest of the Ge Group, Kuuga could be noticed by Da Gu Ba, who has already become the ultimate darkness; compared to that, Kuuga's combat power is not that simple on the surface." (Gulangji language)

The Rose Woman said, because Da Gu Ba can now start the ultimate darkness on his own, yet he insists on waiting for Kuuga; there must be some special reason for that.

Jiaduolu, who is also the "General", after awakening in the future, in human form wears a full black military dress uniform as the Unicorn Beetle Gulangji.

Likewise, his mastery of microscopic particle manipulation is also excellent, allowing him to change forms like Kuuga does, this Gulangji.

While they were speaking, a monster with a crow's head and a pair of wings covered in black feathers suddenly descended from the sky at great speed.

"Jiaduolu, this round of the slaughter game's rule is to kill Kuuga; then Da Gu Ba will allow you to start the final light-dark game."

This Gulangji resembling a crow tengu took out a wooden board, on which the record of the slaughter game's participant count had disappeared, leaving only a symbol representing Kuuga.

"Hmph, Duoluoduo, I never expected the ongoing slaughter game's rules to be tampered with by that guy Da Gu Ba."

The General narrowed his eyes and slowly said, looking at the Kuuga symbol on the board.

As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at the nonchalant Rose Woman.

You should know that the target of the slaughter game was decided by her, while Duoluoduo is merely a counter.

This act of trampling the rules is simply…

For a moment he didn't know how to speak, because for some special reasons it also violated the rules.

"The reason a king is a king is because it is the strongest; it need not obey anyone's rules, including the Gulangji." The crow tengu handed the wooden board to the General,

"If you also want to defy the rules, you must keep winning, winning until the end to seize Da Gu Ba's belt."

"Kuuga, I will definitely kill you." The General took the board, indicating his willingness to accept the semi-final game rules.

(End of Chapter)