[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy":3,"chapter-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-167":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","SSS Awakening: Starting With Infinite Soul Copy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},392210,653,"Chapter 167: Against The Punishers (II)","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-167",167,"\u003Cp>Or so it appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two seconds after, White’s image began to disperse into motes of light, and Jolie turned her head, finding White standing on the arena, his eyes looking into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Instructor Iritis...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White shouted from above to the Instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The runes on the barrier have dimmed. Does that mean the Punishers using it decreases its energy, and there’s a limit to how long they can deactivate a person’s technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White asked, and Instructor Iritis’ eyes furrowed as he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not absolute. It runs out of energy with every Sever, and should be empty after seven or eight orders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mused beneath his breath, but shouted to White.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s no use. Fighting them will only escalate things. We can talk our way out of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, but then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BURSSSSST!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy burst through the sky, piercing through the clouds, and White turned his head, finding a figure brimming with crimson energy floating in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than the Lead Punisher whom he had slapped out of the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes burned furiously with energy as the space around him began cracking apart in different areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s the reason for the hate, huh? You’re a Malevolent Man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen how the man seemed to hate both him, Zeras, and Instructor Iritis for some reason, and now it was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, he had found himself in the feud of the Limitless and Malevolent Families once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been slapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been slapped out of the arena, not by a third-year student, but by a bloody newcomer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary Outcast of the Limitless Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with such force that he had crushed the arena walls and carved open a human-shaped trench on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of that too in front of the woman whose favor he had been trying to court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punisher Isaac couldn’t believe his eyes, and without restricting his strength, he burst out with his full power before stretching both hands upward and slamming them down toward White.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space before White shattered into pieces as massive crimson blades came raining down upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Zero—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SEVER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punisher Isaac shouted after severing White’s technique, but that only made White grin instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force hit his throat, but there was no blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The command was getting weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped back, spinning in the air, but he couldn’t avoid it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuts quickly peeled across his skin, and as he dodged the last one, his coat had been torn to pieces, leaving only his shorts, which were soon drowned in crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson ray of light flashed from the side as Jolie sped toward him after, cleaving forward with a scarlet beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Zero—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SEVER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shouted, and once more the technique was deactivated as White faced the crimson ray head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped high up, the ray streaking behind him only to suddenly take a detour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White whipped his leg downward like a beam, slamming into the ray, but then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RIIIIIIIIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood burst into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A leg flew into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the beam exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White slammed into the ground three times before he was eventually able to bring himself to a stop—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only on one leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jolie crouched to the ground, preparing to rush forward once more when Punisher Isaac appeared before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay back, Jolie. I’ll handle this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, and hearing that made White scoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered beneath his breath as blades came flashing toward him once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Zero.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SEVER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no force striking his throat this time, White was able to quickly call out once more before the blades reached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Zero...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SEVER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punisher Isaac ordered, sprinting toward White as the first blade reached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dodged his head downward, a line appearing on his nose, before he landed on the ground, somersaulting three times while dodging four more blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VROOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shook and Punisher Isaac appeared to the side, a massive red blade in his hands which he leveled forward toward White’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White dodged by dropping his head, only for a kick to smash into his ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed into the ground twice, managing to throw himself out and land back on his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade instantly appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Zero—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SEVER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RIIIIIIIIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand soared into the sky right after, blood spraying into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punisher Isaac flashed forward, appearing above White as both hands raised the red blade high before cleaving downward with every ounce of his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Zero Crown!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White shouted as Punisher Isaac cleaved down while roaring out—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SEVER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade landed right in the middle of White’s head and tore downward in an instant, cleaving open a three-meter-deep abyss in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then Punisher Isaac froze as he looked beneath the slash and saw no trace of White.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GRAAAAB!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a grab reached his ears and he raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, at the edge of his vision, was White standing right behind him, his left hand gripping Punisher Isaac’s clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had teleported right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sever didn’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your time’s up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the next moment, he took a single step forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air blurred with insane speed as Punisher Isaac was flung upward into the sky, his blood bursting into flames from the friction as he punched a hole through the purple clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White calmly stepped forward, muttering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Astral Monarch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky above White’s head changed in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space shattered apart like glass, and what emerged was an entire constellation holding a total of seven gigantic blue stars, along with an entire sky of its own that instantly replaced the purple light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so bright it was like a second sun had risen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, rays were cast out from the seven large planetary bodies onto White, who felt his feet slowly levitating off the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astral light covered him fully, forming a cocoon, and all seven planetary bodies rearranged themselves, forming a circle around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The being that stepped out of the cocoon next?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Beyond Humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>",1030,"2026-05-30T06:39:49.210Z","2026-06-01T04:30:33.480Z",1,"novelbin.me","a1ec262bd89be787aca86e5c55c1111c41fe65ca73603233a6ac520e8fd37309","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-168","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-166",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-cover.jpg"]