Chapter 530: The Monster King: Pain
Chapter 530: The Monster King: Pain
Looking at his physique, he seemed to be similar in build to Tornado.
However, instead of Tornado's psychokinetic abilities, he possessed an almost incomprehensible brute strength. Sykes couldn't fathom how such immense power could be contained within Lilith's slender, fair arms.
Moreover, the presence of a little loli by the bald emperor's side was bizarre in itself.
Could it be...
Sykes was highly intelligent and soon arrived at a startling realization. Her eyes widened as she recalled the disaster deemed god-level. Aside from the One-Eyed Emperor, there was another formidable monster who had displayed terrifying power—the Elder with the White Eye!
He was exceptionally skilled in controlling Monster Cells, able to revert to human form after transformation and change back into a monster during battles. She was aware of this ability and knew of similar cases within the Monster Association.
His power could suppress King Snake.
And being by the One-Eyed Emperor's side, his vitality was also astoundingly formidable... Undoubtedly, this white-haired girl must be the human form of the One-Eyed Elder! But who would have thought she'd appear like this!
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
Sykes watched helplessly as the transformed King Snake was mercilessly pummeled by Lilith, who expressionlessly rained down blows with her tiny fists. The massive body of King Snake continuously caved in under the relentless assault, shrinking smaller and smaller.
After a thorough beating, King Snake was reduced to a quivering lump. It struggled feebly in a last-ditch attempt at resistance.
"..."
Lilith, floating in the air, gave a slight shake of her emotionless little hand.
She somehow produced several black sticks, gripped them tightly, and hurled them downward at King Snake.
Sssss! Sssss! Sssss!!!
She threw one after another, seven Black Sticks of Seeking the Dao, piercing King Snake's body and pinning it to the ground, immobilizing it completely.
Feng Ye retracted his gaze and turned back to Sykes, his voice calm. "I'll ask you again. I need your understanding of Monster Cells to enhance this body and elevate my power to a higher level. Nothing else concerns me."
Witnessing King Snake's pathetic state at the hands of Lilith, Sykes acknowledged that she had no means to defy Feng Ye. Her heart sank as she realized the futility of resistance.
One of her goals had been to manipulate the Monster Association to gather a vast number of monsters and defeat the Hero Association. The other had been to merge with King Snake's body and become the strongest after overthrowing the Hero Association, thus dominating the world.
But now, Feng Ye's power far exceeded her own.
It was so overwhelming that she had no hope of control.
"I understand..."
"I will serve you, Lord One-Eyed Emperor..."
In the end, Sykes made her choice.
While further enhancing Feng Ye's power might lead to unimaginable disasters, she wanted to survive. Only by surviving could she have more options.
"Good."
The Divine Tree, Pain, responded calmly, abruptly retracting its tail.
Sykes, freed from her binds, fell from the air but managed to levitate by manipulating her restored psychokinetic powers just before hitting the ground.
"Then continue your role as the Monster Association's strategist... Oh, and don't call me the One-Eyed Emperor. Address me as Pain."
"Yes."
Sykes rubbed her sore waist and replied, her eyes shifting to the Divine Tree, Pain. "However, your power is too immense. Ordinary Monster Cells might not provide any enhancement. You'll need Monster Cells of a higher caliber..."
The tail of the Divine Tree, Pain, slowly retracted, transforming back into a humanoid form. "Don't worry about the materials. That King Snake over there should suffice. Additionally, there's this."
Feng Ye flicked his finger, unleashing a surge of darkness that unraveled to reveal Poros' body, which fell to the ground and regained consciousness. As Poros' eyes snapped open, he attempted to resist, but Feng Ye swiftly kicked him in the head, rendering him unconscious once more.
Yet another anomaly stronger than King Snake!
She was shaken to her core.
Lilith, Poros, the Divine Tree Pain, and Saitama... These individuals who had recently emerged one after another had completely shattered her previous understanding.
Previously, she had believed that the pinnacle of Dragon-level was the strongest heroes and monsters, and that there was no such thing as God-level beyond Dragon. But now, it seemed that was not the case at all!
Above Dragon,
There was an even broader world!
The Divine Tree, Pain, also pulled out several Black Sticks, piercing Poros' body and pinning him to the ground, completely immobilizing him. Then, he calmly looked at Sykes and asked, "Are you sure about this?"
"Mmm..."
Sykes composed herself and replied softly.
With a monster of this caliber as material, she was almost certain that she could elevate King Snake to the next level, but it was obvious that it was not possible anymore.
However, the vitality of the 'Pain' before her was on a completely different level from King Snake, so the difficulty of creating a material that could enhance the Divine Tree Pain's vitality was also immense. Even with the current materials, she wasn't entirely confident.
But at least compared to before, she wasn't completely clueless anymore.
Feng Ye looked up and said, "If that's not enough, just use those Dragon-level monsters you recruited as auxiliary materials. Cooking them all into a soup should be enough... Well, there's no need to rush, as I won't be needing that soup anytime soon."
Cooking a soup...
Sykes' face twitched.
However, upon further thought, it didn't seem like much of an issue. There were too many cases of monsters feeding on their own kind, and it was normal for higher-level ones to directly devour lower-level ones. The Divine Tree Pain, as a disaster-level God-tier monster, naturally considered Dragon-level monsters as food.
Thinking about it this way, she herself was also considered food. However, because she possessed the knowledge to cultivate monsters, she was able to extricate herself from that fate.
Although she had intended to utilize the power of monsters, with the powerful addition of the Divine Tree Pain, the future trajectory of the Monster Association would likely be vastly different.
In any case,
From this day forward, the Monster King of the Hero Association was none other than—Pain.
...
As Feng Ye manipulated the Divine Tree, Pain, to enter the uninhabited area beneath Z-City, conquering Sykes and taking over the Monster Association, the events at the Hero Association headquarters finally came to a close.
The energy core of the spaceship was connected to Poros.
After Poros was defeated and then taken away and defeated again by the Divine Tree Pain, the spaceship's energy core completely shattered, causing the two halves of the massive ship to fall from the sky.
The falling spaceship did not crash to the ground.
One half of the ship was held up by Saitama, who gave a 'get lost' gesture and then threw it into space, coincidentally impaling it on the Moon.
"Don't throw things randomly into space. If you damage the Moon, it will cause tidal disasters."
Feng Ye glanced at the sky and then at Saitama, as the Moon was one of the sources of tides, and its absence would undoubtedly affect the Earth's ecosystem.
Saitama also looked up at the sky, using his Serious Sight, his gaze piercing through the sky and observing the Moon. "Oh, this is unexpected."
After taking a careful look at the Moon, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes as he said, "But why is there a crack on the Moon? It doesn't seem like something I did..."
Feng Ye had no interest in the alien spaceship, so whether it was thrown away or kept to decipher its technology was of no concern to him.
The remaining half of the spaceship was held up by Tornado's psychic powers and brought to an empty area in the suburbs, where it was promptly received by the Hero Association.
(End of Chapter)
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