CHAPTER 139 EV
He can change the form of his soul, but since both of them are trapped in the empty void of his soul space, wasting soul power would be an incredibly stupid move.
Neither side is winning; the unknown beast's soul is determined to take over his body. Now not only is its freedom on the line but also its existence; it knows that if it loses this battle, it will no longer exist in any type of form.
If it wins, it will gain everything it wanted and more, but if it loses, then it will lose everything. It is like a cornered beast, desperate to win.
Cleo is the same, but unlike his opponent, he will not gain anything and would even lose his powerful form.
The two are fighting desperately, trying to destroy or devour each other.
BAM! He punches the unknown beast's soul using his remaining hand; his enemy takes it head-on and uses the moment when his punch lands to attack him in the back with its tentacles.
He spins and kicks the tentacles using his mangled leg; unfortunately, its state is already bad, causing it to be destroyed by repeatedly kicking the tentacles away.
BAM! Using the momentum of his kick, he elbows the face of the unknown beast's soul. It was not expected of him to do this, as the pain caused by the destruction of one's soul should be extremely horrific.
The first injury causes him to freeze and lowers his defence. It was expecting this type of reaction from him, but it seems that it had underestimated Cleo's pain tolerance.
'Jokes on you; the injuries you caused only made me number this pain! ' Cleo is roaring in his heart as the empty void continues to shake with every attack he makes.
It was just too painful; he is on the verge of breaking down. If not for the fact that he was cheering for himself and chanting the modified mantra of the Golden Monk Race silently, he would have been unable to continue fighting.
Attack after attack, punches, chops, palm slaps, kicks, elbows, knees, headbutts, finger stabs, etc.
He uses any attack that would help continue his momentum; he was moving too fast and incredibly smoothly, causing the unknown beast's soul to be passive. It tries to retaliate but is attacked by his golden energy, which works best against souls, especially tainted ones.
He kicks it in the head, causing its head to drop; he grabs it's head and knees it before it can recover; as it's head was raised up, he elbows it's face; he twists and kicks it's neck; he swings and punches it back to the same spot.
The tentacles quickly covered it's face, but he was no longer attacking it's head; he punched its body, which looked like a mass of black gas.
Repeatedly, in a smooth rhythm, not caring about the amount of soul power he is using, he is determined to finish this fight with this barrage of combos.
The unknown beast's soul did not expect him to go all out at this juncture; it was now trying to disrupt his rhythm in order to recover its ground.
'Too bad for you! I came from a world without magic or any mystical energy, but you know what!? It is still a world full of wonders! '
A karate punch sends the unknown beast's soul back; he kicks the empty void using his remaining leg and spins.
A taekwondo kick hits the groaning soul; he then hits its face with a muythai move, causing heavy damage.
Crescent Moon Kick! The unknown beast's soul tries to defend, but his kick suddenly moves at a different angle, hitting its body.
Using his remaining hand, he punches the tentacles flying towards him away and kicks them away before throwing a punch at the face of the unknown beast's soul.
It was now trying to struggle away from him, but he is going to stick with it until he runs out of juice to continue. He grabs it's tentacle and pulls it, and as it was pulled by him, he positions his head back, and when it gets closer, he smashes his forehead at its head.
BAM! The pain that is directly aimed at the soul is something that most beings in this universe are unable to endure. The unknown beast's soul expected this from Cleo, but it is in the same situation; each blow would cause it immense pain, making it wish it were dead, but its desperation towards its freedom in order to cause chaos made it incredibly resilient.
Unfortunately for it, Cleo is an abnormal entity that is afraid of pain and yet can fight through it just by his will.
The unknown beast's soul, realising that it is now on the verge of death, becomes furious, and its body suddenly becomes a small ball.
'What!? ' This was the last thing Cleo thought before a powerful explosion shakes the entirety of his soul space.
The system senses his fading life force and starts to hasten Leon's evolution; without caring about the latter's condition, it controls it to fly towards the heavenly phenomenon.
Angered by his action, the heavenly phenomenon starts to rumble as it no longer sends just one lightning at a time; one by one, the tribulation descends.
No one noticed this but the Thundercloud dragon spirit. It has the ability to control thunder and lightning, so it can sense the anger from the heavenly phenomenon. It cannot act as its entire being has now become the bridge between the power of the real universe and this realm.
Fourth strike: using his body to tank while in his transformation form Leon's body became tattered; fifth strike: his transformation form was forced to return to Cleo; his armour was destroyed and a large chest was destroyed; sixth strike: after losing his transformation, he takes out two swords that are of high quality; his clothes are no longer present; together with all of his hair and swords; seventh strike: with no weapons left and his transformation being sealed, he had to use his fist, losing his right arm in the process; eight strike: with only one hand left, he can only use kicks to defend; he lost both of his legs.
As the final strike descends, Leon gathers the energy that he had been reserving all of this time, together with the energy left behind by the unknown beast's soul when it was trying to possess him.
Clenching his fist, he roars and punches the incoming lightning strike with his entire being behind it.
BOOM! He was sent blasting to the ground. As a hole appears from the flat ground, the heavenly phenomenon starts to spew multicoloured light, descending on the ground, as a loud heartbeat starts thumping.
In a hazy dream, a person was watching two scenes, the lives of two people. As he watched it, he could not help but feel strange, as if he knew it but was at the same time muddled by the scenes.
Suddenly, something seems to grab him and pull, and as the light covers his entire view, he is forced to close his eyes as darkness descends after the bright flash of light.
Opening his eyes, he sees multiple familiar faces looking at him with worry. His expression changes as he holds his head and screams in pain, startling those around him.
'Who am I? Wait! I am Leon. No! I am Cleo! Yes! I am Cleo Oriend, but who is Leon? Right! He is my pet. What the hell is going on?! ' As the pain continues to assault him, a clear voice appears in his head.
Remember who you truly are! [Do not forget your true self.]
Cleo starts panting as he realises that he is on the verge of breaking down; he is actually having an existential crisis.
He starts laughing as he lays flat on the ground, looking at the gloomy sky. He thought that he was dead, but it seems that Leon is not! More likely, the system has succeeded.
'System, are you there? ' Exhausted after everything he experienced, he asks the one entity close to him.
[The system is online.]
He heaves a sigh of relief hearing her voice. He hurriedly asked.
"What is Leon's current condition?"
The people operating at him freeze as they look at each other with complicated emotions; they misunderstand that he was asking them.
[Cleo's Clone's (Leon's) current condition is bad, but he is now on the path of recovery as the Gemstone of Life is gathering the soul power in the air, and with the support of the energy blessed by the heavenly phenomenon, he would be able to fight after a minute.]
Hearing this, he cannot help but smile bitterly. Not knowing his reaction causes the people around him to feel guilty as they blame themselves for not being able to help Leon.
"Lord Miracle Child, your current condition seems fine, but I advise you to stay put for now; you have just been in a great battle, and the stress your body and mind are currently carrying is too much," states the healer responsible for him.
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