"Ten million battle power?"

An even greater aura erupted from Caelum.

The sky trembled.

The earth shook violently.

The entire planet quivered beneath the pressure of his energy.

"Fivefold Burst!"

Boom!

His aura exploded outward.

Caelum’s battle power instantly skyrocketed to 12.5 million.

A full twenty five percent higher than Pajero’s.

The gap was now massive enough that this would still be a completely one sided battle.

Transformation abilities granted fixed multipliers.

Burst techniques were different.

After fusing with Pajero’s Mutant Cells, the explosive power of Caelum’s Ultimate Cells had increased dramatically.

That enhancement allowed his Burst technique to reach far higher amplification levels.

That was why he could now unleash a full fivefold increase in battle power.

And that alone was enough.

There was no need to stack Second Phase Transformation on top of it.

12.5 million battle power was already enough to crush Pajero completely.

"What?!"

Pajero stared in disbelief.

He had barely finished transforming before a hand suddenly filled his vision.

Caelum slammed him face first into the ground in an instant.

The earth shattered apart.

Rock fragments exploded everywhere.

[Super Drop Rate Triggered]

[Obtained Skill: Supernova Burst]

[Learn Skill?]

[Learn]

Still no transformation ability.

Boom!

Caelum followed up with a devastating knee strike straight into Pajero’s body.

A thunderous sonic explosion erupted.

Pajero’s body turned into a black streak that shot skyward, trailing afterimages behind him.

His eyes bulged violently.

Blood sprayed uncontrollably from his mouth.

"Don’t think 12.5 million battle power means you’ve already won!"

This was the first time in Pajero’s entire life that someone had beaten him this badly.

His fury exploded completely.

Clenching his teeth, he thrust both hands forward and unleashed an all out energy blast toward Caelum below.

A roaring torrent of energy descended from the sky.

If that attack hit the surface directly, Eye of Aisa would be reduced to cosmic dust instantly.

Caelum remained perfectly calm.

Without the slightest hesitation, he charged straight into the incoming blast.

Like an unstoppable force, he physically drove the entire energy wave backward.

Then, under Pajero’s stunned gaze, Caelum smashed a punch into his face.

In the next instant, he flashed forward again and caught up to Pajero’s flying body.

Both fists clasped together like a hammer, Caelum brought them crashing down onto Pajero’s skull.

Boom!

Pajero’s eyes rolled back.

Blood burst from all seven orifices of his face.

He nearly lost consciousness.

His body plummeted downward and slammed into the earth, creating a colossal crater.

The impact spread outward violently.

Cracks raced across the ground in every direction.

The surface shattered apart.

Molten lava erupted directly from beneath the crust.

The sky darkened completely.

Lightning flashed endlessly overhead.

The entire planet resembled a blazing hellscape.

[Super Drop Rate Triggered]

[Obtained Ability: Second Form Transformation]

[Keep Ability?]

[Keep]

Finally.

Caelum had obtained Pajero’s transformation ability.

Now that he possessed Second Form Transformation, Haynor’s old Second Phase Transformation had become obsolete.

Since both abilities were transformations, they could not be stacked simultaneously.

Only one transformation could be active at a time.

"If I combine Second Form Transformation with Burst..."

The moment the thought appeared, Caelum immediately wanted to test it.

Others might fear that excessive amplification would tear their bodies apart. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

But with Ultimate Cells, Caelum simply did not care.

If he wanted to do it, he would do it.

"Second Form Transformation!"

Boom!

In an instant, Caelum transformed while already maintaining Fivefold Burst.

A layer of white exoskeleton armor rapidly spread across his body.

Savage bone spikes extended from his joints.

His appearance became strikingly similar to Pajero’s own transformed state.

An overwhelmingly terrifying aura erupted into the heavens.

The entire planet shook violently.

Caelum’s aura surged explosively.

His battle power skyrocketed to an utterly horrifying 125 million.

Over one hundred million battle power.

Second Form stacked with Fivefold Burst had increased his power fifty times over.

"This... this aura..."

"It’s absurdly powerful!"

"So this is the Commander’s true strength?!"

Even though Zadamor and the others served under Caelum, they still trembled instinctively under the sheer pressure of his aura.

It was simply too outrageous.

Path of Sumeru.

North Kai Planet.

Crackle!

Boom!

Electric sparks suddenly erupted from Kaishin’s antennae before exploding directly in his face.

Smoke rose from his charred features.

Caelum’s overwhelming aura had actually disrupted Kaishin’s Divine Sight completely.

A drop of cold sweat slid down Kaishin’s forehead.

"This kid is growing way too fast..."

"At this rate, the North Galaxy is going to be in serious trouble."

He had originally assumed that even with the Spirit Tree, Caelum would still require time to fully mature.

But the speed of his growth was absurd.

His battle power had exploded past one hundred million almost instantly.

Rumble!

Lightning tore through the heavens.

Pajero no longer cared why Caelum’s transformed appearance looked so similar to his own.

His body trembled uncontrollably as he stared at Caelum in horror.

He could neither believe nor accept what was happening before his eyes.

"Impossible!"

He roared desperately as he unleashed every ounce of aura remaining inside his body.

"This can’t be real!"

"It has to be some kind of illusion technique!"

After all...

In a universe where one million battle power was already enough to dominate entire regions of space...

Someone suddenly appearing with over one hundred million battle power was pure insanity.

Whoosh!

Caelum flashed directly in front of Pajero.

He effortlessly tore through Pajero’s aura defenses and grabbed him by the throat with one hand.

Then he drove a fist straight through Pajero’s heart.

"Cough...!"

Blood spilled from Pajero’s mouth as he glared at Caelum with wide eyes.

Caelum did not waste words.

A towering pillar of energy erupted upward into the sky.

Pajero’s body rapidly disintegrated inside the beam.

His flesh collapsed cell by cell until nothing remained.

Not even a single drop of blood survived.

After extracting all useful abilities and techniques from him, Pajero no longer had any value.

There was no reason to hold back.

The officers of the Pajero Legion turned deathly pale.

They were terrified beyond words.

"Co... Commander Pajero is dead?!"

"What do we do now?!"

Caelum slowly descended before the Pajero Legion flagship.

The same familiar scene unfolded once again.

Coldly, he spoke.

"From this day onward, everything belonging to the Pajero Legion belongs to me."

The members of the Pajero Legion immediately surrendered.

They poured out of the ship and knelt before Caelum on one knee in complete submission.

"Yes, Commander!"

Just like that, the entire territory controlled by the Pajero Legion fell into Caelum’s hands.

"By my order, the entire Legion will begin searching for life bearing planets immediately."

"Not just within our territory."

"Anything beyond our borders is fair game too."

"Understood!"

And so, under Caelum’s command, the Pajero Legion began expanding at a terrifying pace.

One life bearing planet after another was absorbed into the Legion’s territory.

Each one became a new world for cultivating Spirit Trees.