A blazing light rose within the cosmos.

The overwhelming pressure swept across space, causing countless planets throughout the North Galaxy to tremble violently.

The combined battle power of Zorvak’s trio totaled 500 million.

After Assimilation, their power skyrocketed all the way to 50 billion.

A full hundredfold increase.

And yet...

Caelum’s aura was even more terrifying.

Entering his Second Form, white exoskeletal armor covered his body while sharp bone spikes protruded from his joints.

The Thirtyfold Burst Technique underwent a complete qualitative transformation.

His aura turned sky blue.

His normal battle power stood at 400 million.

Now...

It had reached 120 billion.

After Assimilation completed, Zorvak still retained full control over his body and consciousness.

That was one of Assimilation’s greatest advantages.

The others merely supplied power.

Their minds did not merge.

But before Zorvak could even enjoy his newfound strength...

Caelum’s aura crashed down upon him like a cosmic tsunami.

He felt like a tiny boat caught in an endless storm.

As if he could be overturned and destroyed at any moment.

Disbelief filled his face.

The confidence he had just regained shattered instantly.

"This is impossi..."

He never finished the sentence.

Caelum’s hand slammed onto his face.

An overwhelming force exploded outward.

Blinding light engulfed Zorvak as Caelum drove him deep into the universe.

Planets shattered along the way.

Even blazing stars collapsed and imploded beneath Caelum’s power.

Everything in their path became cosmic dust.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"

Zorvak roared furiously.

Caelum held his face with one hand, completely overpowering him.

No matter how violently Zorvak struggled, he could not break free.

Even his full power punches failed to penetrate Caelum’s aura.

Caelum’s expression remained icy.

Like a true ruler of the galaxy.

"Pathetic."

He tightened his grip.

Zorvak screamed in pain.

"You’re stronger than I expected."

"But only slightly."

Clearly...

Caelum had no intention of killing him yet.

A perfect absorption target had appeared before him.

There was no way he would waste this opportunity.

If Caelum truly wanted him dead, Zorvak would never even have completed Assimilation in the first place.

Now possessing Assimilation himself, Caelum fully understood its weakness.

Like Fusion Technique, excessive energy consumption would force the merged state to collapse.

That was his goal.

Beat Zorvak until Assimilation broke apart.

BOOM!

Enraged beyond reason, Zorvak had no choice.

He unleashed nearly all the power inside his body at once, pouring everything into a desperate attack against Caelum.

"Ultimate Flash!"

His furious roar shook the stars.

Terrifying energy swept through the cosmos.

Space itself trembled violently.

Meteors and planetary debris disintegrated wherever the attack passed.

Finally...

Zorvak broke free from Caelum’s grip.

His eyes were bloodshot as he gasped heavily.

The enormous energy release had visibly exhausted him.

"This is bad..."

Weakly, he raised two fingers toward his forehead.

He intended to escape using Instant Transmission.

Zorvak knew very clearly...

If this continued, he would die.

However...

A figure burst directly through the torrent of Ultimate Flash.

Caelum charged against the attack itself and arrived before Zorvak with blinding speed.

So fast Zorvak could not react at all.

Before Instant Transmission could activate...

Caelum smashed a punch directly into his forehead.

Then an unimaginable number of energy spheres swallowed him whole.

"Galactic Super Bombardment!"

The same attack as before.

But this time...

On an entirely different level.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Already nearly unconscious from Caelum’s punch, Zorvak completely lost consciousness beneath the endless bombardment.

Hum...

Then...

Assimilation automatically collapsed.

The Mashet boy and girl separated from Zorvak’s body.

Panic filled their faces.

The boy shouted desperately,

"Zorvak! Wake up!"

Then he turned and met Caelum’s cold gaze.

His entire body trembled instantly.

His face turned deathly pale.

Caelum raised one hand.

Without hesitation, he fired two energy blasts.

The pair vanished instantly beneath the attacks.

Completely vaporized.

Not even a single cell remained.

Zorvak slowly regained consciousness.

The moment his vision cleared, Caelum’s face appeared before him.

Before he could resist, Caelum had already lifted him by the throat.

Realizing his fellow clansmen were gone, fury exploded across his face.

"You bastard..."

Caelum had no interest in talking.

His aura gradually settled.

He deactivated both Second Form and the Thirtyfold Burst Technique.

Then...

He plunged one hand straight through Zorvak’s chest and crushed his heart.

Zorvak’s eyes widened violently.

"Ghk!"

Blood sprayed from his mouth immediately.

Light erupted from Caelum’s hand.

A powerful suction force appeared from the center of Zorvak’s chest, dragging his entire body into Caelum.

"Absorption Technique!"

Zorvak’s soul was sent to the Path of Sumeru.

Meanwhile, his ki, techniques, abilities, and every ounce of his power were absorbed completely by Caelum.

Everything rapidly merged and evolved with Caelum’s existing strength.

BOOM!

An explosion of aura greater than any Caelum had ever unleashed before erupted outward.

Blue flames blazed around his body.

The intensity of his power climbed rapidly.

Terrifying waves spread throughout existence itself.

At this moment...

All four galaxies shook violently.

Even the Path of Sumeru was affected.

RUMBLE!

North Kai Planet trembled violently.

North Kai instantly broke into a waterfall of sweat.

Because Caelum’s power had become far too overwhelming, Divine Sight could no longer observe him directly.

But...

North Kai recognized that aura immediately.

He had watched Caelum grow step by step into this monster.

How could he possibly mistake it?

And moments ago, he had sensed the battle between Caelum and Zorvak.

Now that Zorvak’s aura had vanished...

He understood exactly what had happened.

"Caelum killed Zorvak?"

Objectively speaking, that was a good thing.

But...

"No matter how you look at it, this kid’s power is way too ridiculous now!"

"Forget the future, I can’t even deal with the situation as it is!"

North Kai nearly lost his mind.

Soon enough, the other three Kais contacted him through Telepathic Communication.

Their voices bombarded his mind nonstop.

"North Kai, what the hell is happening over there?!"

"That aura is absurdly powerful!"

"What exactly happened in the North Galaxy?!"

Meanwhile...

Back in the North Galaxy...

Caelum’s aura continued climbing endlessly.

As though there were no limit to how strong he could become.

The entire Path of Sumeru trembled beneath his power.

Including Hell.

Heaven.

And every realm in between.