Chapter 139: The Clash of Titans
"Oh, little brother... aren’t you surprised?"
Kegras’s voice rolled across the broken mountains, heavy with mockery as he deliberately gave Krax a moment to recover.
He remained standing amid the crater his earlier punch had left, waiting with open amusement.
Krax pushed himself upright, dark blood still trailing from the corner of his mouth.
His eyes locked onto his brother with cold confusion.
The system’s quiet confirmation settled in the back of his mind.
[Host... your brother is indeed at the Star Union rank, Tier 18... with a total power output matching your own at Tier 36.]
And hearing this... The numbers refused to make sense.
Over the last four years, the system had driven his growth with relentless efficiency, and before that, the constant conquests on Kalpa had forged him through endless battle.
And that only made him wonder—how had Kegras managed to reach the same level?
Before he left, he knew his brothers were just God Kings, while his father stood on equal footing with the leaders of Kalpa. That was Tier 15 power—a level he had surpassed long ago.
The system cut through the thought with clinical precision.
[Host.... Cut the foolish thoughts. You should already know the growth of beings is never equal.]
HUMMMMM!!!!!
Before Krax could process the reminder, Kegras summoned a pair of massive battle axes into his hands.
The weapons drank in the reddish-yellow light of the four suns as he vanished and reappeared more than a thousand kilometers away in a single explosive step.
"What... so surprised you can’t even fight back?"
WHOOOOOSHHHHHH!!!!!
[Void Affinity]
[Strength Affinity]
The axes swung down in a deadly crossed arc, and Krax folded his arms, activating one of his Affinities at the very last moment.
BOOOOOOM!!!!!
The crushing force of the dual strikes sank into an endless emptiness rather than shattering bone. In the same breath, he answered with a counter, fist coated in pure Strength Affinity that temporarily ignored defenses.
The blow landed clean against Kegras’s ribs and forced the larger Titan back several steps.
And... Kegras answered immediately.
WHOOOOSHH!!!!!
One battle axe carved a horizontal arc aimed at Krax’s neck while the second dropped from above in a killing overhead strike.
Krax stepped inside the dual attack, as his void affinity swallowed the worst of the force as the axes passed through space where his body had been a heartbeat earlier.
BANGGGG!!!!
His counter landed against Kegras’s jaw hard enough to snap the larger Titan’s head sideways in a spray of dark blood.
Kegras laughed through the pain and drove a knee upward.
The impact folded Krax’s midsection and sent him skidding across the open sky.
Before he could fully recover, the twin axes were already descending again.
[Suppression Affinity]
[Rage Affinity]
BOOOOOM!!!!!
Seeing this, Krax hastily unleashed two more affinities.
The first dulled the edge of the incoming blows just enough for him to cross his arms and absorb the hits, though the force still sent shudders through his bones.
The second was pure, unbridled rage, fueling each punch until it landed heavier than the one before, driving Kegras back step by step across the jagged, broken peaks.
With every impact, the very air around them began to fracture under the relentless assault.
Long fractures spread through the sky and the mountain stone beneath them—damage that showed no sign of natural recovery.
SHKKKK!!!!!
BOOOOOM!!!!!!
After a grueling five minutes of nonstop back-and-forth, a brutal axe strike finally broke through Krax’s defense, carving a deep gash across his chest.
Blood streamed out in thick rivulets, staining the ground.
Before he could recover, another crushing blow slammed him into the side of a peak with such force that an entire section of the mountain gave way, tumbling down in a deafening cascade of shattered stone.
The ten Titans who had come alongside Krax remained silent, keeping their distance, fully aware that stepping in would only dishonor both brothers.
Not like they had any place in this battle anyway...
In that instant, Krax’s gaze sharpened, his jaw tightening as he accepted the sting of losing the first round.
But rather than retreat further, he planted his feet firmly, refusing to yield another inch, and unleashed the first of his innate battle powers.
[Absolute Strength (Origin)]
HUMMMM!!!!!
The innate power kicked in instantly, and it had nothing to do with strength in numbers.
No, it was far simpler and far more terrifying—it made his idea of ’strength’ a reality.
In that precise moment when he decided something had to break, it would shatter without hesitation, as if the world itself bent to his will.
BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!
He stepped through Kegras’s next swing and drove a single, clean fist into his brother’s stomach with the absolute intent of shattering the body behind it.
Kegras was launched across the mountainside, a long trail of blood marking his path.
Yet even as he crashed into the far slope, he began laughing—loud, unrestrained, and edged with genuine madness.
He pushed himself upright, tore away the thin fabric that had covered his torso, and revealed a slim, almost delicate-looking artifact resting against his skin.
"Haha! Oh look," he called out, still laughing. "Little Brother, did you truly think we would sit on our hands.... after mentioning some damn Titan God?"
Krax’s expression shifted, hardening into something sharper, colder, and entirely intent.
Fourteen years—it had been that long since he’d last set out towards Kalpa, and in that time, it was clear, the clan hadn’t wasted a single moment.
They had been busy, growing, changing, preparing.
Now, with the battle raging around him, he let the name slip from his lips for the first time since the fight had begun.
"Kegras."
His voice carried across the ruined peaks without effort.
"I do not care where this power is coming from. This is only the beginning of my true plan."
A harsh, almost eager laugh left him.
"You were right to strengthen yourselves while I was gone. It will only make stepping on all of you feel that much better."
[Unbreakable Rage Form (Primordial)]
HUMMMMM!!!!
And without waiting for a response, Krax activated another innate power... and in the same moment, he blitzed Kegras.