Chapter 709: Epic Clash!
"Emperor’s Domain!" Max muttered in disbelief as he raised his hand to the heavens. Instantly, the sky above darkened, engulfed in swirling black flames that twisted and churned like a living sea of fury.
From within huge crown floating in the air, thousands of weapons began to take shape—each one forged from the essence of his black flames, each radiating immense power.
Swords, spears, halberds, war hammers, glaives, axes, and countless other weapons filled the skies, hanging above like an apocalyptic rain waiting to fall.
And then they did—plummeting like divine judgment from the heavens, all aimed at the Storm King standing on the platform. It was a fearsome display, the kind of attack that could obliterate a city, tear mountains asunder, and incinerate any living thing caught within its reach.
But then Max’s entire being tensed. His Three Dimensional Body, which was always calm and precise, screamed in alarm. A warning. A threat. An impossible shift.
His senses picked it up first, and then his eyes followed. The Storm King’s figure, just a breath ago standing at the center of the incoming storm of weapons, had vanished.
In the very next instant, he appeared directly in front of Max—a blur of red lightning and crackling might. The spear in his hand gleamed menacingly, its head pulsing with concentrated red lightning, as if it too was alive and roaring for battle.
Max was shaken. His arsenal had been released first. His weapons were already halfway to their target. And yet, in the blink of an eye—or rather, in a flash of lightning—the Storm King had traversed that space, ignored the approaching destruction, and stood inches from Max’s chest, ready to strike.
It didn’t make sense. It defied every law of speed, every logic of combat. It was more than technique. More than mastery. It was power—raw, absolute, terrifying power.
Max’s mind reeled.
’This is... unbelievable.’ He had fought monsters before. He had crushed Champions and defied logic. But in that moment, facing this being who moved like a storm incarnate, Max finally understood what it meant to be outmatched in the purest, most terrifying way.