Chapter 546 - To Behold The Dominator Fist, I Die Fulfilled

Ding! Ding-ding-ding-ding...

Cassius drew in a breath and his whole body turned radiant and translucent. His left side resembled a ruby statue with molten light glowing beneath the skin, every vein a fiery stripe. The right half looked like a violet crystal, beneath which layers of Reverberating Force rippled outward like misty waves.

Forty-six scarlet stars and forty-six amethyst stars blazed brightly. They were proof that Cassius had entered the fifth stage of Force.

Screech! Hiss!

A frenzied blood-red falcon and a lethal sonic serpent appeared across Cassius's skin like two battling beasts—seemingly irreconcilable yet innately bound.

Whooosh...

A molten river raced through the meridians of the Southern Dipper Red Falcon Fist. An icy cascade plunged through the acupoints of the Southern Dipper Sonic Snake Fist. The two currents collided, sparking a furious reaction.

Cassius's miniature Rune of Life flared to life.

Boom!

Torrents of deep-violet and blood-red Qi burst from the towering Golem, painting the scene in ominous splendor. The twin torrents spiraled behind the Golem and into the sky. It looked like a two-toned battle cloak whipping madly in the wind.

Fifth stage Sonic Fang Force erupted, coalescing into a terrifying purple-red river. The roaring cataract tore through the air, packed with countless violet cavities. Crimson fangs spun inside each bubble like miniature tornadoes.

In the distance, Holy Fist Demon Phoenix blanched—he knew better than anyone how monstrous this strike was. He had thought Cassius could unleash it only once when he had encountered him at the exchange tournament. That single punch had flattened him on the spot.

Had Xiadu not intervened, he would have died.

Now, Cassius had summoned it again, and it was even grander this time. Holy Fist Demon Phoenix felt dread creep up in his heart, but it was not enough to flee. Back then, he had faced Cassius alone while carrying the gravely wounded Whale King Arlington.

Today, four extreme combat artists besieged Cassius. The pressure was split four ways, so the outcome had to change.

"Kill!" Holy Fist Demon Phoenix roared. Black-red Qi gushed from him, forming a colossal phoenix. Flames burned on its vast wings as though they could never die.

The three remaining extreme combat artists likewise sensed dire peril. Needing no warning, they went all-out too.

Lava Shaman thrust forward with a palm and the burning sun on his chest dimmed sharply. A blazing sun formed in his palm, igniting everything nearby. The miniature sun then shot straight at the Golem.

Armor Ghoul likewise raised his greatsword. Black Qi poured out of his joints, forming chains around his blade. The sword grew larger and longer until it resembled a metal tower. A single swing could crush legions.

Ka-ka-ka-ka...

Armor Ghoul's arms quivered under the weight. The towering sword whistled as it crashed down.

"Overturning The Sea!" Whale King Arlington transformed into a blue whale. His massive body plowed the earth, and a fist packed with explosive force hurtled forward.

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

From Ripple Master and Tyrant Black Dragon's distant viewpoint, a looming Golem stood at the center of the earth. On its four sides, Holy Fist Demon Phoenix, Whale King Arlington, Armor Ghoul, and Lava Shaman attacked.

Four extreme combat artists, four figures of unmatched might. They expended their fullest power for the sake of defeating a single man.

Boom!!!

The quartet's killing moves converged on Cassius.

"Star Resonance, Southern Dipper Unrivaled!"

Ding!!!

The Golem flung its arms wide, as though breaking every shackle the world had placed on it. Its serpentine visor morphed as black Qi exploded outward. In a blink, a monstrous black visage with tyrannical eyes formed.

Its gaze shot outward, claiming dominion over all.

"So this is the path of the Dominator Fist!"

Boom!!!

A vast hole opened in the heavy clouds, and the river of Sonic Fang Force descended like a waterfall, shrouding the land. Countless flecks shone like amber, glass, and powdered gold within the gorgeous torrent.

Purple-red streaked rivers roared outward from Cassius. Spirals shredded almost everything, while explosions rocked the rest. Anything caught in the flow, living or not, endured four horrific traits and disintegrated.

Thud!

Light and heat bloomed, blinding all sight. A bubble enveloped several kilometers at once. The layered shockwaves and airflow had swept everything along.

The four charging figures slowed in the river of Sonic Fang Force, their auras fading. At last, they were brought to a halt as silence reigned.

Bang-bang-bang-bang!

The four bodies rocketed away like high-speed bullets.

"Hahahaha!"

A deafening laugh echoed across the sky. "You die first!"

Armor Ghoul spun wildly mid-air, shards of black armor shattering and flying off him. A huge Golem loomed in his blurred vision. The dark shadow seemed to blot the sun. Broad shadows swallowed the ground and Armor Ghoul alike.

"Rraaah!!!"

The wraith within Armor Ghoul roared for the first time, sensing annihilation.

Ka-ka-ka-ka...

Its armor reassembled madly, forming a mecha-like steel fortress. The fortress punched toward the murderous Golem. However, the Golem allowed him that preparation. It stood firm with arms raised, ten fingers clasped into a colossal fist.

Sss-sss-sss...

Air quaked around its arms. Even the wind seemed terrified, desperate to escape.

"The dead should not dream of life. Dust to dust, go back to your hell!"

Boom!!!

The Golem's fist, trailed by raging currents, smashed into the steel fortress that was Armor Ghoul. An eardrum-shattering

boom

rang out; air ignited; and flames of gold and red roared. The Golem drew back its fists amidst a howling gale.

Fragments of Qi scattered in the air like iron shards. They fell aflame, trailing fiery tails, but crumbled to ash before reaching the ground.

Armor Ghoul was dead!

That was the second extreme combat artist Cassius had slain.

Utter, supreme exhilaration!

Only killing masters of this caliber could sate his lust for slaughter.

How delicious...

Moments earlier, Cassius's fifth-stage Sonic Fang Force cascade had blasted apart the quartet's combined finishing move. Its leftover force had kept going, erasing their Qi and maiming every foe. Their strength had teetered on collapse.

Armor Ghoul had been the most wounded, since his aura was the faintest. Thus, Cassius decided it was better to devour dessert first before choosing the next dish!

At the battlefield's heart, the Golem whirled and locked onto Lava Shaman.

He could keenly feel the totem's Qi on that chest. He was a spawn of the accursed Totem King. That Ultimate Dark Form had targeted him and even sent assassins. No need to think, he would be the next to die!

Thump-thump-thump-thump!

The Golem strode forward, each step gouging craters. It trampled everything in its path and threw a sudden punch.

Bang!

An iron gauntlet met the blazing sun, and Lava Shaman was blasted back into the mountainside.

𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Hmm? Not dead yet? The Totem King's gift is rich indeed..."

The Golem retracted its fist, revealing a deep crater in the rock face. The edges of the fist-shaped hole were smoking from the heat.

Lava Shaman lay within. His clothes and bones were shattered and flesh liquefied. However, the sun totem on his chest still pulsed with light. Golden magma snaked toward the totem, wrapping around the shaman.

Suddenly, immense power surged forth! The shaman's eyes snapped open; his mouth blazed gold and red.

He resembled a radiant deity.

"Fi—" The godly figure began to utter a command.

Boom!!!

However, a dark behemoth of a fist drilled him deeper into the pit. The Golem withdrew its fist, streaked with molten rock and crimson blood. It then wound up and slammed the other fist down.

Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang!

Left and right it pummeled, arms over ten meters long driving blow after blow into the volcano’s flank, which cracked and collapsed in layers.

BOOM!!!

A final savage punch sent debris flying as the mountainside was punched clean through. The pulverized Lava Shaman was blasted through rock and into molten lava. He died, leaving only a half-shattered sun totem flickering.

The totem ruptured, and a violent blast rocked the volcano's core.

Rumble!

At last, the volcano erupted! Great torrents of gold-red magma burst from the summit, searing fountains that hammered the land.

Thud-thud-thud! Thud-thud-thud!

The Golem charged back down the volcano through the fiery rain. Chunks of lava struck its bone armor, streaming through the gaps.

The Golem's menace and might defied imagination.

Tyrant Black Dragon and Ripple Master Monchi were speechless. They had borne the dreadful aftershocks and witnessed Cassius brutally slay two extreme combat artists.

It was terrifying...

Was there anyone left on this planet who could oppose him?

"So this is the invader the mother tree ordered us to expel at any cost?

Heh...

chasing him is suicide!" A Ripple Master, coughing blood from the backlash, laughed bitterly.

They could not endure the man's leftovers yet dreamed of joining the fray. Utter folly! This was no different than a praying mantis trying to block a cart. Every combatant in that battle had been stronger than Ice Spirit himself. Yet two such titans had perished before all eyes, while the besieged Golem stood invincible like a demon king.

Thump! Thump!

Two more

booms

cracked the ground, fissures running deep under the spore woods.

Twin craters smoked at the battlefield's edge. Cassius stood on a narrow mound between the fist-shaped pits. The fiery hem of his coat whipped and hissed as he looked down from on high.

In the left pit, Holy Fist Demon Phoenix lay prone, white coat drenched red and his blood-crimson hair clumped in sticky mats. His breath was barely perceptible. It seemed he would slip into eternal sleep at any moment.

In the right pit, Whale King Arlington knelt on one knee, spine rigid and unbowed. One fist strained upward, eyes blazing with resolve. His body froze, as though resisting some force.

Evidently, Arlington had failed.

Crack-crack-crack...

Fissures crept inch by inch across his skin, and he crumbled away into black ash. A blue Qi phantom lingered amid the haze. Its blurred face looked at Cassius, mouth shaping words.

Ding.

Then the phantom disintegrated into nothing. Cassius quietly withdrew his gaze. He had heard Arlington's final words.

"To behold the Dominator Fist—though I die, I die fulfilled..."