While this authority's destructive power appears formidable, it poses a minimal threat to God Slayers or Heretic Gods. As long as one prepares their defenses and exercises a bit of caution, they are generally safe.
However, a wizard, or even an ordinary person without any magical power, would be swallowed by the seawater without any resistance.
This authority is designed to deal with large-scale enemies.
Indeed, when Kaido decided to confront Susanoo, he desired an authority like "Theft," "Deception," or "God of Destruction." Unfortunately, the authority obtained is tied to the God Slayer's own compatibility.
"Perhaps I'm too conventional; after all, I was once a good young man, and... it might also be related to the flood in the bed two days ago."
Kaido thought this without shame.
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Back to the present.
Seeing the seemingly endless onslaught of water blades, the Monkey King let out a roar, and terrifying magical power instantly erupted, pushing away all unrelated matter and forming a repulsive space.
Drawing a circle on the ground as if it were a prison!
This was one of the magical techniques used to protect Tang Sanzang in *Journey to the West*, and also a signature ability of Sun Wukong.
However, Kaido knew this attack wouldn't be effective, so he had already prepared. His legs instantly exerted force, and the rocks beneath his feet showed signs of cracking.
The temporary defense built by the Monkey King shattered like glass. Seizing this opportunity, the Monkey King also vanished from Kaido's sight with divine speed.
"He's so fast, I want that."
Currently, Kaido's development path is probably virtue, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and work... oh no, it should lean towards strength development.
The Lord of Force granted him immense strength that ordinary people couldn't possess, but his speed hadn't significantly improved.
If he could gain the Authority of Divine Speed, his strength would definitely be further enhanced.
After all, the weapon Kaido currently uses is a "spear." Having only strength without speed would only make him an easy target.
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On the other hand, the Monkey King also felt a lingering fear. The opponent's precise combo, if he had been even slightly careless, could have resulted in his immediate death. If not for his [Steel Body] and the defensive spells he had learned, being struck in a vital point by that spear, which caused a strong sense of crisis, he would have been severely wounded, if not killed.
"My second brother's strength isn't as good as mine, but he's not an easy opponent to face." The Monkey King regained his momentum, but this time he was even more cautious.
"God Slayers are truly an irrational bunch."
As he contemplated countermeasures, Kaido's voice reached the fake monkey's ears.
"What you said earlier is correct; my energy is already less than a tenth of what it was. Continuously fighting two Gods Heretic is a tough battle even for a God Slayer, but you can rest assured..."
As Kaido spoke, his magical power rapidly expanded. A strange, powerful aura enveloped him, and the Monkey King was startled to discover that his stamina and magical power had weakened to a certain extent.
"I'll deal with you before I exhaust all my stamina."
The Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, is renowned, but that is the glory only possessed by the true Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
Although the monkey in front of him possessed Sun Wukong's divinity, compared to the Monkey King in Kaido's mind, he was simply a fake.
"You're not great, but your tone isn't small. If you can, come and try!"
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The Monkey King also became enraged. The golden armor he wore was tattered, and then he took a deep breath. His muscles and bones violently swelled, transforming him from his original height of approximately 1.6 meters into a colossal figure tens of meters tall.
The power to overflow rivers and seas surged within his body. Although he could continue to grow, further growth would affect his speed.
Instantly, the mountaintop shattered. The Monkey King, with extreme power, pressed fiercely. The terrifying force compressed the air in front of him, turning it into mass, transforming into an invisible impact that expanded in all directions.
Boom—!
The earth trembled!
Faced with the violent incoming attack, Kaido didn't dodge but instead moved forward.
On one hand, it was to end the battle as quickly as possible, and on the other, it was to bid farewell to this "Great Sage Equal to Heaven."
In a brief instant of impact, the immense force transmitted to his arm caused Kaido's body to sink sharply. The True Longinus struck the Ruyi Jingu Bang, blocking the gigantic iron staff.
Sun Wukong exerted force, preparing to crush him, but found he couldn't move it at all. His [Steel Body] couldn't hold back a small human!
"How about this?"
After saying this, the Monkey King relaxed his grip, moved the iron staff aside, and then switched from a chop to a sweep, swinging it towards Kaido's left side.
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Facing this deceptive move, Kaido snorted coldly. The power and magic in his body surged suddenly, even stronger than the energy he used against Susanoo. Faint white air currents could even be seen emanating from the steaming aura of magical power.
Unbeknownst to him, Kaido had achieved a breakthrough in his control over magical power, or rather, mana.
However, the situation hadn't changed. While he exerted his strength, the Monkey King on the other side also didn't hold back.
"Boom—!"
The thick iron staff collided with the comparatively smaller **Holy Spear**.
With the Monkey God's transformation technique, his body had grown to about fifteen meters, and the Golden Cudgel naturally grew larger too.
Compared to the True Longinus in Kaido's hand, it was like the difference between a rolling pin and a toothpick, but the result of the collision was something no one could have expected.
A force far exceeding the Monkey King's estimation surged from the iron staff, numbing his arm.
The collision before shrinking and the result after growing were no different.
"Good grief! To possess such monstrous strength! Not even I, Old Sun, can compare!"
After speaking, a golden light flashed in the Monkey King's eyes. Seeing Kaido's figure reflected in his pupils, he was shocked to discover that his strength had weakened several points compared to before.
Surprised, Kaido quickly used powerful magical power to protect himself and no longer looked at his [Fiery Golden Eyes]; only then did he suppress that feeling of weakness.
"I didn't expect [Fiery Golden Eyes] to also be effective against humans."
The negative effect on his body was due to the influence of "Fiery Golden Eyes," one of the authorities possessed by the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. In the story of Journey to the West, monsters felt fear upon seeing Sun Wukong's eyes.
And now, he was greatly weakened by a mere glance. If an ordinary person were observed like this, instant death wouldn't be impossible.
This is an authority that can truly kill people with a glance, glaring them to death without repercussions!
It was far superior to Voban's [Eyes of Sodom].
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Fortunately, the "Seat of the God-King" authority that Kaido activated also had an effect.
Although the effect of this authority was greatly weakened because the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was originally a God of Steel, it still played a role.
Even if he was weakened by the influence of Fiery Golden Eyes, it had no impact on the battle.
The hurricane dragged by the thick iron staff swept away everything except Kaido. The land looked as if it had been bombed by a nuclear weapon, covered in dense cracks.
Just as the Monkey King was about to continue wielding his weapon, he was startled by a piercing, tearing metallic sound.
*Crack! Crack!*
The golden golden staff in his hand, Ruyi Jingu Bang, starting from where it had struck Kaido, rapidly developed spiderweb-like cracks that covered half of it.
Finally, accompanied by a clear snap.
The Ruyi Golden Staff, one of the divine weapons, capable of expanding and contracting freely, and weighing thirteen thousand five hundred *catties* of steel, shattered from its front end!
"Heavens! What kind of weapon do you have? It can even break the Ruyi Jingu Bang, Old Sun!" the Great Sage Equal to Heaven exclaimed loudly.
Kaido, whose expression remained unchanged after shattering the iron staff with a single spear strike, exerted force throughout his body, especially in his legs, and the next second, he vanished from Sun Wukong's sight.
The Monkey King's Golden Golden Staff was merely a product with an undeserved reputation, while his current weapon was the highest quality God-Slaying Equipment, the True Longinus, which naturally guaranteed its quality.
If that iron staff were truly the Ruyi Jingu Bang, it naturally wouldn't have broken so easily.
But, unfortunately, there aren't many "ifs" in life.
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Facing the swift Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Kaido also activated the authority of the "Bird of Prey," one of the Ten Incarnations, at an opportune moment.
In terms of pure speed, "Bird of Prey" naturally couldn't compare to the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's authority, "Somersault Cloud."
However, "Somersault Cloud" wasn't a combat-type authority, so its effect would be minimized during the confrontation.
Kaido, whose body was as light as the wind, endowed with great agility and jumping ability, appeared a few meters behind the Monkey King and then swung the Holy Spear, slicing towards his body.
Although his enlarged size greatly increased his strength, compared to the relatively slender Ling Yun, his speed also decreased significantly.
In just one second, hundreds of new wounds appeared on the Monkey God's back.
And as he wielded the spear, he also secretly recalled the myths about the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
The sharp pain in his back made him grimace, completely losing his previous majestic appearance.
Without holding back, the power unleashed by his Holy Spear had become even stronger.
The Sacred Gears of High School DxD feed on human thoughts and are special tools that change according to their wielder's feelings. Therefore, even without transforming into golden armor, Kaido could unleash the corresponding power.
Perhaps this was the benefit of prolonged combat.
"Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor by heaven. The main lamp has been extinguished!"
As the Monkey God chanted the Magic Word, in the next moment, the shattered iron pieces rapidly gathered at the broken point, restoring their original form.
Facing Kaido's continuous spear attacks, the Monkey King, having recovered his weapon, launched an equally powerful offensive with his iron staff.
Sun Wukong's eighteen martial arts were taught by Patriarch Bodhi in the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave, and the Monkey King, born from myth, also possessed a certain level of martial arts.
At that moment, the battle against Kaido, through the Seventy-two Transformations, produced a change of one plus one equals two. The iron staff swung with fierce momentum, allowing for both offense and defense.
But before the Monkey King could regain the upper hand, he saw dozens, then hundreds of golden orbs suddenly appear around Kaido, and these orbs continued to multiply.
"Heed the power of my words, let justice reveal itself, under the strength and eloquence of this incantation, for strength is ever victorious, for strength is the answer to all things."
This incantation is powerful and eloquent. It is the sword of wisdom that invokes victory.
Kaido held a golden longsword in his left hand, parallel to the Holy Spear in his right.
Of the Ten Incarnations of authority he seized from Veleslana, in his opinion, the most effective incarnation against the Gods of Disobedience was undoubtedly the [Warrior.]
And if used in conjunction with the [White Horse] incarnation, it would produce unexpected effects.
"For victory, hasten before me! O Immortal Sun, I beseech you to grant radiance to the stallion! O Stallion who moves like a god with wondrous grace, you bring forth your master's halo!"
The clouds tore open, and a white steed, burning with flames all around, neighed as it galloped.
"Glorious Lord of the Sun, Mithra be praised! To overcome all enemies, I pray that you grant my strongest self a thousand lights and a thousand swords!"
Taking a deep breath, Kaido raised his left hand high.
As the powerful Spirit Word was chanted, the [White Horse] incarnation galloped rapidly towards him, merging with the golden sword in his left hand.
A divine sword of light, three or four times longer than the original golden sword, appeared and forcibly neutralized the Monkey King's thunderous offensive.
Cutting through space, severing all the opponent's spell power, and at the same time as it cut, Kaido's figure also appeared close by, thrusting the sword towards one of the Monkey King's vital points.
The sword of light cut through his body at a speed Sun Wukong couldn't even perceive or think of.
The sword light swept the area, and before the Monkey King's consciousness could react, his body was cut in half, and the divine sword of light literally sliced through the distant mountaintop.
It wasn't until the intense pain hit him that the Monkey King finally reacted, letting out a sharp scream, his face distorted, completely lacking his former imposing aura.
"Return to myth; don't come out and disappoint me again."
Kaido looked at him with a calm expression.
And the roaring Monkey King, in pain, didn't show the despair of impending death. His defeat only meant returning to myth, losing his materialized body; as long as the myth existed, he would never fully die.
However, the intense pain assailed his nerves, preventing him from smiling.
As he fell to the ground, his golden eyes stared at Kaido's calm demeanor, seemingly asking unwillingly, "You... didn't use your full strength, did you?"
He cared more about this question than returning to myth.
"You could say that."
Kaido replied indifferently. At that moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his exposed arms swelled, throbbing like a human heart.
Three consecutive battles and uninterrupted bursts of spell power were simply too damaging to his body; even though he had exited combat mode, his body still had an excessive reaction.
Although this monkey was fake, he was still a Heretic God, and among the many Heretic Gods, he was considered a powerful one.
If the Monkey King had continuously prolonged the battle and fought passively using his divine speed, Kaido, suffering from exhaustion, might have been the first to lose.
The Monkey King's body gradually disappeared, turning into particles, and at that moment, Kaido also felt a powerful authority merge into his body.
This was a new authority obtained after defeating a Heretic God.
However, gaining authority couldn't help him heal, and Ling Yun currently didn't have the presence of mind to perceive what the new authority was.