GROIKTP Chapter 456

Song Lingrong thought she was seeing things.

How could Shura, who had clearly been cut in half, move?

Could it be some kind of undead trick?

She couldn’t help but take a closer look at Shura’s “corpse” and immediately noticed something unusual.

Though his body had been cut in two, there wasn’t the amount of blood you would expect from such a severe wound. Only a small amount of blood was seeping from the edges of the cut.

That was clearly abnormal!!

Seeing this, Song Lingrong’s eyes brightened.

Shura wasn’t dead!

He had been cut in half and still wasn’t dead!!

How remarkable. Truly, he was worthy of being called Shura.

But Song Lingrong, being clever, immediately realized that Shura must have some kind of plan. No matter what Shura was intending, she couldn’t afford to give anything away!

With that in mind, Song Lingrong deliberately shouted, “Adam, don’t even dream of it. I’d rather die than join you!”

Song Lingrong played her role perfectly. Since the distance between them was significant, Adam didn’t notice anything unusual about her expression.

Hearing her words, Adam pretended to be regretful. “Song, what a foolish choice.”

What Adam didn’t notice was that on the ground, Shura’s “corpse” suddenly opened its eyes!

Those eyes were sharp, full of life.

This wasn’t a case of the undead or resurrection…

Chen Ye had never died in the first place.

During his run in the *X-Men: Days of Future Past* dungeon, Chen Ye had gained Wolverine’s regenerative ability. As long as neither his heart nor his brain were damaged, not even being cut in half could kill him. Even being dismembered wouldn’t do it!

Of course, being cut in half was the most severe injury Chen Ye had ever experienced.

If it weren’t for his regenerative abilities, he might have actually died this time at Adam’s hands.

Since Adam had given him such a “gift,” Chen Ye fully intended to return the favor.

An eye for an eye!

“Wind, let’s finish this woman together!” Adam said coldly.

The Wind God nodded.

In the future, when he aimed to conquer the East, Song Lingrong would undoubtedly be a major obstacle. Killing her now was perfectly in line with his plans.

“Adam, after we’re done, I want her corpse. I’ll turn her into my strongest undead puppet!” the Wind God said with a sinister grin.

Adam responded, “No problem!”

Neither of them believed Song Lingrong could survive this.

Perhaps in a one-on-one fight, she would be a troublesome opponent.

But with the two of them working together, there was no way Song Lingrong could escape.

“We’ll pincer her!” Adam said, and just as he prepared to strike—

Suddenly!

Something unexpected happened!

A sharp, deadly sword silently appeared behind Adam, aimed directly at his heart.

However, Adam, being the S-rank expert that he was, had an extraordinary sense of danger.

As the sword approached, he sensed the threat and moved his body to avoid the fatal strike.

But he couldn’t completely evade it!

“Slash!”

The sword pierced through Adam’s body, with blood splattering out as the tip of the blade emerged from his chest…

If Adam hadn’t shifted slightly, this strike would have gone straight through his heart.

Looking down at the sword protruding from his chest, Adam was utterly stunned.

His Phoenix Fruit powers didn’t activate.

Because!

The sword that had pierced him was infused with powerful Armament Haki.

Armament Haki was the nemesis of all Devil Fruit powers!

Adam turned his head in disbelief and saw Chen Ye behind him, his upper body floating in midair, gripping the Xuanyuan Sword tightly.

A man with only half his body still moving freely…

This eerie sight startled even the Wind God, who immediately leaped away.

As a demon god, a dark being, the Wind God was no stranger to strange phenomena.

But in this moment, Chen Ye seemed more terrifying than even him.

“How is this possible?” Adam looked at Chen Ye in shock. “What kind of ability is this?”

“Super regeneration!” Chen Ye replied coldly. “It’s far more perfect than your Phoenix powers. Now, prepare to die!”

With those words, Chen Ye clenched his fist, channeling both Armament Haki and the Quake-Quake powers, and delivered a powerful punch directly to Adam’s forehead.

With a sword still embedded in his body, Adam couldn’t dodge, and the punch landed squarely!

“Boom!”

The air exploded, and the sky cracked!

The immense force shook the entire city of Sakaguchi!!

Chen Ye’s full-powered punch triggered an earthquake!

Countless Reincarnators who hadn’t yet fled were startled by the sheer force.

Adam’s body shattered like ice under Chen Ye’s punch, breaking into pieces and scattering across the ground.

“What just happened?”

“My God! Shura… Is he a demon? How is he still alive with only half his body, and how does he have such terrifying power?”

“This is insane! The battle tonight has been one twist after another. First, Adam and the Wind God staged a play, fooling everyone and killing Shura… And now, Shura, cut in half, turns the tables and kills Adam?”

“Shura is truly a monster!”

“Is Adam really dead? Could he really be finished?”

“Normally, anyone would be dead after taking a hit like that. But Adam, Shura… these guys are monsters. No one can say for sure.”

“This is insane. Tonight’s battle has completely changed the way I see things. S-rank fighters are terrifying beyond belief!”

…

The sudden turn of events left everyone watching in a state of shock.

No one could have imagined that even after being cut in half, Shura could survive and turn the tables on Adam!!

He was a true monster!!

In the battlefield.

Chen Ye withdrew his fist and looked down at the scattered remains of Adam, but his brow furrowed slightly.

After Adam had been shattered, all the pieces of his body began to wither and darken, turning to dust within moments.

This wasn’t the effect of Chen Ye’s power.

His Quake-Quake abilities were destructive but didn’t drain life in such a strange way.

Soon enough.

Chen Ye understood what was happening.

Adam wasn’t dead!

From the darkness in the distance, Adam emerged unscathed, his eyes glaring like a hawk at Chen Ye.

Seeing this, the Reincarnators around them were once again in shock…

“What the hell just happened?”

“Unbelievable! Adam was just shattered into pieces. How is he standing here again?”

“F**k! What are these creatures? Are S-rank Reincarnators really this powerful?”

“They’re all monsters!”

…

“They’re all monsters!”

At that moment, across the world, in government buildings watching live feeds of the battle, this was the phrase being repeated by high-ranking officials.

In the Sam Empire.

Inside the Pentagon’s conference room.

The President exclaimed, “This is unbelievable! Are they all immortal demons?”

An elderly senator responded, “Perhaps their existence has transcended what we can understand.”

“Can our nuclear weapons deal with creatures like this?” a military leader asked with concern.

The room fell silent at that question.

The balance between governments and Reincarnators had been maintained largely by the threat of nuclear weapons…

Without that deterrent, the Reincarnators, who had gained supernatural powers, might have rebelled long ago.

But now, with Shura and Adam both demonstrating seemingly indestructible abilities…

The politicians felt an unsettling sense of foreboding.

If Reincarnators no longer feared nuclear weapons, how long could their control last?

…

Back in Sakaguchi.

Chen Ye watched as Adam reappeared, his brow furrowed slightly.

“It seems like some kind of secret technique. What I killed earlier must have been a puppet or clone! A ninja technique?”

With his keen eyesight, Chen Ye could tell that while Adam had reappeared, his face was pale, and beads of sweat dotted his forehead.

It was clear that although Adam had survived, it had come at a significant cost.

Keeping his gaze locked on Adam, Chen Ye summoned his lower half from the ground. His severed body flew back into place, reconnecting with his upper half.

Being cut in half and reattaching one’s body…

This was something out of myth and legend.

It was unimaginable in the real world.

But with regenerative powers, this seemingly impossible act became a reality!

(In *Marvel Comics*, Wolverine was once decapitated by the Hulk. His head was thrown far away, but his body crawled over, reattached itself, and quickly healed back to normal…)

Once Chen Ye’s upper and lower halves were reconnected, the sharp-eyed Reincarnators could see his flesh and bones rapidly knitting back together.

Within moments, Chen Ye’s body had completely healed, as if nothing had happened.

This miraculous sight left many onlookers deeply unsettled.

This kind of scene completely overturned their understanding of reality…

Chen Ye didn’t care how others saw him. After his body reconnected, he moved his legs and twisted his waist, testing his body. Satisfied that everything was back to normal, he nodded contentedly.

“What kind of monster are you?” the Wind God couldn’t help but ask.

His body could also split apart and reassemble.

But he was a demon god, a creature of hell, so such an ability wasn’t surprising for him.

Yet Chen Ye was clearly a normal human…

At least, the Wind God couldn’t sense any trace of dark energy from him.

Hearing the question, Chen Ye turned his gaze toward the Wind God. “I never expected you to cooperate with Adam… That was a close call for me, the closest I’ve ever been to death. To ‘thank’ you, I’ll be coming for your head!”

The Wind God snorted coldly at these words. “Bold talk! Do you think I’m as weak as that trash Adam? You think you can kill me?”

Chen Ye ignored the Wind God.

There was no point in engaging in a war of words with this strange creature.

His attention turned back to Adam.

“Adam, it’s time for us to settle this once and for all.”

Hearing this, Adam readied himself for battle and replied, “Shura, you truly impress me… Wind, let’s join forces and finish him off. His abilities must have a weakness. Once we find it, we can kill him!”

It was clear Adam understood the Reincarnation Space well—he knew it would never grant a Reincarnator invincible abilities.

The Wind God sneered, “Just don’t make the same mistake again.”

Suddenly, a sharp voice echoed from above. “You think you can gang up on Shura? Did you ask for my permission?”

“Whoosh!”

With the sound of wind splitting the air, Song Lingrong flew down to stand beside Chen Ye, facing off against the Wind God and Adam.

Two versus two!

S-rank versus S-rank!

The world’s only four S-ranked warriors stood on the brink of an all-out battle.

The ultimate showdown between the strongest was about to begin…

(End of chapter)

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