Ultragenic Warlord

Chapter 587: The Five Monarchs' Demise

By Renhuang's border, the monarch of the sun asked, "How do you think the battle is going?"

None of the five sura monarchs dared to chase after the two fighters; their fight was on a different level entirely than anything they had ever witnessed.

Even the aftermath of their techniques could kill them—the sura kings would be of no help at all.

They didn't know how far away Zhang Lie and the asura had gone, but even from a distance, they could still see the damage wreaked by their techniques.

As a result, the five monarchs stayed close to the borders of Renhuang as they waited for the battle to conclude.

The monarch of the moon rolled his eyes at the monarch of the sun. "Was the asura's victory ever in doubt? Our god can hardly lose to a mortal."

The monarch of the sky snorted, "There won't even be a trace of Zhang Lie's body left behind when the asura's done with him!"

Just as the monarch of the sky made this remark, however, a deep male voice sounded by the sura monarchs' ears.

"Who were the five of you talking about, hmm?" Zhang Lie had appeared behind the five sura monarchs out of nowhere, scaring them stiff.

They were all sura monarchs, but even their senses hadn't caught a trace of Zhang Lie's motion!

The monarch of the sky's eyes bulged as he trembled. "Z-Zhang Lie! A-Aren't you supposed to be fighting the asura?"

Zhang Lie grabbed the monarch of the sky's head with a hand. "Whose body did you say would be turned into nothingness, hmm?"

The five monarchs paled. If Zhang Lie were here, then the asura must have… They couldn't believe it; no, they couldn't believe it at all! The asura was the god of the sura, an undefeated legend! How could he have lost to an outsider, and a paltry human at that?

Just what insidious tricks had Zhang Lie used? Did Renhuang have some sort of poison that was effective even against an asura?

Regardless, the fact that Zhang Lie was standing right in front of them meant only one thing: the asura had perished.

With a light squeeze, Zhang Lie burst the head of the monarch of the sky. The remaining four sura monarchs trembled. Why had they come to Renhuang? Were they just courting their own deaths? It was no longer important to find out how Zhang Lie had defeated the asura—they just wanted to preserve their own lives.

The monarch of the sun hurriedly made an overture. "Please, there's no need to fight! We sura are willing to become your slaves. Surely having strong, sturdy slaves like us is a benefit?"

The monarch of the moon nodded. "Indeed. There aren't many who possess the strength of a sura monarch among the humans. Team Zenith might be strong, but they're still a bit weaker than we are."

The strength that Zhang Lie had demonstrated was enough to make the sura monarchs fear him. Knowing that they weren't his match, they surrendered simultaneously.

The monarch of mountains boomed, "If you allow us to live, the sura will become subordinate to the humans."

As sura monarchs, they had learned quite a bit from the awakened asura. Someone as strong as Zhang Lie would have to leave the second realm sooner or later, or be forced into deep slumber like the asura. His overwhelming, burgeoning strength would force him out of the realm—or destroy it for one and all.

In other words, he only had two choices left to him, each of which represented an opportunity for the sura. As long as they were able to secure their lives now and preserve the strength of the sura, they would easily be able to spark rebellion once Zhang Lie left.

"No, I think not. They're far stronger than you are." Zhang Lie smiled and waved a hand. In a flash of rainbow-colored genetic energy, the monarch of mountains' body popped like a bubble.

The remaining three sura monarchs realized that they wouldn't be able to convince Zhang Lie with words alone. "Attack!"

The monarch of the sun burst into flames like a sun. The ground cracked, shining with the red light of lava, and the entire world seemed to be dyed red for a moment.

The monarch of the moon evoked darkness, and behind the monarch of the sea rose a towering wave.

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Lie quelled it all. The lava from the monarch of the sun, the darkness from the monarch of the moon, and the waves from the monarch of the sea—all of it vanished without a trace.

The three sura monarchs each took a step back in shock. Their attacks, their strongest attacks, had been quelled in the blink of an eye! It was clear that Zhang Lie was operating in a different dimension of strength entirely.

No matter how strong they were, they were only able to use their techniques to influence the realm—but Zhang Lie was manipulating the realm directly.

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Put differently, whereas they had to use paints or colored pencils to apply color to a piece of paper, Zhang Lie could do it with nothing more than an idle thought. Any color he wanted would appear on it; any color he didn't want would disappear.

This was a level of manipulation that marked Zhang Lie as a higher-dimensional being.

In some sense, Zhang Lie felt the same way. Ever since he had maxed his disaster gene fragments, he found that his perspective of the world had shifted, as though he were a four-dimensional being who could see through the entirety of the three-dimensional realm. No one who wasn't on the same dimension as he was would be able to deal him a blow.

His body seemed to be trying to escape this dimension entirely, but he forced himself to remain within. If his body were removed, he would immediately begin to destabilize the world rapidly with his presence, just like trying to force a watermelon to fit inside a cup of water.

The second realm was more resilient than the first, and as long as no large-scale fighting broke out, Zhang Lie's presence could be just about tolerated.

With a wave of a hand, the three monarchs' bodies were entirely destroyed.

The battle had been a short one, but Renhuang had sustained more damage than any that had come before. The buildings that had taken the larger part of two years to construct had been destroyed in one fell swoop.

Yun Bing stepped forward and apologized. "I'm sorry I couldn't protect the city and its buildings."

"It's not your fault at all. I can hardly expect you to muster a defense against an asura."

Zhang Lie might not be a god, and he wasn't able to manifest an entire city out of nothing, but it wasn't problematic for him to spearhead the rescue efforts. With a wave of his hand, he unleashed his genetic energy and lifted the rubble from the ground. "Save everyone you can, then send me a report of the casualties."

Yun Bing gaped at him; she had never seen anyone do something on such a large scale so casually.