Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

”Boom!”

A pitch-black mushroom cloud erupted with Cyclops at its center, first producing thick black magma resembling petroleum, followed by a surging blast wave.

The four weaker team members were rendered nonexistent by black flames on the spot. The Ancient Demon Captain managed to withstand the first round of scorching flames, but the following shock wave sent the demon’s body flying far!

The three-meter-tall body traced a graceful arc before landing on the ground, rolling tirelessly like a ball, leaving a trail of scorched black that marked the path of the Ancient Demon Captain’s rolling.

The gravely wounded demon slowly lifted its head, looking with bewilderment at its previous position.

There, a monstrous being with only its lower half remaining struggled to stand, its two hind legs barely able to maintain balance.

Like a man rising on two hind legs, then, black flames began to condense little by little, drop by drop, forming complete bones, viscera, skin, until finally coalescing into a complete head!

The current form of the dog differed greatly from before; its lower body was still scarred and original, but the upper body was entirely formed by the Flames of Tyranny! As the viscous flames resembling petroleum solidified into an entity, they combined with the original lower half, transforming into a mottled ferocious dog with gray-black spots!

The demon’s eyes slowly lost their luster; before dying, he saw the large dog slowly crouch its limbs, then madly leap up!

Instantly, the ground cracked, stones splashed, circles of Sound Explode Cloud appeared out of thin air, and then the ”resurrected” large dog flew to the sky, madly pouncing toward the two figures battling in the sky!

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Ultra Mortal Combat (SSS-Class, Passive Skill): This skill reveals unimaginable fighting will, causing the host to feel fearless, with pain perception greatly reduced. As injuries intensify, the host’s fundamental physical qualities will grow exponentially, with no upper limit to growth. When the host’s physical injuries reach the limit, Ultra Mortal Combat triggers the Second Stage---the physical damage received will be entirely converted into Soul Impact. Simultaneously, the soul trauma caused by Soul Attack will further amplify the power of Ultra Mortal Combat. When soul trauma reaches its limit, Ultra Mortal Combat triggers the final state---the host’s current physical qualities increase threefold once more, while for a duration of 30 seconds, the host is immune to any form of attack (not absolutely immune, no skill can produce an absolute immunity effect! Similar to Invincible, only relatively immune), and after 30 seconds, entering a Near-death State.

As Cyclops’s core combat skill, the power of Ultra Mortal Combat is already extraordinarily strong after two upgrades. More importantly, after two upgrades, Ultra Mortal Combat not only purely enhances physical qualities but also adds a portion of life-preserving capability!

When the World-Opening Giant Axe cleaved Cyclops’s half-body, Ultra Mortal Combat’s Second Stage triggered, converting the residual physical strike force into mental shock completely—without damaging the flesh a bit—in this situation, the Blood and Flesh Badge still functioned, Cyclops entered a brief ”undying state,” and simultaneously enhanced physical qualities enormously, not waiting for mental trauma to reach its peak, the power of the World-Opening Axe was already fully offset by the maximally fortified flesh!

In other words, currently, Cyclops is in the Second Stage of Ultra Mortal Combat, achieving a perfect balance between physical quality and combat endurance in this state!

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Flames of Tyranny slowly completed the flesh, and the body condensed from black flames not only didn’t feel any discomfort but even enhanced Cyclops’s destructive power even further.

”It’s a pity, without eyes, feeling the lack of vision is weird...”

Losing the head and upper body does not affect Cyclops’s cognitive abilities and physiological functions. Amid the Blood and Flesh Badge’s transformation, Cyclops’s organ application boundaries have long blurred.

But the loss of vision is indeed a big trouble...

Cyclops thought so, and the mottled gray-black dog suddenly felt a numbness in the lower body, then capturing vibrant colors once more.

”This... this is...”

Puzzled, Cyclops’s body twisted endlessly, until Cyclops’s tail lifted, a large eyeball appeared at the top of Cyclops’s tail, replacing the lost eyes to survey the whole world anew!

Not only at the tail, but also at the waist, thighs, and even abdomen, one after another bizarre eyeballs grew, spinning randomly with Cyclops’s thoughts—more eyes than before, indicating a completely unobstructed field of vision.

Great Feast (Species-specific Esoteric Level, Passive Skill) and Blood and Flesh Badge (S-Class, Passive Skill) combined, loyally fulfilling their mission, providing Cyclops with stronger visual perception organs in the absence of eyes!

”But this isn’t how I wanted it, damn it...”

Cyclops’s inner self was absolutely collapsing; the eyeball on the tail swept over the body once more, the originally hideous, ugly appearance at this moment becoming even more eerie and disgusting.

”Though I don’t care about appearance, you can’t mess with me like this...”

Cyclops complained angrily, while the body loyally fulfilled Cyclops’s request again—the eyelids slowly closed, the eyeballs completely hidden inside, vision disappeared again...

This evolution is controllable.

Cyclops finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked around.

”Hm, only comrades and enemies here, no outsiders, this way, the appearance of Dog Brother shouldn’t get out, right.”

Thinking of this, the eyeballs on Cyclops’s body appeared again, the strong tail lifting high, surveying the surroundings like a radar!

After a while, Cyclops found the target!

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In the sky, two indistinct shadows entangled, wings vibrating, producing a booming Sound Explode Cloud.

It’s like two mountains colliding; the clash of scales is like the sound of ironworking, even sparking and splintering scale blood!

At this moment, the two high-speed flying giant dragons sometimes engage in close combat, sometimes in ranged attacks; surging energy streams churn randomly, the entire sky dyed in colorful hues, remarkably beautiful.

Too far, too fast, same color, similar appearance, energy too intense...

In short, various factors interfered with Cyclops’s vision, making it momentarily unclear which was his kin, and which was the delectable Three-headed giant dragon.

The Cyclops’s tail-eye darted around everywhere, but couldn’t lock onto the target, causing Cyclops some anxiety.

”Can’t see clearly...”

As soon as the thought emerged, the independent eyeball on the tail suddenly changed!

The black pupil slowly faded, gradually merging into the eye white, and when the pupil completely disappeared, numerous black spots abruptly emerged in the white eye.

The black spots swayed without rhythm, examining like pupils everywhere, the newly born eyeball strikingly resembling the eye of the Three-headed Demon Dragon Clan by eight parts.

The two shadows above grew clearer and clearer, Cyclops even feeling the movement speed of the two dragons slowing down gradually. After a while, Cyclops differentiated between Star and Diers in the sky.

Four robust legs bent, the body compressed like a spring, Cyclops only felt the feedback force from the earth growing stronger!

”Roar!”

Cyclops bellowed, then sprang up with four feet, launching straight to the sky like a rocket!

”Star! Brother, I’m coming!”