Chapter 373 336 – You Don’t Qualify as My Archrival

Hearing the White Dragon Emperor Albion speak, the corners of Takumi's mouth rose slightly.

The Boosted Gear appeared on his left hand. A gauntlet with a gilded color scheme covered his palm, with a deep blue jewel embedded within it.

And with that blue jewel as the center, the patterns around it outlined a mysterious sword-scar design.

This was something that had naturally appeared after the sword spirit of the Sword of God fused into it.

Unfortunately, the sword spirit was currently still asleep.

As for the will of the Red Dragon Emperor Ddraig, which should have resided inside the gauntlet, it had not existed from the very beginning.

"Unfortunately, White Dragon Emperor, the red one you're talking about no longer exists."

"I am the sole master of [Boosted Gear], and it will only obey my will."

His calm voice was like a clap of thunder, shocking the White Dragon Emperor Albion.

It had never imagined that its archrival would one day be killed by its own host.

And after hearing that answer, Vali also showed a surprised expression.

"You actually defeated the will contained within the Sacred Gear itself."

"Hahahaha! You have the qualifications to become my enemy!!"

Vali let out an arrogant laugh, and the aura around him boiled even more fiercely.

As the great-grandson of the former Demon King Lucifer, and a hybrid between human and Demon, he could be called the strongest White Dragon Emperor, whether in the past, present, or future.

Long ago, he had already mastered the Balance Breaker [Divine Dividing Scale Mail].

Relying on an unbelievable amount of magic power, he could now maintain his Balance Breaker state for several months at a time.

He was not obsessed with power. He simply liked clashing with the strong.

And now, this generation's Red Dragon Emperor, his destined rival, had given him a surprise far beyond his imagination.

"Albion, he will become the opponent most worth defeating!"

"Hahaha! Come! Let me see exactly what kind of power you possess, my archrival!!"

Vali pointed at Takumi and issued a wild, unrestrained invitation to battle.

He stood in place without making the first move, giving Takumi time to gather his strength.

But Takumi, who stood there without moving, had only been considering one question from beginning to end.

Should he kill Vali or not?

"Strictly speaking, I don't have any grudge against you."

"The key point is, you don't have any attributes worth plundering either."

"Only this [Divine Dividing] is of great use to me."

"Since you have some martial virtue, I'll spare your life."

After thinking for a moment, Takumi spoke those few words in a low voice.

Hearing this, Vali froze. He did not understand what Takumi meant by attributes.

But he did understand one thing. Takumi's attitude was nothing short of contemptuous.

This was the first time Vali had ever been treated with such disdain by someone else.

What made Vali even more uncomfortable was that Takumi's attitude was not really scorn. It was more like he was simply stating a fact.

"What a joke. You think I—"

Before Vali could finish speaking, Takumi's figure suddenly attacked.

Silent and soundless, as if ignoring all physical rules, he did not even cause the slightest ripple in the air.

No, it was not that he had not caused any ripples. Takumi's speed was too fast, faster than both sound and airflow!!!

Vali's pupils shrank violently, and Takumi's incoming fist filled his entire vision!

Even though his body moved by instinct, it was still too slow!

That fierce and unstoppable fist instantly shattered the White Dragon Emperor armor covering his body, and the face mask over his face broke apart and dispersed.

At the same time that his face appeared, Takumi's fist landed on it.

Boom!!!!

Along with the roar of a sonic boom, the entire sports field cracked open with a crash.

The earth beneath everyone's feet formed spiderweb-like cracks that spread outward until they covered the entire academy.

Dust flew high into the air, blocking everyone's vision, while Vali's figure turned into a streaking white shadow that tore through the sky.

At that moment, even the fastest supersonic missile would not have been able to catch up to Vali's figure.

Flying backward at several hundred times the speed of sound, Vali's vision went completely black, and his brain buzzed violently.

The pure white armor covering his whole body was already on the verge of shattering, left broken and battered.

After crossing the city boundary in a short period of time, Vali smashed through a hundred-meter-tall mountain and landed heavily on the ground.

Rumble!!!

The earth instantly split apart, sinking into a meteor crater dozens of meters deep.

Lying at the center of the crater, Vali vomited blood, his eyes unfocused.

Who am I?

Where am I?

That's right. I'm Vali. I…

Vali's mind spun rapidly, and he suddenly took a deep breath, waking from his nearly unconscious state.

"Cough, cough, cough! I actually… cough, cough!"

Vali kept coughing, and even breathing had become extremely difficult.

He had truly felt the terror of Takumi's punch.

If he had not been in Balance Breaker, he would probably have died on the spot!

Albion's heavy voice also sounded immediately.

"Something's wrong! That man is wrong!"

"My poison can't reduce his power, and he didn't use Ddraig's power just now either!"

"That was completely his own power. We are no match for him!"

Compared to Albion's heavy and uneasy emotions, Vali laughed instead.

"Hahaha! How amazing. This is what it means to be my archrival!!"

"Archrival? I don't like that title. You don't qualify to be my archrival."

Takumi's calm voice rang beside Vali's ear, coming closer from far away.

Vali's eyes moved, and within his blurred vision, Takumi's figure appeared.

He was standing right in front of him, looking down at him from above.

"Cough, cough. I don't qualify? Then I'll prove that I do!!"

The stubborn Vali let out a roar, and the magic power inside his body erupted violently like a volcanic eruption!

"I awaken as one of the Two Heavenly Dragons, who has taken everything by the principles of domination!"

"Jealous of the infinite, seeking the dream!"

"I shall walk the path of supremacy as the white dragon!"

"I invite you into the flawless limit with me!!!"

Vali, burning his magic power, entered the Juggernaut Drive form.

The shattered pure white armor began regenerating like flesh and blood, covering his body once more.

And this time, it was even more thorough. It completely enveloped his body and brought him closer to the form of the White Dragon Emperor.

The raging aura of magic instantly broke through Demon King-class and continued soaring upward!!

"White Dragon Emperor's Domain!"

"Divide!!"

The jewels embedded throughout the pure white armor continuously rang out.

This was the power completely opposite to the Red Dragon Emperor's: constantly halving the opponent's power and strengthening oneself through "absorption."

Thread after thread of Takumi's power was reduced. Although it did not reach the level of halving, the power Vali absorbed still caused his aura to swell rapidly.

At the same time, the White Dragon Emperor's deadly poison spread out, enveloping everything around them.

Albion's poison could eliminate all existences other than inorganic matter.

As long as it was a living being, its blood, bones, organs, and soul could all be reduced bit by bit!

Even for extraordinary beings, it could truly reduce everything that formed their bodies.

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