139: Illusion

Aspros's punching speed was very fast, but among the warriors of the Twelve Palaces, he was not the fastest.

Among the Twelve Palaces warriors, only Leo's Light Speed Fist was the closest to the speed of light.

And Aspros had only one move that could make his fist exceed the speed of light in an instant…

"Phantom Demon Emperor Fist!"

Without giving Tang Ku a chance to ask, in fact, Tang Ku didn't even have time to open his mouth to say anything before Aspros's fist had already struck him on the forehead.

Tang Ku's expression froze, but then he suddenly frowned slightly and sneered, "Not much attack power... By the way, are you trying to tickle me?"

"Heh heh, tickle?" Aspros's figure instantly vanished from sight. Immediately after, he suddenly appeared behind Tang Ku and kicked the monk's exposed temple.

Tang Ku did not dodge or evade, but suddenly turned around and punched the opponent's leg.

Clang!

The blow was like striking worn leather; Aspros's figure was bounced away, but he did not suffer any harm.

However, Tang Ku didn't humor him. Instead, he flew up, his fists raining down on Aspros's entire body as if they were free.

As a former Martial Monk, his boxing and kicking skills were among the best in the temple. So, in this round of punches and kicks, Aspros simply couldn't block them. He was tossed back and forth in the wind like a broken sack, his whole body emitting bell-like sounds—the screeching sound of fists striking the golden saint cloth.

Tang Ku was confident that within a hundred punches, he could completely shatter his golden saint cloth, turning the legendary Saint Seiya's reliance into dust.

However, after continuously striking for a long time, Tang Ku suddenly stopped, drifting back a certain distance, and tilted his head to look at the opponent, seemingly deep in thought.

Aspros slowly straightened his body, his injuries recovering instantly. He revealed a cold smile and looked at Tang Ku, saying, "Tang Sanzang, you can't hurt me. After all, as a cowardly monk, pushing me to this extent is probably your limit, isn't it? Do you believe that not only can you not hurt me, but in the end, you will also hand that infant over to me!"

"Believe it? Heh heh, of course I don't!"

Tang Ku, however, suddenly stood calmly in place and said softly, "I knew that Gemini's Phantom Demon Emperor Fist has the ability to manipulate people's minds. Do you think I wouldn't have taken precautions?"

Aspros was suddenly startled, then said in a deep voice, "You actually know this move? Then do you know that everyone who knows this move has…"

"I know, they all died from regret!"

Tang Ku waved his hand and laughed, "Those people were manipulated by you to kill their closest and dearest, and in the end, either out of regret or madness, they all committed suicide... Hmm, perhaps some even collapsed and died directly, who knows..."

"Then you… Wait, you knew from the beginning?" Aspros couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "You deliberately let me attack you?"

"That's right, deliberately!" Tang Ku pouted, "The Saint Seiya I've seen, one by one, are so arrogant, changing their ultimate moves beyond recognition. I just wanted to know if you had improved this move... Hmm, sure enough, you did make improvements. You not only brought yourself into the illusion but also brewed new attacks outside the illusion... Let me guess, what I attacked just now should have been the capital city of Jisai Kingdom, right? And those bell-like sounds were because my fists landed on the Buddha's light..."

"?"

Besides shock, what else could Aspros say?

"There's no one around here to attack... And even if my fists landed on the Buddha's light, they wouldn't hurt anyone, so I attacked you without worry. And this was just to test you out!"

Tang Ku laughed.

"So what? You still can't find my location, and I can launch the final attack on you anytime, anywhere!"

Aspros sneered, "Right now, you only have one path: to wait for death!"

"Don't be too arrogant!"

Tang Ku sneered, "Don't you know that we Buddhists are most skilled at breaking through these illusory things?"

The Spiritual Awareness Eye was activated instantly, but it couldn't see through the illusion created by the Phantom Demon Emperor Fist. This was enough to show that this guy's attainment in the illusion Domain had already surpassed ordinary Divine-Grade powerhouses; even Lunar Star Lord didn't possess such strength.

However, Tang Ku was not worried. He smiled, looked at Aspros, beckoned with his finger, and said with a faint smile, "Come on, let me see what power your full-force Galaxy Explosion possesses..."

Aspros didn't speak, because he didn't need to speak anymore.

He spent about a minute brewing, drawing all the energy from his body, just for this Kill attack.

Tang Ku still made no movement. He didn't continue to observe with his Spiritual Awareness Eye; instead, he directly closed his eyes.

The immortal-god version of Lingbo Weibu outlined all directions in his mind. At the same time, Guangdu Xin Buddha's Dharma form suddenly appeared, protecting him, while he himself floated at the heart of the Dharma form, dozens of feet high, emitting a faint golden light.

Intense Killing Intent seemed to instantly envelop his entire body, and a dangerous signal went straight to his nerves, causing Tang Ku to frown slightly.

In the illusion, there was nothing to indicate the correct direction. Tang Ku didn't even know if he was flying upside down in the air.

However, he could determine the direction of the attack by sensing danger.

"The back? The top of my head? Or under my feet, or beside me? Hmm, could it be a direct frontal attack?

No, none of them are right!

He didn't attack... Or rather, the attack didn't come from outside!"

In just an instant, he understood where the opponent's attack came from, which made Tang Ku feel fortunate and, at the same time, gave him a lingering fear.

"If my sense of crisis wasn't strong enough, I'm afraid I really would have died from this move!"

He withdrew the Dharma form, and even completely forgot about Lingbo Weibu. He suddenly opened his eyes, the War God Gauntlets appeared on his right fist, and then, the first stance of the Great Wilderness Divine Fist... 'Pulling the Earth', he smashed a punch directly at his own forehead.

"Don't..."

When Aspros saw Tang Ku's suicidal action, he was instantly shocked.

He wasn't worried about Tang Ku's safety, but rather astonished by his actions.

"How did he see through my attack? This is impossible!"

Boom!

A violent force erupted in front of his fist. Tang Ku only felt a sharp pain in his brow, and his eyes felt as if they had been pierced by intense bright light, a cold trickle ran down his forehead—a trace of blood.

The Galaxy Explosion and the Great Wilderness Divine Fist collided and erupted on his forehead, at his skull, then tore through the skin of his forehead and a shallow layer of his frontal bone.

Blood flowed, his forehead was sunken, a truly tragic sight.

But, at least his life was saved!

"Heh heh, I guessed right after all... Your Phantom Demon Emperor Fist and Galaxy Explosion are not that simple!"

Tang Ku wiped his forehead with his moon-white sleeve and sneered.