177: Titan

Just as the Bull Demon King's staff landed on Zeus's head and shoulders, his skin underwent a peculiar change in an instant.

It seemed that in that moment, the bulging muscles transformed into a grayish-brown, rock-like substance, appearing rough and strange.

"Zeus becoming so large wasn't due to magic; upon closer thought, he merely transformed into his true form!"

Shi Jingmo recalled the legends about Zeus and muttered.

Zeus was the son of Cronus, the second-generation God King of the Titan God Race, which meant he actually had Titan blood flowing through him.

His two elder brothers excelled at magic, inheriting genes from their mother, Rhea, while Zeus perfectly inherited the body of the Titan God Race, becoming the ultimate being who combined magic and physical prowess.

The Titan giants possessed immense bodies and powerful physical abilities. Coupled with the tempering of lightning power, this made him even stronger than his father, Cronus, which is why he had the ability to slay his father and become the new God King.

At that time, Cronus feared he would suffer the same fate as his own father, being overthrown by his son, so he swallowed all his children. Zeus, however, was personally protected by his mother and sent to other God Race members to be trained, resulting in astonishing power.

By the time he rescued his siblings from his father's belly, he was already quite old, which explained his elderly appearance. However, his physical abilities remained at their Peak due to some reason.

"What? Are you saying this guy originally looked like this?"

Nezha exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right! This is the true form of a Titan giant. The Bull Demon King's immense body is due to magical transformation, but his transformation consumes Magic Power. Zeus, on the other hand, doesn't need to consume anything to transform like this. In fact, maintaining his human form consumes a bit of his power; transforming into this state actually allows his power to be released. Therefore, with this give and take, the Bull Demon King is no match for him. If he continues to Cultivate, he'll likely be exhausted to death!"

Shi Jingmo said in a deep voice, "We can't attack rashly anymore. We need to find a way to restrict his movements..."

The Bull Demon King, seeing his attack fail, was about to prepare his next strike when he heard a voice transmit to his ear, "Bull Demon King, your true form is more advantageous. Don't try to outlast him!"

The Bull Demon King was stunned. Although he wasn't the type to fight with wisdom, he had Cultivated for so long that he instantly understood the reasoning. He nodded and transformed his body back into his true form.

This made his body much more agile, but Zeus scoffed, "Even if you transform back, your speed still can't keep up with mine!"

Boom!

A punch slammed down. The Bull Demon King hastily blocked with his staff but was sent flying like a meteor, directly smashing through an entire mountain before he regained his senses. He burst out from the rubble, only to find Shi Jingmo already standing before Zeus.

He was about to warn him to be careful when he saw Shi Jingmo's hands transform into countless palms, waving wildly before Zeus. Amidst a strange light, Zeus's outstretched hand slowly stopped beside Shi Jingmo. Even so, the immense wind pressure still tore the exposed edges of Shi Jingmo's monk robe beneath his Saint Cloth into countless fragments.

"Oh, some kind of sleeping spell?" The Bull Demon King let out a long breath. "We truly underestimated the heroes of the world. This fellow named Zeus possesses such immense physical strength!"

Nezha, seeing Shi Jingmo's hypnosis succeed, extended the right arm of his mech. In an instant, it transformed into countless forms: Yin and Yang Sword, Fire Tipped Spear, all sorts of offensive weapons changed repeatedly. The mechanical arm, augmented by various weapons, became like a strangely shaped large fan. Then, Nezha blew a breath, and all these weapons instantly detached from the mechanical arm, constantly deforming and combining in mid-air. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into a massive mountain-splitting axe, its blade shining with dazzling light.

The mech leaped up, took the giant axe in its hand, and fiercely swung it towards the opponent's head.

Bang... Boom!

The giant axe, imbued with the energy of almost all the Magic Treasures, slammed down and exploded on Zeus's head. The terrifying power created a powerful energy shock. Even Nezha and Shi Jingmo were knocked off their feet by the energy shock in that instant. A mushroom cloud-like half-sphere of light enveloped Zeus's head, dazzlingly bright.

"Heh heh... Overestimating yourselves!"

Bang!

A massive hand suddenly grabbed Shi Jingmo and began to squeeze him tightly.

The mech had now reverted to its shuttle form, and Nezha had also been flung away by the immense energy. He immediately saw the spot where he had just struck: on the back of Zeus's head, there was only a shallow mark. Only a part of his hair was singed and gone. The faint mark was like a white imprint left on an ordinary person's butt by an unsharpened knife, quite conspicuous but utterly useless.

"Damn it, so hard!"

Nezha, seeing Shi Jingmo's state, was greatly alarmed. The Fire Tipped Spear instantly appeared in his hand, and he attacked the huge Titan body. But one must know that even with the amplified power of the mech, he hadn't left any real scars on the opponent. How could his current over-exhausted power possibly harm Zeus?

The Fire Tipped Spear left countless sparks on Zeus's body, yet still struggled to harm him in the slightest. Zeus didn't even glance at him, instead gripping Shi Jingmo tightly and sneering, "Heh heh, ants, this is the consequence of daring to challenge a God. I will grind your bones to dust and leave you without a burial place!"

Crack, crack, crack... Including the golden saint cloth, Shi Jingmo's entire body creaked as it was squeezed. He himself showed a pained expression, and cracks had already appeared on the golden saint cloth.

"Ugh... What a... Titan... Giant... Bu-but... Do you think you've... already won?" Shi Jingmo remained stubborn, a disdainful smile on his lips.

"Heh heh, I can't imagine losing. Once I kill you all, I will seize the imperial jade seal and present it to my Lord, and my two brothers will be resurrected!" Zeus laughed wildly. "And you, like rats in a sewer, will never have a chance to rise again!"

"Is that so? But why do I feel that the one without a chance... is you?"

A cold voice came from Zeus's ear, making him stiffen.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bald monk, standing calmly on his shoulder. A strange pressure emanated, and the voice said coldly, "Let go now, and I will leave you a complete corpse!"