179: Thunder and lightning

“Was he really only using thirty percent of his strength, or was he just bluffing?”

Zeus frowned.

Then, with a disdainful expression, he snorted, “Hmph, bluffing!”

Even if it were true, he couldn’t admit that the other party was stronger than him. This wasn’t just stubbornness; it was a method to break the opponent’s psychological warfare.

Tang Ku’s single sentence put immense pressure on him. Although it was the truth, it was also meant to make him lose his composure.

“Whether it’s a bluff or not, we’ll know after a spar…” Tang Ku sneered, beckoning him with a finger. “Come on, let me see what extent your physical strength can reach…”

Zeus had never suffered such humiliation. His figure flickered, and he charged towards Tang Ku. And Tang Ku, who looked extremely thin, almost indistinguishable from a small mouse, actually met him head-on!

Boom!

The tiny fist and the mountain-sized fist collided fiercely, and then endless shockwaves and strong winds pressed outwards.

At this moment, the Bull Demon King had just converged with Nezha and the others. Seeing Tang Ku’s performance, a raging storm had already erupted in his heart.

“When did Tang Sanzang become a powerhouse superior to me?”

In fact, he couldn't help but be surprised.

He had fought Zeus for a long time just now and was almost killed by him, yet Tang Ku could immediately fight Zeus to a draw, or even subtly suppress him. How could he believe this?

The former Tang Sanzang was a Trash who needed three disciples plus a horse for protection. Besides being nagging, incompetence was practically his standard attribute.

“If he had such cultivation when he went on the pilgrimage, why would he need the Monkey King to protect him?”

The Bull Demon King grew more and more alarmed as he watched. That massive figure seemed capable of crushing the monk with a single finger, yet the monk could fight him back and forth, with booming sounds in the air. The two barely used any specific moves, basically just exchanging punches, either fist to fist or taking the opponent’s attacks with their bodies.

The giant body didn’t feel clumsy, and the small body didn’t feel weak. The sense of incongruity between them could only be truly felt by observing it firsthand.

“Alright, although I knew Tang Sanzang was different, seeing such a scene is still incredibly startling!”

Nezha looked up at the sky with a wry smile. “If this continues, there’ll be no place for generals like us!”

The Bull Demon King also gave a wry smile. The two placed Shi Jingmo on the peak of a mountain, then took turns imbuing him with magical power to help him heal. Fortunately, Tang Ku had acted in time. Although all his bones and muscles were shattered, his foundation was not damaged, and he quickly recovered a good deal. However, due to extreme exhaustion, he was still unconscious.

Zeus fought this battle very cautiously.

He had a protective film of Divine Power attached to his body because he knew that if the opponent, with such a physique, had the same strength and physical qualities as himself, then if he punched him, it would be like hitting a nail with his fist. Besides his palm being pierced, he wouldn't gain any advantage.

Attaching this layer reduced his flexibility but made him much more secure.

“As expected of a strategic expert; otherwise, he wouldn’t have defeated Cronus by overcoming the strong with the weak…”

Tang Ku secretly praised him in his heart. “Unfortunately, you are one of the enemy’s leaders, and there’s no way I can let you go… Hmm, if thirty percent of my strength isn’t enough, then I’ll try fifty percent…”

However, the moment he had that thought, Zeus’s figure opposite him seemed to slow down instantly, and his huge eyes suddenly focused on Tang Ku, unleashing two intense white beams of light that enveloped him.

Tang Ku’s eyes were instantly blinded, and everything turned white. He couldn’t see anything. Immediately after, he felt a gust of fierce wind sweep past his ear, and then his body uncontrollably plummeted diagonally downwards, crashing through a mountain peak like a cannonball before his vision gradually returned.

The moment he looked up, a golden boot was already descending from above, fiercely stomping towards Tang Ku’s head.

“Heh heh, I haven’t even made a move yet, and this old guy can’t hold back anymore, huh…”

His figure flashed, and the lower half of the mountain peak was shattered by that kick, while Tang Ku appeared calmly in front of Zeus.

Tang Ku narrowed his eyes and said, “What other moves do you have? Bring them on!”

Zeus’s mouth curled into a slight smile, and he said lightly, “As you wish…”

With that, his large mouth suddenly opened, and a massive lightning bolt, capable of enveloping Tang Ku entirely, directly struck Tang Ku’s body. Instantly, the powerful impact, along with the immense energy, slammed Tang Ku towards the ground.

Rumble… The dazzling light made it seem as if a second sun had appeared. A giant fireball continuously writhed and expanded on the ground, instantly covering a distance of hundreds of meters around. The surrounding mountains, forests, and the birds and beasts within them suffered greatly. In that instant, countless lives perished, burned to charcoal.

“Hmph, even with a body as strong as mine, an attack of this magnitude would be fatal!” Zeus floated in the air, sneering… The tragic scene below didn’t hold his attention for long. He quickly turned his gaze to Nezha and the others on the nearby mountaintop, then flashed, appearing almost instantaneously before the three of them.

“You three, have you decided how you want to die?”

Zeus looked at the three ants before him, sneering.

“Die?”

Nezha and the Bull Demon King didn’t respond, but the previously unconscious Shi Jingmo opened his eyes and said with a calm expression, “With my Master here, you cannot kill us. Perhaps the one who truly dies will be you!”

Zeus suddenly burst into laughter, saying, “Yes, if he truly made a move, perhaps I would be the one to die. But unfortunately, I was the one who struck first, and the one who dies… is him!”

“Tsk, you’re truly naive, aren’t you? Do you think you can kill him with an attack of that level?” Nezha said disdainfully. “Don’t be ridiculous. First, look who’s behind you before you start bragging!”

Zeus pouted, “Such a clumsy act shouldn’t be displayed. This is the move I used to kill my father, the Titan giant Cronus. Even his body, comparable to an entire planet, still died under this move. The sheer energy level alone is not something that bald monk can… Uh, wait…”

His grand pronouncement wasn’t even finished when he saw Nezha and the other two looking at him with a playful gaze… No, to be precise, they were looking behind him.

“Heh heh, indeed, if one were to take such a blow head-on, even if they didn’t die, they’d lose a layer of skin. But it’s clear that you can’t hit every time, can you?”