181: Death spiral

Tang Ku felt a distinct Death Qi. In fact, just as Zeus said, his body was completely unable to move.

The power of this lightning was strong, but besides that, for living beings, it had a powerful binding effect.

Lightning could paralyze the body; this was a truth everyone knew, but ordinary lightning no longer had any effect on Tang Ku.

The lightning Zeus released just now actually had the power of a Heavenly Tribulation. Even the lightning unleashed by the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning back then could not reach such a level.

In just an instant, Tang Ku's muscles, bones, and even his nervous System were paralyzed, so he had no room to move at all.

Behind him, Zeus's fingers were almost as long as his entire body, but at the tip of his index finger, there was a purple-black vortex only the size of a basketball. This vortex was constantly extending, transforming into a strange, conical object.

Death Qi was approaching, a Death Qi worthy of its name.

“I forgot to tell you, I actually dabbled in the magic of both my brothers, and I use it better than they do… especially Hades’s Death magic. I feel it most deeply. In our Universe, I have the power of creation and the ability to create life, so I revere death even more and understand it more thoroughly. This is how I developed this move, 'Death Spiral.' This move is completely effective on all existing matter, whether living or non-living!”

Zeus chattered on, “And there’s a restriction to performing this move, which is that it requires time to condense Death Qi into a tangible form… So, from the beginning, I never intended to defeat you with ordinary attacks, because I knew that for someone with a body nearly immortal and indestructible, it would be almost impossible. So everything I did before was to set up this move!”

Tang Ku suddenly understood: “Is that so? So, you had time to tell me all this nonsense because I was restrained?”

“This isn’t nonsense, but a necessary and essential conversation. For Death Spiral to be effective, its origins must be explained to the recipient; otherwise, it would just be an ordinary Death magic!” Zeus laughed. “Now, all the conditions have been met…”

“So that’s it!”

Tang Ku felt as if an ice pick had appeared behind him and was slowly piercing into his spine. At the same time, an extremely cold yet nauseating energy slowly invaded his body along his spine.

In just an instant, his entire spine had lost connection with his brain.

“Can you feel it? Your spine is already dead. Next will be all the other bones in your body, from the bone marrow to the bones, then to each joint, each muscle, internal organs, skin, from the level of your blood and cells, slowly disintegrating, slowly perishing…”

Zeus said, “Only by revering death can the power of this move be maximized…”

Indeed, just as Zeus said, that terrifying Death energy had already spread throughout his body. Tang Ku finally understood the horror of this move.

“So that’s how it is… Haha, who would have thought that Zeus, with such powerful physical strength, would actually comprehend the Death Law?”

That’s right, Tang Ku felt a trace of Dao rhyme from this Death Spiral… It was the unique aura of Law, the Death Law!

Although it was only the most Elementary Death Law, or rather, he had only just touched the threshold of Law, he knew that if nothing unexpected happened, given time, this Zeus would surely become an Immortal Saint, or even a quasi-Saint-Grade ultimate powerhouse.

The Death Qi had already completely frozen Tang Ku’s bones and muscles, or rather, it had already caused his muscles and bones to die. The next step would be for this unique ability of the Death Law to completely eliminate his bodily functions, and the final step would be to infect his Soul before it left his body, completely erasing him from this world.

“Hmm, the only thing I can’t figure out is why one must explain this move to the recipient when performing it?”

Suddenly, Tang Ku seemed to understand something and couldn't help but be slightly shocked, “This is the Universe Dao, and also a unique Law of the Universe. Such a Heaven-Defying ability must be subject to the most stringent conditions by this Universe, this world, in order to be activated… Speaking of which, this Zeus is indeed a regional overlord. Both his intelligence and calculations, as well as his combat power, are completely commendable… But an enemy like this can only serve as a pawn to execute tasks for others? Then how strong are the people behind them?”

“No time to think further… My consciousness… is about to disappear… Haha, very good, I finally know where my limit lies…”

The aura of the Death Law finally spread into his brain, almost completely freezing and erasing his consciousness… “Power of Law? Haha, excellent! I finally feel the most primitive and basic state of Law. This has lowered the threshold I had been desperately searching for. Since that’s the case… I’ll give it a try too!”

Tang Ku’s eyes suddenly lit up. Before his nose and lips completely “died,” he took a deep breath and instantly activated the Kunpeng Mystic Skill to its utmost limit!

Only a tiny bit of energy remained in his body; all other energy had been devoured by the Death Law. However, with the breath Tang Ku took, this power was already sufficient.

“Hum!”

The groan Shi Jingmo often performed burst forth through a Lion’s Roar. A visible shockwave shot straight into the sky. The dark clouds above were instantly blasted open, creating a huge gap. In mid-air, sunlight shone directly down, precisely on Tang Ku’s position.

Buzz!

The light of life was condensing on Tang Ku’s forehead, the first place the sun touched him.

“…Hmm?”

Zeus, who was performing the spell, was suddenly stunned. He actually felt the aura of life budding from Tang Ku’s body.

“No, his body should have completely died in this last second, and it should be his Soul’s turn next. Why is his life aura still so strong?”

Zeus couldn’t help but frown. Immediately after, an unprecedented energy suddenly erupted from Tang Ku’s Soul.

An elusive, ungraspable, irreplaceable, unique life aura instantly began from Tang Ku’s glabella, covering his entire body, then seeping into his skin, muscles, bones, internal organs, and every inch of his cells.

The powerful vitality of a Kryptonian was fully displayed at this moment. Although the Death Qi was still present, it was completely unable to harm Tang Ku in the slightest!