"Mind your own business!"
Master Shen, clearly struggling with the physical strain and pain, still spoke with the rigidity of a crane's beak. "Who are you? A monster? How could you possess such terrifying power? This is absurd!"
"Oh, I'm Son Goku," the ape Goku replied
"Son Goku...?" Master Shen was stunned. "Who is Son Gohan to you? And what about Master Roshi? Wait, isn't Son Goku one of the top eight fighters in this martial arts tournament?"
"Yep, I transformed into this form," Goku replied with great honesty, "Son Gohan is my grandpa, and Master Roshi is my great-grandpa! You old bad guy, I won't let you interfere with Yamiru's match!"
Master Shen, enduring the pain, sneered. "No need for me to interfere. Yamiru can't beat Tao Pai Pai, he's as good as dead."
Goku growled lowly. "No way! Yamiru is my good friend, my brother, my senior disciple! I know how strong he is, and there's no way he's going to die so easily here!"
"Hmph..."
Master Shen wiped his cold sweat, glaring at Goku's feral form. "Back in the day, Taro and I both sensed an insurmountable gap... we tried our own methods, but we were both wrong..." He locked eyes with Goku. "I never expected that someone like you would exist in this world, you freak..."
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Boom! A massive explosion echoed along the coastline, the shark fins near the shore spinning wildly.
Whoosh... Tao Pai Pai looked at the scorched ground ahead, where the "corpse" lay, and he too was exhausted. The rebound of the Kamehameha technique had completely drained his energy. He hadn't expected to execute the move so quickly, even more powerfully than usual!
"Guess it's your turn to die today..."
Tao Pai Pai sneered as he staggered toward Yamiru, his legs buckling mid-way, causing him to trip. Still, he managed to approach, gripping Yamiru's limp body by the arm, which was still emitting smoke and heat.
He was about to admire the sorry state of Yamiru's seemingly lifeless form when, unexpectedly, Yamiru's eyes suddenly snapped open!
One golden, one blood-red!
Crack! Yamiru twisted Tao Pai Pai's wrist, breaking it in one swift motion!
"Ahhh!!!!" Tao Pai Pai screamed in agony, falling to his knees. "How is this possible!? How are you still alive!?"
Yamiru remained silent, his expression blank as he continued to squeeze Tao Pai Pai's broken arm, relentlessly twisting it.
Tao Pai Pai's face contorted with pain, his expression grotesque.
"Die, you bastard!!" Tao Pai Pai retaliated with his other hand, firing a weakened Dondon Ray, confident that at this range, the attack would be unavoidable. Sure enough, bam! The Dondon Ray struck Yamiru's face.
Tao Pai Pai's twisted face grinned in satisfaction. "Hah, you've asked for — hm? What...?"
He noticed that the pressure on his broken hand had not lessened at all!
"Ah..." Tao Pai Pai cried out in pain as he watched Yamiru, having taken the weakened Dondon Ray to the face, only tilt his head back slightly before returning to his stance. Tao Pai Pai's eyes widened as he noticed that the white part of Yamiru's other eye, now blood-red, was beginning to darken with an ominous dark gold hue!
Crack, crack... Yamiru's grip tightened, nearly pulverizing Tao Pai Pai's wrist.
Tao Pai Pai, no stranger to pain, completely abandoned his broken arm and, seizing the opportunity, launched a relentless barrage of attacks on Yamiru.
Yamiru raised his fist and, from above, slammed it down hard on Tao Pai Pai's skull!
Boom!
Tao Pai Pai's eyeballs nearly popped out as he felt everything in front of him turn a warm shade of red… the world spun, and then everything became quiet.
He collapsed to the ground, vaguely feeling the hot blood trickling down his face, spreading across the ground.
"Ugh..."
Suddenly, Yamiru knelt, his face contorting. The side of his face with the blood-red eyes and dark golden sclera looked increasingly terrifying, as if scales were emerging. On the other side of his face, his golden eye was filled with pain and struggle. He was fighting against the raging evil thoughts in his mind.
At that moment, Tao Pai Pai suddenly begged, "I was wrong! Yamiru, please, forgive me! I'm sorry, I'll never provoke you again. Please let me go…"
Yamiru remained unmoved, though he seemed to be struggling with himself, unable to spare any energy for Tao Pai Pai.
Tao Pai Pai was overjoyed! With his remaining hand, he pulled out a capsule, releasing a steel knife, which he swung toward Yamiru's neck!
"Ugh!" Yamiru roared, his shoulder and jaw clamping down on Tao Pai Pai's steel knife, snapping it with a twist of his neck! He lunged forward, gripping Tao Pai Pai's head with both hands, his thumbs digging into Tao Pai Pai's eye sockets. Creeeak… The sound of Tao Pai Pai's skull cracking under Yamiru's force was painfully audible.
"You… you…" Tao Pai Pai groaned in agony.
In his dilated pupils, Yamiru's hollow, terrifying expression was reflected.
For the first time, Tao Pai Pai truly realized that, to Yamiru, he was the one who had to be killed, the shadow that had to be severed!
Yamiru's head felt like it would explode from the dark energy surging through his body, and he panted heavily. Countless painful memories, days and nights that had tortured his mind and spirit, flashed before his eyes. Negative emotions amplified within him, and Yamiru desperately tried to channel that dark energy into his hands, forming an incredibly powerful force.
He had to release it! He had to erupt! He had to vent!
The dark energy seemed to be planning the same thing, and together, they danced in chaos. He, or the demonic side of him, didn't care anymore — he just wanted to slaughter this beast in front of him!
"Hehehe…" Yamiru's throat emitted a grotesque laugh as he squeezed Tao Pai Pai's skull.
For the first time in his life, Tao Pai Pai felt true fear. He could hear his skull cracking, and in desperation, he begged, "Please spare me, spare—"
Boom!
Yamiru didn't even let him finish speaking. The dark energy inside him erupted from his hands, and Tao Pai Pai's head exploded in an instant!
Boom!
Warm blood and brain matter sprayed across the ground in all directions.
Boom!
"Hehehe…" Yamiru felt his hands go empty, and his heart felt hollow as he vaguely sensed the warm liquid splattering onto him.
Amid the blood spray, he smiled, his expression gradually softening.
"Phew..."
Yamiru's eyes returned to their original golden color. The Yellow Springs demonic energy that he had intentionally let in, trying to take a risk, dissipated completely.
He didn't want to move anymore. And he lacked the strength to. He weakly knelt before Tao Pai Pai's headless corpse, staring blankly at the sky. It was such a clear, blue sky, with white doves flying.
Shh—
The sound of a car pulling up came from behind.
Tights pushed open the car door and quickly ran over.