this infinite world

Having triggered the main god's side quest and having a goal to work towards, Cheng Xiao bid farewell to Kagura Chizuru and embarked on a journey around the world to fight against various powerful men.

Although the KOF competition has ended, facing Cheng Xiao who took the initiative to come to those famous fighters under the banner of "making friends through martial arts" and visited them everywhere, these fighters naturally would not refuse to fight.

Extreme Karate, "Tengu" Sakazaki Takuma, "Strongest Dragon" Sakazaki Ryo; Baji Holy Fist Grandmaster Tang Fulu, "Hungry Wolf" Terry Bogard; "Drunken Fist" Zhen Yuansai, "Noble Prince of Fire" Kusanagi Kyo, Yagami Iori...

In the battles with countless strong men, Cheng Xiao perfected himself step by step from technique to body, from energy to mind. Not only that, he also understood the secret of the blood of the snake after fighting with Liana Hardiran, who also had the blood of the snake flowing in her body, and incorporated this extremely violent power into his own system, creating his own new skill "Waves of Killing Intent".

——Although the name is a pirated one, since Gouki does not exist in this world, Cheng Xiao unceremoniously claims this high-sounding move name as his own. Anyway, no one can charge him for the copyright.

In the previous battle with Fuxi, Cheng Xiao had personally experienced the blessing of Yang Yun's power, so he took Yang Yun, who mastered the power of reincarnation, as a reference, and naturally avoided many detours. You must know that although Zhen Yuan and Dou Yuan are one hard and one soft, they can be the two poles of yin and yang, but their essence still belongs to the category of "life", which is far from the concept of destruction and death. Cheng Xiao, who originally planned to build a cycle of life and death in his own inner world, gradually deviated from the balance and was difficult to complete.

Now that he had the blood of the snake as the last piece of the puzzle to complete the balance of yin and yang, Cheng Xiao no longer had to worry. Under the speed of Fenghuo Futuan's cultivation, Cheng Xiao, who had already made up for the loopholes in his mind, naturally achieved a breakthrough and reached the realm of "Yin Yang Triple Combination".

Just as the ancient texts said: Yin can form things, Yang can create life, Heaven can nourish things, and in general, all things that are born must have the three Qi combined and the four seasons in harmony, and then they can be born... With the balance of Yin and Yang, Cheng Xiao's strength improvement can be said to be rapid. Even if he faces Goenitz alone, he has absolute confidence that he can win.

...Until he faced the god named "Orochi".

……

The earth trembled, lightning flashed, thunder roared, winds howled, flames surged, and the appearance of the big snake was like a sign of the end of the world, as if a catastrophe god descended from the sky, with boundless power. Although he still borrowed the body of a boy named Chris as in Cheng Xiao's memory and turned into a shirtless white-haired young man, his specific appearance was very different from the style in the game.

The "god" in front of him had two devil horns on his head, and his body was covered with strange black marks. The ancient curse of the alien star rose from the abyss and turned into black blood flowing on his skin. Compared with the so-called "world will", he was more like the Yamata no Orochi in the legend of District 11, the real destroyer of the world...

As the embodiment of the natural laws of this planet, the Great Snake controls the energy of the entire plane. His mere appearance causes time, space and dimensions to tremble constantly, the sky to collapse, and the mountains and rivers to shake. All the light of this small world in another dimension that was opened up is swallowed up by him, and it falls into endless darkness.

However, what no one expected was that when Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami, and Chizuru Kagura acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy, Orochi's gaze slightly shifted and fixed on Cheng Xiao.

"The three sacred artifacts and visitors from another world...it's been a long time since we last saw them."

In the center of the altar, the giant snake using Chris's body said in a voice without any worldly smell, "One thousand eight hundred years ago, it was the same scene."

Eighteen hundred years ago?
Cheng Xiao didn't understand what the other party was saying at first, but when he saw that the big snake's gaze did not meet his, but was staring at the main god watch on his right hand, he suddenly remembered something... This KOF world is not a brand new mission plane, but a plane that the Zhongzhou team had entered before!

Combined with Orochi's reaction just now, the answer is obvious... Now it seems that the time when the Nakasu team entered from who knows how many generations ago was not the modern time when the KOF tournament began, but directly arrived 1,800 years ago when the story began, when the first three sacred artifacts sealed Orochi?
——I see. Then everything makes sense, whether it’s the slight sense of disharmony I felt when I first arrived, or the change in Orochi’s appearance…

Since entering this world, Cheng Xiao felt a strange life energy surge deep in the earth, as if a life form hatched from the planet was about to break out of its shell, like a giant snake with eight heads, or a giant tree. The next words of the giant snake also confirmed Cheng Xiao's conjecture: "1,800 years ago, it was the invaders from the outside world who planted a fruit called the 'Fruit of the Sacred Tree' on this planet, permanently changing the history of this planet."

Just like the world will in Final Destination can respond to the members of the Samsara Squad who are outsiders, the Eastern world will in the KOF world even has its own will and personality. How could Orochi know nothing about the outsiders in the main god space?
Without paying attention to the confused looks of Kusanagi Kyo and others, Orochi pointed his finger into the void, and a crack suddenly appeared in the space silently, from which several Lord God watches fell out... At the same time, the Lord God's reminder voice came to Cheng Xiao's ears.

"The mission is getting more difficult. Bring back the Lord God's watch that was lost in this plane to the Lord God's space. For each watch you bring back, you will be rewarded with a B-level side story and 5,000 reward points..."

Because of Yang Yun's explanation when exchanging the fruit of the spirit tree, Cheng Xiao also had some understanding of what the "fruit of the spirit tree" was. The words "task difficulty increased" in the prompt made him realize that he was not just facing the big snake in the original plot that could be sealed by the three artifacts... but a super big BOSS that was strengthened and upgraded by the reincarnation team 1,800 years ago!

It is human nature to seek death, and it is not uncommon to force a big daddy in a team battle. Although he has not really reached the fifth level, Cheng Xiao is no longer surrounded by his teammates from the Zhongzhou team, as well as Yang Yun and Zheng Zha who were at the forefront of the battle. He can only face this extremely powerful enemy alone...

"It seems that you also have a considerable understanding of me, just like those people 1,800 years ago."

Seeing the change in Cheng Xiao's eyes, the snake understood everything. He nodded, opened his right hand and clenched it forward, as if inviting, but also threatening: "Then let's do this, as the will of this world, I will give you a chance."

"If you can take me out of this plane and into the world beyond, then..."

"Puff." However, the next moment, a clearly audible laugh broke the extremely dull atmosphere. Facing the words of the big snake, Cheng Xiao actually laughed out loud!
"What are you laughing at?" Although "God" does not have so-called emotions, Chris's body still frowned instinctively. At the same time, a surge of pressure came over him. It was truly the power of God, as powerful as a prison, causing the faces of several people around him to suddenly change.

But facing this huge pressure, Cheng Xiao seemed to ignore it, and even the familiar cynical smile returned to his face: "Nothing, just thinking of something happy... I thought you were a strong enemy, but now it seems that you are just another Yuri."

"…Who is Yuri?"

"The last person who wanted to go to the main god space to take a look, even his ashes were scattered by our captain." Cheng Xiao said with a smile: "Before the battle begins, I have to correct a mistake of yours. Although I am the most useless one in the team... uh, the second to least useless one, I have dealt with the world will a lot. I can still distinguish the real world will and the partial world will."

The moment he heard this, the snake's expression suddenly changed, and Cheng Xiao shrugged with a bit of amusement: "You see, you're in a hurry. So isn't it embarrassing for a 'god' to play these word games? A guy like you is far from being qualified..."

"Insanity!"

Unable to tolerate Cheng Xiao's offense any longer, the big snake roared angrily, and the sound shook the surrounding area, and even cracks appeared in the surrounding space: "Kneel down!"

The next moment, the surrounding ground quickly surged and shook, and countless thick branches swept out from the depths of the shattered and crumbling earth, extending into countless branches. Each branch was like a winding giant python, rushing towards Cheng Xiao and the three sacred artifacts with the momentum of a tsunami, as if to swallow them up in the depths of this pot of snakes and scorpions!

"Instead of playing with the power of space, you play with wood?"

Seeing that the big snake in front of him did not use moves like "black particles" or "spiritual energy pillars", but mainly used the power of the sacred tree to drain its energy, Cheng Xiao smiled coldly, without any fear in his eyes, and even had a hint of sarcasm in his voice: "Who gave you the courage to show off in front of me, who has seen the might of the captain?"

"In that case, I won't pretend anymore... Bei Ming Chi Jiao Wheel, Xia Xiao Luan Feng Wheel, come out!"

With Cheng Xiao's roar, two rays of light burst out from his body, driving the howling wind and thunder. The bone-chilling coldness suddenly descended between heaven and earth, and the icy light was radiated, like countless sharp blades, easily cutting every branch that came to attack. Countless cold dragons with murderous intent broke through the air, carrying the power of "murderous intent fluctuations", roaring angrily to meet the overwhelming wooden snakes!
The killing intent was as ruthless as a ghost, and the extreme coldness instantly extinguished the Wood Snake's vitality, freezing it to ashes, annihilating it, as if it had never existed...

When the attempt at Wood Release failed, the snake showed its amazing power again in an instant. The god-like being with two horns on his head crossed his hands in front of his chest. At that moment, it was as if the most vast and powerful force in the world burst out of his body. This force was as fierce as a torrent, and it seemed to have the power to tear the world apart. Endless brilliance swallowed up everything around it in an instant, and the space in all directions seemed to be completely occupied by this irresistible force.

Super kill, sunshine!
At this moment, Cheng Xiao only felt countless premonitions of danger coming from his mind, as if every beam of light had turned into a weapon to completely annihilate him. He had no choice but to use his own "Yin Yang Trinity" with all his strength and try to use energy to offset it...

It seemed like an endless amount of time had passed. When the light finally faded, Cheng Xiao gasped and put down his defensive hands. He then realized that Kusanagi Kyo, Yagami Iori, and Kagura Chizuru had already been beaten to an unknown place. Only he was left, and the true form of the snake in front of him...

Wild storms swept across the sky, thunder roared, flames burned the sky, darkness surged, the earth cracked, wild beasts roared, and gravity twisted. Eight primordial forces condensed into eight giant snakes, each with its own independent life and will, recreating the state of the "Yamata no Orochi" in ancient mythology and legends. At the same time, they opened their bloody mouths towards Cheng Xiao, and destructive energy condensed in their mouths!

"This is your last chance."

In the fragmented space, the voice of the big snake was heard: "If you submit to me obediently, you can still have a chance of survival, but if..."

——The big snake hadn't finished speaking, because Cheng Xiao in front of him had already raised a middle finger, a middle finger that expressed his attitude very clearly.

Completely infuriated by Cheng Xiao's attitude, the eight-headed giant snake suddenly roared and tumbled, constantly condensing destructive particles as dark as night. These black particles were quickly compressed in the void until they were about to collapse, and finally turned into eight tiny but extremely energy-intensive dark spiral spheres.

The next moment, they merged instantly, and at the moment of overlap, they turned into a small supernova, exploding and releasing a dark energy beam that was powerful enough to tear apart the stars. Wherever it passed, everything lost its color, and the world was silent. Only the dark torrent that swallowed everything remained, carrying an unparalleled destructive momentum, sweeping towards Cheng Xiao!

"Is this the final wave battle? Then I won't show off my Rasengan skills, but——"

Facing the eight heads' attack, Cheng Xiao still had a stern look. He gathered all the power of the Ice Flame of Life and Death in his palms with confidence, but he no longer formed it into a spiral shuriken as before. Instead, he turned his body to the side, brought his palms together at his waist, and then - suddenly pushed out!
"Speediest Wind God - Killing Wave Fist!"

In an instant, two opposing energies turned into violent spiral waves in Cheng Xiao's palms, like a violent wind and airflow roaring out from his palms. In an instant, the surrounding world turned into an endless "world of nothingness", cold and dead, as if the lifeless universe was vast but lifeless, waves collided, exploded, and then everything returned to nothingness -

Finally, in the huge space, only one person was left, with one fist raised to the sky, announcing his victory. (End of this chapter)