I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

Ghosts: A crisis that could paralyze or even destroy a town.

Tiger: A potential crisis that could cause casualties.

Wolf: A dangerous factor has emerged.

Now, Garou is using all his strength and is capable of killing monsters at the Demon level.

Compared to the heroes, he is not yet a match for Bomb, the master of Cyclone Iron Fist, who is an S-class hero, but he can already fight on par with Suiryu, who knows the Dark Body Fist.

It's important to know that although Water Dragon isn't a hero, he's incredibly powerful and can instantly defeat A-rank heroes like Lightning Max and Snake.

Therefore, although Garou's current strength is not as good as that of an S-class hero, given his potential, there is not much difference.

[Ding! Group owner Duanmu Lian sent the skills 'Enhanced Impact', 'Six Styles', and 'Military Way Killing Fist' to group member Hungry Wolf.]

[Duanmu Lian]: Monster corpses are good research material. As for monsters with special abilities and powerful monsters, I'll leave it to you, Garou. I'll take them all!

[Garou]: Alright! Once I break through my strength again, I'll go straight to the Monster Association and wipe them out.

The world of One Punch Man.

The hungry wolf pondered the two profound methods for physical training and a fist technique that the group leader had gifted him.

A smile of excitement and eagerness to start cultivating spread across his face.

After reading about his future, Garou felt somewhat lost about his original goals.

However, their pursuit of great strength remains undiminished.

He dislikes heroes and looks down on other eccentrics. During this time, he has been doing things his own way, not only attacking eccentrics but also challenging martial artists who are of interest to him.

With his mastery of both Hokuto Shinken and Nanto Seiken, Garou secretly learned the Whirlwind Iron Fist from the old man Bomb.

Now, other martial artists and powerful monsters are just stepping stones for Garou's progress.

"The protagonist... Saitama! We will eventually have a battle."

Hungry Wolf recalled the bald, caped man who was ridiculously strong, and a strong desire for battle welled up within him.

He desperately wanted to defeat his opponent!

After all, in the information, Saitama is the protagonist, while Garou is a boss.

You're the good guy, and I'm the bad guy, so does that mean good will always triumph over evil?

No, it's that bald guy's power that makes him worthy of being the protagonist!

...........

Sea tiger world.

In the deep mountains of Vietnam.

At this moment, a handsome young man dressed in a black overcoat, holding a katana in his hand, looked at the void in front of him with an expectant smile.

The intense white light formed by the interdimensional gate converged into a white vortex before Hell.

No matter how he tried to probe this force using magnetic field power, he could not understand the nature of this force.

Upon sensing the presence of a powerful life force within, Hell immediately withdrew its magnetic field probe.

The next moment, a tall figure crossed the interdimensional gate and appeared before Hell.

"Hey friend, you've changed quite a bit since the last time we met."

Hell looked at Duanmu Lian, who was clearly different from the Duanmu Lian in his memory, and pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on her nose. He couldn't help but wonder what she had been through.

The Duanmu Lian in front of him was wearing a sleeveless black bodysuit that clung to his strong, yet not bulky, muscles, and was also wearing a dark blue coat. He carried the huge demonic sword, Flame Claw Annihilation, on his back.

The changes in her appearance were secondary and not important; the most crucial thing was the change in Duanmu Lian's eyes and temperament.

Those blue eyes became somewhat dark and unfathomable, revealing no emotion whatsoever, only a silent emptiness.

The aura surrounding him was no longer like the iceberg of the last time, but rather a deep, deathly stillness like a black hole.

This change is like the dramatic transformation of a happy little sea tiger into a black-faced sea tiger.

“Strictly speaking, the last time you saw me, I had only been ‘born’ for a short time, but now I’ve ‘grown up’.”

Duanmu Lian looked at the hellish scene before her and smiled indifferently.

If we don't consider past lives, the person I saw in hell before was only a few days old.

And now, he has grown from an infant into a child.

"Growing up? Ha, my friend, your experiences are beyond my wildest imagination. But before we get down to business, want to have some fun?"

Hell chuckled, removed his glasses, and then raised his katana, revealing a glint of cold light as he pushed the hilt with his thumb.

His eyes held a sense of eager anticipation; even though he knew Duanmu Lian was very strong, he was not afraid.

Until now, he has never had a satisfying fight. Now that a supreme expert has come to his side, Hell is itching to fight.

"Great! I've also gleaned some insights from the Bodhidharma Sutra, let's give it a try!"

Rumble—Whoosh!

With a light laugh, Duanmu Lian unleashed a surge of immense blood and energy within her body, her gaze transforming into a tangible sword that shot directly toward the hell before her.

Hell reacted quickly, drawing his sword to block the sharp glare aimed at his chest.

But to Hell's utter astonishment, the sword light, like a wisp of sword energy, did not stop after striking his katana.

Instead, it eerily passed through his weapon!

However, he did not panic. Instead, he quickly activated his protective magnetic field to try and block the sword.

But then something happened that horrified him.

The sword light ignored not only his weapon but also his protective magnetic field, piercing directly through his chest.

"...Magnetic field rotation · Cell recombination!"

Thinking it was a hallucination, Hell looked down at his pierced and bleeding chest, using cell regeneration to repair this 'minor injury.' He looked up at Duanmu Lian in front of him and asked curiously:

"Is this the power you gleaned from the Bodhidharma Sutra, my friend? It's incredibly strange and impossible to guard against."

"The Way of Void - Sword of Void".

Duanmu Lian casually recounted the power she had comprehended from the Bodhidharma Sutra, and then explained the truth behind the sword strike to the hell before her, saying, "What I attacked you with just now appeared to be one sword strike, but in reality, it was three sword strikes 'simultaneously' existing in the 'same location'. Your sword and the protective magnetic field blocked the first and second sword strikes, but the third sword strike was received by your body from the front."

In reality, if Duanmu Lian were to get serious, it wouldn't just be a matter of combining three swords into one.

His current maximum potential is to combine ten thousand swords into one sword, unleashing a powerful and unstoppable attack.

The Dao of Emptiness is the wisdom that arose in his mind from the Bodhidharma Sutra when he was observing the birth and death of the universe.

Of course, the "emptiness" and "void" in the Dao of Emptiness have two different meanings.

Besides involving the principles of space, it also involves other aspects of power.

"Hahaha, this is hilarious, absolutely hilarious!"

After hearing Duanmu Lian reveal the truth behind the attack, Hell burst into laughter, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. He said, "The Void Sword? Then let me try my Hell Sword and see if it can go toe-to-toe with your Void Sword, my friend."

With the full force of 250,000 bolts unleashed, Hell unleashed its incredibly powerful Hell Sword without hesitation.

The overwhelming sword light, imbued with an extremely intense sense of death, attacked Duanmu Lian with both slashes and thrusts.

Knowing Duanmu Lian's strength, he naturally wouldn't hold back in any way out of ignorance.

Clang! Clang~~~~~

Duanmu Lian drew the Flame Claw from behind her, unleashing a sweeping attack with the simplest, most direct, and unpretentious sword technique.

Hell unleashed several swords, but Duanmu Lian only drew one.

At the moment their swords clashed, an endless aura of sword energy, seemingly capable of annihilating all living beings, suddenly erupted from the heavens and earth.

Amidst the clanging sounds, the two men's swords transformed into a sea of ​​blades and waves of swords.

Their speed was unpredictable, but their exchanges were wide-ranging and powerful. The Hell Sword Technique went from complex to simple, while the Void Sword Technique went from simple to complex.

The two completely opposite sword styles, in their constant collisions, revealed an unparalleled and fierce power, as well as a dazzling speed.

The two people caught in this storm of swords and spears would be doomed if they were not careful.

Have the two reached a stalemate?

No! no way!

"Man and sword as one!!!"

Hell, who was excitedly exchanging sword moves with Duanmu Lian, suddenly found his katana transforming into a fluid that merged into his palm.

Using himself as a sword, he can unleash extremely cunning and ruthless sword energy from every part of his body.

As Hell charged forward, its even more natural and sharp sword energy pressed down on Duanmu Lian, its power undiminished as it attacked her.

In just a short moment, Duanmu Lian developed several knife wounds that were difficult to heal.

"What a brilliant move of man and sword becoming one! My friend, why don't you also appreciate my 'No Self, No Sword' technique?"

Duanmu Lian laughed loudly, and the speed and power of her [Flame Claw] increased.

If Hell elevates the realm to the state of oneness between man and sword, does that mean Duanmu Lian has no higher realm?

Yes, but it's not the state of perfect harmony between man and sword; it's a different kind of state.

At this moment, facing the Hell Sword, whose power has surged as man and sword become one.

The Flame Claw in Duanmu Lian's hand gradually disappeared into the void, disappearing into nothingness before Hell's astonished gaze.

This is not an illusion; it has truly disappeared!

"Clang clang clang clang!!!!!!!!!"

However, although the weapon disappeared from Duanmu Lian's hands, his attack did not.

At this moment, Duanmu Lian's sword energy completely vanished into nothingness, and the powerful sword energy around her also turned into a calm and peaceful tranquility!

“————!!!”

In an instant, the hairs on Hell's body stood on end, as he felt an invisible killing intent assaulting him from all directions, above and below.

This was no illusion. Hell hurriedly mobilized all the swords of hell within his body, and sharp blades emerged from various parts of his body.