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Meanwhile, inside the arena, everyone's attention was focused on an uninvited guest. His powerful aura caused everyone to break out in a cold sweat. This person was none other than the Breath of the Storm—Gonis.

Chapter 401 Yagami's Identity

Surrounded by an unnatural gust of wind, the storm floated slowly dozens of meters in the air. Looking down at the crowd, the storm grinned, "You're not going to wait for me to make my move? I'm the star of this show!" At the same time, a powerful aura suddenly pressed down on everyone. Except for Mature, Vice, and Yagami, who already possessed 'dark power,' everyone else felt a sudden tightness in their chests, struggling to breathe. It took a while for them to recover, feeling an inexplicable pressure. Looking at the sudden storm, cold sweat trickled down their faces, and they wondered to themselves, "Just who is this guy?"

With everyone's attention focused on Storm, he smiled again and said, "Everyone, the real game is just beginning!"

As soon as Storm finished speaking, Mature, standing next to Yagami, immediately smiled and said, "Hehe... the real game has begun." No sooner had Mature finished speaking than Vice immediately laughed and said, "But it will end soon too."

Since Yagami had already encountered Storm before, he wasn't surprised. He simply snorted and looked at Storm high above him, saying, "Hmph... Uncle, I don't like anyone being above me. Get down here!" As he spoke, a burst of purple flame shot out from his hand, and he casually unleashed a 'Dark Flame' attack towards Storm in the air.

"Heh, so young, yet you don't know how to respect your elders." Storm chuckled, ignoring the 'Dark Flame' attacking him, speaking in a tone befitting an elder. As he spoke, the 'Dark Flame,' which had just reached him, was extinguished by the 'wind' surrounding him. Although he had experienced this before, Yagami's gaze sharpened. Now, having mastered 'dark power,' his abilities had greatly increased, and he felt he was no longer inferior to Storm. Yet, Storm was still easily breaking his attacks, just as before, leaving Yagami feeling somewhat displeased. "Want me to come down? Then I'll come down and talk to you!" With that, Storm slowly descended, landing with a 'thud' on the ground, and walked to Yagami's side.

Not far away, Ryo Sakazaki frowned as he watched the storm approach Yagami and said, "Who is this guy? He seems to be after Yagami."

After Ryo Sakazaki finished speaking, Robert, his junior, sighed and said, "I don't know who it is, but he put a lot of pressure on us, and I think I've felt something similar before."

Terry, who was closer to the two, overheard their conversation and, recalling the pressure Storm had exerted on him the moment he arrived, couldn't help but say, "Ryo Sakazaki, this person is definitely unusual. We should conserve our strength for any eventuality."

"Would preserving their strength be of any use to them?" Hearing Terry say this, Ryo Sakazaki couldn't help but look at Storm and mutter to himself.

While everyone was wondering, Kagura Chizuru, who had gone to look for Dong Tian, ​​slowly walked out from behind the group and said, "Let me tell you about his background!"

"Hmm!" Upon hearing Kagura Chizuru's words, everyone immediately turned around and focused their attention on her.

Kagura Chizuru didn't care. Instead, she flashed to Kagura Manki, who had been injured by Yagami, reached out to support her, and asked, "Sister, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Chizuru. Has he arrived?" Kagura Manki, with a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth, shook her head gently upon seeing her younger sister arrive and asked. Kagura Chizuru, of course, knew who Kagura Manki was referring to as 'him,' and a look of disappointment appeared on her face. She lowered her head and did not answer her question.

Seeing Chizuru's reaction, Manki knew the answer and said with a light laugh, "I understand, Chizuru. Don't blame him. We already owe him once."

"elder sister…"

"Who exactly is he?" Although he didn't know what the Kagura sisters were talking about, Ryo Sakazaki couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing Ryo Sakazaki's question, Kagura Manki glanced at Storm standing next to Iori Yagami and said, "My name is Kagura Manki, and this is my younger sister, Kagura Chizuru. I believe you already know that we are the organizers of this tournament, and 'he' is the biggest reason why I organized the KOF96 tournament. My goal is to gather all the strongest fighters in the world to kill him."

Hearing Kagura Manki say this, everyone was slightly taken aback. None of them were weaklings; they were all top-tier fighters in the world. To put it bluntly, each of them was equivalent to a human-shaped 'nuclear bomb'. Now that they heard that they had been gathered together to kill the storm in front of them, they couldn't help but ask.

"Who is he?"

"Is his power so great that it would take all of us to defeat him?"

Kagura Maki pondered for a moment, a resolute look in her eyes: "He is the Storm of the Four Heavenly Kings of the 'Heavenly Kingdom Clan' who caused chaos in Japan twenty years ago—Gonis."

On the other side, after Storm walked up to Iori, his aura instantly subsided, and he looked at Iori with a smile and asked, "Iori, how have your feelings towards me changed since you obtained the 'Dark Power'?"

Hearing Storm's question, Yagami was slightly taken aback. Ever since he gained the 'Dark Power' with the help of Mature and Vice, he had developed a strange feeling towards the two women. Now, this inexplicable feeling surged up again when he saw Storm—a sense of familiarity. However, Yagami wouldn't say it aloud, but simply snorted and said, "I hate you! You give me the feeling of utter disgust!"

Hearing Yagami say this, Storm didn't get angry at all. Instead, he burst into laughter: "Haha...haha...you hate everything and everyone who hates time. That's your personality!"

Faced with the somewhat inexplicable storm, Yagami coldly asked, "What do you want?"

Unmoved by Yagami's coldness, Storm chuckled and said, "I'll tell you everything you don't know about yourself." He paused slightly before continuing, "Why can you so easily obtain 'dark power'? Why can your injuries heal without medicine? I'm sure you're wondering about these things too!"

Hearing Storm's words, Yagami's mind sharpened, and he said coldly, "Speak your nonsense faster." He was also puzzled. Possessing the 'Dark Power,' he could clearly feel the immense power of the 'Dark Power,' which was definitely not a power he could withstand. However, he seemed to feel nothing unusual at the moment, but rather felt very comfortable. What was even stranger was that the minor injuries he had sustained when he fought with Kyo Kusanagi had instantly healed without any medicine.

"Hehe... Are you going to reveal Yagami's identity now?" Mature couldn't help but laugh when she heard Storm say that.

Storm glanced at Mature, signaling her to be quiet, then looked at Yagami and continued, "All of this... is related to your identity."

"Hmm!" Everyone present paused for a moment, intrigued by the 'identity' of Yagami that Storm had mentioned. Yagami remained silent, yet he was the one among them who most wanted to know his own identity.

While everyone remained silent, Storm slowly said, "Twenty years ago, our 'Heavenly God Clan' plunged the entire Japanese world into chaos, but due to a single mistake, we were 'sealed.' However, I left a clue in the world, and that clue is you, and your identity is... a prince of my 'Heavenly God Clan.'"

Chapter 402 I'm not late, am I?

"What? A prince of the Heavenly God Clan." Everyone present, except for Mature and Vice, was surprised. However, the most surprised person was Yagami himself. He never dreamed that he would be related to the 'Heavenly God Clan', but the sense of familiarity that Storm and the others gave him and the blood flowing in his veins gave him the answer.

At this moment, the entire arena was eerily silent. Suddenly, a laugh broke the silence: "Hehe...hahaha...hahaha..." Yagami first chuckled coldly, then raised his head and burst into laughter, the sound growing louder and louder until it reached everyone's ears.

Having laughed enough, Yagami's laughter abruptly stopped. He glared at Storm and sneered, "Hey... old man, do you think you can manipulate me with just a few words? No matter what you say, you give me the feeling of... disgust!" He paused slightly, then his eyes flashed with intense killing intent as he roared, "What I hate, I will make disappear!" Black light immediately emanated from his body as his 'Dark Power' activated. Trailing countless afterimages, he charged towards Storm at breakneck speed, immediately unleashing his strongest technique, 'Forbidden 1211 Style: Eight Maidens'. Yagami had already experienced Storm's power before, so he didn't expect ordinary techniques to have any effect on him.

"Hehe... Dark power isn't used like that. Let me teach you!" Facing Yagami's attack, Storm grinned and seemingly slowly 'floated' backward, easily dodging Yagami's 'Eight Maidens'. His right hand glowed with black light as he grabbed at Yagami's face.

Having missed his first move, Yagami saw Storm's right hand, glowing with black light, slowly reaching for him. He immediately scoffed and stopped his forward charge, stomping his foot and retreating rapidly. He didn't want to be captured by Storm in one move like last time.

"Naive!" Storm sneered as he watched Yagami retreat rapidly. A black light flashed in his right hand, and a bizarre scene immediately appeared. The surrounding air currents instantly concentrated towards his palm, and Yagami's rapidly retreating body involuntarily rushed towards Storm's palm. In the instant that Yagami was surprised and slightly distracted, his face had already landed in Storm's palm.

After capturing Yagami, Storm immediately grinned and uttered four words: "Darkness Weeps!" Just like what happened at the preliminary round venue last time, a huge tornado suddenly formed out of thin air, descending from the sky with unparalleled momentum. In terms of momentum, this attack was dozens of times stronger than his attack in the preliminary round. For a moment, even though Yagami already possessed 'dark power', he could only grunt and spit out a mouthful of blood, and was instantly seriously injured.

Looking at the heavily injured Yagami, Storm seemed to sigh, "Yagami, not enough!" Before Yagami could break free, Storm's attack followed. A thin column of wind shot out from his palm gripping Yagami's face, instantly piercing Yagami's head. The heavily injured Yagami realized in that instant how close he was to death. The word 'defeat' weighed heavily on his chest. He had been defeated twice in a row by Storm. Before fainting, Yagami's only thought was, "Is this the true power of 'dark forces'?"

Looking at the unconscious Yagami, Storm sneered. For reasons unknown, he swung his arm and flung Yagami's over 100-pound body toward Mature: "Mature, take Yagami away."

"Yes." Mature immediately responded, reached out and caught the unconscious Iori flying towards her, picked him up, and with a few quick steps, ran towards the edge of the peak. Then, without hesitation, she jumped off the mountaintop and disappeared from everyone's sight. Mature, known for her speed, took only about two seconds to catch Iori and disappear from everyone's sight.

After Mature left, Storm smiled slightly and glanced at the injured Kyo Kusanagi and the Kagura sisters: "Alright, it's time for the game." He then slowly opened his arms.

As Storm opened his arms, Vice seemed to sense his intention. She first showed a smile of interest, then lightly stepped forward and jumped several times in the direction Mature had left, disappearing from everyone's sight in just a few seconds.

"Hmm!" As Mature and Vice departed, everyone couldn't help but look puzzled. Were Mature and Vice not going to help Storm? Just as everyone was wondering, Storm, with his arms outstretched, suddenly laughed and said, "Haha... The Storm of the Century... has officially begun!" With that, he suddenly spread his arms wide, and a strong wind arose, growing stronger and stronger, emitting a huge 'whooshing' sound, actually forming a giant tornado. Without any sign of exerting force, the hurricane seemed to be an extension of Storm's body, allowing him to control and drive it at will. As the powerful tornado generated a strong suction force, it immediately sucked in surrounding debris and other objects. Then, as the tornado continued to grow and expand outward, the suction force became stronger and stronger, and surrounding objects began to slowly move towards the tornado, gradually being sucked into its confines.

"Ah!" As the tornado expanded, the suction force grew stronger and stronger. Everyone hurriedly retreated, releasing their protective energy to withstand the terrifying suction and regain their footing. However, the surrounding buildings could no longer emit protective energy. Under this super-powerful storm, all the buildings on the mountaintop quickly crumbled, and people, objects, and everything else were swept into the storm. Its destructive power was a hundred times stronger than that of a natural tornado. Was this the 'storm of the century' that the storm had mentioned?

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away in the Ito Mountains, a similar tornado struck Tokyo. Its power was no less than that of the mountain tornado. The sturdy high-rise buildings were utterly vulnerable to this tornado, which was nearly a hundred times more powerful than nature itself. They were easily torn apart and shredded like a child's drawing paper. Countless lives and property disappeared inexplicably, as if the end of the world was about to come.

Hiding in the hotel building atop the mountain, Dong Tian, ​​after escaping from the building torn apart by the tornado, easily sensed the 'tornadoes' raging across the world using his wind manipulation abilities. He immediately exclaimed, "That guy Gounice... doesn't care about my feelings at all! Seems... a bit too much." He slowly raised his right hand and snapped his fingers. With a crisp 'snap,' all the raging tornadoes except the one on the mountaintop simultaneously stopped and vanished instantly, as if they had never happened. However, the sight of countless objects being swept up and falling from the sky confirmed that it was a fact. After doing all this, Dong Tian chuckled and disappeared in a flash.

"Hmm!" Startled to find that the 'wind' he controlled had vanished, Storm realized Dong Tian was present and had no choice but to abandon his killing spree. He looked at the powerful figures surrounded by the tornado, pointed to the mountaintop flattened by the tornado, and laughed, "Alright, this is our battlefield. But you think you can defeat me with just this? How naive, almost adorable!"

Hearing Storm's words, all the powerful figures, being proud individuals, were genuinely enraged at being treated with such contempt. Whether it was due to Storm's 'indiscriminate killing' or their own 'dignity' as fighters, this battle was inevitable.

Tyrion spoke first, saying, "Hmph... Storm, although we have no grudge against you, I will absolutely not let you kill innocent people indiscriminately again." As he spoke, his face glowed red, and he had already pushed his 'absolute domain' to its peak.

"Excellent!" everyone responded in unison, pushing their power to its peak without any intention of concealing their strength. At this point, there was no need to hold back, whether for public or private reasons.

"Oh! There are quite a few ignorant people!" Seeing the crowd's reaction, Storm immediately revealed a disdainful smile. His eyes suddenly flashed with powerful killing intent, and black light immediately emanated from his body. The aura that had been contained within him burst forth instantly, and the pressure was no less than when he first appeared.

Just as the battle was about to erupt, a golden light broke through the tornado surrounding them and entered its interior. With a deafening roar, it landed beside the storm, kicking up a cloud of dust that obscured everyone's vision. Everyone was startled; had the storm received reinforcements?

As the dust settled, Dong Tian, ​​dressed in a style very similar to Storm, slowly walked out, smiling as he addressed the crowd: "Everyone, I'm not late, am I?"

Chapter 403 I came back to retrieve something

Upon seeing Dong Tian, ​​Mai Shiranui's worries vanished instantly, and she exclaimed joyfully, "Brother Tian, ​​you're here!"

Seeing that Mai Shiranui was unharmed, Dong Tian immediately smiled, his eyes narrowing, and nodded, "Yes! Mai, it's so good to see you're alright." With that, he flashed past them, instantly closing the distance between them, and gently tapped the back of Mai Shiranui's head, knocking her unconscious and holding her in his arms. "Tian, ​​what are you doing?" King, seeing Dong Tian knock Mai Shiranui unconscious without a word, questioned him, somewhat annoyed.

“Yes, Brother Dong,” Kasumi immediately chimed in.

Looking at the two women questioning him, he immediately smiled and said while holding the unconscious Dong Tian, ​​"Excuse me, King, Kasumi, please get some rest!"

"Hmm!" Upon hearing Dong Tian's words, Kasumi and King were struck as if by a heavy blow. They both uttered an "Hmm" and then fainted just like Mai Shiranui, only to be caught in Dong Tian's arms with his arms outstretched.

Looking at the three women who had fainted in his arms, Dong Tian immediately smiled and said to Kusanagi Kyo and the others, "Excuse me, everyone, I have something to do, so I'll have to go first. You can continue!" After saying that, golden light emanated from his body, enveloping him and the three women. He then transformed into a golden stream of light, pierced through the tornado, and disappeared from everyone's sight with the three women.

Watching Dong Tian leave, apart from a few people, the only word to describe the feelings of everyone present was 'surprise'. This was because the power Dong Tian had used earlier was definitely not 'Absolute Domain', but a much stronger power. The feeling this power gave everyone was completely opposite to that of 'Dark Power', except for its strength. Therefore, this was very likely 'Ultimate Power'.

Kagura Mankiwa, Kagura Chizuru, and Chin Gentsai, having already known this, were not surprised. They merely exchanged glances and then simultaneously sighed helplessly. Aside from these three, Athena was filled with bitterness. Having placed her heart entirely on Dong Tian, ​​she had been overjoyed to see him reappear safely. However, from his appearance until his departure, Dong Tian hadn't even glanced at her or uttered a single word, leaving Athena deeply disappointed.

Dong Tian's 'ultimate power' not only astonished others but also instilled in them a strange confidence—the confidence to defeat the 'Storm'. Everyone present was proud and believed they were no match for others. If Dong Tian could possess such power, why couldn't they? Moreover, they not only wanted to possess this power but also surpass Dong Tian. Therefore, everyone harbored the same thought: to use the Storm as a 'whetstone' to hone their skills. With this in mind, their fighting spirit ignited, their blood boiling, and their morale soared.

"POWERWE!" Terry couldn't help but strike first. He had already pushed his Absolute Territory to its peak. He shouted and slammed his fist heavily into the ground.

"Boom!" Terry's heavy fist slammed into the ground, and the rock layer, which was even weaker than ordinary metal, only left a shallow fist mark. Such a huge contrast made Storm let out a puzzled "hmm". Then, an interesting look flashed in Storm's eyes. He raised his right hand, which was surrounded by wind, and stretched it out in front of him, saying with a smile, "Hey, the use of power in this move is a bit special, hey... interesting!" Just as he spoke, less than half a step in front of Storm, a stream of crimson energy suddenly spewed out, like a hot spring suddenly gushing from the ground, tilting and attacking the outstretched right hand.

"Boom!" The crimson energy fountain exploded the moment it touched Storm's palm, sending up countless fragments of rock. The crimson energy was actually dispersed by the wind above Storm's right hand.

"Drink!" But Terry's attack was just a prelude. While Storm was resisting Terry's attack, the remaining dozen or so Ming experts rushed forward at the same time, each using their strongest power, determined to shatter Storm in one blow.

Seeing the surging crowd, Storm couldn't help but laugh wildly: "Haha... good, let's all come at me at once, let me show you the power of the 'Heavenly God Clan'!"

Absolute Territory 62% "Tiger Blaze Fist!" Ryo Sakazaki's fighting strength was somewhat depleted due to yesterday's battle. Although he rested for a day, he only recovered about 70% of his strength.

Absolute Territory 80% "Dragon Strike Fist!"

Absolute Territory 78% "Haoh Shohoken!"

Absolute Territory 78% "Lightning Kick!"

Absolute Territory 76% "Half-Moon Slash!"

Absolute Territory 73% "Dragon Fang? Heavenly Dragon!"

Absolute Territory 81% "Psychic Ball!"

Absolute Territory 89% "Ura 108 Style? Orochi!"

Absolute Territory 76% "Raid Shock!"

Absolute Territory 54% "Super Rift Bullet!"

The combined destructive power of everyone's ultimate or super ultimate moves would be no less than that of a small nuclear bomb, but this was nothing to Storm. He chuckled and said, "If it were this power, it might be somewhat useful." Why did Storm say this? Because there was a qualitative difference between 'Absolute Domain' and 'Dark Power'. This difference could not be made up for by 'quantity'. The combined power of everyone was very strong, but at most it was strong in 'quantity', not truly strong.

As soon as he finished speaking, Storm swung his arms, unleashing dozens of claw-like shadows that collided with the combined energy of the group. "Boom boom boom boom..." Explosions rang out continuously, instantly shattering all of their attacks. After neutralizing their attacks, Storm showed no intention of pressing his advantage. Instead, he waved one hand, sending a column of wind hurtling towards a massive rock on his left: "Come down, you rats!"

The massive rock was instantly shattered by the wind column, turning into countless fragments. The group standing on the boulder had no choice but to jump down. These were Geese, Krauser, Mr. Big, and Geese's adopted son, Billy, who were seeded players for the KOF '96 tournament. Although Geese, Krauser, and Mr. Big did not participate in any of the preliminary rounds, their ability to participate in the tournament as seeded players was a testament to their formidable strength.

Storm seemed to have done it on purpose, a satisfied smile appearing on his face: "Alright, now all the rats are here." Just as he finished speaking, another change occurred. Another golden light broke through the tornado created by Storm and entered the battlefield he had deliberately created. It was Dong Tian, ​​who had returned.

"Dong Tian, ​​do you intend to make a move?" Storm asked with a smile after seeing Dong Tian return.

Seeing the murderous intent on Bao Feng's face, Dong Tian quickly laughed and said, "Haha... How could that be? I just forgot to bring two 'things,' so I'll just grab them and leave."

"what?"

Dong Tian did not answer Bao Feng's question directly, but proved it with his actions. He instantly transformed into two figures and rushed towards Athena and Yuri Sakazaki in the crowd. Amid the two women's cries, the two figures hugged the two women in their arms and immediately retreated to their original positions, merging back together.

Dong Tian smiled as he looked at Athena and Yuri Sakazaki, who were struggling and trapped between his waists, and tightened his arms, saying, "I've retrieved the item. You can continue!" With that, he transformed into a streak of light once again and rushed out of the wind barrier.

I sincerely apologize!

First of all, I want to apologize to everyone.

I'm a student, and the semester is almost over. I have a ton of assignments to complete, so I'm really sorry for the lack of updates. I'll resume regular updates and occasional bursts of chapters after the semester ends. I promise I won't be late with chapters anymore.

Chapter 404 The Sealed Storm

In the Ito Mountains, a crimson beam of light streaked across the sky hundreds of meters above the mountains at more than twice the speed of sound. Wherever it passed, the moisture in the atmosphere was immediately evaporated, and the originally thick clouds thinned out in an instant.