Chapter 1 The Wasteland of Wushuang Yuanbei

The brief confrontation between the Three Daos and Abandoned Heaven Emperor had already concluded.

The heavily injured Three Daos had also been rescued by the other Super Dimension Army members.

At this moment, Jellal Fernandes was using his Wind Seal Boundary (wind-based application-type spirit magic where wind spirits form a transparent spherical barrier around the caster, granting flight. The caster can carry others, with speed and load depending on skill), desperately pushing forward with the seriously injured Jian Zi Xian Ji and Fo Jian Fen Shuo, and the barely holding on Shu Lou Long Su.

The task of covering the retreat naturally fell to the others.

When I say “others,” I mostly mean characters from the Pili world because their power system is similar to Abandoned Heaven Emperor and generally stronger (compared to characters from other universes). As long as Abandoned Heaven Emperor continued to hold back, and they did their best, they should be able to hold on...

However...it was just holding on; there was no point in thinking about "counterattacks"...

Because they came from the same universe as Abandoned Heaven Emperor, they couldn't pose a real threat to him.

It's hard to say who is stronger when two people exist in different time-spaces. But when two people exist in the same time and space, their outcome can be predicted to some extent.

For example... it's hard to say what would happen if Guan Yu fought Qin Qiong. But if Guan Yu fought Yan Liang, the conclusion is obvious...

Therefore, the Super Dimension Army's goal was very clear... using Urahara Kisuke as bait to quickly lure Abandoned Heaven Emperor to Orochi's side to promote a battle between gods and demons, then they would be temporarily safe. Simply put... "Only a monster can stop a monster."

"Huh? What's going on?" At this time, Feng Bujue (who had been staying far away from Abandoned Heaven Emperor) running at the front of the group, suddenly saw something...

About a hundred meters away, stood a tall and sturdy figure, and in front of him, lay five corpses in combat suits.

"Who is that?"

"Looking at the clothes...they're one of ours."

"He seems to have...killed some of Frieza's subordinates?"

The others in the Super Dimension Army quickly noticed the situation ahead and wondered aloud. But their doubts and curiosity didn't slow them down. Anyway... whatever was ahead, the one behind was definitely more ruthless...

"Wait...those five lying on the ground couldn't be..." Feng Bujue quickly identified the identities of the corpses and widened his eyes, thinking to himself, "This guy...single-handedly wiped out the Ginyu Force?"

As he spoke, a gleam appeared in Jue Ge's eyes. He immediately used a data perspective to observe and thought, "Is that...Gouki and Rugal?" He seemed to understand something.

Just then, Feng Bujue ran past Houga. Looking at Houga's appearance from the front - he was wearing a dark purple martial arts uniform. His hairstyle was Rugal's middle-parted hair, but the color was orange, with a touch of crimson on each sideburn; his eyes were one red and one green, the red one was like an amber gem, and the green one was a normal human eye. Appearance-wise...he was a little more handsome than Gouki and a bit more fierce than Rugal.

"Eh?" After running a few more steps, Feng Bujue's mind raced, and he suddenly turned his head back. "Since he fought the Ginyu Force, then..." His gaze couldn't help but shift to Ginyu's corpse. "The guy in front of me now...is he a fusion of Rugal and Gouki, or is he Ginyu?"

Jue Ge remembered very clearly that Ginyu's special ability was to "exchange bodies" with his target. Although Jue Ge didn't know if Ginyu could exchange with a "fusion person," if he could...then the true identity of the man standing before them was hard to say...

"Do you have a problem?" In the same second, Houga noticed Feng Bujue's gaze, realized the strangeness in it, and asked.

Before the "ma" sound was uttered, his figure had already flashed in front of Jue Ge like a teleport.

"Uh..." Faced with this sudden situation, Feng Bujue didn't panic. He thought for a moment and cautiously asked, "Among those five guys just now, the purple one...did he..."

"Try to exchange bodies with me?" Houga directly interrupted Jue Ge with his dual voice. After hearing only half a sentence, Houga understood the meaning of Jue Ge's expression and what the latter wanted to test.

"Yes." Seeing that the other party had made it clear, Jue Ge cautiously took half a step back before replying.

"He didn't wait until he was about to die..." Houga continued, "He did it from the beginning of the fight." As he spoke, he pointed to Guldo on the ground. "As I was preparing to launch my first move, that little guy immediately used his superpower to freeze me in place. Although with his power, he could only freeze me for two seconds, but..." He pointed to Ginyu's corpse, "That purple guy used those two seconds to shout 'change' and launched the body exchange technique at me."

"And then?" Hearing this, Feng Bujue's expression relaxed, because he vaguely felt that Ginyu seemed to have failed.

"It's not exchanging bodies, but exchanging 'thoughts,' or rather 'spirits'." Houga replied, "That Ginyu's 'spirit' rushed into our consciousness along the light wave and was instantly swallowed by the Satsui no Hado, without affecting us at all. And his body...died as a result."

"No wonder..." As he spoke, Feng Bujue carefully looked at the five corpses of the special forces again and found that... except for Ginyu, the other four corpses had very obvious external injuries. Only Ginyu's corpse looked intact.

"Feng Bujue...is it?" After two seconds, Houga spoke again, "I've noticed you for a long time. You seem to be very familiar with everyone here...including Abandoned Heaven Emperor and Frieza's subordinates." He paused for half a second and then asked, "What exactly are you?"

Boom—

Before he finished speaking, another explosion sounded from behind, and the monstrous power stirred up gusts of wind.

"Hehe...about that..." Feng Bujue gave a dry laugh, "Let's talk about it when we have the chance." He took the opportunity to change the subject. "The top priority is to lure Abandoned Heaven Emperor to the martial arts arena." After saying that, he turned and ran, not giving the other party a chance to ask any more questions.

"Hmph..." Looking at Jue Ge's back, Houga sneered, "Cunning fellow..."

…………

Beneath Gu Zhi Castle, at the martial arts arena.

A small aircraft slowly floated to the edge of the arena.

Frieza was still sitting in the aircraft in his initial form, while Heike Kiyomori and Dong Zhuo followed behind him.

At this time, there was no one else in this area. The only one left was a solitary demonic figure in the arena – Orochi.

"I..." Orochi turned around and looked at Frieza. "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Frieza smiled and replied, "Hehe...it's better to see for myself than to hear about it. This is the demon king of another dimension..."

Di Di Di —

Frieza raised his hand and pressed the scouter a few times (he had also gone to get a new power level detector before leaving), and saw Orochi's normal power level value.

"Ho~600,000 huh..." Frieza's expression changed slightly, but after two seconds, he recited in a playful tone, "That's so scary~"

"Hmph..." Orochi laughed, "The universe emperor from another world... although you are strong, it is ironic that... you lack the most basic pursuit of a martial artist."

"Oh? What do you mean by that?" Frieza asked with a puzzled expression.

"I can see that most of your power is innate." Orochi said, "You have not diligently cultivated or studied martial arts at all." He raised [No Intermission] and pointed at Frieza condescendingly, "A true martial artist doesn't need that instrument on your face at all. They can detect their opponent's strength with just 'feeling'."

"Huhu...hehehe..." Frieza was not angry at all, but laughed out loud, "Hmm...you're right, I really haven't practiced much. I think...if I were to train seriously, I might become so strong that even I would find it unbelievable." He paused, and the smile on his face gradually became strange, "But do you know...the reason why I don't practice?"

"Hmm?" Orochi used a modal particle to signal the other party to continue.

"That's because..." Frieza said as he climbed out of the aircraft and lightly jumped onto the arena, "...even if I don't deliberately cultivate, I am already invincible!"

After saying that, he bent his legs slightly, clenched his fists, and burst out with blue energy.

The earth... trembled due to the surge of energy in his body, and the broken stones and sand on the ground floated into the air, while the air became extremely heavy.

"Ugh...this, this is..." Heike Kiyomori felt something was wrong and quickly retreated dozens of meters.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Dong Zhuo also scrambled away.

Squeak – Squeak —

The increased energy caused Frieza's body to expand, and the sound of liquid pumping could be heard from his muscle tissue.

"Ah...ahhhh—" Frieza also let out several screams.

Although it is not known whether this transformation process is painful, it is definitely not comfortable.

After about twenty seconds, Frieza's height doubled, his body became tall and burly, comparable to Orochi; the pair of horns on his head also bent upwards, turning into sky-piercing bull horns.

"Haa...haa..." After completing the transformation, Frieza gasped a few times, "Hehe...how is it? Does this body with a combat power of over one million make you feel despair?"

"Despair...?" Orochi's expression and tone were more like disappointment than despair, "Is this what you call invincible?" He said coldly, "Such combat power..." He turned his head and glanced towards the north, "It's roughly equivalent to him..."

"Nani?" Frieza's expression showed doubt, and he looked in the direction of Orochi's gaze and saw a man wearing full armor and holding a halberd.

The combat power detector quickly returned a number - 15,000.

"Ha!" Frieza laughed, "Are you kidding me?"

"Orochi!" On the other side, Lu Bu jumped onto the arena, standing wildly. He glanced at Frieza, then glared at the Demon King, "I've kept you waiting, this great one...will crush you now!"

After saying that, he slammed his halberd down and roared, and his fighting spirit exploded.

Di Di Di Di —

"Hmm?" The value in front of Frieza's eyes... began to increase exponentially at this moment.

"30,000, 60,000, 120,000, 240,000..." Frieza muttered in his heart, "What kind of transformation is this guy...?"

"Drink!" With the last roar, Lu Bu's entire armor turned dark gold, and a mask resembling a demon appeared on his face; his hair turned fiery red, draping down to his waist like a cloak; his skin turned jet black, and his muscles swelled up.

[Ultimate Martial. Asura Transformation]

This is the ultimate ability that Lu Bu of this space-time comprehended after accumulating combat experience with countless masters and tempering himself through arduous training. It was also the "move" that Feng Bujue had mentioned earlier.

This move has two shortcomings: First, in order to suppress the Asura within his body, Lu Bu's combat power in his normal state is also affected and cannot be fully unleashed. Second, the duration of the Asura transformation cannot exceed ten minutes. If this time limit is exceeded, there is a risk that the user's life energy will be exhausted.

Of course... for Lu Bu, who used this move, ten minutes was enough to determine the outcome.

"890,000 huh..." Frieza looked at the final stabilized number and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "That scared me..."

"Stop fiddling with the instrument on your face, Frieza." Orochi, who was a few meters away, seemed to have seen through Frieza's thoughts and immediately said to him, "In this 'Super Dimension Space' that I created, there is no absolute strength or weakness... It is very foolish to blindly believe in the judgment made by a machine."

He was right... although "combat power" is indeed a good reference data, it is not the only basis for determining victory or defeat. Even creatures with combat powers in the eight digits can be killed by some tricky methods: such as destruction on the mental level, the severing of important organs in an undefended state, entering a special environment where metabolism is impossible, and so on...

Special physiques, special techniques, special skills... the subtle clashes between different power systems in different universes can kill across the concept of combat power. A war-five-trash holding a shotgun can completely kill a powerhouse in the Pili world or the King of Fighters world in the right circumstances.

"Hmph..." Frieza snorted coldly and glared at Orochi, "Enough nonsense...you are under attack from both sides, and your combat power is the weakest of the three. What qualifications do you have to lecture me so arrogantly?"

"Hmm... indeed, enough nonsense." As Orochi replied, he slowly closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, the color of his eyes... changed!

"You..." At this moment, white data streams flowed through Orochi's eyes, "...come at me together."