Titan King: Ascension of the Giant-Chapter 551: I’m gonna smash you to pieces
Buzz!
Orion stirred his battle spirit, sending a rippling barrier outward from within. A series of metallic strikes echoed as the blades rained down on his wave-like defense, causing him to stagger.
"WAAAGH!"
With a roar, Orion's Battle Will Surge flashed brilliantly and expanded outward like an inflating balloon. Not only did it block the broodmother evolution's attack, but it also delivered a countershock.
Rumble… Rumble…
Countless fragments of the Bone Blade Fiend were flung away but did not relent. Instead, they whipped around Orion in a rapid, swirling motion. In the blink of an eye, a tremendous tornado rose from the surface of the sea.
Standing at the center of the maelstrom, Orion gazed up at the ever-growing vortex, gaining a new understanding of the broodmother evolution's abilities.
Suddenly, a pulling force emerged above the twister, trying to yank Orion skyward. Meanwhile, the sea surged upward below, forming a colossal waterspout shaped like a blade that slashed at Orion from below.
Caught between the vortex and the towering blade, Orion's normal form had no advantage. He released his Titan Form, his body swelling mightily in the wind.
A surge of destructive battle intent erupted from within him—an ability inherent in his Titan Form known as Battle Craving.
Once in Titan Form, Orion's heightened perceptions quickly pinpointed where the Bone Blade Fiend's consciousness resided.
"You dare challenge the might of a Titan?"
Orion's voice was cold. The next moment, his figure flashed, activating Instant Impact, and he charged towards a vibrant green blade at the edge of the storm.
Boom!
The tornado halted, and the waterspout spun out of control, shooting high into the sky. The broodmother evolution's carefully orchestrated finishing move came undone in an instant.
Far off in the distance, that same green blade slammed backward—indeed, it was the broodmother evolution. The green blade whirled as it steadied itself, while the countless scattered bone edges flew back to reassemble into a towering Bone Blade Fiend.
"I must devour you…and become a true broodmother!"
A deep voice rumbled from the Bone Blade Fiend as it submerged, merging with the slime molds layer beneath the waves.
Orion ascended, surveying the nearby expanse of sea from above. He could sense that the broodmother evolution had not chosen to flee—it lurked just below the surface.
Orion was still pondering what this broodmother evolution had in mind when a host of thick, elongated tendrils burst forth from the water, whipping toward him with terrifying force.
Whoosh!
The whistling air from the lashing tentacles radiated a suffocating sense of dread. Orion's figure flickered repeatedly, evading each blow with swift precision.
"This is…"
The sight unfolding before him defied belief. His impression of fungal creatures' capabilities had to be revised to a whole new level.
A massive octopus!
The broodmother evolution had transformed itself into a colossal octopus more than ten times larger than Kraken. Those tentacles, rising continuously from the sea, blotted out the sky, creating an almost invincible illusion.
Not daring to be careless, Orion ascended further. Watching the massive octopus gradually break the surface of the water, he mentally reviewed the special abilities of such sea monsters: multiple hearts, multiple brains, color-changing, mimicry, regenerative powers… He could only hope its strength wasn't utterly overwhelming.
"Did it absorb Kraken's body and evolve by replicating its essence?"
Orion speculated on what might have led to this bizarre outcome. Neither the Bone Blade Fiend form nor this massive octopus form made sense—this broodmother evolution was simply extraordinary.
In Bone Blade Fiend form, the broodmother evolution was a being close to arch lord level. Now, as a massive octopus, it was nearing mid-arch lord level.
Another troubling point was that it continued to absorb the surrounding slime molds layer, growing even bigger by the second. That likely meant an active boost to both its destructive strikes and its regenerative power.
Meanwhile, at the Giant Beast Mountain in the southern battlefront, an equally gigantic storm descended.
Deputy Commander Edward's storm avatar emerged from the tempest and joined Leonidas, standing shoulder to shoulder.
"It seems this is the slime molds mother deity's contingency plan."
Leonidas turned and briefly regarded the storm avatar, his expression grim.
"Deputy Commander, are we truly not going to intervene?"
"Why would we?"
The storm avatar also looked out toward the distant sea, his tone calm.
"Aren't you curious to see how Hulk manages to survive against broodmother counterpart? After all, that broodmother counterpart is even stronger than this broodmother evolution."
Hearing that, Leonidas's eyes lit up at once.
"You mean this is a chance to gauge Hulk's capabilities?"
"Yes, something like that. We haven't really had the chance to watch him closely—let's use this opportunity to see his full potential."
Far out at sea, the skies shifted, wind and lightning weaving together into an oppressive churn.
"You know that when the commander first took an interest in you and Arthas, you two were already arch lords. Yet Hulk is still at the Legendary stage and has already obtained the same perks as you both."
Leonidas frowned, recalling the two sword beams Deputy Commander Edward had released last time to save Orion. That blade aura(light) was the commander's ability—and at a critical moment, it was nothing short of a lifesaving trump card.
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"If Hulk maintains that ability to challenge higher-tier opponents once he becomes an arch lord or even a demigod..."
The Deputy Commander did not finish his sentence, but Leonidas understood perfectly. His reduced form shook briefly before settling down again.
"As long as we're keeping an eye on things, if Hulk finds himself in danger, we can step in just in time. That should prevent any serious mishaps."
The Deputy Commander did not respond to Leonidas's remark.
...
Deep in the sea, the battle raged on.
Sensing the broodmother evolution growing ever more substantial, its increasingly enormous body overpowering in presence, Orion finally made his decision.
He could not let the broodmother evolution keep absorbing the slime molds layer—nothing good would come of it.
With a flick of his hand, Orion produced three lumps of Legendary-level life essence, which turned into gleaming streams and flowed into the emblem on his chest. It was a ritual of sacrifice to the Titan Emblem.
By sacrificing to the Titan Emblem, Orion could invoke a mysterious blessing and further magnify his gargantuan form. As the life essences vanished, the emblem flickered bright, marking Orion's body with cryptic symbols.
In the next moment, his entire frame swelled yet again, surging with wild arcs of mysterious power.
By now, his body was comparable to a small mountain.
"I'm gonna smash you to pieces!"
