Chapter 132: A Mid-Golden Knight Was Overpowered
Aldaric didn’t know, how right he was. Because if Luke could summon those cosmic systems outside and recreate them, so he could do it again?? Right??
But no. First, he didn’t have enough spirituality, which is a different power system and could be increased with each realm.
So currently, he could only control one cosmic system outside and the same for inside.
Luke sensed Aldaric’s massive body charging straight toward him, but he was already prepared.
Within him, all one hundred asteroids, ten moons, and the central planet had already been formed.
Now, every one of them was fully activated.
"Die!" Aldaric roared as he threw a full-powered punch with all his might.
In response, Luke remained calm. He simply raised his palm and extended it toward the thirty-foot-tall giant bear.
Seeing this, Aldaric sneered at Luke’s futile attempt and increased his punch force.
BOOOOOM!
The clash between the two Knights shook the battlefield.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The moment Aldaric attack collided with Luke palm, a devastating shockwave erupted outward, shaking everything within a hundred-meter radius.
The ground beneath their feet collapsed instantly, forming a massive crater as countless cracks raced across the earth like spiderwebs.
Trees were uprooted without resistance, while boulders, shattered debris, and countless chunks of earth were blasted high into the sky by the sheer force of the impact alone.
At the center of the destruction, the two Knights remained locked in their clash.
Everywhere, dust clouds also rose, which blurred the outcome, but inside, Aldaric’s face became ugly.
As he felt his giant bear paw was being held by an Early Bronze Knight. ’How????’ and only this question rang in his mind.
But Luke didn’t answer.
Instead, he responded with a punch.
A simple, straightforward punch aimed directly at Aldaric’s face.
BAM!!!
The deafening impact echoed across the battlefield.
Aldaric’s colossal bear-like body was blasted backward with terrifying force, as though struck by a charging mountain. His massive frame tore through the air for nearly two hundred meters before crashing into the ground.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The impact carved out another enormous crater, sending rocks, dirt, and shattered debris flying in every direction. Dust billowed hundreds of feet into the air, while cracks spread rapidly across the surrounding earth.
The sheer force of a single punch left Aldaric in disbelief.
Though Luke wasn’t surprised by his strength.
He had already tested and verified, that if he used his asteroid combined strength, then he could use Half-Golden Knight attacks freely.
Of course, strength, not aether.
While if he used 10 moons, then he would be able to use Early Golden Knight attacks, and for the planet he could use the middle of Early Golden Knight.
But if he used the whole cosmic system, then his strength power would reach the Peak of Early Golden Knight.
Nyx and Caelith watched everything with normal expressions. Then Caelith nodded, after seeing that Luke could concentrate on both systems somewhat.
"He still needs to practice to use more features of this system." She muttered with a normal voice, on which Nyx didn’t say anything, but got lost in his own thoughts.
Hearing no response from Nyx, Caelith shook her head and focused outside.
After feeling his strength, Luke, with a single push, crossed the distance between them and appeared in front of Aldaric.
And unleashed a flurry of punches on him.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The ground cracked beneath them with each punch, along with Aldaric’s bear body also going deeper into the ground.
BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!
The relentless barrage of punches continued.
One devastating blow after another crashed into Aldaric’s body without giving him the slightest chance to recover.
Minutes passed beneath the unending storm of fists.
Then...
Luke drew back his arm.
Gathering every ounce of force into a single strike, and unleashed one final, devastating punch.
BOOOOOOOM!!!
The impact was catastrophic.
The ground beneath Aldaric was utterly obliterated, collapsing into a gigantic crater as a visible ring of force erupted outward from the point of impact.
WHOOOOOSH!!
The shockwave swept across the battlefield like a violent hurricane.
Dust, shattered boulders, and the broken remains of trees that had survived the earlier destruction were all hurled away by the overwhelming blast.
At the same time, enormous spiderweb-like cracks raced across the earth in every direction, splitting the battlefield apart as though the land itself could no longer withstand the terrifying force behind Luke’s punch.
"Ugh..."
A low groan escaped Aldaric’s lips.
Blood trickled from his nose, staining his face.
Yet...
A grin slowly spread across his lips.
PTUI!
He spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground before lifting his head to look at Luke, his eyes filled with provocation.
"You’ve suppressed my strength..." he mocked with a cold laugh.
"But you couldn’t suppress my body’s defense."
He pounded his broad chest with one massive fist.
"It’s still at the level of a Peak Mid-Golden Knight."
His smile widened into a confident smirk.
"Your punches hurt..."
"...but they aren’t enough to bring me down."
With those words, Aldaric slowly pushed himself up using both hands.
His colossal body rose inch by inch, radiating an unyielding presence.
As he stood to his full height, the dust and shattered debris clinging to his massive frame slid off one after another, falling heavily onto the ground.
Thud... Thud...
Despite the punishment he had endured, he still stood tall like an unbreakable mountain.
Luke, however, didn’t retreat.
He remained exactly where he was.
His expression never changed.
His emotionless gaze stayed fixed on Aldaric from beginning to end, calmly following the giant bear’s every movement until the towering figure was once again standing before him.
Those azure eyes remained as tranquil as a frozen lake, revealing neither surprise nor concern—as though the outcome had already been decided in his mind.
Because of the earlier actions, he suddenly lost concentration, so that’s why he was listening to his bullshit, while trying to steady the rotation of the above celestial bodies.
"Haaa... much better." Aldaric muttered like earlier he didn’t get beaten, but got a massage instead.
Though the whole 50m ground area said different things, which was now filled with destroyed rocks and was uneven because of the earlier destruction.
With that, he looked straight at Luke’s eyes and said again with mockery. "I don’t know, how your punch carries Peak Early Golden Knight power, but if you are depending upon that. Then forget about this."
And the next instant, his fist glowed with volcanic light and his loud voice reached Luke’s ears.
"Volcanic Fist!"