System Notification: Evolution of Mental Condition Detected) (SKILL UPGRADE OCCURRING)
"Humiliation to the Weak" → "BLESSING TO THE WEAK"
Steve's roar of rage split the heavens. His gaze was locked onto Pulchra's killer.
"I... I WILL MAKE YOU REGRET THIS!!!" Steve roared, his voice booming with the combined absolute power of Light and Darkness.
BOOMMM!!! Steve lunged, his fist slamming squarely into the creature's jaw with a strength never before seen in the universe.
The impact was so brutal that it created a shockwave, instantly leveling the mountain ranges behind them.
The dark entity's body was sent hurtling away, plunging through mountain after mountain, across vast oceans, thousands of kilometers away from the TGH headquarters.
But Steve's emotions were at their peak.
He did not give his enemy a moment to breathe. Steve sped forward, chasing the shadow of the creature that hung stunned in the air, shocked by Steve's sudden and drastic increase in power.
The entity shook its head, trying to focus amidst its inner collapse.
(No... that sacrifice doesn't matter! My goal remains the same! I must kill No Name!) the creature's mind screamed, forcing its body back into balance in the mid-air.
Steve arrived again, swinging his glowing fist.
This time, the creature managed to evade the strike with agile Wing Chun movements.
Taking advantage of a gap in Steve's defense, it launched a brutal uppercut right to Steve's chin.
DUAK! The strike was incredibly hard, but... Steve didn't budge. Not even an inch.
The aura of white light on Steve's body shine brilliantly, absorbing the entire impact of the physical blow like a sponge soaking up water.
In the next second, the Pure Darkness aura on Steve's body activated, obliterating the remnants of the negative energy from the creature's punch until not a trace remained.
The creature hissed in frustration. Wonder began to creep into its mind.
It immediately created a circle of ancient symbols in the air and unleashed a high-level annihilation laser directly at Steve's chest.
DUAR!! The energy explosion blasted Steve far back, crashing into the seawater and creating a giant tsunami.
But Steve did not give up. The pillar of light-darkness on his body pierced through the explosion, and he sped forward once more, breaking through the opponent's defense.
In a split second, Steve was in front of the creature.
A lethal kick was driven straight into the creature's shoulder.
CRAAK! The creature was sent hurtling again, plunging down to hit the earth's surface on the other side of the world.
"What is this?! Why... why is my body being neutralized by his power?!" the creature exclaimed in shock, staring at the wounds on its body that were struggling to heal.
Steve advanced again with a cold, lethal gaze. However, the entity was not ready to lose either.
It lunged toward Steve, launching a barrage of brutal Boxing and Muay Thai combinations.
Steve withstood all the attacks, using his light aura as an absolute shield and his dark aura to erode the enemy's defense.
Seeing an opening, Steve struck the creature with a fist coated in Yin Yang energy.
The creature managed to parry it with great difficulty using both hands, but Steve did not stop there.
Steve moved his hands quickly, forming a complex Kanji symbol in the air.
Right beneath their feet, a circular symbol of Darkness and Light formed from pure energy, locking both of their movements.
Steve looked at the creature with the coldest gaze he had ever possessed. "Rest... you weak creature!"
Steve took a breath, uniting all his emotions, the pain of loss, and his combined strength into a single central point.
"Between night and day... there is darkness and light,"
Steve hissed. His voice echoed, enveloping the entire universe which was now vibrating violently. "
All of that... exists within every living being."
Steve splayed both hands toward the creature.
A dense pillar of Darkness and Light energy exploded from the Yin Yang symbol beneath their feet.
" YIN YANG ATTACK... AERGHHHH!!!"
BOOMMM!!! Steve unleashed a massive explosion of energy mixed with the two strongest elements directly at the creature.
Blinding light and absolute darkness swallowed the entity's body completely, making the creature writhe within the energy vortex...
but its screams were not from physical pain, but because its soul was being forced to rest...