Mark's roar was like the first thunderclap that split heaven and earth, not propagating through the air, but directly striking Shub-Niggurath's massive and bloated true form as gravitational waves and spatial tremors!
"Boom—!!!!"
A colossal sound, muffled to the extreme yet capable of subtly shifting the orbits of all planets in the entire Solar System, suddenly erupted.
Shub-Niggurath's gigantic avatar, composed of countless rotting flesh, wriggling organs, and twisted thorns, was violently thrown backward by the impact of this sound wave, imbued with ultimate fury.
Large clumps of foul, extremely putrid purplish-black pus burst from its body, and for the first time, a hint of genuine astonishment appeared in its myriad empty and crazed eyes!
It hadn't expected that the power of this variable would increase further, catalyzed by his rage.
Moreover, the scorching, vibrant, and existence-affirming power contained in his attack made it feel extremely uncomfortable and disgusted!
"Roar!!!"
Shub-Niggurath responded with an inhuman shriek, a cacophony of the painful wails of billions of species.
Its massive body suddenly tilted forward, and countless thorn-like tentacles, as huge as mountains and dripping with corrupted viscous fluid, along with many more organs resembling rotting uteruses and twisted birth canals, suddenly opened.
They spewed forth a sky-covering torrent of withered spores and flesh curses, enough to instantly collapse planetary ecosystems.
This was no longer an attack targeting an individual, but a localized extinction strike capable of annihilating stars!
There was no hint of retreat in Mark's crimson-gold pupils, only an icy, condensed killing intent!
He was no longer a man, but a humanoid star burning with the flames of vengeance!
He neither dodged nor retreated, pulling his fists to his waist, and the vast, starlike power throughout his body compressed and condensed with unprecedented efficiency.
His body even emitted billions of tiny golden electrical discharges as it struggled to contain this power, and the surrounding space's temperature rapidly soared, as if a star were being born within him.
"Get out of my Solar System!!!"
He unleashed both fists, not as simple physical impacts, but as the source of power compressed to its limit, mixed with his endless energy absorption from the star.
The energy transformed into two golden torrents, pure to the extreme, scorching to the extreme, and as thick as a star ring, forcefully colliding with the destructive torrent of spores and curses!
Boom!!!
An indescribable collision occurred.
At that moment, all living beings on Earth, whether hiding humans or mutated monsters, temporarily lost their hearing, left only with a violent tremor at the soul level.
Venus's atmosphere was instantly stripped away by more than half due to the terrifying shockwave, Mars's surface was re-plowed by an invisible giant plow, and even Jupiter, hundreds of millions of kilometers away, had its Great Red Spot seemingly stirred by an invisible giant hand, becoming even more turbulent and violent.
Light!
Extreme light swallowed everything!
The golden power of the sun and the purplish-black torrent of decay furiously annihilated, counteracted, and exploded against each other, an energy storm sweeping through the entire Earth-Moon orbital space, instantly vaporizing countless artificial satellites and space station debris.
The Moon's surface was illuminated as if it were daytime, its craters clearly visible, and the side facing Earth even showed noticeable, subtle deformation caused by the immense energy impact!
A stalemate, a brief stalemate!
But this was the Solar System!
This was Mark's home turf!
Mark could clearly feel that the colossal star, through some mysterious connection transcending physical distance, was continuously pouring endless light and heat into his body, spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers.
His power seemed limitless, growing stronger with each passing moment; the two golden torrents not only didn't wane but became even thicker and more scorching.
In contrast, Shub-Niggurath's power, though originating from the cosmic laws of decay and immense, was like a rootless duckweed here.
It needed to consume its own essence to sustain such a large-scale attack. With one side gaining and the other losing, the destructive torrent of spore curses began to be steadily and step by step pushed back by the golden solar torrent!
"How is this possible?!"
Shub-Niggurath's consciousness was filled with unbelievable shock; it was one of the most ancient rulers.
Its power was enough to wither galaxies, yet it was being suppressed in a head-on energy clash by a nascent New God born just a mere decade or so ago?!
"Roar!!!"
It let out an even more furious shriek, abruptly halting the energy consumption, and its massive body instantly shifted sideways with an eerie speed completely unsuited to its size, dodging the main force of the golden torrent that was pushing back.
At the same time, the countless birth canal-like organs on its body suddenly contracted. The next moment, what it spewed forth was no longer energy, but countless twisted, howling entities of the Old Ones, composed of pure malice and the laws of decay!
They swarmed towards Mark like locusts, attempting to interfere and devour!
Mark snorted, not even bothering with these cannon fodder. With a thought, the golden flames burning around him suddenly surged.
"Hiss—!!!"
Those Old Ones who dared to approach within ten thousand meters of him were like moths flying into a true sun, instantly vaporized, purified, leaving not even a speck of residue.
And Mark once again locked onto Shub-Niggurath!
He took a step, and the space beneath his feet seemed to compress, instantly traversing millions of kilometers, appearing above and to the side of the Old One.
A simple, brutal, downward kick, imbued with the power to shatter stars, ruthlessly descended like the blade of divine punishment!
Shub-Niggurath hastily condensed countless thorn tentacles, weaving them into a massive shield flowing with foul runes to block.
"Crack—Bang!!!"
The thorn shield, capable of withstanding a fleet's concentrated fire, lasted only half a second before exploding into fragments before Mark's leg-blade.
Countless broken tentacles splattered like a rainstorm, each segment containing enough potent poison to contaminate an ocean!
Mark's leg-blade continued its momentum, fiercely grazing Shub-Niggurath's body, tearing off a large swath of rotten flesh and shattered organs.
Dark red blood, emanating extreme malevolence, cascaded like a waterfall into space. This blood seemed alive, attempting to corrode everything it touched, even causing a small patch of space to undergo a bizarre mold-like decay.
"Pain!!!"
Shub-Niggurath let out a piercing cry of agony.
It was completely insane!
Two cosmic-level entities completely abandoned long-range bombardment and entered the most primitive, most brutal, and most perilous close-quarters combat!
Mark's figure transformed into a golden lightning bolt, frantically attacking Shub-Niggurath's massive body.
Every punch and kick of his was heavy enough to shatter asteroids, and his speed was so fast that it exceeded the capture limits of most sensors.
And Shub-Niggurath's counterattacks were equally terrifying and bizarre!
Its tentacles could tear space, its dripping pus could corrupt laws, the constantly opening and closing organs could spew strange rays that disintegrated energy structures, and it could even directly summon black blades made of solidified concepts of death from the void!
Their battlefield rapidly expanded, from the Earth-Moon orbit deep into the Solar System.
The aftershock of a heavy punch completely obliterated a passing asteroid belt, hundreds of kilometers in diameter!
A collision during a dodge created a massive, temporarily irreparable gap in Saturn's beautiful rings!
With a full-power kick, Mark even sent Shub-Niggurath flying backward, crashing through several of Jupiter's moons before finally stopping.
The shattered moon fragments shot in all directions like bullets, creating continuous ripples on Jupiter's thick atmosphere.
This was a true divine war!
It was a clash between fundamental cosmic laws!
Mark grew stronger with each fight; the sun's energy was endless, and his attacks became increasingly violent and precise.
He endured Shub-Niggurath's corrosive erosion, occasionally suffering wounds that bled, but the wounds healed almost instantly under solar radiation.
Shub-Niggurath, however, grew more alarmed and weaker with each strike; its wounds multiplied, and its recovery speed was far outpaced by the rate of destruction.
Mark's power seemed to naturally counteract it; every attack not only caused physical damage but also purified and annihilated its decaying essence!
"Pfft!"
Mark's cunning, heavy punch finally penetrated layers of defense, slamming hard into one of Shub-Niggurath's massive, constantly dripping black liquid core eyes.
"Aow—!!!"
Shub-Niggurath let out a heart-wrenching shriek; that eye instantly burst, black liquid splattering, bringing pain far exceeding anything before.
It was scared!
It truly felt the threat of death!
This variable, in this damned star system, was simply an immortal monster!
Escape! It must escape!
It suddenly erupted with a burst of primordial power, forcefully shaking Mark off, then turned to tear open space and flee.
"Trying to escape?! Too late!"
How could Mark give it this chance? He had paid the price of Earth's destruction and his loved ones' unknown fates; how could he allow it to leave so easily?
He suddenly reached forward with both hands, not grasping at matter, but at space itself!
He roared, power surging through his entire body, veins bulging on his forehead, and he forcefully locked and solidified the space around Shub-Niggurath.
Shub-Niggurath's attempt to tear space was like hitting an invisible yet incredibly tough wall.
"No—!!!"
Its consciousness was filled with desperate screams!
Mark's figure reappeared before it as if teleporting, his crimson-gold pupils now holding only cold, all-ending killing intent.
"This punch, for Earth!"
He condensed all his power, and all his anger and sorrow for the civilizations destroyed by the Old Ones, into his right fist.
The light from that fist even briefly outshone the distant sun!
Then, he unleashed a punch!
Time, it seemed, stood still at this moment.
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