Chapter 135: Evolution Complete
One month later.
Chang Wei was currently adapting to his body after another evolution from the Divine Light Virus.
"The genes of the Boros race… and the Meteoric Burst ability. I wonder how it compares to Blast's teammates."
Among Blast's team, there was a member of the same race as Boros. Their strength was unknown, but considering Boros claimed to be one of the strongest among his kind, they were likely formidable.
After this latest evolution, Chang Wei began entertaining the idea of fighting Saitama.
"Not yet. Saitama has broken his limiter, and his growth rate is ridiculous. Even if I catch up to his current combat power, in a prolonged battle, he'll just surpass me again…"
He shook his head.
The Murata remake may have introduced that absurd scene where God Garou injured Saitama, but it still highlighted just how terrifying Saitama's lack of a limiter was.
Wasn't this basically Doomsday and Broly?
Or maybe even worse—so long as you couldn't kill Saitama in a single strike, he would just grow exponentially stronger!
Broly's growth speed was insane. At first, he was weaker than base Vegeta and Goku, but within minutes, he overpowered them, forcing them into Super Saiyan. After being overwhelmed for a few more minutes, he caught up to and even surpassed Super Saiyan.
By the end, he was dominating Super Saiyan God Red, and when facing the fused Gogeta, it didn't take long before he caught up again. Super Saiyan Gogeta couldn't suppress Broly for long, and it wasn't until he transformed into Super Saiyan God Blue that he finally overpowered him.
Saitama likely had a similar growth speed.
God Garou also grew stronger through evolution, but he advanced step by step. Even though his growth was terrifying, it was still nowhere near Saitama's level.
"I'm really jealous. If I could acquire that trait…"
Chang Wei looked at his own body.
He, too, had a limiter. The Divine Light Virus had one as well. His inability to evolve further was his own limiter. If he could break it, he would never have to worry about being outmatched again.
"Forget it. I should just focus on getting stronger. At the very least, I need to surpass God Garou first—only then will I have a real chance at fighting Saitama and maybe even acquiring his traits."
He hoped to encounter the Garou from the remake rather than the original. That version had far too many abilities that he coveted.
The "Gamma Ray Burst" skill alone was enough to confirm that Garou had reached a cosmic level of power.
In reality, a "Gamma Ray Burst" is the most powerful known explosion in the universe. Theoretically, it occurs when a massive star collapses or when two dense stellar bodies merge.
In just a few seconds, it releases as much energy as hundreds of suns do over their entire lifetimes. Any matter directly hit by it would be reduced to fundamental particles.
Because the one taking the hit was Saitama, Chang Wei couldn't accurately gauge its power.
The world hadn't been destroyed, and since Chang Wei could reconstruct it, as long as it didn't turn into a molten wasteland, fixing it was actually quite easy.
With molecule-level telekinesis, he could manipulate and reshape microscopic particles, reconstructing the continents. He even used his immense telekinetic force to stabilize Earth's trajectory, forcibly pulling it back into its original orbit like a cosmic tether.
He no longer knew how strong he had become—if he could accomplish something this absurd, then what were his limits?
However, the changes in gravitational forces still impacted Earth's environment. At the very least, it was impossible to restore things to a perfect, identical state.
Because of the livestream footage (Chang Wei could record anything he saw as video), everyone knew he had saved the world.
As a result, the Hero League had completely overshadowed the Hero Association—though they had already surpassed them before this.
Now, with Chang Wei as the strongest hero, the Hero Association had effectively been consigned to history's trash heap.
Fortunately, while the Monster Association had been affected by the global upheaval, only a few insignificant monsters had died. Otherwise, Chang Wei would've had to consider recreating an identical Monster Association just to maintain the proper pressure for Garou.
But was the Monster Association really a source of pressure for Garou, or was it simply a stepping stone for his evolution?
To maintain variables, Chang Wei was extremely meticulous. For instance, he had used molecule-level telekinesis to reconstruct Z-City in its entirety. As for the Monster Association, they weren't included in that—though that was a minor issue…
After all, with telekinetic power strong enough to manipulate the solar system, mind control was trivial. The Monster Association obediently settled into the Z-City he had rebuilt.
He also hadn't let Black Sperm slip away.
Its reproduction and fusion abilities seemed highly valuable. If he could produce and merge billions of clones of himself, could he finally land a decisive blow on Saitama?
However, after absorbing Black Sperm, he realized that, in theory, this was impossible.
Black Sperm's division required an enormous amount of protein. While Chang Wei could substitute energy for protein, making the process more efficient, there was still a major issue—
For each split, an exact copy of himself at full power had to be created.
Just how much energy would that take?
"My replication speed isn't as fast as Black Sperm's, and I can't produce as many clones. Black Sperm's strength stays constant, but my power keeps increasing. That means even if I replicate, fusion might not make me as strong as I imagined…"
The consciousness crystal he obtained wasn't nearly as effective as Black Sperm's natural ability.
He also absorbed Evil Natural Water, acquiring its ability to turn its core into liquid. Though not particularly useful, it was still better than nothing—his future enemies would only get stronger, and even turning his cells into gas wouldn't guarantee survival.
Most importantly, he had acquired the Meteoric Burst ability.
And he realized—his speed was even greater than Boros's.
Boros had a movement or propulsion speed of 100,000 kilometers per second. Chang Wei, however, could reach 200,000 kilometers per second!
The difference between this and the speed of light—300,000 kilometers per second—seemed like only 100,000 kilometers, but at this level, even a single kilometer was an astronomical gap.
With such extreme mobility, martial arts were almost unnecessary. Every punch and kick carried world-shattering power.
Unless the opponent had a special ability to counter him.
"Next up… I need to find Terrible Tornado. Let's see if her genes can make my telekinesis even stronger."
Having adapted to his new body, Chang Wei was ready to take his next step.
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