At the start of the fight, Maximus and Zar charged toward each other, brandishing their fists.

    Bang!

    With strength at a million magnitude, the plane arena shook, sending shockwaves through the crowd.

    "Are you holding back?!" Zar asked with a frown.

    Zar couldn’t instantly amplify his strength like Maximus.

    Needing time to power up, his strength was only at a million times magnitude.

    With such strength, Maximus should have been able to kick his ass out.

    "I’m waiting for you," Maximus replied.

    "No need, I want a real battle, not this crap!"

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    Not waiting for Zar’s reply, Maximus teleported beside him, instantly amplifying his strength a billion times, sending out a devastating attack.

    Boom!

    Sensing the attack, Zar felt like he was hit by an absolute force, sending him to the end of the void.

    Fortunately, there were no out-of-bounds in the arena, only life and death.

    Thud~

    Crashing into the arena barrier, Zar stopped, slowly descending to the ground.

    "Not dead yet?"

    This time, not only was Maximus shocked, but the crowd and even the overlords felt like they were hallucinating.

    Maximus’ attack was that of a full-blown absolute force. Taking it squarely, even an overlord would be damaged.

    However, looking at Zar slowly standing up without much visible injury, they felt like they had seen a ghost.

    Cough~

    "Not bad, you finally got serious!" Zar smiled, feeling the power of the attack.

    "What are you—"

    "Hehe, this is a new discovery of mine."

    While in the elimination round, Zar seemed to have unlocked his physique.

    Besides giving him unlimited amplification of power, it could also amplify his defense.

    While the amplification of power took a while, the amplification of defense could be done in an instant!@@@@

    However, feeling the energy in his body reduced by a tenth, Zar felt heartbroken.

    Maximus and the overlords also noticed this and felt enlightened, thinking about Zar’s strength.

    "I see, so that’s how it is~."

    A protection mechanism to carry the weight of power.

    Although Zar’s usage was unskilled, it was enough to stump Maximus.

    His attack only managed to consume a tenth of Zar’s energy.

    To defeat him, he needed a dozen more consecutive attacks.

    I, Maximus, could face one without backing a single step.

    Feeling amused, Zar didn’t stop.

    Punching, kicking, doing his best to hit Maximus, Zar began to go full blast.

    Meanwhile, facing such a barrage of attacks, Maximus’ mind began to overclock.

    Taking in millions of strands of causality every second, even his ocean of knowledge began to bulge under the stress.

    Bang~

    Bang~

    Bang~

    With every crisp deflection, Zar became more and more excited.

    On the other hand, calculating all possibilities and using all origins of law to his advantage, Maximus felt his mind was about to explode.

    Fortunately, seeing his chance come by, he brandished his palm, amplified his power a billion times, and launched a counterattack.

    "Damn, you—"

    Boom!

    Surprised by the sudden counterattack, it was too late for Zar to prop up his defense.

    Flying and skipping across the ground like a rock on water, Zar’s consciousness began to fade.

    "Heh~ That’s all." Maximus smiled smugly.

    Feeling his mind begin to cloud, Maximus gritted his teeth.

    This time, it was not his core of origin that was damaged but his will and path of law.

    Taking in the stress of battle, he slowly walked toward the fallen Zar, wanting to check his condition.

    "Still alive?"

    "Y-You— Cough!"

    "What? Can you still stand up?" Maximus asked jokingly, though, in his heart, he felt solemn.

    If Zar could still stand up, his chances of winning would fall to freezing points.

    With his mind becoming blurry and doubled, another fight would mean seeking death.

    "Y-you won..."

    Before his body collapsed, Zar uttered one last time.

    [Winner, Maximus Shadowcrest!]

    "Wow! Lord Maximus won!"

    "Father won!"

    "Husband! You’re awesome!"

    Barely hearing the cheers of the crowd, Maximus could no longer hold on and collapsed.

    Fortunately, before his disgraceful appearance could be seen, the power of the Plane Arena wrapped him up, healing his body.

    Zar, who had also died, began to regenerate, looking unwilling to accept the result.

    "I lost... It seems that you, Maximus, are the strongest..."