Primordial Soul's Rebirth

*BAAM!*

*BOOM!*

*BASH!*

*BAAAMM!*

Shockwave after shockwave was released and punches after punch were rained down.

Both Alex and Theron kept punching each other, not minding the cracks spreading across the floor.

Theron was larger, and Alex was the smaller one, but Alex was using his earth and fire elemental mastery to make up for those.

One of his fists was covered with the pyre of adjudication, burning fiercely over the surface of Verathian, making every strike hotter and stronger, while the other was covered with destruction energy, chipping away the flames covering Theron's body with every strike.

His feet were covered with rock and metal, gripping the ground whenever a punch was to land on his face or his body.

Theron, on the other hand, didn't need all that, as he had the body weight and stats advantage.

He just kept punching and clawing Alex; unfortunately for him though, Alex had instant healing, making his body heal the moment it was cut by his claws.

Theron's body, however, had many bleeding claw marks over his body, and from the looks of it, although they were healing, it wasn't that fast.

By the time the old wound gets healed, a new one appears, but on Theron's face, there is a permanent grin.

It had been seconds since round two started, and until now, all they did was punch each other with fists coated with their abilities.

Their punches were relentless, yet both of them had a wide grin on their faces.

"Your punches—!"

*BAAM!*

Theron roared in a mocking tone, only to be punched in the face, but with a shake of his head, he continued.

"—don't even hurt!"

*BOOM!*

He delivered a punch straight to Alex's face as if wanting to show what the real punch meant.

"Hahaha, I could say the same!"

Alex yelled back, tilting his head a bit, dodging the punch that was trying to interrupt his word, only to have his face bashed by another flamming fist.

*BASH!*

*SPLURT!*

Unlike Theron, who had bruises and cuts on his face and body, Alex was getting seriously injured, so the moment Theron's fist connected to his face, blood would splatter.

The ground behind Alex was already stained with golden-colored blood.

"SAYS THE ONE ALMOST DIYING BY MY PUNCHES!"

Theron, however, shot back.

He wasn't angry or frustrated anymore; he had cooled down the moment Alex's fist coated with destruction energy had sent him sliding meters away.

After that, all he did was fight without holding back, and in just a second—which was enough for them to exchange 100s of punches—he was already enjoying the fight.

"Hah! Just because you aren't bleeding, you think you are winning?!"

Alex wasn't the one to take anything lying down, at least not the Alex with his celestial incubus bloodline activated, so with a devilish grin, he questioned, not stopping his fists.

"YES!"

Theron roared back in reply, not a bit ashamed about the fact that he was happy about this when his opponent was Alex—a guy who was supposed to be weaker than him.

He had already started regarding Alex as an equal.

Ann, Alice, Luna, and Noctura, on the other hand, just stared at the scene with awe and worry.

They could hear everything, even though all they saw was Alex and Theron standing on their spot, shifting a bit every second; their hands weren't even visible to these guys.

But they could feel the ground trembling continuously, and even though Azaroth had kept them covered from the shockwave, they could still feel it, or more like they could see the shockwaves.

It was not just them, though; there was one more person who was rooted in her spot—Selina.

She couldn't believe the scene in front of her.

'Wasn't he just a legendary ranker?'

That was all she could question herself.

But just then, her gaze froze, and not just her; even Morven, the emotionless demon general, froze.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

One couldn't blame them though...

*RIP*

Alex's shirt, which had been bearing the slashes from Theron's claws for a while, finally gave out, being torn apart by a punch, revealing Alex's ripped muscles and six-pack abs, causing Valerius to almost let out a whistle.

But just then, one of Alex's punches, although connected with Theron's abdomen, didn't really touch the guy, causing him to frown in confusion as he tightened his muscles.

It was at that moment that Azaroth and Selina both had their eyes widened as they saw Alex's fists, which seemed to have pierced through Theron's stomach, appear right next to Theron's head.

'Portal creation?!'

One of the most complex magics related to space—portal creation was what Alex did.

They were shocked not because they saw Alex using this skill; they were shocked because none of them ever taught Alex how to do that.

Azaroth didn't even use this ability in front of Alex, as he never had any use for it; if he had done it, then it could be said that Alex got an idea from there, but this was created by Alex, and no one taught it to him.

He just had this idea of how good it would be if he could do it, and with some effort, he did it.

There was a light gray-colored ring surrounding his hand, which was punching Theron, swallowing Alex's punch, only to make it appear next to the Lion Emperor's head.

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Theron, however, had sensed the change, so with his eyes wide open, he hurriedly tried to dodge the attack, only to have the claws in the arm slash his neck.

*Slash*

*Splatter*

"..."

A sound of flesh being torn apart by sharp claws was heard along with the sound of blood splurting out, causing the air to freeze for a second, only for Alex's sneer to be heard.

"Now you're bleeding as well!"

With those words, he punched the guy's face, causing Theron to clench his teeth, ready for the impact, but the pain he expected didn't come, instead...

*Slash*

The sound of flesh being pierced was heard as Alex's fist, which was supposed to land on Theron's face, had turned into a fierce slash, tearing the flesh on Theron's back.

"Ghhh!"

Theron, who was finally feeling pain, gritted his teeth, but the barrages of punches didn't stop.

One after another, Alex kept punching, causing Theron to step back, trying to defend himself, as he didn't have an instant heal to get himself instantly healed.

The fight, which had been at a stalemate for some seconds, suddenly shifted in Alex's favor, and things only turned worse as Alex's destruction energy started to eat away Theron's fire.

But it was then that things turned more serious. Alex's fist, which was covered in maroon-colored flames, suddenly changed, now covered with a whirling mass of purple energy—demonic energy.

The demons, especially Selina, tensed the moment they sensed the purity of the demonic energy, sending shivers down their spines.

Even Theron felt uneasy looking at it, and after a while, he realized why he felt like that...

*Woosh—Skclch*

"ARGHHHHH!"

He roared in pain as he felt the demonic energy entering his veins; he hurriedly pushed his mana into his veins, forcefully pushing the demonic energy out of his body, but the purity of the energy was too high.

The demonic energy with higher purity was harder to get off, and that was what was happening to Theron, as he had to expend a noticeable amount of mana to push it out, but was Alex just going to let him continue on like that?

*Swoosh—Slash*

He punched the guy again, causing his eyes to widen, but with his mana focusing on the demon energy, he couldn't do anything other than take the hit, only to find himself being assaulted by another wave of demon energy.

In just a while, under Alex's relentless strikes, sending more and more demonic energy into Theron's body, the Lion Emperor could do nothing but lie on the ground with a defeated expression, trying to stop the demonic energy coursing through his body and to not let it reach his vital organs.

What he didn't know was that Alex wasn't trying to eat him away from the inside, or he would've been writhing in pain, pleading for Alex to let him go.

"Do you admit defeat?"

Alex's shadow loomed over him, a grin still present on his face as he questioned the lion emperor, who just sighed.

"...yes."

His voice was weak as he was just trying to keep himself awake after almost expending all of his mana.

"That was quick."

Alex spoke, contempt clear in his voice, not caring about Theron's emotions, causing the guy's face to contort a bit, but then he just shook his head.

"I won't lose next time."

Theron muttered in a low voice.

"Next time?"

Alex, however, slowly losing his demonic features, questioned the guy again.

"One can challenge every year for the older brother's position, and I will do it again, bother..."

Those were Theron's final words before he went unconscious, his mana still moving around in his body, protecting him from the demonic energy, but Alex just shook his head with a smile.

"Yeah, sure."

He muttered and made a grabbing gesture, pulling the demonic energy out of the guy's body, but before he could turn around, he heard a loud, happy, and excited voice, causing him to smile.

"ALEX!!!"

Of course, it was Alice and she was being followed by Luna, Ann, and Noctura.

With that, the day ended, and Alex came out as a victor in the fight.