Under Maximus' provocation, the Apex Dark Beast no longer waited for a counterattack but directly swooped at Maximus.
Suppressing his strength to match that of his family, Maximus dodged the Dark Beast's attack by a hair's breadth.
Looking at the Dark Beast before his eyes, Maximus' fist came flashing in.
Even while suppressed, using one hundred percent of his strength at a single point, the Dark Beast was still sent flying.
As if it hadn't received any damage, the Dark Beast only roared in anger.
"Oh? It seems my attack is too weak," Maximus scratched his head.
He had been bragging earlier that with the current strength of his children, they should be able to kill an Apex Dark Beast as long as they became an ultimate master of combat.
Now, it seemed he was too careless.
These Apex Dark Beasts were far stronger than a normal master of the Ocean of Law.
Their thick skin was even more insane.
A concentrated attack with the magnitude of trillions of power barely damaged it at all.
"Father, you can do it!"
"Grandfather is strong!"
Hearing his family cheering from behind, Maximus could only smile wryly.
It seemed he would have to put in some effort this time.
Looking at the manic Dark Beast swooping at him, Maximus' expression turned serious.
"This will be a long dance."
Dodging the attack, Maximus went in with another blow.
However, like before, there wasn't the slightest damage.
Looking at the weaker Dark Beasts staying away from the battlefield and supporting the Apex Dark Beast from behind, Maximus became enlightened.
"This Dark Beast is intelligent."
Although not fully conscious, with its own thoughts and will, the Dark Beast before him was capable of thinking.
Using the weaker Dark Beasts as mobile booster packs, it could receive attacks without any harm.
Understanding its strategy, Maximus began to move.
Luring the Dark Beast, he dodged one attack after another while killing the weaker Dark Beasts one by one.
As if noticing his actions, the Apex Dark Beast became even more manic, attacking him without any regard for itself.
"Want to exchange blows? Keep dreaming."
With an Ultimate combat mastery, if Maximus didn't want to be hit, no opponent could touch him.
As a mark of invincibility, unless an opponent suppressed him significantly, they couldn't do anything to him.
Soon, a few hours later, after wiping out tens of thousands of its lackeys, Maximus noticed his attacks began to take effect.
Now that he could damage his opponent, it was only a matter of time before he finished it off.
Hitting the same spot repeatedly without pause, the injuries on the Dark Beast grew bigger and bigger.
As it slowed down due to its injuries, Maximus only got faster and faster.
No matter how it tried to react, it simply couldn't hit Maximus.
Like a mirage, it could only watch as it was slowly killed, unable to do anything.
If it were conscious, it would have fled long ago, unwilling to fight such a hopeless battle.
However, despite its intelligence, it was engraved with the instincts of destruction and killing. Even knowing it was destined for death, it could only continue attacking until the one before it was destroyed.
Soon, after a few months of relentless assault, the Apex Dark Beast died unjustly.
"Huh~ Too hard." Maximus exhaled as if finishing a long workout.
Collecting the Dark Beast's body, Maximus returned to the Shadow Void Ship.
Shouting, they looked at Maximus in disbelief.
Watching the long battle, it seemed as if Maximus was merely attacking a mindless stake.
However, remembering the speed of the Apex Dark Beast, if they were to face the same opponent, landing a hit would have been doubtful, let alone dodging its attacks.
"How is it? I told you an Ultimate Combat Mastery was enough."
In that battle, Maximus didn't cheat.
He didn't even use omniscient mode or his unlimited origin energy.
Using only the bare minimum of his strength and abilities, he showed them that, with enough skill, they could defeat anyone.
Seeing their admiring looks, it seemed his demonstration worked well.
"Don't just stand there in a daze. In the coming period of time, I'll train you to do the same."
Ultimate Combat Mastery was not unachievable.
As long as one had enough combat experience and a solid foundation, it could be achieved.
Reaching pseudo-ultimate Combat Mastery from before, it was only a matter of gaining a little enlightenment to break through.
Inspired by Maximus' display, they hurriedly geared up, eager to hone their skills.
Meanwhile, while the Shadowcrest family was on their journey to becoming Ultimate Masters of Combat.
After tens of thousands of years of investigation, the overlords at the edge of the Aeon Plane still hadn't found the root of the problem.
Having felt a simultaneous ominous premonition, they couldn't dismiss it as a mere illusion.
"The scattering array is still stable. The Dark Beasts outside the Aeon Plane are also behaving as usual," Frir muttered with a frown.
No matter how he looked, everything seemed alright.
"Perhaps the problem lies inside the Aeon Plane?" Ascelon guessed.
"What problem could it be? Even if they united and struggled, it wouldn't surpass the danger of the Dark Disaster," Elvian replied sarcastically.
It wasn't that he underestimated them, but they were insignificant compared to the Dark Disaster.
"What about Maximus?" Nyx murmured.
"Hmm? No, it's still too early."
Although they knew that given Maximus' status, talent, and importance to the war, he would rise sooner or later, it was still too soon.
He wasn't even in the Tier 11 Realm yet—how could he threaten them?
Leaving that thought aside, the only thing that could truly threaten them now was the Dark Disaster.
"Forget it. Since we can't find the problem, we'll just wait for it to happen."
"We'll block the wave when the storm comes..."