At the start of the fight, Maximus and Zar charged toward each other, brandishing their fists.
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!"
Not waiting for Zar's reply, Maximus teleported beside him, instantly amplifying his strength a billion times, sending out a devastating attack.
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.
Crashing into the arena barrier, Zar stopped, slowly descending to the ground.
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.
"Not bad, you finally got serious!" Zar smiled, feeling the power of the attack.
"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.
The only problem was he could only attack three more times at such a magnitude.
Otherwise, his core of origin would be damaged.
"Hahaha, what's the problem? Scared?"
Laughing, Zar began to speed up the increase of his power.
Seeing he couldn't beat Zar in such a state, he could only wait until he reached a billion times amplification.
Waiting for his power to reach the peak, they came to a standstill.
The crowd watching them turn serious.
Although Zar was not doing anything, they felt his power rapidly increasing.
A million, ten million, a hundred million, a billion amplitude of power!
Reaching the peak, they felt a little breathless.
The power bordered the power of an absolute.
Fully expanding his power, even Maximus turned solemn.
"Now, are you ready?"
"4 minutes and 30 seconds... this will be hard."
Feeling the abundance of Zar's energy, Maximus estimated how long he would last.
Lasting such a timeframe, Zar would return to his normal state.
Smirking, Zar quickly attacked, returning Maximus' punch.
Turning on omniscient mode, consuming millions of strands of causality every second, the world suddenly slowed in Maximus' eyes.
Watching the fist, Maximus slightly tilted his body, wrapping Zar's excessive power and deflecting it away.
"Amazing, this can still be deflected?!"
Unlike a primal dark beast attack that could be dodged and deflected, An individual attack carries a being's Will that could lock one's origin.
Facing such an attack, much less deflecting, it was almost impossible to dodge.
Seeing Maximus' perfect deflection, they seemed to witness a miracle.
"Oh? As expected of you!"
Seeing Maximus deflect his attack, Zar felt more excited.
"Come on, if you make me retreat, I lose!"
Feeling his blood boil from the thrill, Maximus decided to be more hardheaded.
Isn't it just facing an enemy comparable to an absolute?
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.
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.
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.
"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.
Before his body collapsed, Zar uttered one last time.
[Winner, Maximus Shadowcrest!]
"Wow! Lord Maximus 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…"