Chapter 462: Now He's Truly Stunned
It wasn't that Zalama's judgment was completely wrong — in fact, there was some theoretical basis for his prediction.
At this moment, the energy Uchiha Dali had absorbed really was excessively vast, even for him.
So the swelling and transformation of his body was real, not an act to mislead Zalama.
And that swelling truly was caused by his body approaching its limit.
If he continued letting things go on like this, his body would eventually be unable to withstand the excess energy and explode.
The consequences needed no explanation.
Naturally, Uchiha Dali wasn't going to let that happen.
He was desperately saving himself.
He pushed the Transcendent Devouring and Refining Technique to the absolute limit.
All the energy he absorbed was converted at once into power he could freely control.
But even so, it was still too much.
And this was where Uchiha Dali's evolved, immortal and indestructible cells came into play.
On the brink of life and death, his cells began showing their true value.
These cells weren't just vessels for his life functions — they were also the source of his strength.
Every single somatic cell stored massive amounts of energy, each one a fully independent unit with limitless potential.
When needed, they could provide Uchiha Dali with an endless supply of power.
When not needed, they could reclaim excess energy and store it for later use.
Right now, they were rapidly reclaiming the overflowing, uncontrollable energy swelling inside him.
If these were ordinary cells, their capacity would be limited.
Even if the countless trillions throughout his body activated together, they could never fully absorb such an enormous amount of energy.
But divine, immortal cells had no such limitations.
Once fully activated, they began rapidly absorbing and preserving the excess energy filling Uchiha Dali's body.
Externally, this manifested as his massively swollen physique shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Dragon God Zalama, who had been certain of victory and full of smug confidence, watched Uchiha Dali's body suddenly return to normal.
His smile instantly froze.
Stunned, he stared as his opponent — who should've been on the verge of collapse — gradually stabilized.
And within moments, Zalama's expression twisted into fury again.
"Damn it!"
"What kind of joke is this!? How can this be…"
Unwilling to accept it, Zalama struck immediately.
He fired an energy cannon straight at Uchiha Dali.
This was no ordinary blast.
Zalama's power far surpassed that of a God of Destruction. Even typical Angels were inferior to him.
Naturally, this blast carried extraordinary might.
It was infused with the universe's strongest destructive rule.
Anything it touched would die.
It was an attack comparable to the Grand Zeno's power to erase a universe in an instant.
If he couldn't burst this brat with raw energy output, then he'd just destroy him outright.
Once Zalama committed, his eyes turned venomous.
At this moment, he looked less like a supreme deity and more like a street thug ready to fight to the death.
Uchiha Dali felt the killing intent radiating from Zalama.
His eyes instantly sharpened.
Facing a life-or-death threat, a shield naturally formed across his body.
This wasn't an ordinary shield — it carried the characteristic of absorbing any attack.
It was created through divine power, shaped by the Transcendent Devouring and Refining Technique, fused with the Divine Art: Sealing and Absorption Seal.
When Zalama's attack landed on the shield, the rippling waves made it clear the strike would fail to harm Uchiha Dali.
And that was exactly what happened.
The destructive energy ball, containing the power to annihilate anything, sank into the shield like a stone into a calm lake, vanishing without a trace.
Behind the shield, Uchiha Dali remained completely calm and unharmed.
Zalama's face contorted in shock again.
He hadn't expected Uchiha Dali to block his destructive force — let alone do it so effortlessly.
"Thank you for the gift, Lord Zalama."
Uchiha Dali even had the nerve to gloat.
The words were clearly meant to provoke, and Zalama's expression instantly darkened.
Yet he had no retort.
Because he had realized the truth.
His destructive force hadn't simply been blocked.
It had been absorbed.
"Damn it! What is going on…"
In truth, Zalama knew the answer.
He understood exactly what it meant for a high-ranking god to push their divinity to the limit.
Even he hadn't reached that stage.
So Uchiha Dali's performance was, technically speaking, perfectly reasonable.
It was just a reality Zalama refused — or simply could not — accept.
Uchiha Dali didn't care whether he accepted it or not.
He continued greedily absorbing Zalama's power.
With his divine cells steadily storing the excess energy, his aura stabilized rapidly.
His previously swollen and distorted body had fully recovered.
Now, his aura had grown more than twice as strong as Zalama's.
Zalama, meanwhile, had fallen completely behind.
At this point, escaping was barely possible.
Seeing his advantage vanish and a clear disadvantage forming, defeat was only a matter of time.
Realizing this, Zalama immediately tried to negotiate.
He attempted to talk his way out and end the battle.
"Young man, I truly underestimated you before. I didn't expect your potential to be this incredible!"
"Since neither of us can overcome the other, how about this — let's call it even. Let the Super Dragon serve as your attendant; I have no objection!"
"Let's stop here. What do you say?"
As he spoke, he again tried to pull back his energy.
But how could Uchiha Dali not see through that little scheme?
Seeing Zalama attempt a truce, Uchiha Dali remained calm and lightly teased him: "Lord Zalama, now you want peace?"
"When I suggested that earlier, you didn't have this attitude."
"Compared to this version of you, I actually preferred the arrogant one from the beginning."
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