"Damn it… that lunatic actually self-destructed!"
Half of Blood Butcher Superman's face was exposed bone, his expression filled with lingering fear.
"If I hadn't condensed all my remaining energy at the last second, he really would've taken me with him!"
The thought made his heart pound.
"That said… in the end, I still won."
A grin slowly spread across his face as the tension faded. That troublesome opponent was finally dealt with.
He turned his gaze toward Earth, as if the planet were already firmly within his grasp.
"And this Kryptonian body is simply perfect. As long as it's exposed to sunlight, it can recover rapidly."
Bathed in solar radiation, the wounds on his body began healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The energy inside him—nearly depleted moments ago—quickly began to replenish.
"As long as it's not a red giant star, I'm effectively immortal. Hahahaha!"
Just as Blood Butcher Superman was indulging in fantasies of conquering this living world, an unusual fluctuation suddenly appeared.
His expression changed instantly.
He spun around and stared at the source of the disturbance.
A figure slowly emerged from the void, as if rising from the surface of water.
It was Lucas.
His body was covered in horrifying wounds, some so deep that bone was clearly visible.
In the next instant, blazing flames engulfed him.
Within the fire, his injuries began healing at an astonishing rate.
Blood Butcher Superman's eyes widened in shock. He immediately unleashed what little energy he had just recovered, firing twin Rage Death Beams from his glowing crimson eyes.
Yet the beams—once unstoppable—were now blocked by the flames surrounding Lucas.
"What… what is this?" Blood Butcher Superman muttered in disbelief, halting his attack.
At this moment, Lucas had fully recovered within the Eternal Flame.
He opened his eyes.
They were still clear black and white, yet they carried an indescribable pressure that made even Blood Butcher Superman feel uneasy.
"Just as I expected."
The flames around Lucas gradually retracted, forming a thin energy membrane that wrapped around his tall, perfectly proportioned, powerful body.
"How… how can you recover so fast?!" Blood Butcher Superman stared in disbelief.
He recovered because he possessed a Kryptonian body—
but Lucas was supposed to be a human from Earth!
"Why should I tell you?" Lucas suddenly smiled.
Enraged, Blood Butcher Superman charged forward, his fist blazing with furious red fire as it slammed toward Lucas.
But in the very next moment, his expression changed drastically.
His fist stopped just centimeters from Lucas's face.
No matter how much strength he exerted, he could not push it forward even an inch.
"Your punch," Lucas said calmly,
"why does it feel so weak now?"
His voice resonated through subtle spatial vibrations, reaching Blood Butcher Superman's ears.
Driven mad with fury, Blood Butcher Superman threw more than a hundred punches in mere seconds—
Yet it was like an ordinary man punching solid steel.
He couldn't touch Lucas—not even a single strand of hair.
Shocked, Blood Butcher Superman retreated dozens of meters in an instant.
"No… there is no race in the universe that can self-destruct and come back even stronger!" he shouted in disbelief.
"Now there is," Lucas replied with a grin.
"Remember this—I am a Saiyan."
"And a Super Saiyan."
The moment those words fell, Lucas let out a thunderous roar.
A terrifying wave of energy exploded outward.
The mist-like aura around him transformed into violent, jet-like streams.
As the energy surged, arcs of lightning began crackling through his aura.
Blood Butcher Superman felt a vast, overwhelming pressure crash toward him like a tidal wave.
That roar—laden with boundless power—echoed through the silent vacuum of space.
And somehow, at that very instant, everyone on Earth heard it.
"So… it succeeded."
At Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One, who had been meditating while observing the dimensions, sensed the aura.
She opened her eyes and looked in Lucas's direction, a knowing smile forming on her face.
"Grow stronger. A new era is about to begin."
Far away, Kara, who was rescuing disaster victims, also sensed that familiar aura.
The anxiety weighing on her heart finally melted away.
As Lucas's energy continued to rise, multiple gazes from beyond the Solar System turned toward this region.
"A guardian has been born?"
"This is the first time I've felt such an aura."
"Interesting."
"I should visit that star system someday."
"…Best not to provoke him."
Countless thoughts and messages echoed from distant corners of the universe, all focused on the Solar System—and on Lucas.
Lightning now filled Lucas's aura, while streaks of golden energy gradually emerged, blending into the raging ki.
As the S Cells within his body erupted, his pupils slowly shifted from black to pale gold.
In the end, his eyes became a brilliant blue-green.
His hair stood on end, flickering between black and dazzling gold before finally stabilizing.
Blood Butcher Superman had already been blasted hundreds of meters away by the sheer pressure of Lucas's aura.
His pupils trembled violently.
Fear.
For the first time, the ring spirit felt fear.
"What kind of monster… did I provoke?"
Boom!
All of Lucas's energy fully transformed into radiant gold.
A massive golden pillar of light erupted, enveloping his entire body.
Moments later, the pillar shattered into countless golden motes, which drifted down and fused back into him.
Golden, upright hair gleamed brilliantly.
Beneath sharp golden brows, blue-gold eyes locked onto Blood Butcher Superman.
"I should thank you," Lucas said calmly.
"Otherwise, taking this step might have taken a bit longer."
In a flash, he appeared before Blood Butcher Superman—nearly a thousand meters away just moments ago.
Although Lucas had long known that becoming a Super Saiyan required sufficient and powerful S Cells, he had still harbored doubts.
After all, he didn't know what kind of Saiyan he truly was.
But after that self-destruction, the Saiyan trait of explosive growth after near-death had fully manifested.
Repaired by the Eternal Flame, his power had surged more than severalfold.
Now, he could clearly feel the barrier to Super Saiyan within his body—
so fragile that he could tear it apart at will.
Lucas extended his hand toward Blood Butcher Superman.
Terrified, the latter tried to flee—
But that seemingly slow hand distorted space itself and clamped around his throat.
Before Blood Butcher Superman could even speak, Lucas twisted his shoulder and hurled him away.
In an instant, Blood Butcher Superman turned into a streak of red light, shooting off into the void.
Accelerating endlessly, he was soon moving faster than a comet.
With spatial energy activated, the two began warping through space mid-flight.
In just over ten minutes—
They arrived above Mars.
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