Chapter 164: Cosmic Mode Acquired!
The Meteoric Burst had already been optimized by the scientists within Chang Wei's body, but it could only reach a speed of a little over 100,000 kilometers per second.
However, with a Supernova Burst, Chang Wei's speed was propelled to a terrifying limit—
Surpassing 200,000 kilometers per second!
At such speeds, even with Chang Wei's near-immortal, indestructible, and unbreakable body, it was difficult to withstand the strain!
Cosmic Garou's heart tightened. Through his ability to sense all energy in the universe, he could clearly feel that Chang Wei's very cells were glowing, unleashing an astronomical level of terrifying energy.
Blazing golden energy erupted wildly, brimming with light and scorching heat, an overwhelming power that instilled fear!
"AAAAHHHHH!!!"
Even Chang Wei himself found the experience unbearable.
But in the next instant, it was Cosmic Garou's turn to suffer.
He had almost no time to react. He couldn't even raise his guard before Chang Wei forcefully broke through his defenses and unleashed a relentless barrage of attacks!
Every punch landed with raw force—Cosmic Garou was utterly pulverized, unable to keep up. The difference between moving at over 100,000 kilometers per second and exceeding 200,000 kilometers per second seemed minor, but in reality, it was the difference between being able to react and being utterly overwhelmed.
At this moment, Chang Wei's speed was so extreme that everything around him appeared frozen. Even Cosmic Garou seemed to be stuck in a state of suspended time, completely motionless, reduced to nothing more than a punching bag!
Every punch weakened the very fabric of space, black cracks of distorted void amplifying the devastation.
And yet, this was Chang Wei holding back—he didn't want to accidentally kill Cosmic Garou!
With no strength left to fight back, Cosmic Garou endured tens of thousands of punches before finally falling silent.
"That's it?"
Chang Wei looked at Cosmic Garou in surprise. Didn't you boast about your rapid growth? And now, after just a few thousand punches, you're done?
Then, he noticed Garou's chest heaving slightly—an ominous sign. In the next moment, an explosion of terrifying light and heat erupted from within Garou's body!
Chang Wei casually swung his hand in a knife strike, splitting the energy storm in half.
"You bastard…"
Cosmic Garou looked battered, but he had survived—and grown stronger again!
"Borrowed Strength—Chang Wei Mode!"
Once more, he activated this mode, updating it to reflect Chang Wei's latest evolution.
Against Saitama, he had never needed to refresh his mode—Saitama was simply strong, fast, and indestructible. That was all.
And, of course, Saitama had unlimited growth potential due to his broken limiter.
But Chang Wei was different—he kept breaking past limits over and over again. That forced Cosmic Garou to continuously update his mode.
And this time, he directly mastered Supernova Burst!
"Even that can be copied? Not bad, not bad."
The reason Chang Wei hadn't immediately devoured Cosmic Garou was that he was curious—just how far could Garou push his growth? That ability to grasp and harness all the universe's energy was simply too overpowered.
It could even replicate Saitama's limitless growth—though it couldn't keep up with Saitama's rate of getting stronger, which led to Garou still getting crushed in battle.
But now, even his Supernova Burst had been copied—this truly excited Chang Wei.
Why didn't he let Cosmic Garou fight Saitama first, copy his limiter removal, and then absorb him?
Because doing that in front of Saitama? Yeah, that wasn't happening.
Besides, now that he had obtained Cosmic Mode, he could just copy Saitama himself!
"What's so funny?"
Cosmic Garou didn't understand why Chang Wei was smiling. I just copied your Supernova Burst. My chance to surpass you is right in front of me! Why aren't you panicking?
I'm supposed to be a terrifying monster bringing fear to humanity!!!
Cosmic Garou instantly appeared in front of Chang Wei, replicating the same rapid-fire punches from earlier!
"You're too late, Garou!"
Behind Chang Wei, the fully evolved Celestial Made in China: Requiem manifested!
"Time—Stop!"
This was his trump card for completely controlling Garou.
The unstoppable power of Time Stop!!!
The entire world instantly froze.
Chang Wei casually walked up to Cosmic Garou, weaving through his frozen barrage of punches.
While speed could theoretically surpass time, neither he nor Garou had reached that level yet.
Then, Chang Wei's body enveloped Cosmic Garou.
Under the power of Time Stop, Garou had no ability to resist—he was completely absorbed and devoured by Chang Wei!
"So this is... Cosmic Mode!"
Chang Wei's body now bore the same cosmic patterns as Garou, as if he had become a reflection of the universe itself!
He could sense and comprehend the flow of universal energy.
And when the Divine Light Virus absorbed this power—
Chang Wei once again saw "God."
"I will confiscate—"
God reached out its hand—
But then, it realized something was wrong.
Chang Wei's power was not being taken back.
The Divine Light Virus, now merged with the Stand Virus, had evolved to an even higher level—anything it consumed became its own.
Unless God's existence surpassed that of the Stand Virus itself…
But the problem was—Stand Viruses could interfere with parallel universes. They were undeniably a multiversal concept.
God, on the other hand, merely granted Garou the ability to perceive the flow of the universe's energy. At best, it might be beyond-universal, but still far from truly multiversal.
And this time, God failed to reclaim its divine power.
But it did not leave.
It simply stared at Chang Wei.
After all, even though Garou had only briefly touched its hand and received minimal divine power, it was still far more than what had been given to Vaccine Man, Homeless Emperor, or Orochi.
Now, all that power had been absorbed by Chang Wei.
God would not let this go so easily.
"Before, I might not have been able to deal with you. But now…"
With Cosmic Mode, Chang Wei had finally grasped everything he had been unable to control before—including analyzing spatial coordinates and refining his techniques.
Beyond science, he now wielded powers that defied reason.
Just like how Cosmic Garou had, in the end, achieved a form of "martial arts" that allowed him to traverse time and reverse the future—
Martial arts?
That was nonsense.
It was just divine power, presented in a way Garou could comprehend and execute.
Even Garou himself hadn't fully mastered that ability—it only worked because Saitama's strength was immeasurable.
Faced with such omnipotent, absurd divine power, Chang Wei had no hesitation.
He fed it all to the Divine Light Virus!