Chapter 1113: Eiji vs the Three Universal Civilizations

The Dimensional Gap, which had been quite noisy for some time, suddenly fell silent. The 24 Beyond Grade A fighters, who had previously constituted the remaining highest combat strength, had been greatly reduced in number. Those too weak to withstand their own attacks—amplified many times over by <Full Counter>—died instantly.

Now, only 11 severely wounded Beyond Grade A remained.

The situation, which had initially favored the Three Universal Civilizations, suddenly turned around simply because of the arrival of one man!

Or more precisely, 26 men with identical appearances.

"That man... That’s Eiji Seiya! His appearance is a bit different from when he showed up at Heber’s party, but that incredibly handsome face... It must be him!"

Even a man—a Grade B Pugilist—from the Crimson Dynasty admitted that Eiji was incredibly handsome. Just for the record, he had once been a guest at Heber’s party and witnessed Eiji kill that man.

The monitoring screens on each of the remaining warships now displayed Eiji—or, more precisely, his clones.

He was tall and athletic, with silver hair and a face that, as had been said, was incredibly handsome—like a prince.

There’s a headband on his forehead, like a ribbon shaped like a white metal ring that seems to mimic a crown. This headband appeared to float around his forehead.

He wears the Yongpyo (the mystical attire and armor of the Monkey King, crafted by the god of blacksmiths, Hephaestus, using himself as the final ingredient), consisting of a black jacket with yellow fur that covers gray pants and a red belt.

It showcased his perfectly sculpted abdominal muscles, making many women aboard the warships of the Three Universal Civilizations nearly drool.

Not only that, but his blue irises, with a golden cross extending to the edges of his irises, also caught their attention.

Many of them wondered what race he belonged to.

He clearly didn’t look like an ordinary human.

His exotic and very masculine appearance appealed to the aesthetic tastes of females of various races.

"The Three Universal Civilizations? You’ve made a huge mistake by ganging up on my woman." One of Eiji’s clones spoke calmly, his expression equally indifferent.

However, his icy gaze swept over every being in front of him. His gaze pierced through the warships until he could even see the faces of the leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations directly.

Marbruce, Pope, and Badar felt a chill run through their entire bodies. They could sense that Eiji was truly staring at them.

The remaining Beyond Grade A warriors took a slight step back and stared at each of Eiji’s clones holding a staff—no, or perhaps a pillar?

Those pillars had previously repelled their attacks, leaving them severely injured.

It was terrifying.

Just so you know, each of Eiji’s clones there was holding 19 Yeouiju. 19 pillars (14 dragon, 4 red, and 1 black) imbued with the power of the strongest dragon in history contained within the Dragon King.

Eiji’s clones aren’t as strong as the real him, but each of them can use all his weapons appropriate to their level.

"Eiji, don’t get the wrong idea! We wouldn’t gang up on her if she weren’t so stubborn about blocking our path!"

"We just want to meet you and negotiate to get something from you."

Badar and Pope hurriedly explained to Eiji, but their cowardly attitude made Marbruce feel disgusted.

"Misunderstanding? I clearly heard you guys shouting to kill my woman earlier. Many of you were also thinking of capturing her so you could threaten me."

"Negotiations? What kind of negotiations require you to bring so many warships and men? You clearly came here to wage war against me."

Hearing what Eiji said, the Three Universal Civilizations fell silent. Many of them were also terrified—how did Eiji know what they were thinking!?

Is he an Esper who can read minds?

"W-We...!" Badar panicked.

Although he didn’t know how powerful Eiji was, seeing him kill 13 Beyond Grade A’s in a single attack and injure the remaining Beyond Grade A, he began to lose confidence.

Pope was also weighing the pros and cons.

Marbruce remained silent. But his expression was grim, and he glared coldly at Eiji.

"Leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations, you came here for this, didn’t you?" One of Eiji’s clones, standing in front of Irene, pulled a jet-black cube with artistic lines from his inventory.

The leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations narrowed their eyes as they looked at the object in Eiji’s hand.

"The Evolution Cube!?"

Badar, Pope, and Marbruce couldn’t help but let greed show in their eyes.

The latter said arrogantly, "Eiji, you really do have the Evolution Cube. Hand it over to us. If you do, we’ll leave here and never bother you again. We’ll also let go of our grudge over the soldiers who died at the hands of you and your woman."

Losing dozens of Beyond Grade A fighters was certainly a major blow to each of their factions.

After all, it’s not easy to train or recruit a Beyond Grade A under their respective banners.

Under normal circumstances, Eiji would have already been branded an enemy of the Three Universal Civilizations and made a fugitive.

However, Marbruce is an ambitious man. He was willing to sacrifice his own people for greater gain.

With the Evolution Cube, which is capable of genetic optimization and mass racial evolution, Cultivating a Beyond Grade A on his own wouldn’t take any longer than usual.

Badar and Pope were thinking along the same lines. However, they felt Marbruce was a bit too confident in what he was saying.

"I’ve seen plenty of people like you, Marbruce."

Marbruce was a little surprised—did Eiji know his name?

He grew even more confident, thinking Eiji would really give up. After all, he knew his identity and how great he was, right?

"You’re overestimating yourself. Why should I hand over the Evolution Cube and make peace? You’re the ones in the weaker position. Marbruce, what makes you so confident that I can’t kill all of you?"

Eiji’s words sounded arrogant, but he was simply stating a fact that most of the people there didn’t want to admit.

Except for Marbruce.

His face flushed with anger, veins bulging on his neck and forehead.

"Eiji, you’re thinking too far ahead! Even if you were able to kill all of us, you’d become an enemy of the Three Universal Civilizations!"

"The Three Universal Civilizations? Easy—just fight them."

Eiji didn’t take the Three Universal Civilizations seriously, even if he and the others were just clones.

He put the Evolution Cube back into his inventory.

"You...! You...!"

This was the first time Marbruce and the other two leaders of the universal civilizations had encountered someone as crazy as Eiji.

He truly wasn’t afraid of becoming an enemy of the Three Universal Civilizations.

This guy... Is he just too arrogant, or does he actually have the power to do what he says?

To prove it, Eiji’s clones wasted no more time. Under the admiring gaze of Irene and even some members of the Three Universal Civilizations who thought he was cool.

"Yeouiju, grow."

Each of Eiji’s clones swung the pillar in their respective hands and said in unison.

In an instant, the pillars—or rather, each Yeouiju—in their hands grew to the size of a planet.

*BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!*

The 11 remaining Beyond Grade A fighters were struck by the pillars and hurled into the ships behind them. They felt a pain as if their bones and organs were about to shatter right then and there.

The other pillars instantly destroyed the warships belonging to the Three Universal Civilizations.

More than 1 billion of those ships exploded.

From Irene’s perspective, the scene could only be described with one word: Awesome.

"EIJI...! You’ve now made the Three Universal Civilizations your enemies! Kill him! All soldiers, attack him—and even his woman—with everything you’ve got!!"

Marbruce shouted, his face contorted with rage as he watched his numerous warships and troops being easily destroyed by Eiji.

He commanded all his troops.

Pope and Badar didn’t stop him because it was already too late.

They were simply betting that attacking Eiji was the right choice! If they won, they’d get the Evolution Cube at a high price. If they lost... I don’t know what to say about that.

"Roaring Flame Slash!"

"Meteor Rain!"

"Rage Punch!"

"Atom Deconstruction!"

"Eiji Seiya! You’re way too cocky—you think you can beat all of us!?"

The surviving Grade C, B, and A soldiers have exited their respective ships. All told, their numbers reached hundreds of billions.

Many of them attacked each of Eiji’s clones with their various abilities. Irene was also one of their targets.

"Quantity can’t compare to quality. You’re the ones who are too arrogant to think you can defeat my clones just by outnumbering them." One of Eiji’s clones said calmly.

With Yeouiju, he swatted away anyone who tried to attack Irene as if they were flies. Their attacks couldn’t even scratch Yeouiju.

"Gugggggh!"

"Aaaaggggh!"

"Damn! What kind of weapon is that!? How can he swing something that big so fast!?"

"So strong... and they’re just clones!?"

The same thing was happening all over the battlefield. Eiji’s clones were easily slaughtering Grade A, B, and C soldiers—who were many times weaker than Beyond Grade A.

Watching their comrades turn into a mist of blood just from being struck by the massive pillars in each of Eiji’s clones’ hands, many soldiers were so terrified they wanted to flee.

Unfortunately, none of Eiji’s clones showed any mercy. They killed those who tried to flee even faster than those who continued to advance to attack them.

The pillars in their hands extended even further, as if they could grow indefinitely. Countless ships were destroyed and exploded in the process.

"....." The leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations.

Anyone could see their faces turn pale.

"Eiji said they were just clones. Setting aside which ones are the originals, his clones are stronger than all the Beyond Grade A we have."

Pope’s analysis wasn’t helpful at all.

"What kind of creature have we provoked!? Marbruce, this is all your fault!"

"You think this is all my fault? You two wanted the Evolution Cube, too! Don’t pin all the blame on me!"

Marbruce glared at Badar through the communication screen. If they were on the same ship, they might have come to blows.

Suddenly, Pope remembered something.

"By the way, where’s Psyker?"

"???"

The other two leaders suddenly remembered one of the reasons why they had all joined forces.

It was because of Psyker!

He had lured them with the Evolution Cube in Eiji’s possession.

He had also followed them to this remote galaxy, and he was supposed to help their forces.

But where was he?

They tried to contact his ship, but he ignored them.

"That bastard... Has he already run away and left us? How dare he!"

Marbruce felt betrayed because he thought Psyker had used the Three Universal Civilizations to fight Eiji.

Pope and Badar felt the same way. They thought Psyker had intentionally hurt them rather than trying to get the Evolution Cube back.

*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!*

The 11 severely injured Beyond Grade A warriors also attacked Eiji’s clones; they seemed desperate.

Even in the face of a barrage powerful enough to destroy several planets, Eiji’s clones easily blocked every attack with Yeouiju.

Every time that happened, one or two Beyond Grade A fighters died after being struck by pillars larger than the planet itself.

One of them, a Pugilist named Virus and nicknamed Star Slasher, was a Beyond Grade A from the Crimson Dynasty.

He tried to get close to one of Eiji’s clones before the weapon could hit him. He used the extreme speed characteristic of a Pugilist, combined with energy camouflage techniques, to sneak up on his target, intending to deliver an instant critical strike to the enemy’s vital point without being detected by mechanical sensors.

However, Eiji’s clone stared at him as if he could see him clearly.

"You can see me!?" Virus was startled, and a look of horror spread across his face. He wanted to turn around and run away, but it was too late.

He ran too fast toward Eiji.

"In the presence of the Monkey King, there is no camouflage or illusion that I cannot see. Remember this in your next life."

While lifting Yeouiju with one hand, Eiji delivered a side kick toward the man.

It wasn’t an ordinary kick.

He used a technique.

<Renewal Taekwondo: Twin-Dragon Kick>

*GRAAAAAAAWRRRRRRR!!*

The roar of mighty dragons echoed through the Dimensional Gap.

The kick manifested two circling black and white Eastern dragons, propelling the target far forward.

The dragons also tore Virus to shreds in the process, killing him.

*BOOM!!*

The death of a Beyond Grade A being creates a colossal burst of energy. But that was all; it didn’t stop Eiji’s clones from continuing to beat up the people around them.

"What the hell..."

One of the Beyond Grade A Mechanics fell silent.

His body moved backward; he wanted to flee because there was no way his machines could be useful against someone like Eiji or his clones.

He wasn’t a Legendary Mechanic like Han Xiao or the Mechanic Emperor!

*BANG!*

That man didn’t survive either.

One of Eiji’s clones struck him and the people around him with Yeouiju. They were all dead.

"Next."

Eiji’s indifferent voice rang clearly in the ears of the leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations.

The feeling of being belittled made the three of them feel extremely uncomfortable. In less than ten minutes after Eiji’s clones appeared, all the Beyond Grade A warriors were killed.

The Grade A soldiers and below were nothing more than cannon fodder. In the face of Eiji, they were nothing more than a swarm of flies.

Nearly all of their 5 billion warships had also been destroyed. The debris from them floated across the battlefield.

"Enough! Eiji, enough! We’ve lost!" The Pope couldn’t take it anymore and shouted.

"Oh? Did I ever say I’d stop just because you guys admit defeat?"

Eiji didn’t stop the slaughter; he kept killing every soldier around him.

"You... What grudge do you have against us!? Do you really want to kill the leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations?!"

One of Eiji’s clones paused, his gaze sweeping over the three warships carrying the leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations.

The ships were enormous and lined up far in the rear.

Even so, he smiled coldly. The Yeouiju in his hand shrank and returned to its normal size. He slung the pillar over his shoulder.

Seeing this, the Pope and the other two leaders of the universal civilizations breathed a sigh of relief. They were briefly happy because it seemed like Eiji was going to let them go.

But why did the man raise one hand in the air?

"I don’t hold a grudge against you. But since you ganged up on my woman, I’m upset and can’t let any of you live."

"Geundoowun."

As soon as Eiji’s clone uttered a name. A cloud began to form in the sky of the Dimensional Gap.

The cloud was enormous, and it continued to grow until it reached the size of the Oort Cloud.

At that size, the cloud naturally cast a shadow over the three warships carrying the leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations.

"!!!" Marbruce, Pope, and Badar.

Although each of them was Beyond Grade A, they were scared out of their wits at that moment.

From the cloud above their heads, they sensed an immense danger. The three of them hurriedly coated their bodies with their respective energies to boost their defenses.

But would that even help?

"Nebula Lightning."

No sooner had those words been uttered by one of Eiji’s clones

The cloud unleashed a giant blue bolt of lightning toward the three warships carrying the leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations.

*BOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!*

A handful of soldiers on the battlefield watched the scene with horrified expressions.

Even Irene trembled with a hint of fear at that moment. However, she was once again in awe of Eiji’s power.

Her husband was incredible!

Beneath that terrifying bolt of lightning, the screams of the leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations went unheard; the ship they were aboard was shattered into pieces, and they were swallowed up by the lightning strike.

Their bodies were unable to withstand the attack and quickly turned to ash.

Once the lightning bolt diminished and vanished, not even a trace of the wreckage from the Three Universal Civilizations’ flagship could be seen anywhere.

The strongest military force of the Three Universal Civilizations was ultimately defeated by a single person.

That person, Eiji, used only a few of his clones to do it. Ah, one of his women, Irene, also played a part.