Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 721 From the "Death Match" Agreement of the Proud Ghost

The old man selling fruit never wastes any words; he gets straight to the point.

Before the others on the Blazing Sun could figure out how to get out in the mushroom-shaped cabin to provide support, Akuma had already struck a peculiar pose that only Cheng Tian could understand.

"One! Instant! Thousand! Strikes!"

As the words fell, Gouki's figure disappeared from everyone's sight, while Cheng Tian's vision was plunged into darkness.

Immediately afterwards, a barrage of punches and kicks struck Cheng Tian's body at almost the same time in all potentially fatal locations... But strangely, Cheng Tian's health bar did not fluctuate at all, remaining at 600 points.

Cheng Tian found it difficult to explain the current situation where he only felt pain but was not injured.

In the blink of an eye, Hao Gui reappeared behind Cheng Tian, ​​with a blood-red "Tian" character appearing behind him.

At the same time, as Cheng Tian, ​​who was facing away from Hao Gui, had the same character "Tian" appear on his back, as if looking in a mirror. Moreover, as it appeared, it also erupted with a special blood energy that only true killing intent could produce.

In that instant, Cheng Tian's eyes turned bloodshot, and his mind was instantly filled with the word "kill," with no other thoughts whatsoever.

Cheng Tian, ​​who possesses the power of the giant serpent, inexplicably activated the "killing intent wave"!
"My eyes were right after all; there is indeed a seed of murderous intent remaining within you."

Gouki, who had already turned around, looked at the murderous aura rising from Cheng Tian with a scrutinizing gaze.

As for the so-called "killing intent fluctuations" on Cheng Tian, ​​it can actually be traced back to the "Armor Warrior" dungeon.

In that instance, Cheng Tian mutated into "Zero Gouki" through the Hundred Demon Night Parade, and while piloting Zero Gouki, he unleashed a Thousand Strikes in an Instant, defeating the final boss, the main brain.

Because Capcom has a habit of creating internal IP collaborations, Zero Akuma, a special mobile suit in the Armored Warrior universe, was actually built based on Akuma. Its internal machine spirit can be seen as an counterpart of Akuma in a parallel world.

With the help of the Master of Chariots' affability, Cheng Tian gained Zero Gouki's recognition, thus secretly planting a seed of killing intent.

However, for Cheng Tian, ​​barring any unforeseen circumstances, this seed is unlikely to have a chance to take root and sprout.

He is neither a professional fighter, nor does he follow the path of Asura, and the serpent power within him naturally suppresses any fluctuations in killing intent.

In other words, these two can suppress each other in a certain sense; the size of one will inevitably lead to the weakness of the other.

While Akuma's attack did not cause any damage, it was infused with his understanding of the Dao of Killing Intent Waves, and thus forcibly activated the dormant seed within Cheng Tian's body!
But as mentioned above, Cheng Tian's murderous rage lasted only a moment before being suppressed by the surging power of the giant serpent, which brought him back to normal.

Upon seeing this, Akuma showed no negative emotions whatsoever; instead, his initial scrutiny quickly transformed into suppressed excitement.

You should know that there aren't many things in this world that can excite Akuma like this anymore. He basically only shows this kind of expression when he encounters a worthy opponent.

For example, his junior brother Long, who was induced by him to awaken the killing intent fluctuations, is also the peerless martial arts master Yuan Wudi, who has reached the pinnacle of martial arts, and General Vega, who died at the hands of others at some unknown time. They are all quite formidable opponents.

But Cheng Tian's position is different from theirs.

They are the spice that Akuma uses on his path of demonic retribution.

Cheng Tian gave Hao Gui a strong urge to "kill him to level up"!

In particular, the moment when the seed of killing intent within Cheng Tian's body was activated and then suppressed by the power of Orochi, Akuma saw a path he had never imagined before—that is, to combine the killing intent wave with the power of Orochi!

The intense desire to fight made Akuma's body tremble slightly. Due to his excitement, the fighting spirit he unconsciously released had formed a small vortex, causing the surrounding dust and stone chips to float against gravity.

However, Cheng Tian's situation was quite different. Although the excitement from his breakthrough in both strength and agility was gone, his face showed a different kind of astonishment. The reason for this was revealed by a spatial notification.

[The ultimate fist fighter, Akuma, has actively activated the "Killing Intent Wave Seed" hidden within you, left behind by Zero Akuma.]

You have begun to understand the ultimate special move, "Instant Hell Kill/A Thousand Strikes in an Instant".

You can only use this move when you have consumed all 3 special attack tokens and are in the "Killing Intent Wave" state.

[The presence of both "Killing Intent Wave" and "Orochi Power" within your body has been detected.]

You have obtained a clue to change to a second profession.

Once the "killing intent fluctuations" and "Orochi power" within you have achieved either unilateral absorption or mutual balance, the conditions for job advancement will be officially triggered.

Akuma's Thousand Strikes in an Instant was comparable to an infusion of power. It not only awakened Cheng Tian's killing intent fluctuations and taught him the Thousand Strikes in an Instant, but also activated the prerequisite for Cheng Tian's second profession.

As mentioned briefly before, in Capcom vs SNK II, Akuma and Rugal, who originally belonged to two different companies, openly appeared in the same game and had special storylines with each other. It was in this game that the two developed great hostility and disagreement due to the conflict between their power ideologies.

Akuma despises Rugal for using external forces to strengthen himself, while Rugal believes that Akuma doesn't understand the aesthetics of using any means necessary.

This led to a situation where the two players could level up by killing each other.

Rugal can evolve into "God Rugal" by killing Akuma and absorbing the Killing Intent Wave.

Akuma can evolve into "God Akuma" by defeating Rugal and absorbing Orochi's power.

The way Akuma looks at Cheng Tian now is almost the same as how he looks at Rugal.

But the ferocity on his face quickly subsided, and the bulging veins on his fists also calmed down.

Because it's not the right time yet.

Cheng Tian is not at his peak right now; his strength and agility have only just broken through. Although Akuma is warlike, he has his own principles.

What's the point of killing a weakling with low health? What's important is a life-or-death brawl between two fully-powered opponents!

Cheng Tian felt a hand on his shoulder and heard this voice in his ear.

"The day your physical strength and fighting skills reach their peak will be the day we fight to the death."

After saying that, Gouki vanished without a trace in a flash.

(End of this chapter)