The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1401

After the dazzling white light dissipated, the slender body of the Ultimate Electric Lizard disappeared, replaced by a massive body that seemed as deep as the universe and adorned with countless stars.

Those thick wrists seemed to be filled with an entire galaxy, with the flowing energy inside constantly flashing and circulating, as if trying to suck people in.

"X King Kong".

Yang Le suddenly pounded his chest, sending bursts of starlight spreading in all directions. This was not a special effect, but a real energy impact.

The mantis saw clearly that these tiny, sesame-seed-sized stars possessed a level of danger commensurate with their dazzling appearance. Anything that stood in their way was pierced through, failing to provide even a moment's resistance.

These tiny, sesame-seed-sized tears are far more frightening than huge gaps. If you were hit by these things, you might not realize you were actually injured for a short time.

Fighting with a body full of wounds will inevitably put you in a passive position sooner or later.

An ordinary person would probably have tried to counteract it or dodge it as soon as possible, but the mantis is no ordinary person; it is an energy vampire.

He relishes such high-purity energy, so how could he possibly avoid it?
So the mantis charged forward again, just like before, defying the energy. As expected, the steel-prick-like power was absorbed the moment it touched its body.

"Any energy attack is useless against me!"

The mantis's words were extremely arrogant, and of course, he did have the right to be arrogant. Apart from Darkseid's Omega effect, he had never encountered any energy that he could not absorb.

"Any energy attack you launch only amplifies my power!"

At this point, the mantis had already rushed in front of Yang Le and delivered a solid straight punch to the latter's face.

"boom!"

Whatever it is, it shouldn't be the sound of a fist. At the very least, it should be the sound of an intercontinental ballistic missile explosion.

Even so, Yang Le's head didn't deviate even slightly, which surprised the mantis.

"You actually managed to block it?"

"Hmph!" Yang Le snorted disdainfully. X-Giant, in his fully charged state, was exceptionally arrogant. He disdained to answer Mantis's question and instead retaliated with a punch.

"boom!"

Another explosion, no less devastating than the previous one, followed. However, unlike Yang Le, who had easily taken the punch, the mantis was instead blasted away.

However, the mantis's balance was not disrupted after being blasted away. Its feet never left the ground, and it came to a steady stop after carving two deep, two-meter-long furrows into the ground.

This should have been the perfect opportunity to pursue, a fatal stun even for a top-tier fighter like the Mantis, but Yang Le didn't chase after it to finish it off.

Did he miss the opportunity? Did he not realize it? No, he stopped just to say one thing.

"You couldn't even stop it?"

"!?"

A surge of adrenaline rushed to the mantis's head. Even before pledging allegiance to Darkseid, he was one of the strongest beings in the universe, let alone after gaining even greater power.

Aside from his encounter with Darkseid, Mantis had never bowed down to anyone. Even the freaks of the Dark Elite had to be wary of his strength. Mantis hadn't heard such mocking words from Yang Le in a long time, and coupled with his recent performance, this dealt a severe blow to his pride, built up over centuries.

"Ha." The mantis masked its anger with laughter. "Then let's try again!"

As they spoke, the mantis strode back to Yang Le's side in the blink of an eye. This time, the former was not as hasty as before, and the latter did not dodge or avoid. The two quickly came to a distance that could be described as ambiguous.

Without a word, the mantis struck first, leaning back slightly before suddenly swinging forward and delivering a headbutt to Yang Le.

"boom!"

Yang Le retaliated with the same move, and the two heads collided instantly. The resulting storm spread in all directions, sweeping up sand and gravel fragments from the ground.

This time, neither of them moved. After a brief stalemate, they both raised their right hands simultaneously.

"boom!"

Two right hands, belonging to different owners, struck the enemy's cheeks simultaneously, causing both men's heads to shift slightly.

The praying mantis is really going after Yang Le. That's how males are; they don't easily admit defeat, especially in their area of ​​expertise.

This stubbornness, this refusal to give up until hitting a wall, is so naive, yet it reveals a touch of inexplicable romance.

The mantis didn't speak, but its actions had already conveyed its message to Yang Le.

"Let's see who gives up first."

Yang Le remained silent, as if he had accepted the mantis's invitation. The two began a childish yet primitive duel at such an ambiguous distance.

Both sides rained down their fists on each other's bodies, neither defending, as if their move list only contained offense. In just a few seconds, they had already exchanged hundreds of punches.

Because Yang Le had transformed into X-King, it was impossible to discern his expression. On the contrary, his opponent, Mantis, became increasingly excited as the fight progressed.

It was as if Yang Le had struck him not with a fist, but with a stimulant.

This wasn't because the praying mantis was a masochist; in fact, he played a trick in this seemingly monotonous brawl.

As an energy vampire, the mantis absorbs energy in a different way than in other vampires. Unlike the vampires in Earth's legends, it doesn't need to rely on a pair of sharp fangs to suck blood.

As long as the energy gets within a certain distance of the mantis, he can choose whether or not to absorb it. Therefore, when he was fighting with X King Kong, he was actually absorbing the latter's energy all along.

This is why he became more and more excited as the fight went on, because he was secretly absorbing the purest cosmic energy that Yang Le unconsciously emitted.

The mantis had never encountered such pure energy before. At this moment, it was like a drunkard who had tasted a vintage wine, greedily absorbing everything around it.

'Keep going like this.' The mantis kept waving its arms.

'If this continues, I will become even stronger, and you will eventually be completely devoured by me. Besides, whatever your plans are, as long as I keep you occupied, you will have no chance of carrying them out.'

'This path to survival, painstakingly planned by you Earthlings, will ultimately lead only to destruction!'

(End of this chapter)