Chapter 2739

Since Itzae was a soul, Fogort seized the opportunity to absorb him completely into his body before Itzae could react.

This marked Fogort's first true use of the Chaos Talisman's abilities.

"Next..." Fogort walked toward the tower.

The shockwave from the battle between Reese and Skulf shattered the surrounding ruin. Gradually, Reese began to struggle. Clearly, in terms of stamina, he was no match for the soul before him.

Physical strength? He was facing the strongest human in the history of Drakonia. To think he could win by brute force was utterly ridiculous.

Just as Reese momentarily lost focus, Skulf uprooted a nearby stone pillar and hurled it at Reese.

Reese held his breath and, using momentum, punched the pillar into fragments. However, to his astonishment, Skulf charged through the debris directly at Reese.

Reese barely had time to react. In an instant, he found himself blasted several meters away by a single punch. However, it was not over; Reese knew he needed to stop quickly, or else...

Before he could regain his footing on the ground, Skulf appeared right in front of him. Still in mid-air, Reese had no chance to counter-attack.

In the next moment, Skulf's massive iron fist came raining down like a barrage. Reese felt utterly powerless against the assault.

Then, Skulf kicked him away with a single strike. The immense impact shattered the buildings around Reese, and he ended up buried under the rubble.

As he writhed in pain beneath the debris, Skulf recognized that he had won. Then, surprisingly, he said, "Not bad. Among those who have faced me, you're of average skill.

"Your muscle conditioning is decent. You must've trained in martial arts from a young age."

"But unfortunately, you're not cut out for it. To put it bluntly, your physical condition determines that you can't become stronger.

"Despite years of training, you still appear somewhat frail. Your physique is of a type that can't accumulate strength. Am I right?

"It's not your fault. You've worked hard enough. But this is fate, just like some people are born to be emperors. Even if they lack strength, they can still become emperors. Do you understand now? This is fate."

Reese spat out a mouthful of blood. His ears rang, and he could hardly comprehend Skulf's words.

Even so, he heard the word 'fate' crystal clear.

Reese's hands, feet, and all his bones felt shattered, but his spine was relatively

intact. Still, he moved his body, trying to crawl out from the rubble.

Skulf found this particularly perplexing. "Why? You've already lost. Look at your body; you've lost."

Reese ignored him and continued to wriggle.

Skulf then punched Reese's spine, shattering it completely. Reese lost all ability to resist.