Infinity, The Arcade Age-Chapter 504: Thousand Strikes in an Instant - Shun Goku Satsu!

Chapter 504: Chapter 504: Thousand Strikes in an Instant - Shun Goku Satsu!

Leaping into the air, Akuma launched his assault without a shred of hesitation.

And Gouken, who knew his junior brother’s nature all too well, likewise showed no mercy as he countered with a strike of his own.

Both of them were disciples of the Assassination School, both trained in the same school of martial arts. Though their techniques differed slightly, their essence was exactly the same.

More importantly, they had trained together for over ten years and were intimately familiar with each other’s fighting style.

Blow after blow was exchanged—dozens of rounds went by, attack for attack, counter for counter, with neither gaining the upper hand.

Another Hadouken clash erupted between them, ending in a thunderous blast as both slid back to gain distance once more.

Akuma had cultivated his Killing Intent Wave to the extreme—reaching a level completely inaccessible to normal fighters.

This made his attacks more vicious and his offensives fiercer.

In contrast, Gouken—though he too had awakened the Assassination School’s ultimate secret, Killing Intent Wave—had chosen to perfectly control it.

And because of the painful lesson of seeing his brother descend into madness from killing intent, he rejected this power outright. He believed that even without tapping into it, he could still reach the pinnacle.

One brother chose to fully embrace Killing Intent, even becoming its embodiment.

The other chose to utterly reject Killing Intent, refusing to integrate even the slightest trace.

They entered the path together, shared a bond like brothers—but ultimately walked two diametrically opposed roads.

Seeing that pure martial arts alone wouldn’t give him the edge, Akuma exhaled deeply after creating some distance, and his body suddenly began to emit thick black mist.

This was the hallmark of Killing Intent Wave pushed to its limit.

Letting his arms drop and lowering into stance, black fog coiled around Akuma’s body, red light flickering in his eyes as a vast, ferocious aura surged outward.

"Gouken... Let me show you personally the power of the Assassination School’s ultimate secret—the very one you’ve always rejected!"

Hearing this, Gouken’s expression turned solemn as he too stepped sideways into stance.

A powerful wave of energy pulsed from his body—the Void Wave of the Assassination School.

Yet this force had subtly changed over the years. As he cultivated it to its peak, Gouken’s Void Wave evolved into something more ethereal and transcendent—pure essence.

This—this was the new power Gouken had developed through relentless training after rejecting Killing Intent Wave all those years ago.

A unique force entirely different from Killing Intent Wave—he called it Emptiness Wave.

Though he hadn’t fully mastered it—barely halfway there—just that portion was already enough for him to stand at the level of Martial Grandmaster.

The devastating Shoryuken that nearly shattered Qin Ming earlier had been an attack imbued with this very power.

If Killing Intent Wave was about amplifying one’s power to terrifying levels...

Then Emptiness Wave was about penetration—true damage.

One aimed to overpower with absolute force.

The other aimed to end with a single lethal strike.

Blue waves and black mist clashed violently in midair, locked in a deadlock—neither side yielding an inch.

The two men stood unmoving, eyes cold, their auras colliding. And after confirming that their killing intent was evenly matched, they both made their move at the same time.

Gouken opened with a Hadouken.

Akuma, however, charged straight at him, completely unafraid.

Just as his body was about to be struck by the Hadouken, Akuma’s figure flickered strangely—he didn’t simply vanish.

No—it wasn’t vanishing. It was splitting!

In the stunned gazes of Gouken and the two disciples beside him, countless Akumas, each shrouded in black mist, appeared from all directions—some were even floating midair!

Red light flashed in every one of their eyes. The terrifying aura of killing intent dyed the entire space pitch black!

The final secret of Killing Intent Wave—A Thousand Strikes in an Instant! Shun Goku Satsu!

Buzz!

A flash of black light. Just as Gouken, his expression changing drastically, raised his hand to defend—Akuma had already appeared before him and struck a palm directly into his chest!

Before the stunned Gouken could widen his eyes and raise a hand in counterattack, the Akuma before him suddenly exploded into black smoke—another black shadow followed up with a fierce strike!

Then came a third! A fourth! A fifth! Countless shadows attacked from all directions in a savage barrage!

Gouken gritted his teeth, trying to fight back—but when he raised his hand, he suddenly realized his movements had slowed to a crawl! As if he were moving in slow motion in a film!

His thoughts could keep up, but his body was dreadfully sluggish!

In that moment, eyes wide open, Gouken finally understood—understood why their master, even after reaching the level of Martial Grandmaster, had died to this move in his duel with the newly awakened Akuma.

It wasn’t that Master was weaker than Akuma—it was that facing this move, he never stood a chance!

Shun Goku Satsu—A Thousand Strikes in an Instant—used killing intent to envelop the entire space and forcibly distort time!

Akuma wasn’t moving faster.

Everything else in the area had been slowed down!

With a body this unresponsive, how could one possibly keep up with Akuma’s speed? How could one block the attack? How could one even fight back?

Every shadow in the area was Akuma—each one a high-speed movement of his!

And this was with Gouken himself having cultivated Killing Intent Wave, able to resist part of the killing intent’s corruption.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t even be aware he was slowed down—his thoughts wouldn’t be able to keep up either!

All he would perceive... was himself being struck a thousand times in an instant!

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A violent wave of force erupted—the shockwave scattering outward as the bloodied Gouken was sent flying through the air.

Akuma, meanwhile, stood silently where he had attacked, fists raised, back facing the others. The swirling black mist around him faded—and a giant "Heaven" (天) character appeared on his back.

A Thousand Strikes in an Instant—complete.

Gouken, gravely injured.

"Master!!"

Ryu and Ken, who hadn’t awakened their own Killing Intent Waves and thus couldn’t even see what had just happened, only felt a blur—and their master was already downed.

Seeing him fall, Akuma turned and began striding toward him. Ryu and Ken, no longer caring that this was technically a duel, charged together to block his path.

But they were still in their youth—their strength far too fragile.

Facing their joint assault, Akuma dodged effortlessly. A sweeping punch landed directly on Ken’s chest, sending him flying with blood spraying from his mouth.

He turned and kicked Ryu square in the chest. Ryu’s eyes went wide as blood streamed from his mouth.

Lifting one leg high, Akuma looked at Ryu hanging on his leg, slowly shook his head, then flicked his leg and tossed him aside.

Akuma had indeed fused with Killing Intent Wave—but he had not been consumed by it. He had become its embodiment.

Thus, Akuma was bloodthirsty, but not a mindless killer.

He only killed those worth killing, those with value—Martial Grandmasters who could help him grow.

And even then, it was only after both parties unleashed their full power in a direct duel, killing only after a fair and mortal battle.

After all, when two masters clashed at full strength, settling victory would often also mean settling life and death.

That was the essence of Akuma’s death matches—he sought opponents who would abandon everything to face him in a battle for their lives.

As for Ryu and Ken—these young prodigies who had yet to fully grow—Akuma would never kill them.

Killing them would mean one less genius, one less opponent for the future. More importantly, killing them wouldn’t help him grow at all—so what would be the point?

(End of Chapter)

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