Chapter 99: Existence Beyond Humanity

At this moment, time seems...

No, time really stood still.

The birds stopped flapping their wings, the clouds froze in the sky, the breeze stopped blowing, and sweat stopped falling.

Everything is still at this moment.

Including Lee Sin, Giorno, Bucciarati, and the stands and abilities they release.

Tianyinbo was stuck in mid-air, Golden Experience stood still like a tree, and the fist shadows shot out by Steel Chain Fist were completely frozen at this moment.

"The first second."

"Dio" silently counted down the time in his mind.

The maximum time stop is five seconds. Although it sounds short, it is more than enough for "Dio" and his stand "The World".

First second:

"Dio" stepped out and slapped away the steel chain fingers blocking his way.

The powerful force poured onto the body of the steel chain finger, but before it could be released, it was frozen as "Dio"'s hand left.

Second second:

"Dio" continues to move forward.

By the way, like a tourist visiting a wax museum, he casually admired the golden experience without even having time to strike a pose.

Third second:

He took another step forward as if he were in an empty space.

This time, "Dio" walked in front of Apache and clearly saw the panicked expression on Apache's face.

Fourth second:

"Wood big wood big wood big wood big!"

A golden storm roared up in this still time.

The heavy punches hit Apache continuously.

Apache was knocked off the ground with both feet, but was suspended in the stagnant air.

Fifth second:

"Dio" looked back at the sound wave ball that was frozen in the air.

Li Qing predicted his movement in advance and shot the ball of light in front of Apache, which was where he was standing now.

However, this is not a problem for "Dio" at all.

He casually pulled Giorno beside him, and Giorno's motionless body froze in the air, turning him into a meat shield to help him block the sound wave attack.

Then…

"Time stop, end!"

Time resumed its flow.

And everything that "Dio" did in that still time is now reflected in the normal flow of time:

The force exerted on the steel chain fingers began to take effect.

The real Bucciarati instantly felt a heavy blow to his waist, and immediately fell to the ground sideways along with his stand.

Apache also began to explode after being hit hard by the punches.

The tremendous power carried in those powerful punches accumulated in the reservoir like an endless river of water, and finally, at the moment of "opening the floodgates", it all poured out.

"ah!!"

Half of Apache's body was twisted and deformed.

With a roar of pain, he soared into the air like a kite with a broken string, and then fell heavily to the ground in the distance.

Although he was still breathing hard, he no longer had the strength to stand up.

“This is the second one.”

"Dio" counted the heads slowly and leisurely, with a defiant and confident smile.

No one can stop his attack, and it is impossible to attack him.

Such is his confidence as an invincible man.

However…

At this moment, something strange happened!

Giorno, who was used as a human shield, was of no use at all.

The ball of light from that sound wave actually ignored Giorno's existence and passed directly out of his body.

Then, without Dio's expectation, the sound wave hit his cracked neck squarely, leaving him with a striking mark that glowed white.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Li Qing laughed wildly.

It wasn't that he was arrogant, but after a long period of tension and depression, he finally saw that faint but real ray of hope:

"I knew it..."

"From the way you moved Narancia to the front just now, I knew you had that kind of 'bad taste'!"

"You can obviously dodge it yourself, you can obviously do it yourself, but you insist on using some troublesome actions to do things that show how powerful you are!"

Li Qing clenched his fists tightly, his voice trembling with excitement:

"So, I bet you can't dodge that Heavenly Sound Wave by yourself."

"You will definitely use my teammates as human shields and let us ' kill each other'."

"Unfortunately... what you don't know is that my skills will directly penetrate through the bodies of my 'teammates'!"

The sound wave cannot hit teammates.

When fighting Oranto before, the person marked by the sound wave was not actually Giorno, but Oranto who was parasitic in his body.

If there wasn't an "enemy" like Oranto inside Giorno...

The light ball of the Tenshin Wave will directly penetrate through Giorno's body just like it is now.

"As long as the mark is right, it will definitely hit!"

"No matter how strong your Stand is, or how fast it is, it can't stop me from here—"

"Echo Shot!"

Li Qing soared into the sky, stirring up a swift and violent wind.

This punch unleashed Li Qing's greatest strength, and was definitely not an attack that an ordinary person could withstand.

Everyone can already foresee:

Li Qing's figure passed through the obstruction of the stand "world", causing "Dio"'s real body to suffer a heavy blow.

This heavy blow will also be transmitted to Willy , causing him to fall to the ground seriously injured together with "Dio".

However…

The situation seems a little delicate.

"Can you ignore the blocked attack..."

"What a surprise, Li Qing."

Facing Lee Sin who had broken through all obstacles and sent that mighty punch directly towards his body, "Dio" laughed excitedly:

"But you made one mistake."

"I, Dio, am not such a weak being—"

"Wryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!"

He suddenly let out a powerful roar.

No evasion, no defense, this "Dio"'s way of dealing with the echo slam is... punching straight ahead!

Bang!

The two heavy punches collided head-on in mid-air, making a thunderous sound.

The fists were powerful and the sounds were loud.

Li Qing and "Dio"'s bodies shook at the same time, and they each took a step back.

No one fell back, no one was hurt...

The attack delivered by "Dio" with his physical body and Lee Sin's most powerful skill were evenly matched.

"How is that possible?!"

Li Qing's face turned pale as paper in an instant:

"It's obviously a human being...it's obviously a flesh body..."

"How could he possibly withstand the force of the echo blast head-on!"

Previously, Fernando relied on his "chicken blood" to take the echo attack head-on.

But the human body has its limits. Even if Fernando barely managed to withstand the attack of the echo strike, his muscles were broken inch by inch by the tremendous force.

If it weren't for Oranto's desperate efforts to repair the damage inside his body, Fernando would have fallen to the ground due to muscle tears.

And now…

"Dio" took the Echo Attack head-on, but was unharmed.

His muscles were still as strong and powerful as before, and his expression did not show the slightest trace of pain or effort.

The vast power like a mighty river poured into his body, and was buffered and dissipated in his tough and strong flesh and blood like a drop in the ocean.

This is obviously not the power squeezed out by "injecting chicken blood", but... the power that "Dio" himself possesses!

"How is it possible..."

Li Qing couldn't understand it at all:

"How can the human body develop this level of strength? This is unscientific!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Facing Li Qing's shocked expression, "Dio" couldn't help but laugh arrogantly.

He slightly grinned, revealing his pair of sharp bat fangs without reservation:

"idiot!"

"Of course, human power has its limits."

"But...I'm not a human being!"

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PS: Stand-in panel