Chapter 115: Whitesnake · The World!!!
Chapter 115: Whitesnake · The World!!!
Seeing The World's appearance, Chang Wei relaxed a little. It looked just like in the original storyline.
But he couldn't let his guard down completely just yet. He instructed Made in China to make contact with The World!
When Made in China replicates someone else's Stand, it turns the Stand into a card before implanting it in another person. This works similarly to Stand Discs—whoever receives the card gains a Stand, and the card even includes the Stand's stats and ability panel.
Chang Wei wasn't sure if Made in China created this ability based on his subconscious desires and understanding.
Fortunately, The World's stats didn't differ much from the original story.
The reason Chang Wei sighed in relief wasn't just because The World's appearance remained unchanged—it was because this confirmed that his approach was correct. This meant he could use this method to obtain all the overpowered Stands from the original series!
"But with my current strength, I can already destroy planets. Most destructive Stands don't mean much to me unless they have special properties, like Bohemian Rhapsody or Under World... But I absolutely can't miss out on Killer Queen! That pink cat is just too cool!"
Among all Stands, Killer Queen was Chang Wei's favorite—not for its design, though. He was a dog person, not a cat person. What he liked was its ability: silent explosions and that ultra-stylish button-pressing motion. Araki truly had a talent for choreographing Stand abilities.
It was Killer Queen that first drew him into JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and from there, he caught up on the rest of the series.
He also found Hanged Man's ability pretty awesome—high-speed movement via reflections. Too bad its precision wasn't on par with Silver Chariot. If it were, it could have single-handedly wiped out Jotaro and his team.
King Crimson was a bit of a letdown in terms of colors and design. Star Platinum and The World were fine, while Golden Experience and Crazy Diamond were also solid.
"DIO, come out!"
Striking a classic JoJo pose, Chang Wei pointed straight at DIO.
DIO had no time for theatrics. He focused on controlling his newfound power—though after only a few days, he had barely figured out how to use it and had yet to discover Time Stop.
As soon as The World manifested, it attacked Chang Wei on sight.
DIO had already tried using his own strength to break free from this cage, but to no avail. Not knowing whether this strange being could do it either, he decided not to take any chances and went straight for the kill.
"You think you can sneak attack me when I can already see your Stand?"
Behind Chang Wei, Made in China instantly took shape—its design resembled Silver Chariot Requiem, but with a six-armed Asura form.
"ORA ORA ORA ORA!!!"
With a roar, Made in China punched the air, and the golden The World fearlessly met its blows, trading furious punches.
"BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!"
The deafening impact sent shockwaves that even made DIO cough up blood. But strangely, the surrounding walls, the cage, and even Chang Wei remained completely untouched.
Of course, this was due to Chang Wei's psychic force shielding everything around him. Even a nuclear explosion wouldn't leave a scratch.
The World was completely overwhelmed by Made in China's attacks—it simply couldn't match its speed.
DIO felt the pain of every blow throughout his body.
"UGH!"
He coughed up mouthfuls of blood, his body breaking apart, shattering like glass—as if the force beating down on The World was tearing him apart as well.
Realizing it couldn't withstand Made in China's barrage, The World raised both arms in a defensive stance like a shield.
It was useless.
Made in China had six arms, and its strength and speed outclassed The World's completely. Unlike The World, whose power and speed were capped at A-rank, Made in China only had an A because the stat panel didn't go any higher!
More importantly, Made in China was far larger than The World—almost the size of the classic Star Platinum from the old JoJo anime. This was because Chang Wei's immense psychic and physical strength resulted in his Stand also being extraordinarily large, towering over him.
Under the relentless beating, The World was pummeled beyond recognition. The extreme pressure forced it to awaken its Time Stop ability!
In an instant, everything froze in place.
Unlike the original storyline, where DIO slowly discovered Time Stop, this time, he had a clear reference—Chang Wei. Seeing both Chang Wei and his massive Stand completely motionless, and noting that everything around him had frozen, DIO's sharp mind immediately deduced that he had stopped time!
"So this… this is my new power!"
DIO was ecstatic.
Previously, this mysterious powerhouse had appeared out of nowhere, his abilities bizarre and terrifying. Even as a vampire, DIO had found himself utterly powerless, unable to come up with any countermeasure.
It had been infuriating—he couldn't see any way to turn the situation around. His opponent was simply too overwhelmingly strong. Resistance was futile.
But now, everything had changed!
An immortal body, eternal life, and now… Heh heh heh… Haha… Hahaha… Even that so-called "unstoppable" force was at his mercy!
One second passed.
Time resumed its normal flow.
DIO had no idea that Time Stop had a fixed duration, and before he could react—
Made in China's fist slammed into The World's head.
"BAM!!!"
The impact left The World dazed, and DIO blacked out for a brief moment.
"Oh? So you've finally awakened Time Stop?"
Chang Wei had been holding back the entire time. If he wanted, Made in China could have obliterated The World instantly. But he had restrained himself, wanting to give DIO enough pressure to trigger his Stand's full potential.
Now, even though Time Stop only lasted a second, Chang Wei's superhuman perception detected the molecular discontinuities and fragmentation in the air. His entire surroundings were covered in his psychic field, allowing him to perceive even molecular-level changes.
It was impossible to hide. Even if time stopped, any action left traces—minute shifts in molecular structures and material exchange.
Since Time Stop had fully awakened, there was no need to hold back anymore.
Chang Wei activated Ultimate Lifeform Absorption on DIO.
DIO struggled in hatred and frustration. Time Stop was still too short—just one second wasn't enough for a vampire to turn the tables.
Chang Wei didn't choose to kill DIO using The World's own abilities, fearing that doing so might prevent him from acquiring The World as a Stand.
"Absorb."
He absorbed DIO completely, then spat out his intact skeleton.
He was curious—could Green Baby be born from DIO's remains?
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