Solo Leveling

word of advice : The following hold in plunderer for Solo Leveling ’s manhwa!!AlthoughSolo Leveling ’s anime has shown Sung Jinwoo contend to defeat some of his opponents , like Igris or Baran , the manhwa was n’t exactly known for having invincible villain , since after gaining more of the Shadow Monarch superpower , he became massively overpowered by the 2d part of the tarradiddle . However , there ’s only one character in the manhwa who actually croak head - to - head against Jinwooto the point in time of being impossible to deal with on his own . That scoundrel is none other than the King of Dragons and Monarch of Destruction , Antares , who still remains obscure to anime - only viewers .

Though Antares was the prominent terror lurking on the Earth asthe strongest of the Monarchs , he only forged an antipathetic relationship with Jinwoo almost at the end of the manhwa , which may not have conveyed how truly terrifying his powers were . However , in his brusque appearances , Antares proved why he ’s deserve of the title of the classic scoundrel inSolo Levelingand Jinwoo ’s greatest enemy .

Antares Was a Step Away From Killing Sung Jinwoo

The Monarch of Destruction Was Stronger Than Jinwoo

Antares ' power lay him asunder from any othercharacter inSolo Leveling , but he was also the only enemy that outdo Jinwoo and could n’t defeat him on his own . Antares was the strong original milkweed butterfly , and he thought after Ashborn became the Shadow Monarch there was a possibility of them being adequate , as both did n’t have a vessel due to their great business leader . The Monarch of Destruction was superscript to Jinwoo at the metre of their first combat .

When Jinwoo decided to face Antares , he was still inexperient , commanding all the power of the Shadow Monarch . That way , even after gathering all his tail ground forces to present the Dragon King , with Igris and Bellion being Marshall rank , and his regeneration science , he could n’t match Antares ' raw great power and was overwhelmed in the fight .

In Solo Leveling , Sung Jinwoo has demonstrate to be more than the typical underdog reference thanks to a major trait that is often well-off to overlook .

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Still , as Jinwoo kept get unassailable with each battle , he was confident in being adequate to of dominating the Shadow Monarch ’s mightiness . He make up one’s mind to use the cup of reincarnation and fight Antares once again in the dimensional rupture . In the death , Jinwoo reaches a higher horizontal surface along with his Shadow Army , make out to defeat the monarchs alone and even Antares in a one - on - one battle . However , the fact thatit still demand him 27 years to win on his ownhighlights how hefty Antares was and how Jinwoo could have originally been kill if he had n’t called for the Rulers .

Antares Is the Ultimate Villain in Solo Leveling

Baran, the Ant King, and the Architect Were Good Enemies, but None Compare to Antares

Although Jinwoo had to crop hard to defeat Baran and Kandiaru , he never experienced as much danger as with Antares . Antares was the only adversary capable of giving Jinwoo more than just a challenge , not only thanks to his regular army of dragons , Dragon ’s concern ability , destructive fire , and strength that surpassed even that of the rulers , but also because he was design to incarnate destruction itself .

Antares ’s destructive powers were at a level that could contradict even expiry to an extent , as prove by the scratch he left on Jinwoo ’s hands when he save Igris from the breath of destruction , that he could n’t regenerate . This denotes why Jinwoo was so scared to confront him before his terminal battle , as he had augur that he could lose . As a upshot , even ifAntares was used very meagerly inSolo Leveling ’s terminal arc , it was more than enough for him to get extremely tight to kill Jinwoo .

It ’s clear that Antares has huge strength , but due to his personality , he did n’t take Jinwoo a genuine scourge until way ahead in their battle when he was outsmarted by his strategy . Sadly , fans also did n’t get to see Antares ’s full potential drop in the dimensional driftwith the noesis of his late fight against Jinwoo , which could have created a different case of battle . Nevertheless , luckily , the Monarch of Destruction ’s office has been further explore in the serial publication ' sequel , Solo Leveling : Ragnarok , but Antares still proved to beSolo Leveling ’s most terrific villain .

Solo Leveling Sung Jinwoo with his shadow soldiers behind him

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