China's Pillar of the Nation

"Brother, when you were surrounded by that golden light just now, you looked like a god descending to earth." Jin Ling looked at Jin Yu with utter admiration.

At that moment, Jin Yu was idly toying with the golden Gene Energy. He paid no attention at all to his starry-eyed little sister, letting her swoon as she pleased.

Ever since he had slaughtered those monsters and comprehended the laws, he had discovered that his control over Gene Energy had greatly increased.

Originally, he could only unleash energy attacks according to specific moves. Now, however, he could control the flow of his energy as though he were manipulating marbles.

"No wonder some of the battle scenes in the original story mentioned being locked onto. So the energy had a Tracking System installed." Jin Yu muttered to himself, stroking his chin with his left hand while using his right to make Gene Energy dance between his fingers.

But after studying it for a while, he found it boring.

It was only useful when dealing with weak enemies. It was nowhere near as fast or convenient as his Mental power.

Tasteless to eat, yet a pity to throw away.

"Brother, what is that?" Jin Ling curiously watched her brother pinch that wisp of energy apart.

"This is Gene Energy—the energy of a Warrior." Jin Yu answered succinctly. However, he did not explain the laws involved. They were still far too distant for Jin Ling.

"Go back and train properly. Become a Warrior first." Jin Yu affectionately ruffled Jin Ling's beautiful hair.

"Brother, you're so annoying. You always mess up my hair." Jin Ling pouted and hurriedly took off her hair tie, fixing her hair again.

Hongning Base City.

"This is... a Domain!" At the global headquarters of the Limit Martial Hall, Hong sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, dressed in black.

Projected before him was the footage of Jin Yu slaughtering the monster horde.

The more Hong watched, the more astonished he became. After watching for only a short while, he could determine that the area around the other man was a Domain.

And the other party was also a Mental Master! A Mental Master with a Domain was simply the nightmare of any monster horde!

However, while Hong was still calculating the other man's combat strength, the Domain in the footage suddenly erupted with an even more powerful golden light. The man's movement speed also surged, far exceeding anything Hong had known.

"5,284 meters per second!" Seeing the instantaneous speed marked by the Intelligent System, Hong completely lost his composure and abruptly rose to his feet.

"From 2,000 meters per second, his speed increased by more than double? How is that possible?!" Everything before him overturned the limits of Hong's understanding.

After all, Thor's and his own speeds were only 2,600 meters per second and 3,000 meters per second respectively.

Hong could only slightly surpass Thor, whose level was higher than his, by relying on his Domain. What did that man possess that allowed his instantaneous speed to more than double?

"What power was that? It actually increased his speed to such an extent. Unbelievable." Hong's state of mind was exceptionally refined, and he almost instantly calmed his excitement.

"Hall Master." A gentle voice came from outside. It sounded pleasing and made one's heart itch.

"Come in." Hong waved a hand to turn off the projection and looked toward the door.

The door to the training room opened automatically.

A mysterious woman entered, dressed in a Black Robe, wearing a Golden Mask, and with Black Hair cascading loose over her shoulders.

The mask covered her face, leaving only her Eyes, nose, and mouth visible. Yet even from that alone, one could tell that she was definitely a Peerless Beauty.

Especially those Eyes—they seemed capable of stealing one's soul.

This woman was Yaoyao, one of Hong's three Guards.

"Hall Master, we have confirmed with the Huaxia Official that the man who slaughtered the monster horde is Chinese. His name is Jin Yu, he is fifty-eight years old, and he is the Chief Feng of the Huaxia Kingdom. His strength is Planetary level 1." Yaoyao reported the information gathered by her subordinates and herself to Hong.

"Planetary level 1? I understand. You may leave." Hong waved his hand. The entire room fell into darkness once more.

Thunderclap Martial Hall Headquarters.

"Hall Master, the other party is Chinese. His name is Jin Yu. There is a thirty-five-year gap in his records, as though he appeared out of nowhere." Thor's Guard reported.

"Alright, I understand. You may leave." Thor rubbed his bald head, considered it for a moment, and ultimately sent Hong a video call.

"Thor? What is it?" Hong calmly looked at Thor's projection.

"Brother Hong, you watched that Jin Yu video too, right? Interested in making a trip together?" Thor said bluntly.

"Alright."

Kyoto Base City Military Garrison.

"Old Brother Jia, why did you call me over in such a hurry?" Jin Yu arrived at Jia Yi's office without encountering any obstruction along the way.

Of course, even if anyone had tried to stop him, it would have been useless.

"You're here. Sit." Jia Yi was unhurried as he poured Jin Yu a cup of tea.

"Although I don't know much about tea, this is truly good tea." Jin Yu downed it in one gulp like a boor savoring peonies.

Once the tea entered his stomach, it felt as though even his cells had become active. Though it was of no use to him, he was certain that it had some evolutionary effect on Warriors.

Its true value was immeasurable.

"This was picked from a Mutated Tea Tree. Although it cannot compare to a Spirit of Grass and Wood, it is still extremely rare."

Jia Yi seemed not to care that Jin Yu had wasted the tea. He turned around, picked up a set of documents from a nearby table, and handed them to Jin Yu.

"Hmm?" Jin Yu took them in confusion, but after glancing through them a few times, he understood.

"You've seen it too. This is no longer something I can handle. I need you to make an appearance." Jia Yi spread his hands, both helpless and proud.

He had never imagined that China would produce a Pillar of the Sky like Jin Yu! In one stroke, he had drawn the attention of every peak power in the world.

China now had hope of standing at the pinnacle of the world. He could die without regrets.

"Indeed. It's time they learned the gap between us, so they can put themselves in their proper place." Jin Yu casually tossed the documents aside.

With his greatly increased strength, no one except Hong could compare to him anymore. Even Hong would be fortunate merely to preserve his life if Jin Yu went all out.

"Since that's the case, Old Brother Jia, arrange a time. I'll meet this group of fools who do not know the immensity of heaven and earth." As he spoke the final words, intense killing intent rose from Jin Yu. Even Jia Yi, who had emerged from blood and carnage, felt a chill run through him.

Because of the massive number of monsters he had slaughtered in such a short time, the influence of the Golden Horned Beast bloodline, and the provocations of other forces, the killing intent Jin Yu had accumulated erupted all at once.

Any Warrior below War God level who encountered it would have their minds instantly destroyed and become machines that knew only slaughter.

Even those at War God level would instantly lose ninety percent of their combat strength.

"Jin Brother, there's no need for that, no need at all. Everyone is thinking about Earth's safety. The monster hordes in various places still need them to resist and contain them."

Jia Yi also wished Jin Yu could kill every councilor who had offended China, but that would inevitably leave their defensive forces depleted, allowing the monster hordes to go unchecked.

At that point, countless ordinary people would suffer. That was not an outcome he wished to see.

"Hmph, what use are they? Without Hong and Thor holding the line, what right do the others have to stop monster hordes?"

Seemingly realizing that he had affected Jia Yi as well, Jin Yu withdrew his killing intent. "I'll listen to Old Brother Jia. I won't do anything to them—as long as they don't provoke me."

With that, Jin Yu nodded to Jia Yi and walked out.

As for the meeting? They could discuss it among themselves.

They must have received my battle footage as well. With Hong's judgment, he should be able to assess my strength to some extent. Now it depends on whether you have the courage to come see me.

Jin Yu was utterly disdainful of those councilors. They clung stubbornly to old ways and refused to improve. They would never be qualified to leave Earth in their lives.