Hong's Lesson

"Quick, quick, quick! Golden Horned Beast is about to fight Hong."

"The commander has ordered that everyone except the officers and soldiers on the front lines can go to the square to watch the livestream!"

"Come on, come on, stop dawdling."

Kyoto Base City Military District Square.

In the thousand-square-meter plaza, a massive projection screen rose from the ground. On it, Jin Yu and Hong hovered a hundred meters apart, facing each other.

Beneath their feet stretched an endless ocean.

"Jin Yu, every major force around the world is watching this battle. You are very strong, and I have been looking forward to this fight." Hong slowly raised the spear in his hand and pointed it diagonally toward the sea.

"Hong, Earth's Number One Expert! I have also been preparing for this battle for a long time." Golden light glimmered in Jin Yu's eyes, and battle intent surged from his body.

Ever since his rebirth, he had constantly been improving his strength because of the invisible pressure Hong brought him.

Today, he would shatter it! Shatter Hong's legend and forge an era that belonged to him!

Even as they spoke, their invisible auras had already begun clashing, forcing the sea beneath them to sink rapidly.

When their overwhelming auras reached their peak, both men moved at the same time. Golden and black domains flared around them respectively before colliding violently.

A Planetary level 1 warrior possessed brute strength of 2 to 4 million kilograms.

A Planetary level 2nd stage warrior possessed brute strength of 4 to 8 million kilograms.

A Planetary level Fourth Order warrior possessed brute strength of 16 to 32 million kilograms.

A Planetary level 6 warrior possessed brute strength of 64 to 128 million kilograms.

In other words, Hong's strength was nearly 128 million kilograms. With a sixfold exertion boost, it reached 768 million kilograms.

Jin Yu, meanwhile, had only reached the peak of Planetary level 1, at roughly 4 million kilograms. His exertion had now reached twelvefold, or 48 million kilograms.

His Mental power amplification was roughly fortyfold, and the innate strength of his Mental power was 2 million kilograms, bringing it to 80 million kilograms in total.

Added together, that reached 128 million kilograms.

In terms of pure strength alone, the gap between them was nearly eightfold.

Although their domain intensities were about the same, whether in combat experience or every other technique, Hong had reached the utmost peak attainable in all aspects.

Thus, the moment they exchanged blows, Jin Yu instantly fell into an absolute disadvantage. He was repeatedly sent flying or smashed into the sea, throwing up waves a thousand meters high.

"Jin Yu, you are no match for me like this. Bring out your strongest strength! Where is that mysterious power?" Like a dark demon god, Hong was shrouded in the Dark Domain, his voice rolling into Jin Yu's ears.

He did not want to crush Jin Yu with sheer strength, but when he suppressed his power to Planetary level 1, Jin Yu had ruthlessly overwhelmed him the moment they made contact. One force could defeat ten techniques, leaving him completely helpless.

That was why Hong had directly raised his strength to its peak.

At the same time, he wanted to witness that mysterious power that could explosively increase speed. Perhaps it could help him break through his current bottleneck.

"Damn, another monster. How can his strength be this absurd?" Thor, standing some distance away, had the corner of his mouth twitching as his inner balance was thoroughly shattered.

Hong was only one stage ahead, and with his domain suppression, Thor could still accept it.

But this Jin Yu was merely Planetary level 1, yet he had actually withstood Brother Hong's attacks head-on.

Even if Thor himself stepped in, he could at most reach this level.

"You want me to use all my strength?" Jin Yu's lips curled upward, but he did not use the mysterious Law Power as Hong had requested.

Once he used it, Hong would have no chance to resist at all.

Even without using the laws now, though he appeared to be at a disadvantage, the actual situation was not like that.

Like the other warriors on Earth, Hong's exertion was barely decent, but his defense was far weaker than his exertion.

Because they could not amplify their defense.

But Jin Yu could. His defense was not much weaker than Hong's.

So although he seemed to be at a disadvantage, Jin Yu was actually learning and improving rapidly.

Although fighting Lord-level monsters had made up for some of Jin Yu's deficiencies in combat experience, the gap between him and a veteran Planetary level warrior was still enormous.

To be honest, none of Earth's other Planetary level warriors could withstand even one exchange from Jin Yu, so the learning effect was far worse.

But as Earth's Number One Expert, Hong's combat experience and techniques were well worth learning from.

"Good kid, you really are confident and proud." Hong seemed to see Earth's future as he looked at Jin Yu like an elder nurturing the next generation.

Afterward, Hong's attacks became even more relentless, and through them, he continually pointed out Jin Yu's flaws.

One took the initiative to learn, blessed with extraordinary talent; the other took the initiative to teach, holding nothing back.

"Well, looks like my position as Global Second will soon belong to someone else." Thor stood in the distance with his arms folded, looking delighted by Hong's misfortune.

Having been suppressed by Hong for so long, he knew all too well how terrifying Hong was.

Yet Jin Yu had now resisted Hong's attacks with only Planetary level 1 strength. By any fair measure, Hong had already lost.

After all, energy level was easy to improve, but combat power was not.

Moreover, Thor knew that Jin Yu possessed some mysterious power or technique that could greatly increase his strength and speed. Once he used it, Hong would definitely be no match for him.

"Two monsters. Every last one of them has comprehended a domain. Why can't I break through?" Thor muttered as he gloomily rubbed his bald head.

"So there is still a flaw in my attacks here that can be exploited."

"My defense has a gap. Combined with my domain and saber technique, this needs to be patched."

"The domain needs to blend into my saber technique more smoothly. That can reduce the stiffness of my attacks."

As he gradually immersed himself in the battle, Jin Yu slowly entered a period of rapid improvement. Countless flashes of inspiration erupted within him, and giving everything he had made him feel incomparably exhilarated.

His various attacks, defenses, movement techniques, and the integrated application of his domain gradually became natural and agile.

Bang!

After a fierce collision between saber and spear, Jin Yu retreated far from the battlefield.

"Hong, thank you for your guidance just now." When Jin Yu felt his improvement begin to slow, he emerged from his combat enlightenment.

As his thoughts turned, he understood Hong's kindness in sparring with him at full strength.

It had to be said that, as Earth's Number One Expert and the person with the highest spiritual attainment in history, Hong's magnanimity and broad-mindedness left nothing to criticize.

He was not afraid that the younger generation would surpass him. He only feared there would be no successors, and that human civilization would be destroyed beneath the endless beast tide.

"I do not need you to repay any favor. I only want to know how one can improve beyond a domain. If you want to thank me, then let me witness that mysterious power of yours." Hong smiled calmly and stated his request.

He had been stalled at this bottleneck for a long time. Now that he saw an opportunity to advance further, he did not want to miss it.

"Alright." Jin Yu nodded readily. "There is not much room for me to improve in any aspect in the short term, so I will let you witness the power beyond a domain!"

The aura of the Law of Gold Origin spread throughout his body, extending into his domain and saber. Jin Yu seemed as though he had been plated in gold, dazzling and resplendent.

Of course, Jin Yu did this deliberately. Otherwise, Law Power was Formless and Shapeless.

But this allowed Hong to sense the existence of Law Origin power more clearly.

"So fast! Far beyond 5,000 meters! At least 10,000 meters per second." Hong's pupils contracted as Jin Yu's movement trail nearly became impossible to see.

Even without detection data, he estimated the other man's instantaneous burst speed.

The hundred-meter distance between them was crossed in an instant.