God of Wealth of City No. 003

August 31, 2057, City No. 003.

"Is that God of Wealth still fighting in the city center?" A burly, scar-faced man looked on longingly. How he wished he were the one fighting there.

This was a Warlord-level Warrior squad resting and chatting in a residential complex on the outskirts.

"Yeah, he's insane. With such intense fighting, doesn't he need to rest at all?" A tall, sturdy female Warrior wiped down the sniper rifle in her hands, unable to hide the disbelief in her voice.

"As expected of the God of Wealth everyone talks about. Ever since he arrived ten days ago, the entirety of City No. 003 has been thrown into chaos. But our gains have increased greatly too. Huge numbers of Beast General-level monsters have fled over here. We've struck it rich this time." A thin Warrior counted on his fingers with gleaming eyes.

At the mention of money, the entire Warrior squad broke into grins. God of Wealth was also the universally acknowledged title passed around by Warrior squads reaping enormous rewards throughout City No. 003.

At that moment, the God of Wealth everyone spoke of was wielding an SS-grade alloy battle saber against a ten-meter-tall Ironclad Tyrant Bear.

After mutating, the giant bear's massive paws had dagger-length claws as sharp as blades. With a single swipe, they could easily slice through steel bars and boulders.

Because of Jin Yu's battle with the Ironclad Tyrant Bear, everything within a three-hundred-meter radius had become ruins.

"Let's see how many slashes you can take." Jin Yu coldly pushed off with his right foot, shooting toward the Ironclad Tyrant Bear like a cannonball.

"Roar!" The Ironclad Tyrant Bear's eyes widened as its enormous, round-table-sized paw, nearly a meter across, slammed toward the hateful human before it with bloodthirsty madness.

Its body was already covered in wounds. The intense pain coursing through it had nearly drowned its reason, leaving only instinctive bloodlust, slaughter, and destruction to vent its fury.

Facing the berserk giant bear, Jin Yu remained utterly still. With a turn of his wrist, a streak of saber light cleaved at the bear's paw with extreme speed.

"Pfft!"

"Bang!"

The first sound was the dull, muffled impact of blade striking flesh.

The second was the roar of the ground beneath his feet exploding from the force rebounding back.

Yet this collision of power, enough to shatter steel, had no effect whatsoever on either the man or the bear at its center.

"Die! You're of no use to me anymore!" After fighting the giant bear for so long, Jin Yu had finally felt the breakthrough he had been waiting for under the immense pressure.

In an instant, he released the genetic energy he had suppressed at Warlord peak, raising it to War God peak.

The Ironclad Tyrant Bear's eyes only had time to reflect a dazzling streak of saber light before its consciousness sank into boundless darkness.

Its enormous body slowly toppled backward. Blood poured from its forehead as red-and-white matter sprayed out.

In that split second, the battle saber that had crushed through the giant bear's skull had already been pulled free by Jin Yu.

"It can be hauled away now." Jin Yu gave an order through his smart wristband, then left the ruins without even glancing at the giant bear's corpse, worth tens of billions.

Very soon, a squad of Warrior soldiers arranged by Jia Yi arrived at the center of the battle.

Though they had expected it, seeing the devastating battlefield around them and the fallen giant bear's corpse still made their pupils contract.

"Stop standing around. Hurry up and dissect the Ironclad Tyrant Bear, then transport it away. This is research material Dr. Li specifically ordered."

A middle-aged man who was clearly the captain cut off everyone's gasps and sighs. He then arranged for people to quickly dissect the key materials and remove the relevant parts according to the doctor's requirements.

The outskirts of City No. 003.

Jin Yu was currently sitting cross-legged in an abandoned hotel building, sorting through and absorbing the insights he had gained earlier.

It had been ten days since he arrived in City No. 003, formerly SH City, known as a monster's den.

By suppressing the energy within his body, Jin Yu kept his physical strength at War God peak and fought Lord-level monsters freely in the city center.

At the same time, he studied and comprehended the various manuals he had acquired from Jia Yi, developing movement techniques, force exertion methods, and more suited to himself.

With incomparably powerful talent bonuses, keen perception enhanced by Mental power and his domain, and the two Golden Horned Beast bodies in the ocean comprehending alongside him, the combination of all three made his research and breakthroughs advance like a rocket, improving by leaps and bounds every day.

Under the tempering of peak top-tier Lord-level monsters, his movement techniques and combat skills rapidly caught up to the Warriors of this world who had honed themselves through long years of slaughter, all reaching the Artistic conception level.

Because the Inherited Memory only contained manuals suited for Golden Horned Beast cultivation, while everything else was merely explanations of basic knowledge, it was inevitable that he would use Earth's manuals as references.

As for physical force exertion, the detailed explanations in the Inherited Memory and his study of numerous manuals allowed him to continuously break through amid brutal slaughter.

He could almost break through one level of force exertion technique every day.

"Thor and the others took the wrong path with their force exertion, but some of their techniques are indeed worth learning from. My Hundred-Layered Tower has now reached its tenth layer, achieving Tenfold force exertion."

Jin Yu's eyes lit up. He clenched his right fist and threw a punch that instantly exceeded several times the speed of sound.

Pfft!

A perfectly round, incomparably smooth hole silently appeared in the distant wall.

Boom!

Only then did the sonic boom from the punch's wind burst forth.

"I've reached tenfold force exertion. No matter how much I improve from here, there won't be any qualitative change. It's time to leave." Jin Yu patted his clothes in satisfaction, preparing to return to the base city for a night of rest.

His movement technique and saber technique could now both integrate well with his domain. His force exertion had also reached tenfold. Even if it later increased to Twentyfold force exertion, it would only double his combat power, so its significance was limited.

He had come alone to the Wilderness area for several main reasons:

First, to temper himself. After all, he had previously lived in peaceful times and lacked far too much experience in slaughter compared to the Warriors of this world.

After ten days of high-intensity cultivation, he had more or less made up for that weakness.

Second, to make some arrangements and prepare for his later plans.

Third, to meet the Son of the Plane. Tomorrow was the other party's inauguration ceremony as Supervisor Envoy, so it was time for him to make his presence known.

After finishing his cultivation, Jin Yu took the UFO fighter jet arranged by Jia Yi back to the base city.

"Hmm? Good news really does come one after another." Jin Yu, who had been washing up in the bathroom at home, felt a surge of joy.

The Golden Horned Beast at the bottom of the ocean had successfully cultivated the First Tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual.

After ten days of uninterrupted cultivation, it had finally mastered part of it. Its Gene strength had increased twofold, meaning the Golden Horned Beast's genetic level had reached a full twentyfold!

It could be said that the Golden Horned Beast's current energy intensity was already comparable to that of an Ordinary Planetary level 5 human. With its Strengthening Talent doubling all aspects, its energy intensity was enough to rival a Planetary level 6 human.

Combined with its terrifying Twentyfold force exertion and domain enhancement, the Golden Horned Beast's true strength was now fully comparable to, or even greater than, Hong's.

The reason it had reached twentyfold rather than tenfold was that the Golden Horned Beast's body had been born for slaughter. It was far easier for it to improve its force exertion techniques than for a human body.

A human body could only achieve Tenfold force exertion, while the Golden Horned Beast body had long reached Twentyfold force exertion. That was the universe's favor.

In truth, over these ten days, the Golden Horned Beast had devoted most of its energy to studying the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual. Only the rest had been used to cultivate other techniques alongside Jin Yu.

It had to be said that his enhanced talent had now reached an utterly monstrous level.

"Big Brother, are you done yet? Come downstairs and eat." Jin Ling's crisp voice drifted up from below.

"Done, done. I'm coming." Jin Yu put away his thoughts. Genetic energy surged through him and evaporated the moisture, then he got dressed and left the bathroom.

He arrived in the living room as if he had teleported, and the first thing he saw was Jin Ling's busy figure.

The little girl carried dishes around, doing everything herself. The other servants merely helped arrange the tableware and prepare for the meal.

"Big Brother, you took way too long. To celebrate your return from the Wilderness area today, Sister Liu Ya and I specially prepared a welcome banquet for you." The little girl wrinkled her nose and spoke proudly.

"Oh? Did our Ling Ling cook personally? Then I really have to taste it properly." Jin Yu laughed heartily, thoroughly enjoying this moment.

Ten days of uninterrupted slaughter and cultivation had left both his soul and body faintly exhausted. Only after returning home did he feel a trace of inner peace.

It was a relaxation that reached from his body to his soul.

Amid the transition from frenzied slaughter back to tranquility, Jin Yu felt his Willpower improve by a great deal.

"Sure enough, cultivation and relaxation complement each other. Balancing tension and release is the true path."

Slightly delighted, Jin Yu unconsciously rubbed his younger sister's hair, drawing an adorably indignant protest.

"Big Brother, you jerk! You messed up my hair!" Jin Ling complained, but her hands never stopped moving as she continuously placed food onto her brother's plate.

She had heard the butler and Sister Liu Ya talk about how terrifying the Wilderness area was. At every moment, one had to guard against monster ambushes and even the threatening aftermath of battles between powerful monsters and Warriors.

It could be said that once someone stepped into the Wilderness area, their life was no longer guaranteed.

This made her understand even more clearly how hard-won the peace ordinary people enjoyed in the base city truly was.

There was nothing else she could do. She only hoped to manage the home as best she could for her brother, prepare food for him, and welcome him home.

So that he would know there was always someone behind him, waiting for him to return safely.