Zhenyuan Venerable

"Phew, the first level of the Heavenly God Fist is complete. Now I can unleash 140% of my power." Sett let out a long breath.

He had been fighting monsters in the Wilderness Zone for a week; although the time was short, he gained something after every single fight.

Upon returning to the base, he easily mastered the first level of the Heavenly God Fist.

While the secret manuals on Earth didn't amount to much, for Sett, the main goal was to learn techniques for exerting force.

After all, he hadn't learned to use any weapons; he relied on his pair of fists to conquer the world.

The higher his force-exerting technique, the more obvious his improvement.

"Now I have 1.4 times my base punch power, and with Pummel, it reaches 2.8 times," Sett thought, secretly shocked.

When calculated multiplicatively, this power boost was massive. One had to realize that using Pummel alone only provided 2.0 times the power; now that it reached 2.8, his strength had increased by nearly half in one go.

The more he thought about it, the more excited Sett became, and he couldn't help but activate Pummel.

He saw his hands glow with a faint golden light, and Sett threw a fierce punch.

His rapid fist carried immense power, seemingly tearing through the air and whistling with a howling wind.

"The feeling of increasing my strength is truly great! I wonder if I have the strength of an advanced warrior now." After all, as long as he kept using Pummel, Sett's strength would continue to grow.

He had used it countless times while fighting monsters during this period.

"I need to find a time to test it out," Sett thought, then excitedly threw a few more punches.

In the training room, just as Sett was getting into the rhythm of his practice.

"Hello, Sett."

This voice lacked any emotion; it sounded as if it came from very far away, yet also as if it were right beside his ear.

Sett, who was practicing his punches, was startled and jumped. He scanned his surroundings and saw a person standing behind him.

The man was two meters tall, dressed in a white robe, with his forehead covered by several golden scales.

His eyes were like an abyss; Sett fell into them the moment he took a glance.

"Wake up!"

A voice rang in Sett's ear, and he instantly snapped back to reality.

Who is this person? How did I almost lose consciousness just by looking at him? Sett was secretly shocked.

"Hello, may I ask who you are?" Sett knew he was no match for this person and spoke politely.

The man with the golden scales on his forehead chuckled and walked toward Sett.

With just a single step, he crossed the distance.

"Heh, interesting little fellow." After speaking, the man put his hands behind his back and began walking in circles around Sett.

The pressure this person exerted on Sett was so great that it broke him out in a cold sweat.

"I have no ill intentions; I simply saw this interesting planet during my long life." The man walked into the living room and, of his own accord, turned on the television to watch the soap opera Xia Hai hadn't finished.

"I wonder how a tiny apprentice-level warrior like you managed to use that kind of secret manual," the man said while watching the show.

"What secret manual? And what is apprentice-level?" Sett followed the man and sat on the sofa next to him to ask.

At the same time, Sett was secretly shocked, knowing that very few people on Earth knew about the apprentice levels.

Generally speaking, warriors were divided into Fighters, Warlords, and War Gods, with each rank further divided into low, medium, and advanced levels.

There were nine levels in total, from low to high, which corresponded to Apprentice levels one through nine—for example, an advanced War God was an Apprentice level nine.

"I don't know about any secret manual, but the golden light erupting from your fists actually contains a trace of laws. Yet, you haven't comprehended the laws at all, which makes me very interested.

Oh, right, I forgot you are an indigenous planet. Generally speaking, we call civilizations that haven't entered the universe indigenous civilizations.

And apprentice-level is what you call Fighters, Warlords, and War Gods. Of course, those who surpass the apprentice level are Planetary-level warriors; for instance, those you call 'Hong' and 'Thor' are Planetary-level warriors.

Naturally, above the Planetary level, there are the Stellar, Universe, Domain Lord, and Sector Lord levels."

Although Sett knew the original levels, he was still shocked. Logically speaking, while Hong and Thor knew about the universe, they would at most know about the Universe level, and the person before him was likely not from Earth.

However, Earth had a formation set up by the master of Yunmo Planet, Hu Yanbo, and that was a formation set up by an Undying existence.

An Undying was an existence that could live forever and was even more powerful than a Sector Lord. Could this man before him be more powerful than Hu Yanbo? Or did he come through a wormhole?

"Ah? So the War God level, which is invincible and powerful to us, is only apprentice-level?" Sett asked.

"Heh, the universe is vast, far beyond your imagination. This planet is actually quite interesting; it seems an Undying operated here in the past and even set up a formation. But to me, it is too crude. Follow me."

After the white-robed man finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Sett appeared on the street with him.

"This planet is quite similar to the one I was born on. We also encountered a monster crisis back then. However, our planet quickly fell into a state of anarchy, where only the strong had dignity.

It was an apocalyptic world with no laws and no order; only power could explain everything. Your planet... well, Earth, is doing better than we were at that time," the white-robed man said.

Just as he finished speaking, Sett appeared in the Wilderness Zone again, with a massive monster beside him.

A White-Haired Tiger King, over ten meters tall and more than thirty meters long, a monster that had reached the Lord level, appeared next to Sett.

Sett was immediately terrified; this White-Haired Tiger King was at least an advanced Lord-level or even a Beast King-level monster that surpassed the Lord level.

However, the monster did not seem to notice the two of them.

Sett followed the footsteps of the white-robed man, and after just two steps, he appeared beside a massive spherical object.

That enormous sphere released a faint mist and was over a hundred meters in diameter.

"To think he actually kept a Zerg Mother Empress here. Still, a World Lord-level Zerg Mother Empress is nothing to me, so I'll just leave it here."

"I was born during the darkest of times. My family was killed, our food was stolen, and only my young self remained." After looking at the Zerg Mother Empress nest, the white-robed man returned to the city.

Sett followed right behind him, listening quietly to his story.

"Despite facing blow after blow, I still grew up. Back then, all I thought about was killing every monster one day and restoring order to this planet."

"But how naive I was back then, being bullied by others while also having to hide from monsters. Yet, the situation on my planet grew worse and worse, and the number of surviving humans gradually dwindled."

"Our enemies were not just the monsters, but ourselves as well."

"Once, I was swallowed whole by a monster, and by some stroke of luck, I awakened inside its belly. In an instant, I possessed Planet-level strength. After bursting out of the monster's stomach, my strength grew rapidly, and soon I became the most powerful being on the planet."

"I killed every monster that posed a threat to my kin, but I had awakened too late. Of all the people on the entire planet, only a few dozen remained alive."

"In the end, I was taken away by a World Lord from the universe who discovered my great talent and taught me how to cultivate."

Having finished speaking, the white-robed man returned to Sett's residence and continued watching the television.

"Hmm, I have wandered for far, far too long, and I enjoy chatting with people who interest me. You can call me Qing Feng; that was my original name, and I like it when those I am close to call me that."

"Of course, if you feel uncomfortable, you may also call me Zhenyuan Venerable," the white-robed man introduced himself.

"Ah! Zhenyuan Venerable..." Sett was so surprised that his voice trembled.

A Venerable—that was a being even more powerful than an Immortal. The man before him was actually a Venerable; Sett had initially thought he was at most a King-level Immortal.

"Mm, I am a Universe Venerable, a being countless times more powerful than an Immortal, and one of the peak existences in this universe. If I am not mistaken, your secret technique is an Innate Secret Technique, one capable of communicating with the origin of the universe."

"However, your strength seems too low; you are completely unable to unleash the true power of that Innate Secret Technique."

"Yes, it is an Innate Secret Technique rewarded by the Primal Universe, Venerable," Sett hurriedly replied.

"Hehe, I don't know how a kid like you managed to be rewarded with an Innate Secret Technique by the Primal Universe. I imagine you have some secrets of your own. But don't worry, a being like me wouldn't stoop to coveting someone who hasn't even reached the Planet level."

"Of course, if you are willing to take me as your master, I will take you to travel the universe and help you improve your strength rapidly. How about it?" Zhenyuan Venerable said.

"Ah! You are willing to take me as your disciple, Venerable? But, but I am only at the Apprentice level, and besides..." Sett said in surprise.

"Hehe, since you possess an Innate Secret Technique rewarded by the Primal Universe, why shouldn't I be able to take you as my disciple?" Zhenyuan Venerable laughed.

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