Planetary Level

"Not enough! It's nowhere near enough!"

The man kept throwing punches. Each blow slammed into the specially made punching bag like a raging bull, full of immense power.

The display on the punching bag showed

46800kg!

421043kg!

Clearly, the man had the strength of a Level Nine Apprentice.

"He's already reached the Planetary Level. How can I get revenge while I'm only an Apprentice?

I need to push myself harder!"

Every day, the man trained like a madman, fighting monsters with his bare hands.

"Why can't I take that final step?!"

The man roared as he sprinted.

His speed had already reached 600 meters per second, the limit for an Apprentice.

Yet he still couldn't take that hardest step.

"This still isn't enough! I have to avenge my parents!"

Suddenly, a massive vortex formed in the man's sea of consciousness.

The mist and water in the boundless sea of consciousness swirled wildly around its center, which was like a black hole!

The sea of consciousness shook violently, until at last, only a single point remained at its center.

It was a planet radiating a halo. In the center of the sea of consciousness, vast as the universe, there was only this one planet.

The planet was breathtakingly beautiful. A halo shone around its surface, which was made up of countless densely packed, transparent, pyramid-shaped crystals.

An invisible, strange fluctuation radiated from the planet's surface.

The lone planet in his sea of consciousness spun continuously, sending out an invisible force that spread throughout the man's body.

His muscles, cells, internal organs, bones, and meridians underwent unimaginable changes. His entire life form was transforming.

The planet in his sea of consciousness generated a magnetic field, allowing him to fly and even breathe without air.

The man was now one of the two strongest people on this planet.

"Finally! I've finally broken through to the Planetary Level! Hahaha! Now I can get revenge!" The man laughed wildly, his voice echoing throughout the valley.

"Chou Hao, prepare to die."

"Haha, I really am metal-aligned. Metal is firm and powerful, perfectly suited to my fighting style."

Once he had finished getting ready, he slipped a claw-shaped weapon over his hand. It gleamed faintly.

In Freedom City, the man shouted, "Chou Hao, come out and face your death!"

Come out and face your death! Face your death! Death!

His voice echoed across the little city of Freedom.

"Who's so bold as to call Lord Chou by name?"

"Exactly. Lord Chou could crush him with a single finger."

"Wait, look! He seems to be flying just like Lord Chou. Could he have reached the Planetary Level?"

"So what if he has? Lord Chou broke through years ago."

The people in the city began to chatter. Lord Chou Hao was the founder of Freedom City.

Freedom City was the only city standing amid these ruins. Chou Hao was bloodthirsty and mad, but compared with the ruins beyond, Freedom City was far safer.

"Who's spouting nonsense?" A figure shot into the sky from the city and flew over to the man.

"I was wondering who it was. It's Sett, that useless loser from back then. And now, look at you—you've reached the Planetary Level, just like me."

I should've killed you along with the others back then.

Don't tell me you think reaching the Planetary Level means you can beat me.

Don't make me laugh. Today, I'll put on a show for everyone. I, Chou Hao, may have kept quiet for too long, but that doesn't mean any stray cat or dog can provoke me!"

As soon as Chou Hao finished speaking, he drew his greatsword and shot toward Sett like a bolt of lightning.

"I'm a Level Two Planetary expert. You've only just broken through to the Planetary Level. You're no match for me."

Chou Hao bellowed and crossed the distance in an instant, bringing his greatsword down on Sett.

Sett raised the clawed hand to block, stopping the strike with ease.

"What? How can he be this strong?" Chou Hao was shocked.

Sett immediately thrust his other clawed hand toward Chou Hao's abdomen.

"Get out of the way!" Chou Hao screamed inwardly, trying to dodge the attack.

But the claw was too fast and too vicious.

Rip!

Three long gashes opened across Chou Hao's stomach.

"What? How can this guy be so strong? Even Lord Chou can't beat him!"

"Oh my god, Lord Chou is actually hurt!"

Chou Hao pressed his left hand against his stomach and looked at it. It was covered in blood.

"You actually hurt me. Looks like I'll have to use this move." Chou Hao gripped his greatsword with both hands.

An evil aura poured from his body, and tremendous power flowed into his hands.

He swung the greatsword twice as fast as before.

"This is my self-created Soul Sealing Strike. You'll be the first to feel it!"

But Sett wasn't afraid in the least. He raised both hands in front of himself.

The War Blade and the claws collided with an explosion of sound that rang across Freedom City.

Among the crowd watching below, those who were weaker hurriedly covered their ears.

Sett had a hard time taking the Soul Sealing Strike, too. He was blasted hundreds of meters away and crashed to the ground.

"I told you—a Level Two Planetary expert isn't someone a Level One can challenge." Chou Hao slung his greatsword over his shoulder and flew toward where Sett had fallen.

"If this had happened earlier, I might've considered sparing your life. But now you've hurt me and humiliated me in front of everyone. No matter what, I won't let you die easily."

Sett bounced lightly to his feet and charged at Chou Hao.

"Are you finished? Then it's my turn!" Sett slashed at Chou Hao with both claws.

Sky-Rending Claw! Sett shouted, and his sharp claws glowed with a strange power, as if they would tear through space itself.

Rip!

Chou Hao, who had been gloating just moments before, was struck again. His body snapped like a broken wing, splitting in two.

"No! I can't die!" Even after being cut in half, Chou Hao didn't die instantly.

But in two pieces, he could no longer put up any resistance.

His right hand still gripped the War Blade, but he couldn't land a single blow on Sett.

Step, step, step. Sett's footsteps rang out like a funeral march as he reaped Chou Hao's life.

"Chou Hao! If you'd known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?" Sett walked up to Chou Hao, who was left with only half his body.

He kicked the War Blade out of Chou Hao's hand.

After speaking those final words, he reached for Chou Hao's neck.

Chou Hao's head flew off. His eyes remained open in disbelief until the end.

"Lord Chou is dead!"

"This guy's incredible!"

"Yeah! A Level One Planetary expert killed a Level Two Planetary expert!"

After killing Chou Hao, Sett's eyes filled with tears. "Dad, Mom, I finally avenged you. I hope you're at peace in heaven."

After drinking Zhenyuan Venerable's wine, Sett had a very, very long dream. He dreamed that he trained hard just to get revenge.

When he awoke, Zhenyuan Venerable was still beside him, drinking by himself.

"You're awake?" Zhenyuan Venerable said, moving his mouth.

"You've already broken through to Level One of the Planetary Level. Go to the training room and get used to your body."

"I reached the Planetary Level just by sleeping? This wine is something else." Sett looked at the wine he had just drunk. "Thank you, Venerable."

"Heh, you sure are greedy. You only needed a little energy to break through to the Planetary Level. I've temporarily sealed away the rest.

"Getting too strong too quickly isn't good for you. For now, get used to your current strength."

Sett sent his consciousness into his sea of consciousness.

"Sure enough, having a planet in your sea of consciousness means you've reached the Planetary Level."

Sett laughed and followed the robot to the training room.