Zhenying Fist

Zhenyuan Venerable left after speaking, leaving only King Zhenlian and Sett behind.

"What, afraid to look at me? Think I'll eat you?" King Zhenlian spoke first.

"No, I just get nervous when I see beautiful women," Sett quickly replied.

Sett spoke in Universal Language. He had no idea why he could speak it, but he could. The Venerable must have transferred it to me while I was drunk, Sett thought.

After all, back on Earth, Zhenyuan Venerable had spoken his native language.

For a Venerable, learning a language took only an instant. As one's strength improved, it wasn't just power and speed that increased—even the speed of one's thoughts grew much greater.

"Heh, if you get nervous looking at beautiful women, then look at me some more," King Zhenlian said from beside him.

"Since Zhenyuan Venerable took an interest in you, I'm sure your talent can't be too bad. Tell me, what's special about you?" King Zhenlian asked with a smile.

Pummel!

Sett activated his gold domain, and golden light blazed around his hands.

His fists shot toward the sky like cannonballs.

Boom! Boom!

A tremendous sonic boom rang through the air. Pummel was already powerful, and with the domain's enhancement, it became even stronger.

Sett remembered that after reaching Planetary Level, he had gained the Innate Secret Technique Haymaker. He'd forgotten about it and never used it, so he might as well show it to King Zhenlian too. After all, he couldn't let people underestimate him while he was away from home.

Haymaker!

Sett shouted inwardly, drew back his clenched fists, and gathered immense strength before punching forward.

The entire cone-shaped area looked as though it had been struck by a speeding train.

Rumble!

The small room was blasted to pieces by Sett's Haymaker.

Oh no, this is King Zhenlian's room. Why did I have to throw a punch? Sett thought in dismay.

After all, Sett had never used Haymaker before and had no idea what it would do. With that one strike, he'd blown the room apart.

"You little troublemaker." King Zhenlian, who had been sitting beside him, waved her hand, and the room returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

"Planetary Level, first rank, and you already have two formidable secret techniques. You've also got a first-layer domain. You have real potential," King Zhenlian said with a nod. "Since Zhenyuan Venerable asked me to guide you, I won't stand on ceremony. I'll take you as an unofficial disciple. Once you earn the Planetary Level Giant Axe Warrior title, you'll become my personal disciple."

"What's a Giant Axe Warrior? And what's a Golden Giant Axe Warrior?" Sett asked quickly.

In truth, Sett knew what a Giant Axe Warrior was: someone who fought a thousand consecutive life-or-death battles against opponents of the same level in the Giant Axe Arena.

"A Planetary Level Giant Axe Warrior is someone who fights a thousand consecutive life-or-death battles against other Planetary Level powerhouses in the Giant Axe Arena," King Zhenlian explained.

"Wouldn't that be incredibly hard? You'd have to kill a thousand Planetary Level powerhouses in a row," Sett said, his voice full of surprise.

"It's difficult for most people, but it won't be a challenge for you. Even I can't see through those two secret techniques of yours. They must be quite unusual. Ordinary Planetary Level fighters wouldn't be able to learn secret techniques that powerful.

"Besides, you already have a first-layer domain at Planetary Level, whereas most people don't start developing a domain until Star Level."

King Zhenlian continued, "The Venerable knows that becoming a Giant Axe Warrior will be easy for you, so he wants you to become a Golden Giant Axe Warrior."

"To become a Golden Giant Axe Warrior, you have to fight another thousand consecutive battles as a Giant Axe Warrior. In other words, both sides in every battle must be Giant Axe Warriors."

"How does that sound? Feeling pressured?"

Zhenyuan Venerable finished speaking and looked at Sett with a smile.

"How could I not feel pressured? I'm under a lot of pressure," Sett replied.

"Heh, good. You should feel the pressure. Starting tomorrow, I'll train you. Once you reach Planetary Level nine, I'll have you challenge for the Giant Axe Warrior and Golden Giant Axe Warrior titles."

That night, Sett lay on the rooftop and gazed at the starry sky, so different from Earth's. His thoughts drifted far away.

Half a year ago, he'd been an ordinary young man with a regular office job. Everything that had happened over the past six months felt longer than an entire lifetime.

Recently, a King-level Immortal and a Venerable had both wanted to take him as a disciple. They each had their conditions, but was he really that impressive?

I'm just an ordinary young man from the city. Why did I end up in this world? Why was I given four Innate Secret Techniques?

Sett had wondered about it countless times, but he'd never been able to figure it out.

There may be some secret about me, something even I don't know. I have no idea what I've gotten caught up in. After pondering for a long time without reaching any conclusions, Sett continued gazing at the stars.

I wonder how my parents are doing over there. Sett thought of his parents in 2020 and wondered whether they knew he was missing.

"What are you thinking about?" Sett heard a lovely voice as he thought of his parents.

It was King Zhenlian. She came over to Sett and gazed up at the stars, just as he was doing.

"I've been looking at this sky for so long that I know every star's lifespan and how long it's been around," King Zhenlian said.

"Then you must have lived here for a very, very long time, my lady," Sett said. With King Zhenlian right beside him, he felt a little nervous.

"I have. So long that I've lost track." After saying this, King Zhenlian fell silent for a long while. Sett couldn't think of anything to say, either.

After all, she was a King-level powerhouse. If he accidentally offended her, he wouldn't know what to do.

The longer a powerful being lived, the stranger their personality became.

After a long while, the next day arrived.

A day on Zhenyun Planet was about twice as long as a day on Earth. After witnessing one sunrise and sunset, Sett quietly worked it out.

"Starting today, I'll train you." After breakfast, King Zhenlian took Sett on a short walk to a vast plain.

The plain stretched out of sight, and it was impossible to tell how large it was.

"Since you practice boxing, I'll teach you a fist technique first. I'll demonstrate it once using the same level of strength as you." King Zhenlian made the vast plain their training ground, then began performing the technique.

In an instant, King Zhenlian's bearing changed, and she grew solemn.

Her punches were soft yet strong, and Sett was captivated at first sight.

"So fist techniques can be used like that," Sett thought to himself.

It was much more powerful than the Heavenly God Fist, let alone the random punches Sett had been throwing.

Before long, King Zhenlian finished the set. "This is a secret fist technique I just created. You can learn it, but you'll have to come up with a name for it."

At King Zhenlian's level, creating a secret technique for Planetary Level fighters was naturally a piece of cake.

Seeing the technique, Sett thought about how King Zhenlian and Zhenyuan Venerable chose their names.

"Let's call it Zhenying Fist," Sett said after a moment's thought.

"Zhenying Fist? That works," King Zhenlian said. "Here's the manual for Zhenying Fist. Study it as you practice."

As she spoke, she tossed Sett a book. The title, Zhenying Fist, was written in Universal Language.

Whew, King-level powerhouses really are incredible. She created a secret technique and handed it over just like that, Sett thought.

Generally speaking, Immortals were a level above World Masters, and Immortals also varied in strength.

Ordinary Immortals were generally those who had only just become Immortals. Above them were Military Lord Level Immortals.

Once an Immortal reached a certain degree of strength, they were given a title. Marquis Level Immortals were generally above Military Lord Level Immortals.

Marquis Level Immortals were powerhouses among Immortals, but above them were King Level Immortals.

King Level Immortals were absolute powerhouses. In their eyes, Military Lord Level and Marquis Level Immortals were all weaklings they could crush with one hand.

Above King Level Immortals were Venerables.

King Zhenlian was a King Level Immortal. Generally, those with "Marquis" at the end of their names were Marquis Level Immortals, while those with "King" at the end were King Level Immortals.

Sett opened the manual and recalled the technique King Zhenlian had demonstrated.

The technique wasn't too difficult for Sett. Zhenying Fist mainly focused on controlling strength and applying fist techniques.

On the broad grassland, Sett practiced his punches with all his might, trying to find the feeling described in the manual.

After all, mastering Zhenying Fist would give him a fivefold Force Application Technique, while his current level was only 1.4-fold.

"Master Zhenying Fist first. Come find me once you've learned it." Seeing that Sett had gotten into the swing of things, King Zhenlian said she was going to take care of her own affairs.

"Thank you, my lady," Sett said again and again.

After all, he was only an unofficial disciple. He didn't feel comfortable calling her "Master" yet. He'd wait until he became her personal disciple before changing how he addressed her, Sett thought.