"My body's changes are incredibly strange. The gap between Apprentice Level Nine and the Planetary Level really is considerable."
Fang Yi stood up and felt the changes in his body.
Then he focused his mind.
A panel appeared before him.
[Combat Power] Life Level: Planetary Level Two / Spiritual Force: Planetary Level Four [Amplitude] Force Output: 10.3 / Telekinetic Power: 35 [Law / Domain]? [Heavy Pupil]: (Left) Growth Progress──15% (Right) Growth Progress──10% ["?" Unlock Progress─50%]
The panel before him had changed, too. His basic punch strength, speed, and reaction time at Apprentice Level Nine had now been replaced by a Life Level indicator.
Amplitude and Law Domain had also been added.
What Fang Yi cared about most, though, was that the question mark's unlock progress had reached 50%. It had increased quite a bit this time.
"I didn't expect to jump straight to Planetary Level Two. The boost from awakening both Heavy Pupils seems even more incredible than before."
Fang Yi marveled for a moment.
Then he got up and left the depths of the cave.
With the power of the planet inside him, Fang Yi could escape the pull of gravity and fly.
This was his first true flight without relying on an external object.
Fang Yi shot out of the cave like a meteor and soared into the sky.
"That feels great!"
Fang Yi hovered above the clouds, taking in the endless mountain ranges all around him at a glance.
The range of his left Heavy Pupil's Power of Analysis had suddenly increased to more than fifty kilometers. In his eyes, nothing else existed in the world—only countless crisscrossing, winding lines.
Every blade of grass and every tree, every living thing in the world, all came into view.
"I don't need to breathe, and I can fly wherever I want. Without using any other enhancements, I'm already flying at about 1,900 meters per second just by relying on the magnetic field."
Fang Yi ran a few more tests.
If he used all of his abilities, his speed reached an incredible 3,800 meters per second!
"At this speed, I've probably surpassed some Martial Artists at Levels Four or Five. But that's only natural. Even at Apprentice Level Nine, my speed was already among the very best."
Fang Yi understood his own strength, as well as the influence of his Heavy Pupils.
"I should find some King Rank Monsters to test myself against."
Now that he had reached Planetary Level Two, Fang Yi naturally wanted to find some opponents and see how strong he was overall.
"Whoosh──!"
The Black God Set instantly spread over his entire body, while mysterious violet light flowed from Fang Yi's pupils and covered him.
By now,
his Divine Light, "Creation," could cover his entire body completely. He could even fuse it fully with his War Halberd, his Flying Sword, or the twelve Flying Needles inside the sword.
And every one of his abilities had undergone a qualitative leap.
A series of sonic booms echoed above the dense forest.
Countless familiar forest Monsters—apes, frogs, snakes, and others—looked up and turned toward the afterimage and the source of the sound.
In their eyes,
all they saw was a streak of purple-black light.
The next second,
eighteen Flying Needles flashed like silver light, instantly piercing countless Monsters nearby!
By the time they realized what was happening, they had already been pierced by the needles, with no chance to fight back. Fang Yi darted through the forest, searching for Monsters of Lord Rank or higher.
The Flying Needles took care of all the Beast Generals and weaker Monsters.
Some Monsters with quicker reactions had already fled in every direction.
Several Advanced War General Monsters hurriedly burrowed underground to tell the Lord Monsters, who were asleep and resting, that a human War God had attacked.
The Lord Monster, the Poison Dart Frog King, immediately grew furious. It was about to leave the cave and charge outside when it learned
that the attacker was a War God wearing black-and-purple armor, with his face covered and a War Halberd in hand.
Poison Arrow Frog King.
The more it thought about him, the more it felt he sounded like that human War God, Fang Yi—the one who kept hunting Monster groups and was known for his ruthless, bloody attacks!
Its fear grew.
They were no match for this human War God. After all, he had even killed King Rank Monsters.
It was still considering how to escape
when it felt the surrounding rock walls shaking nonstop, as though some enormous force were repeatedly hammering the area.
Rubble rained down.
A sudden wave of terror gripped the Lord Monster.
"Bang──!"
An arm smashed through the rock and seized the Advanced Lord Poison Arrow Frog King hiding underground.
"It's only what month, and you're already hibernating?"
Fang Yi's calm yet deeply imposing voice echoed through the cave.
The next moment,
a terrifying force yanked the Poison Arrow Frog King by its left leg. Its smooth body, covered in a highly toxic Poison Sac, scraped against the surrounding walls again and again.
As a ray of light entered its eyes,
Fang Yi pulled the Poison Dart Frog King straight out of the cave and flung it into the air.
"Ribbit──!"
The Poison Frog King twisted violently in midair, then turned toward Fang Yi and immediately shot out its saliva-coated pink tongue.
Its tongue shot forward at several times the speed of sound.
An ordinary War God hit by that strike would undoubtedly suffer serious internal injuries.
But before Fang Yi, its counterattack was like a child's game.
Four Flying Needles nearby immediately pierced the tip of its tongue and pulled it to one side. Intense pain shot from its tongue, making the Poison Dart Frog King let out a sudden, loud "ribbit!"
The Poison Dart Frog King had never expected Fang Yi to react so quickly.
This human was terrifying!
It was no match for him.
The only way to survive was to become a human's servant.
It was about to beg Fang Yi to spare its life. After all, being a human's servant was better than dying.
But Fang Yi paid it no attention.
He spun his War Halberd with one hand, then shot forward. In an instant, he was in front of the Poison Dart Frog King as it fell through the air.
He unleashed the first form of Heavy Wave.
The War Halberd moved too fast for the naked eye to follow, slashing across the Poison Dart Frog King's abdomen!
In an instant,
the Poison Dart Frog King felt indescribable pain spreading through its belly, while nausea welled up inside it.
It let out a sudden "Ribbit!"
Blood sprayed from its mouth. It hurriedly looked down at its abdomen, only to see an X-shaped wound carved into it.
The Monster's organs inside had already been shattered by the layers of vibrating force, and blood poured out with them!
After that single strike, Fang Yi didn't even spare the Poison Dart Frog King a glance. He flew off in another direction, searching for other Lord Monsters.
Several seconds later,
the Poison Dart Frog King finally fell to the ground.
Its body hit with a "thud." Its limbs spasmed as its nerves twitched repeatedly. Several minutes passed before it stopped moving.
Its eyes lost their light. It was dead.
Looking out from here, countless Monster corpses lay scattered all around, and the entire forest reeked of death...
Fang Yi went on to find several more Advanced Lords, defeating each with a single move.
Those Advanced Lords had no chance to fight back at all.
It was an absolute crushing disparity in strength.
"This won't do. Lord Monsters aren't enough of a challenge. They used to last a few rounds against me, but now they can barely withstand a single move."
"I'll have to find some King Rank Monsters to test myself against..."
Fang Yi checked the map on his wristwatch. A hundred kilometers away was a large lake named "Ai," where there were sure to be plenty of Monsters.
With that in mind, Fang Yi immediately set off.
"I've never fought a water-type Monster before. I've reached Planetary Level One now, and I don't need to breathe, so I might as well explore underwater."
In the distance,
the calm, rippling lake reflected the blue sky and the endless mountain ranges.
Fang Yi's figure flashed overhead with a series of sonic booms. After confirming his location, he plunged into the water.
"Boom──!"
A huge spray of water exploded into the air.
Protected by the Black God Set and the Creation Divine Light Armor, and with his entry speed not too fast, Fang Yi wasn't harmed by the impact of hitting the water.
The lake water was icy cold.
As soon as he entered, visibility dropped sharply. The depths around him were dark and lightless.
Without a light source, most Martial Artists entering this lake would be able to see no more than half a meter around them.
Fang Yi's left Heavy Pupil trembled, and its Power of Analysis swept over the surroundings. The world suddenly brightened, and he immediately saw...
several hundred water-type Monsters already lurking nearby!
The weakest were Advanced Beast Generals, and the strongest were Advanced Lords.
The hundreds of Monsters seemed to have been waiting for him. They all attacked at once the next moment──holding nothing back, intent on killing him outright!
Fang Yi's name and appearance had long since spread across the entire Australia Continent. The water-type Monsters were no exception.
Elite Training Camp.
Many students noticed that several new videos had appeared in the teaching section.
Curious, they clicked to see the titles—and were so shocked they couldn't speak.
<Practical Combat Against a King Rank Monster──Fang Yi>
<Analysis of Practical Combat Against a King Rank Monster──Fang Yi>
Although many students knew Fang Yi had killed a King Rank Monster, seeing the fight and every detail with their own eyes was still deeply shocking.
As soon as the practical combat video came out, many people immediately watched it to learn from it.
Even some instructors at the Elite Training Camp were curious, and logged onto the website as soon as they had some free time.
"King Rank Monsters are so huge..."
"Teacher Fang Yi is a Psychic Master? How did I not know?"
"What do you mean, you didn't know? Lots of students know. Fang Yi can control more than a dozen Flying Needles—that's amazing."
"Flying Needles are easier to control than Flying Knives. Still, being able to control that many means he's already surpassed plenty of Psychic Masters."
As everyone discussed it, the practical combat videos had already spread to the military, the Alliance, Thunder Dojo, and other major Martial Artist organizations.
After all, human experience fighting King Rank Monsters was extremely valuable.
There was no need to hide it. Even before it began circulating, several senior officials had already discussed with people from the Limit organization whether the video should be archived and used to teach Martial Artists.
Now,
August was fast approaching, and all the Training Camp students were about to head out on adventures.
Many students were therefore training even harder and watching all kinds of useful practical combat videos.
Blade Technique Training Room.
Many students practicing their blade techniques quickly stopped what they were doing. A huge screen nearby let them log into the website and watch lessons.
"The combat video is out!"
"Hm? What video?"
"Teacher Fang Yi's fight against a King Rank Monster! It's just been officially posted on the teaching page."
Luo Feng was training when he suddenly heard the other senior students talking nearby. The moment he heard the words "Fang Yi" and "King Rank Monster," he stopped swinging his blade.
"Senior, what's wrong?"
Luo Feng asked.
"Teacher Fang Yi's video of the King Rank Monster he killed has come out. Luo Feng, stop training for now and learn from it. That's more important."
Luo Feng's eyes lit up.
"Okay."
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