A Conversation

From the spiral staircase, a man in black and a middle-aged bald man in a white robe walked one after the other towards Luo Zhe, who was standing in front of the spiral staircase.

The man in black, Hong, seemed to devour all the light around him, like a black hole; while the bald, middle-aged Thor appeared to have a gentle and kind smile, yet there was a chilling feeling that made people involuntarily tremble.

Luo Zhe's gaze, however, involuntarily drifted towards Hong, the man in black.

This was the third time Luo Zhe and Hong had met.

Hong was about 1.9 meters tall, dressed in a loose black martial arts uniform with a neat buzz cut, standing ramrod straight... At first glance, he gave the impression of a long spear about to Break the Firmament! Even in the virtual space, he could not hide the special aura that set him apart from the other councilors.

An omnipotent god!

None of the War God present, or even the many powerful councilors who Beyond War God, had any desire to compete!

Even Luo Zhe, whose strength had greatly increased and who now possessed the power to kill a councilor, couldn't help but hold his breath and feel his heart race in front of this powerful man in black. He could sense Hong's immense power!

This is Hong!

The world's strongest!

All eyes were on Hong. Even Luo Zhe, who should have been the protagonist at this moment, felt insignificant in front of Hong.

Hong and Thor stopped in front of Luo Zhe Luo Zhe, their gazes softening slightly before their powerful voices rang out, "Well done! Luo Zhe, I didn't expect you to have made such progress in just two months since leaving the Elite Training Camp! It's truly beyond my expectations."

"Having honed my skills in the Wilderness Zone, I can say I've achieved some success," Luo Zhe replied respectfully.

The man in black, Hong, grinned, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth. He then turned to the crowd and announced loudly, "From this day forward, Luo Zhe will be the 52nd councilor of my War God Palace!"

"We will follow the First Speaker's instructions!" everyone present replied in unison.

Hong nodded, his body slightly levitating so that more people standing at a distance could see him, and said loudly, "It has been more than twenty years since Thor and I established the War God Palace. We have gathered you all here in the hope that you, the elite of humanity, will strive for the survival of mankind!"

"And today, I am very happy!"

"Luo Zhe's appearance has shown me that more and more powerful humans are rising up! At this moment, countless Fighter are still fighting for the survival of our race between humans and monsters!"

"Unity!"

"I hope you will always remember these two words! It is because of unity that we humans have been able to survive from the Great Nirvana Period to this day! Perhaps many of you know that the number of Ocean Monster is many times that of humans, and the number of King-level monsters is far greater! There are even two Monster Beast Emperor living in the deep sea!"

Luo Zhe, standing not far from Hong, was startled... Monster Beast Emperor!? Two of them?

However, the other councilors around him showed no surprise, clearly aware of this. Only some powerful War God around him seemed to be hearing about this for the first time and appeared somewhat panicked.

"Quiet!" The discussion in the hall rose in waves, and Hong's gaze swept across everyone present.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar filled everyone's heads, the surrounding world completely distorted, all light vanished from sight, and it seemed as if day had suddenly turned into night, with not a single ray of light remaining, only pure blackness.

And in this black world, the most dazzling center is Hong!

A cool power suddenly flowed through Luo Zhe's sea of consciousness, and he felt the darkness before his eyes break, and the vanished light returned to his sight.

'Pale blue energy!' Luo Zhe sensed it subconsciously.

Since Luo Zhe fully mastered this power, this was the first time that the pale blue energy had actively coalesced and formed, and unexpectedly it was able to break through Hong's oppressive aura.

The moment Luo Zhe broke free of his restraints, Hong subconsciously turned to look at Luo Zhe, nodded, and then continued, "King-level monsters, and even those two Monster Beast Emperor, are not scary! The council members and I will keep a close watch on them. The real trouble is those numerous monster lords!"

"Once the Ocean Monster break through the sea defenses and penetrate deep into the land, they will pose a significant threat to human civilization. Therefore, we still need to ask you all to guard the sea defenses and absolutely not allow the Ocean Monster any opportunity to take advantage!"

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Following behind the man in black, Hong, and the bald, white-robed Thor, Luo Zhe remained calm.

"These two before me are the strongest on Earth." Luo Zhe looked at their backs, silently making them his goals to surpass!

"Their strength far surpasses that of everyone else on Earth. Even the two Monster Beast Emperor living in the deep sea were forced to halt their massive offensive against the mainland due to the overwhelming power of Hong and Thor! They are the kind of strong individuals I truly aspire to surpass!" Luo Zhe thought to himself.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three continued up the spiral staircase and soon arrived at the conference hall on the top floor of the War God Palace.

Hong found a seat, while Thor leaned back in his chair without any regard for appearances, propping his large feet up on the chair in front of him, and beckoned to Luo Zhe, "Come, come, Luo Zhe, sit down. Don't be shy."

Luo Zhe glanced at Hong beside him, his expression unchanged, seemingly unfazed by Thor's actions, before settling down to sit down with a sense of relief.

"Good lad, it hasn't been that long since we last met, and you've already become a councilor. Moreover, you even managed to kill a councilor wearing the Black God Set. Not bad!" Thor praised, swinging his large feet back and forth in his chair.

"Mind your manners!" Hong frowned and reprimanded softly.

"Okay, Brother Hong, you're so annoying," Thor muttered under his breath, taking his feet off the chair.

Luo Zhe wanted to laugh, but he kept a straight face, maintaining a composed demeanor, keeping his eyes, nose, and mouth focused on his thoughts.

"Luo Zhe," Hong began.

"Master," Luo Zhe Luo Zhe said respectfully, filled with reverence for this world's strongest individual who had always strived for the survival of humanity.

Hong chuckled, waved his hand, and said, "You're no longer a member of my Extreme Martial Arts Hall. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Hong, like Thor does."

Luo Zhe glanced at Hong, then turned to look at Thor, and said with a smile, "Brother Hong."

Hong nodded with a smile, while Thor let out a strange cry, "You little Luo Zhe, you accepted my apprenticeship gift before, and now you're acting like I'm your equal?"

Luo Zhe joked, "Who said that was a gift for becoming an apprentice? I never said that. Just consider it a gift from you, my older brother!"

"Damn it!" Thor.

Seeing this, Hong and Luo Zhe couldn't help but burst into laughter; it was a rare opportunity to see Thor get his comeuppance!

"Alright, enough teasing him, let's get down to business." Hong waved his hand and said seriously, "Luo Zhe, judging from your ability to kill Li Yao, your current strength is no less than Thor's. What are your plans for the future?" Thor also put away his playful expression and looked at Luo Zhe seriously.

After a moment of contemplation, Luo Zhe revealed the truth. "Actually, I haven't truly broken through yet. I'm still at the peak of the High-level War God. Both my Genetic Origin Energy and Spiritual Force have reached their limits, but I haven't been able to find that breakthrough feeling."

Thor's eyes widened as he stared at Luo Zhe: "How is this possible!? You haven't even broken through yet, and you've already killed a councilman wearing the Black God Set? How did you do that?"

Hong couldn't help but ask, "Did you use some special methods? The gap between the War God Level and the Planetary Level is far greater than the gap between the Warrior Level and the War God Level."

Luo Zhe let out a wry smile. He and the other man had no choice but to believe it. If the councilor wearing the Black God Set was so easy to kill, then over the years, it wouldn't have been just Hong and Thor who had the experience of killing councilors wearing the Black God Set.

"Actually, I don't know how to explain it. The main reason I was able to kill Li Yao was because I mastered a special ability. As for how I acquired this ability, I'm still completely clueless about it."