"Grandmaster, are you all right?"
Xue Beng asked, watching Yu Xiaogang return and slump down on the floor.
The Sky Screen hadn't shown whether they'd succeeded or not.
The moment they made contact with the Plasma Spark,
the footage had abruptly cut off.
So they could only judge whether the Plasma Spark had acknowledged him by the state Yu Xiaogang was in when he returned.
But his cultivation and aura hadn't changed at all, so no one present had much hope.
Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang sprang to his feet.
He wore an expression like Fan Jin after passing the imperial examination.
"I did it! I did it!"
Xue Beng looked confused.
Yu Xiaogang hadn't changed at all, so why was he saying he'd done it?
Could the Plasma Spark really have acknowledged him?
Seeing that no one believed him, Yu Xiaogang crooked his mouth into a smug grin.
"Just watch. This is the true power of my Luo Sanpao!"
Three Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet, and a golden giant dragon surged up behind him.
In Yu Xiaogang's eyes, Luo Sanpao had already transformed into the Golden Divine Dragon!
But seeing the puzzled, disbelieving expressions on everyone's faces, Yu Xiaogang sneered.
Just wait until I use my Soul Skill. Once you see its power, you'll understand.
"First Soul Skill, Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting Luo Sanpao... No! Dragon-Slaying Cannon!"
Light enveloped the entire hall.
But for some reason, someone suddenly blurted out:
"Holy crap! What stinks?! What's gotten into the Grandmaster?!"
That's right. Everything described above was just Yu Xiaogang's delusion.
Luo Sanpao hadn't transformed into the Golden Divine Dragon.
His First Soul Skill was still a fart.
Yu Xiaogang hadn't been acknowledged by the Plasma Spark, either.
Xue Beng had covered his nose, his eyes watering from the stench.
"Guards! Quick! Get the Grandmaster out of here! He's gone mad!"
Several guards pushed the door open and came in. The moment they entered, they complained:
"Good grief! Why does it stink so much?!"
Then they hurried over to Yu Xiaogang and bowed.
"Pardon us."
The guards proceeded to beat Yu Xiaogang up.
Since Yu Xiaogang was still lost in his delusion, he didn't understand why the guards were attacking him.
All he could do was fight back with Luo Sanpao.
And so, the entire hall grew even stinkier.
"What are you doing?! I'm Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang! The Sea God is my disciple! Emperor Xue Beng is my grand-disciple! What do you think you're doing to me?!"
"My Martial Soul is the Golden Divine Dragon! I'll become a god one day! Once I do, you'll pay for this!"
The guards beat him until his face was bruised and swollen, then carried him away.
Everyone present had no choice but to go wash off the stench and change their clothes before moving to another hall to keep watching the Sky Screen.
As for Yu Xiaogang, he was locked in a room, with his Soul Power and limbs restrained, until the hour was up.
Meanwhile, in the Reception Room.
The system's voice rang in Xiao Che's mind.
[Introduction complete. Reward received:] [Super-Spacetime Bomb (created by Ultraman Hikari) ×1] [Automatically stored in system inventory]
At the prompt, Xiao Che nearly leaped to his feet in shock.
He'd thought the reward would be the Plasma Spark. He hadn't expected to get a Super-Spacetime Bomb instead.
But he couldn't use it anyway!
Setting aside the question of what kind of opponent could force him to use a Super-Spacetime Bomb in the first place,
the bomb would destroy the entire universe when it went off.
In short, it was a pretty useless reward.
Then Xiao Che looked at Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue had calmed down by now, but she'd lost the dignity and poise she usually carried.
She was sprawled lazily on the sofa, her long, pale legs on full display, with a bucket of popcorn in her arms.
She watched the Sky Screen as she ate.
She didn't care at all that the other two people in the Reception Room could see her in this sorry state.
She was the very picture of someone who'd given up.
Xiao Che couldn't be bothered to do anything about it. She'd return to normal once the hour was up, anyway.
Though she'd still remember everything that had happened.
Just then, the Sky Screen finally began to change.
It was starting the next chapter.
[Ultraman Saga: Miracle Born from Despair] [The Ultramen of the Land of Light discovered a strange reaction coming from the core of the Darklops] [So they dispatched Ultraman Zero to the universe indicated by the core to investigate what was happening] [Before he left, his father, Ultraman Seven, spoke to him earnestly] ["We've stored the Plasma Spark's energy in this bracelet. It'll give you enough energy to transform three times..."] [Then, under the watchful eyes of all the Ultra Warriors in the Land of Light, Ultraman Zero turned into a ball of light and flew away]
The people of Douluo Continent understood this part.
In other words, they were sending Ultraman Zero somewhere far away.
But how far away was it, if the Land of Light could only send one Ultra Warrior there?
By rights, couldn't Ultramen travel anywhere within a single universe?
Bibi Dong had the same question.
"Sir, I'm curious. The Ultra Warriors of the Land of Light are already incredibly fast. How far away must a place be if all their power is enough to send only one Ultra Warrior there?"
Qian Renxue glanced over from the corner of her eye.
But when she noticed Xiao Che was about to look her way, she turned her gaze back to the Sky Screen and ate her popcorn.
Xiao Che explained:
"The universe we live in isn't the whole world. Beyond it are countless other universes. That's what we call the multiverse."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Sky Screen abruptly changed.
[The ball of light crossed the entire universe. Even the vast Milky Way passed in an instant, until it reached the edge of the universe] [The ball of light pierced through a barrier that resembled an ocean. Ultraman Zero stopped and gazed at the spectacular sight]
At the same time, the multiverse appeared on the Sky Screen.
Bibi Dong stared at the multiverse, stunned. Qian Renxue even stopped with a piece of popcorn halfway to her mouth.
Everyone on Douluo Continent who was watching the Sky Screen fell silent.
The sight was simply too shocking.
The universe was already unimaginably vast, and beyond it lay countless more universes just like it.
Their immensity seemed to have no end.
At least, that was how the people of Douluo Continent understood it.
At that moment, no words could express the shock in their hearts.
[Following the guidance of the Darklops core, Ultraman Zero entered a universe and arrived at the Earth within it] [But Ultraman Zero crouched on top of a building, unable to understand why there wasn't a single human on this Earth—not even a single living thing]
Xiao Che looked at the Sky Screen and stretched.
He gazed at it as if reliving a fond memory.
Then he spoke to Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, seated on either side of him:
"You've seen this Sky Screen before, but I won't tell you when—unless you beg me."
Xiao Che was only joking.
Bibi Dong thought, Here he goes again?!
Qian Renxue looked just as troubled, but with her temperament so changed, she no longer cared about her status.
She set down the popcorn, scrambled up, and leaned in until her face was right in front of Xiao Che's.
"Please, tell me~"
Xiao Che thought, Qian Renxue! You're so out of character!
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