The two of them knew that Ultraman Zero must have gone through something before this.
And it must have been a legendary experience. After all, he'd been given equipment by one of the Mysterious Four Ultras.
They realized they needed to learn more about it—Qian Renxue especially.
Yet for some reason, the Sky Screen skipped this chapter.
It was agonizing.
It had revealed information about one of the Mysterious Four Ultras, only to leave them in the dark about anything else concerning him.
But Tang San watched the Sky Screen with a thoughtful expression.
The Plasma Spark hadn't chosen him, so he hadn't had a chance.
But when he thought about how the Plasma Spark came from the Land of Light, and how the Ultramen there wouldn't choose anyone from the Douluo Continent as their Human Host,
his chances of winning the Plasma Spark's recognition were practically nonexistent.
However, apart from Ultraman King, the other three of the Mysterious Four Ultras might not necessarily come from the Land of Light.
In other words, he still had a chance to earn an Ultraman's recognition.
He might even earn the recognition of one of the Mysterious Four Ultras.
The power they bestowed would surely be even stronger than the power Alien Empera had given him!
After all, Ultraman King was practically a creation god.
The power of the other three, who stood alongside Ultraman King as the Mysterious Four Ultras, would surely be extraordinary.
In an instant, Tang San had found hope of becoming stronger once again.
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi watched the Sky Screen with great interest.
"Shield of Baraji. Equipment bestowed by one of the Mysterious Four Ultras. Just seeing how it lets Ultraman Zero transcend the universe after putting it on shows it's no ordinary item."
Gu Rong chuckled.
"Anything bestowed by the Mysterious Four Ultras is bound to be extraordinary. For an Ultraman, the Shield of Baraji must count as a divine weapon, right?"
Chen Xin began analyzing the Shield of Baraji's functions.
"It can transform into armor, combining defense and offense, yet it's called a shield. I expect it can also become a shield to withstand attacks. It can move and even transcend space and the universe. Add an offensive ability, and it would be an all-purpose piece of equipment."
As he thought about it, Chen Xin couldn't help glancing at Gu Rong.
A defensive divine weapon, with the ability to travel through space.
It did sound a little like Gu Rong's Bone Dragon Martial Soul.
But the Ultraman's equipment was surely beyond anything on the Douluo Continent—especially since it had been bestowed by one of the Mysterious Four Ultras.
Among Ultramen, it counted as a divine weapon.
Gu Rong had also thought of his own Bone Dragon's abilities.
He said enviously, "I want the Shield of Baraji too. It'd be the perfect match for my abilities."
Chen Xin couldn't help laughing.
"You? Forget about being given power. If one of the Mysterious Four Ultras even glanced at you, you could call it a blessing from your ancestors."
Gu Rong's expression immediately fell.
"Can't I even dream about it?!"
The scene on the Sky Screen changed again.
[Ultraman Zero crouched on the rooftop of a skyscraper]
He had discovered a serious problem.
On this Earth, there weren't many living things—not to mention humans.
At the same time, Xiao Che couldn't withstand Qian Renxue's pestering.
As he ate her popcorn, he explained, "This is the world you saw earlier, when you watched the introduction to Ultraman Leo. One of the Mysterious Four Ultras flashed across the screen for just an instant—the miracle born from despair, Ultraman Saga."
Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue nodded.
So that was it!
But there was one thing they didn't understand.
"If Ultraman Zero also came to this universe, why wasn't he on the battlefield we saw earlier?"
Xiao Che suddenly gave a wicked smile.
"Well~, I can't tell you that."
Qian Renxue puffed out her cheeks, wrapped her arms around Xiao Che's, and pulled them against her chest.
In a pleading voice, she said, "Please, just tell me~"
But the same trick didn't work on Xiao Che.
He firmly shook off Qian Renxue's hand.
With a serious expression, he refused, "That's all I can tell you."
Seeing Xiao Che's expression, Qian Renxue knew there was no point in begging anymore.
She snatched her bucket of popcorn back from Xiao Che, curled up like a little hamster, and watched the Sky Screen as she ate.
Seeing this, Xiao Che couldn't help muttering, "Why does she look so much like she did as a child after the backlash? Does the Plasma Spark make people feel like children again?"
But Bibi Dong, standing beside him, heard his remark perfectly clearly.
Her heart jolted.
How did he know what Qian Renxue looked like as a child?!
But because of her status, she didn't ask the question aloud.
She simply buried it in her heart, then quietly turned back to watch the Sky Screen.
This time, however, the Sky Screen wasn't showing Ultraman Zero. It showed a base on a desolate planet.
[Countless strange flying-saucer creatures attacked the Mars Base from the sky]
[One fighter jet started up without authorization and attacked the creatures]
Only then did the people of the Douluo Continent realize that this was a human base.
For some reason, it wasn't on Earth.
The fighter jet that appeared was also far more advanced than the ones they'd seen before.
It was so fast that it far surpassed anything they knew of on the Douluo Continent.
It could even come to a sudden stop at that speed.
And it was not at all outmatched by the countless strange flying-saucer creatures.
A single person had defeated all of them.
They could clearly sense the creatures' auras.
"They're definitely far beyond Level 96—even stronger than a Level 98 Titled Douluo."
That was Chen Xin's assessment.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, currently the only person on the Douluo Continent with Level 98 cultivation, had a grave expression.
Sweat poured from his forehead.
"These creatures are bad enough in such numbers, but why are their speed and attack power both so far beyond mine?!"
And that fighter jet was even more outrageous.
It was only a human-made machine, without Soul Power or cultivation.
Yet it could defeat so many strange flying-saucer creatures.
Could anyone imagine that the human operating this fighter jet was practically just an ordinary person, with no Soul Power?
Only then did they realize that human technology had been advancing at an incredible pace all along.
Meanwhile, their Douluo Continent had remained in the same sorry state for thousands, even tens of thousands of years.
At most, they'd found a few more ways to improve their cultivation or discovered a few more Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
They didn't even know that only a few centuries had passed since the First Industrial Revolution.
In that short time, the Douluo Continent could only have produced Soul Beasts that were a few hundred years old.
The elders of the Worship Hall suddenly felt...
"Maybe we should follow humanity's example and develop some technology? Martial Soul cultivation is powerful and convenient, but if we're talking about potential, technology really is stronger."
Demon Subduing Douluo spoke up.
None of the other elders objected.
Golden Crocodile Douluo simply said, "We can discuss your proposal later. For now, let's keep watching the Sky Screen."
[Just as the fighter jet piloted by Taiga Nozomu was about to eliminate all the enemies, a huge, bizarre spaceship appeared, tearing through space]
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