Hong's Arrival (Signed, Follow with Confidence)

Before he knew it, more than three months had passed since Lu Yunhe returned from the Moon.

Over the past two months or so, Lu Yunhe had had friendly talks with all kinds of Planetary Level Monsters around the continent, helping the country successfully establish six major bases.

Out of consideration for ecological diversity, Lu Yunhe had not killed those Planetary Level Monsters. He had merely prevented them from crossing the boundaries for a period of time.

With this time to develop, humanity had enough opportunity to build forces capable of contending with them.

I've finally dealt with humanity's affairs. Next, I need to focus on improving my strength, reach the Planetary Level as soon as possible, and obtain my second Monster Avatar.

Lu Yunhe pondered to himself. After more than three months of diligent training, he had already reached the Beginner War General level.

From an Earthling's perspective, advancing from Warrior level to War General level in a few months was already fast enough. But to Lu Yunhe, it was still far too slow.

At this rate, who knew when he would reach the Planetary Level? He had to spend some money.

Aside from training and dealing with Monsters, Lu Yunhe had also used the government's resources during this period to gather a great deal of information on ancient civilization relics and various anomalous locations.

Combining that with his past memories, Lu Yunhe had specifically marked several civilization relics. The Zerg Mother Queen in Shennongjia and the Mechanical Race Spaceship in Bermuda were two places he could not touch for now.

He could try the Spaceship in Civilization Relic No. 12 once the Ultraman Avatar reached the Stellar level. As for Civilization Relic No. 9 on Yunmo Star, which selected apprentice disciples, his main body could go after reaching War God level, while his avatar could go once it reached Planet Ninth Stage.

The Ultraman Avatar was rather special, after all. If the intelligence within Civilization Relic No. 9 had any ill intentions, an avatar at Planet Ninth Stage would possess strength comparable to an ordinary Stellar level being, enough to handle that relic.

It was merely a base for selecting disciples. At most, it could deal with Planetary Level beings. After all, after the Golden Horn Giant Beast appeared, Demon Babata had shown no intention of visiting that civilization relic.

"As for the other civilization relics, I can have the Ultraman Avatar explore them too. I should find some useful things so I won't be completely helpless in the universe."

The Ultraman Avatar's greatest problem in the universe would be money.

Just as Lu Yunhe was considering his next move, an unexpected person came to find him.

Led by Dong Nanbiao, a man dressed entirely in black with a close-cropped haircut walked in. His face carried a trace of coldness, as though he could take someone's life at any moment.

"Hong!"

Lu Yunhe calmly looked at the newcomer. Dong Nanbiao had informed him beforehand that Hong wanted to see him.

Seeing this familiar figure from his memories, Lu Yunhe did not feel much. No matter how powerful Hong became later, it did not change the fact that their current strengths were on completely different levels.

After all, he had lived in this world for more than a decade. He would not truly feel as if fantasy had become reality.

"Lu Yunhe, Humanity's Strongest!"

Looking at the calm Lu Yunhe before him, a smile appeared on Hong's cold face, instantly dispersing the killing aura that had been spreading around him.

Three months ago, Lu Yunhe's status as Humanity's Strongest was still disputed. But after these three months, his position had become unshakable, though he himself did not care much about it.

"Just an empty title."

Lu Yunhe did not care much about it. If he could still keep that title a hundred thousand years from now, then he would truly be happy.

"Hong, shouldn't you be properly building your base? What brings you all the way out here?"

As the two spoke, Dong Nanbiao tactfully left at once.

"I came here for three things!"

Seeing that Lu Yunhe had no intention of inviting him to sit, Hong did not mind at all. He found a place in the room and sat down before speaking directly. "To kill you, challenge you, and cooperate with you."

"Kill me?"

Lu Yunhe raised an eyebrow, amusement appearing in his eyes. Who on Earth today could kill him?

"Someone paid a great price to hire me to kill you. They said all your strength lies in that strange equipment of yours, and that without it, you're merely an ordinary martial artist."

Hong spoke unhurriedly. Before the Great Cataclysm, he had been a famous assassin. After the Great Cataclysm, relying on his exceptional realm and extraordinary opportunities, he had become a Planetary Level martial artist in a short time.

If it came to assassination, Hong could confidently say that no one in this world could escape his attempts.

But now, there was one...

"However, the moment I saw you, I understood that they were wrong. I am no match for you at all. Even an assassination attempt could not kill you."

Hong frankly admitted that he was inferior. With his mental realm, there was no need for him to stubbornly deny the truth.

"So I want to challenge you. If you can defeat me, I'm willing to tell you everything I've collected regarding ancient civilization relics."

Hong's eyes shone brightly. He yearned for an opponent too much.

Ever since becoming a martial artist, he had embarked directly upon an undefeated path. Every enemy he encountered along the way had been unable to withstand even a single exchange with him.

Before Lu Yunhe, only Thor from India had been worthy of his attention on Earth. Everyone else was completely unworthy.

Yet when he saw Lu Yunhe, Hong felt the blood throughout his body begin to boil, as though he had returned to the days when he had first become an assassin.

As for the conditions offered by the person behind it, those resources were indeed important for base construction, but they could not disturb Hong's state of mind.

Though Hong had once been an assassin, he still had principles. He would not truly do something that violated the greater good. Otherwise, he could never have honed such a lofty mental realm.

"Fine!"

Lu Yunhe smiled. The moment Hong entered, he had sensed a killing aura from him, but there had been no killing intent within it.

As for the challenge, Lu Yunhe was also rather interested in the information about ancient civilization relics that Hong had gathered.

"I'll only use one move!"

Lu Yunhe drew a longsword forged entirely from Blue Gold. He had never named this weapon before, but since the first person he would wield it against was Hong, he named it Guan Hong.

When forging the weapon, he had given the matter some thought. Although his force output was high and his movement technique realm was also advanced, his own cultivation level was too low. A sword truly suited him well.

A saber was better suited to overpowering opponents through brute force, but what Monster or person of the same level had the qualifications to make him use a weapon? Only beings whose strength vastly surpassed his could force him to draw one. When strength was not his advantage, a weapon paired with his high-level movement technique became crucial.

"Pierce!"

Lu Yunhe thrust his sword. On the other side, Hong's entire body instantly tensed, and the Gene Energy within him began circulating at high speed.

"Light, darkness..."

The next moment, just as Hong was about to move, he felt as though all the light in the world had been taken away. Endless darkness completely enveloped him. Even the Gene Energy in his body became indistinct, as though all his strength had merely been an illusion.

Buzz!

As the sword tip pressed against his throat, everything from before instantly vanished, and Hong finally came back to his senses.

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