Everyone Weighed In

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were annoyed by Ning Rongrong's attitude, but with Flender and the others present, neither of them could make a scene.

Tang San nodded again, a thoughtful look entering his eyes.

"Rongrong has a point. Maybe they have weapons comparable to the Tang Sect's lower-tier Hidden Weapons, just in a different form."

At the mention of Hidden Weapons, Tang San's eyes shone with confidence.

As for the Tang Sect's finest Hidden Weapons, Tang San doubted anyone in Ultraman Tiga World could make them.

He had grown up in the Tang Sect and mastered the making and use of every kind of Hidden Weapon. To him, the sect's Hidden Weapons were the most ingenious marvels in the world.

"Look! What's that?"

Xiao Wu pointed at Golza on the Sky Curtain and cried out in surprise.

In all her years, she had never seen a creature so enormous. Not even the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest were that big.

Everyone turned back to the Sky Curtain. Golza was slowly heaving its massive body out of the ground and making its way deeper into the grassland.

Its exact size was hard to judge, but compared with the cattle and sheep grazing nearby, Golza had to stand dozens of meters tall. Its body was as huge as a small mountain.

Every step Golza took shook the earth. Cracks spread across the ground like a spiderweb, and the terrified livestock scattered, bleating and bellowing.

Ma Hongjun stared at Golza on the Sky Curtain and muttered:

"It's over. The people in that world are done for! Just look at the size of that monster. It has to be strong. Ordinary people without even a trace of Soul Power can't possibly stand up to it. Before long, it'll probably eat everyone in that world. Is my dream of becoming emperor already over?"

Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes.

Then her gaze shifted to Yu Xiaogang. "Grandmaster, they say your theories are unbeatable and that you know everything. How strong do you think this monster is? At that size, could it match a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"

She had asked deliberately. She was genuinely curious about Golza's strength, but she also wanted to test this supposedly unbeatable Grandmaster.

Their group had originally planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest first and meet Yu Xiaogang only after returning. The Sky Curtain's sudden appearance had put the trip on hold, letting them meet him early.

She wanted to see whether the Grandmaster her father, Ning Fengzhi, had teased for claiming unbeatable theories actually lived up to his reputation.

Yu Xiaogang's face stiffened.

Of course, he couldn't tell how strong Golza was from a single glance.

Ultraman Tiga World had neither Martial Souls nor Soul Power. His theories about Martial Souls were useless there.

But after being praised as unbeatable in theory, he could hardly say "I don't know" in front of everyone.

That would hardly befit the title of Grandmaster he took such pride in, or the praise his theories had earned.

Yu Xiaogang steadied himself, pushed up his glasses, and adopted a confident expression before speaking slowly.

"This monster is enormous, so its strength shouldn't be underestimated. But size doesn't always equal power. There's no Soul Power in the world shown on the Sky Curtain. In the end, it's merely an unusually large beast. Its actual combat strength must fall short of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from Douluo Continent, though it's certainly no weakling."

"I'd estimate it's comparable to an ordinary Soul Beast between thirty and fifty thousand years old. An average Soul Emperor or Soul Saint would likely struggle against it head-on, but a Soul Master should be able to wear it down with Soul Skills from a distance and defeat it without too much trouble."

After a pause, he added, "Of course, our worlds have entirely different systems of power. We'll need to observe it further before reaching a firm conclusion about its strength."

As he spoke, he carefully weighed his words, trying to sound reasonable without exaggerating or dismissing the threat.

He had added that last sentence as an escape route, in case his assessment proved hard to defend later.

He couldn't help congratulating himself. No wonder he was a handsome man whose wisdom surpassed all of Douluo Continent's, a man who could even leave the Pope utterly smitten.

Su He watched it all and shook his head.

This was what came of never studying biology and physics systematically.

They had no idea what kind of astonishing physical strength it took for a creature that massive to move freely on land against gravity without relying on any supernatural power.

Given the weights and speeds attributed to monsters and Ultraman in that world, even an ordinary punch would carry at least the force of an extremely high-yield Nuclear Bomb.

As soon as Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, Flender nodded in agreement.

"Xiaogang is right. It shouldn't be weak, but without Soul Power, it can only rely on brute strength. If I fought it, I could use my speed to wound it again and again, exhaust it, then finish it with one blow."

Flender and Yu Xiaogang had been friends for years, so naturally he backed him up.

Besides, he genuinely believed that a monster without Soul Power was nothing to fear, no matter how large it was.

While everyone debated Golza's strength, the image on the Sky Curtain changed again.

Inside the cockpit, Daigo's expression turned grave the moment Golza appeared.

Seeing it head toward the nearby yurts, he swiftly worked the fighter's controls and fired two signal flares at it.

He hoped to draw Golza's attention and divert it, buying time for the livestock on the grassland and the people nearby to escape.

The flares burst against the ground beside Golza. Thick smoke billowed up and shrouded its enormous body.

Golza's crimson eyes flicked toward the fighter overhead. Then it lowered its head and began digging rapidly with its huge claws.

Soil and rock crumbled like tofu beneath them. In moments, Golza had dug an enormous pit.

Its body slowly sank into the pit and soon vanished underground, leaving only a gaping hole behind.

Daigo and Rena exchanged puzzled looks. Without dwelling on it, they turned WING 1 toward TPC headquarters and reported what had happened to Captain Megumi Iruma.

At that, Dai Mubai could no longer hold back. He burst into loud laughter, his voice full of contempt.

He turned a scornful look on Ning Rongrong and said mockingly, "Well, well. What was our dear Miss Ning saying earlier? Oh, right—the world on the Sky Curtain has powerful weapons, and this monster might be as strong as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"

Dai Mubai laughed even harder, nearly in tears.

"Hahaha! This is killing me! Look, those humans attacked it with smoke! That's even worse than Fatty's flames, yet it scared the monster into digging a hole and running away."

"Hah! That monster's a complete coward. It's probably pathetically weak."