Hong

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Hong rose to Planetary Level during the Great Nirvana. Since that period, he had wanted humanity to reclaim its lost territory, but superior monster numbers and the two Beast Emperors prevented him and Thunder God from leading a successful counteroffensive 20 34.

He and Thunder God established the War God Palace to unite humanity against the monsters. Hong used his personal strength to maintain the balance between Earth’s major powers, prioritizing humanity as a whole rather than any single country. His authority also kept disputes among the Limit Martial Hall’s Inspectors within established rules 9 15 28.

Hong considered threats from space just as serious as Earth’s monsters. He feared that discovery by an interstellar nation or faction could lead to humanity’s annihilation or enslavement, and believed that he, Thunder God, or a worthy successor needed to reach Star Level to protect Earth 29.

Appearance

Hong wears black and is described as cold and aloof, with a presence that seems to devour the light around him 14 28.

• Voice: Deep in ordinary conversation and utterly cold when reprimanding the Councilors 20 28.
• Gaze: Compared to a sharp blade when announcing his final attack on the Devouring Beast 48.

Personality

Hong values talent for its potential to strengthen humanity. He deeply regretted Luo Feng’s presumed death in the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins and became especially eager to nurture comparable geniuses. When Yang Zheng emerged, Hong offered substantial resources and welcomed the possibility that another person might develop a domain 14 15 20.

He is willing to learn from younger fighters. Rather than dismissing Yang Zheng’s booklet on bodily force exertion, he examined it, recognized its usefulness, and offered compensation. He also respected Luo Feng’s reasons for withholding details about his inheritance instead of pressing him to reveal them 20 28.

Hong’s restraint does not mean tolerance for exploitation. He rebuked Councilors who coveted Luo Feng’s weapon and openly disliked Ister’s ambition. During the Golden Horned Beast disaster, he first rallied the frightened leaders, then risked his own life when humanity faced extinction 28 29 47 48.

Abilities & Skills

Light Domain

Hong was the only person on Earth known to possess a domain when he met Yang Zheng. It made him stronger in combat than Thunder God, despite Thunder God’s superior cultivation realm, strength, speed, and bodily force amplification 14 20 28.

• Formation: Released gene force influences the surrounding environment; resonance with spiritual force produces the transformation into a domain 22.
• Training basis: Years of precise force control, with his state of mind contributing to the breakthrough 22.
• Trial Tower application: His Light Domain enabled him to reach the middle of the sixth floor 27.
• Teaching limitation: Receiving his insights does not guarantee comprehension. Thunder God repeatedly studied and discussed them without developing a domain at that point 20.

Bodily Force Exertion

Hong frequently sparred with Thunder God and understood the latter’s force amplification. Both initially lacked the defensive amplification described in Yang Zheng’s methods 14 20.

• Recognized Yang Zheng’s ability to amplify attacks, movement, and defense uniformly as exceptional 14.
• Accepted Yang Zheng’s methods as feasible and passed them on to Thunder God, whose strength subsequently improved 20 28.

Cultivation Instruction and Technique Development

• World Annihilation: The final volume of this technique, which Hong sold, includes domain insights, though less detailed than the account he prepared for Yang Zheng 20.
• Heavenly God Atlas: Derived through the Intelligent System. Its training uses repeated object-control patterns to improve psychokinetic control 26.
• Domain guidance: Supplied Yang Zheng with a written account of his experience developing a domain 20 22.

Soul-Burning Combined Attack

Hong and Thunder God burned their souls and fully unleashed their domains in a joint attack against the Golden Horned Beast 48.

• Penetrated the beast’s skull and grievously injured it 48.
• Exhausted both fighters and left them in deep slumber rather than killing the beast 48.
• Their severe soul injuries had no assured recovery time; Babata No. 2 warned that even Immortals in such a state might never awaken 48.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Cloud-Touching Vine — Taken from Mist Island roughly a year before the later crystal hunt. Even while still growing, it increased Hong’s strength by fifty percent 27 30.
• Sky-Escaping Shuttle — Formerly held by Hong and transferred to Luo Feng in exchange for a large quantity of plant spirits 14 28.
• Yang Zheng’s force-exertion booklet — Contains methods useful to Hong, particularly defensive amplification; Hong also shared it with Thunder God 20 28.

Relationships

• Thunder God — Close ally, frequent sparring partner, and fellow War God Palace founder. Together they restrained Earth’s major powers and launched the soul-burning attack on the Golden Horned Beast 14 28 29 48.
• Yang Zheng — Promising successor whom Hong supported with a generous contract, advanced rewards, and domain guidance. Their exchange also benefited Hong through Yang Zheng’s bodily force-exertion insights 15 20 29.
• Luo Feng — Highly valued recruit whom Hong expected to become an indispensable aide. Hong regretted his presumed death, defended his ownership of the Sky-Escaping Shuttle, and respected his inheritance-related secrecy 14 28.
• Liu He — Inspector assigned to oversee Yang Zheng’s equipment, cultivation advice, assessments, and rewards on Hong’s behalf 18.
• Three Great Guards — Hong’s personal guards, separate from the Limit Martial Hall’s public administrative structure 15.
• Ister — Fourth Speaker whose ambition Hong distrusted. Ister and Atkin helped expand the HR Alliance’s influence, which Hong and Thunder God kept in check 29.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Supporting Yang Zheng

Hong first learns of Yang Zheng through an intelligent program’s report on his Trial Tower performance. His balanced force amplification and rapid improvement remind Hong of Luo Feng, prompting him to arrange a generous three-year development contract 14 15.

After Yang Zheng passes the second contractual test, Hong summons him to headquarters. Their meeting becomes an exchange of cultivation knowledge: Hong receives force-exertion methods, while Yang Zheng receives domain insights and early access to the third clause’s rewards—a King-Level Intelligent Fighter and Fundamentals of Psychokinesis 18 20.

Luo Feng’s Return and the Trial

Hong attends Li Yao and Venina’s trial alongside Thunder God. When Councilors covet the weapon Luo Feng uses to kill Li Yao, Hong explains its legitimate acquisition and warns against repeating the Yahan incident. He subsequently accepts that the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins select disciples and favor Spirit Readers 28.

Mist Island

Hong’s first attack on the tentacle Beast Emperor severs two sections of its tentacles but fails to stop its escape. During his next attack, he drags the creature—over three thousand meters long including its tentacles—out of the lake and kills it 31.

He then participates in the Wood Bud Crystal hunt. Other Planetary Level fighters dare not compete directly with him or Thunder God, and Hong obtains the greatest rewards among the Limit Martial Hall’s participants 32 34.

Golden Horned Beast Disaster

After humanity’s nuclear-and-laser strike fails to kill the Golden Horned Beast, Hong restores the leaders’ resolve by emphasizing that the surviving laser cannon still gives them a chance 47.

On October 16, 2059, he and Thunder God confront the beast over the Pacific Ocean. Their soul-burning attack grievously wounds it but leaves both men in deep slumber. By Chapter 50, Hong shows no brain-wave activity, and his absence makes the Limit Martial Hall a target for opportunists; its guards and Inspectors prepare to expose disloyal members with Yang Zheng’s support 48 50.

Notable Quotes

“Thunder God and I established War God Palace to unite humanity's strength and strive for its survival. I do not want a repeat of the Yahan incident!” 28

“I'm a fair man. If you want something, you have to pay for it.” 28

“If the Devouring Beast lives, no human will survive!” 48

Trivia

• Hong’s presence made Hongning Base City rank first among Earth’s fifty-two base cities for both safety and the number of martial artists produced 14.
• His Huaxia origins contributed to cultures worldwide leaning toward Huaxia customs 37.