Hong

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Earth's Leading Expert

Hong's parents were ordinary people before the Great Nirvana. He and Thunder God nevertheless distinguished themselves through their aptitude for cultivating Genetic Origin Energy, becoming Earth's two leading human experts 19 25.

After decades of training and mental cultivation, Hong reached Planetary Sixth Rank and mastered a domain. He founded the Dojo of Limits to nurture Earth's geniuses, hoping to produce additional powerhouses capable of defending the planet against dangers from the universe 14 33.

The “United as a Fortress” System

While inspecting the Elite Training Camp, Hong unknowingly came within range of Chen Yi's Cloud Raising Mirror. Chen Yi recorded his consciousness and will, then bound him as his second cloud-raising target that night 14.

Chen Yi contacted Hong through an emotionless voice, presenting himself as the United as a Fortress system, supposedly activated by Hong's mental cultivation. Hong initially searched his tea room for an intruder and prepared to use his domain. Unfamiliar with systems, he subsequently researched the concept and received Divine Light Liquid as a starter gift 14 15.

The purported system directed him toward nurturing Chen Yi and Luo Feng. Hong initially considered both promising future War Gods rather than exceptional Planetary-level prospects. Luo Feng's rapid improvement, followed by Chen Yi's nearly 17,000-kilogram punching-force results, persuaded him that the system's predictions were genuine 16 17 19.

After receiving the Void Spirit Refining Technique, Hong noticed that its value far exceeded the energy-accumulation resources then available through his system. Rather than discovering the deception, he speculated that the system might become more useful later, allowing him to repay Chen Yi and Luo Feng's assistance 47.

Patron of Chen Yi and Luo Feng

Hong publicly promised to protect both youths and supplied extensive cultivation resources. He opened the ancient civilization gravity training room to them without time limits while the other trainees were away, provided secret manuals and Guidance Techniques, and arranged specially prepared Dragon Blood that was easier to absorb than the commercial version 20 21.

When Luo Feng later offered a manual explaining defensive force multipliers, Hong recognized that its basic techniques filled a gap in Earth's martial knowledge. He valued it at 300 stars, with an additional favor owed by both himself and Thunder God. Luo Feng selected a Prehistoric-Class Fighter Jet, the Sky-Escaping Shuttle, and Spirits of Plants and Trees 25.

Hong subsequently traded spaceship wreckage and his ancient civilization gravity training room for Chen Yi's Blood of Ten Thousand Beasts. Seeing Chen Yi's Wood Domain fulfilled his ambition to nurture a top powerhouse for Earth 33.

Meteorite Ink Star and Departure from Earth

Hong and Thunder God accepted Chen Yi's invitation to join Meteorite Ink Star and received its warrior inheritances. Hong reminded Thunder God that their shared origins on Earth and membership in the weakened organization made cooperation especially important in the dangerous universe 34.

After Chen Yi defeated him, Hong publicly acknowledged that Chen Yi and Luo Feng were Earth's new strongest experts 35. He continued improving, reached a second-stage domain, and sought another sparring match, believing he might have caught up with them 37 38.

Chen Yi then gave Hong enough Blood of Ten Thousand Beasts to reach Star Level. Hong accepted with gratitude and promised to help whenever needed. He joined Chen Yi, Luo Feng, and Thunder God aboard the Black Dragon Mountain Spaceship for their departure into the universe 38.

Ganwu Secret Realm

Hong's domain demonstration earned him a narrow invitation to the Ganwu Secret Realm. Its assessment placed him well below Chen Yi and Luo Feng, partly because he had cultivated for decades longer. His poor early resources and exceptional mental-state talent were not fully reflected in that evaluation 41.

Recognizing his comparatively weak law affinity, Hong resolved to cultivate steadily rather than envy his companions. Chen Yi supplied the Void Spirit Refining Technique, which substantially improved his perception of the Law of Light. Six months later, Hong's sixth-level domain earned him Special-Class Genius status, though he had not yet crossed the threshold of the Law of Light 46 47.

When Zhen Gong and other cultivators attempted to exploit Chen Yi's Mutual Aid Alliance without contributing, Hong stepped forward to protect him. Chen Yi rejected their demands and left with Hong 48.

Virtual Universe Company and Chaos City

Chen Yi supported Hong's further development with Spirit Enlightenment Breath, intending to help him enter the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer. He could not economically maintain the same monthly Conversion Liquid supply for Hong in the faster-flowing outside universe that he provided to himself and Luo Feng in Chaos City 71.

Hong and Thunder God subsequently became internal members of the Virtual Universe Company and entered Chaos City more than seven years after Chen Yi's group. Hong cleared the Heavenly Bridge's fourth level soon after arriving. When the original Genius Battle contestants' thirty-year Chaos City term ended, Hong and Thunder God still had seven years remaining 73 75.

With Spirit Enlightenment Breath and the second layer of the Void Spirit Refining Technique, Hong continued overcoming his comparatively weaker innate law perception. He mastered Northern Dipper Light and cleared the Heavenly Bridge's sixth floor. He nevertheless remained in the Desolate Secret Region while awaiting the appropriate opportunity for promotion 75.

Hong and Thunder God both selected Chaos Steles encompassing their respective lower laws together with the Law of Time. Their choices reflected ambitions beyond merely becoming Undying 75.

Accelerated Cultivation and the Lord of Darkness

As a member of the Mutual Aid Alliance, Hong benefited from ten-thousandfold time acceleration and training that involved reconstructing Secret Pattern Diagrams from One Hundred Explanations of Law. After more than ten thousand years of accelerated cultivation, he reached the seventeenth floor of the Domain Lord Level Heavenly Bridge, while Rong Jun, Thunder God, and Bolan reached the sixteenth 84.

Hong's result tied humanity's historical Domain Lord-level record from before Chen Yi and Luo Feng. It placed him above the Kedi-level standard and suggested the potential to become a Universe Overlord. The simultaneous emergence of these geniuses drew the attention of humanity's Universe Masters to Chen Yi and the Mutual Aid Alliance 84.

When the Universe Masters discussed accepting the four as disciples, the Lord of Darkness singled out Hong's extraordinary state of mind and suitability for the illusion-warrior path. Hong chose him as the most suitable master. Giant Axe Founder did not compete to take Hong as a disciple in this timeline 88.

Possession and Later Heavenly Bridge Achievement

Chen Yi planned to have Hong and Rong Jun possess powerful life forms so that he could obtain their acquired Innate Secret Techniques through the Cloud Raising Mirror. By the time Chen Yi prepared his final clone materials, Hong had indeed possessed a special life form, although its species and individual gene multiplier were not specified 73 94.

Hong's possessed body belonged to a group of bodies with innate gene multipliers around a thousandfold, some reaching 1,500-fold. Because Hong and the others could not cultivate the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, these innate multipliers remained a limitation on their ability to gestate exceptionally powerful clones 94.

In a later Heavenly Bridge challenge, Hong cleared the twenty-first level and fought a prolonged battle on the twenty-second before narrowly losing. Thunder God, Bolan, and Rong Jun also cleared the twenty-first level but were defeated quickly on the next, placing their performance somewhat below his. Soon afterward, alien intelligence reported that the human geniuses had begun their Undying breakthroughs 96.

Appearance

• Wears black clothing when first encountered by Chen Yi at the Elite Training Camp 14.

Personality

Hong places Earth's survival above personal prestige. His desire to nurture strong successors predates the false system, and he sees promising Earth-born cultivators as future comrades rather than merely subordinates 14 19.

He is generous but evaluates people before investing heavily. He reviews Chen Yi and Luo Feng's backgrounds and character, waits for evidence of their exceptional potential, and offers the same special treatment to any trainee who can demonstrate comparable improvement 17 20.

Despite his disciplined state of mind, Hong can be shaken by others' extraordinary progress. Chen Yi's rapid rise briefly unsettles him, but he later accepts the gap and returns his attention to his own cultivation 33 46. He also respects personal boundaries, declining to pry into the secret behind Chen Yi's early domain mastery 34.

Hong remains conscious of his debts to others. He recognizes that Chen Yi's later assistance far exceeds his own initial investment and hopes eventually to become strong enough to help Chen Yi and Luo Feng in return 46 47.

His patience does not mean a lack of ambition. His choice of a Chaos Stele encompassing both light and time reflects a deliberate intention to progress beyond ordinary Undying attainment 75.

Abilities & Skills

Mental Cultivation

Hong's mental-state cultivation is one of his greatest strengths and a major component of his potential 3 41.

• Attributes his early domain mastery to cultivating the mind 14 25.
• Regularly meditates and cultivates a tranquil state of mind in his tea room 14 17.
• Adapts readily to the Void Spirit Refining Technique because its meditative experience is familiar to him 47.
• His mental-state cultivation talent can be copied by Chen Yi's mirror, but his accumulated state of mind cannot simply be transferred 3.
• Benefits from the second layer of the Void Spirit Refining Technique during his Chaos City cultivation 75.
• His extraordinary mental state and its distinctive path attract the Lord of Darkness, who judges him suitable for cultivation as an illusion warrior 88.

Domain

Hong possesses a domain while still at Planetary Level, an achievement that makes him especially attractive to Babata as a potential Meteorite Ink Star recruit 30 34.

• Overcomes Thunder God's superior rank and force multiplier through domain superiority 25.
• His second-stage domain decisively suppresses Thunder God's first-stage domain 37.
• Uses the Star Torch Body-Burning Record, taught by Chen Yi, to demonstrate a third-level domain at the Ganwu Dojo 41.
• Eventually demonstrates a sixth-level domain in the Ganwu Secret Realm 47.

Law of Light

The Law of Light is the law Hong is most suited to, although his initial affinity is weaker than his general comprehension and mental cultivation talents 47.

• Divine Light Liquid improves his Law of Light aptitude and assists his second-stage domain breakthrough 33 37.
• Void Spirit Refining Technique condenses his awareness into a formless soul and makes the law noticeably clearer from his first practice session 47.
• Reaches the technique's first-layer limit, after which Chen Yi copies his improved Law of Light talent 47.
• Has not crossed the Law of Light threshold at his Special-Class Genius assessment 47.
• After the first-layer improvement, his Law of Light aptitude is comparable to approximately 0.4 times a Star Level Golden Horned Beast's Law of Metal aptitude, as confirmed through Chen Yi's extraction 47.
• Masters Northern Dipper Light before successfully challenging the Heavenly Bridge's sixth floor 75.

Law of Time and Advanced Law Comprehension

• Has not yet begun cultivating the Law of Space when Rong Jun receives access to the Ganwu Seal 55.
• Selects a Chaos Stele containing both the Law of Light and the Law of Time, establishing a longer-term cultivation direction 75.
• Reaches the seventeenth floor of the Heavenly Bridge at Domain Lord Level after extensive accelerated cultivation 84.
• Later clears the twenty-first level and nearly passes the twenty-second, displaying superior performance to Thunder God, Bolan, and Rong Jun in that challenge 96.

Possession and Genetic Foundation

• Possesses a powerful special life form as part of Chen Yi's plan to improve his allies and collect Innate Secret Techniques 73 94.
• His new body's species, specific Innate Secret Techniques, and exact gene multiplier are not identified in the available account 94.
• Cannot cultivate the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual; the innate genetic foundation of his possessed body consequently limits the caliber of clones he can gestate 94.

Technique Creation and Resource Production

• Creates some of the Guidance Techniques distributed by the Dojo of Limits 11.
• Obtains the method for producing Dragon Blood from Ancient Civilization Ruins; it is not actually made from a King-level dragon monster's heart blood 3.
• Produces a special Dragon Blood formulation that is easier to absorb than the marketed version 20 21.
• Acquires Luo Feng's defensive force-application manual and confirms its usefulness, though subsequent mastery is not documented 25.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Auxiliary Optical Computer — Receives training reports and messages; its scan confirms Luo Feng's Planetary-level Spirit Reader power 17 25.
• Storage Ring — Used to store Chen Yi's gift of Blood of Ten Thousand Beasts 38.
• Ancient Civilization Gravity Training Room — Initially used to support Elite Training Camp cultivation; later traded to Chen Yi 20 33.
• Sky-Escaping Shuttle — A Tier 3 telekinetic weapon formerly in his collection. He owns only one and lists it at 30 stars before trading it to Luo Feng 3 25.
• Divine Light Liquid — Supplied through Chen Yi's fabricated system to improve his Law of Light aptitude 15 33.
• Blood of Ten Thousand Beasts — Acquired through trade and later as a gift; supports his advancement to Planetary Seventh Rank and Star Level 33 35 38 41.
• Spirit Enlightenment Breath — Supplied by Chen Yi to support his law cultivation and advancement within the Virtual Universe Company 71 75.
• Chaos Stele — Studies a stele encompassing the Law of Light and the Law of Time; its name is not specified 75.

Relationships

• Chen Yi — Initially a trainee Hong sponsors; later an ally and major benefactor who supplies inheritances, cultivation resources, and the Void Spirit Refining Technique. Unknown to Hong, Chen Yi also operates his purported system. Chen Yi subsequently supports Hong's Virtual Universe Company cultivation, accelerated training, and possession of a powerful life form 14 20 34 38 47 71 73 84 94.
• Luo Feng — A sponsored genius whose growth helps convince Hong that the system is genuine. Later a fellow Meteorite Ink Star member and one of Earth's two new strongest experts 17 20 34 35.
• Thunder God — His “second brother,” longtime comrade, and regular sparring partner. Hong repeatedly defeats him through superior domain attainment and encourages solidarity after they join Meteorite Ink Star. They later enter Chaos City together and select Chaos Steles combining their respective lower laws with time 25 34 37 73 75.
• Babata — Provides Meteorite Ink Star's warrior inheritances and recognizes the rarity of Hong's Planetary-level domain talent 34.
• Jia Yi — Participates alongside Hong in the trade for Chen Yi's Blood of Ten Thousand Beasts 33.
• Lord of Darkness — Hong's chosen master. Recognizes the distinctive quality of Hong's mental cultivation and his suitability for the illusion-warrior path 88.
• Rong Jun and Bolan — Fellow Mutual Aid Alliance geniuses whose accelerated cultivation and Heavenly Bridge achievements draw the attention of humanity's Universe Masters alongside Hong and Thunder God 84 88.

Notable Quotes

“Cultivate the mind. That's how I did it.” 25

“We're comrades who rose to power together on Earth, and we're also among the last few members of Meteorite Ink Star. The universe... is full of lurking dangers!” 34

“I'll cultivate my mind and grow at my own pace.” 46

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