pertwk Chapter 70: Emotions
Chapter 70: Emotions
The deaths of Atkinson and Yan Hai thoroughly shocked all the restless forces on Earth. Those clowns who had seized the opportunity to rise up after the war and try to divide power were uprooted.
The entire civilization of Earth entered a period of stability.
The headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts School, the quiet room.
Hong sat cross-legged, with his three most trusted bodyguards standing in front of him—Iceberg, Enchantress, and Beast.
He remained calm, pointing his finger at the air.
An ancient black ring flashed with a faint light, and a pile of items radiating powerful energy fluctuations appeared out of thin air.
Iceberg, Enchantress, and Beast all widened their eyes and unconsciously clenched their fists.
Three sets of standard spacesuits, entirely silver-gray in color and covered with mysterious patterns, floated silently in the air.
Just by looking at it, you can feel its amazing defensive power.
Beside the battle armor were three weapons gleaming with a cold, eerie light: a scalpel, an axe, and a slender, flexible sword, their blades shimmering with light.
At the very top of all this equipment was a pile of wooden crystals radiating a rich life force.
"Master..."
Even with the composure of the three royal guards, their breathing quickened upon seeing these items. They could clearly sense that the energy contained in any one of the objects on the table far exceeded the power of any equipment currently available on Earth.
"During the time I was missing, I obtained some treasures left behind by an ancient civilization."
"These are prepared for you."
He raised his hand and waved, and three silver metal pieces flew to the three people respectively.
Hong's tone became serious: "These equipment and secret techniques are enough to qualitatively change your strength in a short period of time. The future threat to Earth lies in space. You must make use of these resources as soon as possible to break through the planetary level."
"Yes, Master!"
The three bodyguards looked at these treasures before them, treasures that could drive martial artists around the world mad, and their eyes burned with a fierce flame.
After Iceberg and Beast put away their own resources, the two immediately bowed and left the quiet room.
They are already eager to begin their seclusion and digest this opportunity.
Only Yao Rao paused in her tracks when she reached the metal gate.
She turned around, looked at that familiar figure, and her eyes were filled with complex emotions.
Yao Rao lowered her head and bit her lip, as if she wanted to say something, but the words turned into a barely perceptible sigh.
In the end, she simply bowed slightly and walked out in silence.
Hong watched the three bodyguards leave, picked up the tea that had long since gone cold from the table behind him, and took a small sip.
As a transmigrator who knew the plot, he was well aware of the subtle emotions that Yao Rao harbored, which were a mixture of worship, awe, and love.
This problem is even more difficult than facing the Golden Horned Beast.
Hong shook his head and sighed silently in his heart.
……
Time flies by peacefully.
More than a year has passed since the Pacific War.
Under the leadership of the Ultimate Martial Arts School and the Thunder Martial Arts School, the reconstruction of Earth is proceeding efficiently. The ruins are being cleared, and the threat posed by monsters to humanity is diminishing.
The Pacific Ocean, 10,000 meters below the surface.
The shell of the golden-horned behemoth lay silently on the seabed, like an ancient sculpture.
"Babata, thank you for the equipment and the Muya Crystal."
Hong, suspended on the seabed, spoke to Babata.
"Hehe, those space-standard equipment are more than enough for your personal guards."
A bolt of purple lightning tore through the seawater and landed silently beside Hong.
"Brother Hong, you really can stay still for a while." Thor sat down cross-legged and complained through telepathy, "For more than a year, the earth has been peaceful. We've almost cleared out all the high-level monsters. There isn't even an opponent that I can fight with my sword. My bones are practically rusting."
Hong just smiled and didn't reply.
Inside the Golden Horned Beast's inner world.
After Luo Feng possessed the Golden Horned Beast, he immediately discovered the beast's innate secret technique—cloning.
Using a section of hair he had once kept as a genetic blueprint, he tirelessly mobilized the immense life energy within the Golden Horned Beast to nurture his own human clone.
For more than a year, Hong and Lei Shen would take turns diving into the deep sea every now and then to protect him and exchange cultivation experiences.
With the companionship and guidance of two veteran brothers, Luo Feng, despite being in a "cage," did not lose heart; instead, his will became even stronger.
It was late at night that day.
On the seabed thousands of meters above the surface, the head of the golden-horned behemoth, covered with secret patterns, twitched slightly.
A strange life force emanated from its body.
"Buzz—"
The seawater beside the golden-horned behemoth was pushed aside by an invisible force. A blinding silver light appeared out of thin air, quickly outlining a humanoid silhouette.
The light dissipated.
A young man with black hair and black eyes landed steadily on the hard seabed rock, completely naked.
The familiar face and well-proportioned muscle lines—it was Luo Feng!
Luo Feng slowly lowered his head, looking at his hands. He clenched his fists tightly, and his bones cracked with a crisp sound. He felt the long-lost touch of human flesh, felt the warm blood flowing through his veins again, opened his mouth, and smiled silently.
"It's finally finished developing; I never imagined it would take more than a year."
Babata's virtual image immediately jumped out of his sea of consciousness, circled Luo Feng's clone twice, and clicked its tongue in amazement. With a wave of its small hand, a set of Black God armor appeared out of thin air, wrapping around Luo Feng's body, while a high-tech communication watch was handed to Luo Feng.
Luo Feng took the communication-assisted optical computer, which had been modified by Meteorite Star technology, put it on his wrist, and started the boot-up process.
He skillfully opened the optical computer's communication list and found the name he had been longing for—Xu Xin.
Jiangnan Base City, Mingyue Community.
Xu Xin sat alone by the window of her second-floor bedroom, gently stroking a photo of herself and Luo Feng. Over a year had passed, leaving her face gaunt and her eyes filled with a lingering weariness and longing.
Suddenly, the screen of my phone, which was next to me, lit up.
A notification of a new message.
She glanced at it instinctively, then sat bolt upright. The photo slipped from her hand and fell to the floor.
The sender's name was that of the person etched deep in her soul, the one she thought about day and night.
—Luo Feng.
The message was very simple, consisting of only four words.
"I'm back."
In an instant, tears streamed down my face.
Xu Xin pressed the communicator to her heart, her longing and worry, suppressed for so long, turning into silent sobs as her body trembled violently.
……
The bottom of the deep sea.
Luo Feng determined the direction.
Then, the Shield Shuttle appeared beneath their feet, tearing through the heavy water pressure and crashing through the sea surface!
I am eager to go home.
Luo Feng pushed his flight speed to the limit. He left a long trail of air in the night sky, his target pointing directly towards the Jiangnan Base City of China!
Just as Luo Feng burst out of the sea, Hong, who was sitting cross-legged in the quiet room of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy headquarters, opened his eyes.
He keenly sensed that familiar aura on the eastern horizon.
Hong stood up, walked slowly to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, gazed in the direction of Jiangnan City, and a slight smile involuntarily appeared on his lips as he gently shook his head.
This kid has endured over a year in that dark, sunless place; he can't wait even a minute longer.
The joy of Luo Feng's return made Hong feel much more relaxed.
But then, the complex look in her eyes as she left immediately came back to him.
Hong rubbed his temples. These matters of love and romance were a great source of distress for him, as he was determined to make a name for himself in this vast universe.
He simply stopped thinking about it.
……
In space, far away from Earth.
Inside the ghostly silver-gray saucer-shaped spaceship, the captain stared greedily at the image of the azure planet locked onto by the radar system on the screen, his eyes gleaming with a terrifying light.
"Almost there, in just a little while... this beautiful planet, you will be mine!"
"Hmph, Pula and those fools in the family who cultivate in a greenhouse dare to point fingers at me! Even though the family fleet has arrived in this void, I, Bro Nolan, am the fastest!"
"Captain, there's a new communication request. The other party has identified themselves; they're a cosmic-class vessel."
"What?! Universe-level?!"