Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 381 Individual Growth
The world of Ultraman Tiga is an extremely vast starry universe.

Xu Feng, through his own observation and space travel abilities, confirmed that at least the supercluster where humanity resides in this universe is real. Compared to this world, the world of "A Chinese Ghost Story," which consists of only a large portion of the solar system, is incredibly shabby.

As for the regions beyond the supercluster, because the Milky Way is located in a huge void with a diameter of two billion light-years, exploring beyond the void is somewhat troublesome, and it has not yet been determined whether those observable regions are 'patterns' formed in this world from the multiverse.

The vastness of the universe implies the abundance of resources in this world.

Because there are enough stars in this world, Xu Feng was able to easily find a supernova about to explode in the starry sky during his battle with Gatanothor, causing that star to explode prematurely.

For the same reason, in this vast cosmic environment, the East Sea Team can easily find a place to test their techniques, unlike the cramped world of "A Chinese Ghost Story," where even a slightly larger disturbance would cause concern about whether it would affect the human civilization of that world.

After Xiangzi obtained the One Ring, Xu Feng took her and Mei to a planet with a mass close to Earth's, more than 20 light-years away, allowing her to develop her skills without restraint.

Initially, she developed a suicidal skill that involved creating two clones, one of light and one of darkness, and then having those clones collide and annihilate each other.

After that, it was continuously upgraded based on the original skills.

The first step is to enhance energy control capabilities, upgrading the collision and annihilation of clones into collisions between condensed energy streams.

Secondly, the methods of targeting enemies have been improved, such as mental control and guidance, and the solidification and adjustment of the One Ring... This greatly increases the hit rate of the Light and Dark Annihilation Stream.

Finally, corresponding enhancement skills are developed based on the weapon.

As long as the control system is sophisticated enough, even a nuclear bomb can become the propulsion system of a spaceship. The energy intensity of light-dark annihilation is exaggerated, but if the quantity is small and controlled with sufficiently excellent materials, it can naturally become an advanced propulsion energy source for top-level powered armor. However, this kind of mech has an extremely strong 'push-back feeling', and people with average physical abilities will be instantly crushed into mincemeat by the acceleration.

Under Xu Feng's guidance, Xiangzi's attack power, defense power, and speed were all greatly improved.

Compared to Shoko's complex skills, Mei's skills seem rather monotonous.

After obtaining enough spacetime energy from the spacetime realm created by the Golden Dragon Goldras, the potential of the nascent world she controlled increased significantly, allowing her to continuously use a single strike that embodies the power of the entire world.

She constantly tried to channel the power of the nascent world into Murasame, making her sword strikes faster and unleashing the energy within the blade in the shortest possible time... During this period, she had been training this technique.

Now, what was originally her signature move is just a charged attack, and the charging time is constantly being reduced as she trains.

As the three months were drawing to a close, the once perfectly round planet, through the development of Shoko and Mei's abilities, had become pitted and uneven, like a rotten apple that had been bitten several times and left out for several days.

The environment inside the planet is like hell.

High-temperature energy flows erratically across the planet's surface; lightning occasionally appears in the void; dark mist wanders in high-energy regions, devouring energy and annihilating with the energy flows to generate even more energy.

Extraordinary beings lacking sufficient strength would be killed by the harsh environment simply by setting foot in this area.

Zhao Ying stood in the starry sky, gazing at the two veterans who were fighting inside the planet.

The battle was exceptionally fierce.

Even though she was observing the battle from a synchronous orbit around the planet, there was still a certain danger to her life; she could easily be injured by an attack launched into space.

The light cannon, forged from the power of the One Ring and condensed into both light and dark energies, spiraled and simultaneously attacked the same point, possessing terrifying power. It gave the woman below enough time to gather energy, enough to sink a continent the size of Australia with a single strike.

The longswords of the other side in the battle were equally powerful, capable of leaving a rift valley thousands of kilometers long with a single strike.

In Zhao Yingkong's eyes, although the two were just practicing, they seemed to be fighting with real passion, perhaps because of jealousy, and every attack they made was all-out.

The two seemed to regard her as a potential opponent, as the light cannons and sword energy that were fired into space did not seem like accidental aftershocks.

Faced with this situation, Zhao Yingkong only felt bored.

Although the captain of the East Sea team is quite capable, she has an exceptionally bad personality and is a womanizer. How could she possibly compete with these two veterans for such a man?
Because her strength was far inferior to that of the East China Sea team captain, and she received tremendous help from this man—quickly mastering the "Bodhi Proof Divine Skill," unlocking the second and third-tier gene locks, and acquiring the core energy of Gatanothor… With Xu Feng's help, her strength has undergone three qualitative leaps.

Zhao Yingkong was not an ungrateful person. After receiving so many benefits, although she secretly resented the captain of the East China Sea team for his various misconducts, she also recognized him as a qualified captain, but only as a captain.

The two veterans had been fighting for a long time, and Zhao Yingkong had already figured out that they were good at different fighting styles.

Xiangzi, a psychic controller, excels at ranged attacks; her Light-Dark Annihilation Stream can even lock onto other planets outside her own.

Mei the Shrine Maiden excels at mid-to-close range attacks. Of course, mid-range here refers to 500 to 2,000 kilometers, and close range refers to 10 to 500 kilometers... In a battle of this intensity from the East Blue Team, anything closer would be considered close-quarters combat, and even she herself would be within the core range of the attack's destruction.

In this exercise, the shrine maiden kept trying to break into the mental controller's defensive circle, but after successfully reaching the mid-range combat zone twice, she was entangled by the giant of light clones created by the mental controller, and the distance between the two widened again.

Zhao Yingkong knew that she had undergone another qualitative change and improvement in this reincarnation world, but compared with the two veterans who were fighting, her current strength was still insufficient.

After all, these veterans are also improving.

She was certain that the person whose strength had increased the most in this cycle of reincarnation for the East Sea team was the team's strongest captain.

After watching the fight for half a day, Zhao Yingkong estimated that if the two women below were willing to engage in close-quarters combat with her, she would have a slight chance of winning... Once the two women distanced themselves, she would undoubtedly lose.

The exercise did not result in a clear winner or loser.

Xu Feng called a halt to Shoko and Mei's relationship before the planet became too damaged.

He formed a Buddhist mudra with his hands, and a golden Buddha palm appeared, large enough to completely cover the entire planet. It restored the shattered planet to its perfect roundness, smoothed out the chaotic energy flow, and transformed the planet's mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas into a habitable environment for humans.

In just a short time, this planet, which was like hell, became like a paradise.

As he repaired the damaged planet, he said, "It's almost time to return to the Main God Space."

"You received fewer reward points this time, so you can only return this once. Before entering the next cycle world, you need to be in peak condition."

Xu Feng led the three back to the solar system: "Now the two of you can hold a lot of energy. The conventional method would take a certain amount of time just to recover the consumed energy, plus the time to recover from injuries... The remaining exchange time, plus the nine days in the God Space, is just barely enough."

A new solar energy control system was set up near the sun. The relics required for this system came from the Reality Manifestation Illusion Technique and were enough to last until the end of this round of exchange.

With the help of this system, Shoko and Mei recovered their energy at an extremely fast speed. "After becoming stronger, the difficulties we face also increase... When a super strong person is severely injured, the reward points required for the main god to repair them will probably be very high."

Xiangzi was enjoying a relaxing soak in the pool that contained the essence of solar energy.

She casually drew a whirlpool in the pool, stirring up wisps of smoke.

While healing the hidden injuries in his body, he couldn't help but sigh, "In addition, the main god will reduce the income of the reincarnators as their strength increases. If there are no means to replenish energy and heal injuries, I'm afraid the reward points and side quests obtained from a battle will not be enough for the main god to repair them."

Mei lay on the water with her eyes closed, agreeing with her point of view: "Fortunately, the captain is all-around capable."

"The captain is with that baby-faced, big-breasted woman right now, huh? I really want to know how long that woman will last..." Xiangzi muttered to himself, his eyes vacant.

"The next scene will end, and during that intermission, sooner or later."

The priestess said with certainty.

"The reason this assassin joined the East China Sea team is related to an opponent we have fought against before."

She once took the doll Zhao Zhuikong back to the real world because she had grasped some information through these details.

"Zhao Zhuikong?"

Mei nodded and continued, "That person's level of unlocking the gene lock was extremely high. At that time, there were only a handful of reincarnators in the entire reincarnation world who had unlocked the third-order gene lock, but that reincarnator from the East America team had already unlocked the fourth-order gene lock."

"There is at least a 90% chance that Zhao Zhuikong will join the Demon Team, and we will most likely face the Demon Team in our next match."

"After the brother and sister meet, no matter what sparks fly between them, the assassin will change... she might become our sister, or..."

The priestess did not offer another possibility, leaving the conversation there.

“I remember that Zhao Zhuikong of the East America team didn’t have his bloodline enhanced back then. Tsk tsk, I wonder what kind of abilities Zhao Zhuikong of the Demon team will have.” Xiangzi was inexplicably looking forward to it: “The Zhao Zhuikong without his bloodline couldn’t beat the current Zhao Yingkong, but if he enhances his bloodline and skills, the result will be different.”

She shook her head again: "However, it's rare to see such a good show."

Xiangzi said with regret, "A sci-fi war world like Starship Troopers is completely dominated by technological enhancements. The main battle mode in the next battle will most likely be a clash between space battleships. It's probably hard to see the kind of life-or-death confrontation between assassins."

the other side.

Xu Feng led Zhao Yingkong on a stroll through the starry sky. The assassin girl in a black bodysuit blended into the cosmic background, and she was easily overlooked if one did not look closely.

She also benefited greatly after absorbing a portion of Gatanothor's core energy.

The power of darkness made her more like a qualified assassin.

“This set of equipment isn’t quite right for you right now; it doesn’t match Gatanothor’s power. I’ll make you a new set.”

Zhao Yingkong's training uniform was still the uniform of an ordinary member of the Donghai team.

The uniform wasn't badly strong, but the assassin girl had become quite powerful after absorbing some of Gatanothor's energy.

Dark energy can easily corrode ordinary clothing into fragments. If you don't want your clothes to explode during combat, you must devote some energy to protecting them.

"My strength will not determine the outcome of the next match, so the captain does not need to be distracted by it."

Zhao Yingkong said expressionlessly.

She felt she owed too many favors. Like most members of the East China Sea team, she could accept getting ordinary equipment. Although that ordinary equipment was also worth more than its price, it was still a fair trade. In addition, it could greatly improve her combat power and survivability, so she might as well take it.

But the exclusive equipment...

Having too many debts will cause problems in the future.

"In the next match, we'll most likely face the Demon Team, and a clone of Zhao Zhuikong..."

Zhao Yingkong was stunned for a moment.

Her expression was somewhat complicated: "Even if Zhao Zhuikong of the Demon Team is stronger than the original form of the East America Team, he still can't withstand a casual strike from you, right?"

In the past two reincarnations, the assassin girl has realized that the captain of the East Sea Team controls the vast majority of the team's side quest acquisition methods.

During team battles, they will never miss an opportunity to eliminate other reincarnation squads.

Xu Feng said rather bluntly, "If you agree to give me the side quest and reward points for killing him, I can leave this person's life to you. As for creating exclusive equipment for you, it's to increase your chances of winning, so you don't accidentally mess things up and die inexplicably at Zhao Zhuikong's hands."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Of course, all of this is based on the premise that we can gain the upper hand in team battles against the Demons. If the Demons are too strong, this deal will naturally fall through."

The assassin girl was somewhat tempted.

Finally, she nodded slightly.

Xu Feng examined the assassin girl, recorded all the data, and then casually conjured up pieces of clothing that perfectly matched her using a reality-concrete illusion technique.

Under the influence of the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, the assassin girl was forced to constantly change her clothes.

Zhao Yingkong felt that all the nerves in her body were experiencing strange sensations due to these clothes with special abilities. The energy in her body was restless under the influence of these clothes, intending to cooperate with these special clothes.

This made her feel extremely awkward.

Despite her awkwardness, she questioned, "Does the style of clothing really determine its effect?"

(End of this chapter)