Who made him Ultraman!

Chapter 184 Controlling the Flow of Time! Predictable Evolution, Driven by the Stars! Noah's Authority! (4.4K)

Yu Chen's eyes burned with excitement; this was his first wish since the prize pool was updated.

The D-rank and C-rank enhancements, which pollute the card pool and are currently of no use, have been completely removed. Only the B-rank, A-rank, and the legendary S-rank enhancements remain.

Looking at the countless orbs of light flashing past, Yu Chen naturally thought about getting rich quick, obtaining an S-level enhancement and soaring to the top, so that he would no longer have to walk on thin ice and would not have to act according to anyone's wishes.

But... there are just too few S-rank golden orbs of light.

In the boundless sea of ​​light, there were at least tens of thousands of light clusters, but only a handful of golden light clusters.

Four-fifths are blue B-grade light clusters, and the remaining one-fifth is purple A-grade light clusters.

"A B grade isn't bad either," he consoled himself.

Although the B-level enhancement is at the bottom of the prize pool, it is still a mainstay of his career.

[Sakkino's Telekinesis], [Endurance Enhancement (Portable Blood Pool)], [Goldras's Strength Enhancement]... These three abilities helped him overcome many difficulties.

Grade B is acceptable, Grade A is best, and as for Grade S...

Yu Chen genuinely wants to introduce Mijia's safety net system.

Can't we have a pity system where if I don't get the desired item in a 10-pull, I get an S-rank upgrade?

Just as he was pondering, the speed at which the sea of ​​light swept past him suddenly slowed down, and then a blue ocean surged toward him.

"Blue... Grade B?"

It seems my luck isn't so good.

The ocean's movement is slowing down more and more, almost coming to a standstill.

Just as Yu Chen was pondering what kind of effect the B-level enhancement would have... fate played a cruel joke on him.

In the boundless sea of ​​blue light, a splash of purple stands out!
Finally, the purple light stopped in front of him, and Yu Chen keenly noticed that there was a wisp of golden light mixed in with the purple light!
"Does this mean the guaranteed minimum is paid out?"

"Among a bunch of B-grade enhancements, I got an A-grade one?"

The previous A-grade light orb granted him the [Liborium Light Wave], saving the building from collapse and turning the tide!

What will this A-level be like?

Moreover, what is the meaning of the wisp of golden light mixed in with that ball of light?
S-grade enhancement, half-step to the peak of perfection?

Just then, the boundless sea of ​​light disappeared, and the [Prayer] segment ended.

Then, brand new gilded characters appeared before his eyes.

When Yu Chen saw what was floating in the air, his breath hitched slightly!

【? ? ? (Can be named freely)】

Rating: A- [Upgrade: 0/2]

[Note: Within a radius of one kilometer, the flow of time is slowed by 80%, but the user is unaffected. The duration is directly proportional to the strength of the user and the enemy, with a maximum duration of five seconds.]

[Can be upgraded once, each upgrade costs 3 Wish Points, final evolution rating: A+]

[Evolvable: "Primal Stillness"] "Requires completion of upgrades"

What is this? Did he draw Noah's power?

It doesn't have a name; he can name it freely!
Although the rating is A-, it can be upgraded by consuming prayer points, up to 2 times, and can eventually reach an amazing A+!

And... it can eventually evolve into a skill of a higher rank?
"..."

Yu Chen sat up abruptly, staring blankly at the gilded characters in front of him, unable to calm his emotions.

This is actually the rarest "time" type ability?

Clearly, this is Noah's complete power, but he didn't expect that the prize pool would also include Noah?
Could this be considered a form of advance payment?
"No, no, no, that's not important..."

The effectiveness of this ability amazed him.

Time-based abilities are extremely rare in Ultraman works, possessed only by "Radiant Zero".

Its "Radiant Domain" can create a subspace where the flow of time is completely different from that of the outside world. Ten years of cultivation within it would only take a very short time to pass in the outside world.

The second is "Radiant Star Drive," which allows Zero to manipulate time and reverse spacetime. In "Super Zero Fighter," the Ultimate Zero Guard was killed by Belial, and Zero used this move to revive them all.

Why does Zero possess such abilities? Because he has the "Shield of Paragi"! It possesses a portion of Noah's authority and power.

Therefore, both the Radiant Realm and the Radiant Star Drive can be seen as a part of Noah's capabilities that he has not yet revealed.

And now... he won this ability, which wasn't shown in the original series, through a lottery.

The flow of time within a kilometer radius slows down by 80%, meaning that if you move for 5 seconds, only 1 second will pass in the affected space.

This phenomenon of time slowing down around us while remaining unaffected can also be seen as a kind of time acceleration.

This ability is actually quite common, it's just not seen in Ultraman works.

Quicksilver from Marvel, The Flash from DC.

Kabuto and 555 from Kamen Rider.

The bullet time effect from The Matrix.

S.A.W. Steinway & Sons from Cyberpunk 2077, among others.

However, the "acceleration" principle of these works is real acceleration, speeding up one's reaction speed, movement speed, etc. In this way, it is impossible for others to see with the naked eye, and in one's own eyes, others appear as slow as tortoises.

However, the ability he gained gave him a rank that surpassed everyone else.

It doesn't accelerate itself, but rather slows down the flow of time in a wider area!
Slowing down the flow of time by 80% may seem unremarkable, but those who frequently use time acceleration know that it is almost the strongest ability!

Imagine if he had possessed this ability on the day Emperor Alien arrived, slowing down the flow of time, wouldn't he have been able to save all of the Ultra Brothers before Emperor Alien's Rezolim Ray hit them?
Or, in the future, when facing a powerful enemy, when the opponent unleashes a deadly finishing move, you can use this ability to easily dodge it and overcome the difficulty!
"I pray, I pray... how many more surprises can you bring me?" Yu Chen sighed.

This ability doesn't have a name yet, but you can name it whatever you want, so... let's call it "Time Arise"!

A tribute to the legendary speed king, Tendou Souji!

As soon as he thought about it, the gilded characters in front of him changed.

【Primordial·Ascending Time】

Yu Chen examined the contents and retrieved the parameters related to "upgrade".

Range, slowed time flow, duration – these are the things that upgrades can affect.

After two upgrades, who knows, one second might be equivalent to ten seconds?
With this ability by his side, Yu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, no longer feeling so precarious.

As his gaze swept to the word "evolution" at the bottom, he felt a sense of anticipation.

【Original·Station】

Does it mean, as the name suggests, that it's possible to pause a certain area in an instant?

Like the time-stopping ray of the Bira aliens?
Can I see the relevant information in advance?
With a "let's give it a try" attitude, Yu Chen issued the order.

Then, just as he had expected, the content changed!
【Original·Station】

Rating: S-

【illustrate:?】

S-rank!?

Yu Chen was stunned. He finally understood why there was a touch of gold mixed in with that purple orb of light!

Purple tinged with gold—that is the path of evolution!
From controlling the flow of time to truly stopping time!
The detailed explanation is not available, but the effect will certainly be almost exactly as he expected.

With the idea that this ability might also evolve, Yu Chen glanced down.

Then... he saw a line of words.

[Evolvable: "Primal Star Drive"]

"Check."

Noah's Star Drive

Rating: S

【illustrate:?】

"Origin" became "Noah".

The four large characters that followed completely stunned Yu Chen.

He already knew the effects of this ability without needing an explanation.

In the blink of an eye, time and space are reversed!

This is Noah's authority over time!
Shining Zero's abilities are indeed derived from Noah; even their names are identical!
Yu Chen seemed to see a road leading to heaven. Heaven rewards diligence; there will surely be gains.

With enough "prayer points", he will eventually be able to reclaim Noah's authority!

"Ascendance" and "Stillness" are both lower-level versions of Star Drive, so the prefix is ​​"Primordial" instead of "Noah".

When Yu Chen saw the words "Noah," he truly breathed a long sigh of relief.

He had finally taken a step closer to this cosmic deity, the first ray of light in the primordial era!
We can put our prayers aside for now. The important thing now is to gather enough prayer points to reclaim the power of time!

What's the point of B-grade and A-grade enhancements? Nothing beats a ready-made S-grade one.

[Noah·Star Drive] was like a huge pie hanging in front of Yu Chen, leaving him no time to care about anything else.

Let's not talk about [Primordial Stillness] or [Noah's Star Drive].

Even if he only maxed out [Time Ascension] before the Alien Empera descended upon Earth again, he would be confident enough to deal with this Dark Emperor!

"Then... let me experience the Ascension of Tendou Souji."

Yu Chen recalled the masked king's movements, lightly tapped his right side with his right palm, and muttered:
"Clock Up!"

The next instant, an invisible energy wave swept out in all directions. If Yu Chen hadn't been the original owner of this energy wave, he wouldn't have been able to even sense its existence!

The room in front of him had not changed at all. Yu Chen picked up the pen on the table and casually tossed it into the air.

The pen, which should have fallen to the ground within a second, seemed to be falling through the air at an extremely slow speed, as if in slow motion.

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

Yu Chen silently counted to five in his mind. Just as he counted to one, the pen fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Then, Yu Chen picked up the pen again and did the same thing.

But this time, it fell directly to the ground.

As expected, the effect was exactly as he had imagined.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Chen closed his eyes and felt the condition of his body.

In human form, and with no enemies within a thousand miles, he expended almost no energy.

With this time slowed down, he could do it dozens of times without any problem.

"I need to find a sparring partner."

Yu Chen opened the door, left the room, and walked straight towards Zhen Zhongjianwu's room.

A moment later, Nexus and Triga, who were as tall as humans, appeared in an open area outside the base.

Enemy...enemy...how can one be considered an enemy?
The criteria for judging "uptime" are different from those for "Meta domain".

The latter is entirely at his discretion; whoever he deems an enemy, Meta Domain will absorb their energy and use it for his own purposes.

But the rising time seems to not follow his subjective will.

Yu Chen suddenly said:

"Kenwu is showing hostility towards me."

"Huh? I... how could I possibly have hostility towards you?"

“I can’t do that!”

Triga went through all the sad things in her life and imagined Yu Chen as the culprit, trying to make herself angry.

But... he couldn't do it! His moral compass wouldn't allow him to!
For example, he tried to convince himself that the Evil King's plan to destroy the universe was devised by Yu Chen!
But this is something he simply cannot accept.

Yuchen: “…”

Seeing Triga's troubled expression, he knew he had come to the wrong person.

However, Jian Wu's trip was not without purpose.

"Sword Enlightenment, I'm about to attack you. Watch my moves and see if you can defend against all my attacks!"

"no problem."

Triga didn't know why Yu Chen wanted to do this, but since he said so, he would help him.

There's no need for so many questions between friends.

"Clock Up!"

Yu Chen suddenly took a step forward, his right fist glowing, and unleashed a powerful [Conversion Punch] at Triga!
In his line of sight, Triga's movements were incredibly slow.

When he raised his right fist until it glowed, Triga did not react. He moved in slow motion, first turning his head, then raising his hands in an attempt to parry!

Yu Chen's fist swept across the sky like a blazing torch in the dark night.

Five seconds is enough time for him to do a lot of things.

Just as Triga turned his head and tried to raise his hands, Yu Chen's fist was already in front of him, only inches away from his eyes!

"4, 3, 2, 1..."

After silently counting to four, the flow of time returned to normal. Triga stared at the fist before him, his shock beyond words!
"This...how did you do it?"

"Your punches are incredibly fast... no, it's me who's slowed down?"

From his perspective, the instant Yu Chen finished speaking, a glowing fist was already in front of him!
The movements were fluid and swift as lightning!

He himself seemed to be dragged into a quagmire; his reaction speed was not affected, but his movements were extremely slow.

This is incredible!

Yu Chen glanced at Triga, and sure enough, he felt 5 seconds had passed, while only 1 second had passed in the outside world.

Even an ultimate Ultraman like Triga was unable to react during the Ascension process.

However... perhaps Jianwu was caught off guard? If he could do it again, perhaps Jianwu could do even better.

Then, he chuckled and explained:

"This is a new ability granted to me by the Light of N. I can slow down the flow of time in this space. How about that? Pretty amazing, right?"

"Time? There's actually the ability to control time!?"

Upon hearing this, Triga was even more dumbfounded.

In terms of overall combat strength, he is much stronger than Yu Chen, but that's where he stops.

Even in the world of Ultraman Tiga, despite being imbued with numerous beliefs, both he and Daigo only possessed extremely powerful strength. They had not unlocked any other abilities.

"This ability shouldn't be used too frequently, right?"

"Yes, its consumption is related to the enemy's strength, which is why I made you show hostility towards me earlier. I wanted to measure the true consumption, but unfortunately..."

Seeing Yu Chen shake his head, Trija gave an awkward smile:

"Sorry, sorry, but Earth is not short of enemies. Perhaps something new will happen tomorrow morning? After all, the Yapool are still lurking in the shadows."

Upon hearing this, Yu Chen felt a lump in his throat and almost choked to death by Trija's words.

"If I could, I would give up this ability in exchange for peace in the world."

"Are you willing, Kengo?"

"Hmm... Of course I'd be willing. If I could trade, I'd give up everything!"

The two Ultra Warriors stood side by side, gazing at the moonlight and sharing their purest ideals.

……

Nothing happened that night.

Early the next morning——

In a corridor of GUYS, Misaki Yuki walked briskly in high heels, bumping into many staff members who greeted her along the way.

Although those people were smiling, Misaki Yuki, who had a keen eye for people, still noticed something unusual about their expressions.

That's the smell of defeatism spreading...

Even GUYS insiders...? How could this be?
Just as Misaki Yuki was pondering this, she bumped into someone she shouldn't have met here.

She blinked, surprised:

"Captain Sakakizumi... what are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)