#244 - The unrivaled master of his time, Zun Zhao!
The live broadcast test was exceptionally short.
Everyone only saw Zhao Zheng throw a single punch.
Yet, this one punch brought unparalleled shock!
The impact it created was also particularly huge!
After the higher-ups witnessed the power of Zhao Zheng's punch, Zhao Zheng gained several more honorary titles.
These included the leader of the Zodiac Guardians Bureau's inspection team, honorary chairman of the Transcendent Association, consultant to the General Staff Department of the military, etc.
Although these positions are all nominal, the higher-ups have already issued orders to these three departments that if Zhao Zheng has any needs, they must be fully satisfied!
This is the higher-ups' way of showing goodwill to Zhao Zheng.
Besides the benefits for Zhao Zheng, his family also received advantages.
For example, his father's company was listed as a "National Key Support Technology Company" by the higher authorities!
The value of this statement is immense!
Basically, it can be said that as long as Zhao's father doesn't act recklessly, it would be difficult for his company to go bankrupt.
Furthermore, Zhao Zheng's grandfather and uncle, among others, also received some benefits.
It felt like "when one achieves enlightenment, even their pets ascend to heaven!"
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Previously, many foreign media outlets clamored, saying that the murderer who killed "Magneto" Mr. Smith was very likely Zhao Zheng.
After the video of Zhao Zheng's punch was transmitted abroad, all the media fell silent, no longer daring to utter a peep...
The most exaggerated was South Korea!
Previously, many people on the internet speculated that Chen Ye was Zhao Zheng's alter ego, and South Korea was even more convinced.
Because with the rise of Zhao Zheng, even a fool would know that the Kryptonian bloodline was not simple, and Chen Ye's motive for killing that old guy with the Kryptonian bloodline was too obvious: Zhao Zheng wanted to nip similar talents in the bud.
Originally, South Korea wanted to condemn Zhao Zheng for this matter, and even wanted Zhao Zheng to pay compensation.
Once the video of Zhao Zheng's strength test came out, all the condemnations were stuck in their throats, and they could no longer speak.
The King-level powerhouse "Pu Zanyu" even personally visited with Ma Dongwu, wanting to express their apologies to Zhao Zheng.
Because, during the previous battle between Zhao Zheng and Liu Qing, the two had some conflicts with Zhao Zheng...
Now, seeing Zhao Zheng's rise, they naturally couldn't sit still.
If Zhao Zheng was in his thirties or forties this year, they might not care.
The key is that Zhao Zheng is only twenty years old now!
The path of transcendence has only just begun!
That the future Zhao Zheng will become an unprecedented God-level powerhouse is already a fact recognized by the higher-ups of various countries!
To be honest.
Zhao Chenghua was scared at the time.
As an ordinary person, he never dreamed that one day he could have a King-level powerhouse treat him with such an attitude.
After Zhao Chenghua calmed down, he immediately called Zhao Zheng.
After hearing this, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but laugh.
Originally, he did have plans to go and cause trouble for the Koreans.
However, since those two Koreans were so sensible, then he didn't need to dwell on it, anyway, the two sides didn't have any deep-seated hatred.
Most importantly, he also wanted his grandfather and parents to be able to prolong their lives.
So, Zhao Zheng asked his father to accept the gifts.
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These things.
All happened in the last few days.
Besides this, there were also many other news items, but Zhao Zheng was too lazy to pay attention to them.
Because he suddenly realized that the taste of fame was actually just that, it couldn't bring him any progress, but instead brought him a lot of trouble.
Now, he could no longer stroll the streets carefree.
Not to mention strolling the streets, even in school, those younger students were as excited as anything when they encountered him, and they all surrounded him to ask for autographs and photos.
They completely treated him as an idol.
Causing Zhao Zheng to only be able to stay in his dormitory every day, and he had to fly if he wanted to go out for some fresh air.
Time passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye.
Half a month passed.
The sensation caused by Zhao Zheng still hadn't cooled down, and the heat was still so explosive.
This morning.
After Zhao Zheng got up, he first looked at his attribute panel:
Race: Human.
Constitution: 7585
Spirit: 2672
Strength: 7585
Agility: 7585
Talents: Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, Kryptonian Bloodline [Steel Body ⑨, Super Strength ⑨, Super Speed ⑨, Super Flight ⑨, Heat Vision ②, Super Vision ①, Bio-Field ①].
Skills: Fist Bone · Impact, Armament Haki (Sublime), Demonic God Descent, Transcendent Perception, Conqueror's Haki (Grandmaster), Indestructible Demon Body.
Auxiliary Ability: Dimensional Space.
Spirit Points: 2445.
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This is Zhao Zheng's current attribute panel.
Besides the basic attributes still increasing rapidly, his spirit points have also reached 2445 points.
After experiencing another Spirit Realm trip, he will be able to raise Conqueror's Haki to max level as well.
And max level Conqueror's Haki will greatly increase his strength.
Suddenly.
Zhao Zheng heard the phone on the table next to him vibrate.
Someone was calling him!
Now Zhao Zheng's phone number is not ordinary, it is a specially customized number by the government, if it's not an acquaintance calling, strange numbers can't get through at all.
Getting this number was also to prevent Zhao Zheng from being harassed.
So, after hearing the phone ring, Zhao Zheng immediately turned on the sunbathing device and got up to get the phone.
Oh, right!
The higher-ups already know that Zhao Zheng gets stronger entirely by sunbathing.
This is too easy to investigate...
In order to make Zhao Zheng's strength progress faster, the higher-ups ordered the Academy of Sciences to build a sunbathing device with greater power and better effects, requiring the simulation of sunlight to reach 99.9%!
Zhao Zheng was naturally very happy about this.
When Zhao Zheng picked up the phone, he found that the call was from Song Haitang.
Recently, Song Haitang has also attracted the attention of many people.
After all, she was able to successfully elementalize at such a young age, which was too amazing.
It's just that her light was completely overshadowed by Zhao Zheng, so it didn't cause a sensation...
Fortunately, the girl is not a vain person and doesn't care about this.
"Hello? Haitang?"
Zhao Zheng looked at the time, it was only a little after eight o'clock, and asked with a smile: "You're calling me so early, do you miss me?"
But from the phone, Song Haitang's solemn voice came: "Zhao Zheng, open the curtains and take a look."
Hearing this.
Zhao Zheng immediately opened the curtains and found that the light outside was very dark.
You must know that it is already past eight o'clock in the morning, and the visibility outside is about the same as at dawn.
This is extremely abnormal.
Although there was no sun before, the world outside was at least bright, like a cloudy day.
The current situation is very wrong!
Even yesterday, everything was fine.
"I see it." Zhao Zheng frowned.
"This matter is all over the internet right now. Citizens who woke up this morning noticed the anomaly, and it has already triggered panic," Song Haitang said with a heavy tone. "Zhao Zheng, I suspect that the extraterrestrial entity might be succeeding."
Her words seemed disjointed, but Zhao Zheng understood.
Song Haitang meant that the entity in outer space that was devouring the sun was likely succeeding.
The sudden drop in visibility indicated that the sun was being further consumed...
"I know..."
Zhao Zheng's expression was grim.
Regarding the monster in outer space, the higher-ups had sent him images of a black mist-like entity enveloping the sun.
This terrifying monster seemed to possess a bizarre ability to alter light.
Even high-precision space telescopes couldn't clearly discern its appearance...
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After hanging up with Song Haitang, Zhao Zheng opened his computer to check the online sentiment.
"What's going on? Why is it suddenly so dark?"
"When I went to buy groceries this morning, I had to bring a flashlight, or I couldn't see the road clearly."
"It's like nighttime. All the cars on the road have to turn on their lights."
"What exactly is going on? Why hasn't the government come out to explain it yet?"
"Heh heh, they probably haven't figured out what excuse to use to fool us."
"Everyone, stop worrying about so much for now, and quickly go to the supermarket to stock up on supplies! The old folks are about to empty the supermarkets..."
"Damn! It's true. There's a line at the convenience store downstairs."
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Just yesterday,
the internet was still discussing Zhao Zheng.
Even topics about Zhao Zheng still dominated the trending searches, with the popularity remaining high.
But now, not many people are discussing Zhao Zheng anymore. Everyone is feeling uneasy about today's abnormal phenomenon.
Indeed, as Song Haitang said, panic had appeared online and was spreading.
What Zhao Zheng found strange was why the higher-ups hadn't come out to reassure the public.
Allowing this panic to spread would cause major chaos...
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Just as Zhao Zheng was thinking,
a knock suddenly sounded on the door.
Zhao Zheng immediately got up to open it.
Unsurprisingly, it was Old Chu.
As soon as they met, Old Chu said anxiously, "Zhao Zheng, news from above says that our sun may be disappearing!"
Since becoming a messenger between Zhao Zheng and the higher-ups, Old Chu's status had significantly improved, and he had also gained access to much classified information.
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng's heart sank.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Take a look at this first."
Old Chu took out a large photograph and said, "This is a picture taken by a satellite. Around 3:00 AM Beijing time, the black mist devouring the sun suddenly intensified, almost blocking more than ninety percent of the star's radiation..."
"Once our star is devoured, Blue Star will face a series of serious consequences, including darkness, cold, the collapse of the ecosystem, and a survival crisis for all of humanity."
"By then, even if that monster doesn't come to Blue Star, the humans on Blue Star are destined to perish!"
"...In short, according to the speculation of those researchers, the time left for us is running out."
Zhao Zheng stared at the photo, his brow furrowed.
Then, he asked, "Does the higher-up have any ideas or measures?"
Old Chu shook his head. "They are also powerless in the face of this kind of thing and can only watch helplessly."
Zhao Zheng didn't ask if humans could be evacuated to the monster world.
Because that idea was simply unrealistic.
Firstly, going to the monster world would mean constantly facing monster attacks, and secondly, the living environment of the monster world was not suitable for humans.
The Transcendent might be able to adapt, but ordinary people would die after staying there for too long.
As for procreation, such an environment would be even more impossible.
Therefore, relocating humans to the monster world would only be courting death.
Suddenly, Old Chu added, "However, someone has come up with a solution."
"Oh? What solution?"
"This solution is to place all hope on you."
Old Chu looked at Zhao Zheng with a burning gaze.
Zhao Zheng frowned.
He said, "If I had enough time, I would not hesitate, but now...going there would only be courting death, and I wouldn't be able to stop that kind of monster."
It wasn't that he was deliberately shirking responsibility.
A few days ago, he had tried to fly out of the atmosphere to personally face the unknown existence.
Unfortunately, as soon as that thought appeared, his Transcendent Sense sent a warning, even if he activated the Undying Demon Body.
This showed that his current strength was still very far from that kind of monster.
"The higher-ups aren't asking you to go now, but plan to quickly increase your strength in a short period of time!" Old Chu said.
Hearing this,
Zhao Zheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Has the new Sunshine Instrument been successfully researched?"
"It probably hasn't." Old Chu shook his head. "I haven't received any news about that yet."
Zhao Zheng was disappointed, and then asked, "Then how can I quickly increase my strength?"
"Zhao Zheng, you mentioned before that your strength was greatly improved in the eleventh level of the Spirit Realm, and the sunlight of the eleventh level of the Spirit Realm has a particularly good effect on you?" Old Chu asked.
"Yes." Zhao Zheng nodded and asked, "Could it be that I can return to the eleventh level of the Spirit Realm again?"
"Of course not." Old Chu said, "However, the eleventh level of the Spirit Realm is a phased mission. The thirtieth level of the Spirit Realm and the eleventh level of the Spirit Realm belong to the same world!"
Zhao Zheng frowned.
His current progress was only just past the fifteenth level of the Spirit Realm, and there was still fifteen levels to go before reaching the thirtieth level of the Spirit Realm!
This also meant that he would need fifteen months to enter the thirtieth level of the Spirit Realm!
If there was that much time, the higher-ups wouldn't have needed to come to him so urgently.
Zhao Zheng knew that since Old Chu said this, there must be a solution.
Sure enough.
Old Chu said, "Perhaps you don't know yet, among the Transcendent items, there is a very peculiar item called 'Help Card'!"
"A Transcendent who possesses this card can request help from a powerful expert, allowing the expert to enter their Spirit Realm and assist them in completing the mission!"
"No matter what the expert's Spirit Realm progress is, they can enter the requester's Spirit Realm!"
Hearing this,
Zhao Zheng's eyes lit up.
He couldn't help but say, "There's such a thing?"
"Yes!" Old Chu said with emotion, "I only found out recently. It is said that this card is extremely rare, and there are other strict requirements for requesting help..."
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