The Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace in the Swallowed Starry Sky

Chapter 178 Battle

Since there was no bottleneck to break through to the planetary level, Thor's cosmic clone naturally and smoothly broke through to the planetary level.

(To make it easier for everyone to distinguish, from now on, Thor's Earthly body will be called "Thor", and his body in the Holy Land universe will be called "Little Thor".)

Subsequently, without Little Thor having to worry, after breaking through to the Planetary level, the family quickly provided Little Thor with the energy supply needed to advance to the ninth level of the Planetary level.

Young Thor sat calmly in his father's little world, methodically absorbing energy.

Soon, Little Thor's strength surpassed that of an Earthling at only Planetary Level 2, reaching Planetary Level 5.

Little Thor continued to absorb energy diligently. This time, Little Thor planned to go all out until he reached the peak of the ninth level of the planetary stage.

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Meanwhile, while Thor Jr. was absorbing cosmic energy, Thor's human body was also busy.

Because of the existence of his clone in the Sanctuary universe, Thor's perspective and knowledge have greatly improved compared to when he was on Earth and knew nothing about the universe.

Moreover, thanks to the existence of the Holy Land cosmic avatar, Thor now possesses many secret techniques that can enhance his combat power compared to two years ago.

The "Ninefold Thunder Blade" technique, which Thor once created and was so proud of, is now utterly insignificant compared to the many secret techniques of the Holy Land universe that Thor possesses.

Moreover, after his avatar in the Holy Land Universe broke through to the planetary level, due to the Spirit Clan's extremely strong talent for comprehending the laws, the Thunder God naturally awakened the Lightning Domain.

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At the headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, Thor and Hong Zheng sat cross-legged facing each other.

"Swish"

Thor opened his tightly closed eyes and looked at Hong opposite him.

"My avatar in the Holy Land universe can directly absorb energy provided by my family and rapidly grow to the ninth level of the planetary realm, while my true self on Earth can only absorb energy that is adrift in space!"

"I'm only at the second level of the planetary stage now, this speed is just too slow!" Thor complained in his mind.

If you haven't experienced rapid leveling up, you won't think the current speed is ridiculously slow.

"Brother, come on, let's have a spar!"

Thor looked at Hong and said with great interest.

Thor is a battle maniac. Before he awakened his domain and was no match for Hong, he often sought out Hong to spar.

Now that he has awakened the lightning domain and mastered many powerful combat techniques, his strength can be said to be far superior to Hong's, and he is naturally eager to make his move.

"Second brother, your strength has improved by leaps and bounds recently. Now even I am almost no match for you!" Hong said with a smile.

"However, I will not back down from battle!"

"Come on! Let's fight!"

Hong himself was a warmonger, so he naturally wouldn't refuse Thor's challenge.

"Whoosh!"

The two figures vanished from the room in an instant and appeared high above the headquarters of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, facing each other from afar.

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The thin air in the stratosphere trembled slightly. Thor deliberately chose this altitude—it would not affect the ground, but it could utilize the ionosphere to enhance the lightning field.

"Big brother, this time I'm serious."

Thor controls his own bioelectric field, maintaining it precisely at the planetary second-order level.

The electric arcs swirling around him appeared violent, but in reality, each current trajectory had been calculated and optimized by the Holy Land clone.

Hong's white robe remained motionless in the thin atmosphere, and when the field of light unfolded, it was like a roll of shimmering silk.

He keenly sensed something amiss: Thor, who was suppressed by his own domain three months ago, could now perfectly control the angle of refraction of every arc of electricity.

"My second brother has made rapid progress lately."

A prism dagger materialized at Hong's fingertips; this was the "Aurora Blade," a technique he had perfected after six years of observing the aurora borealis in the Kunlun Mountains.

"Could it be that I've had a miraculous encounter at an ancient civilization's ruins?"

Thor's pupils contracted slightly, and his left fingertips unconsciously rubbed the hilt of his sword.

This action, seen by Hong, further confirmed the other party's guess—Hong could never have imagined that the real secret was hidden in the Holy Land Universe outside the Primal Universe.

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"Take this!"

Thor suddenly threw out three lightning balls, their trajectories mirroring the elliptical orbits described in Kepler's laws.

This is a basic throwing technique from the Holy Land's early childhood education curriculum. After being modified by the Earth's body, each lightning ball accumulates extra charge through atmospheric friction.

Hong's prism dagger instantly split into a photon grid, precisely intercepting the trajectory.

But the lightning ball, which should have been neutralized by the light energy, suddenly split into two parts—this was the "mother-child lightning" improved by Thor based on the hydrodynamics of the sacred land. Twelve miniature lightning bolts bypassed the defenses and rushed straight to Hong's vitals.

"pretty!"

Amidst thunderous exclamations, the field of light suddenly refracted into a kaleidoscope structure.

The tiny lightning bolts refracted repeatedly between countless mirrors, eventually converging into a torrent of light energy that shot back towards Thor.

The ionosphere over the Pacific Ocean was torn open, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) misjudged it as an intercontinental ballistic missile attack.

Thor smiled; this was exactly what he wanted.

The Earth body deliberately retreated half a step, secretly mobilizing the computational power of the Holy Land avatar to predict the trajectory.

When the recoil energy was only three meters from his chest, he suddenly turned to the side and swung his palm, using a palm strike with millimeter-level precision to direct the energy toward the moon.

"Brother's technique of using an opponent's force against them must have been learned from a Tai Chi master."

As Thor spoke, he clasped his hands together, and the charged particles in the clouds suddenly arranged themselves in an orderly fashion.

What appear to be random thunderstorm clouds are actually electromagnetic matrices optimized by the Holy Land meteorological model.

Hong's white robe suddenly fluttered without any wind.

He sensed a certain incongruity—Thor's every move seemed to anticipate the energy trajectory in advance, a tactical foresight that a second-tier planetary-level martial artist should not possess.

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"Second brother, have you ever heard of the 'Art of War' chapter on deception and reality?"

The latest novel is first published here!

As Hong spoke, he suddenly appeared behind Thor, his blade of light pointing straight at the back of Thor's neck.

This move, "Light Folding Step," is his latest mastery of movement techniques, using the field of light to create visual persistence for surprise attacks.

Thor, however, seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and his electric field formed an electromagnetic repulsion shield within 0.03 seconds.

The shockwave generated by the collision of the two energies cleared a perfectly circular gap in the ozone layer within a ten-kilometer radius.

"Brother's move reminds me of the poison dart frogs of the Brazilian rainforest."

Thor turned and chuckled, his fingertips crackling with azure lightning.

"A dazzling exterior, but a deadly trap!" He suddenly transformed his palm into a blade and slashed down, arcs of electricity condensing into high-frequency vibrating particle blades, "harboring deadly intent!"

Hong's light blade shattered instantly, and as he retreated rapidly, his left sleeve was torn to dust by the particle vibrations.

What alarmed him even more was that the angle of Thor's chop was exactly the same move he had used three days earlier when he killed the king-level python in the Amazon.

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"Are you spying on me?"

Hong's tone suddenly turned cold, and the field of light contracted into a dense light armor.

This is the "Eternal Light Armor" that he developed after two years of arduous training in the Antarctic polar night; even laser cannons cannot penetrate it.

Thor's heart pounded, and a faint electric current emanated from the hilt of his sword, a warning sign of his flustered emotions.

The existence of the Holy Land clone must never be exposed—this is not only about his greatest secret, but may also attract the attention of other forces in the universe.

"Big Brother's moves," Thor suddenly burst into laughter, his lightning domain transforming into the shape of a Chinese dragon, "all carry a unique energy rhythm!"

That's true. The Holy Land clone's soul perception is far stronger than that of the main body, allowing him to analyze the energy characteristics of any planetary-level martial artist.

Hong's doubts deepened, but Thor had already launched his attack.

The lightning dragon roared as it charged toward the light armor, each scale releasing electromagnetic pulses of different frequencies.

This is the result of three days and three nights of calculations by the Holy Land's clone, specifically targeting Hong's weakness in energy defense.

"break!"

Amidst Hong's roar, the light armor suddenly erupted with a burst of intense light at the level of gamma rays.

This is the "Light of Annihilation" that he comprehended in the Chernobyl Territory, which he originally intended to save for use at the Eternal Star level.

The moment the two energies collided, a purple-gold data stream flashed in Thor's eyes—his Holy Land clone was overloaded calculating an evasion route.

The Earth's body suddenly tilted backward, defying the laws of physics. The lightning dragon's head grazed the tip of its nose, tearing a hair-thin crack in the light armor.

"Now!"

Thor's fingers pointed like a sword, and his clones in the Holy Land simultaneously transmitted energy manipulation formulas.

The lightning rod, condensed at the fingertip, precisely pierced the crack, and the high-frequency vibration wave was transmitted along the energy node of the light armor, causing the entire suit of armor to explode.

Hong coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward, but managed to regain his footing a hundred meters away.

He stared at the lightning rods still lingering on Thor's fingertips and suddenly laughed, "The technique used to generate this power... isn't Earth martial arts, is it?"

Thor's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat, but he maintained a mysterious smile: "The stone slab I found in the Bermuda Triangle last year."

This was Thor's prepared explanation. The stone slab that recorded the basic martial arts of ancient civilization was currently gathering dust in the vault of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy.

"As expected of the eldest brother, his perception is indeed sharp. However, as long as I don't say anything, no one can guess what kind of opportunity I obtained." Thor's lips curled into a smile.

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(End of this chapter)