Great, we're doomed now!

Tiga possesses the talent that his skills and power become stronger the more focused he is. Now, with his heart set on saving Ye Shou, his strength has already reached its peak under normal circumstances.

After more than a dozen rounds, the two were evenly matched!

"Mmm...drink!"

Ye Shou suddenly became impatient. He had never used weapons or equipment to kill monsters before, but after jumping out of the circle, he opened his arms and began to summon armor.

Pop, pop, pop!

One by one, the armor of light formed from [Bayeri] was put on his body. Dark aura flowed by, and soon the black armor was stained with dark red cracks. His aura suddenly rose a level.

"Again!"

Ye Shou launched a strong attack this time, and with just one exchange of punches, Tiga was forced to retreat repeatedly, showing signs of weakness. In the following punches and kicks, Ye Shou gradually gained the upper hand.

After another fierce battle, Ye Shou used the power of his armor to exchange injuries for injuries, and even knocked the handsome giant down!

Overjoyed, Ye Shou stepped on Tiga's face and laughed excitedly.

"Hahahaha—uh, um?"

Suddenly, Ye Shou realized that his body was a little stiff. He instinctively moved his arm and found that the armor was incredibly sturdy, as if he were wearing a set of steel shackles and could hardly move!

But it can never lose its power!

"Could it be... Bayeli?"

Ye Shou looked down incredulously: "Are you going to betray me...? Huh? Ultraman Tiga?"

"This isn't betrayal; it must be worried about you too, Ye Shou!"

Before he could even deal with the armor, Tiga had already escaped from beneath his feet, followed by a powerful punch to the sluggish man—

The iron fist, radiating intense divine light, sent Ye Shou flying far away from his jawline and cheek!

【Ultraman's Friendship Face-Breaking Punch】!

—This is just a move created by Tiga himself; what he truly learned from the ancient scientists is this:

hum!

Tiga quickly made a hand gesture, and the seven-colored beam of light from all the Ultras crossed space and hit Ye Shou, who was struggling.

"Cellular conversion of light!"

Chapter 248: This is what we men are like (4K)

In a small temple, a group of people dressed in robes of various colors sat cross-legged on a spacious open space, their hands forming mudras and meditating quietly. A gentle, flowing golden ripple emanated from the air, passing between the people and making the entire hall warm and bright.

Ye Shou was in the middle, holding Darram and Tiga on his left and right respectively. He was no longer as violent and cold as before, and his face was peaceful and serene.

Before long, everyone opened their eyes, nodded to each other, and were filled with joy.

"This power called 'Ripple' is indeed highly compatible with 'light'. I feel very calm now... I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time."

"Ripple is a technique developed by mortal cultivators. Their life energy is limited, so they pursue a higher spiritual realm and self-control. You are different. You naturally possess powerful energy that mortals can only dream of. Therefore, even if you master Ripple, it will not greatly improve your combat power."

Ye Shou earnestly explained to everyone, "But the meditation method within it can temper one's will and improve concentration, so it is still very useful to learn from."

"I think ripples are more useful than you say."

Lucifer laughed and said, "Although this life energy is a variant of 'light,' it has extremely strong conductivity. That day when we were fighting the evil god, your attraction to the pollen of the Zigera flower was obviously stronger than ours. The fact that we were able to work together as one afterward should also be related to this."

Ye Shou listened thoughtfully, but he wasn't sure.

The act of "borrowing light" is not uncommon in the Ultraman universe. Moreover, as the version updates have made it more and more convenient, it initially required bond resonance, but after a certain scientist (arms dealer) suddenly appeared, it has become as common as bank transfers.

However, there is indeed a "version update" issue here. The ancient giant warriors are all first generation, and they don't even have specific race names. They basically rely on their talents and their own exploration to develop skills, which is completely different from the neighboring Land of Light.

Although the Ripple system was developed by mortals, it has been honed over thousands of years. As mentioned in a certain fighting manga, techniques exist to enable the weak to defeat the strong, so it cannot be said that Ripple is useless against giants.

At least the meditation method inside is truly useful—for the Warriors of Light, unwavering willpower is extremely important for their performance.

From another perspective, once this kind of group meditation is formed and passed down as a culture, the difficulty of uniting will be lower if any crisis occurs in the future.

"I'm glad I could help. Before we part ways... I'll do as much as I can."

"Don't say such hurtful things, kid... it'll be my turn to teach you this afternoon."

Lucifer first showed a hint of regret, then cheered and said, "Your situation is special. If you were to unleash your full power, your strength would surpass any of ours. However, in terms of combat skills as a giant, you are only second-rate, relying purely on various ingenious moves."

Did you know that the eight-point light wheel has four uses? Do you know how to use the simplest gestures to increase the speed of light activation?

You don't know anything, all you know is how to pile up numbers!

The silver-black giant wore an expression of disappointment, while Ye Shou remained silent: he truly believed that brute force could create miracles.

After all, he wasn't a human form who inherited a max-level account. As a self-evolving giant, he relied purely on the skills he had accumulated during his human phase when fighting, making ripples much more convenient than beams.

"We'll be leaving Earth in a few days... I'll cram everything into your head, so be prepared!"

"Count me in too."

"I'm keeping them all for your own good, Ye Shou."

"You kicked me pretty hard before, didn't you?"

"Bring the Jeep-sized battle tank aboard! Our school has a unique training method!"

Ok?

Ye Shou tilted his head: Did he hear something strange?

Amidst the cheerful atmosphere, the taciturn Tiga remained silent, merely watching Ye Shou with a hint of worry in his eyes.

-

"Hiss... These bastards are serious... Whew~"

After a day of cultivation, Ye Shou returned to the temple. He had only taken a few steps inside when he felt the earth shake violently. Even the sturdy outer walls of the temple cracked open, and the stone pillars inside looked precarious.

But Ye Shou remained unperturbed, acting as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. He even leisurely walked to the window and admired the collapsing horizon in the distance. Only when the underground magma gushed out like ocean waves did he utter a slight exclamation of admiration.

The Earth is doomed!

Not to mention that the ecosystem has already been completely destroyed, the continental shelf is now undergoing violent activity and will soon fall apart.

Because Gatanothor and his monster army have been constantly destroying the geological structure over the long years, the current surface is just a huge pile of wood covered with a layer of sand, making it incredibly fragile. Once the chain reaction starts, it cannot be stopped.

Normally, this process would take millions of years, and then it would take even longer for them to come together again.

The giants remained on this planet that had lost everything primarily to gather the remains of their fallen comrades and establish a Sanctuary for Heroes at the R'lyeh base—now a ruin—to give them peace.

Secondly, a massive seal extends outward from the Sanctuary as its core, suppressing the remaining dark energy within the earth's crust and slowing down Gatanothor's recovery speed.

The last measure is to "reinforce" or "repair" key points on the continental shelf in an attempt to salvage the situation and see if the chaotic period can be quickly overcome so that the Earth can recover its vitality as soon as possible.

But the reality is very harsh. The process of terraforming the planet is extremely difficult. The giants' progress cannot keep up with the rate at which it is collapsing. This is because it is an extremely complex system. Forcing a certain part may actually cause it to become disconnected from the surrounding environment and become more prone to breakage.

The remaining giants were completely unable to stop the situation from deteriorating, and eventually had no choice but to give up and focus on the first two tasks.

Ye Shou had also gone to help, and knew how difficult it was, which changed his opinion of the neighboring Ultraman King:

The fact that he single-handedly repaired the universe is far more impressive than the "power to destroy the universe" in ordinary works!

How many more days can the Earth hold on?

Ye Shou gazed out the window, seemingly muttering to himself, then changed the subject: "Tiga, what do you think?"

Wearing a white robe with half his face hidden under a hood, Ultraman Tiga in his human form walked over from the other side of the temple, glancing outside with a slightly sorrowful expression.

Tiga and Ye Shou have very different mindsets. For Ye Shou, his home is Earth 30 million years in the future. He already knew that the ancient times would perish, so he only had a feeling of "as expected".

But the giants, including Tiga, are truly destined to wander from now on, living a nomadic life in the universe.

Despite his sadness, Tiga came for Ye Shou's sake: "How is your physical condition? Can you control it reliably?"

"..."

Ye Shou touched his chest, carefully sensing the "singularity" existing in another dimension, and frowned slightly: "It's relatively stable now, but I can't say for sure."

"Everyone thinks it was my 'cell conversion light' that saved you, but only we know that unpredictable changes occurred. What exactly is your condition now...? Not only me, but you yourself probably don't know either, right?"

"Thinking back on it now, it's still a little frightening," Ye Shou chuckled self-deprecatingly. "What would have happened if I had continued to exist as a dark giant?"

He might kill every living being he sees, without regard for right or wrong—Tiga shook his head.

On that day, he gathered the light of the giants in an attempt to forcibly reverse Ye Shou back into human form, but the "tyrant's" energy and madness could not be easily suppressed, so the stalemate lasted for a long time and he almost failed.

Later, Ye Shou inexplicably regained a sliver of clarity and actively absorbed external light to resonate with his own power. Only through their combined efforts were they able to barely suppress the "Tyrant" and seal it within the singularity.

Even now, Ye Shou's body still contains the light of myriad mysteries, which wraps around the singularity layer by layer to prevent the dark energy inside from surging again.

To be honest, Ye Shou isn't afraid of the imbalance of dark energy; he can maintain his rationality in Dark Radiance form. But the "Tyrant" is basically like the Yellow River—there's more sand than water. Trying to control it with one's individual spirit is too much of a stretch.

Without filtering out these "sands," the tyrant is a double-edged sword to him!

“Actually, I’ve thought about using the power of ‘Tyrant’. This form has an unexpectedly powerful effect when fighting evil gods… It would be a real shame to abandon it.” Ye Shou shook his head. “But it is indeed too dangerous.”

His ability to regain his sanity this time was likely due in part to the effects of certain astral attributes, but the combined power of all the Astral beings was definitely a crucial factor. If he had lost control in the main world or the dungeon—

Where can I find ten Ultramen to beat me up?

"So that's why you sought the path of darkness?" Tiga asked seriously.

"Is this what you're after? Don't worry, I know very well that this is not the right path, and I will not be obsessed with the power of a 'tyrant'."

But to control anger, simply seeking inner peace is useless; one must also understand where anger comes from and what its true nature is… That's why I'm interested in doomsday cults.

If Ye Shou were to focus solely on blocking the "Tyrant," he would have to devote a significant portion of his attention and light power to constantly guarding against the singularity, which would undoubtedly weaken his combat strength.

After all, without the support of the Prism Tower, the Light of the Ultras, and the Dark Energy, his "Ultraman Original" level would only be at the level of a normal ancient warrior. In comparison, he lacks the accumulation of years, and his advantage is only due to his equipment and attribute effects.

But if we can restore the balance between light and darkness, that would be a completely different story!

So he resumed his happy life of "studying hard and making progress every day." These days he has been collecting various documents and video materials about humanity in the apocalypse, focusing on the changes in their beliefs and how they changed from the Court of Light to the Doomsday Cult.

He hoped to understand and empathize with the despair and anger of the ancient times, so that he could guide them accordingly.

“…You’re truly amazing,” Tiga exclaimed. “Such perseverance and resolve are unparalleled even among the giants.”

"I'm just clinging to this straw, because I'm the only one who has to fight Gatanothor again."

Ye Shou laughed heartily, though he was clearly talking about a very pessimistic future, it didn't sound like he was trying to find joy in hardship.

Tiga was curious, while Ye Shouze suppressed his smile and his eyes became deep.

"I was a mortal for twenty years in this life... For the first sixteen years, I was incredibly glorious and thought I was a dragon among men. But I was suddenly told that everything I possessed was nothing but dust in a volcano. When the time came, everything would be turned upside down and I would be buried in the flames."