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Chapter 6 - Didn’t Learn It? Take It Slow! Wait, You Learned It?

Chapter 6: Didn’t Learn It? Take It Slow! Wait, You Learned It?

After Seven finished demonstrating the set of punches, he turned his gaze to Mu Yang, noticing he seemed distracted. A flicker of doubt crossed Seven’s mind. Was his teaching too difficult? Was Mu Yang struggling to keep up?

That made sense. Mu Yang had no prior training. Despite his excellent physical condition, he lacked a foundation. Learning Cosmic Boxing, a technique not considered weak even in the Land of Light, might be too much for him.

“Can’t follow? That’s alright, we can take it slow!” Seven said, trying to reassure Mu Yang.

“No, I think I’ve already learned it!” Mu Yang had initially planned to keep a low profile, but for the sake of gathering shock points, he decided to show off. This was all the system’s doing—it had nothing to do with him!

“What? That’s impossible!” Seven’s first reaction was that Mu Yang was exaggerating. Even his son, Zero, a prodigy in physical techniques, couldn’t learn it that fast.

The Ultramans below started murmuring. Was this guy joking?

“Then why not test me?” Mu Yang said with a light chuckle. “Maybe I’m the kind of genius you’ve never seen before!”

“Alright, I’ll test you!” Seven said gravely. Mu Yang was talented, no doubt, but he needed to understand that a warrior could never afford to slack off. Earth might need his protection in the future!

“Here I come, then!” Mu Yang nodded slightly and assumed a stance.

“What’s that? If it’s just posing, we can do that too!” Someone in the crowd started, and the younger Ultramans nodded in agreement. Ultramans typically viewed everything with kindness, but Mu Yang was too brazen. Was Cosmic Boxing really that easy to learn?

Seven, however, looked at Mu Yang with a serious expression. That aura! It was not to be underestimated! Had he really learned it?

From Mu Yang’s earlier movements, Seven could tell he had no training. But now, even his aura was there. Was he truly a genius surpassing Zero?

Mu Yang stepped forward quickly, throwing a punch at Seven’s face. It was the same punch as before, but Seven could feel the difference in force, angle, and speed. It was like the strike of a seasoned Cosmic Boxing master.

Seven hurriedly blocked with his fist and kicked at Mu Yang. Mu Yang sidestepped, dodging the kick, and countered with a kick to Seven’s abdomen.

Seven grabbed Mu Yang’s leg with both hands, flinging him backward. Mu Yang, reacting swiftly, pushed off with his other foot, using Seven’s momentum to twist in midair. As he landed above Seven, he threw a punch at his face. Seven quickly released Mu Yang’s leg, raising both arms to block the strike.

Mu Yang twisted in the air and landed gracefully.

“What?” All the younger Ultramans wore shocked expressions, their bulbous eyes fixed on Mu Yang. This guy was strong!

Even Zero clenched his fists, staring intently at Mu Yang. This was an interesting opponent—he wanted to challenge him!

“Ding, congratulations to the host for gaining +653 shock points!”

“Ding, congratulations to the host for gaining +1,207 shock points!”

“Ding, congratulations to the host for gaining +13,021 shock points!”

“Ding, congratulations to the host for gaining +62,157 shock points!” …

Countless system notifications flooded Mu Yang’s mind. He checked his template—oh, he could add another point to his progress! Without hesitation, he raised his Light Creation God template to 19%. The 20% mark didn’t seem far off now.

Earning shock points in the Land of Light was pretty easy, it seemed.

In just half a day, he was close to unlocking 20%. But it looked like the higher he went, the harder it got!

“Your Cosmic Boxing is already impressive. If we’re talking purely about Cosmic Boxing, I might not even be your match!” As Mu Yang prepared to attack again, Seven raised a hand to stop him.

“Is that so? But I feel like I still have a lot of shortcomings!” Mu Yang scratched his head, saying “bashfully.”

Shortcomings? Please, be human! If we fought you, we’d probably be flattened already.

“Your combat skills already surpass many Space Garrison members. Once your body develops further, few will match your fighting prowess! But don’t get complacent—sometimes combat skills alone aren’t enough!” Seven said sternly. “Next, I’ll teach you something else: Ultra Punch. It uses energy to amplify your punching power, achieving a one-hit knockout.”

“Got it, I’ve learned it!” Mu Yang said, delighted by these skills, even if Ultra Punch was only a blue-grade skill.

“…” Seven felt like a weakling. This guy’s learning ability was absurdly strong! “Throw a punch at me first!”

“Alright!”

What happened next shocked everyone. Mu Yang’s punch forced Seven back three steps. It was unthinkable—Seven had the strongest punching power among the Ultra Brothers!

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