Chapter 177: The current strongest human, brought by the Emperor Armor

"Do you want to join us?"

Tianyu Kongling stood up from the deep pit, ice-blue hair sticking to her bleeding lips, her eyes fixed on Tsukasa Kadoya.

Although she was a bit disheveled, her tone had returned to its previous composure.

"I believe you can also feel that there is a special energy existing between this heaven and earth."

"This energy has different names in different countries; because of Da Xia, we are accustomed to calling it Spiritual Qi."

"It can not only strengthen oneself but also guide life to awaken special abilities and walk the path of evolution."

"Those mutated creatures are the result of Spiritual Qi guidance."

"Humanity is still peaceful now, but as time passes, the war between humans and mutated creatures will only intensify."

She looked straight into Tsukasa Kadoya's eyes, rarely revealing a trace of sincerity:

"If you can stand on our side, it will make more people feel at ease."

Tsukasa Kadoya looked at Tianyu Kongling's "concerned for the world" appearance and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"A bit fake."

Just a moment ago, she had the attitude of "it doesn't matter if the world is destroyed," and now she suddenly turned into a saintly figure worried about the country and the people. Who are you trying to fool?

"Tsk, you saw through it."

Tianyu Kongling instantly put away that compassionate expression and curled her lips in annoyance.

She clearly thought she had acted quite well.

"Then what are you planning to do next? Do you want to stay in Japan?"

"I'll probably go to Da Xia to take a look."

Tsukasa Kadoya toyed with his magenta camera, a smile curling on his lips.

"After all, there seem to be more strong people over there?"

According to the information obtained today, Da Xia not only had an advantage in the number of Myriad Realms treasure holders, but also had Stage Four powerhouses like Tianyu Kongling, and there existed people even stronger than her.

Compared to here, it was clearly more interesting over there.

"In that case, I recommend you go to Hangzhou in Da Xia."

Tianyu Kongling's lips curled slightly, a hint of playfulness flashing in her ice-blue eyes. Tsukasa Kadoya glanced at her sideways; although he didn't speak, it was as if he had said everything.

"The current strongest human, the strongest in the world, lives there."

She didn't care about Tsukasa Kadoya's suspicion and continued.

"If you go there now and activate Complete Form—even the old ten-year Complete Form—you might still be able to fight him in his base state."

"But if it's any later, even Complete Form 21 might not be able to withstand one of his punches."

Tianyu Kongling's tone was calm, as if she were just stating a very ordinary fact.

She also truly believed she was just stating a fact.

After all, in her view, the scene where Tsukasa Kadoya's Complete Form was one-shotted by a weakened Ohma Zi-O was too impressive.

Even though many people believed that Tsukasa Kadoya's power was dispersed at that time and he was just a hollow shell, that still couldn't cover up the fact that he was one-shotted.

Moreover, Ohma Zi-O's power at that time was also less than one-tenth of its peak.

Ohma Zi-O's setting was very strong, one could even say extremely strong, definitely above the "Stage Eight" defined by humans when converted to reality; even in terms of performance, he was worthy of this strength.

But for other Kamen Riders, just in terms of performance, it was hard to say what level they were at.

In her view, the current Tsukasa Kadoya was probably equivalent to Stage Five; Complete Form might be able to reach Stage Six, or maybe not; but as for Stage Seven and above, even with the latest equipment and at his peak, she felt it was unlikely.

After all, the gap between Stage Six and Stage Seven was even greater than that between Stage One and Stage Six, and it wasn't something that could be crossed by a simple equipment upgrade.

Not to mention that the current Tsukasa Kadoya was probably not at his full potential.

"You rate him that highly?"

Tsukasa Kadoya raised an eyebrow, his tone carrying a hint of surprise.

In his eyes, Tianyu Kongling's strength was not weak, even stronger than the vast majority of opponents he had encountered in the past.

Being able to win so easily this time was more due to his rich combat experience and Kabuto form's restraint against opponents who couldn't enter the acceleration state.

Even so, Tianyu Kongling had almost succeeded in a counterattack in a desperate situation; if it had been him ten years ago, the outcome might have been uncertain.

Well, the purple-light state was another matter; even he himself felt terrified of himself at that time.

But such a Tianyu Kongling actually held someone else in such high regard, even believing that he still had the qualifications to fight the other party now, and if it were a while later, he wouldn't even have the qualifications to be an opponent.

Although the wording was different, Tianyu Kongling clearly meant exactly that.

"What do you think?"

Tianyu Kongling laughed softly, a hint of burning heat flashing in her ice-blue eyes.

"That is the recognized strongest talent of the Spiritual Qi recovery era in Da Xia, the only person in the world who has obtained three Myriad Realms treasures, even called the Son of Destiny."

"The strongest talent and the best luck naturally forge the strongest self."

Tsukasa Kadoya heard this, and his lips rose involuntarily.

Since she had said so, wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't go to Hangzhou to see the other party?

As a senior, if he didn't show off on a junior's home turf, wouldn't he be failing his status as a "senior"?

"Is he a Rider?"

Tsukasa Kadoya seemed to think of something and asked specifically.

"I suppose so..."

Tianyu Kongling didn't expect Tsukasa Kadoya to ask this question and said somewhat hesitantly.

Armor Hero should also count as a Rider... right?

Tsukasa Kadoya nodded with satisfaction; since they were both Riders, his status as a "senior" was even more justified.

"Then it's settled."

"Going to Hangzhou to meet this 'junior'."

He casually hung the camera back around his neck, and the Dimensional Wall began to slowly unfold behind him.

The gray-white ripples distorted space, gradually swallowing his figure. At the last moment, Tianyu Kongling suddenly spoke:

"Don't you want to ask what kind of Rider he is?"

"No need."

Tsukasa Kadoya's final voice came through the Dimensional Wall, carrying an unquestionable, absolute confidence.

Ask what kind of Rider he is?

Heh—

Do you understand the gold content of the Destroyer of Worlds?

From Showa to Heisei, from main Riders to secondary Riders, and then to their special forms, what kind of Kamen Rider hadn't he seen?

Haven't seen? How could there be a Rider he hadn't seen?

Even if he hadn't seen it, so what? Could another Ohma Zi-O appear?

Is it hard for him to steal an account in person?

Tsukasa Kadoya looked at the figure standing majestically in front of him, the golden light on the surface of the armor dazzling and eye-catching, as brilliant as the sun, revealing an unparalleled kingly aura.

The scarlet visor looked down at him from above; just a calm gaze made one feel an indescribable sense of oppression, as if even the surrounding air had become viscous.

"I really haven't seen this one."

Tsukasa Kadoya's lips twitched slightly; he never expected to see such a scene after using the Dimensional Wall to teleport to this "junior's" side.

Is this definitely a Kamen Rider?

He had never seen it at all!

And is this sense of oppression for real? It felt like it wasn't even a bit inferior to Ohma Zi-O.

How could a second person of that level appear?

No, Zi-O's temperament when he was young wasn't steady enough; although he also possessed extremely strong oppression after transforming into Ohma Zi-O, the emotions revealed due to anger somewhat reduced that pressure.

It was far inferior to the imperial air emitted by the person in front of him just by standing there.

Compared to the young Zi-O, he was more like the old Demon King sitting on the throne.

So, is it a Kamen Rider after Heisei?

"Wang Xiaoming?"

A light exclamation came from under the Emperor Armor. Ye Xuan had indeed sensed spatial fluctuations under unknown rules during his cultivation process, but he didn't expect it to be Tsukasa Kadoya who walked out of it.

Come to think of it, that blurry, chaotic characteristic was indeed the Dimensional Wall. Among the various spatial abilities in the Myriad Realms, the characteristics of the Dimensional Wall were the most obvious.

Looking at it this way, it shouldn't be the holder of the Decade Driver, and it was also highly likely not the holder of the Tsukasa Kadoya template.

The former, the Dimensional Wall, was Tsukasa Kadoya's own ability, not Decade's; the latter, the template didn't require one to change one's face to be the same as the other party.

Even Zhong Shanhai only looked very similar to Zhong Li, but in reality, they were still different.

"Interesting."

"I didn't expect you to descend into the real world at this point in time."

"Looking at your age, have you already met Ohma Zi-O?"

"Before being killed, or after being killed?"

Ye Xuan sized up the Tsukasa Kadoya in front of him, looking about thirty years old. Although he was younger than in the show, he was more inclined to believe that he had been nourished by Spiritual Qi after coming to this world, which made him look younger. Just looking at his face, there was no doubt it was a version that had experienced the Zi-O period.

He just didn't know if it was before or after being killed by Ohma Zi-O.

Tsukasa Kadoya's face, which had been shocked by the oppression of the Emperor Armor, instantly turned black.

"What the hell is Wang Xiaoming? My name is Tsukasa Kadoya!"

"And, what do you mean by 'looking at your age'? You're clearly judging by my face!"

"Do you all recognize timelines like this?"

Previously, Tianyu Kongling judged by his face, and now Ye Xuan also judged by his face. Do people in this world recognize timelines by this?

And the key was that he was damn right!

"Also, if I had been killed, would a ghost be standing here?!"

Yes, he had heard from Tianyu Kongling's words at the time that he would be killed by Ohma Zi-O in the future, but that was a future matter, okay.

If he had already been killed, could he appear here?

"Wang Xiaoming is what fans in Da Xia who like Decade call you."

"And besides your own plot, you appear most often in Zi-O; the former is young and vigorous, the latter is old and vigorous."

"As for before or after death, it's because your setting includes the rule that you can be resurrected as long as you are remembered by others; but looking at it now, it's before being killed by Ohma."

Ye Xuan didn't care about Tsukasa Kadoya's tone and explained slightly.

In fact, not just him, anyone who had watched Decade and Zi-O could make a judgment based on this point.

As for why Tsukasa Kadoya's nickname was Wang Xiaoming, it was mainly because, like Li Xiaolang in Cardcaptor Sakura, he was a card collector.

And Li Xiaolang was translated as Wang Xiaoming in Da Xia, so Wang Xiaoming became Tsukasa Kadoya's nickname.

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