'Has it reached this level at just the sixth liberation?' King was ecstatic.
The duration for the first to fifth liberations had doubled again, while Hero's Heart had its time limit completely removed.
Moreover, he could feel the power of the newly learned skill, it far surpassed Meteor Strike. If he went all out, he might be able to destroy a planet in an instant.
'I wonder how much of a gap still remains between my current self and God.'
King pondered to himself as Mumen Rider walked up to him.
"King-san."
Mumen Rider had an expectant look on his face, he had been looking forward to King's return and the promise he had made.
"Oh! Mumen Rider, I said I would help you find a way to become stronger. My power isn't quite suitable for you, but would you be willing to start from the very basics?" King's expression was serious.
Mumen Rider's situation was different from the other Hero's Heart holders. Whether it was Sweet Mask or Genos, they already possessed S-Class strength, so it was easy to break through their current limits by teaching them according to their individual needs. But Mumen Rider, aside from his incredible recovery ability, had terrible combat power, lacked systematic training, and his physical strength couldn't keep up.
Even if King were to fuse Union Power into his body now, he likely wouldn't be able to withstand it. Therefore, the most important thing for now was to improve his physique while teaching him some basic techniques.
"As long as I can become stronger, I'll do anything."
Mumen Rider had 100% faith in King, and he was determined to become stronger so that he could face Dragon-level monsters head-on like Genos.
"Okay. Next, I will take you to visit other heroes, I hope you can train well with them." King nodded in satisfaction.
In fact, he had already thought of the most suitable master for Mumen Rider.
"King, are you leaving now?"
"That's right. Saitama, why don't you teach Mumen?"
King said jokingly, though he knew that even if Saitama were willing, his training method wouldn't work for anyone else.
"Forget it. Having Genos as a disciple is already annoying enough."
Sure enough, Saitama shook his head repeatedly.
In truth, he had always felt he had nothing to teach Genos. However, King knew that Genos had achieved his current strength by growing step by step while watching Saitama's back, which gave him an incredibly firm conviction.
"By the way, Genos. I have something to give you."
King smiled and walked up to Genos, handing him a growth-type Battle Suit.
"This is?" Genos was somewhat surprised, his scanning function couldn't even identify the material of this Battle Suit.
"This is the latest Battle Suit. It should be comparable to any mechanical parts, and it can also fuse with other machinery to continuously grow stronger. I think this suit couldn't be more perfect for you."
As King's progress with Hero's Heart developed, his physical strength was approaching the peak of humanity, making the Battle Suit redundant for him. But for a cyborg like Genos, the Battle Suit was no less than a divine artifact. He could even continue to absorb parts from other robots to grow stronger in future battles.
"Thank you, King. I can feel that this equipment is very suitable for me." Genos didn't refuse.
The moment the Battle Suit fused with him, he knew exactly how well it suited him.
As for the functional weapon, King didn't give it away. He felt it would still be very useful to him later on.
"Right, Saitama. Genos should have told you about God, hasn't he?" King said.
"He did mention something about a God, but I didn't really understand it." Saitama frowned.
After all, Genos's communication skills were notorious. Almost no one could seriously listen through one of his four or five-hour-long lectures.
"Basically, it's a creature from another dimension. Its power far exceeds Dragon-level, even stronger than Boros, whom you defeated on the spaceship." King was concise.
He might be leaving the Hero Association for a while, and if more God's agents attacked the base during that time, he would have to rely on Saitama.
"Oh? There's a creature like that? I'd really like to meet it." Saitama's eyes lit up.
His strength had long since surpassed any creature on Earth, and he had basically had no rivals for years.
Because of the time reversal, he had lost his memory of the fight with Cosmic Garou, so the last powerful enemy he encountered was the Dominator of the Universe, Boros, who had given him a slight taste of the thrill of battle.
Now, hearing King say there was an even stronger enemy than Boros, he was eager to try.
"Don't worry. Even if you don't go looking for it, it will likely come knocking soon. When that time comes, I'm afraid the entire Earth will be destroyed." King spoke calmly.
He was beginning to understand why the descents of God's agents and Divine Emissaries were becoming more frequent, it likely had something to do with him.
First, he stole power from God, then he fused Light Power and Darkness Power, and he even defeated the Divine Emissary Sakura and destroyed God's Eye. All these actions had likely caused God to target him, eager to eliminate him. In that case, the next Divine Emissary to arrive would certainly be even stronger.
Moreover, he now possessed God's communicator, the mysterious cube. The mysterious cube could not only communicate with God but could even cross dimensions to reach God's world.
'It seems I need to hurry and train more Hero's Heart holders. Otherwise, when the time comes, the current S-Class Heroes won't stand a chance against a Divine Emissary.' King couldn't help but sigh.
He felt an oppressive sense of an impending storm, the descent of God might truly be near.
"In that case, we'll take our leave."
King and Mumen Rider said goodbye to everyone and then returned to the city.
...
"King-san, where are we going now?" Mumen Rider asked curiously, not knowing what path King had planned for him.
"I'm going to take you to see a retired senior."
King said somewhat mysteriously.
"A retired senior? Since it's someone you know, they must be a powerhouse."
Mumen Rider was incredibly excited.
"Actually, you know him too. It's the person who just recently retired from the S-Class Rank 3 spot."
"Are you talking about Silver Fang?"