Although the exterior of this Honbu fellow looked a lot like a human, he was not an Earthling after all.

So, when he pulled something out of his throat, Feng Bujue wasn't too surprised.

"Heh heh... Poker Face," Honbu said, holding out a wooden object about the size of a solid ball, and smiling at Feng Bujue, "Do you know what this is?"

Feng Bujue casually glanced at the thing and replied, "A dodecahedral Rubik's Cube made of wood?"

His description was quite accurate...

Indeed, what Honbu had taken out was basically a dodecahedral Rubik's Cube in terms of structure; and its material seemed to be no different from wood.

"Hmph... it looks that way on the surface," Honbu continued, "But in reality..." As he said that, he grabbed the wooden Rubik's Cube with both hands and exerted force suddenly.

In an instant, strange creaking sounds came from between his palms, and his arms trembled with the effort.

Clearly, Honbu was using a lot of force at this moment... at least enough to crush a piece of metal; but the "wood" in his hands, this Rubik's Cube with rotating grooves inlaid all around... showed no signs of damage at all.

"Oh..." Feng Bujue replied after a few seconds of observation, "On the surface, it's a tool for exercising intelligence, but in reality, you use it to train your grip strength, right..." He nodded. "Okay, I think I know why you're sleeping in the park. Is there anything else?"

Jue-Ge just wanted to get rid of this guy quickly so he could find a high-level crisis to farm equipment and skills.

"Hey~ Poker Face, you misunderstand." However, Honbu was completely unaware of the impatience and sarcasm in his words, and continued, "This is not a tool for exercise... but my family heirloom."

"Let me guess..." Feng Bujue followed up, "Did your ancestors leave behind a family motto that goes something like this: if a descendant's IQ is not enough to solve this Rubik's Cube, he will not be allowed to inherit the family property and will be kicked out to sleep in the park?"

"Pfft..." His joke was quite amusing, and even Flea, who was usually calm, couldn't help but laugh.

"No, no," But Honbu still didn't realize it was a joke, and replied seriously, "My ancestor's words were: This is the 'Tiangang Disha Box' (Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends Box) bestowed by a 'Pangmen Daxian' (Heretical Immortal); whoever unlocks this box will obtain peerless divine skill, roam the universe, and be invincible..."

"Let me see it." When he heard the words "Pangmen Daxian," Feng Bujue's expression changed slightly. Before Honbu could finish speaking, he reached out his hand and said those words.

Jue-Ge's "see it" obviously meant more than just "look"; he wanted Honbu to hand the Rubik's Cube over to him to look at.

Honbu would not easily agree to this request...

After all, this was his family heirloom. Showing it to you was one thing, but "handing it over to you to look at" was another.

"What? Are you afraid I'll take it and not return it?" Feng Bujue was no ordinary person. He saw through the other party's thoughts at a glance and added, "This is the Super Dimension Union's headquarters. There's also a highly qualified planetary hero standing next to you. Even if I wanted to rob you, I wouldn't choose this time and place, would I?"

"Uh..." Honbu felt that he was right after hearing what he said.

So, after hesitating for a few seconds, the God of the Park handed over his family's heirloom to Feng Bujue.

"Oh... I see..." After taking the Rubik's Cube, Feng Bujue took a closer look at it and said, "So... where is the divine skill in the box now? Have you learned it?"

"Huh?" Honbu was stunned by his question, and stammered, "Uh... well... this box has never been opened before."

"You can't solve it?" Feng Bujue asked bluntly.

"Hehe..." Honbu laughed again, "Mr. Poker Face, you may be taking things too simply. The solution to this box is much more complicated than an ordinary dodecahedral Rubik's Cube; as you can see... all twelve sides of the box are the same color, which means that this is not a device that relies on color to divide the sides like a Rubik's Cube, but requires the use of the words engraved on the 132 puzzle pieces..."

"Since you haven't solved it, why did you take it out for me to see?" Feng Bujue interrupted before Honbu could finish, "Do you want me to help you solve it?"

"Heh... not at all~ not at all..." Honbu put on a profound expression and said, "Actually... after generations of research by our family, we have discovered that this 'Tiangang Disha Box' doesn't even need to be opened, because its 'outer layer' also contains the principles of martial arts; as long as you turn the puzzle pieces on the surface of the box into a certain combination, and move according to its shape and meaning, you can comprehend the corresponding moves from it. And there are almost endless combinations of moves like this..." He continued in a rather proud tone, "To tell you the truth, many of the 'ultimate techniques' in my 'Super-Practical Style' were comprehended from the box."

"Oh..." Feng Bujue replied absentmindedly while rapidly rotating the Rubik's Cube in his hand with nimble fingers, "So... you want to study this with me?"

"Hehe... that's right." Honbu replied, "I've already heard that you're an Earthling from a parallel universe, right?" Without waiting for Jue-Ge to respond, he continued on his own, "I've always heard about Earthlings' achievements in the field of martial arts, or rather, in 'Wushu' – because Earthlings themselves are very weak in combat, they have developed countless fighting techniques and schools.

"However, it's impossible for me to spar with those Earth martial artists; when the difference in strength, speed, and reaction is too great, it's impossible to deduce whether the opponent's moves are brilliant in actual combat.

"And 'debating martial arts' based solely on theory... is of limited significance and won't greatly improve actual skill.

"Fortunately, I've now met you... Mr. Poker Face. Judging from your performance on Park Star, you're obviously a master, and you have physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary Earthlings. You're an ideal martial arts friend."

As Honbu said this, Feng Bujue's hands suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterward, a "buzz——" sound was heard, and the "Tiangang Disha Box" in Jue-Ge's hand floated up on its own, and the rotating grooves also emitted a faint light.

"Okay," The next second, Feng Bujue muttered in a very ordinary tone, "Solved."

His words left Honbu and Flea dumbfounded, and they didn't react for a long time.

And while the two were in a daze, the box unfolded from the inside like a flower...

Behold, the treasure suspended in mid-air, slowly transformed into a flat shape, and the 132 puzzle pieces moved side by side, deforming and reorganizing the entire plane... In the end, the "Tiangang Disha Box" turned into a pentagram-shaped tablet, and the words on the board formed a complete piece.

"Uh... what happened..." It wasn't until Jue-Ge handed the board back to Honbu that the latter came back to his senses and asked.

"I told you, I solved the box." Feng Bujue repeated calmly.

"How... how did you do it?" Honbu's words were slurred, and his eyes were full of shock.

"It's not a particularly difficult thing..." Feng Bujue replied casually, and then explained, "The real difficulty in unlocking your 'Tiangang Disha Box'... doesn't lie in the fact that each surface has a unique pattern, but in... how to find the 'only correct' original arrangement."

He paused, and then said, "I just confirmed that the one hundred and thirty-two small surfaces are engraved with the names of the Thirty-six Tiangang (Celestial Spirits), the Seventy-two Disha (Earthly Fiends), and the Twenty-four Solar Terms; considering that the box is a dodecahedron, and the number of these three types of puzzles is unequal, my first idea for restoration was naturally to divide these three major categories equally among the surfaces... that would be three Tiangang, six Disha, and two Solar Terms per surface, just enough to make eleven.

"In addition, I also found during the inspection that... the central axis puzzle piece of each surface is all Tiangang, and all twenty-four of the remaining Tiangang, excluding those twelve, are 'corner pieces,' which gave me even more confidence in my 'equal distribution' speculation.

"So, I started trying with this as my goal...

"Turning the Rubik's Cube was the simplest part; because I already knew how to solve the Megaminx (i.e., the dodecahedral Rubik's Cube). In fact... Rubik's Cubes with unique patterns on each piece are easier to solve than those that are classified by color.

"So..."

Jue-Ge, having said that, had already handed the unlocked "Tiangang Disha Box" to Honbu, and shrugged, revealing an indifferent expression.

"The puzzle that has plagued my family for hundreds of centuries (Note: The centuries Honbu is referring to are 'Cosmic Centuries') has finally been solved!" Two seconds later, Honbu, who only understood bits and pieces of Jue-Ge's explanation, simply threw those words to the back of his mind, and immediately raised the pentagram-shaped board high, roaring to the sky.

"What are you yelling about..." At this moment, Feng Bujue was standing less than a meter in front of him, with only a door frame between them, so Jue-Ge was sprayed with a face full of saliva. "If you want to yell, go yell further away... don't yell in my door... hey!"

Before he could finish speaking, Honbu raised a hand, grabbed his shoulder tightly, and said with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Poker Face! I, Honbu Taizo, will repay this kindness with my life!"

............

An hour later, Super Dimension Union Headquarters, Sweet Wine Park.

At this time, two people were sitting on a bench in the park.

One of them, whose whole body was shining, was Tin Foil Man - Ktas Nieto.

Of course, he was shining not because he was using some special ability, but because the light in this park was very good...

And the other man sitting next to Tin Foil Man was full of sorrow, and his whole person looked gloomy.

Even the tone of his voice was extremely gloomy: "The matter... is roughly like this."

"Hehe..." Tin Foil Man laughed immediately after listening to Feng Bujue's narration, "So... Honbu went to take the Hero Rank Test?"

"Yes," Feng Bujue replied, "He said he wanted to become my assistant and hoped to become my partner one day."

"What do you think?" Tin Foil Man asked again.

"I politely refused him on the spot," Feng Bujue replied.

"What did you say to him?"

"Get lost."

"I'm asking... what kind of 'euphemistic' way did you use to express the meaning of 'get lost'?"

"Get lost."

"Hmm..." Tin Foil Man decided to bypass this question and instead said, "Actually, I think this is a good thing. Honbu is a person who... indeed has the strength of a planetary hero. Besides being unusually obsessed with fighting techniques, he doesn't have any unstable factors. If he sincerely wants to become a hero, our Super Dimension Union would definitely welcome him."

"I don't care if he joins," Feng Bujue said, "I just don't need any assistants."

"Don't worry about that," Tin Foil Man replied, "The establishment of a Hero Assistant and a Hero Partner both require the submission of a joint application by both parties and the passing of an audit."

"Sounds a bit like getting married..." Feng Bujue said sarcastically.

"Hehe... yes, almost." Tin Foil Man laughed, "In fact, many Hero Partners eventually develop into couples."

"Is that so..." Feng Bujue said with narrowed eyes, "Then I can't let Honbu succeed even more."

"That's your freedom," Tin Foil Man said, "But... if it were me, I wouldn't discourage his enthusiasm like that." He said in a very approachable tone, "I... would first accept Honbu's proposal to become my assistant, and then guide him on his own path to becoming a hero. When he truly becomes a 'Hero,' I will find a suitable opportunity to terminate his assistant position. At that time, he will naturally understand my good intentions."

"Oh, I see..." After hearing this, Feng Bujue rolled his dead fish eyes, "Then are there any beautiful female heroes in the Union who share the same enlightenment as you... you know, the kind with high looks, wearing revealing tight-fitting clothes, and with super hot figures... if there are, give me a list. I have a strong feeling that I need their guidance."

"Hahahaha..." Tin Foil Man was immediately amused by Jue-Ge, "Alright, little brother Poker Face..." He paused, "Jokes aside... to be honest, you and Toad Man are very similar... even if you team up with others, you always value your personal space very much... because you both have too many secrets."

Tin Foil Man's words clearly had a deeper meaning.

Feng Bujue also keenly sensed this: "I don't understand what you're talking about." He chose to deny it with a cold attitude, and offered a deal, "However... taking Honbu, this 'newbie,' to do a few missions or something, I think I can accept that."