High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 113 Exceeding the Gold Standard Human Level III

He shifted his gaze to the killing technique panel.

[Method of Killing]:
Thousand-Army Spears (Perfect)

[Proficiency]: 53477 / 100000
Fierce Bird Fist Technique (Perfect)
[Proficiency]: 11245 / 100000
In just one month, his proficiency in "Thousand Army Spears" increased by more than 40,000 points, bringing him halfway to the "Mastery" level of 100,000.

But he also clearly felt that the growth rate was beginning to slow down.

Conventional battles against the Greenskins are no longer likely to bring him any new or groundbreaking insights.

Furthermore, the "Fierce Bird Fist Technique" has reached perfection ahead of time in high-intensity close combat.

"We've hit a bottleneck."

Qin Feng understood.

He set a clear and long-term goal for himself.

"One year!"

"In the remaining year or so of this mission, my vitality index must be raised to 30.0!"

"My 'Thousand Army Spears' and 'Fierce Bird Fist Technique' must also break through their bottlenecks and reach the state of 'mastery'!"

……

Having planned for the future, Qin Feng emerged from his reverie, stood up, and walked to the other side of the martial arts room.

Lin Yue was sitting cross-legged on a futon, closing her eyes to rest.

"Teacher, can I claim the Grade B contract resources from last month?"

Qin Feng asked.

Lin Yue opened her eyes, nodded, took out a sealed metal box from her subspace storage, and handed it to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng took the box and said, "In addition, I would like to use my points to exchange for ten more high-grade psionic potions."

In this month, he has accumulated nearly three thousand performance points, enough to support his next expenditure.

This time, Lin Yue did not agree immediately.

She looked at Qin Feng, and a deep, barely suppressed confusion finally surfaced in her sharp eyes.

"Qin Feng,"

She spoke slowly, her voice low, "What's your current vitality index?"

“You’ve used up ten high-grade psionic potions this month, and now you want to exchange for another ten… This rate of consumption is highly abnormal.”

"As far as I know, even a human body at the gold standard level III should not have such an exaggerated rate of resource consumption."

Faced with Lin Yue's question, Qin Feng did not hide anything.

"Teacher, my current vitality index is 21.23."

He answered truthfully.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yue frowned even more deeply.

Not right.

Something is very wrong.

Its vitality index is only a little over 21 points, but its consumption is more terrifying than that of those level 3 martial artists with 30 points.

This is completely contrary to the law of conservation of energy.

unless……

A bold idea emerged in Lin Yue's mind.

She looked at Qin Feng with a strange expression, even a hint of inquiry and curiosity.

"Qin Feng, can I... touch you?"

She asked a question that even she herself found somewhat abrupt.

"what?"

Qin Feng was taken aback, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"Do not misunderstand."

Master Lin immediately explained, "I need to examine your physical condition personally, including your meridians, bones, and cell activity. I suspect that your body may have undergone some changes that we are unaware of."

Qin Feng hesitated for a moment, but seeing Lin Yue's serious and professional eyes, he nodded.

"Okay, teacher."

Lin Yue extended a fair and slender hand and gently placed it on Qin Feng's wrist.

Immediately, a gentle and pure spiritual energy emerged from her fingertips and carefully entered Qin Feng's body.

next second.

Lin Yue's eyes widened suddenly!
For the first time, her usually calm and composed face revealed a look of horror and disbelief!

She "saw" it!
She could clearly "see" the scene inside Qin Feng's body!

Those meridians are even tougher and wider than superalloys!

Each and every muscle fiber contained terrifying power!

Those bones were incredibly dense, even shimmering with a faint golden light!
What shocked her the most were Qin Feng's cells! Every single cell in his body was filled with explosive, unimaginable vitality, like miniature suns burning fiercely!
This level of life...

This terrifying potential, lurking deep within the body, is like a lurking beast...

"Monster...you...monster..."

Lin Yue's fingers were even trembling slightly.

She muttered to herself, and the way she looked at Qin Feng completely changed.

It was no longer a teacher looking at a student, but rather as if looking at a... inhuman, terrifying creature in human skin.

"Your cell activity, your tendon strength, your bone density... all far exceed the gold standard human level III!"

"This...this is just like...the cub of a cosmic behemoth!"

Lin Yue finally withdrew her hand, her chest heaving violently, clearly still reeling from the shock.

"teacher LIN……"

Seeing her exaggerated reaction, Qin Feng asked uncertainly, "Theoretically, isn't the physical aptitude limit for the human species the gold standard, Human Level III?"

"Am I...am I even human anymore?"

This question brought Lin Yue back to her senses from her shock.

She took a deep breath to calm herself down, then looked at Qin Feng with a very complicated expression and slowly explained:
"Of course you are human. And you are a far more 'perfect' human than us."

"The so-called 'theoretical limit' is not accurate."

Lin Yue shook her head. "A more accurate statement would be that, with the Empire's current top-tier psionic technology and biotechnology, the highest level they can artificially cultivate is only the Golden Standard Human Level III physical attributes. As for ordinary martial artists, the various rare treasures and fortuitous encounters they can obtain can only raise their aptitude to about that level."

"Therefore, in order to facilitate teaching and level classification, textbooks define the gold standard human level III as the limit."

"But limits are meant to be broken."

Lin Yue looked at Qin Feng, a hint of envy in her eyes.

"Above Gold Level III, there must be a higher level. However, those who can reach that level are all truly destined by fate, one in ten thousand. Their existence is a coincidence, so naturally they cannot be included in textbooks."

"So that's it."

Qin Feng suddenly realized.

"Physical aptitude is so important not only because it makes you stronger among your peers."

Lin Yue continued to explain, her voice leading Qin Feng into a higher level of martial arts world.

"When you break through to the fourth level of martial artist, you will need to focus on cultivating your spiritual power. The most crucial step is to use your powerful spiritual power as a carving knife to open up energy 'apertures' within your physical body. The higher your physical potential, just like the more abundant and solid the earth, the more 'apertures' you can open, and the stronger they will be. This directly determines the upper limit of your strength during your fourth level of martial artist period."

"Upon reaching the fifth level of martial arts, one needs to 'unite the acupoints.' This involves merging all the opened acupoints within the body into a single, continuous energy circulation system, preparing for the next life level. Similarly, the stronger your physical body, the smoother the 'unite the acupoints' process will be, and the higher the success rate will be."

"In the final analysis,"

Lin Yue summarized, "Before reaching the planetary level, all cultivation is essentially about refining and strengthening the 'physical body,' the 'container' that carries the spirit."

"The higher your physical potential, the more perfect this 'vessel' will be. This will make it much easier and faster for you to break through the huge threshold of planetary life forms than for others."

"At the same level nine martial artist limit, an ordinary pure-blooded human martial artist may need to spend hundreds or even thousands of years to accumulate experience and strive for it, and the success rate is extremely low. But you may only need a few decades to complete the transformation naturally, without even any bottlenecks."

"When that time comes, when you truly become a planetary life form, when the shackles of the physical body are completely broken, and when everyone's life form tends to be energy-based, the advantages brought by your extraordinary talent will gradually disappear."

"Only then will everyone truly be standing on the same starting line again."

The detailed explanation was like a wake-up call, giving Qin Feng an unprecedented and clear understanding of his future path in martial arts and the true meaning of his extraordinary talent.

"I see."

Lin Yue's words were like a key, opening a door for Qin Feng to a higher level of martial arts.

He fully understood the true value of his extraordinary talent and was no longer confused about his future path of cultivation.

His plan not only remained unchanged, but became even more resolute.

Back in the martial arts room, he swallowed one of the three high-grade spiritual energy potions that Lin Yue had just given him without any hesitation.

The immense energy began to repair his body, which had been depleted from exhaustion.

He did not begin his cultivation immediately, but instead fell into a deep sleep.

Balance work and rest, and maintain a proper balance between activity and relaxation.

This was the most important lesson he learned on the brutal battlefield.

When he woke up again, it was ten hours later.

The physical injuries and fatigue have long since vanished, replaced by an unprecedented abundance of energy.

He entered that familiar drop pod once again, throwing himself headlong into that never-ending inferno of war.

Time passed by day by day.

Lin Yue quietly followed Qin Feng.

For high-level martial artists, seclusion for decades at a time often blurs the concept of time.

For her, a mere year of escort duty was just a fleeting moment.

Qin Feng, on the other hand, was like a piece of stubborn iron thrown into a furnace, repeatedly hammered and tempered by the giant hammer of war on this huge and cruel anvil.

……

(End of this chapter)