High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 139 A Joint Recommendation from the Top 100?! Qin Feng is Actually a Genius at the Control Realm! (Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets~)

"Individual ability, teamwork, physical potential, mental and physical talent, comprehension..."

Qin Feng silently pondered the words Xiong Yanfu had just uttered.

He knew that this Canaan Star Martial Arts University assessment would be anything but easy.

It's not just a contest of strength, but a comprehensive and brutal selection of all abilities.

Any weakness in any area could lead to ultimate failure.

He continued chatting idly with the overly friendly fat man beside him.

From Xiong Yanfu, Qin Feng also learned more about the customs and anecdotes of geniuses on other educational planets, which greatly broadened his horizons.

Time flew by as the two talked.

The enormous transport shuttle began to slowly decelerate after passing through a dazzling band of light composed of countless meteorites and stardust.

Finally, after a slight tremor, the shuttle landed smoothly at its destination.

"Destination reached: Canaan Starry Sky Martial Arts University - Admissions and Examination Office - Outer Anchorage Port. Please disembark in an orderly manner."

Accompanied by a pleasant notification sound, the hatch slowly opened.

Qin Feng and Xiong Yanfu followed the crowd and stepped off the flying shuttle.

Beneath my feet was a solid ground paved with an unknown metal.

Before me lay a magnificent complex of buildings that inspired awe.

One after another, magnificent buildings with unique shapes, full of futuristic and artistic flair, rise from the ground and pierce the sky.

Countless shuttles of varying sizes shuttle back and forth between these buildings, forming a busy yet orderly three-dimensional transportation network.

At various key locations in the harbor, numerous volunteer martial artists dressed in the uniforms of Canaan Starry Sky Martial Arts University maintained order.

Some were verifying identities, some were guiding the flow of people, and some were scheduling shuttles; everything seemed to be in good order.

Qin Feng noticed that the high-level martial artists who had previously seemed unfathomable on the shuttle had now joined the ranks of these volunteer martial artists and were skillfully starting their work.

It was only then that Qin Feng suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out that the high-level martial artists who looked like "passengers" on the shuttle were actually students of Canaan Star Martial Arts University. They were all volunteering at the admissions office in their spare time!

Following clear directions, Qin Feng and Xiong Yanfu passed through the huge harbor and arrived at a magnificent gate.

A long line had already formed in front of the door, stretching as far as the eye could see.

At a glance, this line of people numbered at least tens of thousands.

Moreover, a continuous stream of shuttles continued to land, bringing with them one genius after another from different planets.

"My God...so many people!"

Looking at the endless queue, Xiong Yanfu couldn't help but click his tongue. "It's still considered the off-season now. I heard that if several university districts were on holiday at the same time, there could be hundreds of thousands of people queuing here!"

Qin Feng was also secretly alarmed.

The Canaan system contains over a trillion educational planets.

Even by the most conservative estimate, if each planet produces only one "general star" per imperial year to participate in the assessment, this number is still astronomical.

Now, these once brilliant talents, shining brightly on their respective planets, have gathered here and become ordinary members of this long line.

"Brother Qin."

While waiting in line, Xiong Yanfu lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "It is said that the Canaan Star Martial Arts University does not have any 'contract mechanism' internally. Unlike other martial arts universities, it does not provide you with fixed resources based on your rating."

"Here, if students want to obtain any cultivation resources, they can only rely on themselves to fight for them and earn them by completing tasks."

"However, the school is still very humane."

Xiong Yanfu pointed to the senior students who were busy volunteering, "For volunteer tasks like this, you can get 5 Imperial Contribution Points by helping out at the admissions office for a month. This task can only be accepted once every ten years. Look at those senior students, they are all scrambling to do it, just for this."

"Imperial Contribution Points?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng was shocked. He looked at Xiong Yanfu in disbelief, "Are you sure it's Imperial Contribution Points? And not... something like GPA or credits within the school?"

"Yes, I'm absolutely sure!"

Xiong Yanfu nodded heavily.

"Otherwise, do you think these senior students, who are all busy with their cultivation and whose time is more precious than their lives, would come here to do such trivial things? They're here for those 5 Imperial Contribution Points!"

Upon receiving a positive reply, Qin Feng felt an even greater surge of emotion than when he had seen the Tower of Babel before!
5 Imperial Contribution Points!
This is definitely not a small amount!

He clearly remembered that his intelligent assistant, Hammer, after precise calculations, concluded that a level-two martial arts veteran who had waged a high-intensity war on the border of the empire for forty years would only have earned a total of 500 points of imperial contribution value!
To put it simply, this means that for a veteran like Kro to earn a mere 5 Imperial Contribution Points, he would need to fight on a high-intensity battlefield where he could die at any moment for a full 146 Imperial Days!

It should be noted that on the most brutal front-line meat grinder battlefields of the Empire, the average survival time of an ordinary Level 2 warrior Star Army soldier is no more than ten minutes!

Of course, in logistics units, maintenance units, or some secondary battlefields with lower intensity, the average survival time will be greatly increased.

But this is still enough to show how precious and valuable Imperial Contribution Points are!

That was something that could only be obtained from the corpses of the alien race by sacrificing countless lives, with endless blood and sacrifice!
As it turns out, at Canaan Starry Sky Martial Arts University, all you need to do is volunteer for a month, doing easy tasks like guiding people, verifying identities, and ensuring the safety of examinees, and you can earn [something].

This is simply... utterly outrageous!
Qin Feng's face was filled with incomprehensible confusion.

Xiong Yanfu, who was standing to the side, seemed to notice his confusion and explained with a smile:
"Brother Qin Feng, you must be thinking that this doesn't make sense, right? Actually, when I first found out, I was just as shocked as you."

"Think about it, if it didn't have this overwhelming advantage, how could Canaan Star Martial Arts University, which is completely unsupervised and doesn't provide any fixed resources, have been able to firmly hold the top position in this star system and attract all the top geniuses to come and worship?"

"In fact, behind this lies the highest level of authority in the empire—the authority to trade contribution points."

"In the Empire, any private trading of Imperial Contribution Points is a serious crime. Once discovered by the Imperial Inquisition, one will be immediately put on the wanted list. Those involved in large transactions may even be executed."

"However, Canaan Star Martial Arts University is different. Their principal, that legendary ancient being who has lived for countless millennia, possesses special privileges granted by the empire, allowing him to trade and distribute contribution points within the university!"

"Of course,"

Xiong Yanfu added, "This permission can only be used for training students and cannot be used for any other purpose."

"Let me give you an example, and you'll understand."

"There are many guest instructors at the Canaan Star Martial Arts Academy, right? Among them are some black hole-level powerhouses. The contribution points that such beings can obtain by completing a mission of that level issued by the Empire are probably astronomical, enough for people like you and me to use... well, I can't even count them all, it's just unimaginable."

"Forget it, let's take the most ordinary mentor as an example. Most of the ordinary mentors here are stellar-level beings. The contribution points they earn from completing just one imperial mission are enough for thousands of freshmen like us to cultivate all the way to planetary-level graduation, and they still wouldn't be able to spend them all."

Upon hearing this, it was as if a bolt of lightning struck Qin Feng's mind.

He got it completely.

Because of this "special trading right", Canaan Star Martial Arts University is equivalent to an officially recognized and enormous "contribution value transfer station"!
It can "give back" the massive contribution points earned by mentors at the top of the pyramid after completing challenging tasks to students in a relatively "cheap" way by releasing various campus competitions and volunteer tasks!

This alone completely surpasses all other so-called "S-level contracts" from Wuhan University!

Other martial arts universities, even those ranked in the top 100, absolutely do not have this special trading right that can be described as heaven-defying!

Having figured this out, Qin Feng's awe of Canaan Star Martial Arts University deepened even further.

……

The procession moved forward slowly and orderly.

Soon, it was Qin Feng's turn.

The person in charge of verifying identities was a senior student who looked stern and composed.

Without looking up, he said in a businesslike manner, "Point your personal terminal at the authenticator."

Qin Feng did as instructed.

As a beam of light swept across, his personal information, along with the electronic copies of the two recommendation letters, appeared on the senior's screen.

The senior student had only glanced at it routinely, but when he saw the content on the screen, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Because, within his private domain system, it is clearly displayed that the candidate named Qin Feng in front of him has not only a joint recommendation letter from "Morning Star" and the local education planet Wugao, but also...

There was even a letter of recommendation jointly signed by one hundred of the top 100 martial arts universities in the Starry Sky region!
That's really impressive.

To be honest, getting a recommendation letter from one of the top 100 universities in Wuhan is already considered being among the best of the best.

He had taken on seven volunteer assignments, and this was the first time he had ever seen someone endorse a single person, even though he had been recommended by over a hundred of the top 100 universities in Wuhan.

The senior student couldn't help but raise his head in surprise and take a closer look at Qin Feng.

However, in his perception, the boy in front of him had a restrained aura and was unremarkable, like a piece of uncarved jade, with nothing special about him.

Although he was surprised, he did not show it on the surface.

His good manners led him to silently click the "verification passed" button on the screen.

"go in."

He stepped aside to make way for him.

Qin Feng and Xiong Yanfu thanked him and then passed through the gate.

Behind the gate was an unimaginably huge open-air plaza.

The square, paved with smooth white stone, stretches as far as the eye can see and is large enough to hold millions of people at once.

Directly in front of the square is a towering black platform that seems to reach into the clouds; its purpose is unknown.

At this moment, tens of thousands of examinees were already scattered across the square.

Most of them sat cross-legged on the futons on the ground, closed their eyes and meditated, seizing every moment to adjust their state.

A volunteer martial artist, hovering in mid-air, addressed the newly arrived freshmen:

"The number of participants for this round of assessments is not yet complete. Please find yourselves a spot in the square and wait for further instructions."

Without much thought, Qin Feng and Xiong Yanfu found two adjacent prayer mats and sat down cross-legged.

He closed his eyes, cleared his mind of distractions, and quickly entered a meditative state of complete absorption in the world around him.

His consciousness sank into his body, and he began to deduce the operating routes of the "Great Sun Opening Method" and the "Great Sun Visualization Method" again and again, getting familiar with the feeling of using spiritual power to explore and construct acupoints.
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In the vast square, time seemed to lose its meaning.

Qin Feng sat cross-legged on the futon, his mind completely immersed in exploring his own martial arts.

His spiritual power, like fine yet resilient threads, constantly traveled and explored throughout his limbs, bones, meridians, and flesh.

This is an unprecedented microscopic manipulation of one's own body.

He could "see" his blood rushing through his veins like a surging river; he could "hear" his heart beating like a thunderous war drum, each beat filled with immense power; he could "feel" every cell in his body breathing and yearning for even greater energy.

The practice of the "Great Sun Acupoint Opening Method" is not only about opening acupoints, but also a process that allows martial artists to rediscover themselves and completely take control of their bodies.

[Ding! Proficiency in the Great Sun Awakening Method +1]

[Ding! Proficiency in the Great Sun Visualization Method +1]

The system's notification sounds, like the most precise metronome, rang regularly in his mind.

Although his cultivation progressed slowly, each improvement in proficiency represented a deeper level of control he gained over his mind and body.

And so it went, day after day.

The square was getting more and more crowded.

Every day, new geniuses gather from all directions to join this silent waiting.

No one made a sound, no one spoke.

Everyone, like Qin Feng, cherished this last moment of calm before the storm, seizing every second to accumulate their strength.

An invisible aura, formed from the soaring fighting spirit of tens or hundreds of thousands of geniuses, slowly rose over the square.

In the blink of an eye, a whole month has passed.

Qin Feng's gains over the past month have been enormous.

He has completely mastered the secret of "finding the key".

Those 360 ​​"acupoints and singularities" hidden deep within the body were no longer a secret under his mental exploration, which was like a high-precision radar.

He has even successfully located the exact position of the first "Great Sun Aperture".

It is located below the left scapula, at a very hidden intersection of meridians.

However, he was not in a hurry to construct the cave shell.

The first attempt is crucial.

He needs to get himself into peak condition and make all preparations perfect.

Fortunately, Qin Feng did not attempt to construct the first prototype of the cave shell, as the assessment was about to begin.

A vast, majestic voice, as if descending from the heavens, resounded throughout the square, clearly reaching the ears of everyone present.

"The number of candidates in this assessment has reached one million."

"The assessment is about to begin. All candidates, please prepare yourselves and wait for the invigilators to arrive."

boom!
This voice, like a thunderclap, instantly awakened all the geniuses who were immersed in cultivation from their deep meditation.

Qin Feng suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in the depths of his pupils.

Are you ready to start?
He stood up and, like the other million candidates, turned his gaze to the towering black stone platform directly in front of the square.

Above the stone platform, clouds and mist churned.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of incredibly powerful and terrifying auras descended without warning!

Each of those breaths was like a blazing sun in the sky! Fiery, boundless, and brimming with endless vitality and energy!
Under the pressure of these dozens of auras, the air in the entire square seemed to freeze.

At this moment, millions of the most promising young people felt as insignificant as a speck of dust.

Stellar-level mentor!
Without a doubt, this is the true form of the instructor from Canaan Star Martial Arts University!

Just as everyone was filled with excitement, the volunteer martial artist who had been guiding them earlier flew into the air once again.

His voice, amplified, resounded clearly throughout the venue.

"The instructors on duty for this assessment are: Wei Wei, Lü Lan, Li Xi, Mu Lin, and Yu Han..."

He read out dozens of names in a row.

"After passing the assessment, you will be accepted as ordinary disciples by your mentor."

"Mentors are free to choose their favorite disciples, and disciples are also free to choose their favorite mentors. When both parties agree, the mentor-disciple relationship can be formally established."

"If you are not selected by any tutor during the selection process, and you are unable to successfully select any tutor, the system will randomly assign you a tutor. Neither the tutor nor the student has the right to refuse this assignment."

"..."

A series of rules were announced.

A burst of suppressed, heated discussion erupted in the square.

"Oh my god! Did I hear that right? Instructor Yu Han! Instructor Yu Han actually showed up too!"

"My luck is incredible! I was actually assigned to Instructor Yu Han's shift this time! As long as I pass the assessment, I will definitely choose Instructor Yu Han first! I hope he will take me as his disciple!"

"It's actually Yu Han!"

Hearing the surrounding discussions filled with shock and fervor, Qin Feng felt a surge of curiosity.

With a thought, he gave a command to his smart assistant, Hammer.

"Hamer, search for all publicly available information about the mentor 'Yu Han' on the Imperial Forum."

"Received, Master."

With Hammer's help, a detailed resume appeared in Qin Feng's mind in just one second.

Name: Yu Han

[Strength Rating: Galaxy-Level Powerhouse]

[Key Experiences:]

[Yunwu Planet - Yunwu General Star] ['Star Cup' League - Runner-up]

[Ranked 971st and 922nd in the 173rd, 928th, and 119th 'Cosmic Genius Battle']

[Ultraman Chapter - 7th Combat Company - Captain (Retired)]

Looking at this incredibly impressive resume, Qin Feng couldn't help but gasp.

A star general, runner-up in the Star Cup, a genius in the universe... any one of these achievements is something that ordinary martial artists can only dream of for a lifetime.

And this mentor, Yu Han, has all the honors in the world.

What's even more terrifying is that he was actually once a company commander in the Ultramarines!

This weight is too heavy!
"Brother Qin Feng, don't you know?"

Seeing Qin Feng researching, Xiong Yanfu leaned over and whispered, "This Instructor Yu Han is one of the few star system-level instructors at our Canaan Star Martial Arts University. Moreover, he is extremely approachable and is said to pay attention to all students, regardless of their talent level. He has the best reputation among our students! Coupled with his impressive resume, which is the result of fighting his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, he is definitely the instructor that every freshman most desires to become their disciple, without exception!"

"I see."

Qin Feng nodded.

He raised his head, trying to see the true faces of the dozens of star-level powerhouses through the churning clouds.

However, he failed.

With the arrival of these powerful beings in their true forms, their life magnetic fields, like those of real stars, distorted light and interfered with perception.

All Qin Feng could see were blurry, blazing lights and shadows; he couldn't discern their true form at all.

That feeling was extremely terrifying.

Of course, the mentors didn't hold back this time; instead, they unleashed their full power to let the students feel the surging vitality of the strong and inspire them to strive for excellence.

Just then, the dozens of terrifying auras on the stone platform slowly subsided.

After the mentors made their appearance, they all took to the air and ascended to a higher level of the towering black stone platform, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Although their presence had vanished, everyone knew that those dozens of all-seeing eyes were undoubtedly on the stone platform, silently watching their every move.

Immediately afterwards, the voice of the volunteer martial artist rang out again.

This time, his tone became extremely serious.

"quiet!"

The content of this admissions assessment is as follows!

Everyone held their breath at that moment.

"First task: In the next mission, kill a Zerg elite unit rated 'Level 4' solo."

"Second task: Randomly assigned teams, working together to successfully capture a 'target camp' occupied by the Zerg."

"The third requirement: physical potential, which must reach the standard of 'pure-blooded human' or above."

"The fourth item: the 'Stairway to Heaven' test, which requires reaching one hundred floors or more."

"Fifth requirement: The level of one's main killing technique must reach 'perfect' or above."

"Complete all five of the above assessments to gain admission and become a student of Canaan Star Martial Arts University."

After hearing about the five assessment criteria, the million geniuses in the square once again erupted into a heated discussion.

Some are happy, some are sad.

Qin Feng nodded slightly.

The content of the assessment was roughly the same as what he had anticipated and what Xiong Yanfu had said.

Individual ability, teamwork, physical potential, and understanding of killing techniques are all clearly assessed.

As for the "ladder to heaven," it must be testing one's mental strength or innate talent related to mental will.

However, considering that the physical potential requirement is only the minimum standard of "pure-blooded human," the mental aptitude requirement should not be too outrageous.

"All candidates, please accept the transmission invitation."

The volunteer martial artist's voice rang out again.

"Next, you will be collectively teleported to the battlefield planet codenamed 'G19182-B11' to conduct the first two practical assessments."

"Note: The time limit for the practical assessment is six Imperial months."

"Note: During this combat assessment, you are not allowed to bring any psionic weapons, standard power armor, or restorative potions. Only level 4 alloy and below melee weapons are permitted."

"The assessment is about to begin. Please accept the teleportation invitation immediately!"

The words fell.

A soft notification sound immediately rang out from Qin Feng's personal terminal.

A teleportation invitation flashing red appeared on his subspace network interface.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately clicked "Accept".

At the same time, in the square, a million geniuses all made the same choice.

The next second, a series of dazzling, thick beams of teleportation light descended from the sky, precisely enveloping everyone in the square!

The light devoured everything.
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The light dissipated.

The huge square, which had just been bustling with people and gathered millions of geniuses, suddenly became empty and silent.

Apart from the faint hum of the still-operating equipment, there was no other sound.

All the examinees, along with the volunteer warriors who served as guides, were simultaneously and precisely transported by the subspace teleportation network to the distant battlefield planet codenamed "G19182-B11".

On the top floor of the black stone platform, within that mysterious space shrouded in clouds and mist.

Dozens of stellar-level mentors, whose auras were as deep and boundless as the ocean, were leisurely sitting around a huge round table made of a single piece of obsidian.

Before them, an enormous holographic screen floated silently.

The light screen was precisely divided into millions of tiny, dynamic squares.

Within each square, a real-time display shows the specific conditions on a distant planet—a barren surface of yellow sand and jagged rocks, a swamp filled with corrosive acid rain, and a dark, damp underground cave covered with fungal carpets…

Millions of test takers were randomly placed in various corners of the planet.

Their figures, and their surroundings, were clearly displayed on this huge light screen, allowing the instructors to view them at any time.

The atmosphere here is completely different from the tense and solemn atmosphere in the square below.

The mentors, each with their own distinct expressions, chatted and laughed as if what was about to begin was not a brutal assessment that would determine the fate of millions of geniuses, but merely an entertaining reality show to pass the time.

"It's another new assessment. I wonder if there will be any promising talents this time."

A female mentor with long, fiery red hair and a seemingly forthright personality picked up a glass of an unknown, star-studded nectar and said with a light laugh.

"Hopefully, we can get more people with high aptitude for killing techniques."

Another old man, who looked somewhat unkempt and had a huge gourd of wine hanging from his waist, lazily said, "My self-created 'Drunken Star River' sword technique is almost lost. If I can't find a suitable successor soon, I'll have to take it with me to my grave."

"Haha, Mulin, you've been saying that for over a thousand years."

A middle-aged instructor with a refined appearance joked, "To inherit your killing technique, one would at least need to be a genius at the Control Realm, right? Reaching the Control Realm at the third level of martial arts is no easy feat. Out of this year's million examinees, I think a thousand would be a great success."

"A thousand? Lü Lan, you're being too optimistic."

The red-haired female mentor shook her head. "I guess there are no more than three hundred. After all, 'mastery' is too difficult. It requires real 'talent,' which cannot be achieved through hard work and resources."

"There must be quite a few people who haven't reached the Control Realm but have touched the threshold of the Control Realm, right? This should be a bit more ideal."

"That's more like it. I estimate there are thousands, or even tens of thousands. These are the promising talents we should focus on. With a little nurturing, they all have the potential to truly reach the realm of 'control' in the future."

The mentors discussed the matter, each offering their own opinion.

If their conversation were to get out, it would be enough to shake any of the top 100 martial arts universities.

In their words, the "Mastery Realm" genius, who could make an entire educational planet boil with excitement, did not seem to be a unique existence.

After all, the Canaan Galaxy has a huge population!
The trillion-dollar education planet is teeming with geniuses, as numerous as carp crossing a river!

Just then, the refined-looking middle-aged instructor, Lü Lan, seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, I heard that among this year's candidates, there is a genius who received joint recommendation letters from over a hundred of the top 100 Starry Sky Martial Arts Universities, named... Qin Feng, right? With such influence, he must have already touched the threshold of the Control Realm, or perhaps he has even truly entered the Control Realm."

"Oh? Is there anything else?"

The old man with the wine gourd, Mu Lin, became interested. "This kid has good taste. He was able to reject S-level contracts from hundreds of top martial arts universities and choose to come to our Canaan Star Martial Arts University to start from scratch. This mentality and this vision are worth looking at highly."

"..."

The mentors, each with a different expression, chatted amongst themselves in a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere.

Among them was Yu Han, a galaxy-level powerhouse known for his "best reputation".

Unlike the others, he didn't engage in lengthy discussions; instead, he listened quietly to their conversation with a smile, occasionally interjecting with a word or two.

He was indeed very popular, without any airs of a galaxy-level powerhouse, and got along with the stellar-level mentors around him like friends.

However, just as the mentors were discussing it...

An indescribable, supremely terrifying aura, transcending the life levels of everyone present, descended without warning!
The entire space seemed to solidify slightly under the pressure of this aura.

The fine wine on the table stopped flowing.

The light and shadow in the air stopped flickering.

The smiles on the faces of all the stellar-level and even galactic-level mentors present vanished instantly.

They all stood up abruptly, their expressions extremely solemn.

On the main seat of the round table, a phantom of light and shadow was slowly solidifying from nothingness.

Finally, the light and shadow solidified completely, transforming into a Warband warrior clad in dark blue, specially designed power armor, towering like a mountain, and exuding an aura as terrifying as a black hole.

It was Zhou Xiong, the company commander of the 7th Company of the Extreme Warriors Legion and a guest instructor at Canaan Star Martial Arts University!
After recognizing the newcomer's appearance and aura, all the instructors present, including Yu Han, who was at the galaxy level, unanimously and solemnly gave the figure a standard imperial military salute.

"Master Zhou!"

Their voices were filled with the deepest, most profound respect.

"Time is tight."

Zhou Xiong's deep, starry gaze swept across the entire room.

He simply waved his hand casually, indicating that everyone didn't need to be so polite.

Immediately, his gaze locked precisely on Yu Han.

He didn't waste any words, speaking directly in an unquestionable, commanding tone:
"Yu Han, there's a young fellow named Qin Feng among this year's examinees. Take him as your disciple."

"If he rejects you during the mentor selection process, then in the final system random arrangement stage, he will become your disciple."

"clear."

Upon hearing this, Yu Han's heart was filled with turbulent waves.

But on the surface, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately nodded heavily in agreement.

"gone."

After explaining this matter, Zhou Xiong seemed to have more important things to deal with.

His figure slowly became ethereal once again.

In the end, it completely disappeared from the spot, as if it had never existed.

Until that terrifying pressure completely dissipated.

The mentors present then slowly straightened up, exchanging bewildered glances, their faces filled with shock and confusion.

"Qin Feng? Is that the same kid who got the joint recommendation letter from the top 100 Starry Sky Martial Arts Universities again?"

"Who exactly is he? That Lord Zhou Xiong, amidst his busy schedule, would specially send a spiritual imprint to him just to give him this one instruction?"

"Moreover... isn't this practically an underhanded operation? Directly appointing Senior Yu Han to take him as a disciple? This doesn't conform to the usual rules of our Canaan Star Martial Arts University!"

"Senior Yu Han, what exactly is going on? Do you... have some inside information?"

All eyes were on Yu Han.

Yu Han's brows furrowed tightly.

He shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I don't know either."

The group stopped asking questions and immediately got to work.

They all brought up the light screen in front of them and began to use their mentor privileges to search for all the detailed information about "Qin Feng".

This includes his background, his resume, all his match videos in the Qiming Star Inter-School League, and replays of every battle he fought in the private domain of Qiming No. 1 High School.

Due to the secrecy measures of the Imperial Core Battle Group, the video of the match in which Qin Feng triggered the "Careful Nail" due to enlightenment during his duel with Zhou Yu has been completely erased from the database and cannot be viewed.

Soon, the mentors noticed something was wrong.

"Mastery Realm!"

"The refined and scholarly mentor, Lü Lan, exclaimed in surprise."

"So he's a genius who has already entered the 'Control Realm'!"

"At seventeen, he has truly forged his own path! His comprehension of killing techniques is indeed remarkable!"

"No wonder! No wonder he could drive hundreds of top martial arts universities crazy! No wonder he dared to refuse those lucrative contracts! So that's the confidence he has!"

In an instant, all the doubts seemed to be answered.

"It's a pity that he has too few killing techniques. So far, he only has the Thousand Army Spear and the Ferocious Bird Fist."

"That's not how it works. With just two killing techniques, he was able to apply them to other situations, forge his own path, and even create a powerful killing move. This actually demonstrates his high level of comprehension!"

"..."

The mentors discussed amongst themselves, their eyes burning with fervor as they looked at the young man named Qin Feng on the screen.

However, amidst this atmosphere of sudden realization, only Yu Han's brows furrowed even deeper.

He doesn't understand.

Or rather, he felt that things were definitely not that simple.

He was once the squad leader of the Seventh Combat Company under Lord Zhou Xiong, following this black hole-level supreme powerhouse in battles across the most brutal cosmic battlefields for thousands of years.

Lord Zhou Xiong is a man who values ​​"rules" and "efficiency" more than his own life.

A mere genius at the "Mastery Realm" is certainly outstanding and rare.

However, that was far from enough to make Lord Zhou Xiong, amidst his busy schedule, specially send down a spiritual imprint just to say this one sentence.

Moreover, Lord Zhou Xiong explicitly instructed him to "break the rules" and use "behind-the-scenes operations" to forcibly take Qin Feng under his wing!

It's so weird.

It's so abnormal!

"Besides being at the 'Control Realm,' what else is special about this young fellow named Qin Feng that makes Lord Zhou Xiong so interested?"

Yu Han's heart was filled with intense curiosity and doubt.

He stopped participating in the discussion and focused all his attention on the screen in front of him.

His finger lightly touched the light screen.

Among those millions of squares, the one representing Qin Feng's figure was instantly enlarged, taking up the entire screen in front of him.

He wanted to see for himself what made this young man, whom Lord Zhou Xiong was willing to make an exception for, so extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)