High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 177 Crazy Harvest! Massive Resources! Two Merging of the Apertures, New News from Shi Dang.

Three days is but a fleeting moment in the eyes of a martial artist like Qin Feng, who plans his cultivation on a ten-year scale.

During these three days, he did not engage in any physical training, but instead devoted all his energy to intensively studying the knowledge related to the "Khorne" believers.

He was like a highly sophisticated learning machine, digesting and absorbing the massive amount of information Hammer had compiled, word by word, and then building it into a knowledge base in his mind for hunting Shi Dang.

He learned about the power system of the Nurhaci followers and their morbid worship of the number "8".
He became familiar with the various special equipment the Empire had developed for Chaos, from the "Soul Suppressor" power armor to the "Silence" alloy blade;

He even began studying the classic battles of those legendary demon inquisitors, trying to glean even the slightest bit of experience that could be used to deal with Shi Dang.

Just as he was immersed in this bloody and chaotic ocean of knowledge, an encrypted notification from the Canaan school system was silently pushed to his personal terminal.

Qin Feng activated it with a thought.

The notice was brief; it was a final announcement regarding the background investigation of the "Shidang Degeneration Incident."

The announcement stated that, after a thorough investigation, the Imperial Court traced the responsibility for the school bullying incident that Shi Dang experienced during his childhood at the Star of Enlightenment.

The investigation results show that the ideological and political education department and relevant teachers of Xinghe Military Martial Arts Senior High School followed the correct procedures, fulfilled their duties, and made no mistakes in handling Shi Dang's psychological problems.

The root of the problem can be traced back to Shi Dang's junior high school years.

The middle school teacher who had accepted bribes and tacitly approved or even secretly protected the bullying of Shi Dang by wealthy students has been removed from his post by the Imperial law enforcement.

All his property was confiscated, and he was sentenced to three hundred years of forced labor in the mining area. Yesterday, he was stuffed into a giant mining machine and began serving his sentence immediately.

Middle school teachers are generally only at the level of a third-level martial artist, and their lifespan is only about 150 years.

As for the other people involved, they were all held accountable and given extremely severe sentences, especially the parents who tacitly allowed the bullies to bully.

……

Looking at this cold, imperial-style, iron-fisted, and efficient judgment, Qin Feng was at a loss for words.

He turned off the light screen, and the room returned to darkness.

Childhood can indeed become a lifelong shadow for a person.

That seemingly healed scar can be torn apart by chaotic whispers at some unexpected moment, from which pus and blood, enough to drown reason, will flow out.

He still vividly remembers how his father, Qin Dahai, trembled with calloused hands and how his eyes blazed with fury when he saw the clear bruise on his face.

Instead of letting the matter rest, the father took him directly to the principal's office.

After learning the whole story, both the homeroom teacher, Mr. Li Weiguo, and the principal showed great concern.

They did not show favoritism to anyone, but immediately launched an investigation and severely punished the bullies.

From then on, no one bullied him anymore.

A small fork in the road leads to completely different lives.

If my father had chosen to swallow his anger, if Teacher Li Weiguo and the principal had chosen to compromise... what would I have become?

Qin Feng dared not think too deeply about it.

Just then, a cold, mechanical voice rang in his mind, interrupting his thoughts.

"Master, Imperial Standard Time has arrived. The 70th Warband Ranking Tournament has officially begun."

It was Hammer's voice.

"it is good."

Qin Feng's gaze instantly snapped out of his reminiscence, regaining its composure and focus.

He immediately opened the subspace network panel and skillfully entered the private domain of Canaan Star Martial Arts University.

On the original main interface, a brand new section radiating a golden glow has been added – [Event Missions].

Concentrate your mind on this.

hum-

The scene before him suddenly opened up, revealing a vast and boundless task list, like a magnificent galaxy, unfolding before him.

Countless task messages, like stars in a galaxy, are densely packed and layered, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Each task is clearly labeled with its name, reward, and most importantly, its difficulty level.

What slightly alarmed Qin Feng was that the vast and numerous event missions before him were only the contents of the [Level 5 Martial Artist Mission Zone].

He couldn't imagine just how vast the mission pool for the entire Warband Ranking Tournament was.

"Hamer, help me filter for [Easy] difficulty missions, and the requirement is [Single-player mission]," Qin Feng immediately gave the order.

Now is not the time to be overly ambitious. He needs to find the simplest task first to familiarize himself with the whole process and, incidentally, test his current abilities.

"Yes, Master. Filtering for you..."

Hammer's efficiency was extremely fast. In less than a second, the vast galaxy of missions quickly changed, leaving only a few dozen missions that met the criteria, clearly displayed in front of Qin Feng.

Qin Feng's gaze swept over them quickly.

[Mission: Escort a caravan to the Taran system]

Mission: Eradicate the interstellar locusts in the K-78 asteroid belt

[Mission: Explore the geological structure of planet Z-9]

……

His gaze eventually settled on one of the tasks.

[Mission Name: Eradicate the "Blood Axe" Space Pirate Crew]

[Task Type: Single Player Task]

[Task Difficulty: Easy]

Mission Objective: Annihilate all personnel aboard the main cruiser of the "Blood Axe" pirate group.

[Mission Intelligence: The strongest target is a martial artist who has just entered the fifth level; the ship is not equipped with psionic protection devices.]

[Mission Rewards: 1000 Contribution Points, 3000 Warband Reputation Points, 1 Competition Point.]

It is it.

Qin Feng chose this task not only because it was the easiest and suitable for warming up, but also because he had a small personal reason.

"Perhaps we can get some loot from the spoils of these space pirates."

He thought to himself, "Let's see if there are any useful weapons. If we can capture a level 5 alloy spear, that would be even better."

He is still using a level four alloy spear.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately accepted the mission.

[Mission accepted successfully! Warp teleportation coordinates have been locked. Please depart within ten minutes!]

Qin Feng stood up from the futon and walked to the center of the cultivation room.

With a thought, the brand-new "Minglong Type I" power armor in his storage unit was instantly released.

"Clang! Clang! Crack—"

A series of crisp, mechanical metallic clanging sounds rang in his ears.

Shoulder armor, breastplate, arm armor, leg armor...

Each heavy component, gleaming with a cold metallic sheen, fit his body perfectly with unparalleled precision.

The broad and heavy shoulder armor, like two small fortresses, is carved with ferocious, coiling oriental dragon reliefs, displaying silent majesty.

As the last piece of the tactical helmet, resembling a ferocious dragon's head, slowly fell down, completely enveloping his head, with a soft "click" and a crimson light illuminating the visor, a steel giant, standing a full three and a half meters tall and exuding an aura of iron-bloodedness and slaughter, stood silently in the center of the training room!

The next second, accompanied by a slight spatial fluctuation, the steel giant's figure swayed slightly and then vanished without a trace.

……

Deep in space, a crudely designed warship, its hull painted with a blood-red axe symbol, is sailing silently.

Inside the cabin, there was a foul smell of alcohol, sweat, and cheap fuel.

Everywhere you look, there are space pirates with bare upper bodies and messy tattoos all over their bodies.

Some were gambling, some were cleaning their weapons, and some were chasing and playing around; the whole ship was filled with chaos and noise.

There were probably more than a hundred pirates on this warship.

Just then, in the center of the main passage, the air suddenly distorted like ripples on water.

Immediately afterwards, a ferocious steel giant, standing three and a half meters tall, appeared out of thin air without warning and landed heavily on the alloy deck with a dull thud!

"Boom--!"

The entire passageway fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

All the pirates froze, staring dumbfounded at the suddenly appearing steel structure that exuded a terrifying and oppressive aura, their minds unable to process the information before them.

"What it is?"

"Power armor?!"

"Enemy attack!! Enemy attack—!!!"

A shrill, distorted scream finally shattered the deathly silence and ignited chaos.

The pirates yelled and instinctively raised their blaster guns and chainsaws, unleashing a barrage of fire at Qin Feng.

“Da da da da—!”

“Buzz buzz—!”

Countless energy beams and high-speed rotating chainsaws slammed into the "Minglong Type I" power armor.

However, these attacks couldn't even leave a white mark on the heavy armor; they only splashed up weak energy ripples and sparks.

Qin Feng didn't even bother to activate his energy shield.

He raised his hand, and the level-four alloy spear brought a storm of death.

"Pfft!"

The spear swept horizontally, leaving a trail of afterimages.

The three pirates at the forefront didn't even have time to scream before their upper bodies were torn apart and vaporized by the terrifying kinetic energy, leaving only half of their bodies lying helplessly to the ground.

"kill!"

A cold, electronically synthesized growl came from beneath the helmet.

Qin Feng took a step forward, and his three-and-a-half-meter-tall body displayed a ghostly speed that was completely inconsistent with his size.

Like a prehistoric tyrannosaurus charging into a flock of sheep, his spear transformed into a black lightning bolt, unleashing a one-sided, bloody massacre in the narrow passageway of the ship.

Every swing inevitably takes away several lives.

The spear moved like a dragon, leaving blood and flesh flying everywhere it passed, and severed limbs scattered all over the ground.

"Quick! Go get the boss!!"

"I can't hold on any longer! This is a monster!!"

Just as the pirates were crying out in despair and their formation was completely collapsing, an angry roar came from the end of the passage.

"Everyone, get out of here!"

A burly man, over two meters tall, with bulging muscles and wielding a huge energy battle axe, smashed through the henchmen blocking his way and charged out.

He was the captain of this ship, a martial artist who had just entered the fifth level.

"No matter what you are, die!!"

The pirate captain roared, unleashing the powerful aura of a fifth-level martial artist. His energy battle axe shone with a blinding light as he slashed down fiercely at Qin Feng!

Qin Feng didn't even glance at him.

He swung his spear fiercely at the crowded pirates in front of him.

"A thousand troops would flee in terror!"

Om-!
puff puff puff...

Amidst a series of dull thuds as sharp blades pierced flesh, the dozen or so henchmen who stood in front of the pirate captain were cleanly severed at the waist, their upper bodies sliding off, their internal organs and blood splattering all over the ground.

The spear's edge, after clearing out all the foes, still possessed its full force and struck the pirate captain precisely in the waist.

The pirate captain's ferocious expression froze instantly.

He looked down, staring in disbelief at his body slowly separating from the middle.

"I……"

He only managed to utter one word before being torn in two by the subsequent surge of violent force.

At this point, the battle is over.

Qin Feng slowly swam around inside the ship, his mental energy sweeping over every corner, searching for any wealth the pirates might be hiding.

The result, however, greatly disappointed him.

Aside from finding some women locked in the bottom of the ship's hold as playthings, with numb eyes, there wasn't a single high-purity psionic crystal on the entire ship.

"What a pity, these guys are on a cruiser that's on the move. The good stuff is probably hidden in their headquarters."

Qin Feng sighed inwardly.

Without wasting any time, he immediately opened the ship's emergency escape pods, set the route to the nearest habitable planetary space base, and sent all the rescued women inside.

After doing all this, he submitted a request to complete the task on the task panel.

[Task confirmed complete, reward being calculated...]

The next second, his figure disappeared again on the pirate ship.

When Qin Feng opened his eyes again, he was back in his quiet dormitory.

At the same time, Hammer's notification sound rang.

"Master, the mission reward has been credited to your account."

[Contribution Points: +1000]

[Clan Reputation: +3000 points]

[Competition Points: +1]

Cold metal walls, a quiet training room.

Qin Feng stood in the center of the room, his body, which had just returned from the teleportation, still retaining a trace of almost imperceptible spatial fluctuations.

But he did not immediately begin the next operation. Instead, he stood still and quickly organized all the information from the previous mission in his mind.

"The whole process, from receiving the task to returning to the dormitory, took less than half an hour."

"The mission rewards are extremely generous."

He brought up the task settlement panel, looked at the clear numbers on it, and quickly calculated in his mind.

"1000 contribution points, 3000 warband reputation points under triple bonus."

"The competition score is 1 point."

"According to this standard, to get the lowest-tier C-level customized resource pack that requires 100 points, I would need to complete a full one hundred of these simple tasks."

This number seems like a lot, but Qin Feng is more interested in another, more tempting possibility.

"The difficulty of the mission, the so-called 'easy', is at most the level of a martial artist who has just entered the fifth level. Moreover, according to the intelligence description, it is the kind of fifth-level martial artist who has practiced the superior Qi-opening method, and the vitality index is probably hovering around 570 points."

To him, an opponent of that caliber was no different from an ant.

"If... we could keep racking up scores like this—"

In an instant, Qin Feng's eyes lit up.

With his current strength, solving such a task wouldn't even be considered a warm-up.

Half an hour, including the round-trip time for interstellar teleportation.

If compressed to the extreme, it's not impossible to do it once every twenty minutes.

Even if we calculate it as once every half hour, theoretically we could complete nearly fifty tasks a day without sleep.

In just one day, you can gain an astonishing 150,000 warband reputation points!

This is a number that would drive any student crazy.

"If you keep performing simple tasks..."

Qin Feng wanted to ask Hammer a question, but just as he opened his mouth, Hammer's voice rang out at the opportune moment.

“Master, there is a logical fallacy in your calculation.”

"According to the basic rules of the Imperial Mission System, in order to ensure fair training for warriors of all levels and to prevent resources from being maliciously seized by high-level warriors, the mission system does not allow members to accept too many missions that are far below their own strength rating."

Hammer pulled up a detailed set of rules and presented it clearly to Qin Feng.

"Based on your overall strength, the system has rated your mission 'suitability zone' as [Warrior Level]. You can freely accept Warrior Level, Hell Level, and Nightmare Level missions without any limit on the number. However, for missions below your suitability zone, namely the three levels of Hard, Adventure, and Easy, the total number you can accept is capped at 10."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng immediately understood the logic behind it.

He knew very well that these missions, with their incredibly generous rewards, were essentially a form of investment and training for all martial artists by the Empire and Canaan Star Martial Arts University.

Each task is a whetstone carefully prepared for martial artists of the corresponding strength range.

If high-level martial artists are allowed to use their superior strength to exploit and exploit the resources intended for low-level martial artists, it would completely defeat the original purpose of training them and create a vicious cycle where the strong get stronger and the weak have nowhere to go.

Therefore, the ironclad rule of "not allowing too many tasks below one's own capabilities" is bound to exist.

Of course, Qin Feng also understood that this rule only applied to the "non-strategic mission areas" that he could currently access.

In the "strategic mission zone" at a higher level of the empire, in order to ensure the absolute success rate of some key missions, the empire will spare no expense and send out experts who are several levels above the target to suppress a rebellion or kill a top genius of an alien race with overwhelming force.

In such actions that disregard costs, the so-called "fairness" is the last thing that needs to be considered.

But that's not something he needs to worry about right now.

"Ten times...that's fine too." Qin Feng quickly made a decision. "Then let's use up the quota for these ten simple tasks first. It's fast, low-risk, and the accumulated contribution points and reputation won't be small."

"Hamer, continue accepting [Easy] level [Single Player Missions]."

"Yes, Master."

Over the next few hours, Qin Feng transformed into a highly efficient and ruthless task execution machine.

Without a moment's rest, he immediately took on the next task the instant one was completed.

His figure appeared in every corner of the universe through repeated subspace teleportation.

Sweep away the scavenger gang that lives by looting in the abandoned space station;
Recover Imperial probes that crashed and fell into the core of a gas giant's storm during a mission;
Investigating a desolate star system suspected of harboring low-level Zerg activity...

Most of these tasks were clean and efficient clearing missions. Qin Feng would usually teleport to the location, violently crush the enemy, and submit the mission, completing the whole process smoothly and in one go.

Of these, only a few reconnaissance missions took up a relatively large portion of his time, requiring him to conceal his presence, infiltrate the target area, and gather sufficient intelligence before he could leave.

When the notification sounded that the tenth task was completed, Qin Duo glanced at his task panel.

Because some recovery and reconnaissance missions offer slightly lower rewards than cleanup missions, the final reward is not a single integer.

[Contribution Points Balance: 9800 point]

[Warband Reputation Balance: 29400 points]

[Competition Points: 10 points]

Looking at the "huge sum" he had earned in less than a day, Qin Feng did not hesitate at all and immediately began the "spending" phase he had been looking forward to.

The road to revenge is long and arduous.

Every resource must be used where it can best enhance immediate combat effectiveness.

"Hamer, open the Warband Exchange Shop and purchase the following items."

His instructions were clear and unambiguous.

"First, purchase a level 5 alloy spear, 'Koi Carp Transforms into a Dragon'."

【Item Name: Koi Carp Transforms into a Dragon】

[Type: Level 5 Standard Alloy Long Spear]

[Value: 5000 contribution points]

"Second, purchase ten level-two killing techniques. Requirements: five spear techniques and five fist techniques, all of which must focus on killing power and speed."

[Level 2 Killing Techniques x 10]

[Unit Price: 300 Contribution Points]

Total Price: 3000 Contribution Points

"Buy."

With Qin Feng's confirmation, the 9800 contribution points that had just been credited to his account were quickly cleared out like water.

[Contribution Points Balance: 1800 point]

In an instant, only these few coins remained in the account.

But Qin Feng didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache when he spent the money.

Good steel must be used on the blade.

Next, he will challenge the "Warrior Level" mission.

The enemies there will be true powerhouses whose vitality index is similar to his, or even higher.

Equipment and combat techniques must never lag behind others.

After spending all his contribution points, he immediately turned his attention to the equally generous reputation points.

"Hamer, open the Chapter reputation resource library."

A completely different exchange list from the contribution points shop appeared before him.

There are no weapons or equipment here, only various rare and top-tier potions and resources to aid cultivation.

Qin Feng's gaze was precisely locked onto the target he had already planned.

[Enhanced Type II Psionic Potion: 800 Reputation Points/Potion]

[Enhanced Type II Deep Repair Bath: Value 400 Reputation Points/Serving]

[Enhanced Type II Mental Strength Restoration Potion: 500 Reputation Points/Potion]

These are all the most efficient cultivation resources that are perfectly suited to his current vitality index of 3600 points!
"Exchange for 20 'Enhanced Type II Psionic Potions'."
-
16000 reputation points;
"Exchange for 20 servings of 'Enhanced Type II Deep Repair Bath'."
-
8000 reputation points;
"Exchange for 10 'Enhanced Type II Mental Strength Recovery Potions'."
-
5000 reputation points;
A series of exchange commands were issued, and his newly acquired 29400 reputation points were instantly wiped out, leaving him with only a pitiful 400 points.

And the very next second after he completed the exchange.

hum-

A soft light suddenly appeared inside his subspace storage unit.

A long alloy spear, its entire body resembling a koi fish and possessing a reddish-gold luster, floated silently there.

The gun barrel was covered with fine, dragon-scale-like patterns, while the gun head was shaped into a ferocious dragon head with its mouth wide open. The two dragon eyes, inlaid with unknown crystals, seemed to contain life and shone with a terrifying cold light.

Beside the spear, dozens of metal potion bottles and sealed resource boxes with a futuristic feel were neatly stacked, filled with top-tier cultivation potions that would drive ordinary martial artists crazy.

As for the killing techniques, they were transformed into data streams, all of which flowed into Qin Feng's subspace network. He could learn the killing techniques simply by watching the holographic projection video.

Weapons, killing techniques, elixirs...

Everything is ready.
-
Qin Feng was not in a hurry to start the next "Warrior-level" mission immediately.

You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to go step by step.

Having just acquired brand-new weapons, new killing techniques, and a massive amount of cultivation resources, what he needs to do most right now is not to blindly throw himself into battle, but to quickly transform these external resources into his own real combat power.

Especially the "Mahavairocana Method".

This technique is the only cultivation method for the fifth level of the Qi Integration Realm.

Qin Feng sat cross-legged, his mind calm and still, but his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the scene when he last tried to cultivate this technique.

That was after the Newcomer Cup ended. He was still full of vigor and tried to start the cultivation of the Aperture Integration stage in one go.

However, reality dealt him a heavy blow.

At the time, he was only using a "superior psionic potion".

The spiritual energy contained in that potion might be sufficient for opening the Great Sun Aperture, but when faced with the insurmountable barrier of "Connecting Apertures," both the quality and quantity of its spiritual energy seemed like a drop in the ocean.

No matter how hard he tried to break through, the two large sun apertures, which had already been fully opened and were like miniature suns, only trembled slightly and showed no sign of merging.

That failure made him realize the difficulty of "connecting the orifices," and it also made him understand that without sufficient resources as fuel, all efforts are in vain.

But this time, it's different.

Qin Feng's mind sank into the storage unit, looking at the "Enhanced Type II" series of potions that emitted powerful energy fluctuations, his eyes filled with determination.

This is a Bit-level psionic potion, a top-tier product two levels higher!
Whether in terms of the purity, intensity, or total amount of psionic energy, it is vastly different from the former!

"This time, I don't expect to close many apertures during my seclusion."

Qin Feng set a clear goal for himself: "The primary purpose is to test. I want to see what level my maximum speed of cultivation at the Qi Integration stage can reach when I have sufficient resources."

"Secondly, I need to estimate the total amount of resources required to eventually merge all 360 Great Sun Apertures into a single 'Primordial Aperture,' as well as the approximate time required."

Only by mastering this most basic data can he formulate the most accurate and efficient plan for his subsequent path of revenge.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to immediately undertake those "warrior-level" missions.

Sharpening knives does not miss woodcutters.

Once he made up his mind, Qin Feng no longer hesitated.

He activated the highest level of closed-door cultivation mode in the training room, isolating himself from all communication and information from the inside and outside.

Then, he took out the first "Enhanced Type II Psionic Potion".

The pale golden liquid flowed slowly in the metal bottle, like molten gold, radiating a heart-pounding energy fluctuation.

Qin Feng drank it down in one gulp.

boom--!
A terrifying heat current, more than ten times more violent than the last time, exploded inside his body in an instant!

If the previous Superior Psionic Potion was like a rushing river, then the Enhanced Type II Potion is a monstrous tsunami capable of engulfing the continent!

That pure and boundless spiritual energy exploded in his limbs and bones like ten thousand suns at the same time, and the violent energy instantly filled every meridian and every cell in his body!
Qin Feng groaned, and his body, which had been tempered and refined over countless trials, felt a tearing pain.

But the light in his eyes grew even brighter!

That's the feeling! That's the intensity!
He endured the excruciating pain and immediately activated the "Great Sun Union Technique," while simultaneously using the "Great Sun Visualization Method" to stabilize his mind. He guided this raging torrent of energy towards the two targets he had already selected within the three hundred and sixty Great Sun Apertures in his body, launching the most ferocious attack!
His body transformed into a massive furnace undergoing nuclear fusion.

"combine!"

Driven by his spiritual will, the two originally independent and radiant sun apertures were forcibly pushed towards each other under the terrifying pressure of external energy.

Their edges began to touch, bursting forth with blinding light and terrifying repulsive force, like two stars colliding. Each collision caused Qin Feng's body to tremble violently, his meridians on the verge of shattering.

This is the difficulty of "closing the aperture"!

It is not a simple opening up, but a higher-level compression and integration of an already formed and stable energy center!
Its difficulty is more than ten times greater than that of "enlightenment"!
Time loses its meaning amidst endless pain and focus.

When the energy of one psionic potion was exhausted, Qin Feng immediately swallowed a second one.

When the damage to his body accumulates to a certain extent, he will stop the impact and immerse himself in the "Enhanced Type II Deep Repair Bath" that can repair the gene chain.

When his mental energy becomes fatigued due to prolonged periods of intense concentration, he will take a "Type II Enhanced Mental Energy Recovery Potion" to replenish his depleted mental energy.

Cultivation, healing, restoring spirit...

This process forms a perfect, high-intensity cycle.

Qin Feng pushed all his potential to the limit, like a tireless machine, repeating this tedious and painful cultivation day after day.

Four months have passed in the blink of an eye.

When the energy from the last bottle of restorative medicinal bath was completely absorbed, Qin Feng slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes held a hint of weariness that he couldn't hide, but more than that, they held a calm that came after the results had been tested.

He has exhausted all his resources.

The "Great Sun Star Chart" inside his body, which originally contained 360 brilliant stars, now has 358.

Two of the stars disappeared.

In its place was a brand new star that was noticeably brighter and more solid than all the surrounding sun celestial apertures!

That was the product of the successful fusion of the three great sun apertures.

He successfully closed the orifice twice.

The first time, a super sun aperture was created; the second time, the aperture was used to fuse with another sun aperture.

To form the Yuanqiao (primordial aperture), one needs to perform the 359-times-long Qi-binding exercise.

"call……"

Qin Feng exhaled a long breath, feeling the subtle changes within his body.

His vitality index increased from 3600.0 points to 3620.0 points.

Four months of extreme seclusion consumed a massive amount of top-tier resources, but ultimately only increased the vitality index by 20 points.

"The difficulty of opening the aperture has indeed increased dramatically. However, it is already quite good that one can maintain a speed similar to that when opening the aperture in the first place, despite the increased difficulty."

Qin Feng analyzed the situation calmly.

When I first became enlightened, it took about several months for several of my abilities to be unlocked.

Now that the connection is complete, the difficulty has increased dramatically, but the speed has not decreased much, which is entirely due to the powerful effects of the "Enhanced Type II" potion.

But then, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Four months, two acupuncture sessions..."

He began to calculate rapidly in his mind.

"Based on this calculation, to combine them all, I would need at least... sixty years!"

Sixty years!
Moreover, this figure is based on the premise that he does nothing, eats and drinks nothing, does not perform any missions, stays in the cultivation room for the next sixty years, and has a continuous and sufficient supply of top-level resources!

This is simply impossible to achieve.

"No, it's too slow! Too slow!!"

This conclusion made Qin Feng's heart sink instantly.

Sixty years?
When he emerges from seclusion sixty years later, how powerful will Shi Dang, blessed by the evil god Khorne, become?
The followers of Khorne sustain their war through war and gain power through slaughter.

Shi Dang's talent was already quite good, and now with the "blessing" of the evil god, his strength will only snowball, becoming stronger and more terrifying.

The gap between myself and him will not only not narrow, but will widen further!
"We must find a way to speed things up!"

"We must kill Shi Dang as soon as possible; we cannot allow him to grow indefinitely!"

This thought, like an alarm bell, resounded in his mind.

"How else can I increase my cultivation speed?"

Qin Feng fell into deep thought.

The technique is already the top-level "Great Sun Union Technique".

The resources he has acquired are the most efficient "Enhanced Type II" series available to him at present.

Their own will and efforts have been pushed to the limit.

Where else can we break through?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.

"The Perfect Hand?"

He remembered the Imperial strategic-level cultivation method that Zhou Xiong, the company commander of the Limit Warriors Legion and a black hole-level powerhouse, had personally taught him!
"Nourishment Method," as the name suggests, is a method to assist and nourish a martial artist's cultivation.

A powerful cultivation method can comprehensively improve a martial artist's recovery speed, energy absorption efficiency, and even the compatibility between the physical body and the cultivation technique!

Perhaps, the key to breaking the deadlock lies in this!

Thinking of this, Qin Feng immediately focused his mind on his own attribute panel.

A data panel, emitting a faint glow and visible only to him, was clearly presented before his eyes.

[Refining Technique]

The Great Sun Awakening Method (Dzogchen)
The Great Sun Union Technique (Introduction)
Proficiency: 42/100
[Cultivation Method]

Perfect Hand Technique (Beginner: 0/10)
Meditation Method

The Great Sun Visualization Method (Daisoku)
Proficiency: 12/10000
Imperial Meditation Method (Minor Success)
Proficiency: 680/1000
[Effect]: Favored Nail x1
[Method of Killing]

Cold Light (Control), Thousand Army Spear (Control), Ferocious Bird Fist (Control), Dragon Snake Spear (Control), Wind and Thunder Long Staff (Control)...

[Self-created killing move]

Golden Palace, Shadow Chasing the Fierce Owl, Shadow Chasing the Thunder and Wind, Dragon's Lair

Qin Feng's gaze was fixed on the [Nurture Method] section.

The words "not yet an expert" following "perfect technique" seemed so glaring.

"It's a pity that the Ten Perfections technique is extremely difficult to master."

Qin Feng sighed.

The Ten Perfect Hand technique is extremely difficult; it truly deserves to be one of the ultimate techniques of the Extreme Warriors, a cultivation method even used by Black Hole-level powerhouses.

If he could learn even the slightest bit of the Ten Perfect Hands technique, even just a little more proficiency, Qin Feng felt that his cultivation speed would double!
Unfortunately, there are too many.

It’s as difficult as climbing to heaven.

With this in mind, Qin Feng put aside his thoughts and began to examine his own panel.

"The Emperor Meditation Method has made steady progress, while the Great Sun Meditation Method, which requires the practice of opening and closing the mind, has surpassed it."

"However, I don't know what my mental strength is now, nor do I know the standard. There's no rush for now. I'll just keep practicing meditation every day, and then test my mental strength once the acupoints are fully connected."

"We have ten more killing techniques; we need to hone them slowly in the upcoming missions."

"Then let's begin accepting the mission."

Qin Feng then skillfully opened the battle group's event mission panel.

What caught his eye was a glaring, rapidly flashing red announcement that instantly captured all his attention, like a blood-red lightning bolt striking his eyes in the darkness.

That was... a mission to hunt down Shi Dang, a traitor to the empire!

The mission "[Slay the Imperial Traitor Shi Dang]" has been upgraded from Warrior level to Hell level.

[Target's latest vitality index has been accurately updated to 4773.0 points]

[Updated Known Abilities: Confirmed to have mastered multiple "Control Realm" killing techniques; mental strength is surging at an abnormal rate and can already skillfully apply it in actual combat; specific methods are unknown.]

This rate of growth is beyond description, whether it be called "genius" or "terrifying".

This is a relentless devouring of life and soul, a most evil and insane demonic transformation!

However, what truly made Qin Feng's heart skip a beat and shattered his calm aura was the short line of text at the very end of the mission information.

[Number of mission failures: 2]

The number "2" was rendered by the system in a shocking blood red, as if it were formed directly from fresh blood!
Number of failures: 2.

These three simple words carry a weighty meaning.

This means that in the short four months that Qin Feng was in seclusion, two martial artists who had taken on this mission had already fallen on their way to kill Shi Dang.

Driven by the determination to rid the empire of traitors, or perhaps for the hefty rewards, they embarked on their journey, but ultimately their lives, their glory, and everything they had ended in the hands of Shi Dang, becoming part of this cold, hard number.

"Too slow... still too slow..."

Qin Feng muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)