High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 228 King vs. King! I'll Avoid Your Edge?! Hidden Item: "Rebirth Compass"!
Ten thousand miles is both an insurmountable distance and a mere stone's throw away in the core of this viscous, ocean-like star.

Qin Feng and Caesar just watched each other from a distance.

Their gazes pierced through the boiling flames and the distorted force field, like two invisible, peerless divine weapons engaging in countless silent clashes in the void.

Under Caesar's calm, almost indifferent gaze, Qin Feng's thoughts entered a state of absolute calm analysis.

He rapidly and accurately assessed every aspect of his strength and every trump card.

“I practice the Canaan Sutra, using it as a foundation to build the [Immortal Tower]. My physical body is like this tower, indestructible and extremely strong. There are no weaknesses in terms of endurance, speed, or strength.”

"My mental strength, after decades of arduous training, is equally formidable."

"And my strongest technique is the King-Sealing Killing Technique, which has reached the 'perfect' state—the Devouring Heaven Fist Technique."

"His level of construction... is too high."

Qin Feng came to a conclusion that was so chilling it made him feel suffocated.

"My [Undying Tower] is at 40%, while his... it's probably already at 80%!"

A difference of forty percentage points!
This is not a gap that can be bridged by skill, willpower, or a burst of energy on the spot.

This is a pure, overwhelming, and insurmountable gap in realm.

"No chance of winning."

This thought clearly surfaced in Qin Feng's mind.

In a head-on confrontation, he might not even be able to withstand a single move from Caesar.

but……

Qin Feng's gaze slowly swept over the chaotic force fields around him, which were surging like sleeping behemoths.

"If we were here... using the most primal and violent chaotic force field deep within this star, we might be able to perish together with him!"

A crazy idea began to grow and thrive in his mind!
He didn't want to take on a debt of a full billion contribution points that would completely ruin his cultivation path for the next few hundred years!
Since we're going to lose either way, and since we're going to be eliminated no matter what, let's drag Caesar down with us. At least we can buy him some time!
In an instant, Qin Feng's eyes, which had been calm and still, gradually turned cold, devoid of any emotion.

Instead, there was a surging killing intent, like a volcanic eruption, powerful enough to incinerate the stars!
Since there is no way to retreat, then... live towards death!

boom--! ! !
Almost at the same instant Qin Feng's killing intent surged, Caesar also moved.

There were no unnecessary words exchanged between the two.

The moment they made the decision, they simultaneously unleashed their most terrifying power!

Qin Feng's figure transformed into a black divine spear that pierced through the heavens and earth. The spear shot out like a dragon, carrying the fist intent that could devour all things, and thrust straight out!

Caesar's figure transformed into a holy sword light that cleaved through chaos; wherever the sword light reached, it brought divine majesty and purified everything!
The golden knight's sword and the [Star Devourer] spear collided violently at the core of this star!
There was no earth-shattering roar, only an extreme annihilation realm that devoured all light and sound.

This is a clash of the strongest lineages of kings!
This is a deadly battle between two top geniuses who have pushed their martial will to the limit and held nothing back!

However, at the very first instant of the collision, Qin Feng's pupils suddenly contracted!
A holy, fiery spiritual pressure emanated from the tip of the opponent's sword, no less powerful than his own [Devouring Heaven Fist Technique]!
"The killing technique is complete!"

A tremendous storm raged in Qin Feng's heart.

He never expected that Caesar, this prodigy who already possessed an absolute overwhelming advantage in terms of realm, would also have cultivated his killing techniques to the theoretical limit of the planetary level—the "perfect" realm!
click!
Kakakaka——!
Under this unparalleled force, Qin Feng's already damaged power armor shattered and disintegrated instantly, like ceramic being struck by a giant hammer, turning into countless fragments that were consumed by the blazing flames!

His indestructible body also began to crack immediately!
Grotesque, blood-red cracks spread from his fingertips to his arms and then to his entire body!

His bones were emitting a sickening cracking sound as they were broken inch by inch, unable to bear the strain!
Just then, a calm, indifferent, and even slightly instructive mental message crossed the turbulent energy flow and directly entered Qin Feng's mind.

“We are the same kind of people.”

It was Caesar's voice.

“We all have to fight. But fighting is not just about martial arts.”

"Knowledge is just as important as martial arts."

"People like us must not only achieve superb cultivation and unparalleled strength, but also become the world's top military strategists, philosophers, politicians, artists, psionicists, and psychic scientists..."

Caesar's voice was calm and unhurried.

It was as if they were not engaged in a life-or-death struggle, but rather in an academic seminar.

"Not only must we practice martial arts, but we must also study psionic energy and mental power."

Like the chaotic force field inside this star, it's a weapon in your eyes, but in my eyes, it's a challenge..."

"Just like now, you launched this suicidal attack, essentially trying to detonate the chaotic force field here and drag me down with you."

"In fact, I have thoroughly studied all 137 million basic mental energy field and psychic energy field models inside giant stars."

I have a complete understanding of the trillions of variations that can be derived from these basic models.

Therefore, I can easily avoid all of this.

Only when both psychomechanics and psionics meet the standards can we be allowed to 'graduate,' which your chapter calls graduation.

Caesar smiled, and that smile was clearly conveyed to Qin Feng through his mental power.

All this information flooded into Qin Feng's mind in the blink of an eye.

Indeed, Qin Feng's powerful strike just now was not a direct clash with Caesar's sword!

Instead, it used the "perfect" concept of the "Heaven-Devouring Fist" as a starting point to stir up the chaotic force field within tens of thousands of miles around, attempting to trigger an irreversible force field avalanche that would affect everything!

This was the only way he could think of to die together with his opponent!

However, all the patterns of riots he instigated had already been deduced, modeled, and rehearsed in Caesar's "projects".

Under Qin Feng's utterly shocked gaze, Caesar effortlessly suppressed the golden knight's sword, imbued with divine power, against the tip of Qin Feng's spear with just one hand, preventing him from advancing even an inch further.

At the same time, Caesar didn't even look at his surroundings.

He simply manipulated his vast and boundless spiritual power, like an invisible hand, to begin "sorting out" the chaotic force fields around him that were about to be completely disrupted by Qin Feng!
Under his mental soothing power, those violent, angry energies that were about to tear everything apart were calmed down like tamed beasts, and within less than three seconds, they regained their stability.

The force field avalanche that would have annihilated both of them was easily neutralized by him in the blink of an eye.

"I can do it because I've learned it."

"It's like facing a difficult math problem; you can either use a brute-force method to solve it, or you can use models and techniques summarized by predecessors..."

"You're still far from good enough in this area!"

"Once you're on the battlefield of all races, and you reach a level above the black hole, there will be more complex and extreme environments where spiritual energy and psionic energy converge, and everyone will have even more disgusting world wonders. How will you survive?"

"If you die there, you're truly dead!"

"At that time, you will have to command large-scale battles and skillfully navigate alliances and betrayals among all sorts of alien races... If you die, countless people will die with you!"

"If you die on the battlefield of the myriad races beyond the realm, your soul can return to the Golden Throne, while they will only become cold corpses unable to return home!"

"You're way off!"

"He is useless except for his cultivation level."

Click——!
Click click click click click—!!
Qin Feng's physical body could no longer withstand the crushing force emanating from the tip of Caesar's sword.

His arm exploded into a bloody mist.

Next, his chest, his legs...

Qin Feng's body, like a shattered sculpture, completely collapsed amidst a series of dense cracking sounds.

In his final moments of consciousness, all that remained in his mind was Caesar's calm and indifferent voice.
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Consciousness, emerging from utter darkness and nothingness, is re-formed.

Qin Feng slowly opened his eyes.

What came into view was a dim, lifeless sky.

Beyond the thin atmosphere lie a few distant stars emitting a pale light.

He sat up and found himself on a vast, barren, reddish-brown plain.

Beneath my feet lay cracked earth and weathered rocks.

This is the edge of Star System 117, a planet that has long been abandoned.

His body has fully recovered.

The power armor that had long since shattered at the star's core had now been repaired and lay quietly covering his body, radiating the cold luster unique to metal.

[Contestant: Qin Feng]

[Status: Reborn]

[Note: You have entered the 'hunting phase'.]

【Points: 0】

All resources you acquired in this region have been lost.

All your personal belongings are safely stored in the subspace storage unit.

The prompts for the jade pendant were clearly displayed on his HUD screen.

A very complex expression appeared on Qin Feng's face.

He lost.

The defeat was inevitable and utterly devastating.

Even his last trump card—to take the enemy down with him—seemed like a childish joke to the other side.

Caesar...

The man, who was as powerful as a god, and the words he spoke before his consciousness faded away, haunted his mind like a nightmare.

Fighting isn't everything...

Military strategist, philosopher, politician, artist, psionicist, psychoanalyst...

Studying psychic powers, studying mental energy...

At that moment, for the first time, Qin Feng felt a sense of self-doubt.

One felt a sense of unease about the pure and ultimate path of martial arts that he had steadfastly followed for the past few centuries.

Did I really take the wrong path?
The feeling was like a swordsman who had devoted his life to honing his skills, only to be easily shot dead from a hundred paces away by a child wielding a musket.

The impact of such a dimensional reduction attack from a higher dimension, at the knowledge level, is disruptive.

But then, just a few seconds later, this feeling of self-doubt was completely cut off and thrown to the back of Qin Feng's mind by his rock-solid will!
Qin Feng's eyes regained their clarity and determination.

His path was not wrong!
Qin Feng's mental strength had already reached an extremely profound level.

His thinking ability, logical ability, and ability to distinguish right from wrong are hundreds or even thousands of times greater than those of ordinary people, so he can naturally figure out the key points.

He immediately activated the smart assistant – Hammer.

"Hamer, use the keywords 'knowledge,' 'martial arts,' 'black hole level,' and 'domain lord level' to search all relevant public documents on the Imperial Forum."

"Yes, Master."

The blue data stream flashes across the HUD interface.

In just a fraction of a second, Hammer sifted through hundreds of millions of documents, organized and summarized them, and presented them to Qin Feng in the most concise and essential abstract form.

Qin Feng's gaze swept over this information as swiftly as a highly sophisticated scanner.

Soon, he figured it out.

"Knowledge and martial arts... these are the only two ways for human civilization to survive and grow stronger."

Qin Feng muttered to himself.

Supported by a massive amount of information, his thinking entered an unprecedented and grand perspective.

"Through 'knowledge,' humanity can analyze the fundamental laws of the universe, create world-destroying psionic weapons, and develop mental weapons."

A planetary-level S-class psionic particle gun can easily destroy a planet.

Humans could even create psionic weapons capable of annihilating black holes…

"Through 'martial arts,' humans can explore the mysteries of their own lives, continuously improve the strength of their physical bodies, and enhance the level of their mental energy."

Ultimately, it allows the physical body to achieve immortality, while the spiritual power can escape into the subspace, roaming freely between reality and illusion.

"These two paths are neither superior nor inferior; they are the two legs of human civilization, and neither can be missing."

"but……"

Qin Feng's gaze sharpened.

"...Before the black hole level, these two paths are relatively independent."

He quickly found the answer in a paper written by a Domain Lord-level martial artist.

"After becoming a black hole-level martial artist, the martial artist's own path of martial arts has actually reached a certain stage of its end."

To continue ascending and become a legendary 'Domain Lord' level powerhouse, one must forge a unique 'path' entirely of one's own, creating one's own laws.

"And to walk this path, one must have an almost inexhaustible foundation of knowledge."

You need to understand the laws of the universe, to see through the mysteries of life, to comprehend the essence of the soul… At this point, 'knowledge' becomes the only key to breakthrough.

"But human energy is ultimately limited."

"Especially in the early stages of martial arts, before reaching the planetary level, martial artists are physically weak, have low mental strength, and relatively short lifespans."

You can't pursue two paths simultaneously in a limited amount of time.

"so……"

A look of bewilderment, a mixture of amusement and exasperation, appeared on Qin Feng's face.

"...Therefore, apart from the 'Holy Blood Angels' chapter, which is notorious for its members being madmen, no other chapter has ever advocated so-called 'epistemology' before reaching the planetary level."

"Of course, they won't deliberately promote anything beyond the planetary level."

Because any martial artist who can cultivate to the Black Hole level through their own perseverance and talent will naturally understand the importance of 'knowledge', without needing anyone to remind them.

Everything suddenly became clear.

"At the planetary level, spending a lot of time learning that vast amount of knowledge will naturally lead to a significant reduction in the time you spend honing your physical body, tempering your mental strength, and practicing killing techniques, ultimately causing your martial arts cultivation to slow down."

"Caesar...is indeed a peerless genius."

A hint of genuine admiration flashed in Qin Feng's eyes.

"He studied such a massive amount of 'knowledge' and built such a terrifying force field model database. His own martial arts cultivation was still so formidable, reaching 80% completion."

"If he could have devoted all the energy he had for studying that 'knowledge' to martial arts cultivation, his current level of cultivation would probably be even more formidable."

Qin Feng took a deep breath, and the gloom in his chest caused by the defeat vanished.

A fierce fighting spirit reignited in his eyes.

He was not as incompetent as Caesar described, nor was he entirely without merit.

It's as if Caesar himself was a madman, a paranoid, and an absolute pervert!
He was almost fanatically and stubbornly convinced of the "Knowledge and Martial Arts Always Go Hand in Hand" philosophy of his "Holy Blood Angels" warband.

Then he would forcefully instill this idea, which he considered "truth," into every opponent he defeated.

"However, it must be admitted that the impact of 'knowledge' on the enhancement of combat power is still very significant."

Qin Feng still felt a sense of awe when he recalled how Caesar had effortlessly resolved the chaotic force field at the core of the star.

"But to reach his level, the effort and time required would be astronomical."

This is a wrong path for me.

I don't need to think about these things at all in the short term.

Qin Feng shook his head, completely reaffirming his resolve to follow the Dao.

Caesar was a competent, even perfect, opponent.

His cultivation progressed extremely rapidly, like a snowball rolling downhill, leaving his peers far behind.

His killing techniques were extremely powerful, and he had also cultivated the royal inheritance to the "perfect" state.

He also possesses a vast and despair-inducing knowledge base, which elevates his combat abilities to an even higher level, on top of his already unparalleled prowess.

He is also knowledgeable in politics, military affairs, history...

Without a doubt, Caesar was a perfect all-rounder with no weaknesses.

Qin Feng's eyes shone with an unprecedented light.

He has made Caesar a goal that he must pursue and surpass on his path of martial arts.
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Having solidified his path in martial arts, Qin Feng's mind returned to a state of clarity.

Instead of rushing to leave the desolate planet, he quietly sat down cross-legged, opened the subspace forum on his competition jade token, and began browsing the latest developments in the joint private domain of star systems 115-119.

His experience of defeat gave him a clearer and more macro-level understanding of the situation in the entire war zone.

The forum remained as lively, or rather, chaotic as ever.

Countless posts are being refreshed at a rapid pace.

[Battle Report! A major battle has broken out at the 'Pioneer Forge' in System 116. More than ten members of our 'Boundless Sea' team have joined forces to repel the surprise attack by the 'Blood Axe Squad' from System 99!]

[Call for help! The 'Void Sunflower' in System 115 is about to mature, and at least three elite squads from System 99 are gathering here. We request immediate support from all nearby allies!]

[Intelligence! System 99 is conducting a full-scale strategic strangulation against us. They seem to have mastered the regeneration patterns of all of us, specifically targeting us during our weakest 'hunting period'!]

[Outrageous! It's those idiots from System 118 again! They actually attacked our brothers in System 117 from behind just to steal a 'Fragment of the Furnace Core'!]

Each message was filled with the scent of blood and fire.

Qin Feng's gaze calmly swept over the noisy stream of information, and he quickly grasped a few key points.

First, all the geniuses in the five star systems continued to fight individually, engaging in a fierce and chaotic struggle for the opportunities at various star-level locations, just as before.

Secondly, the warriors of Galaxy No. 99, like a persistent, insidious disease, have thoroughly infiltrated every corner of the five major star systems. Operating in small teams, they are highly efficient and have clear objectives, specifically targeting the vital forces of the five major star systems with precise and relentless harassment and hunting.

Clearly, this was the second large net Caesar had laid outside of the "graveyard of beasts".

Just then, a post with a bright red title that had been highlighted and pinned to the top instantly caught Qin Feng's full attention.

[Yan Wu, a top prodigy from Galaxy 117 and a powerhouse at the Boundless Sea level, has been officially eliminated today!]

This news was like a boulder thrown into an already chaotic lake, creating ripples everywhere.

This also caused Qin Feng's pupils to shrink slightly.

"Yanwu...was eliminated?"

This news shocked him quite a bit.

He knew very well that the elimination mechanism of the "Universal Genius Battle," though cruel, was not so easy to trigger.

Each death is preceded by a ten-year "hunting period" as a buffer.

Within these ten years, as long as you can successfully kill a contestant, you can eliminate the risk of "elimination" and regain a valuable official competition spot.

For a top genius like Yanwu, finding a weak opponent and completing a "hunt" within ten years is not difficult.

It is extremely difficult to "officially eliminate" a genius of this caliber.

But now, Yanwu, this once-proud genius who was on par with Cang and himself, has actually been eliminated.

Qin Feng immediately clicked on the post.

The post was written by a warrior from Galaxy 117 in an extremely indignant tone.

"...The first time, Yanwu was killed by Yanhu from Star System 99 in the 'Beast Graveyard'."

"After being reborn, Yanwu endured the difficult 'hunting period' all by himself."

Furthermore, he successfully seized a stellar-level resource located in System 119—the [Hand of the Stone]—greatly enhancing his strength.

"Afterwards, in order to wash away the shame, Yanwu took the initiative and found 'Yanhu' again, and a great battle broke out between them."

Although Yanwu ultimately suffered a narrow defeat in that battle, he was still honorable in his defeat!

"However, just as Yanwu was reborn for the second time and entered the 'hunting period'... he was soon ambushed by another powerful figure in Star System 99, 'Yu Hai'."

In the fierce battle with 'Yu Hai', 'Yan Hu' reappeared and joined forces with 'Yu Hai' to launch a siege against Yan Wu..."

"In the end, Yanwu perished. He failed to complete the 'Hunting Period' mission and was officially eliminated."

"I strongly suspect that the 99th Galaxy has mastered the special items used in the game to detect resurrection locations, just like a betting token."

Below the post were countless replies from warriors of Galaxy 117, filled with anger and resentment.

Qin Feng silently closed the post, but he understood what was going on.

However, using a tool that can pinpoint a respawn location to formally eliminate a person is indeed a bit excessive.

"If it's about competing for opportunities, that's fine. But kicking someone out of the arena and depriving them of the opportunities that will last for the next few hundred years is indeed creating a deep grudge."

Qin Feng sighed.

According to past practice, even if you just survive by sticking to the main group and picking up scraps, or even find a teammate to farm hunting time together, you can eventually become a stellar-level powerhouse and complete more than half of the stellar-level journey.

And now, they're being kicked out of the game before even reaching the Planetary level...

This hatred is at the level of mortal enmity.

……

Qin Feng continued scrolling through the posts and soon discovered a new and extremely strange phenomenon.

On the forum, negative posts about the warriors of Galaxy 118 have shown an explosive growth trend.

"It's those scum from Galaxy 118 again! I was fighting them to the death in front of Galaxy 99, and they were stealing our spoils from behind!"

"Damn it, I feel disgusted just looking at the emblem of System 118! A bunch of selfish, worthless bastards!"

"In the end, if the people of System 118 hadn't held the entrance to the 'Beast Graveyard' and prevented us from entering, wasting so many years, how could we have been so badly beaten by System 99?"

"Yes! The culprit is Galaxy 118!"

An extremely pessimistic and resentful mood is spreading wildly throughout the entire private domain.

The warriors of Galaxy 118 became the perfect outlet for this resentment, and were practically universally reviled.

Targeted, ostracized, and even hunted by warriors from other star systems...

Various internal conflicts occurred one after another.

Qin Feng showed no emotional reaction upon seeing this.

"Defeat is inevitable."

Qin Feng shook his head.

The five major star systems are just a disorganized mess.

When external pressure reached a certain level, instead of uniting, they began frantically and irrationally searching for "scapegoats" from within.

How can such a camp possibly win?

He has done all the efforts he could.

During those forty years in the "Beast Graveyard," he risked his life and single-handedly greatly delayed Caesar's ascension to the throne.

Within that star, Qin Feng estimated that he had absorbed approximately 30% of the total resources.

The millions of warriors from the five major star systems were reduced by about 30% in the final melee and subsequent sporadic battles.

The remaining 40% was enjoyed by Caesar alone.

"However, this 40% of the resources is definitely not enough for Caesar to advance to a true stellar level."

Qin Feng's eyes flickered.

"He wants to complete the 100% construction, which will require decades of accumulation."

Qin Feng checked the progress of his [Undying Tower].

A 40% completion rate is considered remarkable progress in any galaxy.

However, the resources needed to achieve 100% perfection are still astronomical.

"never mind."

Qin Feng stood up and dusted himself off.

"The most urgent task is to complete the 'hunting period' mission first, so as not to be unlucky and encounter Caesar prematurely and be eliminated directly."

He gazed quietly at the enormous star map within the competition jade token, which was updated in real time and covered the entire five major star systems.

The star map is densely covered with countless points of light representing the contestants.

The red dots belonging to Galaxy 99 and the blue dots belonging to our side are intertwined and scattered everywhere.

Qin Feng's mental energy slowly swept across the map, eventually locking onto two very close red dots that exuded a dangerous aura.

Wild goose and tiger.

Yu Hai.

"That's you."

A cold killing intent flashed in Qin Feng's eyes.

If he remembered correctly, the warrior with 12% completion level that he had personally killed inside the star was named Yan Hu.

And just now, it was Yan Hu who drove Yan Wu into a desperate situation and ultimately led to his elimination.

That was definitely going too far.

Qin Feng planned to teach them a lesson and, while he was at it, see what kind of item it was that could supposedly detect resurrection coordinates.

Judging from the coordinates on the map, this Yan Hu and the martial artist named "Yu Hai" seem to be in the same place at this moment.

Perfect, let's catch them all at once.

Without further hesitation, Qin Feng activated the subspace teleportation network and precisely locked his mental energy onto the coordinates of the two red dots.

The next second, his figure disappeared into the desolate plain.

……

This is a desolate, rocky planet long abandoned by civilization.

There is no atmosphere, no water, only a vast, boundless gray desert that has been scorched by cosmic rays for hundreds of millions of years.

In the shadow of an inconspicuous crater in this desert, two figures, like sculptures blending into the rock, concealed their presence and hid themselves tightly.

It was Yu Hai and Yan Hu.

They were like two venomous snakes lurking in the grass, watching the flat clearing in the center of the crater with extremely patient, cold eyes.

That is one of the few regions on this planet where spatial coordinates are relatively stable.

They are waiting for their prey.

Sure enough, not long after, a spatial ripple appeared out of thin air.

Immediately afterwards, a warrior wearing standard power armor from Star System 118 appeared in the open space, his figure solidifying from the illusory.

His aura had reached the "Boundless Sea" realm, but the construction of the [Undying Projection] was extremely weak, only about 2%.

Clearly, he had just perished on some brutal battlefield and was reborn here.

This warrior from Galaxy 118 was clearly not yet fully recovered from the shadow of defeat.

He looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings in a daze, glanced at the prompts on his competition jade token, and then, like most of the other participants, subconsciously opened the subspace network forum, wanting to see what new changes had occurred in the battle during his "bloody battle to the death".

It was this moment of relaxation that determined his fate.

"It's now!"

At the same time, a ferocious killing intent erupted in the eyes of Yu Hai and Yan Hu!
The next second, the two of them shot out like two arrows, one from the left and one from the right, and launched a sudden attack!

In Yu Hai's hand, a jet-black dagger appeared, and silently stabbed towards the back of the martial artist.

On Yan Hu's fist, a power as strong as a landslide and a tsunami gathered, and it violently slammed towards his head!
Both were powerful individuals whose [Undying Projection] construction level had reached around 20%, and they launched their deadly sneak attack while their minds were completely relaxed.

The warrior from Star System 118, whose construction level was only 2%, couldn't even put up a decent resistance.

A fleeting look of extreme horror and astonishment crossed his eyes before his entire body was shattered and instantly vaporized by the combined power of the two men's violent attack!
Another contestant who had just been reborn was eliminated immediately.

"Hmm, not bad, another one completed."

Yu Hai flicked the non-existent blood off the dagger, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

This kind of waiting-for-the-rabbit-to-hit-the-tree-by-the-tree hunting, though despicable, is surprisingly efficient.

Yan Hu, standing beside him, frowned slightly, his face showing a hint of worry that he could not hide.

He walked to Yu Hai's side and asked in a low voice using his mental power, "Yu Hai, I reckon the matter of killing Yan Wu has already caused a huge uproar on their private forums. After all, the first sneak attack failed, and that guy ran away for a long time, so the news has probably spread everywhere."

"If Caesar finds out about this, he will blame us for acting without authorization, and might even... kill us with his own hands."

Yan Hu's voice was filled with awe and fear of that godlike man.

"It doesn't matter."

Yu Hai waved his hand dismissively, a ruthless smile appearing on his face.

He lowered his voice and said, "Yanhu, what are you afraid of? Caesar's attention is all focused on breaking through to the stellar level. He doesn't have time to pay attention to us at all."

"Back then, while Qin Feng was distracting Caesar, didn't we secretly salvage quite a few golden fragments from the core area of ​​the 'Beast Graveyard'? Didn't he know nothing about it?"

"not to mention……"

A glint of greed flashed in Yu Hai's eyes.

"...We still have this 'elimination item'."

If we eliminate two more people, we can complete this hidden elimination mission.

The mission rewards are incredibly generous! Enough for the two of us to advance smoothly to the Stellar level!

"Star level!"

Yan Hu's breathing instantly became rapid.

This word holds a fatal allure for any planetary-level martial artist.

"Think about it,"

Yu Haidao said, "Once we get the reward, we'll find a place to hide and cultivate diligently. Once we reach the Stellar level, who will care who Caesar is?"

"If we give him face, he'll still be our boss. If we don't..."

A ruthless glint flashed in Yu Hai's eyes.

"I'll bury him!"

These treasonous words sent a shiver down Yan Hu's spine.

But then, that desire for stellar-scale power overwhelmed all fear.

The same greed and determination appeared on his face.

"Okay! Just do it!"

Seeing that Yan Hu had finally made up his mind, Yu Hai nodded in satisfaction.

The two of them each took out a palm-sized object that looked like a fragment of some kind of ancient stone disc from their subspace storage units.

These two fragments, one as black as ink and the other as white as jade, together form a yin-yang symbol resembling a Tai Chi symbol.

This is what they call the "obsolete item"—the [Rebirth Compass].

They silently examined the compass fragments in their hands, awaiting the coordinates of their next prey.

However, they did not find their prey.

What awaited them was death.

Just as the two were completely focused on the compass fragment, an indescribable, vast, and terrifying aura, enough to make the entire planet tremble, descended without warning!

Yu Hai and Yan Hu's bodies instantly stiffened!
At this moment, the greed and confidence on their faces were replaced by endless, soul-deep fear!

They looked up abruptly.

Above them, in the dim yellow sky, appeared a towering, silver-white ancient tower that blotted out the sun and was constructed entirely of endless runes!

That ancient tower seemed not to exist on this planet, but rather to have been suppressed from a higher dimension of spacetime!

Beneath this ancient tower, a figure floats silently.

He was dressed in tattered power armor, holding a jet-black spear, and his cold, emotionless eyes were looking down at them indifferently.

"Qin Feng!"

"Oh no! Quickly..."

Yu Hai had just let out a terrified roar.

But it was too late.

There was not a ripple in Qin Feng's eyes.

He didn't even bother to say a word to the two guys who caused Yanwu's downfall and were still using despicable means to hunt down contestants.

The first move, "Devouring Heaven," was unleashed!
In Yu Hai and Yan Hu's perception, the entire world had vanished.

The sky, the earth, the stars... everything was swallowed up by an incomprehensible force in that instant. Everything around was frozen, as if even light could not escape!
Their bodies were unable to move.

The black spear tip touched their foreheads.

puff.

A soft sound.

The two powerful beings, whose [Undying Projection] construction level had reached 20%, transformed into two basic light particles and completely dissipated on this desolate planet.

Instant kill!

Now that Qin Feng has built the [Undying Tower] to 40%, his strength has taken a commanding lead!

Apart from Caesar, everyone else on this battlefield could be instantly killed by Qin Feng!

With the deaths of the two, a series of notification messages appeared on Qin Feng's competition jade token.

You have successfully completed the 'Hunting Period' mission.

[You have slain 'Yu Hai' (Galaxy 99).]

[You have slain 'Wild Goose Tiger' (Galaxy 99).]

You have obtained the following resources dropped by 'Yu Hai': [Rebirth Compass] Fragment x1, [Beast Fragment] (Gold) x8...

You have obtained the following resources dropped by 'Wild Goose Tiger': [Rebirth Compass] Fragment x1, [Beast Fragment] (Gold) x10...

[Detection has shown that you have collected all the fragments of the [Rebirth Compass]...]

Congratulations! You have obtained the hidden item for the competition: [Rebirth Compass]!

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(End of this chapter)