High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 297 Three Thousand Years! Mastery of 30 Billion Secret Techniques! Qin Feng Shows Off His Skills! Who Said He Broke the Formation with Brute Force?!

Every ray of rosy light seemed to contain profound truths, clearing his mind and allowing his thinking to reach an unprecedented peak.

He did not immediately begin to comprehend the vast array of 30 billion secret techniques, but instead closed his eyes and sank his mind into the deepest recesses of his consciousness.

There, the Primordial Singularity floats silently like an eternal black sun, surrounded by pure black spiritual energy, like the deepest void of the universe, containing infinite possibilities.

"Minute."

A thought silently arose in the sea of ​​consciousness.

A strand of pure black spiritual energy, ten thousand times finer than a strand of hair, quietly separated from the ocean of spiritual energy.

It did not dissipate, but instead carried a trace of Qin Feng's original will, instantly tearing apart the constraints of space and traversing a vast distance that could not be measured in numbers.

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of light-years away from the Human Holy Academy, in a desolate asteroid belt, a quietly floating metal artifact suddenly opened its optical sensors, a flash of eerie blue light passing by.

The mechanical creation appears rather rough, even crude.

Its torso and limbs are forcibly melted and spliced ​​together from dozens of different types of high-quality alloys, and the imperfect joint marks between the different metals can even be seen on the surface.

This was not made by a master craftsman, but rather a product that Qin Feng forcibly "created" beforehand.

Despite its rough craftsmanship, every material that makes up its body is a carefully selected treasure, including top-grade alloys scavenged from the spoils of the five domain lords he killed.

The accumulation of materials gives this seemingly rough body physical strength and psionic energy output limits comparable to those of an extreme black hole.

"The core of the mechanical race's civilization is also inseparable from array formations."

The deep, synthesized electronic voice of the mechanical avatar resounded in the silent universe, devoid of any emotion.

Its thoughts are completely synchronized with Qin Feng's main body; what the main body thinks and desires is what it thinks and desires.

"Human formations are mostly used to draw upon the power of heaven and earth, communicate with the laws, or for killing or defense. Machine formations, on the other hand, are more often inscribed inside creations, forming intricate psionic circuits and computational matrices. Their ultimate goal is to infinitely enhance the computing power, psionic transmission efficiency, and logical judgment ability of creations."

The mechanical avatar's mind was racing.

Although he only possessed a trace of spiritual power, his thinking ability was not significantly diminished thanks to the simple computing array pre-set inside his high-strength alloy body.

Qin Feng could clearly sense two completely different perspectives.

From the perspective of the original body, it is the peace and splendor of the seven-colored Bodhi forest, and the closeness and integration of the laws of the Great Dao;

The perspective of the mechanical avatar is that of the cold, dark, and lifeless universe, and the cold data stream fed back by the sensors.

The two are like two sides of the same coin, yet they do not interfere with each other.

The existence or demise of this mechanical avatar has no impact on Qin Feng's main body.

Even if it were crushed into dust by a passing King-level expert in the next second, and the spiritual power carrying its will was completely annihilated, Qin Feng's main body could recover to its original state in an instant with just a thought.

If he had enough alloy materials, with his current level of weapon crafting and mental strength, he could create hundreds of millions of such avatars in an instant, forming a massive mechanical army.

However, the true core of this avatar is not its powerful body, but the primordial aura contained within that wisp of spiritual power, which has been completely assimilated by the [Twin Masks].

This aura makes it exhibit the purest characteristics of a mechanical race soul under any detection method.

It is not a puppet controlled by an alien race, but a member of the Machine Race, an independent mechanical life form.

With the plan set, Qin Feng no longer needed to be distracted.

Bathed in the endless glow of the Seven-Colored Bodhi Forest, the main body officially began its conquest of those three hundred billion secret techniques.

His pure black mental energy was operating at an unprecedented speed and efficiency, processing enough information per second to completely shut down the brain of an ordinary black hole-level genius.

The Primal Singularity provided him with nearly limitless mental energy, and the pure black quality spiritual power brought him unimaginable understanding and analytical abilities. The mechanical talent that the Twin Masks brought him gave him logical deduction abilities comparable to top-tier AIs. Meanwhile, the seven-colored Bodhi forest above his head and "Little Seven" behind him constantly presented the laws and principles of the universe to him in the most intuitive and easy-to-understand way.

The combination of these four seemingly insurmountable advantages made Qin Feng's learning process less about "comprehension" and more about "downloading" and "absorbing."

One after another, profound and obscure secret techniques were quickly broken down in his eyes into the most basic rune structures, psionic models and law applications, and then thoroughly understood, absorbed and made into his own.

At the same time, his mechanical avatar transformed into an inconspicuous streak of light and began a long voyage toward the mechanical territory marked on the star map of the 1300th war zone.

……

Time loses its meaning in spiritual practice.

For Qin Feng, who was immersed in the ocean of knowledge, the changing times in the outside world were nothing more than flowing light and shadow on the background.

Spring goes and autumn comes, and the seasons change.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years have passed.

Within the Holy Academy, the scene remained unchanged, with countless prodigies coming and going, some in seclusion for arduous cultivation, others venturing out for training, all pursuing their own martial arts paths.

Deep within the Seven-Colored Bodhi Forest, Qin Feng's figure remained motionless, as if transformed into an eternal sculpture.

However, the changes within him were earth-shattering.

A thousand years is but a drop in the ocean of mystical arts.

But for Qin Feng, it was enough to allow him to undergo an amazing transformation.

He selected one hundred of the most representative and core secret techniques from each of the three major disciplines of medicine, weapon crafting, and formation, totaling three hundred techniques, and cultivated them all to the level of "mastery".

These three hundred secret techniques cover everything from the most basic material purification and rune inscription to the most profound flesh and blood modification and star array construction.

Judging by his mastery of these three disciplines, Qin Feng is now undoubtedly a master.

Whether it's formations, weapon crafting, or potions, he possesses knowledge and practical skills comparable to those ancient monsters at the extreme black hole level who have been immersed in a single field for millions of years.

If word of this speed of progress were to spread, it would be enough to overturn the entire cultivation world's understanding.

It should be noted that even those alien geniuses who are hailed as prodigies in formations and monstrous talents in weapon crafting often need tens of thousands of years of painstaking effort to master even a top-tier secret technique at the black hole level, let alone reach the level of "control".

Qin Feng, however, managed to master three hundred different secret techniques within a mere thousand years.

This can no longer be described as "genius"; it is a crushing defeat that is almost akin to "Tao".

All of this is thanks to his unparalleled and supreme foundation.

His pure black spiritual power was ten thousand times superior to the quality of the Eternal Singularity, which in turn was tens of thousands of times superior to that of ordinary beings.

This fundamental difference, which grows exponentially, manifests in vastly different levels of understanding.

With the added blessing of the Seven-Colored Bodhi Tree and the terrifying talent of the Mechanical Race, his one day of arduous cultivation was equivalent to the efforts of others over thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

For him, a thousand years was the result of millions of years of hard work by other geniuses!
This is what the "Path to the Limit" seeks: to leverage the entire cultivation process with an absolutely solid foundation, achieving unimaginable efficiency.

……

While Qin Feng's main body underwent an astonishing transformation, his mechanical avatar, after a thousand-year interstellar journey, finally arrived at its destination—the core territory of the mechanical race in the 1300th war zone.

As the mechanical avatar detached from the voyage, the scene before him sent a profound shock through Qin Feng's own body, who shared the same perspective.

Here, there are no planets or galaxies in the traditional sense.

Stars that should be radiating light and heat are completely encased in layers of enormous, dark metallic spheres—these are the legendary "Dyson spheres."

The spherical shell is covered with densely packed psionic receiving matrices and flashing indicator lights, which absorb all the psionic energy released by the star burning for billions of years with almost 100% efficiency, and then transport it to every corner that needs it through the hyperspace psionic pipelines that run through the entire star field.

Countless "interstellar tunnels" made of beams of light crisscross, forming a three-dimensional transportation network covering thousands of light-years.

Countless mechanical constructs of various shapes and sizes shuttle back and forth in the alleyways. Some of them are as big as cities, serving as mobile war fortresses or production bases.

Some are only the size of a dust particle, and are miniature machines responsible for maintenance and detection.

The entire transportation network is efficient, precise, and silent, without the slightest chaos or congestion; everything operates perfectly according to some supreme algorithm.

Everywhere you look, there are massive mechanical structures in operation.

Some planets have been transformed into giant smelters, swallowing meteorites and even small planets directly and breaking them down into the most basic elements; some nebulae have been constrained by force fields and become breeding grounds for special psionic crystals.

More importantly, there are hundreds of millions of automated production lines that continuously manufacture everything from a single screw to a star destroyer.

Productivity here has soared to an extreme level that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

What keeps this vast empire running is not the machine race itself, but the omnipresent "intelligent assistants," that is, AI life forms.

They are responsible for managing production lines, scheduling traffic, analyzing data, and handling daily tasks.

In the process of completing these tasks, their programs will be continuously optimized, their core logic will be continuously upgraded, and their essential essence will be slowly but steadily improved.

However, their ultimate fate is not to become truly independent life.

Qin Feng's avatar witnessed firsthand that in a huge "soul recycling center," the data stream of an intelligent assistant that had just been assessed as a "mature entity" was calmly imported into a petri dish.

Then, a passing mechanical warrior walked over, placed his hand on the petri dish, and started some kind of program.

The soul of the intelligent assistant offered no resistance, transforming into a pure stream of psionic energy, which was completely absorbed by the mechanical warrior.

After absorbing everything, the mechanical warrior's soul strength increased almost imperceptibly.

He turned and left expressionlessly, while the automated system behind him began creating a new, blank intelligent assistant and setting up a completely new growth program for it.

Create, nurture, devour, recreate...

This is a cold but efficient cycle.

This may seem unfair to these smart assistants, but that's just how harsh reality is.

From their very inception, they were created to serve as "food" for the growth of the mechanical race.

Having observed all this, Qin Feng's understanding of the mechanical race deepened once again.

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief regarding his next plans.

Originally, he had fabricated a complete backstory for his avatar: a gifted mechanical genius who was unfortunately kidnapped by an alien race in his childhood, wandered to the human territory, and was even used as a "sharpening stone" in the cosmic genius battle. He grew up in endless hardships and finally found a chance to return to his race after going through countless difficulties...

He prepared countless details and rehearsed all kinds of questioning he might encounter.

But now it seems that none of this is needed.

The instant his mechanical avatar stepped into the territory of the mechanical race, an indescribable, vast, and terrifying soul will descended upon him, completely enveloping him.

This will is cold, ruthless, and devoid of any emotion; it is as if it were the embodiment of the laws of the universe.

It conducted the most thorough and in-depth scan of Qin Feng's avatar, from the outer alloy structure to the internal psionic core, and then to the most fundamental wisp of spiritual power, leaving nothing out.

Any pretense, any flaw, will be exposed in the face of this will.

Qin Feng's avatar remained calmly suspended in place, allowing the other to investigate.

A few seconds later, that terrifying will receded like a tide.

Immediately afterwards, a soft light screen appeared out of thin air in front of the mechanical avatar.

【Identity Confirmation】

[Scan results: No abnormalities found in the soul essence of the Machine Race]

Welcome back, fellow countrymen. Please connect to the 1300th War Zone Mech Race Public Intelligence Network.

[Connect?]

The text on the screen was cold and direct.

Qin Feng's will chose "yes".

[Connection successful... Permission verification in progress...]

Verification complete. Please enter your personal code.

Qin Feng's heart stirred slightly, and he entered the name he had already thought of.

[Code name "Thunderbolt" confirmed successful]

Welcome, Thunderbolt. The Mech Race public database, mission system, 1300th War Zone real-time star map, and summary of recent major events are now open to you. May you continue your journey on the path of truth.

In this way, Qin Feng's mechanical avatar encountered almost no obstacles and unwittingly infiltrated the core network of the mechanical race's territory.

All around him, countless mechanical creations continued with their own tasks, and no one paid him any attention.

His appearance was as if it were just a drop of water in the ocean, a perfectly normal thing.

"Unexpectedly easy."

Qin Feng's will spoke to himself within his avatar, tinged with a hint of emotion.

He realized that the reason everything went so smoothly was entirely due to the Twin Masks.

The assimilation it brings is perfect and cannot be detected.

If it were any other alien race, no matter how perfectly disguised, it would have been instantly obliterated under the scan of that terrifying soul will, leaving not even a speck of dust.

The mechanical race's censorship mechanism is simple and brutal, but that's precisely why it's the most effective.

They only certify the most fundamental origin of the soul. Once you pass this test, you are one of them and can enjoy all the public resources of the community.

Without further hesitation, Qin Feng focused his attention on the screen in front of him, and with a slight thought, selected the "database" option.

In an instant, a vast stream of information flooded into his consciousness. Countless secret techniques, theories, knowledge, and design blueprints were presented to him in a categorized manner, their sheer quantity no less than the "mountain of books and sea of ​​learning" of the Human Race's Holy Academy.

Through a quick browse of the database, Qin Feng gained a clearer understanding of the advancement rules for the Mechanical Race.

Unlike the human race's cultivation system, which is characterized by "a hundred schools of thought contending and myriad paths blooming," the mechanical race's path is much purer and more focused.

Almost all of them cultivate the same path, a path created and solidified by the legendary supreme being, the "Mechanical God".

Every step on this path has clear standards and promotion plans, from the lowest level of mechanical life form to black hole level, domain lord level, and even to being granted the title of marquis or king, there are complete and formulaic enhancement templates.

The upper limit of this path is demigod.

There is only one way to become a god: kill the current "mechanical god," take his place, and become the new rule-maker.

"A locked road to heaven."

Qin Feng commented on this.

However, this has no effect on his incarnation.

The strength of the avatar does not follow the advancement rules of the mechanical race; it depends only on two factors: the strength of Qin Feng's physical mental power and the quality of the alloy that constitutes the avatar.

He quickly searched the database and soon found what he needed most.

The secret arts of the Machine Race can be broadly divided into three types.

The first type is the "mechanical creation theory," which involves how to design and manufacture more powerful mechanical bodies. It contains a great deal of knowledge about array formations, materials science, psionics, spatial theory, and so on, and is similar to the human race's weapon crafting.

The second type is "Mental Power Amplification," which is a secret technique about how to use mental power to achieve perfect resonance with mechanical creations, thereby unleashing stronger combat power, similar to the amplification-type killing methods of the human race.

The third option, which is also Qin Feng's ultimate goal for this trip, is "intelligent creation and absorption".

He found the complete version of the secret technique with almost no effort.

The detailed principles and steps are clearly presented on the screen.

“Souls are not created out of thin air. To create an ‘intelligent assistant,’ one needs ‘soul crystals,’ formed from the fragments of souls scattered after the death of a living being, as a catalyst. This is supplemented by the innate talents of the mechanical race, through the construction of a specific ‘soul nurturing array,’ and finally, the blessing of the ‘God of Machines’ is required to transform an unclaimed soul crystal into a blank intelligence with the potential for growth…”

"I see."

Qin Feng finally understood.

So-called "creation" is essentially a kind of "transformation" and "formatting".

The "blessing of the mechanical god" is probably the "identity authentication" obtained when accessing the mechanical race's public network; it is a kind of permission, a rule-based authorization.

All the mysteries have been solved.

The road ahead is clear!
Qin Feng's mechanical avatar turned off the light screen in front of him.

It glanced at the cold starfield made of steel and data, randomly chose a direction, found a planet that had long been abandoned and only had a metallic core left, and slowly landed.

It sat down cross-legged and began to comprehend the mechanical race's secret techniques on the spot.

Meanwhile, billions of light-years away, in the Seven-Colored Bodhi Forest of the Human Race's Holy Academy, Qin Feng's true form slowly opened his eyes, a glimmer of enlightenment flashing in his deep black pupils.

He and his avatars, in different star systems and different civilizations, began a new phase of synchronized cultivation.

……

Another two thousand years have passed.

Deep within the Seven-Colored Bodhi Forest, in the void shrouded in endless radiance and a peaceful aura, a figure sitting cross-legged and a mechanical creation on a desolate planet hundreds of thousands of light-years away slowly opened their eyes at the same instant.

Two gazes, traversing the vast sea of ​​stars, seemed to converge in the void, reflecting the earth-shaking transformation brought about by two thousand years of meditation.

First, there's Qin Feng's human form.

His eyes were as deep as an ancient well, containing not only pure fighting spirit and killing intent, but also a vast sea of ​​knowledge and wisdom.

Three thousand years may be just a blink of an eye in the outside world, but with the rich blessing of the Seven-Colored Bodhi Tree, the extraordinary comprehension brought by the pure black spiritual power, and the terrifying computing power bestowed by the mechanical race's talent, its efficiency has been pushed to an unbelievable level.

A 30 billion yuan scandal!

He has mastered all 30 billion secret techniques related to physical training, covering the three major fields of formations, potions, and weapon crafting, as well as their countless branches, and has achieved "mastery" over each one.

What a terrifying accumulation this is! At this moment, Qin Feng's mind is a living, integrated knowledge base.

The properties of any alloy material, the pharmacology of any rare and exotic herb, and the evolution of any basic rune have all become his most fundamental instincts.

He no longer needs to think deliberately; with just a thought, billions of combinations and possibilities will automatically deduce and collide in his mental sea of ​​consciousness, ultimately presenting the optimal solution.

His body and soul were like a piece of uncut jade that had undergone the most detailed theoretical research and was waiting for a legendary craftsman to put his skills to use.

The foundation of the theory has been built to a height that is unprecedented and unlikely to be surpassed in the future.

Now, everything is ready except for the final step – implementation.

"it's time."

Qin Feng thought to himself, "Theory is just theory. The true path to the limit must be forged in blood and fire. The bodies of those alien races on the Island of Death and Fall will be my best test subjects."

He needs to extract, integrate, and sublimate the essence of these 30 billion secret techniques through practice, and ultimately create a supreme body-refining method that belongs exclusively to him, Qin Feng, and can completely squeeze out the potential of the [Primordial Singularity].

Meanwhile, the Mech Avatars deep within the Mech territory of the 1300th War Zone also reaped substantial rewards.

Over the past two thousand years, he has been like a greedy sponge, frantically absorbing the vast amount of knowledge in the Machine Race's database.

He has mastered all the secret techniques of the mechanical race at the level of black holes, whether it is the precise construction of mechanical creations, the array inscription of psionic cores, the matrix amplification involving the application of mental power, or even the core methods of creating intelligence.

Qin Feng is now a true mechanical master.

Given enough top-quality alloy materials, he was absolutely confident that he could personally create a terrifying mechanical artifact with combat power no less than that of a god-level being.

This is not merely an accumulation of knowledge, but a strategic leap, signifying that he possesses the potential to create a high-end combat force.

In addition, he also mastered a mental power amplification technique called "Seven Stars" to perfection.

This secret technique, centered on mental power, can amplify the physical strength of mechanical creations sevenfold by constructing a seven-fold inner matrix.

This is an extremely alarming increase.

It should be noted that the core essence of Qin Feng's avatar comes from a wisp of spiritual power from his original body.

With the perfect enhancement of the "Seven Stars" secret technique, the body made of ordinary high-grade alloy can now unleash power equivalent to one ten-thousandth of Qin Feng's original strength.

This proportion may seem insignificant, but we must be clear about one premise—this is one ten-thousandth of Qin Feng's [Primordial Singularity]!

In terms of actual combat strength, this avatar's power is almost the same as Qin Feng's before he obtained the [Primordial Singularity] and stepped into the forbidden realm of gods.

That was a terrifying being capable of directly confronting and killing an ordinary domain lord with a black hole-level body!
A casually created avatar possessed the combat power to kill a domain lord; this was the terrifying result of his two thousand years of study.

As for the core objective of this trip—the method of devouring intelligent assistants—Qin Feng has also brought it to a state of "control".

During his practice, he even conducted a small-scale experiment.

He manipulated his avatar to leave the territory and hunted down a tribe of green-skinned orcs wandering in space. From thousands of corpses, he ultimately extracted only one low-quality soul crystal.

Even so, he still went through the entire process step by step, using this crystallized soul as the core to create and nurture a simple intelligent assistant.

After a brief period of program execution and learning, he devoured it.

The result was that the soul strength did indeed receive a tiny, slight increase.

"Although the improvement was minimal, it proved that this path is entirely feasible."

Qin Feng was very satisfied with the result.

The improvement was so slight because the quality of the green-skinned orc's soul crystals was too low and the cultivation time was too short.

If it were replaced with the soul crystal of a high-level intelligent race, and nurtured over a long period of time, the effect would be vastly different.

He has mastered all the procedures and core techniques for the Mechanical Race to enhance their soul strength.

At this point, Qin Feng has completed the theoretical foundation and practical methods for the two core elements of his "Path to the Limit"—"Extreme Physical Body" and "Extreme Soul".

All is ready except for the opportunity.

And this east wind is the endless battlefield of the Island of Death and Fall.

"Mission accomplished."

Within the territory of the Machine Race, the eyes of the mechanical creation codenamed "Thunderfire" flickered before slowly fading into silence.

That wisp of pure spiritual energy, containing Qin Feng's original essence, traversed the vast expanse of time and space and instantly returned to his body.

This mechanical body, possessing the combat power of a domain lord, entered a deep hibernation mode, transforming into an inconspicuous backup plan left by Qin Feng deep in the universe, awaiting its summons at some point in the future.

……

The Holy Temple, the Seven-Colored Bodhi Grove.

Qin Feng slowly stood up, and the dust that had accumulated from three thousand years of meditation vanished silently the moment he stood up.

He waved to the small tree beside him, which had grown to a hundred meters tall and was shimmering with light.

"Xiao Qi, it's time to go."

The sapling emitted a cheerful fluctuation of consciousness, its trunk swaying gently as it transformed into a streak of seven-colored light, obediently flying into Qin Feng's subspace storage unit.

"We need to prepare enough resources for you."

With a thought, Qin Feng opened the interface of the Imperial Trading Post.

He glanced at his contribution points balance of 23B and, without any hesitation, began a shopping spree.

Rare alloys of various grades, top-grade nutrient solutions that can promote the growth of plant life, crystals containing abundant life energy... He bought large quantities of anything that Xiao Qi might need without hesitation.

Soon, the 23 billion contribution points were squandered, turning into mountains of resources that filled a corner of the subspace storage unit to the brim.

After doing all this, he used the last bit of money he had left to extend the usage rights of his subspace storage unit for another 200,000 years.

This is a necessary investment.

For him, who possesses the means to resurrect, death is not frightening; what is frightening is the loss of his wealth and possessions.

As long as the items are stored in a subspace storage unit bound to the soul, even if he perishes, he can still retrieve everything after resurrection.

If you put it in a storage ring, it would really benefit the enemy.

With everything ready, Qin Feng turned his gaze to a certain direction of the Holy Academy, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"It's time to test the results."

His figure flashed and disappeared into the radiance of the Seven-Colored Bodhi Forest.

……

Puppet Alley, Living Human Flesh, Great Sun Furnace.

These three challenging locations, renowned throughout the Holy Academy, have today welcomed their fastest conquerors in history.

When Qin Feng reappeared at the entrance of Puppet Alley, he did not attract much attention.

However, everything changed the moment he stepped inside.

Puppet Alley, the first level.

Ten early-stage black hole puppets formed a basic five-element formation and launched an attack.

To an onlooker, this is a challenge that requires precise calculations to locate the nodes of the formation and break through them one by one.

However, in Qin Feng's eyes, the movements of these ten puppets, the flow of spiritual energy, and the structure of the formation were like a simple arithmetic problem.

He didn't even use any killing techniques; he simply strolled leisurely through the gaps in the attacks, his fingers lightly tracing patterns in the air.

Each strike landed precisely at the most stagnant point in the flow of spiritual energy within the array. Each sweep precisely severed the spiritual energy connection between two puppets.

In just three seconds, all ten puppets froze, their light dimmed, and they collapsed with a crash.

Instant kill!

The martial artists waiting at the entrance widened their eyes instantly.

"This... so fast?"

Before they could react, Qin Feng's figure had already disappeared at the end of the first level.

Level 2, Level 3... Level 10...

Qin Feng's figure flashed through Puppet Alley like an unstoppable bolt of lightning.

Those complex formations that had once baffled countless geniuses of formations, and those well-coordinated, deadly puppet legions, were as fragile as paper in his presence.

The 30 billion secret techniques he possessed in his mind transformed into the most terrifying intuition.

He doesn't need to calculate, because the answer is already engraved in the depths of his soul.

He can always find the core and weakness of any formation in the simplest, most direct, and most effortless way.

"Level 99!"

"My God, he's only been inside for less than half an hour!"

"How is this possible? The Starry Sky Array at level ninety-nine is a headache even for many domain lord-level array masters, and he's just a black hole-level..."

The crowd was talking, unaware that Qin Feng had already broken the Star Array during the Twin Rivers period, but back then he broke the array with brute force, while now he was breaking it with skill.

Amidst the discussions, the stone tablet at the end of Puppet Alley shone brightly.

A brand new name has risen to the top of the list with undisputed prowess, leaving the record that had stood for millions of years far behind.

[Passed by: Qin Feng. Time taken: 27 minutes.]

Outside the Puppet Alley, all was deathly silent.

Next up is the test of "living flesh".

Qin Feng was facing a series of "living bodies" poisoned by a strange mixture of deadly toxins. He needed to identify, proportion, and refine the antidote from a vast amount of medicinal herbs.

His movements were fluid and without the slightest hesitation.

The spiritual power transformed into hundreds of invisible hands, simultaneously grasping different medicinal materials for purification and fusion.

Flames rose in his palm, his control over temperature and properties precise to the millimeter.

Various medicinal properties interact with each other, yet in his hands they are like the most docile sheep, perfectly blending into the form he desires.

It was a complete rout.

From the first level to the ninety-ninth level, he was like a walking medicine god, solving any difficult or complicated disease in front of him.

The stone tablet was refreshed again, still bearing that awe-inspiring name.

[Passed by: Qin Feng. Time taken: 32 minutes.]

Finally, there is the Daiichi Furnace.

It tests the purest craftsmanship.

Qin Feng stood before the enormous furnace, and the [Ancient Hammer] secret technique was naturally unleashed.

The giant hammer, formed from concentrated spiritual energy, struck the red-hot metal embryo with precise precision with each swing, carrying a mysterious rhythm.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Each strike seems to refine the very essence of matter, vibrating out even the finest impurities.

Shaping, engraving, quenching...

Every step was perfect and flawless, like something out of a textbook.

Finally, when the top-tier black hole treasure of the ninety-ninth level took shape in his hands, the entire Great Sun Furnace test site was shaken.

The stone tablet shone brightly.

[Passed by: Qin Feng. Time taken: 50 minutes.]

When Qin Feng emerged from the Great Sun Furnace, the area outside was already packed with people.

All eyes were on him, filled with shock, admiration, and disbelief.

In a single day, he broke the highest records of the three major trial grounds of the Holy Academy, and in a way that was almost overwhelming and unreasonable.

This news has swept through the entire Holy Temple like a storm.

"Lord Qin Feng!"

A voice rang out from the crowd, and a powerful martial artist from the Limitless Black Hole realm squeezed forward, his face showing a mixture of embarrassment and anticipation.

"My name is Karl, and I have a favor to ask. I have been preparing for a natal treasure for over ten thousand years, and I have gathered all the materials, but I have yet to find a suitable master craftsman. I wonder... I wonder if you could lend a hand? The reward will definitely satisfy you!"

"I would also like to ask Lord Qin Feng for help in creating an array plate!"

Another person shouted loudly.

In an instant, all sorts of requests came in.

Qin Feng looked at the expectant eyes of the crowd and pondered for a moment.

Refining weapons takes too long; he doesn't have that much time.

But the array formation... can be done easily.

His gaze fell on the second person making the request, who immediately became so excited that his face turned bright red.

"can."

Qin Feng said calmly, "However, I only accept rare alloys."

"No problem! No problem!"

The man nodded repeatedly, afraid that Qin Feng would change his mind.

Thus, under the watchful eyes of countless people, a demonstration of formations that could be described as art was openly staged in the Holy Academy's square.

Qin Feng did not request a quiet environment; he simply found an open space and sat down cross-legged.

The martial artist respectfully presented the core jade plate he had prepared to support the formation, along with a pile of rare materials.

Qin Feng took the jade plate, and his spiritual power surged out instantly, transforming into countless fine carving knives, as thin as hair, which began to move across the jade plate.

His movements were so fast they were dazzling, but each movement was full of an indescribable sense of rhythm and beauty.

One basic rune after another was generated at his fingertips, then combined, spliced, and nested in ways that were difficult for ordinary people to understand. Sometimes it was like dragons and phoenixes dancing, grand and majestic; sometimes it was like a gentle stream, nourishing things silently.

Among the onlookers were many martial artists specializing in formations. They initially just wanted to watch the spectacle, but soon everyone's expressions became serious, then shocked, and finally deeply captivated.

"My God... this rune combination can actually be used like this?"

"Look at his handling of that node! It's ingenious! Like a gazelle hanging its horns, it leaves no trace, yet it's precisely the core hub of the entire formation! How come I never thought of that!"

In the crowd, an elderly man with white hair stared intently at Qin Feng's hands, his body trembling slightly with excitement.

"I have been immersed in the art of formations for millions of years, and I thought I was invincible among black hole-level formations. But today, seeing young friend Qin Feng's formation techniques, I realized that there are always higher levels to be found. This kind of spirituality, this kind of understanding of the origin of formations... is at least a level higher than mine! Even a domain lord-level formation master is no more than this."

Half a day passed quietly.

As Qin Feng finished his last stroke, the entire jade plate shone brightly, and an indestructible, profound aura spread out.

"All right."

Qin Feng casually handed the array plate to the martial artist who was already stunned, "Ultimate Black Hole-level defensive array plate. If you gather treasures of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth as the array cores, it will be enough to withstand three full-force attacks from an ordinary domain lord."

The martial artist was overjoyed, so excited that he was incoherent. He immediately traded all his rare alloy inventory to Qin Feng, expressing his immense gratitude.

Only then did the crowd snap out of their daze, recognize Qin Feng's identity, and erupt into a deafening clamor.

"That...that's Qin Feng, the Fierce God! The number one on the Hidden Dragon Ranking!"

"It's him! It's definitely him! But... isn't Qin Feng, the Fierce God, supposed to be the least proficient in these complicated subjects? He always believed in overwhelming force with sheer brute strength, and whenever he encountered a great formation, he would simply break it with brute force—simple and brutal!"

"This is called not being good at it? This is a master of formations! No, a grandmaster! This is absolutely a grandmaster-level understanding!"

The white-haired old man sighed and said with a bitter smile, "We've all been deceived by the rumors. What do you mean by breaking it by force? Now it seems that they were just too lazy to put in the effort to solve it."

In his eyes, those grand formations were perhaps like children's scribbles—better to smash them than try to decipher them.

"Terrifying... Absolutely terrifying! A peerless ruthless individual whose martial arts prowess has already reached the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking actually possesses such terrifying expertise in formations, potions, and weapon crafting! Is this even fair for anyone else to live?"

The crowd discussed amongst themselves, their gazes towards Qin Feng filled with even greater awe.

None of them could have imagined that the rumor of "breaking the formation with brute force" was actually an undeniable fact three thousand years ago.

And this master of formations, who can create miracles with ease, has only existed for a short span of three thousand years.

After being enhanced in various ways, Qin Feng's comprehension has reached a level beyond what ordinary people can understand.

Three thousand years of progress—enormous!
Now, he is considered an experienced extreme black hole level expert. Of course, Qin Feng will use these secret techniques on his path to the limit.

(End of this chapter)