High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 395 The Emperor Awakens! The War of the Gods Begins! The Terra Council! Venerable Qin Feng Returns to Terra!
Qin Feng walked towards the very center of the Land of Fallen Gods, the area shrouded in chaotic mist.

The closer he got, the more he felt a deep-seated sense of sorrow and resentment.

This emotion did not originate from any one deity, but was the superposition of thousands upon thousands of similar emotions, so intense that it could shake even the Dao heart of a cosmic sage.

He walked very slowly, each step he took analyzing the remaining laws and information of this space.

He discovered that the rules here were exceptionally "pure" and "extreme".

Around the giant sword tombstone, only the law of "killing and annihilation" existed; all other laws were rejected and annihilated.

Near that World Tree, there is only the cycle of "life" and "decay," and concepts such as time and space become blurred.

……

This doesn't resemble the state of a primordial deity resonating with all the laws of the universe, achieving perfect harmony and self-consistency.

It's more like... a cultivator who has developed a certain law to its extreme, even to the point of "obsession".

A thought flashed through Qin Feng's mind like lightning, causing him to stop in his tracks.

He turned around abruptly and re-examined this "cemetery" of the gods.

A revolutionary guess came to mind.

"What is buried here might not be a 'god' at all."

With this guess in mind, he quickened his pace and stepped into the chaotic mist that shrouded the center of the continent.

Within the mist lay neither the ultimate inheritance he had imagined, nor some extraordinary treasure.

There is nothing here.

There was only a more dilapidated and ancient battlefield ruin.

In the very center of the ruins stood the last and only ordinary stone tablet, which did not exude any divine power.

There were no words on the stone tablet, only a deep claw mark that seemed to split the entire continent in two.

Qin Feng had seen those claw marks countless times in the illusions of millions of years.

It is filled with endless killing, change, indulgence and decay.

Those were... the claw marks of chaos.

Below the claw marks, there was a line of extremely faint writing, as if it might disappear at any moment.

It is not any known cosmic script, but rather a kind of information directly imprinted on the causal level by intention.

Those who come after and see this seal should know:

This place is not the tomb of a god, but the mound of those who ascended to godhood.

We are all those from different eras who aspire to ascend to godhood and contend with chaos.

However, at the end of the divine path, only despair remains.

Chaos...is invincible.

Turn back, this road... is blocked.

boom!
This information exploded in Qin Feng's mind like a cosmic Big Bang.

He understood instantly.

I understand completely now.

The Land Where Gods Fell!

Those who have fallen are not "gods," but those who possess the potential to become gods, have reached the pinnacle of cosmic supremacy, and are attempting to take that final step... "quasi-gods"!

They were the most brilliant and unparalleled powerhouses of their respective eras. Unwilling to remain at the level of Venerable Ones, they sought to ascend to godhood and obtain the power to directly confront the Chaos Gods.

But without exception, they all failed.

They all fell on the path to godhood, mercilessly obliterated by that giant claw that stretched out from the chaotic dimension.

Their sacred paths after death transformed into tombstones across the continent, serving as a warning to those who come after.

This entire [Land of Fallen Gods] has never been a secret realm of inheritance from beginning to end!
It's a "trap"!
A most brutal and real "warning sign" built by countless pioneers with their lives and despair!
Its sole purpose is to inform those like Qin Feng, who aspire to fight against the Chaos Gods:
The path you've chosen, and your ultimate goal, will lead you to the same end as us!

This road is a dead end!
An extremely cold chill was so intense that even Qin Feng, with his current Venerable state of mind, could not completely suppress it.

He seemed to see, in the distant past, one after another, incredibly talented and powerful beings, filled with the ambition to save the universe, striving for the supreme divine position, only to be easily crushed by a giant claw that spanned dimensions.

Their resentment and their sorrow, spanning billions of years, weighed heavily on Qin Feng's heart.

Qin Feng stood silently before that last stone tablet for a century.

For a century, he neither tried to comprehend the divine principles within any of the "tombstones" nor attempted to decipher the chaotic claw mark.

He was just thinking.

Reflect on that message, reflect on this "dead" path.

Is chaos... invincible?

He whispered to himself.

If this had happened before the Battle of the Myriad Star Domains, his resolve might have wavered because of this despairing message.

But after being baptized by the illusion for millions of years and personally "experiencing" the corruption of the four evil gods, his Dao heart had long been as firm as a rock.

"You failed because you weren't at your 'limit' enough."

“You are trying to use the ‘rules’ of the universe to fight against ‘chaos’ that transcends the rules. You are still operating at the level of ‘technique’.”

The icy chill in Qin Feng's eyes slowly faded, replaced by a more resolute and pure "light".

“My path, from the very beginning, has been to ‘cover’ the rules and ‘define’ the rules.”

"Your path may not be open."

"But my journey has only just begun."

He did not linger.

He nodded slightly to the stone tablet, both as a tribute and as a farewell.

Then, he turned around and resolutely left this despairing place that had buried the hopes of countless pioneers.

The experience in the Land of Fallen Gods did not make him back down; on the contrary, it made him even more convinced of the correctness of his path.

The conventional path to "becoming a god" has been proven to be a dead end.

Therefore, he must forge his own "limit" path, one that is unprecedented and unparalleled.

To succeed on this path, it's not feasible to work in isolation.

He needs more information, more resources, more... knowledge of the higher secrets of this universe.

"The endless sea..."

Qin Feng stood on the edge of the "Sea of ​​Death," gazing back at the chaotic star field.

"I have exhausted the resources of the Seventy-Two Divine Passes. What remains are just some scattered secret realms that are no longer of much use to me."

"It's time... to go back."

He made a decision.

Return to the first half of the cosmic sea, return to the territory of the human race.

For him now, the Endless Sea is like a fully explored "starter village," and there's no need to linger any longer.

He discerned his direction, tore through space, and embarked on his long journey home.

This time, the return is no longer for escape, nor for revenge.

Rather, it was to integrate all available resources, search for any clues that could make him stronger, and prepare for the inevitable final battle against the Chaos God.

Returning from the darkest part of the universe, the "Endless Sea," to the core of the human territory located in the first half of the cosmic sea is such a long journey that even for Qin Feng, a newly promoted cosmic venerable, it is a long journey.

This requires traversing countless unfamiliar galaxy clusters, crossing chaotic dark matter belts in the universe, and even bypassing some natural spatial and temporal dead zones that even Venerable Ones find challenging.

Qin Feng took a full 100,000 years to travel this route.

But during those 100,000 years, he wasn't simply traveling.

For the Venerable One, spiritual practice has long been integrated into every breath and every moment of existence.

When traversing a "sea of ​​nothingness" composed of pure "annihilation" laws, he would stop, sit cross-legged for a thousand years, and resonate with the "zeroing" laws of this world through his own "limited universe" cycle, deepening his understanding of the "end".

When passing by a supergiant neutron star that is on the verge of collapse, he will delve into its core to personally experience the extreme "compression" and "gravity" in order to refine his own [Primordial Limit Body], making its density and toughness reach an even more unbelievable level.

When passing through star systems with unique civilizations, he would also descend upon them as an ordinary traveler to observe their social structures and understand the rise and fall of their civilizations, thereby enriching the part of his sacred path concerning "order" and "evolution".

These 100,000 years of travel and cultivation are like a long "tempering".

It thoroughly solidified and solidified the somewhat "superficial" immense power that Qin Feng had acquired through frantic plundering in the Divine Pass.

Although his realm is still at the initial stage of [Cosmic Venerable], his foundation is as solid as the cornerstone of the universe.

His control over his own power has reached a completely new and subtle level. He no longer needs to deliberately release the [Ultimate Divine Light]; every glance and every thought of his is itself a "definition" of the rules of reality.

If he were to encounter a divine saint like Emperor Shitian again now, he probably wouldn't even need to fight. With just a thought, he could cause the other party's path to fundamentally disintegrate.

He has absolute confidence.

Even if he encountered those renowned Venerables who had been immersed in the Venerable Realm for several eras and were already famous, he was confident that he could compete with them, and even... defeat them!
Ten thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

When Qin Feng saw that familiar star field again, constructed from countless man-made celestial bodies and interstellar fortresses and filled with the aura of humanity, his heart remained completely undisturbed.

He is back.

We've arrived at the Human Holy Academy.

When Qin Feng appeared outside the Holy Academy, he did not attract anyone's attention.

He concealed his presence to the extreme, just like an ordinary person returning home.

However, just as he was about to enter the Holy Temple...

A gentle, ancient, yet seemingly vast thought containing the entire universe resounded directly in his mind.

"Welcome home, newly promoted Venerable One. Please come to the 'Heavenly Profound Palace' for a chat."

Qin Feng paused, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

He knew he had been discovered.

The fact that someone could communicate with him on a soul level without him even noticing speaks volumes about their spiritual level.

—【Lord of the Universe】!
The Lord of the Universe is a being who stands above the Venerable Ones and truly stands at the very top of this cosmic pyramid.

Each and every one of them is a pillar of the Human Alliance.

Qin Feng did not resist. Following the guidance of that thought, he took a step and his figure appeared directly in an ancient, quiet palace that seemed to blend into the starry sky of the entire universe.

The hall was completely empty.

There was only an old man dressed in a simple gray robe, with white hair and beard, and a kind face, sitting cross-legged under a huge star map, as if he had been sitting there for hundreds of millions of years.

"Junior Qin Feng greets senior."

Qin Feng bowed slightly and gave a salute.

This is his heartfelt respect.

"No need to be polite."

The old man slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were deeper than the starry sky, as if reflecting the entire process of the universe from its birth to its destruction.

“My name is Tianxuan. In this era, I am the one who is in charge of the Holy Academy.”

He looked at Qin Feng, his all-knowing eyes carrying a hint of approval, a hint of relief, and a hint of... barely perceptible solemnity.

“Not bad. To be able to reach this point alone in such a short time, in a place like the Endless Sea, you are the greatest surprise of this era of humanity.”

"You flatter me, senior," Qin Feng replied calmly.

"This is no exaggeration." The Lord of Tianxuan shook his head. He did not ask about Qin Feng's experience in the Endless Sea, as if he already knew everything. "I invited you here today because there is one, no, two, important matters concerning the fate of the entire human race that I want to tell you."

Qin Feng's expression turned serious, and he listened attentively.

"The first thing."

The Lord of Heavenly Mystery's tone became extremely serious, "Not long ago, the 'War of the Gods' broke out."

"God War?"

Qin Feng's pupils contracted slightly as he recalled the truth about the [Land of Fallen Gods].

Is it...

"Yes."

The Lord of Heavenly Mystery seemed to see through his thoughts, "It is a battle between true 'gods'. Although the specific reason is unknown, an extremely fierce god-level war broke out in an unknown dimension of the universe. Judging from the aftershocks of the laws we observed, more than one... true god has died in the battle."

This news was like a bombshell, shaking even Qin Feng to his core.

"And related to this matter is the second thing."

The Lord of Heavenly Profound looked at Qin Feng and slowly uttered a name that Qin Feng could never have imagined.

"The Emperor has risen from his golden throne."

"Emperor?!"

Qin Feng's heart was stirred with even more intense emotions than when he heard about the outbreak of the "God War".

Emperor!

The Human Alliance is, in name and in reality, the supreme leader!
A living "myth" who led the human race from its humble beginnings, overcoming all obstacles to its current status as the dominant power in the universe!
However, according to the records of the Holy Academy, several eras ago, the Emperor was severely injured in an earth-shattering battle with Chaos. Since then, he has sat on the golden throne of Terra, using his own divine soul to suppress a huge rift leading to the dimension of Chaos, and has been unable to move an inch.

He is like a "stabilizing force" for the human race. Although he cannot take action, as long as he is still alive, the human race's fortune will not be cut off.

But now, the Lord of Tianxuan actually said... he has stood up?

Yes, he stood up.

The voice of the Lord of Heavenly Mystery carried an indescribable sense of shock and excitement. "The Emperor joined the battle right when that 'war of gods' broke out."

"How is the result?"

Qin Feng pressed for an answer.

"He...returned unharmed."

The Lord of Heavenly Mystery took a deep breath and slowly said, "Furthermore, judging from the residual aura of law around the Golden Throne when the Emperor returned... he killed many gods."

……

……

A long silence fell over the main hall.

This news is utterly shocking.

A "living fossil" who should have been critically injured and unable to move not only stood up, but also participated in a war that would even cause the fall of innate gods, and... slaughtered his way through the enemy lines and returned safely.
Just how terrifying is the Emperor's power?
"what on earth is it?"

Qin Feng felt a deep sense of doubt.

"I do not know either."

The Lord of Tianxuan shook his head. "The Emperor's realm has long been beyond our comprehension. After his return, he did not say much, but left behind a decree."

He looked at Qin Feng, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

"Next, the highest-level 'Terra Council' will be convened."

"At that time, all beings within the human territory whose cultivation is above the Emperor Realm must go to the human ancestral land - Terra to participate in this council."

"Everyone?"

Qin Feng keenly grasped this word.

"Yes, everyone."

The Lord of Heavenly Profound nodded. “Whether it’s the elders of the Holy Academy, the generals guarding the borders, or even newly promoted Venerables like yourself, not one can be missing.”

"This council will decide where our human race will go in the unprecedented upheaval that will sweep across the entire universe."

The Lord of Tianxuan stood up, walked to Qin Feng, and handed him a token that shimmered with golden light.

The token bears only a simple, ancient emblem in the shape of a double-headed eagle.

"This is Terra's keepsake."

When will parliament convene?

Qin Feng accepted the token.

"time,"

The Lord of Tianxuan looked at the starry sky outside the palace and slowly said, "It will be a million years from now."

"Millions of years..."

Qin Feng nodded.

This period of time is unimaginably long for ordinary people.

But for beings at their level, it might just be a brief period of seclusion.

"I understand."

Qin Feng put away the token.

God Wars, Emperors, Terran Council...

(End of this chapter)