High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 411 Void Imprisonment Device, Civilization Ascension
The Chosen Battlefield, the Human Fortress.

The automated defense system of the level 3 fortress has been operating for a full 48 hours.

The eerie blue light emitted by the phase logic core enveloped the steel fortress within an absolute security zone.

Qin Feng stood on the city wall, holding a newly generated "Fortress Expansion List" in his hand.

"The loss rate of energy transmission pipelines is still too high."

Qin Feng frowned slightly as he looked at the data panel. "Although Crimson Copper is sturdy, its energy conductivity is only B-grade. To support the full-power operation of the 'Interstellar Warp Gate,' a higher purity crystal material is needed."

Just as he was pondering where to find a replacement, the system's task notification sounded at the opportune moment.

For Qin Feng now, this doesn't feel like a "life-or-death trial," but more like a delivery notification that "everything I need has arrived."

【Ding. 】

[A base upgrade requirement has been detected.]

[Triggered the mining quest: A dazzling mineral vein.]

[Mission Description: The "Crystal Song Canyon," located on the eastern side of the S-09 area, is rich in high-purity "Prism Stardust." This is an essential material for constructing photon defense towers and zero-loss energy pipelines.]

[Mission Objective: Collect at least 500 units of Prism Stardust.]

[Opponent Faction: Crystal Clan.]

[Regional Guardian: Venerable Hanling (Elder of the Crystal Clan, skilled in energy reflection and physical immunity).]

Time limit: 3 hours.

The Real Universe, the Terra Council.

"Crystal Clan?"

The intelligence officer glanced at the screen, yawned, and casually wrote a few lines in his notebook: "Confirmed, Venerable Qin is going to buy more goods again."

The young staff officer beside him said nervously, "Sir, that's Venerable Hanling! He's known as 'Absolute Reflection,' any energy attack that hits him will be reflected back at double the speed..."

The intelligence officer glanced at him, picked up his coffee, and took a sip. "Oh. So what? Remember to notify the logistics department to prepare to receive the data package for the new materials. With Venerable Qin back this time, our solar energy weapon technology will probably need another upgrade."

The style of the comments in the live stream also changed.

"Is this a Crystal Clan? I've heard that Crystal Clan bodies are excellent semiconductor materials."

"The betting has started! How many minutes will Qin Shen finish the battle?"

"Last time it took five minutes to kill the Blood Crocodile (because it had to be skinned), this time the Crystal Clan doesn't need to be skinned, I guess it will take three minutes."

"That's a Venerable One! Can't you show some respect? I'll bet three and a half points!"

"...The Crystal Clan is finished."

"Go quickly and tell Venerable Hanling to run away."

"There's no escaping it. Once that wicked star targets you, you're just a walking supply decoy."

"Let's disperse, there's nothing to see here, just another one-sided massacre."

Inside the Chosen Battlefield.

Qin Feng put away the list, and the teleportation portal behind him lit up.

“Prism Stardust…perfect, Venerable Cold Prism’s true form is a huge, top-grade prism.”

Qin Feng stepped into the portal, his tone as calm as if he were discussing what to have for dinner.

"I hope its purity is high enough so it won't disappoint me."

Crystal Song Canyon is a beautiful but deadly place.

There are no plants here; everything is made of crystals of various colors. Sharp crystal clusters grow on the ground, and visible energy dust floats in the air. When the wind blows through the canyon, it produces an ethereal echo like a pipe organ, hence the name "Crystal Song."

Deep within the canyon, inside a colossal crystal palace.

Venerable Hanling was suspended in mid-air. He had no fixed facial features, and his entire body was composed of countless perfectly faceted diamond-shaped crystals, with a dazzling cold light flowing inside.

"Qin Feng of the Human Race..."

Venerable Hanling emitted a buzzing vibration, "I know you killed the Blood Crocodile. But that stupid crocodile only knew brute force. My Crystal Clan are the darlings of energy, possessing the talent of 'phase reflection'. No matter how hard your fist is, hitting me will only cause you to die from the recoil!"

He is very confident.

Because over the past tens of thousands of years, countless powerful beings have fallen to his "absolute reflection." Physical attacks are ineffective, and energy attacks are reflected, creating an almost unsolvable vicious cycle.

at this time.

The space above the canyon rippled like water.

Qin Feng's figure appeared out of thin air.

Without wasting words, he activated the Eye of Return to the Void, his gaze sweeping across the entire canyon before finally settling on the mineral vein beneath Venerable Hanling...

"The quality is good," Qin Feng nodded. "It's just that there's a big thing blocking the way on top, which is a bit of a nuisance."

Enraged, Venerable Hanling's body blazed with light, and countless high-energy laser beams shot out from the cut surfaces of his body, instantly weaving into an impenetrable net of death light under the mirror-like reflection of the canyon.

"Arrogant humans! In my domain, light is my slave! Refraction of all things—Death Ray Purgatory!"

The optical network instantly engulfed Qin Feng.

That intensity of laser light is enough to slice an asteroid into pieces in an instant.

however.

The human viewers in the live stream didn't even stop eating their snacks.

"That's it?"

"Playing with lasers? Qin Shen just obtained the core component of the Mechanical Race."

The light net dissipated.

Qin Feng remained standing in the same spot.

He didn't even activate his shield. He simply adjusted the frequency of the aura emanating from his body to achieve a perfect "transmission" state with the laser's frequency.

The light passed through him, just as it would pass through the air.

This is how the "Primordial Limit Dao Body" interprets and adapts to the rules.

"Is this your method?"

Qin Feng patted his shoulder and looked at Venerable Hanling.

"Since it's a rock, it should just lie on the ground and be mined."

Venerable Hanling was horrified to discover that his attacks were ineffective against Qin Feng.

"Impossible! You're a solid object, how could light possibly penetrate you?!"

He refused to believe it, and his body suddenly spun around, transforming into a giant drill that crashed directly into Qin Feng.

"Since light won't work, let's talk about hardness! My body is harder than a neutron star!"

Faced with this earth-shattering collision.

Qin Feng neither threw a punch nor dodged.

He simply held up one finger.

The fingertip gently touched the rapidly spinning tip of Venerable Hanling.

Ding.

A very faint, yet extremely piercing, cracking sound.

There was no violent collision.

A very special shockwave was released from Qin Feng's fingers.

This is not power, it is frequency.

Rule application: Matter resonance.

The Eye of Return to the Void had already deciphered the inherent frequency of Venerable Hanling's body crystal lattice.

"Any hard crystal, when vibrating at a certain frequency, is as fragile as a piece of paper."

Qin Feng said calmly.

Om-! ! !
The enormous body of Venerable Hanling suddenly froze.

Immediately afterward, starting from the point where Qin Feng's fingertips touched the ground, countless fine cracks spread wildly like a spider web.

Click, click, click...

"No...my body...my crystal core..."

Venerable Hanling let out a desperate scream. He felt every atom in his body trembling wildly, and the once tight structure was disintegrating on its own.

Qin Feng withdrew his finger and took a step back.

"broken."

Wow——!
The towering Hanling Venerable, standing a hundred meters tall, completely disintegrated in that instant.

There was no flying blood and flesh, only a sky full of crystal shards, like a diamond rain.

A powerful expert at the Venerable Realm was thus turned into raw materials scattered all over the ground.

"..."

"What's this? You crushed it with a single finger?"

"The principle of resonance. That human mastered the fundamental laws of physics."

"Too brutal... The Blood Crocodile was torn to pieces, this one was shattered. In front of this human, what is a Venerable One? Glass?"

"2 minutes and 15 seconds. The guy who bet 3 minutes lost."

"Too fast, my instant noodles aren't ready yet."

"Qin Shen: I don't produce materials, I'm just the Venerable's transporter."

Qin Feng ignored the reactions from the outside world.

With a wave of his hand, his powerful divine sense enveloped the entire area.

The core left behind after Venerable Hanling collapsed—a fist-sized "Venerable-level crystal core" radiating seven-colored light—automatically flew into his hand.

He also collected all the high-purity "prism stardust" on the ground into his storage space, like rolling up a carpet.

500 units? No.

Qin Feng looked at the pile of spoils.

"There are at least 50,000 units here. With this crystal core, it's enough to upgrade the fortress's energy transmission efficiency to S-level."

【mission completed. 】

Time taken: 2 minutes and 20 seconds.

[Kill Rating: SSS (Effective kill)]

【Rewards:】

Resources: 50000 units of high-energy crystals.

Technology Blueprint: [Photon Shield Generator (Full Version)].

National Fortune Feedback (Core Rewards):

[Energy Affinity]: Increases the energy perception of all humans by 30%. Reduces the loss rate when manipulating energy (such as electricity and spiritual energy) by 20%.

【Crystallized Vision】: Humans' vision is greatly enhanced, and there is a chance to awaken the talent of "Microscopic Perspective" or "Energy Flow Observation".

Qin Feng glanced at the reward and nodded in satisfaction.

"Energy affinity? For modern humans who are about to fully embark on cultivation, this is the best foundational talent."

He turned and stepped into the warp gate, disappearing into Crystal Song Canyon.

All that remained were ruins scattered everywhere, and a group of trembling monsters who were thankful that they were just low-level stone monsters and hadn't been noticed by Qin Feng.

The moment the rewards were distributed, the real universe underwent another dramatic change.

This time, the transformation is taking place in the fields of energy and sensing.

Cheers to Blue Star, on the eastern coast, the fourth-generation controlled nuclear fusion demonstration reactor.

Inside the control room, alarms blared incessantly. "Magnetic confinement field unstable! Excessive energy transfer loss! Coil overheating!"

Zhang was covered in sweat as he stared at the ever-decreasing efficiency curve on the screen.

"Still not working... The material's energy conductivity limits the output power. Ignition has been achieved, but the energy cannot be transferred out, and it can only be watched to dissipate."

This is a problem that has plagued the energy community for half a century—transmission loss.

Just as everyone was preparing to press the "emergency shutdown" button.

Feedback from the Chosen Battlefield has arrived.

[Energy Affinity] is in effect.

[Control energy loss rate reduced by 20%] - This is a rule-based modification.

Suddenly, the piercing alarm stopped.

The red efficiency curve on the screen seemed to have been injected with a stimulant, instantly surging and breaking through the theoretical extreme value in green.

"W-what happened?" the assistant exclaimed. "The coil temperature has dropped! The transmission efficiency has jumped from 75% to...98%?!"

"Impossible! Even room-temperature superconductivity can't achieve this data!"

With trembling hands, Engineer Zhang reached for the control panel.

To his surprise, he found that he could seemingly "feel" the cheerful rhythm of the current flowing through the circuit board. The once raging electrons were now as docile as lambs.

He subconsciously adjusted a parameter knob.

hum-

The reactor emitted a steady and pleasant rumble.

A tremendous amount of energy surged through the power grid, illuminating the entire city with neon lights, yet not a single line was overloaded.

“We succeeded…” Engineer Zhang took off his glasses, tears streaming down his face. “The energy loss barrier has been broken. From today onwards, humanity will bid farewell to the energy crisis.”

Outside the window, thousands of lights shone brightly. They were not just electric lights, but starlight reflecting the leap of civilization.

Sector 9, the location of the frontline reconnaissance company.

Ye Fei lay prone under the camouflage net, holding a heavy sniper rifle in his hand.

Ahead lay a swamp filled with poisonous miasma, where, according to intelligence, a scout squad of alien races was lurking.

However, the toxic miasma was too dense, severely interfering with both the thermal imager and the infrared detector, resulting in a screen full of static.

"Damn it, we can't see anything at all." Ye Fei's eyes were sore and watering from staring at the scope for so long. "If they get close at this distance, we're all doomed."

Just as he was about to request artillery fire.

Divine feedback: [Crystallized Vision] activated.

Ye Fei suddenly felt a cool sensation in his eyes, as if the finest eye drops had been applied.

He blinked and looked at the swamp again.

The world has changed.

The hazy, poisonous miasma gradually faded from his eyes, becoming transparent.

Instead, there are dazzling lines.

That was the movement of the wind, the breathing of the plants, and... seven dark red energy orbs hidden three meters below the mud pit.

"I saw it."

Ye Fei muttered to himself.

He could even clearly see the energy cores pulsating inside those orbs of light, and see the circulation routes of the spiritual energy within their bodies.

This is no longer just a visual observation; it's an insight that directly confronts the essence of things.

"At three o'clock, three meters below the mud, seven targets."

Ye Fei calmly adjusted the muzzle of his gun, his voice eerily steady.

"No need for artillery fire. I can see their hearts."

boom!
The first bullet was fired.

A muffled groan came from beneath the swamp, and the red light instantly went out.

Then came the second shot, the third shot...

Seven gunshots rang out, and seven lurking alien scouts were shot in the head without their knowledge.

Ye Fei put away his gun and blew away the smoke from the muzzle.

He looked at the incredibly clear lines on his palms and a confident smile appeared on his lips.

"So this is the real world."

……

The Chosen Battlefield, the core of the fortress.

Qin Feng embedded the crystal core of Venerable Hanling into the base of the newly completed "Photon Defense Tower".

A semi-transparent light curtain, visible to the naked eye, instantly opened, enveloping the entire fortress.

This light barrier can not only defend itself, but also, like Venerable Hanling, reflect the enemy's energy attacks back.

"Defense system, perfect."

Qin Feng clapped his hands, looking at his newly renovated home.

"Next, it's time to get this fortress moving."

……

The Chosen Battlefield, the Human Fortress.

The photon defense tower hummed deeply and steadily. The semi-transparent light curtain, barely perceptible to the naked eye, resembled an inverted glass bowl, enclosing the Crimson Wasteland within a radius of two thousand kilometers.

The crystal core of Venerable Hanling is indeed a treasure of heaven and earth. Even when operating at full power, the core temperature is always maintained at an absolutely calm freezing point.

Qin Feng stood atop the highest watchtower, his hands behind his back.

His gaze pierced through the light screen, landing on the deep, undiscovered fog-shrouded area of ​​the battlefield.

That was the "unexplored zone," a death zone that even the God-Chosen System's map only showed as black.

"Defense, energy, and basic resources are all overflowing."

Qin Feng tapped his fingers lightly on the railing, his fingertips moving rhythmically. "According to the normal logic of civilization's development, the next step should be 'expansion,' or finding a more advanced 'evolutionary opportunity.'"

The "Spark of Civilization" behind him seemed to sense the guardian's thoughts. The golden flame suddenly shot up a full zhang, crackling and popping, as if it were yearning for some kind of fuel from a higher dimension.

Just then, a strange change occurred in the sky above the entire battlefield of God's Chosen.

No longer are blood-red war warnings, nor are they golden mission announcements.

The sky turned an eerie deep purple.

Countless stars spun rapidly in the purple sky, forming a giant vortex.

An ancient, desolate bell, carrying the heavy scent of time and dust, rang out from the depths of that vortex.

thump—

thump—

thump—

Three chimes resonate in the soul.

Whether they were weak races hiding underground, barely surviving, or powerful chosen ones ruling over their respective territories, they all felt a tremor deep within their souls.

Immediately afterwards, the cold and grand system notification sound, for the first time, took on a touch of solemnity, resounding throughout the world.

[WARNING: The first phase of the Chosen Battlefield, "Survival and Construction," is nearing its end.]

[Battlefield energy concentration detected to be within acceptable limits; initiating the second phase of pre-event preparations.]

[Triggering the global competition quest: Key to the Abyss.]

【Task Description:】

Above the central area of ​​the Chosen Battlefield, the "Endless Abyss," a "Lost Stargate" has appeared. The sole credential for opening the Stargate—the "Key of the Astral Realm"—has spawned at the top of the Abyss Altar.

This is a trial of courage. The Astral Key possesses an extremely heavy "rule mass," subjecting its holder to a hundred times the force of gravity, and it cannot be stored in any storage space.

Victory Conditions:

[Capture and hold the [Astral Key] for 1 hour, or successfully bring it back to your own base.]

【mission rewards:】

[1. Unlock the "Level 2 Resource Zone" (including Spirit Crystal Veins, Beast Nests, and Ancient Ruins).]

2. The winning race will gain the qualification for "Civilization Ascension" (unlocking race-exclusive abilities).

[3. Loser's Penalty: All races that participate in the contest but fail will have 30% of their stronghold resources deducted.]

The entire internet is abuzz with excitement over the real universe.

"A global competition mission? This is going to be a massive free-for-all!"

"Previous missions were all aimed at a single race or region, but this time it's about driving all the Chosen Ones into one pit?"

"Look at the rules! The holder has to withstand 100 times the force of gravity? And can't be put into a backpack? This is practically a sitting duck!"

"If someone gets the key, won't they be riddled with bullets by everyone on the map?"

The once lifeless channel suddenly became lively, filled with a sense of luck and conspiracy.

"Hehe, this mission is interesting. The fact that it can't be put into the backpack means that the human can't hide things like before."

"A hundred times the gravity suppression? Even if Qin Feng's physical body is strong, his speed will be crippled, right?"

"This is our chance! If we join forces, we can focus our fire the moment he gets the key and is slowed down..."

"That's right! This might be the only chance to kill him! This key is a hot potato; whoever takes it will die!"

"What do you think, leaders of the gods and demons?"

The newly appointed Protoss commander's eyes were grim: "This is a trap, but also an opportunity. If we don't go, once humanity obtains the 'Civilization Ascension' qualification, we'll truly have no hope. We must go! Take the 'Void Imprisonment Device' with us; even if we can't kill him, we must seize the key!"

Inside the Chosen Battlefield.

Qin Feng looked at the slowly rotating purple vortex in the sky and the dazzlingly bright golden mark in the center of the map.

"The Key to the Abyss? Civilization Ascension?"

Qin Feng's lips curled up slightly, the expression of a hunter spotting his prey.

"It seems the system also thinks our current evolution speed is too slow and wants to add fuel to the fire."

Qin Feng stretched his neck, making a cracking sound.

"For the weak, it's a death sentence. But for the strong..."

"That is the scepter of coronation."

He turned around and gave instructions to the control center of the stronghold.

"Activate Level 1 combat readiness. Photon defense towers are on full standby."

"If someone tries to break into my house while I'm away..."

A fierce glint flashed in Qin Feng's eyes.

"Then let Venerable Hanling's spirit teach them what 'absolute reflection' is."

After arranging everything, Qin Feng did not use the teleportation portal.

Because the space around the Endless Abyss is extremely unstable and filled with spatial turbulence, warping through it would be tantamount to suicide.

But this didn't bother him.

boom!
The ground beneath Qin Feng's feet suddenly cracked open.

With his sheer physical explosive power, he created a long white shockwave that shot straight toward the purple abyss in the center of the map.

(End of this chapter)