Permanent Martial Arts

by Stayrr

It was a dangerous era. Extraterritorial ferocious beasts occupied 90% of the living space in the world, while humans could only survive in a small space. Fortunately, some of the surviving humans awakened to genetic martial arts! Breaking the shackles of one’s genetics was the foundation of cultivating martial arts. Lin Feng, who was born with congenital disease, could not experie

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Chapter 160 Dilemma

"They've finally retreated. If I'm not wrong, that low roar just now should be from that Pangolin Beast general demon underground, right?"

Lin Feng's expression was a little solemn. Only a Pangolin Beast demon general could command so many Pangolin Beasts.

"That's right. When I was fighting underground with Chief Commander Zhou Yun, I saw that Pangolin Beast demon general. This aura is from that Pangolin Beast general demon!"

Lu Wei's expression was also very solemn. Fortunately, that Pangolin Beast demon general had not appeared. Otherwise, how could Lin Feng possibly be a match for it?

Seemingly knowing what Lin Feng was worried about, a smile appeared on Lu Wei's lips. "Chief Commander, there's no need to worry. That Pangolin Beast demon general almost never appears. Even last time, it was underground. We were the ones who took the initiative to attack the Pangolin Beasts. Unless absolutely necessary, that Pangolin Beast demon general won't appear."

Lin Feng nodded, but he still felt a little uneasy inside. The Pangolin Beasts' attack came so suddenly this time. Was it just for the sake of an ordinary Pangolin Beast demon?

It did not seem to be that simple. Why was that Pangolin Beast demon general unwilling to show itself so easily? Was it afraid of something, or was there another reason? Lin Feng did not know, but he knew that he absolutely could not place his hopes on the enemy.

Regardless of whether that Pangolin Beast demon general would appear, he must have the means to resist it, or they would always be in a very passive situation.

"Lu Wei, quickly tabulate the casualties this time. Also, write a report on Chen Xue's matter. Make sure it's detailed. I'll report it to the higher-ups."

"Understood."

Lu Wei nodded, but there was some sorrow in his eyes. Chen Xue's mangled corpse was still outside the base. They could not go out to clean up the corpses for the time being. They had to wait for a period of time and confirm that the Pangolin Beasts had truly retreated before going out to clean up the corpses.

After handing these matters to Lu Wei, Lin Feng returned to his residence.

Although he had powerful regenerative abilities, he was still very tired. He was almost exhausted after such a huge battle. Hence, Lin Feng, who originally did not sleep much, also fell into a deep sleep on the bed for the entire day.

It was not until the next day that Lin Feng woke up feeling refreshed.

"Hmm, begin restoring Astral Power."

After Lin Feng recovered his energy, he began to prepare to restore Astral Power. Hence, he circulated the Astral Swirl technique and attracted a large amount of star power, forming a vortex of Astral Power around him.

As soon as the Astral Vortex appeared, it was like a bottomless pit that devoured a large amount of star power in a frenzy, rapidly converting it into strands of Astral Power.

Although he could also circulate the Astral Swirl technique in battle, the efficiency was too low. After all, he could not control the technique at all times, and it might be interrupted at any time.

Moreover, star power could not recover automatically. Therefore, during battle, the depletion of Astral Power was almost impossible to replenish.

Lin Feng finally felt the benefits of having more Astral Power now. Moreover, the power of the Void Bubble had somewhat exceeded his imagination.

Even though he had a faint feeling that the Void Bubble would be very powerful, he did not actually have a direct understanding of how powerful it would be.

It lasted until this time, when Lin Feng faced the nine Pangolin Beast demons on the battlefield. In that instant, he utilized the Void Bubble, and the six Void Bubbles killed the six Pangolin Beast demons in almost the blink of an eye.

The six Pangolin Beast demons did not have any power to resist. In a breath's time, they died from the collapse of the Astral Bubbles. It had to be known that the six Pangolin Beast demons were not ordinary Pangolin Beast. Lin Feng even suspected that they were comparable to Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

Moreover, the strongest aspect of Pangolin Beast demons was their rock-like skin. Even the eruption of Astral Power found it hard to break their skin.

However, the Pangolin Beast's strongest defense was useless against the Void Bubble. As long as it collapsed, the Pangolin Beast demon would be instantly crushed into a mess of flesh and blood.

Unfortunately, Lin Feng only had 2,600 strands of Astral Power now. If he had more Astral Power, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state now. As long as he had over 3,600 strands of Astral Power, he could deploy nine Astral Bubble at once, and he would be able to kill the nine Pangolin Beast demons instantly.

However, a mere 2,600 strands of Astral Power was far from Lin Feng's limit. He could still continue to condense Astral Power. Calculating based on how Astral Power in the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm was 10 times that of First Level of Metamorphic Realm, Lin Feng's limit of Astral Power would be at least 5,000 strands.

If he really had more than 5,000 strands of Astral Power, Lin Feng would have nothing to fear even if more than a dozen Pangolin Beast demons came at once.

In fact, if Lin Feng could break through again, how daunting would his Astral Power be? Lin Feng did not think about such distant matters. In this battle, apart from discovering that the power of the Void Bubble exceeded his imagination, his innate abilities all seemed to have improved as well.

Be it his strength ability, defensive armor, sharp horn, or even undying characteristic, all of them had improved by a certain extent.

This could not help but make Lin Feng speculate. Could it be that as his physique improved, his innate abilities could continue to improve? If he went through a second life transition and entered the Divine Realm, would his innate abilities improve along with

it?

In the past, Lin Feng had concerns that if his strength continued to increase, these innate abilities would sooner or later be unable to keep up with his standards, or that if he went through a second life transition, perhaps these innate abilities would become useless.

But now, it seemed like he did not need to worry about this at all. His innate abilities seemed to be able to improve slowly as well.

"I'm still not strong enough."

Lin Feng thought of that Pangolin Beast demon general. It was too much of a threat to the South Mountain Base.

If he wanted to increase his strength quickly, Lin Feng actually had a solution now, and that was to continue fusing the genes of dire beasts.

Ever since he broke the genetic lock, Lin Feng had been considering whether to fuse with the genes of dire beasts. Once he fused with the genes of dire beasts, it would bring about an obvious increase in strength.

The most obvious improvement was the improvement of his physique. Once he fused with the fifth dire beast gene, Lin Feng's strength could even increase again. Relying on his body alone would probably allow him to unleash not only 350 tons of strength, but 400 tons, or even stronger!

This was far faster than the speed at which Lin Feng could slowly increase his strength through his body's metamorphosis. However, at the same time, Lin Feng had some reservations about fusing the fifth dire beast gene.

He was afraid that the limit of his body would be broken again after fusing with the dire beast genes. Then, his limit of Astral Power might even reach more than 6,000 strands, or even more. If that happened, it would probably be even more difficult for him to advance to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm.

Fusing might allow him to increase his strength in a short period of time. It would be helpful for the current situation.

Not fusing would have certain benefits in the long term. At least, it would be slightly easier for Lin Feng to advance to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm in the future.

Should he fuse? Lin Feng was in a dilemma.

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Chapter 161 Astra Devourer

Whether to fuse or not was indeed a challenging problem. For the moment, Lin Feng found it difficult to make a decision.

However, his current strength had yet to reach a bottleneck in various aspects, such as Astral Power, his body with incomplete metamorphosis, and so on. There was still a projected period of "explosive growth" for his strength.

Hence, after some thought, Lin Feng put it on hold for the time being and did not rush to make a decision. He decided to focus fully on condensing Astral Power first, at least until he reached his limit.

Actually, the speed at which the Astral Swirl condensed Astral Power was already relatively fast, but for Lin Feng, it still seemed to be very slow. He really wanted to switch to another Astral Power cultivation technique.

Although Astral Power cultivation techniques were rather expensive, Lin Feng's gains this time were rather good. He killed a total of nine Pangolin Beast demons, and severely injured one.

The heavily injured Pangolin Beast demon was still outside the city. Those Pangolin Beasts did not have intentions to take the "casualty" back. If everything went as expected, the heavily injured Pangolin Beast demon would also die.

Hence, Lin Feng killed ten demons this time. One ordinary demon was worth five merit value, and ten were worth 50 merit value. Lin Feng had earned 50 merit value after this great battle.

This was equivalent to him guarding the South Mountain Base for five years. It seemed like this amount of merit value wasn't that difficult to obtain.

However, in reality, this was only because Lin Feng was very special, and was practically invincible among his peers. In addition, he cultivated the Void Bubble, so killing a demon was very easy.

Look at the other inhuman experts in the South Mountain Base. They had also fought a bloody battle, but what was the outcome? They could not even kill a demon. Naturally, they did not receive any merit value at all.

Hence, it was not that merit value was easy to obtain, but that it was relatively easier for Lin Feng

Added to Lin Feng's original 272 merit value, Lin Feng now had 322 merit value.

Lin Feng currently had 2,600 strands of Astral Power. If his Astral Power limit exceeded 5,000 strands, Astral Swirl could condense about 20 strands of Astral Power every day.

With 20 strands a day, 200 strands for 10 days, and 600 strands a month, it meant that he would need about four or five months to reach the limit of Astral Power.

Lin Feng did not want to waste so much time just to condense Astral Power. Hence, without any hesitation, he immediately entered the Martial Domain Network's online shop.

He had to change his Astral cultivation technique. No matter how much merit value it cost, he had to switch to a cultivation technique that condensed faster. Perhaps that would mean wasting the dozens of merit value spent on the Astral Swirl cultivation technique, but how was Lin Feng supposed to know that the limit of Astral Power in his body would be so formidable back then?

In the Martial Domain Network's online shop, Lin Feng entered the panel of the academic faction. Back then, he had purchased his Astral Swirl from the academic faction's online shop. Ordinary Astral Power cultivation techniques were generally around 50 merit value, and there was a limit no matter how expensive they were.

Of course, that applied to the level of a Metamorphic Realm martial artist. If it was an Astral Power cultivation technique for the Divine Realm, things would be different. It would cost at least a few hundred merit value, and not even Lin Feng might be able to afford it.

However, even if they bought the Divine Realm Astral Power cultivation technique, Metamorphic Realm martial artists would not be able to cultivate it. This concerned the level of life, or it might be dangerous to cultivate it.

However, after searching for a while, Lin Feng did not find a satisfactory Astral Power cultivation technique. After all, most Metamorphic Realm Astral Power cultivation techniques sought stability. Who would pursue speed? Even a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist would only have 9,999 strands of Astral Power when reaching the limit of their body. It was perfectly normal for them to take a few years to reach their limit.

No one would have thought that a mere Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist like Lin Feng would have such a terrifying limit of Astral Power in his body. If he followed the prescribed order of cultivation to reach the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm, it would take many years for him to condense Astral Power alone.

Since the academic faction did not have any Astral Power cultivation techniques that met Lin Feng's requirements, he decisively went to search from the other factions.

The first choices were the military and government factions. As the two major factions second only to the academic faction, they also collected many Astral Power cultivation techniques, but they were all similar to the cultivation techniques of the academic faction. There were no Astral Power cultivation techniques that especially pursued speed of condensation.

Next was the consortium faction. Their cultivation techniques were obviously fewer. Even their profundity could not compare to the academic, military, and government factions.

From the cultivation techniques alone, it could be seen that the consortium faction was indeed weaker than the top three factions.

Lastly, there was the Freelance Cultivators Union. The Freelance Cultivators Union was completely different from the top four factions. The top four factions all had some stringent rules and were stricter, whereas the Freelance Cultivators Union did not.

Hence, the cultivation techniques created by some martial artists of the Freelance Cultivators Union were also varied and strange, even wildly imaginative, which interested Lin Feng greatly.

These Astral Power cultivation techniques no longer blindly pursued stability and safety in absorbing Astral Power. Some Astral Power cultivation techniques were even very dangerous, but they were still available in the online shop.

For example, Lin Feng was currently focused on a Astral Power cultivation technique, not because it was terribly miraculous, but because it was sufficiently expensive.

One hundred merit value!

This Astral Power cultivation technique was called Astra Devourer. Its name was rather imposing, and the meaning was that it could devour star power.

Furthermore, the introduction was very domineering. There was almost no limit to devouring star power and transforming it into Astral Power. The amount of Astral Power his body could withstand would be the amount of Astral Power he could condense.

Furthermore, this was not an absolutely safe cultivation technique, and there were dangers. For example, if one's body could not hold out and still forcefully devoured star power, the star power would rebound, causing the martial artist to suffer severe injuries.

If the body was too weak, even cultivating it by force would cause one to suffer injuries.

The Astra Devourer Technique required a strong physique for cultivation. The stronger the body, the more efficient it was. This was a technique created by a Meta-divine Realm expert of the Freelance Cultivators Union. Its concept was to rely on a technique to cultivate all the way to the Divine Realm or the Meta-divine Realm without any obstructions.

However, in the end, he discovered that the physique requirements required for the Astra Devourer Technique were simply too high. Ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists would work hard to cultivate their Astral Power, so why would they care about tempering their bodies?

Thus, as time passed, no one was interested in buying this Astra Devourer Technique. Moreover, it required 100 merit value to be used. In fact, it had only been purchased for three times.

"What a domineering Astral Power cultivation technique. I wonder if it's as miraculous as its introduction?"

Lin Feng searched around. In the end, he was still more satisfied with this Astra Devourer Technique. This was practically a cultivation technique tailor-made for him. With his physique, forget about Metamorphic Realm martial artists, even those demons which specialized in physiques were not as strong as him.

Lin Feng had the Hero of Humanity Medal, which could give him a 20% discount. Hence, he spent 80 merit value to buy Astra Devourer. There was now only 242 merit value left in his account.

Although he had spent 80 merit value all at once, Lin Feng didn't pay too much mind to it. No matter how much merit value he had, if it couldn't increase his strength or wasn't helpful to his cultivation, what was the use of it?

Hence, if this Astra Devourer Technique could greatly save him the time needed to condense Astral Power, this 80 merit value would be worth it.

After purchasing the Astra Devourer, Lin Feng eagerly checked the mnemonic for the Astra Devourer and prepared to start cultivating.

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Chapter 162 5,000 Strands of Astral Power

The Astra Devourer mnemonic was very simple, but the principle was indeed imaginative.

Why?

The principle of Astra Devourer was a rare celestial phenomenon in the cosmos called black holes.

A black hole devoured everything. Even light was devoured. Naturally, star power was also devoured. According to this principle, the Astra Devourer Technique modeled the human body as a black hole, and specialized in devouring star power.

Of course, this was wishful thinking, but after countless experiments by that Meta-divine expert, he actually succeeded. However, after succeeding, he realized that the physique required was just too strong. It was estimated that even as a Meta-divinity expert, he could barely cultivate it.

Let alone Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

This kind of imagination was indeed very impressive. Lin Feng nodded repeatedly, full of admiration.

However, this black hole seemed a little familiar. Lin Feng quickly thought of the Void Bubble. The "collapse" of the void bubble simulated a kind of celestial phenomenon. If the star collapsed, a black hole would eventually form.

It seemed that both Astral Power cultivation techniques and Astral martial arts were actually related to certain celestial phenomena in the cosmos. This was very normal. After all, Astral Power was power from the stars in the cosmos. If one wanted to make good use of Astral Power, they naturally had to observe the celestial phenomena in the cosmos.

Moreover, those cosmic celestial bodies contained terrifying energy. By simulating them, one might be able to obtain unexpected gains.

No matter what the principle of the Astra Devourer Technique was, what Lin Feng valued was its actual effect.

Hence, without any hesitation, Lin Feng began to practice the Astra Devourer Technique.

As he had already cultivated the Astral Swirl Technique, Lin Feng was practiced when cultivating the Astra Devourer Technique. Even though the principles were somewhat different, the cultivation process was similar.

As Lin Feng followed the steps in the mnemonic, his entire body shook slightly. Then, he felt a large amount of star power pour down from the starry sky.

Boom.

It was as if he had jumped into water all of a sudden. Lin Feng almost suffocated. A huge amount of Astral Power almost filled the entire secret chamber. Lin Feng tried to take deep breaths, but it was useless. Every breath he took still contained massive star power.

This was especially so since he practiced the Astra Devourer Technique. No matter how much star power came, he would devour them all. This feeling was unprecedented. Lin Feng had never experienced it before.

A large amount of star power entered his body and transformed into Astral Power frantically. Even with Lin Feng's current physique, he felt like a balloon that could explode at any moment.

One strand, two strands, ten strands, twenty strands…

The speed at which Astral Power condensed in Lin Feng's body was even more incredible. With almost every blink of an eye, a large amount of Astral Power would appear in Lin Feng's body. This speed of conversion was simply unimaginable.

"How can it be so fast?"

Even Lin Feng was a little stunned. However, as he felt as if his body was about to explode from overexertion, he gained some understanding as well. This Astra Devourer Technique actually claimed that the stronger one's physique was, the faster the speed of condensing Astral Power, and there was almost no upper limit to it.

How strong was Lin Feng's physique? Even Lin Feng himself probably did not know, because there was no suitable standard for measurement at all. Compared to Lin Feng's physique, other martial artists were simply too inferior.

Therefore, with Lin Feng's current "abnormal" physique, even the Meta-divine expert who created this Astral cultivation technique back then could not estimate how fast he could condense Astral Power by practicing the Astra Devourer Technique.

Fifty strands, sixty strands, seventy strands…

As time passed, the star power gathered around Lin Feng became more and more terrifying, and the speed at which the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body condensed kept increasing

"No, I can't hold out anymore. I can only maintain condensing about 120 strands of Astral Power a day at most, and that also incurs damage to my body. Therefore, condensing 100 strands of Astral Power is the best outcome every day."

Lin Feng had actually been testing the limits of what his body could withstand as well. After an entire day had passed, Lin Feng had condensed 120 strands. However, his body was in extreme discomfort. It was damaged in multiple places by the star power.

Fortunately, Lin Feng had the undying characteristic and could recover very quickly. Otherwise, just this minor injury would require him to recuperate for half a month, or even longer.

Lin Feng was also very satisfied with the results of the test. About 100 strands a day would be best. This speed was simply astonishing. No one would believe it even if they were told.

After all, even for the Astral Swirl cultivation technique, which condensed Astral Power at a relatively fast speed, could only condense about 20 strands of Astral Power per day. Compared to the Astra Devourer Technique, its efficiency was countless times lower. The difference was just too great.

This 100 merit points was very worth it. Even if the price was several times more expensive, Lin Feng would still think it was worth it!

Since the speed of condensing the Astra Devourer Technique was so fast, Lin Feng instructed the guards not to disturb him unless necessary. He handed the matters of the South Mountain Base over to Lu Wei to manage, while he entered seclusion to cultivate.

In the blink of an eye, 28 days had passed. In almost a month, the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body had actually reached 5,400 strands!

How daunting was this Astral Power?

According to an increment of ten times, the amount of Astral Power in Lin Feng's body would clearly far exceed his imagination. It should be 5,230 strands of Astral Power. How could it reach 5,400 strands?

Moreover, the Astral Power had yet to reach its limit. Finally, after a period of time, only when the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body reached 5,430 strands did his body feel saturated. No matter how the Astral Power burrowed into his body, and no matter how he circulated the Astra Devourer Technique, Lin Feng could no longer condense a single strand of Astral Power.

5,430 strands of Astral Power. It must be because his body had been constantly undergoing metamorphosis, and his various attributes were improving, that he had continuously broken his limit.

Lin Feng clenched his hands. His strength must have exceeded 380 tons now! It was even stronger than the original 350 tons. His body must be undergoing continuous metamorphosis.

"Under normal circumstances, my body's metamorphosis should be about to end."

Lin Feng had a feeling that the speed of his body's metamorphosis was gradually slowing down as well. Once the metamorphosis of his body was over, it would be very difficult to improve his physique again.

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With 5,430 strands of Astral Power, if he used the Void Bubble, he could condense 13 Astral Bubbles in an instant. These 13 beautiful Astral Bubbles could instantly slay 13 demons!

Only at this moment did Lin Feng truly feel powerful!

He was really very powerful now. He was no longer afraid of being surrounded by enemies. Once he utilized the Void Bubble, there was almost no power that could contend against it, no matter how many enemies there were.

However, what if he encountered an especially powerful demon or a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist?

Lin Feng remembered that the Void Bubble could continuously use Astral Power to condense the Astral Bubble. The more Astral Power condensed, the more powerful the Void Bubble would be. Lin Feng had never tested the limit of the Void Bubble's power. This was a good opportunity to give it a try.

So, with a thought from Lin Feng, he mobilized Astral Power and quickly began to condense the Astral Bubble.

Buzz.

The Astral Bubble appeared in front of Lin Feng. It was still magnificent, but this was only condensed from 400 strands of Astral Power. Lin Feng wanted to test its limit now. How could 400 strands of Astral Power be enough?

Hence, he began to infuse more Astral Power into the Astral Bubble.

Five hundred strands, one thousand strands, two thousand strands, three thousand strands…

As Astral Power was infused into it continuously, the Astral Power Bubble in front of Lin Feng became even more beautiful, emitting a dream-like aura. Even Lin Feng felt as if he would be attracted by the dream-like beauty of the Astral Bubble and become intoxicated by it.

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Chapter 163 Request for Reinforcements

The Astral Bubble was indeed magnificent, but Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. He knew very well what kind of terrifying power would erupt once this beautiful bubble burst. After all, he had already infused 3,000 strands of Astral Power into it.

The limit had not been reached yet with 3,000 strands of Astral Power. Hence, Lin Feng continued to infuse more Astral Power. He wanted to test the power limit of the Void Bubble.

Three thousand and five hundred strands, four thousand strands…

When the Astral Power infused into the Astral Bubble reached 4,000 strands, Lin Feng clearly felt a little strained. He realized that after the Astral Power reached 4,000 strands, the Astral Bubble he had condensed became a little unstable, as if it would collapse at any

moment.

"Insufficient mental will!"

Lin Feng found the reason. There seemed to be no limit to the infusion of Astral Power with the Astral Bubble. This was really a terrifying martial art, but Lin Feng's mental will was limited. Once there was too much Astral Power condensed within the Astral Bubble, he would be unable to control it, and it would eventually collapse, unable to

"The limit is about 4,000 strands while I can still control it steadily. Any more and I won't be able to control it anymore."

Lin Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. Four thousand strands of Astral Power was actually a considerable amount. It was equivalent to four times the Astral Power in a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist.

How powerful was a single Astral Bubble condensed from so much Astral Power?

There were no objects for reference in the secret chamber right now. He thought for a moment. The Void Bubble had never been used to deal with any martial artists before. He simply gritted his teeth, and extended his palm into the astral energy bubble.

Moreover, he concentrated the remaining over 1,400 strands of Astral Power in his palm to form a protective Astral Power layer. He wanted to personally test the power of this Astral Bubble when faced with the defense of Astral Power.

"Collapse!"

With a thought from Lin Feng, the Astral Bubble that had condensed 4,000 strands of Astral Power began to rapidly collapse.

Although this Astral Bubble seemed very beautiful and did not have much of a fearsome aura, it was actually imitating the process of celestial bodies collapsing in the cosmos. That was a process that could form a terrifying black hole.

What kind of cataclysmic power would erupt during this process?

Previously, it seemed very easy for Lin Feng to deal with those Pangolin Beast demons himself. He only felt that the Void Bubble was very strong, but he did not have a direct understanding of how strong it was himself.

Now, when Lin Feng tested it on his own arm, he suddenly sensed the eruption of an extremely terrifying aura.

Horrifying. It was simply too horrifying. In an instant, Lin Feng felt as if he had sensed the aura of death. Extreme fear surged through his heart.

There was great terror in life-or-death situations. Lin Feng could sense the aura of death precisely because of this magnificent Astral Bubble. He believed that those Pangolin Beast demons also felt the same when the Astral Bubbles collapsed.

The terrifying aura spread, but Lin Feng no longer had the opportunity to retract his arm. He could only mobilize the Astral Power in his body frantically, gathering it all in his palm, and covering his palm densely with a layer of Astral Power.

While Astral Power was not depleted, martial artists would not die!

This was almost an ironclad rule. As the Astral Bubble collapsed-perhaps for a second, or perhaps for an instant-Lin Feng did not even feel any pain. The Astral Bubble collapsed into a pinprick, then completely disappeared.

Lin Feng's palm also disappeared along with the Astral Bubble. It disappeared bizarrely from the point almost parallel with his wrist. It was even smoother than the slash of a blade, as if it had disappeared into thin air for no reason.

Strange, fearsome, and terrifying. At this moment, even Lin Feng felt his heart palpitate.

The one thousand and four hundred strands of Astral Power protecting his body were actually useless. It was as if his palm had vanished into thin air. There was not a trace of Astral Power in Lin Feng's body now.

"This is just too terrifying. Is this the power of an Astral Bubble formed from 4,000 strands of Astral Power?"

Lin Feng had experienced the terrifying power of the Astral Bubble personally. Forget about Second Level Metamorphic Realm, could even a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist withstand it?

Lin Feng did not know. There were 9,999 strands of Astral Power in a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, but it was really difficult to say if these 9,999 strands of Astral Power could withstand Lin Feng's Void Bubble.

Moreover, the Void Bubble condensed from 4,000 strands of Astral Power was not the limit of the power of the Void Bubble. As long as Lin Feng could strengthen his mental will to control the Astral Bubble, he could continue to infuse more Astral Power.

"Phew…"

Lin Feng heaved a sigh of relief. He had too much Astral Power now, and had reached his limit. Moreover, with the Astral martial art that was the Void Bubble, his strength in Astral Power had actually exceeded the strength of his physical body.

Right now, Lin Feng had not given up on training his body. It was actually more for the reason that improving his physique had some supplementary effects on his Astral Power.

If this continued, Lin Feng might even slowly give up on tempering his body himself.

It was no wonder that so many martial artists would give up on tempering their bodies after breaking the genetic lock. Compared to the increase in Astral Power that was so fast and so powerful, the tempering of the physical body was indeed slow.

Even someone with Lin Feng's powerful physique would encounter such a problem, let alone other martial artists.

However, Lin Feng had no intention of giving up on his physical body. He had always felt that the cultivation of the physical body and the Astral Power were equally important. Moreover, he had the genetic fusion device. Once he fused the genes of dire beasts, the strength of his physical body might not be inferior to Astral Power.

As for now, Lin Feng felt that his body had already undergone metamorphosis for more than two months. Actually, he could already attempt to cultivate the fifth level of Nonuple Body Tempering. If he could master the fifth level and unleash five Spiral Forces, Lin Feng would have nothing to fear from any Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist.

The North Mountain Base was guarded by martial artists of the Freelance Cultivators Union.

The two bases, North Mountain and South Mountain, were both at the foremost of the frontline. The South Mountain Base had to guard against Pangolin Beasts, while the North Mountain Base had to guard against Terrestrial Ants.

These Terrestrial Ants were much smaller than the Pangolin Beasts. They even looked like tiny creatures, and were just similar in size to some pet dogs. Naturally, they were countless times larger than ordinary ants.

However, as a true dire beast, Terrestrial Ants were extremely terrifying. Their teeth were practically indestructible. A single bite could even break through hard steel.

Moreover, Terrestrial Ants could burrow into the ground. There were tens of thousands of tunnels underground, dense and complex, like an underground maze. Such Terrestrial

headache.

Now, the North Mountain Base was in trouble. Those Terrestrial Ants had gone berserk for some unknown reason and started attacking the North Mountain Base in a frenzy. Even though the construction materials used by the Northern Mountain Base were much tougher than those used by the South Mountain Base, it was only a matter of time before the North Mountain Base fell to the assault of Terrestrial Ants.

"Chief Commander, call for reinforcements. The Legate has to oversee the South Mountain City and can't be deployed easily. We can only call for reinforcements from the South Mountain Base."

"That's right. I heard that the South Mountain Base repelled the attack of the Pangolin Beasts some time ago. They should be free to support us now."

The strength of the North Mountain Base was quite decent. In fact, its overall strength was much stronger than that of the South Mountain Base. There were a total of 50 inhuman experts, which was relatively rare even in the frontline base.

However, at this moment, everyone in the conference room of the North Mountain Base had expressions of dismay.

"We're actually asking for reinforcements from the South Mountain Base. Seriously…"

The Chief Commander of the North Mountain Base was also very helpless. In truth, the North Mountain Base and the South Mountain Base were not very far apart. Moreover, they belonged to different factions. How could there not be any competition and friction usually?

However, even during the height of the South Mountain Base, the North Mountain Base still had the upper hand. It was always the South Mountain Base which requested reinforcements.

Since when did the North Mountain Base need to seek reinforcements from the South Mountain Base?

However, now was not the time to be petulant. The Terrestrial Ants outside the North Mountain Base were attacking the North Mountain Base in a frenzy. Asking for reinforcements from the South Mountain Base was their only choice.

"Request reinforcements from the South Mountain Base immediately!"

The Chief Commander of the Northern Mountain Base, Mo Lei, almost gritted his teeth as he gave the order.

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Chapter 164 Yu Shan's Arrival

Beep-beep.

Lin Feng's communicator suddenly rang.

"Eh? Yu Shan, you're already at the South Mountain Base?"

Lin Feng picked up the call. His face was filled with surprise. Wasn't Yu Shan going to get married and have a honeymoon? Why was he at the South Mountain Base only after two months?

However, it was hard to converse through the communicator. Lin Feng simply left the secret room. Although he had yet to master the fifth level of Nonuple Body Tempering, his physique had already improved by another stretch. It would not be a problem for him to unleash 380 tons of power with his raw physical strength.

Opening the secret chamber, Lin Feng went to the living room.

"Chief Commander, an inhuman expert is reporting to the South Mountain Base outside."

Seeing Lin Feng exit, the guard hurriedly reported to Lin Feng.

"I see. Inform the 20 battalion leaders at the base to gather in the conference hall."

"Yes Sir."

The guard quickly went to inform them. After the previous battle, Lin Feng's prestige in the South Mountain Base grew even stronger, and had already far surpassed the previous Chief Commander, Zhou Yun.

Up until now, Lin Feng could be considered to have grasped the authority of the South Mountain Base. Even if he did not handle the specific matters of the base, his words were orders, and no one would question them.

When he came to the living room, Lin Feng saw Yu Shan at a glance.

The current Yu Shan appeared spirited. He looked as if he had been reborn.

"Yu Shan, why are you here?"

"Haha, why can't I be here? Xiaoxi and I agreed to come here to help you first, and then go back for leave when we have time. I've more or less completed the metamorphosis over the past two months, and my strength has also improved greatly. I thought that I should be able to help you with something, so I came here. Why, am I not welcome?"

"Of course you are welcome."

Lin Feng was also very happy. Yu Shan made it sound easy, but in reality, he had only taken two months to rush over. He probably did not even have a honeymoon.

This was a true brother!

"Yu Shan, is the metamorphosis of your body over?"

"Yes, it's over. Two months. I checked it out too. It wasn't very satisfactory."

Yu Shan shook his head. Actually, physical metamorphosis usually lasted two or three months. The time taken to complete the metamorphosis might even be longer. However, completing the metamorphosis in only two months meant that Yu Shan's physique was indeed not very strong.

Moreover, Yu Shan did not specialize in physique. Lin Feng consoled, "Yu Shan, after breaking the genetic lock, the main focus is cultivating Astral Power."

Yu Shan nodded. In terms of strength, Yu Shan definitely could not compare to Lin Feng. He could not even compare to some senior First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists. After all, the Astral Power in Yu Shan's body was pitifully low. How much combat power could he unleash was still a problem.

But no matter what, he was still a Metamorphic Realm martial artist, much stronger than ordinary martial artists.

At this moment, the guard had returned. He reported respectfully to Lin Feng, "Chief Commander, the meeting has been arranged.

"All right, Yu Shan. Let's go to the conference room and introduce you to the inhuman experts of the South Mountain Base."

Hence, Lin Feng led Yu Shan to the conference room.

Along the way, all the martial artists who saw Lin Feng greeted Lin Feng respectfully. Lin Feng also nodded at them one by one. The sight surprised Yu Shan beside him.

"Lin Feng, looks like you've done well at the South Mountain Base. It's only been two months, and you're already so prestigious. You probably already have complete control over the situation in the South Mountain Base."

"Haha, you know that I don't like to deal with these mundane matters. I'm still waiting for you to help me."

Lin Feng said with a smile. Even though he was very assured by Lu Wei, how could he be as reassuring as Yu Shan? Lin Feng did not call Yu Shan here to show off his prowess, nor for Yu Shan to be a decoration. Rather, he wanted Yu Shan to help him deal with the affairs of the South Mountain Base.

Yu Shan nodded. Originally, he had rushed to the South Mountain Base because he felt that Lin Feng's foundation was unstable and wanted to come to help Lin Feng earlier. However, from the looks of it, Lin Feng had basically taken control of the South Mountain Base. This made Yu Shan slightly relieved.

In the conference room, the 20 battalion leaders had already arrived. They were actually discussing why Lin Feng had summoned everyone. When Lin Feng entered the conference room, everyone realized that an unfamiliar martial artist was following behind Lin Feng.

"Everyone, this is Yu Shan, who was transferred to our South Mountain Base by the higher-ups. From today onwards, he will lead a battalion alone. It would be Chen Xue's battalion."

Lin Feng made the call in a few words, but Lu Wei and the others did not object. Instead, they gave a kind smile.

"Brother Yu Shan, come, sit beside me. In the future, we'll be brothers who fight alongside each other."

"That's right. Brother Yu Shan, you're the first Metamorphic Realm martial artist to be transferred to our South Mountain Base in such a long time. It's been so long that we almost suspect that the higher-ups might never deploy more inhuman experts here. This seems like a good omen now."

"Perhaps the higher-ups will soon fill the positions for our 36 battalions."

The martial artists in the base all welcomed Yu Shan. This enthusiastic atmosphere also made Yu Shan nod inwardly. Actually, he had already seen it when he arrived at the South Mountain Base. The entire base was huge, and there were many martial artists, but there was no internal conflict. They were all working together, and it was a scene of prosperity. This was not Yu Shan's misconception. In reality, the current South Mountain Base was indeed very united. They all worked together and did not have any internal strife. However, this was not the case before, especially while Chen Xue was still alive. She had very much incited a batch of martial artists, causing the entire South Mountain Base to be in a "divided" state.

At that time, people were divided. No one had much confidence in the South Mountain Base, let alone a sense of belonging.

In the previous battle, Lin Feng had led all the martial artists in the South Mountain Base to repel the attacks of the Pangolin Beasts. From then on, the South Mountain Base no longer had that "divided" atmosphere. Instead, it came together and was very united.

"Yu Shan has just arrived. Everyone, do take care of him."

Lin Feng did not mind publicizing his "care" for Yu Shan. After all, their relationship could not be concealed at all. Moreover, in the current atmosphere of the base, there was even less need to conceal it.

"By the way, have the Pangolin Beasts done anything unusual recently?"

Lin Feng looked at Lu Wei.

"No abnormalities. Recently, the Pangolin Beasts have been very calm. However, I heard that there's trouble at the North Mountain Base."

"What's the trouble in the North Mountain Base?"

Just as Lin Feng was about to ask, a martial artist suddenly barged in from outside. He said anxiously, "Chief Commander, the North Mountain Base requests reinforcements urgently!"

"Reinforcements? Let me see."

Hence, the martial artist respectfully handed the distress message to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng read the distress message carefully. Just as they were discussing the trouble at the North Mountain Base, the distress message from the North Mountain Base unexpectedly arrived.

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Chapter 165 Reinforcements

"Everyone, there's trouble at the North Mountain Base."

Lin Feng directly displayed the request for help from the North Mountain Base to every martial artist in the conference room. The expressions of all the martial artists changed slightly. The North Mountain Base and the South Mountain Base, one north and one south, supported each other from afar. Although there was some minor competition, both sides were actually more reliant on each other.

For example, last time, when Chief Commander Zhou Yun had put the South Mountain Base in danger, the North Mountain Base had also sent reinforcements in time. Otherwise, there was no knowing how heavy the losses suffered by South Mountain Base would have been.

Lu Wei's expression was solemn as he said in a low voice, "Chief Commander, I was just about to report the trouble that the North Mountain Base is facing at the moment—the Terrestrial Ants! The Terrestrial Ants had actually already appeared three days ago. They surrounded the North Mountain Base, but considering the strength of the North Mountain Base, I didn't think there would be a big problem. I didn't expect the situation to be so urgent now."

That's right. Others might not know the strength of the North Mountain Base, but how could the martial artists of the South Mountain Base not know? There were actually a total of 50 inhuman experts in the North Mountain Base, including a few martial artists at the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm.

In terms of overall strength, the North Mountain Base was much stronger than the South Mountain Base. Even before the strength of the South Mountain was greatly reduced, the South Mountain Base was far inferior to the North Mountain Base.

As powerful as the North Mountain Base was, they had to call for reinforcements now. It was enough to show how dire their situation was.

"Is there a possibility that the North Mountain Base is exaggerating?"

Lin Feng did not know much about the North Mountain Base, which was why he asked this question.

Lu Wei smiled weakly and explained, "The North Mountain Base wouldn't possibly exaggerate. Let's put it this way: the South Mountain Base has practically never requested reinforcements from the South Mountain Base before. It's not that easy to get them to ask for reinforcements from us."

Lin Feng understood. The two bases competed with each other, and the North Mountain Base had always had the upper hand. The North Mountain Base would never ask the South Mountain Base for help except as a last resort.

"Everyone, what do you think we should do?"

Lin Feng swept his gaze over, seeking the opinions of all the martial artists.

"I think we should set off immediately to reinforce the North Mountain Base."

"That's right. The North Mountain Base is resisting the Terrestrial Ants. These Terrestrial Ants are not easy to deal with. If they break through the North Mountain Base, our South Mountain Base will probably find it difficult to contend with them. When that happens, the entire South Mountain City will be in danger."

"Since the North Mountain Base is already in such danger, we should do our best to reinforce them."

Most of these martial artists agreed to go and rescue them. After all, the two bases were closely interdependent. If the North Mountain Base was finished, the South Mountain Base wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer.

At this moment, Lu Wei said, "We must go, but how many martial artists should we deploy? I think what the North Mountain Base lacks experts. Therefore, we don't need to bring too many ordinary martial artists. As for inhuman experts, once too many of ours go, who can guarantee that those Pangolin Beasts won't come again?"

Indeed, not too many of them could go. Otherwise, the South Mountain Base would be emptied out. If the Pangolin Beasts attacked again, it would be very dangerous.

Everyone discussed for a while and agreed with this point of view. However, Lin Feng was the one who had to decide how many people to bring. After all, Lin Feng was the Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base!

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and said, "Prepare an airship. It's better to rescue them sooner rather than later. I'll lead the reinforcements myself, along with the ten battalion leaders and 3,000 ordinary martial artists in the bases."

CU.

This force could not be considered very strong, but it was already close to half of the current strength of the South Mountain Base Even if the Pangolin Beasts attacked again, the people staying in the South Mountain Base would be able to hold out for a while, and would not fall very quickly.

Lin Feng had already made his decision. Naturally, no one objected. Next, Lin Feng personally picked ten battalion leaders, including Lu Wei.

"All right, go and prepare. We'll leave in half an hour!"

Everyone immediately dispersed. Only Yu Shan was a little hesitant, but in the end, he still asked, "Lin Feng, why am I not included?"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Yu Shan, you've just arrived at the base and haven't fully familiarized yourself with the situation. This trip to the North Mountain Base will also be dangerous. Even if the two of us want to fight alongside each other, we can't make meaningless sacrifices. Don't worry, this is the frontline. You still have many chances to participate in the battle."

Yu Shan nodded. He smiled and said, "Lin Feng, you have to be careful."

"Haha, don't worry."

Lin Feng had nothing to prepare for. He went straight to the airship.

In the South Mountain Base, there had always been a constant supply of airships. Forget about 3,000 people, even 5,000 people could be carried by them. Such airships were not generally used. They could only be deployed when there was danger in war or during retreat.

In the spaceship, Lin Feng learned about the Terrestrial Ants first. These Terrestrial Ants had one thing in common with the Pangolin Beasts, and that was that they were good at digging underground tunnels. They were also very difficult to deal with, and there were a lot of them.

However, Terrestrial Ants and Pangolin Beasts did not get along too well. They each had their own territories and usually minded their own business. If there were violations, they would even fight.

Compared to the Pangolin Beasts, these Terrestrial Ants were even harder to deal with. Not only were there many of them, they were also extremely fast and agile. Their teeth were especially sharp, and they could break through hard steel with a single bite.

Hence, the North Mountain Base had amassed such a huge force just to deal with the Terrestrial Ants.

"I can gather some genes from these Terrestrial Ants to compare to the Pangolin Beast genes, I'll have to make more comparisons before I can fuse new dire beast genes in the future."

The first thing that came to Lin Feng's mind was not how difficult the Terrestrial Ants were, but the genes of the Terrestrial Ants. Lin Feng was no longer that ordinary student of the Myriad Academy. He was a powerful martial artist who wielded great authority, and presided over a region.

He could come into contact with all kinds of dire beasts now. Hence, when fusing the genes of dire beasts again, he no longer had to be limited like before, when he did not even have the slightest choice.

About half an hour later, the ten battalion leaders in the base led the 3,000 martial artists and entered the airships.

"Since everyone is ready, let's take off. Our target is the North Mountain Base!"

Boom.

As Lin Feng's voice fell, the huge airship began to take off.

"Have the people from the South Mountain Base not arrived yet?"

The Chief Commander, Mo Lei, frowned. He was a Third Level Metamorphic Realm cultivator who had guarded the North Mountain Base for 20 years. When had he ever encountered such a predicament as to actually need reinforcements from the South Mountain Base?

However, he could do nothing about the dense horde of Terrestrial Ants outside the base.

"Chief Commander, I think you shouldn't hold too much hope for the South Mountain Base. The South Mountain Base had already suffered heavy losses. I heard that the new Chief Commander is the Lin Feng who obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal. He has just broken the genetic lock. How strong can he possibly be? Even if they come, they probably won't be able to resolve our current problem."

Mo Lei's heart sank. That's right. The South Mountain Base could barely protect itself, and its strength had already fallen to rock bottom. In the past, he had always looked down on the Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base, Zhou Yun. Both sides even had some rivalry.

However, Zhou Yun was ultimately someone at the Third Level of the Metamorphic Realm. Even Mo Lei did not have absolute confidence in winning against him. If Zhou Yun were here, the reinforcements from the South Mountain Base would be worth looking forward to.

As for Lin Feng? Although he had obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal, he had just broken the genetic lock. He had probably obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal by luck. How much strength could he possibly have?

If the North Mountain Base wanted to survive this crisis, they would have to rely on themselves!

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Chapter 166 Solution

"Chief Commander, the people from the South Mountain Base are here!"

Actually, there was no need for the notification. Everyone in the North Mountain Base had seen them. In the distance, a huge airship was flying towards the North Mountain Base. The symbol on it was the formal symbol of the South Mountain Base.

"I'll welcome them myself."

Mo Lei said in a low voice. No matter how much he looked down on the people from the South Mountain Base, the South Mountain Base had worked hard to send reinforcements. As the Chief Commander, he absolutely could not neglect the people from the South Mountain Base.

Hence, under Mo Lei's lead, many martial artists from the North Mountain Base rushed to welcome the airship from the South Mountain Base.

At this moment, in the spaceship, Lin Feng could see a huge base below. This base was much larger than the South Mountain Base, and the architectural style was extremely strange.

There was no sense of aesthetics to speak of. Looking at it from a high altitude, it was a giant fortress through and through, entirely constructed from hard steel.

The airship landed quickly, and Lin Feng led his people out of the airship.

"I'm Mo Lei, the Chief Commander of the North Mountain Base. Thank you all for coming to reinforce us."

Back when Mo Lei was a martial artist of the Freelance Cultivators Union, he had the face of a Westerner, but he had grown up in the East. He had long reached the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm, and had also guarded the North Mountain Base for 20 years.

Lu Wei stepped forward and introduced, "Chief Commander Mo Lei, this is the Chief Commander of our South Mountain Base, Lin Feng!"

"Brother Lin Feng, your fame precedes you. Being the recipient of the Hero of Humanity Medal is really enviable. I've been overseeing the North Mountain Base for 20 years, but I haven't even obtained a single Hero of Humanity Medal. Brother Lin Feng, you are accomplished in your youth."

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Chief Commander Mo Lei, you're too polite. How is the North Mountain Base is doing now?"

Seeing Lin Feng ask about the situation in the North Mountain Base directly, Mo Lei approved inwardly.

"The situation in the North Mountain Base isn't very good. I'll take Brother Lin Feng to see the situation outside the base now."

With that, he led Lin Feng to the fortress

tower.

Upon arriving at the fortress tower, Lin Feng saw that there was practically a dense horde outside the North Mountain Base. Terrestrial Ants were everywhere. These Terrestrial Ants seemed to have gone insane, and were constantly attacking the North Mountain Base.

The North Mountain Base had well-established defensive measures. Even so, the continuous attacks of the Terrestrial Ants still caused great casualties to the North Mountain Base.

"You haven't thought of attacking proactively?" Lin Feng took the initiative to

ask.

Mo Lei glanced at the people behind Lin Feng, but did not answer directly. Instead, he asked softly, "How many people did Brother Lin Feng bring to the South Mountain Base?"

"Including myself, there are a total of 11 inhuman experts and 3,000 ordinary martial artists." Lin Feng answered truthfully.

"Only 11 inhuman martial artists?"

A trace of disappointment appeared in Mo Lei's eyes. Actually, he already knew that he shouldn't hold out too much hope. How could he not know the situation in the South Mountain Base?

These 11 people were already almost half the strength of the South Mountain Base. The South Mountain Base still had to guard against the Pangolin Beasts. It was impossible for all of them to come to the North Mountain Base to reinforce it.

This was already almost the limit of the South Mountain Base.

However, knowing it was one thing. Hearing Lin Feng voice it, Mo Lei still felt very bitter. There were only 11 inhuman experts, and none of them were Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists. What could they possibly do?

Lin Feng naturally noticed the look of disappointment on Mo Lei's face, but he did not say anything either. The South Mountain Base indeed only had this amount of strength, and it could only afford to send this amount of reinforcements.

"Brother Lin Feng, look at those Terrestrial Ant in the distance that are glowing with a faint silver light. They are the demons among the Terrestrial Ants. There are hundreds of them. How can our North Mountain Base dare to attack proactively?"

"Hundreds?"

Lin Feng was shocked. He followed Mo Lei's gaze and looked into the distance. Indeed, those Terrestrial Ants that were glimmering with silver light were actually only twice the size of ordinary Terrestrial Ants. They were far inferior in size to the Pangolin Beast demons.

However, they were the most savage Terrestrial Ant demons. Not only did they have the sharpest and sharpest teeth, which could bite through the toughest steel, they could also spit out acidic liquids that were extremely corrosive.

Even for Metamorphic Realm martial artists, if they did not have Astral Power to protect their bodies, they would be seriously injured and even directly killed by the corrosion practically upon contact. There was no way to cleanse it at all, and it was extremely horrific.

If even one Terrestrial Ant demon was so terrifying, what about hundreds of them?

Lin Feng had seen 30 demons when he was battling the Screwworms outside Dragonlith City. He had seen 40 to 50 demons when he was fighting the Pangolin Beasts at the South Mountain Base.

However, this was the first time he had encountered hundreds of demons!

"Do you know the reason behind the Terrestrial Ants' attack this time?"

Lin Feng knew that these demons were all intelligent. It was impossible for them to attack the base for no reason, and on such a large scale. Were they trying to destroy the North Mountain Base in one fell swoop?

"Our North Mountain Base has never encountered such a large-scale attack before, either. Moreover, they do not seem to really want to attack the North Mountain Base."

"What do you mean?"

Lin Feng was a little confused. How could they surround the North Mountain Base if they do not want to attack it?

"It's the Queen Ant! One of these Terrestrial Ants is the general-level Queen Ant, who commands all the Terrestrial Ants. Every time they attacked the North Mountain Base, the Queen Ant was definitely involved. However, it's very strange this time. We didn't find any trace of the Queen Ant. Moreover, these Terrestrial Ants are rushing out of their anthill in a frenzy, looking like they are competing to be the first. It doesn't seem like they are under strict command, but are rather scattered, and even a little frightened."

"I suspect that something has happened to the Terrestrial Ants' anthill. Has our North Mountain Base just suffered an unwarranted disaster by implication?"

Lin Feng observed these Terrestrial Ants closely as well. He also felt that it was just as Mo Lei had said. Terrestrial Ants were strictly hierarchical dire beasts, and their internal hierarchy was much tightly managed than the internal hierarchy of the Pangolin Beasts.

Only the Queen Ant was qualified to command the Terrestrial Ants. Even those Terrestrial Ant demons would find it difficult to command the ordinary Terrestrial Ants without the Queen Ant's orders.

Mo Lei had been in charge of the North Mountain Base for 20 years. He clearly knew the Terrestrial Ants very well, and his analysis was reasonable and justified.

However, regardless of whether something had happened to the Terrestrial Ants' anthill, or if the North Mountain Base had been implicated, these analyses could not resolve the current difficulties of the North Mountain Base.

They had to repel these Terrestrial Ants!

"Brother Mo Lei, are you sure there's no sign of the Queen Ant?"

Lin Feng seemed to have thought of something

"I'm certain that the Queen Ant did not instruct the Terrestrial Ants to attack this time. Otherwise, with hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons and tens of thousands of Terrestrial Ants attacking in an orderly and large-scaled manner, would our North Mountain Base be able to hold out until Brother Lin Feng brings reinforcements?"

Mo Lei said firmly. He had guarded the North Mountain Base for 20 years. He would never make such a joke.

"If the Queen Ant isn't here, I have a solution that is worth trying, but it's a little dangerous."

Lin Feng pondered for a moment and said. "What solution?"

"Target the source directly! It's very simple. It's impossible to deal with tens of thousands of Terrestrial Ants. However, as long as we can defeat those hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons, the crisis at the North Mountain Base will naturally be resolved."

Lin Feng said calmly. In reality, this was also the method he used to resolve the crisis in the South Mountain Base last time. It was simple and direct, but it was the most effective.

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Chapter 167 Operation

"Target the source directly?"

Mo Lei had thought that Lin Feng had some wonderful idea, but he did not expect it to be so simple and crude. He could not help but feel disappointed.

Lin Feng did not speak either. In this situation, were there other good solutions that were effecive? None of them worked. In the face of absolute strength, any kind of scheming was useless.

If they wanted to defeat these Terrestrial Ants, they could only defeat the hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons first. Otherwise, once the Terrestrial Ants broke into the base, the hundreds of demons would cause cataclysmic destruction.

"If we could target the source directly, we would have done so long ago, but it's completely impossible!"

Mo Lei glanced at Lin Feng, shook his head, and continued, "There are 50 inhuman experts in our North Mountain Base. Including myself, there are only 11 of us. If we add the martial artists in the reinforcements brought by Brother Lin Feng, there are actually only 60 or so inhuman experts. Those Terrestrial Ant demons are not so easy to deal with. We have to be very careful in a one-on-one battle usually. Coming into contact with their acid is very troublesome. Once we lose the protection of Astral Power and get sprayed by the acid, death is certain."

"Moreover, we don't have the advantage in numbers. There's no chance of winning if we fight head-on."

If he could have fought them head-on, Mo Lei would have done so long ago. Why would he have waited until now?

"We're not asking all the Metamorphic Realm martial artists to fight them head-on. We're not trying to kill all the Terrestrial Ant demons either. We need to intimidate them! As long as we can suppress those Terrestrial Ant demons and make them scatter on their own, won't the crisis be resolved? Moreover, the Astral Power in the bodies of First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists is too little. They won't be able to hold any advantage over the Terrestrial Ant demons."

Mo Lei's heart skipped a beat. Did Lin Feng intend to mobilize high-level combatants?

"I wonder how many martial artists above the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm there are in the North Mountain Base?"

Mo Lei thought for a moment and said, "There are 18 martial artists above the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm."

"Eighteen? Not bad. What about Third Level Metamorphic Realm?"

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"Including myself, there are only four martial artists at the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm!"

So there were four Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists. The strength of this North Mountain Base was indeed far superior to that of the South Mountain Base. One had to remember that even when the South Mountain Base was at its peak, back when Zhou Yun was the Chief Commander, there was only one Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, and that was Zhou Yun himself.

A Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist would at least have a few thousand strands of Astral Power in their body. If they were a peak Third Level martial artist, they would even have 9,999 strands of Astral Power. Even if they were sprayed by some acid when fighting those Terrestrial Ant demons, they could still rely on their abundant Astral Power to resist, and still retain their combative ability.

Moreover, even if they were no match for the demons, their chances of escaping would also be relatively high.

Hence, Lin Feng said directly, "Brother Mo Lei, not all Metamorphic Realm martial artists will fight head-on, but the five of us. The four Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists in your North Mountain Base plus myself make up a total of five people. We'll go and defeat those hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons. The remaining people, together with the martial artists from the South Mountain Base I brought, will be able to hold the North Mountain Base for a period of time. There won't be any problems, right?"

Lin Feng's words made Mo Lei's eyes widen. He seemed to be somewhat incredulous.

"Challenging hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons with only the five of us?"

Even Mo Lei felt that this was simply too insane. Five people challenging hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons? Just the thought of it made him shudder. Moreover, was Lin Feng a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist?

Seeing that Mo Lei was a little doubtful, Lin Feng explained, "Brother Mo Lei, the hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons are indeed terrifying, but they are all spread out and have not gathered together. Therefore, we won't face the attacks of hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons simultaneously."

"Moreover, how dense is the Astral Power in a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist? Even if they're surrounded, they can hold out for a while. It won't be that difficult to escape. Even if we fail, our lives won't be in danger. In that case, why don't we give it a try?"

"If something really went wrong internally in that colony of Terrestrial Ants and they are without the Queen Ant, as you've hypothesized, they are already in a state of panic. It is not impossible for us to scare away these Terrestrial Ants with a surprise attack."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Mo Lei also began to consider it carefully.

That's right. Previously, he had been intimidated by the hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons. In reality, he wasn't the only one. Almost all the martial artists in the North Mountain Base were intimidated.

This was because in the past, with the Queen Ant around, these Terrestrial Ants were rather organized. They advanced and retreated in unison, as if they were commanded by the best commander, and were extremely difficult to deal with.

However, things were different now. He could confirm that the Queen Ant was definitely not involved. These Terrestrial Ant demons were actually already spread out. There were some twenty-odd Terrestrial Ant demons gathered at one place at most. If they really launched a surprise attack, they would not have to face hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons at the same time.

Even if they failed, they could retreat with ease.

As the saying goes, a bystander sees things clearly. Unexpectedly, Lin Feng saw things more clearly than him, the Chief Commander of the North Mountain Base. If he really tried Lin Feng's method, they might really succeed.

"All right, let's give it a try! However, Brother Lin Feng, it's best if you stay in the base to command. I'll transfer the command authority in the base to Brother Lin Feng. The four of us are all Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists. We can advance and retreat freely and won't encounter too much danger."

Actually, this was already a very tactful reminder to Lin Feng that his strength was not up to par. Lin Feng naturally understood. However, he did not get angry. Instead, he said calmly, "It's fine. There are so many martial artists in the base. It doesn't matter if I'm here or not. Moreover, Brother Mo Lei, you don't have to worry about my strength. At critical moments, I have my own methods of surviving."

Mo Lei did not know what Lin Feng could do. Could a martial artist who had just broken the genetic lock a few months ago possibly break through to the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm?

Moreover, so what if he broke through? Against the siege of the Terrestrial Ants, a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist wouldn't be of much use.

Although Mo Lei looked down on the strength of the South Mountain Base, Lin Feng had sincerely come to help them. Naturally, he did not want anything to happen to Lin Feng.

"Brother Lin Feng, this operation is rather dangerous. We don't have absolute confidence either."

Lin Feng felt very helpless. He was too young, and indeed unable to inspire much trust. However, he really had to be included in this operation. He had already condensed over 5,400 strands of Astral Power in his body. Once he used the Void Bubble, he could instantly slay more than ten Metamorphic Realm demons. Even a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists could not accomplish it. Without Lin Feng's Void Bubble, how could they intimidate those Terrestrial Ants?

However, there was no way to explain this. Lin Feng could only forcefully request to participate in the operation. In any case, once they entered combat, Mo Lei and the others would understand. There was no need to explain deliberately.

"Brother Mo Lei, I came up with this idea. I'm confident."

"All right, in that case, the five of us will act together."

Mo Lei could only agree. However, he also made up his mind that if Lin Feng really encountered any danger, he would rescue him no matter what, and absolutely would not let anything happen to Lin Feng.

Mo Lei quickly found the other three Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists in the North Mountain Base. They all agreed to the operation, but looked at Lin Feng with some surprise.

After the five of them arranged everything in the base, they soared into the sky from the fortress tower and flew towards the hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons in the distance.

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Chapter 168 Too Weak

Mo Lei, Lin Feng, and the other five flew out of the North Mountain Base together and headed straight for the Terrestrial Ant colony.

Although Mo Lei's other three companions looked at Lin Feng in surprise, since Mo Lei had already agreed, they did not say anything. In reality, the three of them did not hold much hope for this venture. How could it be possible to intimidate hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons just like that? It wasn't as if they had never fought with these Terrestrial Ant demons before. The previous few times, there were far fewer than hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons. They had also suffered heavy losses and didn't gain any advantages at all. In the end, they had to rely on the base to barely repel the Terrestrial Ants' attack.

No matter how they thought about it, it was impossible for only five people to defeat hundreds of Terrestrial Ant demons now.

However, regardless of how doubtful they were, they still followed Mo Lei's orders. This meant that Mo Lei was still very authoritative in the North Mountain Base.

As Lin Feng and the others approached, the Terrestrial Ant demons also seemed to have discovered the traces of Lin Feng and the others. All of them became frenzied.

"Everyone, let's do it." Lin Feng shouted.

"Do it."

Mo Lei and the other three did not hesitate at all. How could Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists be ordinary?

The Astral Power in the four of them was majestic. First, a protective layer of Astral Power condensed on the surface of their bodies. Then, they unleashed their Astral Power and charged straight towards the Terrestrial Ant demons like four falling meteors.

Only Lin Feng was still in mid-air, motionless.

The actions of Lin Feng and the other three were actually observed by the people of the North Mountain Base. Be it the people of the North Mountain Base or the South Mountain Base, they took this operation very seriously.

At least, this was an attempt!

However, the people from the North Mountain Base and the South Mountain Base had different views. The people from the North Mountain Base felt that there was no need to bring Lin Feng along at all, while the South Mountain Base had absolute confidence in Lin Feng

After all, back at the South Mountain Base, Lin Feng had deployed six bubbles with a wave of his hand and killed six Pangolin Beasts instantly, shocking the entire South Mountain Base. This was probably something that not even a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist could do.

Ever since the South Mountain Base and the North Mountain Base were established, both sides had been competing in secret. However, the North Mountain Base was indeed stronger in the past. It had also supported the South Mountain Base multiple times. As a result, the people of the South Mountain Base felt inferior before the people of the North Mountain Base.

This time, things were different. The people of the South Mountain Base almost had blind trust in Lin Feng. They hoped that Lin Feng could also display his prowess in front of the martial artists in the North Mountain Base!

Of course, these were just petty emotions among the people. What truly concerned people was whether the five of them could successfully intimidate those Terrestrial Ant demons.

Lin Feng did not stay in the air for long. He took a deep breath, and his defensive armor quickly covered his entire body. Some "tumors" still appeared on his back.

These "tumors" could spray out some corrosive liquid. This was somewhat similar to the Terrestrial Ants, but it probably was not as strong as the Terrestrial Ants.

After he covered his entire body with the defensive armor, he was also prepared to mobilize the Astral Power at any time. However, he did not cover his body with it, as he wanted to test how strong the corrosive liquid of these Terrestrial Ants was.

Swoosh.

Lin Feng's figure flashed, and he charged down closely after Mo Lei and the others.

There were more than 20 Terrestrial Ant demons below. All of them were incomparably furious. These Terrestrial Ant demons were not massive, and their defenses were not too strong. However, their teeth were very sharp, and they were good at digging underground tunnels. What was even more lethal was the acid they spat out, which had a strong corrosive effect.

Thump.

As soon as Lin Feng landed, he was attacked by three Terrestrial Ant demons. Three balls of greenish acid suddenly sprayed onto his body.

They were extremely fast, and sprayed onto him almost in the blink of an eye. There was no time to even dodge.

Instantly, the three balls of acid began to corrode Lin Feng's armor. At this moment, Lin Feng's defensive armor was also frantically resisting the corrosion of the acid. Lin Feng wanted to give it a try and see if his defensive armor could withstand the corrosive acid of the Terrestrial Ant demons.

The three balls of acid corroded very quickly. Three huge holes appeared in Lin Feng's armor, but this was Lin Feng's innate ability. With just a thought, his defensive armor could recover at full speed.

One corroded, and the other recovered. In the end, Lin Feng realized that the three balls of acid could not even corrode his defensive armor.

"Useless?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up. Terrestrial Ants were described by the martial artists of the North Mountain Base as terrifying. But their strongest asset, their acid, was actually useless against him? This was a pleasant surprise. He had initially planned to use Astral Power to resist it by force, but he did not expect the defensive armor to be so "impressive".

However, when Lin Feng looked at Mo Lei and the other four Metamorphic Realm martial artists, they actually had some trouble making any progress. All of them were doing their best to resist with their Astral Power, and exhausted a large amount of Astral Power practically every second.

Even if their Astral Power was very profound, even more profound than Lin Feng's Astral Power at this moment, what was the use? It wouldn't be long before they could no longer hold out. After all, they were expending a lot of power without replenishing it. On the other hand, Lin Feng did not need to expend any Astral Power at all. He could resist the Terrestrial Ant demons with just his innate ability. This was simply a natural "counter", and was even more powerful than countering against the Pangolin Beast demons.

However, Lin Feng did not dare to be careless. He observed the acid of Terrestrial Ant demons over and over again, and realized that the acid was constantly corroding his armor. The armor would indeed be corroded, but the speed was not very fast, and was even rather slow.

During this process, Lin Feng's armor could also slowly recover. This required exhausting a bit of Lin Feng's innate ability.

However, how strong was Lin Feng's innate ability? Actually, it depended on Lin Feng's physique. With his physique, even if he stood here for three days and three nights, the acid would not be able to corrode his armor.

This way, Lin Feng was almost invincible.

"Good. Let's look at the defenses of these Terrestrial Ant demons now. Two Spiral Forces!"

Lin Feng charged straight at these Terrestrial Ant demons. He did not even unleash three or four Spiral Forces. Instead, he only unleashed two Spiral Forces. In addition to his original physical strength, Lin Feng could easily exert more than a thousand tons.

Bang.

How violent was Lin Feng's strength? He smashed his fist onto the head of a Terrestrial Ant demon. Instantly, its head was shattered, and red and white splattered all over Lin Feng.

It was too easy. It was just too easy. Lin Feng even felt that these Terrestrial Ant demons were very weak.

If he were facing a Pangolin Beast demon, he would not have been able to kill it so easily at all. Only two Spiral Forces were not even enough to seriously injure a Pangolin Beast demon. After all, the "petrification" ability of those Pangolin Beast demons was indeed very strong, and their defense was very powerful. He had to unleash three or even four Spiral Forces to kill a Pangolin Beast demon. As for the Terrestrial Ant Demons, they were simply too weak. To Lin Feng, it was almost effortless. He did not even need to use his Astral Power. Lin Feng might feel a little pressure only if he was surrounded by a large amount of Terrestrial Ant demons.

But now?

Lin Feng was like a tiger among a flock of sheep. He punched one demon after another. In the blink of an eye, three Terrestrial Ant demons' heads were blasted apart by Lin Feng, and they became three cold, headless corpses.

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Chapter 169 The Bubble Shows Its Prowess Again

Lin Feng had killed three Terrestrial Ant demons in an instant, shocking everyone. The people from the North Mountain Base were dumbfounded, while the people from the South Mountain Base were overjoyed.

However, the ones who were most shocked were Mo Lei and the other four Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists. Just now, they had struggled a lot, and only managed to kill a few Terrestrial Ant demons eventually by relying on the protection of their Astral Power.

As for Lin Feng? He did not even mobilize his Astral Power. They could clearly sense that Lin Feng did not have show Astral Power fluctuations. In other words, Lin Feng could kill the three Terrestrial Ant demons without unleashing his Astral Power, with even more ease than them.

However, this was also exciting news as well. Lin Feng seemed to have the ability to counter the Terrestrial Ant demons.

"Brother Lin Feng, can your innate ability counter these Terrestrial Ant demons?"

Mo Lei could not help but ask.

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Lin Feng pointed at the armor on his body and said, "It should be. These Terrestrial Ant demons seem too weak. They cannot even corrode the armor from my innate ability. It's way too easy to deal with them. As long as I'm not surrounded by a large number of Terrestrial Ant demons, there shouldn't be any problems."

Mo Lei was a little speechless. Were the Terrestrial Ant demons weak? They were not weak at all. On the contrary, they were rather difficult to deal with. They had expended a lot of power just now as Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists.

It could only be said that Lin Feng's innate ability happened to counter these Terrestrial Ant demons, and he had too much of an advantage.

Mo Lei was very happy. He said with a smile, "In that case, there's really a high chance for this operation to succeed. We've only killed a few Terrestrial Ant demons. There's a great number of Terrestrial Ant demons there. If we kill them together, we'll definitely be able to intimidate those Terrestrial Ant demons!"

"All right."

Lin Feng did not decline. This time, Mo Lei and the other four Third level Metamorphic Realm martial artists sincerely accepted Lin Feng. There was no other way it could have happened. When it came to dealing with the Terrestrial Ant demons, Lin Feng really had too much of an advantage.

The strongest asset of the Terrestrial Ants demons, their corrosive acid, was useless against Lin Feng. Wouldn't they be at Lin Feng's complete mercy then?

"Kill."

Lin Feng, Mo Lei, and the others did not hesitate at all. In fact, their battle prowess soared as they charged towards the 30-odd Terrestrial Ant demons. These 30-odd Terrestrial Ant demons were completely enraged. They suddenly emitted a series of high-pitched sounds, as if they were summoning something.

At the same time, some of the other Terrestrial Ant demons actually responded and slowly surrounded Lin Feng and the others.

"This is bad. These Terrestrial Ant demons are not so disorganized. They can even help each other."

"We have to defeat this batch of Terrestrial Ant demons as soon as possible, or we'll be in trouble."

Mo Lei and the others unleashed Astral Power with all their might. They wanted to defeat this batch of Terrestrial Ant demons as soon as possible, but it was easier said than done.

As for Lin Feng, he was indeed not afraid of the acid of the Terrestrial Ant demons. However, once there were too many of them, more than ten balls of acid would splatter onto the defensive armor at once. It would take a lot of energy to recover.

Fighting one against many was also a huge burden on Lin Feng.

By punching the enemies one at a time, his efficiency was too slow. Moreover, these Terrestrial Ant demons were very cunning. Although they could not deal with Lin Feng, nor did they have good defense and died with a single punch from Lin Feng, they were very agile-much more agile than the Pangolin Beast demons.

After Lin Feng killed two Terrestrial Ant demons, it would take a lot of effort for him to kill another Terrestrial Ant demon. The efficiency was not high.

In the blink of an eye, the five of them were surrounded. Lin Feng was not afraid. If they killed the demons slowly, even if he could not kill all the Terrestrial Ant demons, it would not be a problem if he wanted to leave.

However, the other four people, including Mo Lei, were in trouble. The Astral Power in their bodies was depleting at every moment. Once their Astral Power was depleted, they would die.

"We miscalculated. We have to break through quickly."

Mo Lei's face was ashen. He looked at Lin Feng's relaxed appearance, while the four Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists struggled to advance. They were in a very sorry state, and Mo Lei's expression was also very grim.

Previously, he had dissuaded Lin Feng from coming, feeling that Lin Feng was not strong enough. But now? The three of them had to rely on Lin Feng instead, or struggle to even survive.

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'It won't work. There are too many of them. Mo Lei and the others won't be able to hold out for too long. They need to exhaust a large amount of Astral Power, but I don't need to exhaust too much Astral Power. I can only end the battle quickly and intimidate these Terrestrial Ant demons!'

Lin Feng took a deep breath. Looking at the increasing number of Terrestrial Ant demons around him, he stopped holding back.

"Void Bubble!"

Buzz.

Lin Feng waved his hand, and 13 beautiful bubbles appeared in the void without their knowhow. These 13 beautiful air bubbles were simply mesmerizing. Their beauty was so intoxicating that one could not help but be enchanted by them.

"What are those?"

Mo Lei and the other three also stopped in unison. Their gazes were all focused on the 13 Astral Bubbles in the void. They were too beautiful. They had never seen such beautiful bubbles before.

If even Mo Lei and the others were in such a state, there was no need to mention the martial artists in the North Mountain Base.

Be it the martial artists from the North Mountain Base or the South Mountain Base, all of them had intoxicated expressions on their faces when they saw the 13 sprouts. It was as if they were already completely immersed in them. However, the more beautiful something was, the more terrifying it was!

The beautiful bubbles were ultimately just bubbles that would eventually shatter.

The 13 Astral Bubbles instantly enveloped 13 Terrestrial Ant demons. These 13 Terrestrial Ant demons did not even resist. Their gazes were still somewhat confused.

"Collapse!"

Lin Feng's cold voice sounded. The 13 bubbles collapsed rapidly like real bubbles.

Thump.

In the blink of an eye, the 13 Terrestrial Ant demons were "crushed" into a mass of flesh and blood by the rapidly collapsing Astral Bubbles. Their corpses were a mess, and could not be more dead.

These were 13 Terrestrial Ant demons, and they had actually died instantly.

The Astral Bubbles disappeared, and everyone woke up. Mo Lei and the others were just inches away, so they naturally knew what had happened. They looked at the disfigured corpses of the 13 Terrestrial Ant demons on the ground, and recalled that even they had been intoxicated just now.

If these bubbles were used on them, could they resist?

At the thought of this, Mo Lei and the other three felt a chill run down their spines, as if there was a cold trace of fear rising from the bottom of their hearts. Terrifying. It was just too terrifying. Lin Feng was only a Metamorphic Realm martial artist. How could he know such a terrifying Astral martial art?

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With a wave of his hand, 13 Terrestrial Ant demons were annihilated. This method had already exceeded the scope of understanding of Metamorphic Realm martial artists. Such an extreme Astral martial art had very few practitioners to begin with, not to mention mastering it to a highly profound level, and using it in actual combat the way Lin Feng did.

"Everyone, now is the time to work together to kill the Terrestrial Ant demons!"

Lin Feng shouted, reminding Mo Lei and the others.

Those Terrestrial Ant demons also possessed intelligence. Lin Feng's Void Blow was too strange and shocking. Forget about martial artists, even those Terrestrial Ant demons were stunned.

Thus, they retreated. Without the order of the Queen Ant, they also knew fear, and they would also be afraid. How could the Terrestrial Ant demons not be afraid when faced with a strange method that could instantly kill 13 of them?

"Kill!"

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Although Mo Lei and the others were very shocked, they also knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If they seized this opportunity, they would definitely be able to defeat this group of Terrestrial Ants, and resolve the crisis in the North Mountain Base.

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Chapter 170 Changes in the Genetic Fusion Device

As Mo Lei and the other three unleashed a massacre, Lin Feng did not fall behind. He charged towards the Terrestrial Ant demons. Although there was no more Astral Power in his body, he did not need Astral Power to deal with these Terrestrial Ant demons at all. He could practically kill each of them with a punch, and without worry of getting injured.

In the blink of an eye, the horde of Terrestrial Ant demons dispersed. They really dispersed everywhere. The battlefield was in chaos. Lin Feng alone had killed almost 21 Terrestrial Ant demons.

This battle record was extremely impressive. With a total of 21 Terrestrial Ant demons, even the combined efforts of Mo Lei and the other three made fewer kills than Lin Feng alone.

The merit value obtainable from 21 Terrestrial Ant demons was 105. Even a Chief Commander had to guard a base for 10 years to obtain 100 merit value.

This trip was truly a huge boon. Be it to Lin Feng, Mo Lei, or the others, all of them had huge gains.

As Lin Feng, Mo Lei, and the others worked together and killed over 30 Terrestrial Ant demons, the Terrestrial Ants on the battlefield also began to disperse. They fought to be the first to escape and rapidly dug tunnels into the ground. In the blink of an eye, many tunnels appeared on the surface of the ground outside the Northe Mountain Base. They were densely packed, and the sight was very "impressive".

"There's indeed no Queen Ant. What happened to these Terrestrial Ants?"

Lin Feng looked around. There were fleeing Terrestrial Ants everywhere, and he was not interested in pursuing them. It was not easy to get Terrestrial Ants to flee in such an disorderly manner. In the past, with the Queen Ant, even if they retreated, they would retreat in an orderly manner.

"That tunnel is huge. Does it lead to the Terrestrial Ants' anthill?"

Lin Feng saw a huge tunnel. Many Terrestrial Ant demons had escaped through that tunnel just now. Lin Feng naturally connected it to the Terrestrial Ants' anthill underground.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If they took advantage of the Terrestrial Ants' massive defeat to pursue them to their anthill, perhaps they could completely get rid of the trouble with Terrestrial Ants, and resolve the problem once and for all.

"Why don't we continue pursuing them to their anthill, and resolve the problem of the Terrestrial Ants once and for all?"

As soon as Lin Feng made this suggestion, Mo Lei shook his head and said, "No, it's too risky. Who knows if the Queen Ant underground is still around? It won't go well if we encounter her. Didn't the previous Chief Commander of the South Mountain Base, Zhou Yun, cause heavy losses to the South Mountain Base by making a risky advance?"

Actually, Lin Feng was not too determined to continue pursuing those Terrestrial Ants. He was just making a suggestion. After all, the problem of the Terrestrial Ants was handled by the North Mountain Base. There was no need for him to overstep and interfere by insisting on getting rid of the Terrestrial Ants once and for all.

Moreover, the Queen Ant was indeed a difficult problem. No one present was confident that they could resist the Queen Ant.

"What a pity."

Lin Feng still felt that it was a pity. Many Terrestrial Ants had fled back to their anthill underground. Just as Lin Feng was about to leave, the genetic fusion device on his arm suddenly changed slightly for the first time.

"Detected matrix."

"The matrix? The genetic fusion device has a matrix?"

Lin Feng was shocked. For a long time, he had actually tried finding some information or clues regarding the genetic fusion device as

well.

Unfortunately, he found nothing.

Moreover, he was even more certain that it was absolutely impossible for the current human society to produce a genetic fusion device, at least in the present.

This genetic fusion device was very mysterious. Without it, Lin Feng would not have been able to break the genetic lock, and his strange illness would have been impossible to cure.

He had always thought that the genetic fusion device was complete, but now, a change had suddenly occurred in this genetic fusion device. Moreover, it was a notification that the "matrix" had been discovered. Just from the name alone, he knew that the genetic fusion device was part of it.

If even an incomplete genetic fusion device was so powerful, how miraculous would a complete genetic fusion device be? Only Lin Feng knew about the notification of the genetic fusion device. He could even sense that the genetic fusion device in his body was "heating up". The change in the genetic fusion device happened when Lin Feng approached the huge underground tunnel.

Lin Feng wanted to try again, so he took the initiative to approach the underground tunnel. As expected, the genetic fusion device became "hotter" and "hotter". Finally, an "arrow" actually appeared on the surface of Lin Feng's skin, looking like a directional symbol.

"This is guiding me to find the matrix of the genetic fusion device. Could the matrix be in the underground tunnel?"

Lin Feng was a little hesitant. The genetic fusion devices was too miraculous. Without it, Lin Feng would not be where he was today. Hence, he was very curious about the origins and uses of genetic fusion.

Now that he seemed to have discovered the matrix of the genetic fusion device, Lin Feng was even more tempted. However, there were a large number of Terrestrial Ants in the underground tunnel, and there might also be a general-level demon, the Queen Ant. There was still a certain degree of danger.

"My armor can defend against the acid of the Terrestrial Ant demons. It might even have the capability of resisting a general-level demon. Moreover, I may not encounter the Queen Ant. I just have to follow the instructions of the genetic fusion device, and leave immediately after obtaining the matrix."

Lin Feng really did not want to miss this opportunity. The secret of the genetic fusion device was very likely going to be uncovered by him. How could he bear to miss the opportunity?

Hence, Lin Feng said to Mo Lei, "The Terrestrial Ants have already dispersed. The crisis at the North Mountain Base has been resolved. I want to go underground to see what happened to the Terrestrial Ants."

Mo Lei was startled. Then, he hurriedly said, "No, Brother Lin Feng, it's too dangerous. The underground is really too dangerous for this risk. You came from afar to support our North Mountain Base. What if something happens to

you?"

"Don't worry, I can counter the acid of the Terrestrial Ants. No matter how many Terrestrial Ants there are, they won't pose any threat to me. Moreover, I won't take my own life lightly. I'll return as soon as possible."

Seeing that Lin Feng had already made up his mind to go underground, Mo Lei gritted his teeth and said, "You may go, but I'll come with you. We can take care of each other."

Lin Feng was a little surprised. This Mo Lei had actually "looked down" on the martial artists in the South Mountain Base from the beginning, including Lin Feng himself. If Lin Feng had not displayed his strength, Mo Lei would not have changed his attitude.

But now, even if Mo Lei was extremely reluctant, he was still willing to accompany Lin Feng on a dangerous underground venture. At least this Mo Lei had a very strong sense of duty.

If he actually wanted to go underground to investigate the changes in the Terrestrial Ants, Lin Feng naturally wouldn't reject Mo Lei. After all, Mo Lei was also a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, and was still very powerful. With Mo Lei around, it would also be safer.

However, Lin Feng was going to find the matrix of the genetic fusion device this time. It concerned the secret of the genetic fusion device. This was Lin Feng's greatest secret. Up until now, he had never told anyone. Naturally, he would not let Mo Lei follow him.

"Brother Mo Lei, you've exhausted most of your Astral Power, right? Recovering your Astral Power will also take some time. You can't counter the Terrestrial Ants either. Following me down there wouldn't do much. Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible."

Mo Lei felt a little awkward. That's right. His Astral Power had almost been depleted, and was actually not of much use against the Terrestrial Ants. He only smiled wanly. He did not expect that a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist like himself would actually be reduced to a "liability".

"Since Brother Lin Feng insists on doing so, I won't stop you. However, you have three days at most. If Brother Lin Feng still hasn't come out in three days, I'll personally lead people underground. We can't leave Brother Lin Feng in any danger."

Lin Feng thought for a moment. Three days should be enough for him to find the matrix of the genetic fusion device. Hence, he nodded and said, "All right, I'll try my best to return within three days."

With that, he leaped into the underground tunnel.

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Chapter 171 Giant Pangolin Beast

"Phew…"

The underground tunnel was very dark. It was cold and damp with the humid scent of blood. When mixed together, the smell was very unpleasant.

After Lin Feng broke the genetic lock, his life underwent a transition, and his physique improved comprehensively. As a result, his perception also became very strong.

Seeing in the dark was not actually that difficult, but in such a pitch-black environment, Lin Feng was still very vigilant. After all, this was the lair of the Terrestrial Ants. Who knew what he would encounter here?

There were many forks in the underground tunnel, one after another. If it were an ordinary martial artist, they would definitely be lost. Even Lin Feng was dumbfounded when he saw them. There were dozens of forks. Which one should he take?

Fortunately, he had the "directions of the genetic fusion device, The genetic fusion device heated up in Lin Feng's body. Moreover, it pointed out the direction. Lin Feng followed the direction of the genetic fusion device and chose one of the forks to continue advancing.

Lin Feng had not walked far when he smelled a pungent scent of blood. A faint black shadow pounced towards him.

"Four Spiral Forces!"

Lin Feng did not dare to treat it lightly. He directly unleashed four Spiral Forces. The violent force was most suited in a confined place like the underground tunnel. The black shadow did not even have the chance to dodge. It was sent flying by Lin Feng's punch and fell far away at the other end of the tunnel. It did not move at all, probably already dead.

Lin Feng walked over quietly and cautiously. He realized that this dire beast was very familiar.

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"A Pangolin Beast?"

Lin Feng took a closer look and was shocked. How could it be a Pangolin Beast?

Although it was just an ordinary Pangolin Beast, this was the anthill of the Terrestrial Ants. How could a Pangolin Beast appear here? After all, Terrestrial Ants would never allow other dire beasts near their territory.

They even fought fiercely with the Pangolin Beasts back then in a savage war. In the end, the Pangolin Beasts retreated from the territory of the Terrestrial Ants.

But now, the Pangolin Beasts had appeared in the anthill of the Terrestrial Ants. Considering how the Pangolin Beasts had been very calm recently, how the Queen Ant of the Terrestrial Ants seemed to have disappeared, as well as how the Terrestrial Ants had exited their anthill in large numbers, the situation was somewhat intriguing.

Lin Feng was certain that a major change had occurred in the Terrestrial Ants' anthill. Otherwise, Pangolin Beasts would never have appeared.

Hence, Lin Feng became even more cautious as he advanced step by step along the passageway. In this passageway, Lin Feng also discovered the corpses of many Terrestrial Ants and Pangolin Beasts. A devastating battle seemed to have occurred.

Squeak, Squeak. Squeak.

Suddenly, Lin Feng heard a sound like rats coming from the darkness. He had heard this sound before. It was the sound of the Terrestrial Ants, and it was accompanied by low roars. It was the roar of the Pangolin Beast.

"There are Pangolin Beasts and Terrestrial Ants fighting?"

Lin Feng was shocked. He did not expect there to be a battle here. He actually wanted to bypass this place. Who knew how many Pangolin Beasts and Terrestrial Ants were inside? However, the genetic fusion device on his arm was pointing in the direction ahead, which meant that the matrix of the genetic fusion device was ahead. He had no choice but to continue forward.

Every minute in the underground tunnel was very dangerous. As Lin Feng continued to walk forward, the path ahead suddenly opened up. The narrow tunnel seemed to have reached its end.

Lin Feng was in a very spacious cave. This cave was extremely huge, about the size of two football fields. It was hard for Lin Feng to imagine that such a huge place could exist underground.

However, at this moment, a large number of Pangolin Beasts and Terrestrial Ants were fighting in the cave. It seemed like the Pangolin Beasts had the upper hand, though. The Terrestrial Ants were no match for them at all.

The number of Terrestrial Ants was decreasing. It seemed like they could not resist these Pangolin Beasts.

Lin Feng's eyes narrowed slightly. What did he see? There were actually many Pangolin Beast demons in the distance. They seemed to be surrounding something. The genetic fusion device on his arm was also pointing in that direction.

Lin Feng could only grit his teeth and sneak around, trying not to be discovered by the Pangolin Beasts.

However, the aura of a human martial artist in an underground cave was extremely obvious. Lin Feng had just taken a few steps when he was immediately discovered by the Pangolin Beasts.

"Go!"

Without any hesitation, Lin Feng leaped and charged forward as fast as he could.

As for the Pangolin Beasts in the way?

Wearing his armor, Lin Feng charged forward with brute force. No Pangolin Beast could stop him. Even the Pangolin Beast demons were sent flying when caught off guard.

Even though Lin Feng was also severely shaken, he quickly recovered with his undying characteristic. In a few breaths, Lin Feng had already charged past them.

The massive underground cave was shocking enough, but what did he see after charging

past?

At the end of the underground cave, there was a huge gate. It was not made of stone, but metal, which was suffused with a dark color. The gate opened, and an incomparably huge Pangolin Beast demon was ordering countless Pangolin Beasts to enter the metal gate.

There was a huge metal gate underground?

Lin Feng was very surprised. He could no longer imagine what was going on, but the genetic fusion device on his arm seemed to be burning hot at this moment, pointing straight at the metal gate.

Without a doubt, the matrix of the genetic fusion device was inside the metal gate.

The gate was only about 20 meters away from Lin Feng, a mere 20 meters. Normally, Lin Feng would be able to cross it in the blink of an eye. Now, Lin Feng was charging forward, as if no opponent was a match for him. However, just when he was 20 meters away from the door, he immediately stopped.

That was because outside the door, a huge Pangolin Beast the size of a small mountain had already slowly turned around. Its huge eyes were staring coldly at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's heart clenched. Such a massive body was larger than any Pangolin Beast demon he had ever seen. Moreover, the terrifying aura that the other party suddenly emitted was definitely not something that ordinary Pangolin Beast demons could emit.

In particular, beside the gigantic Pangolin Beast demon was a gigantic Terrestrial Ant demon with a mess of a corpse. It was also two or three times larger than any Terrestrial Ant demon Lin Feng had ever seen.

At this moment, a frightening thought appeared in Lin Feng's mind.

The Queen Ant! That corpse was the Queen Ant. This must be the nest of the Queen Ant. No wonder there were so many Terrestrial Ants.

As for the giant Pangolin Beast?

Without a doubt, the one who could kill the Queen Ant must be a Pangolin Beast demon general!

Seeing this, how could Lin Feng not know what was going on? It was clearly a battle between the Pangolin Beasts and the Terrestrial Ants. Moreover, even the Pangolin Beast demon general and the Queen Ant were engaged in an intense battle.

The outcome was clear at a glance. The Pangolin Beast demon general had won!

"Grr…"

When the giant Pangolin Beast demon general saw Lin Feng, it appeared enraged. With a loud roar, the entire underground cave seemed to be shaking violently. At the same time, countless Pangolin Beasts pounced towards Lin Feng as if they had gone insane.

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Chapter 172 Flee

Flee!

Lin Feng did not hesitate at all. This was no joke. That was a Pangolin Beast demon general. If it were the Queen Ant, perhaps Lin Feng might still risk giving it a try. After all, strength was not the Terrestrial Ants' forte, and their acid was countered by him.

However, as for the Pangolin Beasts? They had immense strength and strong defenses. Although they were slightly countered by Lin Feng, how terrifying would they be when they reached general-level? Its massive body would probably be able to crush Lin Feng into meat paste at once.

Hence, Lin Feng did not hesitate and fled immediately.

However, the giant Pangolin Beast was very furious. Clearly, it did not want to let Lin Feng escape just like that. With a loud roar, countless Pangolin Beasts in the cave charged towards Lin Feng from all directions. The most troublesome part was that these Pangolin Beasts were fearless in their ferocity. Every single one of them blocked Lin Feng in a frenzy, refusing to back down even if they died.

This was really troublesome!

There was a giant Pangolin Beast pursuing him from behind, and countless Pangolin Beasts blocking his path ahead. Lin Feng's speed of escape was greatly reduced.

Boom.

Suddenly, Lin Feng felt a powerful gust of wind behind him. A terrifying pressure descended. He turned his head and saw from the corner of his eye that the giant Pangolin Beast had actually leaped up. Its massive mountain-like body was actually pouncing straight at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng shouted frantically in his heart, Flee, flee, I must flee!

"Four Spiral Forces!"

Lin Feng shouted frantically. The giant Pangolin Beast was simply too massive. With just a light press of its massive body, he would be reduced to a pulp. At that time, regardless of any undying characteristic, it would be of no use.

At this moment, Lin Feng could only stake everything on one move. He could not dodge it. He could only hope that his punch could deviate the giant Pangolin Beast's body a little, just a little.

Not only did the four Spiral Forces erupt, the remaining 200 or so strands of Astral Power in Lin Feng's body also erupted. The Sharp Horn also densely enveloped his fist.

Lin Feng had never encountered such a crisis. This was a true life-or-death crisis. Even the last time in Dragonlith City, he had never felt so powerless.

Boom.

Lin Feng's arm became thicker. This was due to the instantaneous eruption of strength. Coupled with more than 200 strands of Astral Power, the strength instantly passed through his arm, naturally enlarging Lin Feng's arm.

However, the sense of danger in the depths of Lin Feng's heart did not disappear. Instead, it grew stronger.

When Lin Feng's fist came into contact with the huge body of the Pangolin Beast, his expression changed.

Crack.

Firstly, the Sharp Horn on Lin Feng's fist was instantly broken. This was the first time Lin Feng's Sharp Horn had been broken, but it did not even break the skin of the giant Pangolin Beast.

Then, the armor on Lin Feng's arm exploded instantly. Be it Astral Power or the four Spiral Forces, they did not seem to be able to shake the giant Pangolin Beast's body at all.

Then, his Astral Power was completely exhausted. Lin Feng's arm broke inch by inch. The pain was unbearable even for Lin Feng.

However, this was not the end. Lin Feng also unleashed four Spiral Forces with his other arm, but it was useless. Both his arms were broken inch by inch. He could even smell the unpleasant stench from the giant Pangolin Beast's mouth.

"Get lost!"

At the critical moment, Lin Feng suddenly extended his leg and stomped hard on the giant Pangolin Beast. With this stomp, one of Lin Feng's legs was broken, but he used the rebound to fly backward.

Boom.

The giant Pangolin Beast's body landed heavily on the ground. The entire cave seemed to be shaking. Lin Feng looked up, his eyes filled with shock.

It was simply too powerful, so powerful that it made one despair. As expected of a greater demon that could contend with Divine Realm martial artists!

Lin Feng did not even have a chance. He was completely "trounced", and "trounced" very badly.

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At this moment, Lin Feng had lost two arms One of his legs was broken from the sole of his foot to his calf. His entire body was covered in blood, and he emitted a strong scent of blood.

Lin Feng had never been in such a miserable state before. The intense pain all over his body stimulated Lin Feng's nerves. Even though he was in such a sorry state and miserable state, he felt very fortunate.

That's right, he felt very fortunate that he wasn't dead, that he wasn't crushed into a pulp by that giant Pangolin Beast. Being alive was the greatest blessing. The difference between the two was just too great. How great was the difference between a Metamorphic Realm martial artist and a Divine Realm martial artist? It was a difference of one life transition-just like how no matter how powerful an ordinary professional martial artist was, they could not compare to an inhuman expert who had broken the genetic lock.

That was a qualitative difference!

Hence, Lin Feng only had one thought now, and that was to flee, as far as possible!

Whoosh.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, even though Lin Feng only had one leg, he flew backwards in a frenzy. Soon, he left the cave and entered the narrow passageway.

Although these tunnels were very narrow, Lin Feng felt slightly at ease. After all, with the huge Pangolin Beast's size, it would at least not catch up.

However, Lin Feng did not dare to slow down in the slightest, because he realized that a great many Pangolin Beasts were pursuing him behind. Those Pangolin Beasts chased after him relentlessly like sharks that had scented blood.

In Lin Feng's current state, he would be in danger if he was surrounded.

If an ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artist had lost their arms and a leg, they might even die on the spot, let alone escape. However, Lin Feng held out with his will. Coupled with his powerful undying characteristic, his arms and leg were also recovering rapidly. However, his injuries were too severe this time, and he could not recover from his injuries quickly. Hence, one chased after the other. Lin Feng simply entered the forks whenever he saw one. He did not care about direction at all, as long as he could escape from those Pangolin Beasts.

About a few minutes later, Lin Feng's legs regrew, and his two arms gradually regrew as well. The undying characteristic was really too powerful of an innate ability. If not for such an innate ability, he would probably be long dead, let alone flee for so long. "Hmm, there are Terrestrial Ants ahead?"

Lin Feng did not know how many forks he had entered. Suddenly, he discovered the Terrestrial Ants in front of him. Instead of being shocked, he was overjoyed. There were still many Pangolin Beasts behind him. It was the best time to divert the trouble.

"Go!"

Lin Feng charged forward as fast as he could. Before the Terrestrial Ants could react, he had already charged over. The Pangolin Beasts that were chasing after Lin Feng did not have this ability. Once they were discovered by the Terrestrial Ants, the two parties immediately engaged in a frenzied battle.

After all, this was the cave of the Terrestrial Ants. Even though many of the Terrestrial Ants had escaped, there were still many Terrestrial Ants that stayed behind. With these Terrestrial Ants keeping those Pangolin Beasts occupied, Lin Feng would be very safe.

However, Lin Feng still did not stop. Instead, he went through a few more forks. Finally, he saw a very small cave in one of the forks, about the size of a room. He crawled into the small cave and sealed the exit with small rocks.

Only when the surroundings fell completely silent did Lin Feng heave a long sigh of relief. He was finally safe.

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Chapter 173 Fusing Pangolin Beast Genes

Lin Feng faced a life-or-death crisis today and almost died.

Although he was temporarily safe, he had also lost two arms and a leg. Relying on the undying characteristic, he could recover quickly. However, for the first time, Lin Feng felt as if his body was exhausted, and he felt weak all over.

"Could it be that there's a price to pay for relying on the undying characteristic to recover from heavy injuries?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment. That seemed to make sense. His undying characteristic was not truly undying. Since he wanted to recover, he would have to consume energy. And where would the energy come from? According to Lin Feng's observation, the energy needed to recover from injuries was probably drawn from the physical body. It was not a big deal to recover from minor injuries usually. Lin Feng's physique was very strong, and he could withstand it.

However, recovering from heavy injuries like this required a large amount of energy. Hence, Lin Feng's body was under some burden. He needed a good rest to recover.

"Looks like the undying characteristic isn't omnipotent. Even if it's not fatal, if I'm injured too many times and my injuries are too severe, and my body can't provide the energy to recover from my injuries, will my body collapse?"

The more Lin Feng thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. Moreover, it was not just the undying characteristic. His Sharp Horn and defensive armor were both damaged. If he wanted to use them again, he would have to rest well.

Actually, Lin Feng was at a disadvantage this time. He would not have been in such a sorry state originally. If he still had a large amount of Astral Power in his body, even if he did not have the ability for a fight, he would not be in such a poor state.

Unfortunately, Lin Feng had exhausted a large amount of Astral Power when dealing with those Terrestrial Ants previously. In the end, he only had 200 strands of Astral Power left in his body, which was why he was in a rather bad state.

Right now, his body needed time to recover, and the Astral Power in his body needed to be restored even more. Taking advantage of the current reprieve, Lin Feng circulated the Astra Devourer Technique and began to recover his Astral Power.

After all, he was underground, in the territory of those Terrestrial Ants and Pangolin Beasts. The more strength he had, the safer he would

be.

As Lin Feng circulated the Astra Devourer Technique, a large amount of star power penetrated the layers of resistance on the ground and somehow reached the underground cave. Although the star power was much less than before, it was enough.

Lin Feng was recovering Astral Power this time, not condensing it. Naturally, his speed was much faster. Almost every breath he took would allow a large amount of Astral Power to recover.

In just over ten hours, the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body had completely recovered. He had more than 5,400 strands of Astral Power.

The abundant Astral Power in his body also gave Lin Feng a greater sense of security. He stopped circulating the Astra Devourer Technique and began to consider the situation he would face.

Right now, Lin Feng had a large amount of Astral Power in his body, and his body had almost recovered. His entire body was filled with power, but he was underground now, and he could no longer tell the direction.

The Terrestrial Ants had dug countless tunnels underground. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that there were tens of thousands of them. Apart from those Terrestrial Ants and Pangolin Beasts, no one could tell the direction clearly.

Previously, in order to shake off those Pangolin Beasts, Lin Feng had entered all kinds of forks. He had long lost his sense of direction. It was dark underground, so how could he tell the direction?

Even if Lin Feng wanted to leave the underground now, it would be very difficult for him to return to the surface. Even if there were no dire beasts, just exiting the underground from tens of thousands of tunnels would still be tremendously difficult.

Moreover, Lin Feng could not bear to return to the surface just like that. What was that Pangolin Beast demon general trying to do, guarding that mysterious metal gate?

What was inside the mysterious gate? Was there really the matrix of the genetic fusion device?

"Even if I want to return, I have to follow the direction of the genetic fusion device and return to that huge cave. Only then can I find the way back to the surface. However, if I return to the cave, I might encounter that Pangolin Beast demon general again." Lin Feng frowned. Actually, the problem was that he was still not strong enough. If he was strong enough, why would he be afraid of facing that giant Pangolin Beast?

Thinking of how to resist that giant Pangolin Beast, many thoughts flashed through Lin Feng's mind. What was his strongest technique at the moment? Without a doubt, Lin Feng thought of the Void Bubble.

Currently, Lin Feng could control 4,000 strands of Astral Power to condense an Astral Bubble from this miraculous Astral martial art.

Lin Feng had personally tested the power of this Astral Bubble. It was quite good, but he was not confident that it could injure that Pangolin Beast demon general.

"Even if the Void Bubble condensed from 4,000 strands of Astral Power can't severely injure the giant Pangolin Beast, it should be able to hold it off for a while, right?"

Lin Feng was a little hesitant. Not only was the Void Bubble powerful, it also had a hallucinatory effect. EVEN Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists would be intoxicated by it.

Even if the giant Pangolin Beast was huge, powerful, and had strong defenses, its mental will couldn't be too strong, right? As long as he could hold it off for a little longer, even for an instant, it would be enough for Lin Feng to do many things.

However, this was still a little risky in the end. For the first time, Lin Feng felt that his defense was insufficient. His undying characteristic was not omnipotent. If he could hold out against the giant Pangolin Beast for a while, and not be severely injured or crushed into a pulp at once, then, Lin Feng would still have a lot of room to maneuver.

"That's right, I can fuse with the fifth dire beast gene to improve my physique!"

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An idea flashed through Lin Feng's mind. He had thought of a way to quickly increase his strength and physique. Fusing the genes of dire beasts was the fastest and most effective method at the moment.

As for which dire beast genes to fuse, Lin Feng had prepared the blood of the Pangolin Beast demons beforehand and carried it with him at all times. There were also the Terrestrial Ant demons. During Lin Feng's battle previously, his body had been stained with the blood of countless Terrestrial Ant demons. He could also fuse the genes of the Terrestrial Ant demons. Between the genes of the Terrestrial Ant demons demon and the Pangolin Beast demons, with almost no hesitation, Lin Feng immediately chose the genes of the Pangolin Beast demon.

After all, what Lin Feng needed now was strength and defense. In terms of strength and defense, the Pangolin Beast demons were definitely far stronger than the Terrestrial Ant demons.

Lin Feng had studied the genetic fusion device before. Although he speculated that he could continue to fuse the genes of dire beasts, this was the first time he was fusing the genes of a demon. He would have to try it himself to find out what it was like.

Hence, Lin Feng activated the genetic fusion device and ordered, "Extract the genes of the Pangolin Beast demon!"

"Successfully extracted Pangolin Beast demon genes. Can be fused with human genes. Do you wish to fuse immediately?"

"Fuse!"

"Begin fusion with the Pangolin Beast demon genes. Duration: one hour!"

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Lin Feng was shocked. In the past, fusing the Wild Bovine genes only required a minute. Now, fusing the genes of the Pangolin Beast demon actually required an hour. Before Lin Feng could figure out what was going on, an intense pain that spread from the depths of his soul immediately made Lin Feng's entire body tremble. In an instant, he was plunged into an indescribably intense pain.

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Chapter 174 Petrification

Pain. Lin Feng had almost never felt such intense pain before. Even his consciousness was gradually blurring. It was as if he had transformed into a massive Pangolin Beast demon, roaring in the wilderness.

The genes of demons were far stronger than the four types of dire beast genes that Lin Feng had fused in the past. Hence, as Lin Feng fused, he felt as if a Pangolin Beast demon had been forcefully stuffed into his body. The intense pain was indescribable.

In fact, Lin Feng's entire body was covered in blood. His skin split apart and rapidly recovered. His blood vessels ruptured, and instantly recovered as well. His cells divided on and on without stopping.

Lin Feng could clearly feel the insane increment to his strength, and it was increasing at a very fast rate. Whether it was his strength or even physique, all aspects of his body were improving.

This was the benefit of fusing dire beast genes. One's physique could obtain a huge improvement in a very short period of time. Even the speed of the slow metamorphosis his body was undergoing after breaking the genetic lock suddenly increased. In a very short period of time, his body would probably complete metamorphosing.

Lin Feng sensed the "hunger" in his body. He was very "hungry" now, and felt like he could eat a horse. Lin Feng understood that be it the metamorphosis of his body or the fusion of the Pangolin Beast demon genes, a large amount of energy was needed to convert the various nutrients his body needed.

Fortunately, Lin Feng carried nutrient solutions with him at all times. This was almost a habit that Lin Feng had developed. It was to prepare for fusing dire beast genes suddenly and prevent nutritional deficiencies in such cases.

Lin Feng immediately took out five bottles of high-grade nutrient solutions. Each bottle was expensive and contained a large amount of nutrients. Lin Feng tipped them all into his mouth.

Splash.

Originally, the nutrient solution needed to be injected in order to be absorbed as quickly as possible and not result in waste. However, with Lin Feng's current physique, how could they be injected? The needle might not even be able to pierce through Lin Feng's skin.

Hence, he could only drink them. Fortunately, Lin Feng's digestive system was also very efficient, and almost did not waste any nutrients. A large amount of nutrients was absorbed into his bloodstream, and as his blood continued to surge, it was quickly transferred to all the muscles and bones in his body.

Lin Feng no longer felt "hungry", and his physical condition gradually stabilized. About three hours later, Lin Feng opened his eyes.

He clenched his hands gently and felt that there was a power in his body that far exceeded that from before. With a light wave of his hand, he could even make explosive sounds with the force.

"Armor."

With a thought from Lin Feng, the armor immediately covered his entire body. At this moment, he had a very strange feeling. It was as if he could do something with the armor instinctively.

Buzz.

With a thought from Lin Feng, a layer of gray light gradually appeared on his armor, before covering it.

Crack. Crack.

The originally soft and tough cuticle armor actually seemed to be covered in a hard shell under the gray light. This feeling gave Lin Feng a sense of déjà vu.

He gently touched the gray shell with his hand, and an idea flashed through his mind.

"The Petrification ability of the Pangolin Beast!"

Lin Feng remembered. This was clearly the petrification ability of the Pangolin Beasts. Once the Pangolin Beasts used petrification, their defense could increase by several times, making them very difficult to deal with.

Previously, Lin Feng had been a little hesitant. He did not know if fusing the genes of demons would allow him to obtain innate abilities. After all, when he fused the genes of dire beasts previously, he had not obtained any innate abilities. He had only obtained them after breaking his genetic lock and also the genetic locks of the dire beasts.

As for demons, their genetic locks were broken at birth. Could Lin Feng obtain innate abilities by fusing the genes of demons?

Lin Feng did not know. But now, looking at the gray shell on his armor, a smile appeared on Lin Feng's lips. He had obtained an innate ability. The genes of the Pangolin Beast demon had given him the innate ability of petrification.

With this petrified shell, Lin Feng's defense had increased by at least two or three times. This was a pleasant surprise. If he encountered the giant Pangolin Beast again, with such powerful defense, it might be possible for him to do better than not even holding up to a single strike.

"There's also strength. The genes of the Pangolin Beast demons are truly powerful. Originally, I only had 380 tons of strength. Even if I complete my metamorphosis, I would only have about 420 tons of strength."

"But now, my strength has reached almost 600 tons!"

Lin Feng clenched his fists. He had never felt such powerful strength. Easily attaining 600 tons of strength with raw physical strength was unheard of.

Hence, he immediately checked the other various data on his body.

Physique: 800.25

Strength: 731.46

Agility: 234.65 Skills: Wild Bovine's Might (Mastered, comprehended Wild Bovine's True Intent), Nonuple Body Tempering Level Four (Mastered, condensed four Spiral Forces), Lightning Arc Blade Technique (Mastered)

Innate Skills: Defensive Armor, Sharp Horn, Undying Characteristic, Strength Enhancement, Petrification

Astral Power Cultivation Technique: Astral Swirl, Astra Devourer

Astral Martial Arts: Void Bubble

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Genetic Fusion: Wild Bovine genes, Unicorn genes, Proboscis Beast genes, Screwworm genes, Pangolin Beast demon genes

Genetic Capacity: 96%

Double. Lin Feng's physique and strength data almost doubled, and his agility also increased by a large margin. However, these data were actually no longer of much use to Lin Feng. He usually did not even look at such data.

The further one's various physical attributes progressed, the faster they would actually improve. They could not be judged by common sense.

Apart from the various data, Lin Feng's innate abilities indeed had a new inclusion of petrification. The fused genes also had a new inclusion of Pangolin Beast demon genes.

At this moment, his genetic capacity had reached 96%. In other words, Lin Feng could only fuse with the genes of one Pangolin Beast demon. It was completely impossible for him to fuse with the genes of the Terrestrial Ant demon too.

This was unless Lin Feng could undergo a second life transition. That way, his genetic capacity would increase, and he would be able to fuse more dire beast genes.

At this moment, Lin Feng could clearly feel that the metamorphosis of his body had already ended. It must have been affected by the genetic fusion. Originally, it might have taken a few months for the metamorphosis to end. He did not expect it to end so quickly.

However, this was a good thing. After Lin Feng's metamorphosis, his various physical attributes had improved. In addition, after fusing the Pangolin Beast genes, his physique had improved in all aspects. Be it his strength or defense, they had all improved tremendously.

At this moment, just his 600 tons of strength had exceeded the strength obtainable to a First Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist who's unleashing all their Astral Power.

Moreover, Lin Feng discovered something even more surprising.

As his physique improved, Lin Feng's Astral Power limit actually loosened slightly. This practically confirmed Lin Feng's bold hypothesis from before.

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Chapter 175 Breaking the Limit Again

Lin Feng had long broken the Astral Power limit. He was only at the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm, yet he already had more than 5,000 strands of Astral Power. How fearsome was this?

Why could he break the Astral Power limit when other martial artists could not? Lin Feng had always had a hypothesis in the past, but it had not been verified for a long time.

He felt that the reason he could break the Astral Power limit was that his physique far exceeded that of other martial artists. The stronger his physique, the more he could break the Astral Power limit.

In fact, there might even be no limit to Astral Power at all. As long as his physique continued to strengthen, it could accommodate more Astral Power.

However, this bold hypothesis had never been verified. But now, with the completion of the metamorphosis of Lin Feng's body in advance and the fusion of the genes of the Pangolin Beast demon, his physique had skyrocketed in a short period of time.

At this moment, his Astral Power limit loosened again. Was this still not proof enough? At least, this directly confirmed that there was some basis to Lin Feng's bold hypothesis from before. The stronger a martial artist's physique was, the more they could break the Astral Power limit.

Originally, Lin Feng had 5,430 strands of Astral Power in his body. This was Lin Feng's previous limit. But now, as Lin Feng fused the genes of the Pangolin Beast demon, his physique improved by leaps and bounds again, and his limit somehow loosened slightly.

With a thought, Lin Feng immediately circulated the Astra Devourer Technique.

Buzz.

A large amount of star power poured down, and the Astral Power actually condensed in Lin Feng's body again. Almost without any resistance, a new trace of Astral Power was condensed.

There were 5,431 strands of Astral Power. Don't underestimate this one trace of Astral Power. This meant that Lin Feng's hypothesis was completely correct. It meant that Lin Feng had once again broken the Astral Power limit!

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But this was not the end. It was just the beginning

Lin Feng's Astra Devourer Technique was extremely domineering. The stronger his body was, the more Astral Power he could absorb. In the past, Lin Feng's physique could only withstand condensing 120 strands of Astral Power every day, and he would also suffer damage. If he relaxed a little, he could also condense about 100 strands of Astral Power every day.

Now, Lin Feng felt that his body was like a balloon. Although his physique had almost doubled, that was not just an additive effect.

A large amount of star power passed through the layers of obstructions and arrived to Lin Feng underground. Lin Feng was like a bottomless pit, devouring a large amount of star power in a frenzy.

One strand, ten strands, fifty strands, a hundred strands…

In the blink of an eye, Lin Feng had condensed 100 strands of Astral Power. Only two hours had passed. Lin Feng had only used two hours to condense 100 strands of Astral Power. This was unbelievable. It was comparable to the amount of Astral Power Lin Feng could condense in a day before the improvement to his physique.

Even though Lin Feng's body seemed to have reached its limit, and the star power was even destroying his body, Lin Feng did not have much time. Every additional trace of Astral Power he could add now meant an improved chance of survival.

Hence, Lin Feng was doing his best to condense Astral Power now. At this rate, it would not be a problem for Lin Feng to condense 1,200 strands of Astral Power in a day. Although he would suffer some damage, his undying characteristic would allow him to recover. If he did not want to damage his body, he could slow down a little, and would have no problem condensing 1,000 strands of Astral Power a day.

However, what Lin Feng lacked the most now was time. He had promised Mo Lei that he would return to the North Mountain Base in three days. Hence, he had to increase his strength as soon as possible.

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. Lin Feng had already condensed 2,400 strands of Astral Power in his body. In addition to the previous 5,430 strands, he had about 7,830 strands of Astral Power.

Lin Feng spent two days condensing Astral Power in a frenzy. Now, his speed gradually slowed down. After more than three hours, when the Astral Power in Lin Feng's body had just reached 8,000 strands, the condensation of Astral Power almost stopped.

Finally, Lin Feng stopped circulating the Astra Devourer Technique, and the Astral Power in his body reached 8,006 strands.

This was Lin Feng's new limit. 8,006 strands of Astral Power was almost comparable to a peak Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist. After all, even a peak Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist only had 9,999 strands of Astral Power.

With such a huge amount of Astral Power, if he used the Void Bubble to condense the maximized Astral Bubble that Lin Feng could currently control, he could also condense two Astral Bubbles.

Unfortunately, Lin Feng could only condense an Astral Bubble of 4,000 strands of Astral Power. If his mental power were a little stronger, how formidable would an Astral Bubble condensed from 8,000 strands of Astral Power be? It might even be able to severely injure or even kill that Pangolin Beast demon general.

Of course, this was only Lin Feng's guess. Lin Feng was not sure if the Astral Bubble condensed from 4,000 strands of Astral Power was effective against that Pangolin Beast demon general.

However, no matter what, there were only 10 hours left until the three days that Lin Feng and Mo Lei had agreed on were up. Whether he chose to leave or to continue searching for the matrix of the genetic fusion device, Lin Feng had to face that giant Pangolin Beast again.

"I hope the Void Bubble works."

Lin Feng took a deep breath, then stood up and left the cave through the "direction" of the genetic fusion device.

Although there were countless forks underground, with the direction indicated by the genetic fusion device, Lin Feng did not have to be afraid of getting lost at all. He would definitely be able to find the huge cave from before.

As expected, two hours later, Lin Feng successively saw signs of active Pangolin Beasts in the tunnel.

Lin Feng kept weaving through the forks and avoiding the Pangolin Beasts. He did not want to waste time on these Pangolin Beasts. With the direction indicated by the genetic fusion device, he was even more familiar with the passages here than those Pangolin Beasts.

However, the closer he got to the cave, the more Pangolin Beasts there were. In the end, Lin Feng had no choice but to encounter these Pangolin Beasts.

These were just ordinary Pangolin Beasts. Lin Feng had no difficulty dealing with them at all. He did not want to waste time, so he simply wrapped a layer of armor around himself before using his petrification talent.

Boom.

Lin Feng charged forward like a cannonball, ignoring the number of Pangolin Beasts in front of him.

Countless collisions occurred, and there were even a few Pangolin Beast demons among them. However, with Lin Feng's armor and the innate ability of petrification, his defense was simply too strong. He was even more savage than the Pangolin Beast demons. With a wild charge, all the Pangolin Beasts were either sent flying or blasted apart. It did not take long for Lin Feng to charge into the cave.

The giant Pangolin Beast was still in the cave. The moment Lin Feng broke into the cave, he saw the bloodthirsty gaze of the giant Pangolin Beast.

"Grr…"

The giant Pangolin Beast seemed extremely displeased. It was this human martial artist again. It clearly remembered that this human martial artist was the one who had ruined its plans two days ago.

He was actually here again today. The giant Pangolin Beast could not tolerate this.

Lin Feng took a deep breath. At this moment, he had two choices. He could either fight the giant Pangolin Beast head-on, take the opportunity to leave the cave, and return to the surface.

Or he could pass through the giant Pangolin Beast and enter the metal gate to search for the matrix of the genetic fusion device.

However, whether it was escaping or entering the metal gate, he had to at least deal with this giant Pangolin Beast first.

"Void Bubble!"

Without any hesitation, Lin Feng reached out and waved his hand. A huge bubble appeared in the void, mesmerizing and emitting a dream-like aura.

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Chapter 176: Sculpture

In front of Lin Feng floated a beautiful Void Bubble. It was huge, with a diameter of over 15 meters. Although the smaller the diameter of the Astral Bubble, the more powerful it was, the Astral Bubble Lin Feng had condensed contained a total of 4,000 strands of Astral Power!

Moreover, if the bubble was not big enough, how could it envelop the massive Pangolin Beast demon?

The Astral Bubble with a diameter of 15 meters could barely envelop the giant Pangolin Beast that was about 13 meters long. The mesmerizing Astral Bubble enveloped the huge Pangolin Beast in the blink of an eye. The giant Pangolin Beast was actually stunned and did not resist at all.

"Success!"

Lin Feng was overjoyed. Without any hesitation, he charged out like lightning and shouted in a low voice, "Collapse!"

Buzz.

The beautiful Astral Bubble suddenly began to collapse rapidly. How powerful was a Void Bubble condensed from more than 4,000 strands of Astral Power?

In the past, Lin Feng had only tried it himself. He was confident that even a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist would be doomed if they were enveloped by the Astral Bubble.

However, Lin Feng was not confident in killing a demon general comparable to a Divine Realm martial artist. No matter how strong the Astral Bubble was, it was not strong enough to kill a demon general above its level.

Snap.

The bubble suddenly shattered. Lin Feng had barely exceeded half a body's length of the giant Pangolin Beast. When the bubble shattered, it did not collapse and shatter, but was forcefully shattered by a powerful force.

"Grr…"

The giant Pangolin Beast seemed to be very angry. In that instant, it had felt a sliver of threat. Even though it was only a sliver, it had truly felt threatened.

If this bubble was any stronger, would it be injured, or even die?

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The giant Pangolin Beast was furious. It saw Lin Feng at the side, who was about to overtake it and enter the mysterious metal door. Its thick tail lashed towards Lin Feng like a whip.

Lin Feng felt a chill run down his spine. He had almost succeeded. He had almost never failed when using the Void Bubble, and this was the first time he failed.

This meant that the Void Bubble was not omnipotent. It also had its limits. At the very least, it was helpless against demon generals. Perhaps if he had more Astral Power, he could pose a threat to demon generals. But now, Lin Feng could only infuse 4,000 strands of Astral Power into the Astral Bubble.

"Hold out!"

Lin Feng felt the wind whistling behind him. A sense of danger arose in his heart. It was another strike from the giant Pangolin Beast. He knew that he had to withstand this strike no matter what. Otherwise, he would be in a very poor state like last time, or even in more danger than the last time.

Defensive Armor!

Petrification!

The remaining 4,000 strands of Astral Power!

Lin Feng was fully prepared. He had to withstand this strike no matter what!

Bang.

The giant Pangolin Beast's tail lashed out fiercely. How terrifying was its strength? Lin Feng's petrification ability was indeed very strong, but he still could not withstand this strike.

The petrifying light immediately disappeared, and cracks appeared on the defensive armor. However, Lin Feng's petrifying ability and defensive armor still resisted at least half of the giant Pangolin Beast's strength.

Although the remaining half of its strength was still terrifying, Lin Feng still had more than 4,000 strands of Astral Power. The remaining half of the giant Pangolin Beast's strength was still overwhelming and unstoppable.

Lin Feng's 4,000 strands of Astral Power were depleted almost instantly, but he resisted at least 80% of the impact.

Even so, the remaining power was still very horrific when used on Lin Feng.

Fortunately, Lin Feng's physique was also incomparably strong. Hence, he was only sent flying by a tail strike. The bones in his entire body were slightly broken, but he was not dead.

Moreover, the undying characteristic was also rapidly healing Lin Feng's injuries. Compared to his miserable state last time, he had an additional petrification ability this time, and his physique had improved by a lot. He also had a large amount of Astral Power. Hence, Lin Feng would not be killed by the giant Pangolin Beast with one strike.

"I held out! I really held out!"

Lin Feng was very excited. Although he was severely injured, he did not lose any limbs. With the powerful regenerative ability of the undying characteristic, this minor injury was nothing.

He was sent flying by the giant Pangolin Beast's tail and landed heavily on the ground, but he got closer to the metal door. The giant Pangolin Beast roared and continued to charge at Lin Feng. At this moment, the injuries in Lin Feng's body had already recovered by a lot. At least he could manage to move now.

"Go!"

Lin Feng did not hesitate at all. He suddenly stood up and moved back, quickly retreating to the metal door. He realized that it was pitch-black inside. What's inside could not be seen clearly, and it emitted a mysterious aura.

However, at this point, Lin Feng had no choice. Moreover, the genetic fusion device on his arm seemed to be shaking even more violently. He gritted his teeth. Without hesitating anymore, he immediately darted through the metal gate.

The giant Pangolin Beast threw its head back and roared. It appeared furious as it roared outside the metal gate. However, it did not follow him inside immediately, as if it was hesitating about something.

"It doesn't dare to follow me inside?"

Lin Feng heaved a sigh of relief. Although he had entered the metal gate, he could still vaguely see the giant Pangolin Beast outside the gate. It was pacing back and forth, looking very irritable. It seemed to want to come in very much, but also seemed to be afraid of something.

Finally, the giant Pangolin Beast seemed to have made up its mind. It stared coldly at Lin Feng, and its massive body rapidly shrank.

"It can actually shrink?"

Lin Feng's eyes widened. Originally, the metal gate was not too big. Considering the size of the giant Pangolin Beast, it might not be able to squeeze in. However, now that the giant Pangolin Beast's body was obviously smaller, entering the metal gate was very easy.

Seeing the giant Pangolin Beast shrink in size, Lin Feng naturally knew that it wanted to come in. Hence, he did not hesitate at all and continued to run towards the back.

This was no joke. If the giant Pangolin Beast caught up to him, he would almost certainly die! After all, Lin Feng had exhausted all the Astral Power in his body. How could he resist the powerful giant Pangolin Beast?

Whoosh.

Lin Feng was extremely fast, but the giant Pangolin Beast was not slow either. It seemed to have homed in on Lin Feng and stared intently at him. Once it passed through the gate, it returned to its original size and chased after Lin Feng.

Behind the mysterious metal gate was a spacious area that stretched as far as the eye could see. The surroundings seemed cold, and there was some fog. Moreover, it was very dark. Normally, Lin Feng would definitely not dare to barge in recklessly.

However, there was a violent giant Pangolin Beast following behind him now. If he did not run, only death awaited him. Hence, he could only flee forward in a frenzy.

As they chased and fled, the genetic fusion device on Lin Feng's arm had emitted a red glow sometime. It was especially eye-catching in the dark environment.

Suddenly, the genetic fusion device on Lin Feng's arm glowed bright red. It actually left Lin Feng's arm and floated in the air. A beam of red light shot out abruptly.

"Eh, what's that?"

Following the red light of the genetic fusion device, Lin Feng actually discovered a black sculpture. It looked like a bronze sculpture, and appeared very abrupt here.

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Chapter 177: Spaceship

"Bronze sculpture?"

Lin Feng walked over and realized that the sculpture was not very big. It looked a little like a bronze sculpture, but the material was more like an unknown metal. It was very strange.

What was this place? Why was there a sculpture?

Moreover, the red light of the genetic fusion device shone on the sculpture. Could this statue be the matrix of the genetic fusion device?

Just as Lin Feng was about to study the sculpture carefully, the giant Pangolin Beast behind caught up again.

Rumble.

The giant Pangolin Beast was extremely huge. Every step it took was very heavy. However, the strange thing was that when the giant Pangolin Beast stepped on the ground, it did not give off a very solid feeling. Instead, there was a faint sound of metal colliding.

"The ground isn't earth, but metal?"

Only then did Lin Feng realize that there was only a thick layer of dust and soil on the ground. However, in reality, there was pitch-black metal below.

Connecting it to the mysterious metal gate, could this be a mysterious underground bunker? However, he had never heard of any underground bunkers in this area. The South Mountain City was basically newly built and was a place humans had only expanded to in the past few decades. In the past, there were no traces of human activity in this area.

However, Lin Feng did not have time to consider these things, because the giant Pangolin Beast was already approaching step by step. Its gaze was fixed on Lin Feng. Its massive body was like a small mountain, emitting a suffocating aura.

For the current Lin Feng, he had no chance of winning against a demon general. Even if his Astral Power broke through the limit again, even if he fused the fifth dire beast gene, it would be useless.

There was a qualitative difference between the two parties. This gap was almost impossible to make up for, especially now that Lin Feng no longer had any Astral Power in his body. He would be in an even more dangerous situation.

Lin Feng turned behind the statue. He also looked at the genetic fusion device in the void. His surroundings were also pitch-black. Although Lin Feng could see, it was still inconvenient.

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Moreover, there were almost no tunnels around him. It was pitch-black. He was already forced into a hopeless situation.

Buzz.

Suddenly, the genetic fusion device suspended in the air glowed red. Immediately after, slight cracks appeared on the statue. The cracks appeared one after another, as if a layer of shell was rapidly peeling off.

Lin Feng hurriedly took a few steps back. As the shell of the statue peeled off, the statue finally transformed into a humanoid creature. The reason it was called a humanoid creature was that its body was pitch-black and suffused with a metallic glow. Its eyes were also like electronic eyes, looking very strange.

"Robot?"

Lin Feng immediately thought of robots. In the present, human society had also developed robots, but they were still unable to fight. They could only handle some simple matters.

Swoosh.

The robot extended its hand and waved. The genetic fusion device in the air flew into its hand. Immediately after, the robot's eyes opened. As if scanning, it glanced at Lin Feng and the giant Pangolin Beast.

"A primitive lesser lifeform dares to barge in here? Where is the guardian?"

"So the guardian was actually killed by this ignorant lesser lifeform. Eh, let me see. How long have I been asleep? Why did the guardian become so weak?"

"What? I have been asleep for so many years again. No wonder the guardian was so weak. So he was actually the descendant of the guardian…"

"It is just as well. Since you killed the descendant of the guardian, you will be the guardian for the time being."

The robot seemed to be talking to itself, but the giant Pangolin Beast seemed to be very frightened. It kept growling, but it did not dare to take a step closer to the robot.

Beep.

A red light shot out from the robot's hand and instantly enveloped the giant Pangolin Beast. Originally, the giant Pangolin Beast was still struggling and resisting with all its might. However, gradually, as time passed, the giant Pangolin Beast enveloped in the red light slowly quietened down. Then, it simply lay down, its gaze giving off a "meek" look.

"This…"

Lin Feng was shocked to see this scene. The robot could actually control this giant Pangolin Beast. One had to know that it was a Pangolin Beast demon general, comparable to a Divine Realm martial artist!

But now, such a powerful demon general was controlled by a robot in the blink of an eye. It was as docile as a domestic pet. It was just too incredible.

"All right, go out and guard the gate. Tell your subordinates to leave this place."

With a wave of the robot's hand, the Pangolin Beast demon general immediately retreated. It even summoned the many Pangolin Beasts it had sent into the gate previously and left, before guarding the gate respectfully.

This scene shocked Lin Feng greatly!

The robot turned around. In the dark night, a pair of red eyes stared intently at Lin Feng.

"At last, someone is here to wake me."

"Wake you?"

"It is this genetic fusion device. You obtained it and were able to come here to wake me. I have waited too long."

"What do you mean? The genetic fusion device is yours? Who exactly are you?"

Lin Feng realized that the language used by this robot was actually the language of humans, and it was very standard. If one ignored the appearance of this robot and claimed that the other party was human, Lin Feng would not have any doubts.

"Do not rush. Since you woke me, I will tell you everything. I have been asleep for too long, and this place is terrible. It is unbearable."

With that said, the robot's body glowed red. Immediately after, the ground seemed to shake. At the same time, beams of light suddenly appeared, dispersing the darkness and revealing the original appearance of this place.

Only then did Lin Feng realize that this was an empty hall. There were many light tubes on the "walls" in the hall. These lights were emitted from the light tubes, illuminating the entire hall.

At the same time, small cabins appeared in the "walls" of the hall. Small robots walked out of them. They were only about a meter tall, but were abnormally agile. They began to pick up various tools to sweep the ground.

Lin Feng was very cautious. He kept staring at the red-eyed robot. For some reason, he felt that this red-eyed robot was just like a human, and not like those so-called intelligent robots at all.

Soon, the hardworking small robots cleaned up the entire hall. Only then did Lin Feng see clearly that this was not an underground bunker, but a spaceship—a massive spaceship he had never seen before!

The cleaned spaceship looked very "glamorous". The hall was almost spotless. Under the light, there was a faint air of magnificence and science-fiction.

Lin Feng had also seen human spaceships before, but they were far inferior to this spaceship in front of him. Be it those small cleaning robots or this mysterious red-eyed robot, none of them were things that the current technology of human society could achieve.

"What are you? Why is this spaceship underground?"

Lin Feng could not help but ask the red-eyed robot again.

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Chapter 178: Longbetham

The red-eyed robot asked Lin Feng to sit down. Then, the red light in its eyes kept flickering, as if it was thinking about something.

"First, let me see civilizations has occurred now."

The red-eyed robot waved its hand, and Lin Feng's communicator flew out of thin air and landed in the red-eyed robot's hand. Lin Feng opened his mouth, but did not say anything.

This red-eyed robot was too terrifying. Although it did not look as massive or oppressive as the giant Pangolin Beast, it could easily control the giant Pangolin Beast. This was no ordinary method.

Hence, Lin Feng would not attack unless it was absolutely necessary.

The red-eyed robot enveloped the communicator with a red light, which flickered continuously. About a minute later, the red-eyed robot returned the communicator to Lin Feng.

"I have found it. This is actually the ninth civilization, and nine powerful lifeforms with four life transitions have been born. Right, you call them Sages!"

Lin Feng was shocked. Could the red-eyed robot have used his communicator to enter the network just now? The network of human society was very strict. Only the person themselves could log in. Even if other people took the communicator, they would not be able to connect to the network at all.

However, thinking about how the red-eyed robot was very mysterious to begin with, and could even control a demon general comparable to a Divine Realm martial artist, cracking the online password did not seem like a big deal.

"What do you mean by the ninth civilization?"

Lin Feng felt that this red-eyed robot had no ill will towards him, so he tried asking.

This time, the red-eyed robot replied directly, "The ninth civilization, as the name implies, is naturally the ninth time civilization developed on this planet. Your current civilization is the ninth civilization."

"Could there be another eight civilizations before this?"

"Of course there were eight more civilizations before you! Do you not know? Yes, I understand now. Your current level of civilization is too low, so you naturally cannot come into contact with things at too high a level. The upper echelons of your current civilization already know about the former civilizations. For example, numerous of your Nine Sages obtained some benefits from the ancient civilizations."

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Lin Feng was shocked. The upper echelons of humanity actually knew about the so-called ancient civilizations.

"Your current civilization is not bad. Powerful lifeforms with four life transitions have actually appeared. However, they are too weak. The cultivation system is also too crude."

The red-eyed robot shook its head, appearing very disappointed.

"Who exactly are you? Did you put my genetic fusion device in Central Sea University?"

Lin Feng asked again.

"I am the great mechanical lifeform, Longbetham! I released many genetic fusion devices before I went into slumber. You were very lucky to have obtained the genetic fusion device and found this place. You meet the first requirement of great master's screening."

"Mechanical lifeform, like artificial intelligence? Also, who is the great master you mentioned?"

Lin Feng felt that this red-eyed robot might contain a huge secret.

The red-eyed robot said coldly, "I am a great mechanical lifeform, a true lifeform. Do not compare your foolish programs with me. You have many questions to ask. Let me briefly explain my origins and the great mission I have undertaken. You will understand after listening."

For some reason, although the red-eyed robot was expressionless, Lin Feng could sense that it seemed to be very angry. It seemed to disdain comparing itself to the artificial intelligence that Lin Feng knew of.

"About 3.8 billion years ago, the great master Lord Bemond sent tens of thousands of spaceships to various parts of the universe in search of a disciple Lord Bemond was satisfied with."

"I was chosen by Lord Bemond and flew into the depths of the universe in this spaceship. I drifted slowly for 30 million years, but could not find a planet with life that satisfied me. In the end, the energy ran out, and the spaceship drifted to your planet."

"Your planet is very strange. It is protected by a powerful protective layer. You call it the Canopy! It is very difficult to enter your planet from the outside. Some powerful entity must have set up this Canopy because they wanted to protect you. I only barely managed to enter your planet after exhausting all the power Master left on the spaceship."

"Unfortunately, as my energy was exhausted, the spaceship fell to the ground. I also entered a slumber due to losing my energy. Later, when I woke up, the spaceship had already been buried underground. I came with Master's mission to choose outstanding disciples for Master. When I return one day, I will receive Master's favor and become a superior mechanical lifeform!"

"It is a shame that although many of the genetic fusion devices I placed have been obtained by others before, none of them could attain four life transitions in the end. They were not even qualified to receive the legacy. I kept waiting and kept placing genetic fusion devices, hoping that one day, someone would attain four life transitions, and follow the instructions of the genetic fusion device to come here to receive the legacy."

"This wait lasted for more than three billion years, but no one has ever found this place. You are very lucky. Although you only had one life transition, you took the initiative to find this place. Although you cannot receive Master's true legacy, I will still give you a chance. If you can seize the opportunity and attain four life transitions some day, you can come here to accept Master's true legacy."

At this point, Longbetham stopped and carefully observed Lin Feng's expression.

At this moment, Lin Feng was very shocked and a little confused.

It turned out that there were really other lives in the cosmos, and they were very powerful. Just looking at Longbetham and this huge spaceship was enough to tell.

And this spaceship had actually existed for more than three billion years. This was incredible. In fact, all of this was somewhat absurd.

His genetic fusion device was actually one of the countless "tiny gadgets" that Longbethan had placed. If he had not found this place by chance, he would probably be like some other martial artists who had obtained genetic fusion devices before. Without four life transitions, they would never be able to find this place, and they would never know the secret of the genetic fusion device.

"Others have obtained the genetic fusion device too?"

"Of course, and many people had obtained it in the past. In particular, in the third civilization, the fourth civilization, the fifth civilization, and so on, there were people who had obtained it. They even held high positions in their civilizations and had many privileges. Unfortunately, none of them could undergo four life transitions, and were not qualified to accept the legacy of the great master."

"Does that mean that even after obtaining the genetic fusion device, it'll still be very difficult to undergo four life transitions?"

"It is very difficult! The genetic fusion device is only an aid. Life transitions depend on oneself."

Lin Feng felt a little disappointed. He had always felt that with the genetic fusion device, he could quickly break the genetic lock and achieve two life transitions, three life transitions, and even four life transitions.

Only now did he understand that the genetic fusion device was not as miraculous as he had imagined.

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Chapter 179: Universal Civilizations

"Fortunate one, do not be discouraged. Although the genetic fusion device cannot help you with your life transition, you were fortunate to have come here. I will give you some opportunities."

"Opportunities? What opportunities?"

"Certain things that Master allowed you to obtain, of course. Things that lesser lifeforms like you dream of obtaining."

Lin Feng frowned. His mind was in a mess, so he wanted to organize his thoughts.

To put it simply, this Longbetham had only come under orders. It had drifted in the universe for a long time before landing on this planet. After more than three billion years had passed, it still had not found a suitable candidate.

Right now, Lin Feng was very lucky to have found this spaceship. It seemed like he could obtain some kind of gift from Longbetham. What was this? Luck?

"Wait a minute. What is this lesser lifeform you mentioned?"

When Lin Feng heard this Longbetham's repeated mentions of "lesser lifeform", he actually felt a little uncomfortable. After all, he was an inhuman expert who had undergone one life transition. How could he be a so-called lesser lifeform?

Moreover, he did not feel that this robot called Longbetham could be that high-level.

Longbetham curled its mouth and said, "Low-level lifeforms are lifeforms that live on planets and lack the ability to enter the universe. To be precise, all lifeforms that have not attained six life transitions are lesser lifeforms."

"Six life transitions?"

Lin Feng was very surprised. Currently, even the Sages had only undergone four life transitions. Whether the fifth life transition existed at all was still under discussion.

However, according to Longbetham, all lifeforms under six life transitions were lesser lifeforms. This meant that even the Nine Sages were lesser lifeforms. How was this possible?

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"That is right. Those who have not attained six life transitions are all lesser lifeforms. There are only two kinds of life in the universe. One is lesser lifeforms, and the other is superior lifeforms, otherwise known as cosmic lifeforms. Only after six life transitions and reaching the level of planetary lifeform can one be considered a cosmic lifeform, or an superior lifeform." Longbetham said proudly.

"Are you actually a superior lifeform?" Lin Feng asked curiously.

Longbetham shook its head and said somewhat dejectedly, "I'm not a superior lifeform. The civilization I am from is a technological civilization, and I am one of the best among technological civilizations. I belong to a mechanical civilization! Our mechanical civilization takes the path of a technological civilization, which is different from a cultivation civilization."

"Are technological civilizations very powerful? How are they compared to cultivation civilizations?"

Lin Feng's interest was immediately piqued. Actually, there was also a debate in human society about which was better between martial artists and technology. Some people advocated vigorously developing a technological civilization. Everyone could personally experience the conveniences brought by a technological civilization. For example, airships, various means of transportation, networks, and so on all came from technology.

As for martial artists? Apart from dealing with those dire beasts, what else were they good for?

These debates had always existed. If not for the fact that those dire beasts were not afraid of most of the technological weapons in human society, humans would probably have chosen technology over martial arts long ago. Then, martial artists would be far out of the picture.

Lin Feng was a martial artist, so he had naturally heard of such debates. Now that he had encountered Longbetham, he was interested in seeing which was more powerful in the universe, the technological civilization or the cultivation civilization.

Longbetham pondered for a moment before saying, "They are not comparable. There are many civilizations in the vast universe, but they are generally divided into cultivation and technological civilizations. In elementary civilizations, technological civilizations have the advantage. However, once lifeforms reach the planetary level, cultivation civilizations will gradually gain the advantage."

"However, overall, technological civilizations are comparable to cultivation civilizations in the early stages. For example, the mechanical civilization I am from can easily kill planetary-level lifeforms. Technological civilizations more advanced than ours also have weapons that can kill galactic-level lifeforms, which are stronger than planetary-level lifeforms."

"However, it is possible for a cultivation civilization to give birth to a universal-level lifeform, which is not attainable for a technological civilization. Perhaps it is, but at least I have never heard of a technological civilization that is comparable to a universal-level lifeform. Therefore, cultivation civilization and technological civilization basically coexist in advanced civilizations of the universe, or they mainly focus on cultivation civilizations and have technological civilization as a supplement."

Lin Feng nodded thoughtfully. Indeed, coexistence between cultivation civilization and technological civilization was the most appropriate. Just like now, martial artists and technological development did not conflict, but promoted each other and progressed together. The technological boom also greatly improved the strength of martial artists, and even gave birth to Sages with four life transitions.

Similarly, if martial artists were powerful, they could also allow some researchers to study them and obtain huge technological developments. These two could complement each other, and there did not have to be just one.

"What are the planetary lifeforms, galactic lifeforms, and so on you mentioned?"

Longbetham did not get impatient. It knew that Lin Feng was a "native" within a planet and was very unfamiliar with the cultivation system of the universe, so it explained in detail.

"This is the cultivation system classified by the current cultivation civilizations in the universe. It start with lesser lifeforms within the planet. From the first life transition to the fifth life transition, these are all lesser lifeforms. Above lesser lifeforms are planetary lifeforms. They are also divided into basic planetary lifeforms, intermediate planetary lifeforms, and advanced planetary lifeforms."

"Above planetary-level lifeforms are galactic-level lifeforms. They are also divided into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. Above galactic-level lifeforms are the great universal lifeforms. Every universal lifeform is a hegemon of a universe. Often, only one universal lifeform can be born in a universe! There are very few that can give birth to two or three."

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. "Are there other universes?"

In Lin Feng's opinion, a universe was already vast and nigh infinite. With the current power of human technology, they could only observe some galaxies. To the massive universe, a galaxy was just a drop in the ocean and completely insignificant.

"I once heard Master mention that the universe we belong to is called the Bartmon Universe. It's named after a great universal lifeform. There are many other universes outside our Bartmon Universe. It is useless for you to know these now. You are just a lesser lifeform that cannot even leave a planet."

Lin Feng fell silent. That's right. His horizons had been greatly broadened today. If Longbetham was not lying, the vast cosmos was actually such a wonderful and varied place. He even hoped that he could one day travel through the vast cosmos.

Unfortunately, according to Longbetham, he was only a lesser lifeform now, and low-level even among lesser lifeforms, classified at the bottom of lesser lifeforms.

"By the way, what else can you give me apart from the genetic fusion device?"

Lin Feng was also curious. No matter what, Longbetham's offer should not be too bad. Although he was a lesser lifeform at the lowest level now, he yearned for the universe. One day, he would also be able to travel the vast cosmos and become an advanced cosmic lifeform!

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Chapter 180: Combat Body

"The genetic fusion device given to you is just to assist you. In reality, this object is a genetic modification technology invented by our mechanical civilization. It is nothing significant at all, and only useful for lesser lifeforms under four life transitions. After more than four life transitions, it will basically not be of much use anymore.

"What I want to give you are the Combat Body Guidance Technique and the Mental Guidance Technique. The cultivation system of your ninth civilization is really too crude. I am unsurprised that you do not have a Combat Body Guidance Technique. However, you do not even have something similar to the Mental Guidance Technique. I have to wonder how you people managed to attain four life transitions."

Longbetham seemed confused as well. It had never seen such a strange civilization. In fact, it was not just the ninth civilization. There were many things about the other eight civilizations that surprised it as well.

It seemed that although no cosmic life had been born here, among the many lesser lifeforms in the universe, lifeforms on this planet were already doing rather well.

It was incredible that lesser lifeforms with four life transitions could be born without any guidance.

Longbetham returned the genetic fusion device to Lin Feng. The genetic fusion device merged into his body again, but he did not find anything unusual. As for what the Combat Body Guidance Technique and Mental Guidance Technique that Longbetham mentioned were, Lin Feng had no idea either.

"Come with me."

Hence, Lin Feng followed Longbetham out of the hall. Then, doors opened one after another. " ".It turned out that there were many secret cabins in the spaceship, which was an eye-opener for Lin Feng.

Finally, Longbetham brought Lin Feng to the main control room. In the main control room, there was a floating crystal ball. It was beautiful and very mysterious.

"Go. Press on the guidance ball with your hands. The Combat Body Guidance Technique and the Mental Guidance Technique will be transmitted directly to your memory."

This kind of technology was unheard of. Lin Feng was a bit curious, and a bit wary at the same time. He carefully reached out and pressed his hands on the crystal ball.

Buzz.

Lin Feng's consciousness suddenly turned dark. He was in a daze, and felt as if he was constantly shuttling through the darkness.

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Suddenly, the sky seemed to light up. He saw a dire beast. It was only two or three meters long, about the size of an ordinary Pangolin Beast, and floating in the void.

Immediately after, the dire beast roared towards the sky. Then, it began to expand rapidly, from two to three meters long to more than ten meters in size, comparable to the giant Pangolin Beast demon.

Lin Feng, on the other hand, had a very strange feeling. He seemed to be able to see that the dire beast's body was organized in a very special way. Every cell was reorganizing itself in an organized manner, then expanding, expanding, and expanding again. Finally, it turned into a terrifying dire beast over ten meters tall, comparable to a giant Pangolin Beast.

"First life transition combat body!"

Seeing this dire beast, this thought naturally appeared in Lin Feng's mind. It was almost instinctive.

Not long after, the dire beast expanded again. However, this time, the speed at which the dire beast expanded was extremely fast. Its ten-meter-long body expanded to over a hundred meters in an instant, and it was even expanding rapidly.

In the end, the dire beast's body swelled to more than 300 meters. It was already a veritable behemoth.

"Second life transition combat body!"

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. He understood now. This combat body guided lifeforms to restructure their genes according to a fixed pattern during their life transition, so as to obtain the greatest amount of power.

A dire beast in the second life transition could reach a size of more than 300 meters. It was countless times stronger than that Pangolin Beast demon general. Even though they both underwent a second life transition, there was a world of difference between having a combat body and not having one.

No wonder Longbetham looked down on that Pangolin Beast demon general so much and called it a foolish and primitive lesser lifeform.

The life transition of the behemoth was not over yet. There was still a third life transition.

As expected, the behemoth's body expanded rapidly this time, from more than 300 meters to more than 6,000 meters. Just think about it, how terrifying was such a behemoth?

"Third life transition combat body!"

More than 6,000 meters meant six kilometers. Had a behemoth with a body length of six kilometers even been discovered in the entire Outland?

Lin Feng did not know. Perhaps there were, perhaps there were not. If they were really discovered, they would definitely be hegemon-level demons. Even one of them would be enough to bring devastating disaster to human society.

This was only the third life transition, and there was still the fourth.

The fourth life transition was even more terrifying. The giant beast's six-kilometer-long body directly became more than 60 kilometers long, stretching across the void. It was simply too horrific. Even though Lin Feng knew that this was an illusion, he could still feel a suffocating pressure from it.

"Fourth life transition combat body!"

Lin Feng had seen the Invincible Fist Sage who had undergone four life transitions. Even though the Invincible Fist Sage was very, very powerful, and Lin Feng had never seen the Invincible Fist Sage's strongest form, he was certain that the Invincible Fist Sage was definitely no match for this behemoth over 60 kilometers long.

Heavens, a behemoth over 60 kilometers long. Just the thought of it was despairing.

"Is this what the combat body is?"

Lin Feng muttered to himself. He noticed that with every life transition, the size of the behemoth would be at least ten times larger than before!

With every life transition, the size of the behemoth would increase tenfold. This terrifying method had already overturned his previous understanding of martial arts. Or rather, this was not martial arts at all, but the cosmic cultivation system!

Then, the behemoth disappeared. Many cultivation methods for the combat body appeared in Lin Feng's mind. This was the Combat Body Guidance Technique.

In his memory, apart from the Combat Body Guidance Technique, there was also a Mental Guidance Technique called the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique. It was a Mental Guidance Technique created by the master of Longbetham, the mysterious Bemond in the universe.

There were only four levels, which clearly corresponded to the first to the fourth life transitions.

It turned out that mental power guidance was required to cultivate the battle body from before. Moreover, one had to use mental power to forcefully guide the restructuring of genes, cell division, and finally form a powerful combat body after a life transition, before the body had completed the metamorphosis.

Other things like Astral Power, physical strength, and so on only had one effect on the combat body, and that was energy! The combat body required a large amount of energy, even to an unimaginable extent.

After all, how could the consumption of energy for forming such a huge combat body be little?

Astral Power, food, and so on were all energy for the combat body, and the combat body was the strongest method. It did not require any Astral Power, nor did it require tempering any physical body.

Think about it: how could one train their body to an extent comparable to a behemoth over 60 kilometers in size?

No matter how much Astral Power you had, no matter how strong your Astral martial arts were, could they cause damage to a behemoth over 60 kilometers long?

Such a behemoth did not need any other methods. It could crush countless huge cities with a single stomp, and kill countless martial artists with a single breath.

This was the combat body. This was the terrifying lifeform which the cosmic cultivation system gave rise to!

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Chapter 181: Lucky

Seeing the Combat Body Guidance Technique and the Mental Guidance Technique, Lin Feng understood that they were wrong. They were wrong about everything. Humanity's current path of martial arts was fundamentally wrong.

Life transitions were correct, but martial artists cultivating Astral Power as their foundation after life transition were gravely mistaken.

Initially, Lin Feng thought that the physical body was useful and should be done like cultivating Astral Power. Now that he thought about it, it was ridiculous as well. Cultivating the physical body was also a huge mistake.

"Do you understand now? This is your opportunity, lucky human youngster!"

The red light in Longbetham eyes flickered, as if it was also envious of Lin Feng. It had waited for more than three billion years to gift such an opportunity, but Lin Feng was the only one who obtained it.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "I'm the only one who obtained them? You said before that you gave out many genetic fusion devices, and there's no lack of people who obtained them. What if someone obtains it again in the future?"

"If someone obtains it again, the genetic fusion device will not be activated. Now that you have come here and obtained an opportunity, all the other genetic fusion devices will be switched off. No one else will be able to enter here before you die."

Lin Feng's eyes lit up. In that case, the secret of his genetic fusion device could be kept? However, it was a little unfair.

"Why use such a method? Since so many genetic fusion devices have already been deployed, why not let more people obtain genetic fusion devices? What if an outstanding person appears among them?"

Under normal circumstances, this would be the method for finding more candidates.

However, Longbetham shook its head and said, "This is Master's rule. Master once said that the vast universe is too dangerous. In order to survive in the vast universe and stand at the top of countless lifeforms, besides strength, luck is also very important. Sometimes, luck is even more important than strength. Therefore, if someone is lucky enough despite not obtaining the genetic fusion device, or failed to achieve four life transitions despite obtaining the genetic fusion device, like you, they will be rewarded with opportunities."

"This is your luck!"

Lin Feng nodded thoughtfully. Indeed, sometimes luck was really important. He seemed to have obtained the genetic fusion device through luck as well. Someone might have noticed this metal ball in the library of Central Sea University, or someone might have deliberately placed it there and thought it was a toy.

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However, Lin Feng happened to obtain it. In the end, he broke the genetic lock and underwent a life transition.

It was the same this time. Lin Feng had also come to the underground cave by accident because he was assisting the North Mountain Base. In the end, he had encountered Longbetham. This was luck.

"I've already obtained the Combat Body Guidance Technique and the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique. Is this the legacy?"

"Legacy? You are still far from it. This is just an opportunity for you. Without four life transitions, you will not be able to obtain the true legacy at all. Even the Mental Guidance Technique only has four levels. Only after you undergo four life transitions will you come here to receive the true legacy. Only then can you be considered a registered disciple of Master."

Lin Feng was a little surprised. The Combat Body Guidance Technique and the Mental Guidance Technique in his memory were already very powerful. Even so, they were not the true legacy. Just how powerful was that mysterious Bemond?

"Is your master a planetary lifeform?"

Longbetham said proudly, "My master, the great Lord Bemond, is a powerful galactic lifeform!"

"A galactic lifeform? Not a universal lifeform…"

Lin Feng actually shook his head. However, Longbetham glared at him and said angrily, "Hmph, do you know how great planetary lifeforms are? Your planet can be destroyed with ease by planetary lifeforms, let alone galactic lifeforms. The great Master can destroy your planet with a breath."

"Destroy a planet with a breath?"

Lin Feng did not quite believe it, but from the looks of it, Longbetham did not seem to be lying. However, he had never seen such a powerful lifeform, so there was no concept for it in his mind.

However, the master of Longbetham must be an extremely powerful entity in the universe.

"You can cultivate the Mental Guidance Technique here now. You cannot cultivate the Combat Body Guidance Technique for the time being. You have already undergone one life transition, and even your metamorphosis has ended, so you already missed the opportunity to cultivate the combat body. Fortunately, this is only the first life transition. Missing it is not a big deal. It will be fine as long as you do not miss for the second, third, and especially the fourth life transitions in the future."

Lin Feng looked at the time. It had been almost three days since he arrived underground. There was still an hour or two left.

Hence, he shook his head and said, "I have to rush back to the surface as soon as possible. I can cultivate the Mental Guidance Technique anywhere, so there's no hurry. By the way, if I leave, what will happen to this spaceship? Will it be discovered?"

"Of course it will not be discovered. I have already controlled that lesser lifeform. It can guard this place. You can leave if you want, but you have to take me with you."

"Bring you along?"

Lin Feng was a little hesitant. Longbetham's size was too conspicuous. Once he brought it out, it would definitely be discovered.

"Not my body, but a portion of my consciousness. Well, you will not understand even if I tell you. Give me your communicator."

After Lin Feng handed the communicator to Longbetham, Longbetham's electronic eyes shot out another red light that enveloped the communicator. About a few minutes later, Longbetham returned the communicator to Lin Feng.

"That's it?"

"Of course. I am already in your communicator."

"What?"

Lin Feng listened carefully and realized that the voice was actually coming from his communicator. He picked up the communicator and saw that the screen was displaying the mechanical head of Longbetham.

"The most important thing in our mechanical civilization is consciousness. I am merely transmitting a portion of my consciousness into the network through your communicator. There is no need to be nervous."

"No one will discover you if you're uploaded to the network?"

"With your current technology level, no one will discover me even if you develop for another thousand years."

Lin Feng was indeed unable to understand a lifeform like Longbetham. A mechanical lifeform, and one that could even leave the body? It was truly unimaginable. Perhaps if those scientists in human society studied it, they would be able to understand something.

Since he could not understand it, Lin Feng did not keep thinking about it. He took the communicator and left the spaceship directly.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, Lin Feng saw the huge metal door slowly close. Without Longbetham's order, no one could open the door of the spaceship again.

The giant Pangolin Beast was still outside the door. However, the giant Pangolin Beast had already become the guardian and was subdued by Longbetham. At this moment, it was lying on the ground and growling in submission.

"By the way, Longbetham, this was originally the territory of the Terrestrial Ants. Now that the Queen Ant has been killed by this Pangolin Beast, what if we martial artists invade this place and discover the spaceship?"

"It is very simple. I will just choose another Queen Ant among the Terrestrial Ants."

Soon, Longbetham chose a Queen Ant among the Terrestrial Ants, though it was only at the level of an ordinary demon, He did not know how Longbetham communicated with the Terrestrial Ants, but in the end, the Terrestrial Ants somehow all obeyed Longbetham's commands.

With a Queen Ant, it would be a piece of cake for the Terrestrial Ants to defend this place with their terrifying numbers.

After doing all this, Lin Feng did not linger any longer. He returned to the surface through the underground tunnel he had come from previously.

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Chapter 182: Gains

When Lin Feng returned to the ground, he actually encountered many Pangolin Beasts and Terrestrial Ants. However, be it the Pangolin Beasts or Terrestrial Ants, all of them ignored Lin Feng, as if they had not discovered him at all.

Hence, Lin Feng's journey back was exceptionally smooth. He quickly passed through the passageways and returned to the surface.

"There!"

"Brother Lin Feng, are you all right?"

As soon as Lin Feng returned to the ground, he saw a few figures. They were the Chief Commander of the North Mountain Base, Mo Lei, and the other three Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists. From the looks of it, they must have been waiting for some time.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "I'm fine. There were close shaves, but no actual danger."

"By the way, what did you find underground? All the Terrestrial Ants on the ground have disappeared, and they retreated in a very orderly manner. According to my experience, it should be the Queen Ant's order. That's why I'm worried about Brother Lin Feng and came here early to wait. Had Brother Lin Feng still not returned, I was prepared to go underground to support you."

Although Mo Lei was a little arrogant, he was a fairly decent man. He kept his word of waiting for three days. Once the three days were up, he would immediately go underground to search for Lin Feng.

It had to be known that, according to Mo Lei's guess, there was a Queen Ant underground. Faced with a huge number of Terrestrial Ants, once the Terrestrial Ants became organized with a Queen Ant, forget four Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists, even 40 Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists might not be able to gain any advantage against them.

This was especially so since it was the anthill of the Terrestrial Ants underground.

Lin Feng had long come up with an answer. He said with a solemn expression, "There's nothing unusual underground. I did discover the Queen Ant, but something seemed to have happened to that Queen Ant. It seemed to have recovered only not long ago. There are just too many Terrestrial Ants underground, and the Queen Ant had recovered. I was afraid that something would go wrong, so I returned to the surface."

"As expected, there's a problem with the Queen Ant, but it shouldn't be a big problem. It would have been very dangerous to continue staying underground."

Rumble.

As soon as Mo Lei finished speaking, the ground shook violently. Immediately after, the underground tunnel that Lin Feng had just come out of collapsed and was completely blocked.

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When Mo Lei saw the collapsed tunnel, he said with lingering fear, "Fortunately Brother Lin Feng came out. Otherwise, once the tunnel collapsed, you would have been trapped underground completely."

Being trapped underground was basically a death sentence.

Although Lin Feng was also very surprised, he guessed that it was probably Longbetham's order to completely block the passage, so that no one could discover the secret of the spaceship.

"All right, let's go back first."

Lin Feng did not dare to inquire Longbetham in public, so he returned to the North Mountain Base with Mo Lei and the others.

When the people from the North Mountain Base and South Mountain Base saw Lin Feng return, they were also overjoyed. Previously, when they heard that Lin Feng had entered the underground alone, the martial artists from the South Mountain Base almost clashed with the martial artists from the North Mountain Base. They felt that Lin Feng entering the underground alone was clearly a "conspiracy" by the North Mountain Base.

Of course, in the end, it was proven that they were overthinking things. However, this also reflected Lin Feng's current prestige in the South Mountain Base. In a short period of time, Lin Feng had become an indispensable figure of the South Mountain Base.

"Brother Lin Feng and the martial artists of the South Mountain Base, everyone in the North Mountain Base is very grateful to you for coming all the way here to support our North Mountain Base and resolving the crisis for us!"

Mo Lei was also very excited. If not for Lin Feng this time, the North Mountain Base would really be in danger. Hence, his gratitude towards Lin Feng was sincere.

"Brother Mo Lei, you don't have to say this. Your North Mountain Base has supported our South Mountain Base many times too in the past. Currently, we are the only two bases near South Mountain City. All the more reason we should watch out for each other."

"Haha, you're right. Watch out for each other!"

Mo Lei laughed loudly and put away his contempt for the South Mountain Base from then on. He knew that as long as Lin Feng was in the South Mountain Base, the South Mountain Base would definitely not be inferior to the North Mountain Base.

Lin Feng and the people from the South Mountain Base did not stay in the North Mountain Base for long. Lin Feng still wanted to go back and "digest" his gains this time, especially the opportunities he obtained underground.

Hence, the South Mountain Base quickly bade farewell to the North Mountain Base under Lin Feng's lead.

After returning to the South Mountain Base, Lin Feng chose to enter "seclusion" immediately. The people in the South Mountain Base were not too surprised. They were already used to Chief Commander Lin Feng's frequent "seclusion".

In the secret chamber, Lin Feng first counted his gains.

Lin Feng had gained a lot from this trip to the North Mountain Base. In the battle at the North Mountain Base, he had killed 21 Terrestrial Ant demons alone, earning him a total of 105 merit value.

Including the original 242 merit value, Lin Feng now had a total of 347 merit value. The speed at which he earned merit value was like a rocket. Even ordinary Divine Realm martial artists might not be able to earn merit value as quickly as Lin Feng.

The merit value earned was secondary. The real boon was the "opportunity" underground, especially the Combat Body Guidance Technique and the Mental Guidance Technique. They almost subverted the mainstream martial arts that martial artists cultivated now!

That was the cultivation system of the universe. It was a cultivation technique passed down by the mighty entity that dominated the cosmos. When Lin Feng received the Combat Body Guidance Technique, the scenes he saw had already deeply shaken him.

It was impossible for him to give up on this powerful cultivation technique and continue cultivating martial arts.

Unfortunately, he had missed the opportunity to condense his combat body during his first life transition. Now, he could only cultivate the Mental Guidance Technique. And this Mental Guidance Technique seemed to be the most important thing instead.

"Longbetham, where are you?"

Lin Feng raised his arm and shouted at the genetic fusion device.

Buzz.

Longbetham face appeared on the genetic fusion device. It said unhappily, "Do not disturb me if there's nothing important. I have been slumbering for so many years. Now that I have finally emerged, I must take a good look around."

Lin Feng felt a little helpless. He couldn't control Longbetham. The other party was a mechanical lifeform, and its technological level far exceeded the current level of human society. There was nothing he could do about Longbetham.

At the very least, Lin Feng could not understand the current way in which Longbetham "survived" in the networks.

"Longbetham, is it okay for me to cultivate the Mental Guidance Technique now?"

Although Lin Feng had obtained the Mental Guidance Technique, he still had to ask for Longbetham's opinion before cultivating it. After all, Lin Feng knew almost nothing about the cosmic cultivation system.

"Of course there is no problem. Your mental power is actually not bad. It should not be a problem for you to master the first level. Just cultivate diligently according to the Mental Guidance Technique Master provided you. All right, if there is nothing else, do not disturb me."

With that, Longbetham disappeared again.

"Mechanical lifeforms are so miraculous."

Lin Feng sighed sincerely. He actually had a lot of questions about mechanical lifeforms, but Longbertan was "very busy" for the time being, so there was nothing he could do.

He'd better cultivate the Mental Guidance Technique first. Only by breaking through in the Mental Guidance Technique would Lin Feng be able to condense his combat body during his second life transition in the future.

Hence, Lin Feng closed his eyes and immersed himself in the memory of the Mental Guidance Technique.

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Chapter 183: Mental Guidance Technique

The Mental Guidance Technique was actually a cultivation technique for cultivating mental power.

All along, be it for Metamorphic Realm martial artists, Divine Realm martial artists, or even the Nine Sages, there had been almost no cultivation methods regarding mental power.

However, mental power was very important. For example, breaking the genetic lock and achieving life transitions were mainly the effects of mental power. There were also some Astral martial arts that required immense mental power to unleash greater power.

Mental strength was crucial to both martial artists and cultivators of the cosmic cultivation system. To a certain extent, Mental Guidance Technique was far more precious than Combat Body Guidance Technique.

In the vast universe, the Mental Guidance Technique was generally secret and not imparted, whereas the Combat Body Guidance Technique could still be obtained as long as one was willing to pay a price.

Lin Feng was immersed in the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique. Actually, this was the first time he was checking out this Bemond Mental Guidance Technique. As a Mental Guidance Technique created by a great galactic lifeform, it was naturally extraordinary.

After Lin Feng immersed himself in his memories, his consciousness seemed to have drifted into the cosmos. His surroundings were a pitch-black universe, empty and boundless.

Lonely, cold, eternal, and dark. These might be the perpetual themes of the universe. In the universe, life was very insignificant, yet at the same time, life was also the greatest existence of all.

Boom.

What did Lin Feng see?

He saw an explosion that seemed to sweep through the entire starry sky of the universe. In the current understanding of humanity, there was a view that the universe came from the Big Bang. Through continuous explosions, a large amount of matter was produced, and the universe continued to expand until it became boundless.

Lin Feng did not know if this was correct. He was not an astronomer, he was just a martial artist. He knew very well that he was cultivating the Mental Guidance Technique now, and this memory was the memory image from the Mental Guidance Technique.

As the huge explosion calmed down, gradually, many meteorite fragments appeared in the void. Then, these meteorite fragments slowly expanded in fixed orbits, and finally became a planet.

Some slowly shrank instead and eventually turned into cosmic dust, disappearing completely.

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"What is this?"

Lin Feng was a little confused. The scene disappeared, followed by the specific mnemonic of the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique.

"What, explosion?"

Lin Feng was dumbfounded. At the same time, he was also very shocked. He finally understood why there was a scene of the Big Bang in his memory. This Bemond Mental Guidance Technique was actually a simulation of the Big Bang in the universe.

"Mental power can actually explode?"

Lin Feng actually did not even know what mental power was. He even confused mental power with willpower. However, as his understanding of the Mental Guidance Technique deepened, he gradually understood that mental power and willpower were completely different.

Normally, the tempering of mental power was very complicated and did not have much effect. For example, tempering oneself to the limit every day resulted in a lack of mental power, and caused one to be very tired and muddle-headed every day. Moreover, the effects would not be very ideal.

This was not the case with the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique. Rather, it allowed people to sense their mental power first, before guiding their mental power to explode. Then, through special methods, they could condense the mental power that had dissipated from the explosion.

This repeated training could quickly increase mental power.

Of course, there was also a certain degree of danger. The most dangerous process was after the explosion of mental power. If it could not be condensed again, it might even lead to mental death.

In other words, they'd become mentally handicapped or even vegetative. To a certain extent, mental power was actually consciousness. There was not much difference.

Mental power was not the physical body. If it were the body, Lin Feng had the undying characteristic that could allow him to recover instantly. However, once his mental power went wrong, no one could save him.

However, when mental power exploded, the Bemond Guidance Technique naturally had a certain method to avoid being unable to condense it again. Still, it required a strong willpower to persist. Willpower was different from mental power. Willpower belonged to every individual living being, and was very subjective.

For example, an ordinary person's mental power might be worlds apart from a Sage's, but their willpowers might be the same. In fact, an ordinary person's willpower might not even be inferior to a Sage's.

Willpower was ethereal. Even the great galactic-level lifeforms could not control it.

After the explosion of mental power, it required a powerful will to condense it. Then, the Mental Guidance Technique could be successfully cultivated.

Lin Feng was rather confident in his own willpower. He had experienced so many hardships since he was young, and had relied on his strong will to avert danger on numerous occasions.

Although the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique was somewhat dangerous, the Mental Guidance Technique was just too important. It was the foundation of the cosmic cultivation system. He could not give up just because there was some danger.

Since he had already made his decision, Lin Feng did not hesitate at all. He began to gradually detect his mental power. According to the method of the Bemond Guidance Technique, he did sense his mental power, which was in his mind.

In a daze, Lin Feng seemed to see a "thick fog" in his mind. It was a vast expanse of whiteness, and he could not see it clearly at all. That mist-like substance was actually mental power.

"This is mental power? How miraculous."

Lin Feng tried to control it, but found it very difficult. His mental power was not under his control. This was normal. He needed to train slowly.

One day, two days, three days…

Lin Feng could finally barely manage to control the mental power in his mind. Just this point alone made him stronger than countless Divine Realm and Divine Realm martial artists.

However, this was only the first step. After that, he would truly begin cultivating the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique. He controlled the dense, fog-like mental power in his mind.

Boom.

Without any hesitation, Lin Feng controlled all the mental power in his mind, and it exploded like a flash of thunderbolt. At this moment, his mind felt as if it was about to split open. It was as if something had exploded in his mind. At the same time, his mind gradually went blank.

Even his consciousness was blurry, but Lin Feng's will was indeed very strong. He used his extremely tough will to restrain a large amount of explosive mental power.

"Condense!"

The surging mental power in Lin Feng's mind began to condense rapidly under the restraint of his will. Not long after, his mental power became like a thick fog again. Moreover, the thick fog churned. Even without looking carefully, he could clearly feel that his mental power had increased.

"It's really effective, but it really hurts."

It took another three days for Lin Feng to recover. The mental power in his mind had indeed increased, but the process of mental power explosion was too painful.

As long as one had experienced that kind of pain once, they would never want to experience it again. Even Lin Feng, who had such a strong will, found it a little unbearable.

No wonder the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique was so difficult to cultivate. Anyone with a slightly weaker will would only be unable to cultivate it successfully, but also be unable to condense it again due to the explosion of their mental power, becoming crippled in the process.

"Again! I have to master the first level first!"

Lin Feng gritted his teeth. Even though the pain was daunting to think about, he could only grit his teeth and continue to endure the pain that was worse than death.

If he wanted to successfully cultivate the Mental Guidance Technique, he would have to endure such pain!

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Chapter 184: Sages Gathered

In the conference room of the Supreme Commander's Department, there was no Sage Conference this time, but there were projections from three Sages. They were the Invincible Fist Sage of the Myriad Academy, Sage Bingyu of the Polar Academy, and Sage Cass of the Holy Capital Academy.

The Invincible Fist Sage was the first to speak. "The effect of implementing the new policy for martial artists is not bad, right? At least there are more martial artists who are eager to apply to the frontline in my Myriad Academy."

"Of course. The status of frontline martial artists is so high. Even if they die in battle, there's nothing to worry about. The martial artists are naturally eager to participate. Recently, the pressure on the frontline base has been relieved by quite a bit. The new policy for martial artists should have been implemented sooner." Sage Cass also sighed.

"Speaking of which, we have to thank that little fellow. If not for that little fellow who could cause trouble in Stone City, the new policy for martial artists might not have been implemented so quickly."

The Invincible Fist Sage and the other two first chatted about the new policy for martial artists for a while, before getting down to business.

"Sage Bingyu, it's the once-in-a-decade Martial Arts Competition of our three major martial academies. It's your Polar Academy's turn to host it this year, right?"

Bingyu nodded and said, "That's right. It's the Polar Academy's turn to host it. Should the rewards still be the same as before?"

"No, I think they should be reduced. People from your Polar Academy get first place every time. This Martial Arts Competition is becoming more and more boring."

Sage Cass was a little disgruntled.

"Sage Cass, your Holy Capital Academy is filled with the cream of the crop. Our Polar Academy is filled with ordinary martial artists. Who can you blame for being disappointing? Not only should the rewards not be reduced, I think they should be increased."

The two Sages did not mince words around each other.

The Invincible Fist Sage shook his head and said, "The two of you, do stop arguing. I think everything can just go on as usual. Why are you guys the ones arguing anyway? When has my Myriad Academy ever not come in last in the Martial Arts Competition? Your two academies have taken all the advantages, and you don't see me complaining.

Indeed, although the overall power of the three top academies was about the same, in terms of number of experts, the Polar Academy actually had more.

The Polar Academy only recruited some very talented geniuses. Whether they were commoners or came from wealthy families or martial clans, as long as one was talented, they could enter the Polar Academy.

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As for the Holy Capital Academy and the Myriad Academy, there were more or less some restrictions. Overall, the quality of the students of the Polar Academy was naturally superior to the two.

"Then it's decided."

Sage Bingyu and the Invincible Fist Sage both agreed. Sage Cass could do nothing about it. After all, the Martial Arts Competition that was held once every ten years by the three major academies had been held for many years. Basically, more than 80% of the top three would eventually undergo a second life transition and become Divine Realm martial artists.

Hence, it was very meaningful for this Martial Arts Competition to continue.

Buzz.

Suddenly, a few more figures were projected in the conference room. They were the projections of the other six Sages.

"Why are you here? No one is holding the Conference of Sages, right?"

The Invincible Fist Sage found it a little strange. Apart from the Conference of Sages, the Nine Sages would almost never send down projections together.

Elder Kang said with a smile, "The response to the new policy for martial artists is very good. The entire human society has entered a new era! Although it's still a little too early to call it the martial arts era, since we are martial artists, we have to do something beneficial to the development of martial arts. We feel that it's very good that your three major academies hold a martial arts competition once every decade. Therefore, we have also decided to participate in this martial arts competition."

"You want to participate too?"

The Invincible Fist Sage, Sage Bingyu, and Sage Cass all looked at each other, not knowing what Elder Kang and the others meant.

"How will you participate?" The Invincible Fist Sage asked.

"Our five major factions will jointly hold the first Global Martial Arts Competition! We will invite all the Metamorphic Realm martial artists in the world to participate in the competition. We will do a global live broadcast so that everyone can clearly see how powerful martial artists are! This is a good opportunity to promote martial arts and showcase martial artists. Accompanying the new policy for martial artists, it can also stir up the enthusiasm for everyone to practice martial arts."

"Moreover, there must be generous rewards. Money, merit value, status, reputation, all of them must be given. In fact, all nine of us Sages must appear as projections. In short, the Global Martial Arts Competition jointly held by the five major factions must become the name card of martial arts. It can even bring the entire society to enter the martial arts era!"

Elder Kang's ambition was great, truly great. As the first Sage to undergo four life transitions, Elder Kang had paved a new path for all martial artists, and had already become a martial legend!

In terms of status, Elder Kang was definitely the most prestigious among all the Sages. He had almost been deified.

And now, this Global Martial Arts Competition proposed by Elder Kang was going to help the entire human society enter the martial arts era. This was not to abandon technology, but to focus on martial arts and use technology as a supplement.

In the past, there was actually a lot of controversy and disagreement between martial arts and technology. No one could gain the upper hand, causing some resources to be wasted.

Currently, human society was thriving. If the status of martial arts could be established so that human society could have fewer debates and enter the martial arts era directly, without so many controversies and so much waste of resources, both martial arts and technology would definitely improve qualitatively.

However, the development of a society had a certain pattern. In the past, even if the Nine Sages had such an idea, it could not be realized. However, it was different now. With the advancement of technology, communication, and information, martial artists prospered.

As long as the Nine Sages were determined, and the five major factions cooperated fully, there was a high chance that they could promote progress and change in human society. For example, the new policy for martial artists was currently very effective.

What Elder Kang meant was to take advantage of the new policy for martial artists and push it to greater heights, so that the entire society can develop into a society in a martial arts era.

"Elder Kang, actually, we can take it step by step. With the current situation of the entire human society, perhaps in a few decades, we can naturally enter the martial arts era. We do not have to rush things."

The Invincible Fist Sage frowned. He knew that Elder Kang meant well and was considering things for the sake of the human society. However, it was very difficult to push for societal progress and development by will. Moreover, no one could be sure if there would be anything inappropriate.

Taking things step by step and allowing society to develop naturally was the best choice.

Elder Kang shook his head. He suddenly used the projector to show a blurry photo. With a long sigh, he said, "All of you, take a look. This is a photo taken by the military recently."

"Huh? Nine demon emperors are gathered in the Black Wind Canyon. What are they trying to do?"

When the other Sages saw this photo, their expressions suddenly changed, and they appeared very solemn.

"Each of the nine demon emperors rules over a region. Normally, even approaching each other slightly would result in an earth-shattering battle to the death, let alone meeting with each other. However, they are all gathered in the Black Wind Canyon, and there are no signs of fighting among themselves. We need to prepare for the worst. That terrifying demon in the Black Wind Canyon may be about to awaken."

"What? It's really about to awaken?"

The expressions of the Nine Sages changed drastically to looks of horror.

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Chapter 185: Mental Power Sphere

At the mention of the Black Wind Canyon, all the Sages' expressions changed drastically.

Ever since the birth of Sages with four life transitions in human society, humans had expanded everywhere and were on the offensive against the surrounding dire beasts. The Nine Sages could even deal with some known demon emperors.

However, only the Black Wind Canyon, the Dead Sea of Abyss, the Tashakur Desert, and the Eighteen Grottoes of Dragonhead were classified as the Four Forbidden Places by the Nine Sages. This was because they could not venture deep into each of these forbidden places, and it seemed like there were astounding secrets hidden within them.

Among them, Elder Kang and the other three Sages had once joined forces to scout the Black Wind Canyon. In the end, they were stopped by a few demon emperors. However, Elder Kang and the others could sense a faint terrifying aura in the Black Wind Canyon. Just that aura alone made them tremble from the bottom of their hearts.

It was obvious that there was a terrifying greater demon in the Black Wind Canyon that far exceeded the demon emperors. However, for some reason, it seemed to have fallen into a deep slumber.

Elder Kang was stationed near the Black Wind Canyon, specially to monitor every move in the Black Wind Canyon.

If, as the Sages had expected, the terrifying greater demon in the Black Wind Canyon had awakened, even if the Nine Sages joined forces, they might not be able to stop that demon.

At that time, the entire human race would suffer a devastating blow.

Hence, when they heard that there was movement in the Black Wind Canyon, all the Sages could no longer remain calm.

Elder Kang shook his head and said, "I'm not sure if that greater demon has awakened, but I've already increased the surveillance. I'll inform you the moment there's any movement."

"That's why I feel that time is of the essence. We may not have that much time to allow human society to develop step by step. We need a period of explosive growth, more powerful martial artists, and more Sages even! The martial arts competition this time is limited to Metamorphic Realm martial artists. Apart from hoping that they can set an example to attract the attention of the entire society, there's another important goal. It's to choose the strongest Metamorphic Realm martial artist to enter that ancient ruin."

The Invincible Fist Sage's heart skipped a beat. He said in a low voice, "Elder Kang, you mean to allow the martial artists who won the martial arts competition this time enter that ship? We already know that that ship should be an ancient civilization's weapon of war. Only Metamorphic Realm martial artists can enter without encountering violent attacks. However, we've already sent so many people in before, and they all failed. Isn't this too dangerous?"

Elder Kang shook his head and sighed. "What else can we do? That ancient civilization ruin left behind a weapon of war. Once we can obtain it, it'll even be equivalent to having another Sage. It's worth the risk."

The other Sages also fell silent. Although human society seemed to be thriving and flourishing, who could tell that human society had long been in crisis?

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Humans were so insignificant in this world!

"In that case, we'll do as Elder Kang says."

The Invincible Fist Sage, Sage Bingyu, and Sage Cass looked at each other. In reality, Elder Kang and the other three Sages must have already discussed it beforehand when they came together. They were just waiting for the three of them to agree.

Although the three of them did not really want to do this, the situation compelled it. Just as Elder Kang had said, humans did not have much time left to develop step by step.

"All right, let's confirm the date of the Martial Arts Competition first. Then, the five major factions will mobilize all the channels to promote the martial arts competition in advance. Everyone will know about it, and it will become a grand event for all of humanity!"

"No problem. Our consortium faction can mobilize the media to publicize it."

"Our military faction can also publicize it in the military."

"Our academic faction will immediately inform all the Metamorphic Realm martial artists under our command."

The Nine Sages had reached a consensus. The rest could be left to the five major factions.

…

In the secret chamber of the South Mountain Base…

Lin Feng repeatedly induced his mental power to explode before condensing it again. Even though his mental power was growing rapidly, the pain really exhausted him physically and mentally.

This had nothing to do with will. No matter how strong one's will was and how much pain one could endure, if one's mind was tense for a long time and they were in extreme pain, their body would not be able to withstand it.

"It's about time. I can condense a Mental Power Sphere now."

Lin Feng took a deep breath and controlled the mental power in his mind to spin wildly.

Buzz.

A storm had already brewed in Lin Feng's mind. A large amount of mental power spun and compressed like a tornado. Finally, as it continued to spin and compress, it gradually condensed into a small sphere emitting white light.

"Success! I've finally mastered the first level of the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique!"

Lin Feng was very happy. After such a long time and enduring a pain worse than death for so many times, he had finally succeeded. The white sphere as thick as a thumb condensed in his mind was the Mental Power Sphere!

The mark of the first level of the Bemond Mental Guidance Technique was to condense a Mental Power Sphere!

What did it feel like to cultivate the Mental Guidance Technique?

Lin Feng felt that his mind was especially clear now, and it was as if there was an invisible eye. As his mental power extended, he could see the distant scenery very clearly.

More importantly, Lin Feng could now control his mental power freely. This was the most important thing. What did this mean? It did not just mean that when he underwent another life transition in the future, he could guide his genes to restructure into a combat body.

Even now, Lin Feng could easily do one thing—compress Astral Power!

"Eight thousand and six strands of Astral Power. Previously, I felt that it would take an indefinably long amount of time to compress Astral Power and break through to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm. But now, after condensing the Mental Power Sphere, a mere 8,000 strands of Astral Power is nothing."

Lin Feng had great confidence. After he mastered the first level of the Mental Guidance Technique, the first thing he did was compress Astral Power and break through to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm.

"Astral Power compression!"

Lin Feng mobilized all his Astral Power. More than 8,000 strands of Astral Power were simply too massive. In the past, Lin Feng would not have dared to compress such a massive amount of Astral Power so casually.

But now?

Forget about a mere 8,000 strands of Astral Power, even if there were several times more, Lin Feng could still easily compress them.

Buzz.

The Mental Power Sphere in Lin Feng's mind shook slightly, then spun. He only mobilized a portion of his mental power. Immediately, the formidable mental power seemed to have transformed into a huge hand that suppressed the boiling Astral Power forcefully.

More than 8,000 strands of Astral Power were compressed in an instant. Moreover, no matter how much they struggled, they could not break free from the suppression of mental power.

"Astra Devourer."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Feng quickly circulated the Astra Devourer Technique, attracting a massive amount of star power from the cosmos. In an instant, it descended into the secret chamber. The cold star power surged towards Lin Feng like a rolling wave, enveloping Lin Feng's entire body tightly, and transferring star power continuously.

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Chapter 186: Another Breakthrough

Boom.

Lin Feng's body shook violently. As a large amount of star power surged in and transformed into a large amount of Astral Power, Lin Feng's body boiled.

He already had more than 8,000 strands of Astral Power initially, and now, they were all boiling.

Third Level! Third Level of Metamorphic Realm!

Lin Feng broke through again. The speed was so fast that even Lin Feng himself found it unbelievable. It had only been a month since he broke through to the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm!

It had only been three months since he came to the South Mountain Base!

Third level of the Metamorphic Realm. The current Lin Feng was already genuinely in the Third level of Metamorphic Realm.

In reality, under the cosmic cultivation system, there were not so many minor realms between the first and second life transitions.

Astral Power was just a product of martial artists taking the wrong path. The minor realms divided according to Astral Power were even more "ridiculous". Lin Feng had condensed a Mental Power Sphere. If he wanted to break through a minor realm, it would naturally be as simple as eating and drinking.

As more than 8,000 strands of Astral Power boiled in his body, the speed at which Lin Feng converted Astral Power also increased greatly. Fortunately, Lin Feng had fused the genes of the Pangolin Beast demon, and his physique had improved substantially. Hence, the speed at which he converted Astral Power also increased immensely.

Condensing a thousand strands of Astral Power a day was not a problem.

Lin Feng's Astral Power increased explosively. Gaining 1,000 strands of Astral Power per day meant gaining 10,000 strands in ten days, and it was still increasing rapidly.

One month, two months…

Lin Feng's seclusion period was very long. It had almost been three months, but he had never left the secret chamber meanwhile.

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Including the time spent cultivating the Mental Guidance Technique, Lin Feng had been in the secret chamber for almost four months. This was also the longest time Lin Feng had been in seclusion.

Finally, when Lin Feng's Astral Power reached 80,000 strands, the speed of condensation gradually slowed down, and finally reached 80,009 strands.

That was 80,009 strands of Astral Power. How massive was that?

At least now, Lin Feng felt that every move he made contained unimaginable power. Having over 80,000 strands of Astral Power gave Lin Feng a great sense of security.

Once all 80,000 strands of Astral Power erupted, how powerful would Lin Feng's strength become?

Even Lin Feng himself would find it difficult to predict.

However, just unleashing Astral Power was too wasteful. Astral martial arts were what could truly utilize Astral Power.

Lin Feng deployed the Void Bubble. The beautiful Void Bubble was Lin Feng's strongest technique at the moment. However, in the past, he could only infuse at most 4,000 strands of Astral Power to form the Astral Bubble. If he tried to add more, he would be unable to control the stability of the Astral Bubble.

Actually, it was precisely because Lin Feng's mental power was insufficient. Now, Lin Feng's mental power had increased by countless times, and his control methods had also improved substantially.

Hence, Lin Feng was also looking forward to how much Astral Power he could infuse into the Void Bubble now.

Lin Feng began to infuse a large amount of Astral Power into the magnificent Astral Bubble.

Four thousand strands, five thousand strands, six thousand strands… ten thousand strands!

In a brief moment, the Astral Bubble had been infused with 10,000 strands of Astral Power. However, Lin Feng did not feel any pressure at all, and seemed to be very relaxed.

"Continue."

Twenty thousand strands, thirty thousand strands, forty thousand strands…

Lin Feng's Astral Power surged into the Astral Bubble in a frenzy. The Astral Bubble in Lin Feng's secret chamber was only one meter in diameter. It was originally translucent, but now, the light had turned iridescent, like a rainbow. It emitted a dreamy aura that was even more intoxicating.

With so much Astral Power fused into the Astral Bubble, Lin Feng began to become cautious. This was no joke. Once the Astral Bubble collapsed, how terrifying would that be?

However, Lin Feng still did not feel any pressure from 40,000 strands of Astral Power. He simply let go. In any case, his Mental Power Sphere still had a large amount of mental power.

Fifty thousand strands, sixty thousand strands, seventy thousand strands, eighty thousand strands.

In the end, Lin Feng fused all 80,000 strands of Astral Power into the Astral Bubble. However, his mental power was still at ease, and he did not feel much pressure at all.

Lin Feng was very shocked. Compared to before, his use of mental power had improved by simply too much. The two were not even comparable.

Before cultivating the Mental Guidance Technique, Lin Feng could not even control his mental power.

After cultivating the Mental Guidance Technique, not only could Lin Feng easily break through to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm, he could also easily control the stability of the Astral Bubble. Even without cultivating the combat body, this Mental Guidance Technique had also brought tremendous changes to Lin Feng.

"Unbelievable. Breaking through realms is one thing, but in reality, in the cosmic cultivation system, there is no distinction between First, Second and Third Levels for the first and second life transitions. With the Mental Guidance Technique, one can control their mental power freely. The three minor realms of the Metamorphic Realm are not difficult at all."

However, what surprised Lin Feng even more was how mental power improved the Void Bubble. The martial artist who created the Void Bubble originally wanted to simulate the collapse of celestial bodies, so as to infinitely increase the power of the Void Bubble.

However, due to the restriction of mental power, he was unable to control the Astral Bubble, which naturally limited the power of the Void Bubble.

Now that Lin Feng had cultivated the Mental Guidance Technique, his mental power had been reshaped wholly, and he could control his mental power freely. Hence, as long as he had enough Astral Power, he could unleash the strongest power of the Void Bubble.

How powerful was an Astral Bubble condensed from 80,000 strands of Astral Power?

Actually, even Lin Feng himself did not know. He could only sense that it contained an extremely terrifying power. Once it erupted, it would be unimaginable.

"Phew…"

Lin Feng waved his hand. With a thought, the Astral Bubble dissipated and disappeared. He was very satisfied with his current strength. He did not believe that there was anyone stronger than him in the Metamorphic Realm.

Initially, Lin Feng wanted to practice Nonuple Body Tempering. With his current physique, without considering the ninth level, the fifth and sixth levels at least should not be a problem.

It was just that Lin Feng did not have time to practice when he was underground.

Actually, at this point, practicing Nonuple Body Tempering was no longer very meaningful to Lin Feng. After all, even if he reached the ninth level of Nonuple Body Tempering, could it compare to the Astral Bubble condensed from 80,000 strands of Astral Power?

Although Lin Feng had never tried it before, there was no need to. He knew very well that it definitely could not compare.

The only use of Nonuple Body Tempering now was that it could "conceal" the abnormality in Lin Feng's body. After all, he could not mobilize the 80,000 strands of Astral Power in his body casually.

Normally, Lin Feng could only display the standard of 9,999 strands of Astral Power. This was the only way to conceal the abnormality of as many as 80,000 strands of Astral Power in his body.

It was not that Lin Feng wanted to hide it, but that human nature was unpredictable. After experiencing the incident in Stone City, Lin Feng truly understood the fickleness of human nature. Even biological brothers could turn against each other. If so much as a little of the various secrets contained in his body was leaked, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Hence, while he did not want to hide it, concealing it now was only to protect himself better. Only when his strength reached a level where no one could threaten him would he not care if these secrets were leaked.

Beep-beep-beep.

Suddenly, Lin Feng's communicator rang.

Lin Feng picked up his communicator and realized that it was a call request from Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi.

Lin Feng immediately picked up. "Lord Hao Shiyi, why are you looking for me?"

"Lin Feng, you've done a good job at the South Mountain Base. I'm here to give you a message. The Global Martial Arts Competition is about to begin. I hope you can participate. Although your strength is a little lacking, seeing true top geniuses will also be very beneficial to you in the future."

"Global Martial Arts Competition? What's that?"

Lin Feng was a little confused. He had never heard of this competition.

"I'm surprised you don't know. Go to the Martial Domain Network and take a look. Hurry up and sign up."

With that, Hao Shiyi switched off his communicator, leaving Lin Feng with a confused expression.

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Chapter 187: Global Martial Arts Competition

"Global Martial Arts Competition?"

Lin Feng was confused. Could something major have happened recently outside while he was in seclusion?

Hence, Lin Feng quickly entered the Martial Domain Network and headed straight for the Martial Domain Forum.

As expected, the Martial Domain Forum had almost been covered by the "Global Martial Arts Competition". Almost every post was about the Global Martial Arts Competition.

It turned out that this was really a huge matter. The five major factions had jointly announced that the first Global Martial Arts Competition would be held at the Polar Academy. It would be held every ten years in the future.

Moreover, there was only one requirement for registration, and that was being a Metamorphic Realm martial artist! Only Metamorphic Realm martial artists were qualified to register for the Global Martial Arts Competition.

The Global Martial Arts Competition had already been publicized through various publicity channels. Now, almost everyone knew about the Global Martial Arts Competition.

As long as one was in the top ten of the Global Martial Arts Competition, they would receive very generous rewards. From wealth and status to reputation, almost all were awarded.

The merit value that martial artists valued the most was also there, and the award for first place was as high as 10,000 merit value! Provided by the five major factions, the 10,000 merit value was enough to drive anyone insane.

It had to be known that even if Lin Feng turned the tide in Dragonlith City and obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal, and agreed to join the academic faction, he was only rewarded 1,000 merit value.

A reward of 10,000 merit value at once was really generous. Even many Divine Realm experts would have to accumulate merit value for decades to obtain so much.

What was hidden behind this was somewhat intriguing. Moreover, the five major factions held the Global Martial Arts Competition in such a grand manner, and even the Nine Sages would deploy their projections to spectate the battle in the end. Practically all of these gave the Global Martial Arts Competition a lot of standing.

Why was that?

It was to build momentum! Without a doubt, this was to build momentum! And what was the purpose of building momentum at a Global Martial Arts Competition?

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At most, they could choose some outstanding Metamorphic Realm martial artists. However, even if these Metamorphic Realm martial artists all underwent a second life transition and became Divine Realm martial artists, they were still not worth so much attention from the Nine Sages and the five major factions.

Many people speculated and analyzed on the forum, but in Lin Feng's opinion, those were all nonsense. None of them hit the mark.

"Although 10,000 merit value is a lot, merit value doesn't seem to be of much use to me."

Lin Feng muttered softly. He exited the Martial Domain Forum.

It was true that 10,000 merit value was indeed a huge number, and even Divine Realm martial artists were tempted. If any Metamorphic Realm martial artist obtained so much merit value, they would definitely be able to attain great success in a short period of time, and obtain any resources they wanted.

However, Lin Feng was not interested at all. He had already embarked on the cosmic cultivation system. He did not have much need for Astral martial arts, items that studied Astral Power, or resources that involved Astral Power.

Most of the things in the Martial Domain Network's online shop were some Astral Power cultivation techniques, Astral martial arts, or some protective armor, weapons, and so on. In the past, Lin Feng might have been envious, but with his current strength, he did not need them at all.

If he could undergo a second life transition in the future, he would only condense a combat body. Why would he need those Astral martial arts?

These 10,000 merit value were not attractive to Lin Feng at all.

In fact, who knew if there was any "hidden agenda" behind the five major factions' great effort to promote the Global Martial Arts Competition?

Hence, Lin Feng's interest in participating in the Global Martial Arts Competition naturally faded.

Perhaps only the fact that the Polar Academy was organizing this Global Martial Arts Competition touched Lin Feng's heart slightly, because there was still someone in the Polar Academy that Lin Feng could not forget.

"You must go to the Global Martial Arts Competition!" Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded in Lin Feng's ear.

"Longbetham?"

Lin Feng picked up his communicator. It was Longbetham. During this period of time, Longbetham had been roaming the Internet. Lin Feng did not even know if Longbetham had caused any trouble.

"Why must I go?" Lin Feng asked instead.

Longbetham actually made a projection from the communicator. It was unknown how he did it. After all, the screen of the communicator did not have the function of projecting.

"It is quite good that you can master the first level of the Mental Guidance Technique and condense a Mental Power Sphere in such a short amount of time. Do you still want to undergo a second life transition in the future?"

"Of course. If I can't undergo a second life transition, why would I work so hard to cultivate the Mental Guidance Technique?"

Lin Feng was not "humble". At the very least, he had to achieve the second life transition. In fact, his ambition did not stop there. He hoped to achieve three, four, or even five life transitions.

Since he already knew about the vast universe and such a miraculous cosmic cultivation system, how could he not look forward to being able to travel freely in the cosmos one day?

Longbetham's face seemed to have become more expressive. Its projection shook its head and said, "Since you want to undergo a second life transition and even want to cultivate the combat body, you must participate in this Global Martial Arts Competition. Although you are still some distance away from a second life transition, do you know how much energy is needed to cultivate the combat body?

"With your current wealth and status, it is impossible for you to obtain so much energy. I have also learned about the distribution of resources within your society on the Internet. Without a doubt, a large amount of resources is under the control of martial artists like you. If you want to obtain these resources, you must purchase them with merit value.

"You can buy a lot of energy with 10,000 merit value. Although it is still not enough to support your cultivation of the combat body, it should suffice as long as you work hard to collect some more energy in the future. Therefore, you must participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition, and get the first place in order to obtain the 10,000 merit value!"

Lin Feng looked at Longbetham carefully. He was also considering it. Cultivating the combat body required a lot of energy?

On careful thought, it was true. If a second life transition combat body could really reach over a hundred meters, then such a massive combat body would indeed require a massive amount of energy.

It was just like how Lin Feng needed a large amount of nutrient solutions when fusing the genes of dire beasts to allow the various attributes of his body to improve rapidly. Those nutrient solutions were actually also a source of energy.

It was hard for Lin Feng to imagine how much energy was required for a combat body over a hundred meters. In terms of nutrient solutions, it would probably far exceed a few or dozens of bottles.

"What else? Since you're so powerful online, have you found the real reason behind this Global Martial Arts Competition?"

Lin Feng had a sudden thought. Since Longbetham was omnipotent on the Internet, perhaps it could learn of some secrets behind this Global Martial Arts Competition.

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Chapter 188: Departure

"The secrets behind it? Even you sensed the abnormality of this Global Martial Arts Competition? Looks like you are not too stupid."

Longbetham had always flaunted its superior intelligence. Lin Feng could only shake his head. It was meaningless to talk about intelligence with a mechanical life form. They had lived among all kinds of data and information since they were young. When it came to grasping data and information, it was very difficult for any human to surpass a mechanical life form.

"This Global Martial Arts Competition is jointly promoted by the five major factions. According to the clues, they probably want to push your society to enter the martial arts era!"

"The martial arts era? With martial arts as the focus and technology as the supplement?"

Lin Feng was a little stunned, because this kind of debate had been going on for a long time in the past, but never came to a definitive conclusion. Each side had its own supporters, and neither could convince the other.

In the past, the five major factions did not interfere directly and allowed the two parties to continue debating. They probably wanted society to develop step by step. Why were they in such a hurry to directly interfere with this kind of social change now?

"I also continued to investigate and found that the ultimate source was the Nine Sages. The Nine Sages of your human society are very interesting. They usually do not interfere with developmental matters of human society, but this occasion is an exception. There must be a reason behind it. However, there is very little information regarding this on the network, and I am unable to obtain any valid information."

"However, this Global Martial Arts Competition is an opportunity. Perhaps the Nine Sages will reveal some information then."

Lin Feng nodded. Since the Nine Sages were involved, there was no way to investigate further.

Originally, Lin Feng did not intend to participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition. However, since Longbetham said that cultivating the combat body required a massive amount of energy, he would have to participate.

Hence, Lin Feng logged into the Martial Domain Network again and found the academic faction panel. There was a direct link for registration on it.

"Sign up!"

Lin Feng filled in his detailed information. As for his cultivation level, he directly filled the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm.

It had actually only been half a year since he broke the genetic lock.

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Breaking through from the First Level of Metamorphic Realm to the Third Level of the Metamorphic Realm in half a year was certainly unprecedented, if not definitely unsurpassed in the future. Although this might attract some attention, there was nothing Lin Feng could do.

If he relied on the standard of the First or Second level of Metamorphic Realm alone, no matter how strong the power of his physical body was, there was no way he could obtain first place in the Global Martial Arts Competition. To Lin Feng, his only goal was first place. If he did not obtain first place, it would be a failure.

Lin Feng looked at the time on it. There were still two or three months left, which was more than enough. During this period of time, he could also make arrangements for the South Mountain Base.

Everyone in the South Mountain Base had also heard that Lin Feng was going to participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition. They were naturally very supportive. Lin Feng's performance at the South Mountain Base and the North Mountain Base had already convinced everyone in the South Mountain Base. They knew that Lin Feng already had the strength of a Third Level Metamorphic Realm expert.

Then, taking advantage of these two or three months, Lin Feng worked hard to master the fifth and sixth levels of Nonuple Body Tempering.

However, the sixth level was almost Lin Feng's limit at the moment. Unless his physical body could continue to strengthen, the sixth level was his limit. It was impossible to cultivate to the ninth level.

Lin Feng was even dubious of what the Invincible Fist Sage was trying to achieve by creating this martial technique.

Even Lin Feng, who had such a powerful body, could only cultivate it to the sixth level. Could it be that he could only cultivate it to the ninth level after cultivating the combat body? But if he really cultivated the combat body, the Nonuple Body Tempering would probably be useless.

However, the sixth level was not bad either. This gave six Spiral Forces. If they erupted at full force, there would be 3,600 tons of strength. In addition to the original 600 tons of strength, there would be more than 4,000 tons of strength in total.

This was just the raw strength of the physical body. In fact, this was already quite powerful. It was unheard of for a physical body to unleash 4,000 tons of strength.

The eruption of a thousand strands of Astral Power was equivalent to 4,000 tons of strength, but how many Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artists would dare to unleash a thousand strands of Astral Power so lightly? Even if they did, how many times could they unleash it? At most, they could only unleash it nine times.

However, with Lin Feng's physique, he could unleash the six Spiral Forces dozens of times without any problems.

Moreover, Lin Feng still had Astral Power. Even if he only displayed the limit of an ordinary Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, which was only 9,999 strands of Astral Power, these 9,999 strands of Astral Power could all be infused into the Void Bubble.

How strong could a Void Bubble that erupted like that be?

Moreover, Lin Feng had all kinds of incredible innate abilities.

Hence, Lin Feng was determined to get first place in the Global Martial Arts Competition this time.

Five days before the Global Martial Arts Competition, Lin Feng received a call request from Chief Commander Mo Lei of the North Mountain Base. Mo Lei had also signed up to participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition.

After all, such a grand event was held once every ten years. Mo Lei was already a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, so he was naturally qualified to participate.

"Brother Lin Feng." Mo Lei landed at the South Mountain Base in a small airship.

"Brother Mo Lei."

"Brother Lin Feng, get on the airship. Let's go to the Polar Academy together."

"Then I won't deny your generosity."

Lin Feng did not stand on ceremony. In terms of speed, the airships from the North Mountain Base were faster.

The two of them boarded the airship. After bidding farewell to the people in the South Mountain Base, the airship set off and quickly left the South Mountain Base.

The airship was very stable, and the facilities inside were very luxurious.

Mo Lei and Lin Feng sat at the dining table. They even opened a bottle of wine. The sumptuous food on the table emitted an alluring fragrance.

Mo Lei smiled and said, "Come on, Brother Lin Feng. Let's have a good drink today. I haven't thanked you properly for saving the North Mountain Base with your men."

"Brother Mo Lei, you're too kind."

It was a rare opportunity for Lin Feng to relax, so he started drinking with Mo Lei. The two of them chatted about all kinds of things, and their interests aligned. Gradually, they became closer.

"Brother Lin Feng, you're the most talented martial artist I've ever seen. In half a year, you've advanced from the First Level of Metamorphic Realm to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm. You'll definitely shine in this Global Martial Arts Competition!"

"Thank you for your kind words, Brother Mo Lei."

Lin Feng did not conceal his realm. After all, it would be made public sooner or later. However, Mo Lei was only a little surprised, and not too taken aback. After all, back at the North Mountain Base, the strength Lin Feng had displayed was already not inferior to a Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist, and might even be stronger.

"Brother Lin Feng, martial artists like us are determined to advance without leaving any regrets within. Otherwise, how can we break the genetic lock? You have to seize the opportunity to go to the Polar Academy this time. Follow your heart. We must fight for those who are worth fighting for. With your strength and your current achievements, what's there to be afraid of?"

Maurey gave a half-smile, implying something with his words.

Lin Feng did not know if he was really drunk, or if it's because of the person in his heart, whom he could never let go. He actually told Mo Lei about such a thing. However, Mo Lei words made a ripple in Lin Feng's heart, which could no longer be calmed.

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Chapter 189: Polar City

The airship was very fast. As Lin Feng was drunk, he fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up, he could already see a huge city ahead.

"Brother Lin Feng, how was it? Did you sleep well?"

Mo Lei asked with a faint smile. Lin Feng felt that Mo Lei's smile seemed a little strange.

"I haven't slept so well in a long time. Have we arrived at the Polar Academy?"

"Look, the Polar City is ahead. The Polar Academy is in the Polar City. A lot of people have come to the Polar City from everywhere recently."

As expected, Lin Feng saw many airships outside their airship, densely packed as they flew towards the Polar City.

Back when Sage Bingyu established the Polar Academy, her original intention was just to nurture some martial artists. Hence, she built the Polar Academy at the frontline, where it often faced the threat of dire beasts.

However, over the years, the dire beasts around the Polar Academy had long been driven away by the martial artists of the Polar Academy. This place was no longer the frontline, but a prosperous city.

Around the Polar Academy, there were even clusters of economically prosperous cities with large populations.

Lin Feng also secretly admired Sage Bingyu. As the only woman among the Nine Sages, Sage Bingyu's growth had long been legendary.

What was even more legendary was that after Sage Bingyu became a Sage, she established the Polar Academy near the frontline, allowing the martial artists of the Polar Academy to often face the threat of dire beasts. In the end, she actually opened up a large area of rich frontier for humanity.

Thinking about it, the Myriad Academy and the Holy Capital Academy were both established in the most prosperous places. It was no wonder that the Polar Academy was vaguely the leader of the three major martial academies. It was not that Sage Bingyu was the strongest, but that the overall strength of the Polar Academy was indeed stronger than the Holy Capital Academy and the Myriad Academy.

"We're here!"

The airship slowly flew into Polar City. There were staff specifically in charge of guiding the airship to land.

Lin Feng and Mo Lei walked out of the airship and realized that there were already countless airships docked here. The two of them walked to the main street, where martial artists were densely packed everywhere.

There were also a large number of ordinary people, especially some reporters, who interviewed some martial artists on the spot.

Some of these martial artists were humble, while others were more confident and spoke eloquently. They appeared intent about showcasing their skills at this Global Martial Arts Competition.

There were also some merchants who waved large amounts of money and asked some martial artists to "endorse". As long as they wore the clothes of the merchants or printed some advertisements when participating in the competition, they could obtain a large sum of money.

These businessmen were all very shrewd. This was also the first time such a martial arts competition was held. The five major factions had spent a lot of money to build it, and there was overwhelming publicity all over the world. When the time came, it would also be broadcast live on television and online. How huge a business opportunity would this be?

However, very few martial artists agreed to be "sponsored". After all, martial artists who could participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition were basically all Metamorphic Realm martial artists who had broken the genetic lock. Who would care about a little endorsement fee?

They wanted merit value, but these merchants did not have the ability to obtain merit value. Only the five major factions were qualified to distribute merit value.

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"How lively."

Mo Lei also sighed. In all the years he had been an inhuman expert, he had never encountered such a grand martial arts competition. This could be considered globally participated.

"Brother Lin Feng, let's go. Some of my good friends have also arrived. They're all Chief Commanders of some bases. I'll introduce you to them."

Lin Feng nodded. He did not know many people in the Polar Academy, so he might as well follow Mo Lei to meet other martial artists. After all, in terms of connections, Lin Feng had only broken the genetic lock for more than eight months. How could he compare to Mo Lei, who had been inhuman for decades?

He followed Mo Lei to a hotel. More than ten martial artists were gathered in the lounge inside, chatting and laughing.

When Mo Lei entered, the martial artists also greeted him.

"Come on. Let me introduce everyone. This is Brother Lin Feng from the South Mountain Base. He's also here to participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition."

The other martial artists had actually noticed Lin Feng long ago. He looked a little familiar, but they did not ask.

Hearing Mo Lei's introduction, some martial artists asked in surprise, "Could it be Lin Feng, who obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal?"

"That's right, it's Brother Lin Feng!"

Mo Lei laughed and introduced these martial artists to Lin Feng.

"Brother Lin Feng, this is the Chief Commander of the Freelance Cultivators Union's Nimbus Base."

"This is the Chief Commander of the Gloaming Base."

"This is…"

Lin Feng also exchanged a few pleasantries with them one by one. Although these martial artists all felt that Lin Feng was very young, they were naturally very polite to Lin Feng seeing Mo Lei's proper introduction, and that he was the owner of the Hero of Humanity Medal.

"Lin Feng, I heard that the new policy for martial artists was implemented so quickly because you caused a scene in Stone City. All the martial artists at the frontline have you to thank."

"That's right. Let those cowards from the government faction have a taste of life-or-death battles with dire beasts at the frontline, haha."

"Ever since the new policy for martial artists was implemented, the inhuman experts of those government factions went to the frontline. I heard that there were heavy casualties. Tsk tsk, it's so satisfying."

"Those cowards didn't dare to go to the frontline in the past. It's time to make them suffer now."

Most of these martial artists were martial artists from the Freelance Cultivators Union. After all, Mo Lei was also a martial artist from the Freelance Cultivators Union. They all had the same attitude towards martial artists from the government faction, and looked down on them.

Then, these martial artists discussed the matter of this Global Martial Arts Competition. Although they had all signed up to participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition, in reality, they knew their own limits. No one was really arrogant enough to think that they could enter the top ten.

This was a gathering of most of the Metamorphic Realm martial artists in the world. Who would dare to claim that they would definitely be able to enter the top ten?

They just wanted to show off a little on this big stage. After all, it would be a pity if they did not participate in such a grand event personally.

Mo Lei chatted enthusiastically with everyone, but Lin Feng was a little dispirited. These people were ultimately Mo Lei's friends, not his.

At this moment, Lin Feng thought of Yu Shan. Initially, Lin Feng wanted Yu Shan to come along, but Yu Shan said that it would be too embarrassing for a mere First Level Metamorphic Realm like himself to participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition. No amount of persuasion could get him to come.

Great, now Lin Feng was alone in Polar City.

As if sensing that Lin Feng was somewhat uncomfortable, Mo Lei asked softly, "Brother Lin Feng, how about we return to the hotel first?"

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "You haven't met your friends for many years. How can you leave so soon? I'm fine. I'll return to the hotel myself first."

Mo Lei thought for a moment and did not insist. In any case, they had exchanged contact methods. They could just contact each other when the time came.

Hence, Lin Feng bade farewell and left. However, he did not return to the hotel. Instead, he strolled along the streets alone.

Suddenly, his communicator rang.

Lin Feng took out his communicator and saw that it was Dragon Rider Hao Shiyi.

"Lin Feng, you've arrived at the Polar City?"

"Lord Hao Shiyi, I just arrived at the Polar City."

"All right, come to the Polar Hotel quickly."

Hao Shiyi did not care if Lin Feng agreed or not. With that, he hung up.

Although Lin Feng was a little taken aback, he could only rush to the Polar Hotel.

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Chapter 190: Disclosure

The Polar Hotel was the most luxurious hotel in Polar City. It was usually open for business, but since the Global Martial Arts Competition was held, the Polar Hotel had to accommodate the Global Martial Arts Competition. Hence, only Divine Realm and Meta-divine Realm martial artists could stay in the Polar Hotel.

Lin Feng was stopped at the entrance of the hotel and could only contact Hao Shiyi.

With Hao Shiyi's confirmation, the hotel staff let Lin Feng in.

The facilities in the hotel were naturally top-notch. Otherwise, why would they specially accommodate distinguished Divine Realm and Meta-divine Realm experts?

When Lin Feng arrived at the conference hall according to Hao Shiyi's instructions, he realized that there were more than ten martial artists inside. All of them had an obscure and oppressive aura.

Divine Realm!

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. This was the second time he had seen those of the Divine Realm. In the past, the only Divine Realm experts he had seen were Zhang Zifeng and Hao Shiyi. However, both Zhang Zifeng and Hao Shiyi made Lin Feng feel oppressed.

It was a pressure in terms of the level of life.

This time, when Lin Feng saw Hao Shiyi again, although he still felt that sense of oppression, he was no longer the same as before. In particular, the large amount of Astral Power in his body far exceeded that of any Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist. In fact, he might even be a match for a Divine Realm martial artist, but he would only know after actually fighting them.

Hence, he also had some confidence, and his attitude was neither servile nor overbearing.

"Lord Hao Shiyi." Lin Feng said calmly.

"Lin Feng? Come in quickly. Xia Laogui, this is the young lad I was talking about, Lin Feng!" Hao Shiyi said to a tall elderly man with a ruddy face.

Xia Laogui was naturally also a Divine Realm martial artist. His eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "Oh, so you're Lin Feng? Tsk tsk, not bad, not bad at all. You obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal in Dragonlith City and caused a stir in Stone City. The little fellow can really cause trouble, but even Lord Sage remembers your name. He even introduced the new policy for martial artists in advance. Not bad indeed."

Xia Laogui seemed to be very impressed by Lin Feng and kept praising him.

"Lord Hao Shiyi, why did you call me here?"

Lin Feng looked at these Divine Realm martial artists. All of them were actually Divine Realm martial artists. It was incredible that so many Divine Realm martial artists could gather in ordinary times.

"It's good for you to get to know these seniors."

As soon as Hao Shiyi finished speaking, Xia Laogui laughed loudly and said, "Haha, Hao Shiyi, you want this young lad to support you, right? None of the disciples you accepted in the past are worthwhile. What now? Are you asking young Lin Feng to fight for your reputation this time?"

Lin Feng gave Hao Shiyi an odd look. In the past, he had thought that Hao Shiyi was a little "cold and aloof", but now, it seemed like that was not the case at all.

Hao Shiyi's tone became harsher as he said, "Hmph, what? Are you envious? Although Lin Feng is only at the First Level of Metamorphic Realm, his ability is comparable to a Second Level of Metamorphic Realm martial artist. Can any of your disciples do that?"

Lin Feng felt a little helpless. This was really why Hao Shiyi had called him over for. However, he glanced at the surrounding Divine Realm martial artists. They were all dignified Divine Realm martial artists. Was it necessary for a mere Metamorphic Realm martial artist like himself to fight for his face?

"Heh, I don't believe you. Hao Shiyi, you're indeed very strong. We all admit that. Although Lin Feng also obtained the Hero of Humanity Medal, that was a coincidence. I remember that he had just broken the genetic lock for a few months, less than a year, right? Doesn't it embarrass you to ask him to sign up for the Global Martial Arts Competition?"

"Why, Xia Laogui, you're not convinced? Then just ask your disciple to spar with Lin Feng."

Hao Shiyi looked at Xia Laogui provocatively. He was very confident in Lin Feng.

"All right, Yumo, go up and spar with Lin Feng."

"Yes, Master."

A tall and beautiful girl walked out from behind Xia Laogui. However, she was not just ornamental in her beauty, but a Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist. She was also a disciple Xia Laogui was proud of.

This time, Xia Laogui brought his disciples to the Polar City to broaden their horizons. Although he did not let Yumo sign up for the Global Martial Arts Competition, he was very confident in Yumo.

Yumo was not an ordinary Second Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist. With the guidance of Xia Laogui, a Divine Realm martial artist, how could she be poor?

"Lin Feng, go and give it a try. Take it as the warm-up for the Global Martial Arts Competition." Hao Shiyi also patted Lin Feng's shoulder and said in an "encouraging" tone.

"Uh…"

Lin Feng glanced at Yumo, then at the excited surrounding Divine Realm martial artists.

Were these actually Divine Realm martial artists?

The Zhang Zifeng he saw back then was a high-and-almighty self-proclaimed deity. Even Hao Shiyi back then was peerlessly domineering. How did so many Divine Realm martial artists end up like this when they gathered together?

"Brother Lin, please enlighten me!" Yumo also said seriously.

Seeing Lin Feng hesitate, Hao Shiyi said, "Lin Feng, hurry up and go. Don't tell me you haven't improved at all after being in the South Mountain Base for so long. You weren't so timid in Stone City back then. Don't worry, I've got your back. Xia Laogui isn't such a petty person. If you win, Xia Laogui will definitely give you some rewards. Isn't that right, Xia Laogui?"

"Hao Shiyi, you really know how to fight for benefits for the young lad. But are you so confident that Lin Feng will definitely win?" Xia Laogui was tit for tat.

Lin Feng looked at Yumo in front of him. Actually, Yumo was a little older than him, but she appeared more juvenile. Moreover, she appeared very nervous among the many Divine Realm martial artists. Clearly, she was affected by these Divine Realm experts.

There were very few Metamorphic Realm martial artists like Lin Feng, who was completely unaffected by Divine Realm experts.

"Senior Xia, Lord Hao Shiyi, I think there's no need to compete anymore." Lin Feng thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

"Why? Do you look down on Yumo?"

Xia Laogui's expression darkened. He seemed very amiable now, but that was before Hao Shiyi and the other Divine Realm experts. If they were outside, he would be very strict indeed.

"No, Senior Xia has misunderstood." Lin Feng hurriedly explained.

"Lin Feng, don't be wishy-washy. Just do it!" Hao Shiyi was also a little displeased. Lin Feng seemed so efficient usually. Why was he so reluctant today?

"Lord Hao Shiyi, I'll be honest. I've already broken through to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm." Lin Feng did not hide it anymore and said it directly.

"What did you say? Third Level of Metamorphic Realm? You?" Hao Shiyi's eyes widened as he stared at Lin Feng.

"Yes Sir." Lin Feng gritted his teeth and nodded directly. In any case, he was here to participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition, so he had to display the strength of someone from the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm. Hence, it made no difference whether he disclosed it sooner or later.

Seeing Lin Feng nod with a solemn expression, all the Divine Realm martial artists in the conference hall stared at Lin Feng intently. Time seemed to have stopped.

The entire conference hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. No one spoke for a long time.

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Chapter 191: True Genius

"Good, good!"

Xia Laogui's eyes seemed to be gleaming as he stared intently at Lin Feng. Moreover, he did not mention anything about "sparring" anymore. What a joke. Wouldn't asking Yumo from the Second Level of Metamorphic Realm to compete with Lin Feng from the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm be asking for humiliation?

Yumo also bit her lip, her expression rather complicated. Lin Feng was much younger than her, yet he was already at the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm. This was simply incredible.

"Young lad, do you have a sweetheart?"

"Uh…"

"Xia Laogui, get lost!"

Hao Shiyi quickly came in front of Lin Feng. With a solemn expression, he asked in a low voice, "Lin Feng, you're not lying to me. Have you really broken through to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm?"

Lin Feng nodded and said, "I fought with dire beasts in the South Mountain Base and was fortunate enough to break through in a life-or-death situation. I'm indeed at the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm now."

In fact, the most important aspect of the Metamorphic Realm was mental power. If one's mental power was not strong, one would not be able to compress Astral Power, and naturally could not break through. Lin Feng could only use this compromise to make others think that he had broken through because his mental will improved greatly in battle.

Although breaking through to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm in nine months was somewhat exaggerated, it was not impossible. After all, transcending the three minor realms within the Metamorphic Realm was far less difficult than life transitions.

"Haha, good. I remember that it's been less than nine months since you broke the genetic lock, right? In nine months, you broke through three realms in a row and reached the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm. You've already broken Dongfang Sheng's record and become the martial artist with the fastest breakthrough speed among all the martial artists in our Myriad Academy!"

"Oh, Dongfang Sheng, the Demon King of the Myriad Academy, Dongfang Sheng?"

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. He had defeated Dongfang Sheng in the Virtual Battle Chamber, but he knew that Dongfang Sheng had long broken the genetic lock. As the most talented student in the history of the Myriad Academy, Dongfang Sheng had long been a legend of the Myriad Academy.

However, the strange thing was that after Lin Feng broke the genetic lock, he rarely heard about Dongfang Sheng again.

"That's right. Dongfang Sheng is gifted, but he's also sufficiently hardworking. He has always been cultivating arduously. Ordinary people don't know about it. However, even a genius like Dongfang Sheng took a year and three months to break through from the First Level of Metamorphic Realm to the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm. You are faster than him by half a year."

A strange look flashed across Lin Feng's eyes. Originally, he thought that Dongfang Sheng was only very strong at the level of a professional martial artist. After all, at that stage, one would have a huge advantage if they had strong innate abilities.

However, he did not expect Dongfang Sheng to still be so strong after breaking the genetic lock. He only took a little over a year to reach the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm.

Although he was a little surprised, Lin Feng was relieved. He had used nine months to reach the Third Level of Metamorphic Realm. Although it was a little shocking, with Dongfang Sheng's example before him, it was not unbelievable. At most, he'd just be more gifted than Dongfang Sheng.

At the very least, it could temporarily conceal his "abnormality".

"Lord Hao Shiyi, will Dongfang Sheng participate in this Global Martial Arts Competition?"

Lin Feng was actually somewhat interested in Dongfang Sheng now.

"Will Dongfang Sheng participate in the Global Martial Arts Competition?"

Everyone's gaze was a little strange. In the end, it was Xia Laogui who said, "Young lad, Dongfang Sheng won't participate in the Martial Arts Competition. Even if he does, he won't be a contestant, but an invited guest. Do you know how many life transitions Dongfang Sheng has undergone?"

Lin Feng frowned. He had also learned about Dongfang Sheng before. He was actually only 20 or 30 years older than Lin Feng, and could be considered very young among martial artists who had broken the genetic lock.

Could such a young martial artist have reached the Divine Realm through a second life transition already?

"Has Dongfang Sheng undergone a second life transition and become a Divine Realm martial artist?"

Xia Laogui chuckled and said, "Of course he's not a Divine Realm martial artist.

A few months ago, Dongfang Sheng went deep into the volcanic lava to cultivate. He underwent three life transitions and became a Meta-divine Realm martial artist before the age of 50!"

"What? Three life transitions?"

Even Lin Feng was stunned. He knew how difficult three life transitions were. Forget about three, even martial artists who underwent two life transitions were very rare.

Normally, one could only undergo a second life transition in their seventies or eighties. As for three life transitions, practically all happened after they were over a hundred years old.

Only Dongfang Sheng had actually undergone three life transitions before the age of 50. This was not just the three minor realms of the Metamorphic Realm, but a life transition.

Even if he obtained the genetic fusion device, it was actually just an aid. It could not directly help martial artists undergo life transitions.

Hao Shiyi also heaved a long sigh and said, "I didn't think I'd admire anyone other than the Nine Sages. Even for those Meta-divine Realm martial artists, I firmly believe that I can surpass them one day!

"But this Dongfang Sheng is my junior, and he has already surpassed me. Most martial artists even assert that Dongfang Sheng has a high chance of becoming the tenth Sage!"

Lin Feng did not expect Dongfang Sheng to be so highly rated in the martial arts circle. He was actually already a Meta-divine Realm martial artist.

"This Dongfang Sheng is very good. If he had obtained the genetic fusion device, he might be able to meet Master's conditions and obtain Master's true legacy."

A voice rang out in Lin Feng's mind. It was Longbetham's voice. Lin Feng was shocked. He did not know what method Longbetham had used, such that its speech only occurred in Lin Feng's mind, and outsiders could not hear it at all.

However, Lin Feng could not respond now. Moreover, he also felt that this Dongfang Sheng was indeed a true genius!

At this moment, Hao Shiyi's gaze became much gentler. He said with a smile, "You actually hid this from me, lad. Are you holding back your big move and preparing to shine at the Global Martial Arts Competition?"

Lin Feng did not know how to answer. The other Divine Realm martial artists all laughed heartily.

"All right, since you're so talented, this Global Martial Arts Competition may be your chance to rise to success. I heard that the Nine Sages have prepared some good stuff for the top ten of this competition. You have to seize the opportunity."

"Good stuff? Could there be other rewards besides merit value?"

"Of course there are. Do you think the Nine Sages would cast projections personally just to distribute some merit value to you people? I'm not sure what exactly it is, though. The Nine Sages' confidentiality measures are all very good this time, but the Invincible Fist Sage did reveal one thing. That is, our Myriad Academy must send out the strongest lineup and strive to get into the top ten. If we miss this opportunity, there won't be a next time."

Lin Feng nodded, deep in thought. Even Longbetham had not found out what other rewards there were in the competition. Hao Shiyi had only obtained a bit of information, too.

It seemed like the Nine Sages' purpose for holding the Global Martial Arts Competition was definitely not that simple.

But no matter what, Lin Feng's goal was getting the first. It would naturally be clear when the time came.

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