Chapter 630 - 214: Instant Kill! Swallowing Heaven! The Heaven-Reaching Vine in the Depths of the Cosmos
Chapter 630: Chapter 214: Instant Kill! Swallowing Heaven! The Heaven-Reaching Vine in the Depths of the Cosmos
’I now have the Mental Power equivalent of 304 chalices, which converts to three million standard Spiritual Power Drops. My progress has been extraordinary.’
Qin Feng began to carefully take stock of his progress over the years.
A full twenty years had passed since the competition began.
In the first five years, he absorbed Blood Crystals and doubled his physical foundation.
For the next five years, he journeyed across the Star Sea, searching far and wide and accumulating a few scattered resources.
Then he found this ocean moon, which contained Lightless Water, and spent a full ten years there.
To a Planet-level Strongman with their long lifespan, twenty years was but a fleeting moment. But in this resource-rich Trial Ground, it was enough time for one’s strength to undergo a complete transformation.
’According to my master, after ’chalices’ comes ’lakes.’ It takes the Mental Power of ten thousand chalices to form a single Mental Power lake.’
’After ’lakes’ come ’rivers.’ After ’rivers’ comes the ’Infinite Sea.’ Only with Mental Power at the level of an ’Infinite Sea’ can I enter Subspace and forge the ’Indestructible Projection’ that marks the threshold of the stellar level.’
Qin Feng’s heart swelled with emotion.
’This path is far too long, and the resources required are simply immense.’
’Just forming three hundred chalices required draining an entire ocean moon of its Lightless Water. What terrifying amount of resources would it take to form ten thousand?’
’No wonder the prodigies of the entire human Empire fight tooth and nail for a spot in a major battle zone of the Cosmic Genius Battle.’
’Where else in the Cosmos could you find a place that provides such massive quantities of top-tier resources for free?’
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After a brief rest, Qin Feng’s journey began anew.
He continued teleporting between one unfamiliar star system and the next in the most efficient manner, frantically searching for and plundering any resource that could make him stronger.
As he ventured deeper into the vast Galaxy Cluster and approached its core, the points of light flashing on his Jade Token grew denser and brighter.
Combat, in turn, became increasingly frequent.
In the blink of an eye, eighty years passed.
During those eighty years, Qin Feng plundered countless more rare resources.
His reputation as the Madman spread far and wide throughout the region of Galaxy 117, fueled by one one-sided, crushing victory after another.
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On a massive gas giant, beside its iconic, perpetual storm eye, Qin Feng’s figure hovered silently amidst the turbulent currents.
Not long ago, he had single-handedly fought and killed three formidable experts right here.
The four of them had discovered the opportunity hidden in the depths of the storm eye at almost the same time.
After a vicious battle, Qin Feng was the last one standing.
Afterward, Qin Feng destroyed the gas giant’s storm eye and retrieved a wondrous item from its center: a "Storm Core" formed from pure wind-elemental energy.
After spending several months refining and absorbing it, his Mental Power increased immensely once more.
’It’s been exactly one hundred years since the competition started.’
Qin Feng took stock of his progress over the past century.
’In a hundred years, I’ve seized countless resources. My Mental Power has now reached the level of three thousand chalices. I’m not far from forming a ’lake.’’
’As for the Heaven-swallowing Fist Technique, it’s still at the Lesser Success stage. Breaking through to Greater Success will require more combat experience and insight. That can’t be rushed.’
’As for my points, I’ve accumulated over 2,300. My ranking is also quite high now.’
He glanced at his Jade Token.
[Name: Qin Feng]
[Points: 2371]
[Overall Rank: 1,054,321,789]
[Galaxy 117 Regional Rank: 103,456]
His progress was significant.
’No need to rush.’
Qin Feng remained calm. ’The core of the competition is still about plundering resources and increasing my strength. Points are just a byproduct.’
He had his own profound understanding of the competition’s rules.
’In the later stages of the competition, every surviving expert will be carrying a massive amount of points. By then, the points gained from killing a single opponent will be thousands of times greater than they are now. Deliberately farming points at this stage is too inefficient.’
’As long as I’m strong enough, I can even exploit the rules. I could intentionally get killed once to enter the ’Hunting Stage,’ which would directly give me the coordinates of a high-ranking opponent. If I can successfully kill the number-one ranked contestant, I’ll inherit all his points and shoot straight to the top.’
’So, in the end, strength is king!’
Qin Feng had thought it all through.
There would be more than enough time to compete for points in the final hundred years before the competition’s end.
He re-entered his ship, preparing to check the map and plan his next destination.
In fact, he had re-established contact with Fire Circle and Jinmu via the Subspace Network decades ago.
Jinmu had been unlucky, getting assigned to a different galaxy.
He and Fire Circle, on the other hand, had been lucky enough to both be deployed inside Galaxy 117.
However, they had no plans to meet up in the early stages of the competition.
After all, if they operated together, dividing the spoils from any discovered Resource Point would be a problem in itself.
In many cases, it would actually cut their efficiency in half.
They had simply agreed to go their separate ways to develop. If one of them encountered an unbeatable foe, they could send their coordinates to the other for emergency backup, doing their best to maintain their official contestant status and avoid the treacherous Hunting Stage.