Chapter 738 - 231: Qin Feng-Caesar Alliance, A Century Passes, Qin Feng Strikes, Initial Mastery of the Level 8 Killing Technique
Chapter 738: Chapter 231: Qin Feng-Caesar Alliance, A Century Passes, Qin Feng Strikes, Initial Mastery of the Level 8 Killing Technique
Meanwhile, in other, even vaster Star Realms, battles even more brutal and bloody were being frantically waged.
Once Constant Star-level Powerhouses were no longer a rarity, the entire competition’s dynamic completely shifted into an incomparably cruel "Raising Gu" stage.
Countless small and medium-sized factions, led by newly ascended Constant Star-level Powerhouses, sprang up like mushrooms, only to vanish like bubbles before even stronger enemies.
To vie for limited resources, they engaged in the most primitive and savage acts of annexing and devouring one another.
One after another, even larger Star System Alliances were born from this soil of blood and fire.
The number of Constant Star Martial Artists also began to grow explosively amid this brutal internal struggle that swept across the entire warzone.
From the initial hundred or so, the number soon broke through two hundred, then three hundred... Almost every year, a number of top prodigies would successfully cross that threshold and step into this new level of existence.
Against this turbulent backdrop, some enthusiasts compiled an unofficial but widely accepted "Super Alliance Power Ranking." They based it on a series of metrics, such as the number of star systems an alliance controlled, its number of Constant Star-level Powerhouses, and its activity level on the warzone’s public forums.
On this constantly updated list, the Qin Feng-Caesar Alliance, the former king, quickly saw its ranking fall out of the top three.
Afterward, as more super alliances boasting dozens of Constant Star-level Powerhouses rose to prominence, their ranking fell even further, dropping out of the top five.
For a time, the warzone’s public forums were filled with endless voices predicting the downfall of the Qin Feng-Caesar Alliance.
Many newly-risen, arrogant super alliances even publicly posted provocative threads, viewing the vast territory of over fifty star systems controlled by the Qin Feng-Caesar Alliance as a fat piece of meat ripe for the taking.
Sooner or later, they would completely devour the Qin Feng-Caesar Alliance!
Of course, many people disagreed with this sentiment.
Their reason for rebuttal was simple: the man named Qin Feng, who had always firmly occupied the second-place throne on the "Individual Combat Power Overall Ranking," possessed a strength that remained unfathomable.
Some even believed Qin Feng had the strength to be number one, just without enough battle records to prove it.
For a time, the forums were abuzz with discussion.
But on the whole, those who were truly optimistic about the Qin Feng-Caesar Alliance’s future were still in the minority.
After all, in most people’s minds, the most direct indicator of an alliance’s strength was the number of Constant Star-level Powerhouses it possessed.
Yet, from start to finish, the only Constant Star-level Powerhouses the Qin Feng-Caesar Alliance had ever publicly declared were Qin Feng and Caesar themselves.
In contrast, the super alliances currently entrenched in the top five of the power rankings each had at least dozens of Constant Star-level Powerhouses!
Two versus dozens. In anyone’s eyes, it was a matchup with no chance of victory.
Even if Qin Feng and Caesar’s cultivation levels were higher, they were all Constant Star Martial Artists—immortal and indestructible. Their durability was countless times greater than that of Planet-level Martial Artists, making instant kills between peers simply impossible.
The advantage of numbers was demonstrated to its fullest at the Constant Star level.
However, toward all this external clamor, the Martial Artists of the six star systems—including their supreme leaders, Qin Feng and Caesar—all displayed an attitude of near-indifference.
They offered no response of any kind on the forums.
Qin Feng knew better than anyone else. ’Those ethereal rankings and flame wars are completely meaningless.’
’Only by firmly holding onto the star systems we’ve already conquered;’
’by completely digesting and absorbing the massive, blood-soaked spoils of war and converting them into tangible cultivation and strength—that is the foundation of everything!’
It was just like on that so-called "Power Ranking"—the alliances in the top three rotated almost periodically.
This was clearly because the conflicts between them were too intense and the battles too frequent.
Although their battle records looked magnificent due to their constant warring, the result was that not a single alliance could truly hold onto a top-three throne.
After all, only by first learning how to defend the territory one has already conquered can one have the peace to digest resources and convert the spoils of war into a true foundation of strength.
...
「Around the twentieth year of Qin Feng’s deep seclusion.」
Deep within the ice cavern, his eyes, which had remained constantly shut, suddenly snapped open without any warning!
At the same time, on another resource planet where he was also in deep seclusion, Caesar opened his golden eyes at almost the exact same moment.
It was because their Mental Power, which constantly monitored the alliance’s private forums, had just simultaneously intercepted an urgent distress call!
The distress call came from a high-level Constant Star-level Resource Point in the former Star System 119.
The message’s content was brief, but shocking!
Just moments ago, a large number of unidentified Martial Artists from an outer star system had teleported directly into the sky above their Resource Point!
The instant they appeared, they launched a bloody assault without a word!
And according to the final image transmitted by the squad leader before his death, among the attacking enemies were a startling seven powerful beings, all radiating the terrifying pressure of a Constant Star-level Powerhouse!
The attackers were from none other than the powerful faction currently ranked third on the "Super Alliance Power Ranking"—the Kapudo-Kale Alliance!
"You go?"
Qin Feng asked Caesar.
"You go."
Caesar’s reply was equally concise and swift.
"Alright."
"Perfect timing. My Level 8 Killing Technique has just reached initial mastery."
Qin Feng smiled.
He slowly stood up. The space around him rippled faintly, and the next moment, his figure vanished.
「In the vacuum of the cosmos.」
Qin Feng’s figure appeared, an ancient pagoda floating behind him. He stood alone, facing seven Constant Star Martial Artists!