Chapter 113: Exceeding Gold Standard Human Level III

Chapter 113: Surpassing Gold Standard Human Class III

He shifted his gaze to the kill technique panel.

[Kill Techniques]:

Thousand Army Spear (Perfection)

[Proficiency]: 53477 / 100000

Fierce Bird Fist Technique (Perfection)

[Proficiency]: 11245 / 100000

In one month, his proficiency in the Thousand Army Spear had surged by over forty thousand points, covering half the distance to the "Mastery" realm of one hundred thousand.

But he also clearly felt that the rate of growth had begun to slow.

Conventional battles against the greenskins could no longer bring him new, breakthrough insights.

And the Fierce Bird Fist Technique, through high-intensity close-quarters combat, had reached perfection ahead of schedule.

"A bottleneck period."

Qin Feng understood in his heart.

He set a clear and long-term goal for himself.

"One year!"

"In the remaining roughly one year of the mission, my life force index must be raised to 30.0!"

"My Thousand Army Spear and Fierce Bird Fist Technique must also break through the bottleneck and reach the 'Mastery' realm!"

...

Having planned for the future, Qin Feng withdrew from his contemplation, stood up, and walked to the other side of the martial arts room.

Lin Yue was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, meditating with her eyes closed.

"Teacher, can I claim last month's B-level contract resources now?" Qin Feng asked.

Lin Yue opened her eyes, nodded, and took out a sealed metal box from her subspace storage, handing it to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng took the box and added, "Also, I want to exchange merit points for ten more high-grade spiritual energy potions."

Over the past month, he had accumulated nearly three thousand merit points, enough to support his next round of consumption.

This time, Lin Yue did not immediately agree.

She looked at Qin Feng, and in her sharp eyes, a deep, barely suppressed confusion finally surfaced.

"Qin Feng," she said slowly, her voice low, "what is your life force index now?"

"You consumed ten high-grade spiritual energy potions this month, and now you want another ten... This rate of consumption is too abnormal."

"As far as I know, even the physique of a Gold Standard Human Class III should not have such an exaggerated resource consumption rate."

Faced with Lin Yue's question, Qin Feng did not hide the truth.

"Teacher, my current life force index is 21.23," he answered honestly.

"Hmm?" Lin Yue frowned deeper upon hearing this.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

With a life force index of just over 21, his consumption was more terrifying than that of Class III martial artists at 30 points.

This completely violated the law of energy conservation.

Unless...

A bold thought surfaced in Lin Yue's mind.

She looked at Qin Feng, her expression turning strange, even tinged with curiosity and inquiry.

"Qin Feng, I... may I touch you?" she asked a question that even she felt was abrupt.

"Ah?" Qin Feng was startled, a hint of awkwardness on his face.

"Don't misunderstand," Lin Yue quickly explained. "I need to personally examine your physical condition—your meridians, bones, and cell activity. I suspect that your body may have undergone some... changes that neither of us knows about."

Qin Feng hesitated, but seeing Lin Yue's serious and professional gaze, he nodded.

"Alright, teacher."

Lin Yue extended a fair and slender hand, gently placing it on Qin Feng's wrist.

Then, a gentle and pure spiritual energy probed from her fingertips, carefully entering Qin Feng's body.

The next second.

Lin Yue's eyes widened abruptly!

For the first time, her usually calm and unruffled face showed shock and disbelief!

She "saw" it!

She clearly "saw" the scene inside Qin Feng's body!

Meridians tougher and wider than superalloy!

Muscle fibers each containing terrifying power!

Bones of astonishing density, even faintly glowing with gold!

What shocked her most were Qin Feng's cells! Every cell in his body was filled with explosive, unimaginable life activity, like miniature suns burning fiercely!

This level of life...

This terrifying potential lurking in the deepest part of his flesh, like a slumbering giant beast...

"Monster... you... monster..."

Lin Yue's fingers even trembled slightly.

She murmured to herself, her gaze toward Qin Feng completely changed.

It was no longer that of a teacher looking at a student, but as if she were looking at... a non-human, a terrifying creature wearing human skin.

"Your cell activity, your meridian strength, your bone density... all far exceed the scope of Gold Standard Human Class III!"

"This... this is like a... a cub of a star beast!"

Lin Yue finally withdrew her hand, her chest heaving violently, clearly shaken to the core, unable to calm down for a long time.

"Teacher Lin..."

Qin Feng looked at her exaggerated reaction and asked uncertainly, "In theory, isn't the physical potential limit of the human species the Gold Standard Human Level III?"

"Am I... still human?"

This question snapped Lin Yue out of her shock.

She took a deep breath to steady herself, then looked at Qin Feng with an extremely complex gaze and slowly explained:

"Of course you're human. And you're far more 'perfect' than we are."

"The so-called 'theoretical limit' isn't accurate."

Lin Yue shook her head. "To be more precise, with the Empire's current top-tier psychic technology and biotechnology, the highest artificially cultivated physical quality is Gold Standard Human Level III. For ordinary martial artists, the various heavenly treasures and fortuitous encounters they obtain can only elevate their potential to this level at most."

"Thus, for ease of teaching and classification, textbooks define Gold Standard Human Level III as the limit."

"But limits are meant to be broken."

Lin Yue looked at Qin Feng, a hint of envy in her eyes.

"Above Gold Level III, there must be higher tiers. However, those who reach that level are all truly destined by fate, one in ten thousand. Their existence is itself a coincidence, so naturally, they can't be included in textbooks."

"I see."

Qin Feng suddenly understood.

"The reason physical potential is so important isn't just because it makes you stronger at the same level."

Lin Yue continued explaining, her voice leading Qin Feng into a higher realm of martial arts.

"When you break through to the fourth-level martial artist, you'll need to focus on training your psychic power. The most critical step is using that powerful psychic power as a carving knife to open energy 'acupoints' within your own body. The higher your physical potential, like the richer and more solid the earth, the more 'acupoints' you can open, and the stronger you become. This directly determines your upper limit of strength during the fourth-level martial artist stage."

"At the fifth-level martial artist stage, you need to 'merge the acupoints.' Combine all the opened 'acupoints' within your body into one, forming a complete, self-sustaining energy circulation system, preparing for the next life level. Similarly, the stronger your body, the smoother the 'merging' process and the higher the success rate."

"In the end,"

Lin Yue concluded, "before becoming a planetary lifeform, all cultivation is essentially about honing and strengthening the 'vessel' of the body that carries the spirit."

"The higher your physical potential, the more perfect this 'vessel' becomes. This makes it much easier and faster for you to cross the great threshold of becoming a planetary lifeform compared to others."

"Take the limit of a ninth-level martial artist: an ordinary pure-blood human martial artist might need hundreds or even thousands of years to accumulate and charge, with an extremely low success rate. But you might only need a few decades to complete the transformation naturally, without any bottlenecks."

"By then, when you truly become a planetary lifeform and the shackles of the body are completely broken, with everyone's life forms tending toward energy, the advantages of your extraordinary potential will gradually fade."

"At that point, everyone will truly stand on the same starting line again."

This thorough explanation was like a revelation, giving Qin Feng an unprecedented and clear understanding of his future martial path and the true meaning of his extraordinary potential.

"So that's it."

Lin Yue's words were like a key, opening a door to a higher realm of martial arts for Qin Feng.

He fully grasped the true value of his extraordinary potential and no longer had any doubts about his future cultivation path.

His plan not only remained unshaken but became even more resolute.

Returning to the training room, he didn't hesitate. He took one of the three high-level psychic potions Lin Yue had just issued and swallowed it.

Vast energy began to repair his depleted body from exhaustion.

He didn't start cultivating immediately but fell into a deep sleep.

Balancing work and rest, knowing when to push and when to relax—

This was the most important lesson he had learned on the brutal battlefield.

When he woke again, ten hours had passed.

His injuries and fatigue were completely gone, replaced by unprecedented vitality.

He entered the familiar pod again and, without hesitation, threw himself into that unending war hell.

Time passed day by day.

Lin Yue quietly stayed by Qin Feng's side.

For high-level martial artists, who often go into seclusion for decades, the concept of time had long blurred.

To her, a mere one-year guardian mission was but a snap of the fingers.

And Qin Feng, like a piece of stubborn iron thrown into a furnace, was hammered and tempered again and again on that vast and cruel anvil by the giant hammer of war.

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(End of this chapter)