High-Dimensional Mapping

Game time, shortly after the Cardia battle.

Coordinates: Liver - H-105 Hepatic Lobule Zone.

In this maze of hexagonal pillars, the fighting never stopped. Compared to H-103, which had been pushed through and cleared quickly at the same time, this area was far tougher—the walls were caked with thick, emerald-like [Bile Salt Crystals], and ordinary weapons only left white scratches on them.

"Clang—!"

Feng Xing Tian Xia moved like a faint ink smear, his Origin Fang precisely slicing into the joint gap of a [Crystallized Gallstone Golem] (LV.22 Elite).

As the massive golem shattered with a crash, an unprecedented golden pillar of light erupted from Feng Xing Tian Xia like a sword piercing the darkness.

The radiance was so intense that it even cleared the Poison Mist within a hundred meters.

[Congratulations! Player "Feng Xing Tian Xia" has reached LV.20!]

[Server Announcement: The first Gene Lock has been unlocked.]

[System Update: Titan Sequence unlocked, Reality Projection activated.]

"Holy shit! Level 20!"

Dali Chu Qiji, who was tanking monsters in the distance, stopped swinging his arm guards and stared at the golden light with envy. He was still at LV.19, a fair way from LV.20. "Brother Feng's leveling speed is insane. I feel like it'll take me another day or two just to touch the edge of 20."

By now, the level gap within the Dawn Core Team wasn't too pronounced. Since the later stages required more experience to level up, and everyone moved together, their experience gain rates were roughly the same.

Feng Xing Tian Xia pulled ahead thanks to his high damage against single targets, especially high-level elites, plus the first-kill bonus, letting him reach LV.20 alone.

Thunder King and Data Maniac Li Zihan had just passed LV.19. The Spirit Pivot Envoy's abilities leaned toward AoE damage, with limited effect on powerful individuals.

Meanwhile, Dali Chu Qiji, who tanked the monsters, and Yun Zhong You, who handled logistics, were stuck in the mid-range of LV.19.

"So this is what LV.20 feels like..."

Feng Xing Tian Xia let out a long breath. At the moment of leveling up, he could sense his virtual body undergoing a qualitative change—no longer just a pile of data, but an evolution in the essence of life.

Something had shattered.

He tapped the golden double-helix icon flickering in the center of his vision—[Titan Sequence].

[Talent Tree System: Titan Sequence]

Description: The end of the mortal iron body, the beginning of divine evolution.

Each level-up grants you an opportunity to transform your very being.

"The beginning of divine evolution..." Feng Xing Tian Xia muttered to himself, reading the description on the golden double-helix icon.

He swallowed hard, suppressing the thrill in his heart, and continued reading.

Please choose one of the following Cornerstone Talents:

1. [Flesh Sequence (Red)]:

[Primary Muscle Fiber Reconstruction]: Strength check +15%.

Reality Projection: Increased bone density, explosive power pushed to the human limit.

[Primary Keratinized Skin]: Physical defense +10%.

Reality Projection: Enhanced subcutaneous tissue toughness, small-caliber stray bullets struggle to cause penetrating wounds.

2. [Neural Sequence (Blue)]:

[Primary Synaptic Acceleration]: Neural reaction speed +20%.

Reality Projection: Dynamic visual capture ability greatly enhanced, neural signal transmission with zero delay.

[Primary Hunting Instinct]: Enhanced perception of killing intent and gaze.

Reality Projection: Activates a faint "danger intuition."

3. [Psionic Sequence (Purple)]:

[Primary Bio-Electromagnetic Field]: Spell penetration +5%.

Reality Projection: Faint electromagnetic perception, preliminary control of bioelectricity.

[Primary Cerebral Overclocking]: Enhanced logical thinking and memory.

Reality Projection: Soaring computational power, increased mental agility, can actively enter an "absolute calm" state.

[Current Synchronization Rate: 5.1%]

(Note: The intensity of reality feedback is limited by the synchronization rate.)

"Reality Projection? Does that mean..."

Feng Xing Tian Xia didn't hesitate. As the server's top assassin, his only creed was—speed.

He allocated his first talent point to [Synaptic Acceleration] in the [Neural Sequence].

[Point allocation successful!]

In that instant, he felt the entire game world's sounds slow down.

The howling toxic wind became a low, drawn-out moan, and Dali Chu Qiji's movements beside him looked like slow motion.

"Thump, thump."

Feng Xing Tian Xia closed his eyes, clearly sensing his own heartbeat, the strong, powerful pulse. He felt—

"Dali, punch me." Feng Xing Tian Xia suddenly spoke.

"Huh?" Dali froze, then grinned. "Alright, here I come!"

Whoosh!

Dali's Lava Fist came whistling with force.

But in Feng Xing Tian Xia's eyes, the trajectory of that punch was crystal clear—he could even see the flicker of flames on Dali's knuckles.

He merely leaned back slightly, dodging the heavy blow by a hair's breadth.

"I'm logging off to verify something first." Feng Xing Tian Xia couldn't even wait for Dali to respond, logging off immediately and going AFK on the spot.

Blue Star, Magic City.

Chen Feng opened his eyes in the life pod.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, a sparrow flew past.

The moment Chen Feng focused his gaze, his brain clearly "captured" the frequency of the sparrow's wingbeats.

Not only that, he instinctively looked at the desk.

A ballpoint pen, due to the slight tilt of the surface, was sliding toward the edge.

The instant the pen fell.

Chen Feng's figure had already vanished from beside the pod.

Swish!

His hand caught the pen firmly.

The whole process was so fast he hadn't even reacted—it was pure instinct.

"The whole world is clearer, perception is incredibly sharp, speed has skyrocketed."

Chen Feng looked at his hand. If before, his body had been repaired and massively enhanced by two doses of Titan Blood, now it felt like he'd been completely reforged. At this moment, no one understood the words "Divine Starting Point" better than him.

"And my synchronization rate is only 5.1%!"

He took a deep breath and lay back into the life pod.

Five minutes later. In-game.

Feng Xing Tian Xia opened his eyes again, a fervor in his voice he'd never had before.

"Everyone, grind levels fast! Listen up. The Talent Tree after level 20, like Titan Blood, will have some effects that directly apply to your real-world body. It's practically a miracle..."

He paused, then grinned.

"I feel like I'm not even human anymore. Even if I ran into Third Regiment special forces in real life, unarmed and both of us on Titan Blood, I think I could take five of them."

Thunder King and Data Maniac exchanged glances, flames blazing in their eyes.

"Stop chatting! Grind, grind!" Lei Zhen roared. "Move the Third Regiment over here too—use saturation farming to push our levels up!"

High-Dimensional Perspective: Titan Divine Body.

Gu Yuan watched Feng Xing Tian Xia light up his first Talent Star, a ripple stirring in his heart.

"The first particle to transcend the mortal shell has been born."

Gu Yuan observed for a while, muttering, "First tier, not bad... I wonder how high their tiers can go in the end?"

"Hmm... Player game levels and universal standard tiers don't seem to match up well. Whatever, I can't be bothered. My own life matters more. No matter what tier they are, they're still working for me!"

Though the leveling speeded up his repair, he also felt the pressure.

The lesion in the Liver wasn't static.

As players rampaged through H-103 and H-105, the black, ink-like hardened mass deep in the liver—the Cirrhosis Lesion—seemed to sense the threat.

On the colossal scale of the Titan Divine Body, every part that slipped from control nearly gave birth to a Gaia Consciousness!

It began to contract. The nutrients flowing to the edges were forcibly cut off, all diverted to the nearby [H-124] major transport hub.

"It's actually gathering defensive forces, trying to counterattack the players?"

Gu Yuan looked down.

H-124 lobule. There, where multiple Portal Veins and Bile Ducts converged, a massive Sarcoma Fortress built from dead liver cells was taking shape.

If this point wasn't taken out, the players would be forever trapped at the liver's edge, unable to enter the true detox center.

Gu Yuan tapped his finger, crafting a brand-new main quest and sending it to all players, describing the threat.

[Server-Wide Epic Battle Alert: H-124 Hub]

[Background: A violent immune rejection has erupted deep within the Liver. A fortress of filth—the H-124 Hub—blocks the only path to the core.]

[Objectives:]

1. Launch an expedition to H-124.

2. Destroy the "Sarcoma Fortress."

3. Establish a joint camp below the H-124 Fortress.

[Rewards:]

The first organization to breach the fortress will gain purification management rights over the area, i.e., a camp tax cut.

After the battle ends, the third round of "Titan Blood" purchase slots (5,000 vials total) will be distributed based on contribution.

Players who had been slacking off in various Bronchioles and scavenging trash at the Liver's edge went absolutely berserk at the sight of "5,000 vials" and "purification management rights."

"Five thousand vials! Holy shit, I'm snagging one this time!"

"Management rights? That means we can charge tolls, right?"

"Li Ming, Dragon War, Imperial Dynasty—every guild is mobilizing!"

A hundred thousand players surged like a torrent, spilling out from the dark tunnels of the Bronchioles and the labyrinthine folds of the Hepatic Lobules, riding the Crimson Boat in a mighty tide toward that newly marked forbidden zone, H-124. Even the wandering players who had drifted off to who-knows-where were no exception.

Feng Xing Tian Xia stood atop the highest point of Zone H-105, his gaze sweeping over the blinking red dots on the holographic map.

As the only Level 20 player at present, the benefits he had reaped were beyond most people's imagination. It was safe to say he was the most devout Titan Kin alive.

"The door to the age of superhumans has already swung open," he murmured. "No one can shut it again."

His fingertips brushed the restless, thirsting [Origin Fang] at his waist, the blade humming faintly as if answering its master's battle lust. A smirk curled at the corner of his mouth, his voice cold and resolute: "Let's go—raze that fortress to the ground."