Target: Planet Level

"This is merely the entry-level force-exertion technique of the Calamity Killing Art."

"If I could cultivate it to perfection, or even master the second stage..."

The destructive power would be unimaginable.

At this moment, he had a strong intuition that if he were to face the Black Rock Giant Ape that had given him so much trouble before, he wouldn't even need to use the Sky Splitter.

A single punch would suffice.

He could blast its head apart as easily as smashing a watermelon.

This was the confidence brought by absolute power.

"But that is not even the most terrifying part."

Lin Fan's lips curled slightly, forming an arc.

His physical body was merely the foundation; his methods as a spirit reader were his true trump card.

Lin Fan focused his mind.

The Sky Splitter, which had been quietly hovering in front of him, instantly shattered, transforming into hundreds of streaks of light that began to rotate slowly around him.

Under Lin Fan's mental control, these 324 feather blades vanished from their spots in an instant.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

The sharp sounds of air being torn apart merged into a continuous drone.

Within the confined space of the Martial Arts Hall, the naked eye could not capture their physical forms, seeing only complex and dazzling silver afterimages.

These feather blades were like a magnificent yet lethal silver storm, sweeping through the entire Martial Arts Hall without leaving a single blind spot.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The several discarded special steel plates hanging on the walls, used for testing hardness, could not even block these blades for a split second.

They were easily sliced into countless pieces, the cuts as smooth as mirrors, without even a single burr.

"Tsk tsk, so this is what 200% telekinetic compatibility feels like..."

Lin Fan closed his eyes, sensing the trajectory of the hundreds of feather blades in the air.

He didn't even need to use his eyes; under the coverage of his spiritual force, every single blade felt like an extension of his own fingers.

Agile, precise, insidious, and lethal.

Whenever he wished, these blades could instantly drill into the gaps of an enemy's armor, pierce into the target's body, and shred their heart.

"As I am now, I am already an invincible existence within the circle of Earth's God of War level fighters."

Lin Fan's voice was calm, yet it carried an air of absolute, overbearing confidence.

"Even a peak God of War equipped with a Black God Suit wouldn't be able to last a single exchange against me."

This was not arrogance, but a calm judgment based on his strength.

However, he had never actually fought a God of War wearing a Black God Suit, so his estimate was likely conservative.

Although the Black God Suit possessed astonishing defensive capabilities, it should be no match for the Sky Splitter, which could unleash tens of millions of kilograms of impact force in an instant and possessed extreme piercing power.

Lin Fan clenched his fists tightly, feeling the surging, sea-like power within his body that seemed ready to overflow, yet he did not lose himself in it.

He looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the thick ceiling of the Martial Arts Hall to look toward the more distant, vast starry sky.

He knew clearly that although he stood at the peak of the Student level, this was merely the beginning.

He was still one final step away from the Planet level, where one could truly begin to explore the universe.

"Planet level..."

Lin Fan sat cross-legged on the cold alloy floor of the Martial Arts Hall, his eyes deep.

"It requires condensing genetic energy into a miniature planet within the dantian, or transforming spiritual force into a planet within the sea of consciousness."

The method sounded simple, but in reality, this step was a chasm that countless peak Gods of War on Earth struggled their entire lives to cross.

Lin Fan adjusted his breathing, closed his eyes, and quickly sank his consciousness into his body.

In his perceptual field, the genetic energy that had previously permeated his body like mist was now dense to the extreme.

This was not just an accumulation of quantity, but a qualitative transformation.

The once ethereal and illusory mist was now as heavy as mercury on the verge of liquefaction, flowing slowly through his body.

Deep within his dantian, signs of liquefaction had even begun to appear.

When he turned his focus to the sea of consciousness above, the scene was even more spectacular, perhaps even terrifying.

The once formless spiritual force was now like a viscous silver ocean.

Surging with waves, vast and boundless!

The silver tide rolled within his sea of consciousness, each crash stirring up astonishing mental pressure.

It looked as if it could collapse, aggregate, and give birth to that "life star" belonging to a spirit reader at any moment.

But Lin Fan could clearly feel that the door to a higher level of life was right before him, within reach, yet seemingly separated by an invisible, thick curtain.

"Conception..."

Lin Fan frowned slightly.

Crossing this final step required far more than just the simple accumulation of energy.

It required the absolute integration of will, a profound and mysterious realization to serve as the gravitational core for that miniature planet.

Without that core, no amount of energy would be anything more than loose sand.

If he were to force the condensation, he would only end up self-destructing and falling.

Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes, the sharp glint in them gradually receding, returning to his usual depth.

"Since my physical fitness has reached its limit, the next step is simply to cultivate that so-called conception."

His fingers tapped rhythmically against his knees, making a "tap, tap" sound as his thoughts began to wander.

"Or perhaps..."

A place suddenly surfaced in Lin Fan's mind.

It was a mysterious land shrouded in thick fog year-round—Mist Island.

A treasure trove where Yunmo Planet screened for successors, yet also a place that nurtured countless spirits of vegetation and even plant life like the Cloud-Touching Vine, which existed only in the universe.

If he could obtain the assistance of those spirits of vegetation and Wood Bud Crystals, he might be able to force his way through this bottleneck and ascend in one step.

"Wood Bud Crystals..."

Lin Fan's eyes flickered slightly; it was a fierce clash between ambition and reason.

Although his strength had greatly increased and he felt quite inflated, his odds of success against the dangers there, especially that Planet-level Cloud-Touching Vine, remained an unknown.

Not to mention that the Wood Bud Crystals were bait intentionally set by that artificial intelligence, Babata; trying to snatch them right under its nose... was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"Greed is a martial artist's greatest taboo, and the fastest way to die."

A flash of clarity crossed Lin Fan's eyes, and he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the restlessness in his heart.

"I still need to be steady."

One must eat a meal one bite at a time and walk a path one step at a time.

He would temporarily put aside thoughts of the spirits of vegetation on Mist Island; it wouldn't be too late to go after he had thoroughly digested his current gains and polished his strength to perfection.

Having made up his mind, Lin Fan looked up at the two weapons before him.

"Let's first take a look at the two newly acquired secret techniques."

As he focused his mind, the detailed data streams for both weapons instantly unfolded on his retina, the ghostly blue light screen clearly visible.

[Calamity (Tier 2)]

[Weight Compatibility: 200%]

[Characteristic Changes:]

[Devour Range: 10 -> 100]

[Devour Speed: 10 -> 100]

[Base Attributes: Sharpness +100, Weight +100 (50 tons), Hardness +100]

[Secret Technique Inheritance: Acquired Calamity Killing Art, Second Stage.]

[Sky Splitter (Tier 2)]

[Telekinetic Compatibility: 200%]

[Characteristic Changes:]

[Devour Range: 10 -> 100]

[Devour Speed: 10 -> 100]

[Base Attributes: Sharpness +100, Weight +100, Hardness +100]

[New Function Unlocked: Can engrave Law Runes.]

[Structural Evolution: Feather count increased by 120 (currently 336).]

[Secret Technique Inheritance: Acquired Sky-Splitting Escape Method, Second Stage.]

"A tenfold increase..."

Looking at the gorgeous, almost exaggerated data panels of the two weapons, Lin Fan nodded, the smile on his lips impossible to hide.

This feeling of cultivation, watching himself grow stronger step by step, was truly addictive; he was deeply fascinated by it.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and focused his attention.

"System."

"Extract Calamity Killing Art, Second Stage!"