Grinding to Become the Master of the Universe

"Killing techniques? Excellent! Excellent!"

The five were overjoyed and didn’t hesitate for a moment.

"But... these killing techniques of ours were all just cobbled together during bloody battles with beasts. They’re quite crude, so we hope you won’t mind, Senior!"

"No problem."

Qin Feng smiled.

Subsequently, the five chiefs transferred their most prized, secret techniques to Qin Feng via data transmission, holding nothing back.

These killing techniques were combat skills they had spent their entire lives developing, forged from countless life-or-death struggles. They also incorporated various martial striking techniques that had appeared throughout this planet’s history.

Qin Feng briefly scanned the names of these techniques.

*Heaven and Earth Tremor*, *Eight Trigram Palm*, *Art of Seeking Life from Death*, *Emulating Nature*...

’Heaven and Earth, Eight Trigrams, life and death, nature...’

He understood.

It reminded him of the various Death Cult Sects with their disparate styles that he had encountered on previous missions.

’As expected, so long as it’s a human civilization, no matter where it is or how it develops, its historical speculations on the ultimate principles of the universe and the cycle of life and death are always more or less the same.’

Qin Feng accepted the killing techniques, then with a wave of his hand, he retrieved ten packs of special-grade physical recovery Potions from his storage space.

They cost him one hundred Contribution Points.

"Do you have a private, quiet Martial Arts Room?"

He looked at the five of them. "Come one by one."

"Yes! Yes! This way, please!"

The five nodded hastily, leading the way for Qin Feng like the most respectful of students.

Deep within the Blue Star Federation’s highest fortress, inside a specially constructed and completely silent Martial Arts Room.

Qin Feng held his breath and focused his mind, slowly placing his hands on the aged but still solid back of the chief, "Bedrock."

He closed his eyes and began to circulate the Empire’s strategic-grade Nourishing Technique personally taught to him by the Sun Chan Hall Master—the *Ten-Complete Hand*.

A gentle yet immense stream of Spiritual Energy, like a trickling brook, flowed softly from his palms into Bedrock’s body.

At the same time, Qin Feng’s incredibly pure Mental Power, which had long since condensed into a liquid state, transformed into countless invisible tendrils. They cautiously probed into the other man’s body, precisely scanning every meridian, every bone, and every muscle fiber.

Throughout the entire process, Qin Feng was meticulous, his focus absolute.

He could clearly "see" that Bedrock’s body was riddled with hidden wounds, a result of brutally forcing out his potential for years.

Countless minor meridians were blocked and necrotic, his bones were covered in hairline fractures, and his body’s natural Spiritual Energy was withered from excessive depletion.

Qin Feng was not hasty.

He controlled his Spiritual Energy and Mental Power like a master surgeon, using the miraculous methods of the *Ten-Complete Hand* to clear the blocked meridians and repair the damaged bones, bit by bit.

He wanted this old man, who had dedicated his life to protecting his civilization, to be truly free of any latent injuries and have the chance to once again walk the broader path of the Martial Dao.

Time ticked by amidst his absolute concentration.

An hour later, when Bedrock walked out of the Martial Arts Room, his eyes were brimming with tears. He could clearly feel that his body, once as heavy as lead, was now lighter than it had ever been.

Next was Chief "Thunder God."

Then, Chief "Tianji."

...

Qin Feng treated the five of them one by one, fully concentrated and holding nothing back each time.

When he finished treating the last one, the female Martial Artist and chief, "Illusion Fox," and slowly withdrew his hands, a ripple suddenly disturbed the placid well of his mind.

It wasn’t because of Illusion Fox’s explosive figure, but because a familiar and long-unseen notification had quietly appeared in his mind.

[*Ten-Complete Hand* Proficiency +1]

[*Ten-Complete Hand* (Uninitiated)]

[Proficiency: 2/10]

Qin Feng was slightly taken aback, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

He hadn’t expected that the proficiency of this strategic-grade Nourishing Technique, hailed as one of the Empire’s supreme arts, would actually increase by another point right now!

He clearly remembered that the last time his proficiency had increased was years ago on Planet K-7, when his benefactor, the Sun Chan Hall Master, had personally demonstrated it and taught him hands-on for a full year, just to barely raise his proficiency from 0 to 1.

And this time...

Qin Feng thought for a moment and understood the key factors.

This breakthrough was the result of several factors combined.

Of course, there was the accumulated proficiency from that single point, as well as his own sporadic use of the technique over the past few decades.

But more importantly, his Mental Power, now at a staggering 200 points and a world apart from what it used to be, gave him a much deeper understanding of the profound methods within the *Ten-Complete Hand*.

And, of course, there was the fact that he had been healing others with single-minded focus, clearing their latent injuries without any distractions.

The combination of these various opportune factors ultimately caused his understanding of the *Ten-Complete Hand* to naturally advance to the next level.

For a supreme art like this, even a single point of proficiency made a world of difference!

...

「Outside the Martial Arts Room.」

When Qin Feng walked out, the five chiefs, who had long since dressed and been waiting, immediately came forward to greet him.

Without exception, their faces all showed an inexpressible excitement and gratitude.

This was especially true for Chief "Illusion Fox." Her face, once pale from her many latent injuries, now had a healthy, rosy glow.

Thinking of the strange sensation of that gentle energy flowing through her entire body as he treated her, a complex emotion flickered in her eyes.

However, Qin Feng paid it no mind, his expression as calm as ever, as if he had just done something trivial.

"Thank you, Senior, for giving us a new lease on life!"

Chief "Bedrock" was the first to speak. He led the other four in a deep bow to Qin Feng.

"Senior! Could... could we have the honor of adding you as a friend on the Subspace Network?"

Chief "Tianji" spoke next, his tone full of anticipation and sincerity. "We will never forget your kindness for the rest of our lives, Senior!"

They were no longer the ignorant fools they once were.

After Qin Feng administered a Potion treatment and meticulously removed their latent injuries, they had immediately looked up the Imperial Trading House.

When they saw the high-grade recovery Potions that could only be exchanged for Contribution Points, they finally understood just how precious the ten "special-grade physical recovery Potion packs" Qin Feng had casually taken out really were.

They also understood that the currency known as "Contribution Points" was earned by the Empire’s Martial Artists who risked life and limb in the Star Sea, paid for with their blood and lives.

Yet this Senior from the Empire had so nonchalantly used these precious resources on them, "natives" he had never met before.

This debt of gratitude was as heavy as a mountain.

"Alright."

Faced with their earnest request, Qin Feng put on no airs and agreed readily.

He took out his wrist-mounted terminal and quickly added the five of them as friends.

This interaction immediately eased the somewhat tense atmosphere.

Nearby, the gazes of the ten squad members who had been waiting silently also underwent a subtle change as they looked at Qin Feng.

The members from the other Warbands were filled with curiosity.

But as for the two members of the Ultramarines Chapter in their sky-blue power armor, their gazes toward Qin Feng had transformed from initial reverence to fervent shock and adoration!

Because they had guessed.

The *Ten-Complete Hand*, one of the supreme arts of the Ultramarines Chapter!

It was their Chapter’s most prized, most secret, supreme strategic-grade Nourishing Technique—one that was never to be taught to outsiders!

Besides this, what other Nourishing Technique could remove so many latent injuries?

One of the younger Ultimate Warriors could no longer contain his excitement.

He took a step forward, removed his helmet to reveal a face flushed with excitement, and said with a grin, "Captain! So you’re one of us, from the Ultramarines Chapter!"

"Not exactly."

Hearing this, Qin Feng smiled and replied, "I still have to finish the Cosmic Genius Battle. After that, I should be."