Qin Fen stepped onto Saturn, entering the headquarters of the Founding Council, and the first piece of news he heard upon meeting Brain Number One left him utterly stunned.

That Void Devouring Bug Beast, the one Brain Number One had hyped up as comparable to humanity’s highest spatial technology, was merely a flawed product manufactured by the Queen Bee. It was incomplete in its evolution, its true form inherently unstable—a defective batch.

These Void Devouring Bug Beasts appeared capable of tearing open space itself. Their bizarre maws, upon consuming a certain amount of energy, would split open to dissipate the power. However, this dissipation process was incomplete; only a tiny fraction was released at a time, while the core body could not continue the breakdown, inevitably leading to explosion.

Once they exploded, the spatial energy they had torn open would simply snap back to its original location in space. In essence, these seemingly perilous void-consuming beasts posed absolutely no genuine threat.

This conclusion was so obvious that Brain Number One didn't need to expend significant mental energy to analyze it to arrive at the answer.

After every single Void Devouring Bug Beast had exploded and perished, the Queen Bee did not resume production of this functionally deficient type of beast, but instead halted its capability to manufacture them entirely.

“There’s an issue with their physiology,” Brain Number One’s voice carried a hint of apology. “These Void Devouring Bug Beasts cannot withstand the energy generated from tearing space, nor can they properly separate it.”

Qin Fen could only offer a wry, half-pained smile at the situation. He had rushed back in a panic specifically to find a way to stop the Void Devouring Bug Beasts, only to be told by Brain Number One that this latest 'product' was fundamentally counterfeit and needed no intervention whatsoever. “If I had known,” Qin Fen shook his head helplessly, “I really should have stayed on Earth longer with my wife.”

“Qin Fen, since you’ve arrived,” Solomon stood up, a restless excitement in his eyes that was hard to define, “shall we head over there? You’ve all seen it; I haven’t had the chance yet.”

“Exactly,” Little Dragon King Yang Lie looked up at the projection screen. “Last time, Qin Fen went in and killed a Demon Marshal. This time, I need to do the same thing! I’ll bring back a Demon Marshal’s body for Qiang Zi; he said he has new research on the New Humans. And regarding the Dragon lineage, I hear he’s come up with new classifications.”

Qin Fen regarded Yang Lie with slight surprise. The evolution of New Humans still carried substantial risks. Even with the bio-beasts provided by Lin Liqiang and his formidable martial prowess, Yang Lie still faced significant life-or-death threats.

With Yang Lie’s current level of strength in martial arts, he was guaranteed, barring accident, a status of at least a Stellar Constellation War General. If luck favored him slightly more, achieving the rank of Divine Beast Martial Artist in the future was certainly not beyond possibility. To pursue New Human evolution despite such a brilliant trajectory? Yang Lie’s current fervor seemed no less extreme than Solomon’s—this was gambling with his life!

“What? Surprised?” Yang Lie shook his head gently, looking intently at Qin Fen. “Old Qin, I admit it. Right now, you might truly be the foremost young master of this era. Even among the older generation of powerhouses, few could match you. The gap between us is widening, but!”

Yang Lie’s brow suddenly knitted, his eyes hardening with resolve. “That doesn't mean I’m giving up on catching up to you! During the New Recruit Tournament, you said you’d wait for us at the summit. Now, you’ve practically reached the pinnacle. I have to catch up to you! I must bet everything! If I don't give it my all, I’ll despise myself! New Human evolution has given me the last and best chance! Ice Dragon lineage New Human—I will become the first generation Ice Dragon King Yang Lie, and not just some ‘Little Dragon King’ anymore!”

“I am the Dragon among men!” Yang Lie clenched his right fist tightly, the muscles in his arm and neck bunching up visibly. “Do you think you can just cast me aside because you want to?”

A chilling aura emanated from him, yet his eyes blazed with an infinite, fervent tenacity. In that instant, the mental state of every young person in the room shifted from their usual demeanor; their gazes became extraordinarily firm.

Indeed, Qin Fen currently stood at the highest peak of the younger generation. But Yang Lie, Caesar, and the others had never given up. They were grateful for Qin Fen’s appearance; without him leading the charge, none of them would have reached their current state! But that didn’t mean they desired to surpass him any less!

Qin Fen felt those challenging gazes. It was precisely these looks that had pushed him to his current martial strength. If he didn't have a group of martial companions relentlessly chasing him—no matter how far he pulled away—he would never have achieved this level of power!

“Good!” Qin Fen gently tapped his chest with his fist. “I said it once before, and I’ll say it again today. I will stand waiting for you at the peak! This time, I will stand on the true peak! At the Assembly of Heroes, I hope I won't have to tell you all to ‘Come at me together’!”

The group burst into laughter. It was that very phrase, “Come at me together,” uttered that day, that had thoroughly struck down the arrogance lurking within them. Only by discarding that pride they hadn't even realized they possessed could they reach their current martial realm.

“Number One!” Solomon turned toward the strange brain and snapped his fingers with an exceptionally loud, crisp sound. “Come on! Open up a spatial node for each of us.”

“Every single one? You’re not going in as a team?” Brain Number One’s astonishment was clearly expressed through the rapid flashing of its indicator lights.

The others exchanged knowing smiles and collectively looked toward Qin Fen. After that massive unity of Man and Heaven, if they still couldn’t hold their own, wouldn’t that be pathetic? Even if some hadn't reached the Heavenly Gang realm, the sheer volume of their Earthly Gang energy was enough to give any powerhouse a severe headache.

“Open them for them,” Qin Fen sat down cross-legged, showing no intention of entering.

“You’re not going in?”

“No need,” Qin Fen tilted his head back, looking at the eyes of the nine Demon Kings on the projection screen, smiling faintly as he shook his head. “I’ll go another day.”

“But you…” Brain Number One was baffled. “Combat is extremely beneficial for a martial artist’s progress. Don't you want to—”

“Martial progress?” Qin Fen frowned slightly, looking at Brain Number One with an inquisitive expression. “Where is the martial path? And what destination does the martial path lead to?”

Brain Number One fell silent. Qin Fen scratched his head. “This time, I understood many things I couldn't grasp before. Perhaps my strength still has a gap, but my heart has advanced far more than my abilities. This time, I truly understand, not just intellectually grasp. My heart tells me: where lies the martial path? And where does it lead?”

This time, not only Brain Number One fell silent; the passionate young experts preparing to step into the Pandora Space looked at Qin Fen curiously, eager to know what was occupying his thoughts.

“I! Am the martial path!”

Qin Fen simply sat there on the floor, a gentle smile on his face, devoid of any tyrannical arrogance. In an instant, everyone felt a vast, imposing aura washing over them, as if it were about to burst the very walls of the room!

Solomon narrowed his eyes, staring at Qin Fen for a long time. Compared to the others, Solomon had transitioned from Buddhist martial arts into sheer madness, so the vision in his eyes was unlike anyone else’s. The smiling Qin Fen sitting on the floor transformed in his sight into a towering Buddha! The seated Buddha upon the high altar in the Main Hall of a monastery!

Heaven above, earth below—only I am supreme! There was no need to inflate any aura; a simple, calmly spoken sentence! Solomon felt the depth of Qin Fen’s comprehension of the martial way!

Little Dragon King Yang Lie’s eyes seemed to swim for a moment. The figure sitting on the floor was no longer Qin Fen, but a coiling, primordial Dragon! The Ancestor of Dragons!

Caesar vigorously rubbed his eyes. The Qin Fen who had just been sitting there had morphed into the Emperors of history who conquered lands and swept the continent with irresistible power!

Du Peng’s lips curled into a gentle, relieved smile. The figure sitting there was none other than his older brother, Du Zhanpeng! In Du Peng’s eyes, the brother he once so desperately hated had now become almost the entirety of his existence.

Du Zhanpeng was his sky! He was the most important person in his heart!

The Qin Fen each person saw was different. That strange, powerful aura left them all stunned for several seconds.

“Qin Fen,” Yang Lie snapped out of his daze and spoke calmly. “You have only solidified my resolve for the New Human evolution plan! Wait for me! Wait for the arrival of the Ice Dragon King! I don't care if you call it the martial path or not, but I, Yang Lie, am the Ice Dragon King!”

The roar of those words escaped Yang Lie’s lips. He slammed his feet onto the ground without looking back and leaped into the Pandora Space.

“Before I bring down Xue Tian,” Brooks’ figure vanished into the spatial rift, only his voice echoing in the room. “You must hold on. Don’t let anyone else defeat you. My blade will cleave the heavens! It definitely will!”

Several streaks of light disappeared into the spatial rifts. Brain Number One remained silent for a long time; the behavior patterns of these martial artists were impossible for a scientist to understand.

Yet, Brain Number One had to grudgingly admit that the moment Qin Fen spoke, the entire group’s mental state seemed to transform. That confidence radiated from every single one of his cells.

Strong! Strong! Strong! Although Brain Number One was not a martial artist, it sensed the powerful aura emanating from Qin Fen, noting it was already faintly approaching the level of Qilin.

Qin Fen stared at the constantly shifting screen, adjusting his body to its optimal state, ready to plunge into the spatial rift to rescue anyone at any moment! If any friend genuinely faced defeat, regardless of whether they needed immediate help, he was obligated to act!

To let friends fight on their own? To fulfill everything they wished to do? Even if it meant dying in battle without intervention? That wasn't truly being a good friend! At least, unless they were in a life-and-death arena, wagering the entire dignity of a martial artist—otherwise, if the chance arose, one must intervene to save them!

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