High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 48 Two Monsters
Inside the public martial arts room, Qin Feng was completely immersed in the extreme training of the "Imperial Body Forging Method".

Sweat soaked through his clothes time and time again, only to be dried by the heat rising from his body.

The immense yet gentle energy of the intermediate-level psionic potion, like the most loyal logistics officer, appeared precisely at the right time whenever his body was on the verge of its limit, repairing damage, replenishing consumption, and propelling his life essence steadily towards a higher level.

Time flies by in such intense focus.

Qin Feng discovered that after mastering the "Emperor's Meditation Method" to the basics, he could easily enter the legendary "flow" state.

The term "flow state" was the one Qin Feng found.

In this state, time seems to pass extremely quickly, and you are completely absorbed.

Beyond the "flow" state, Qin Feng also discovered a "sudden enlightenment" state, just like during his battle with Zhou Yu.

The state of "enlightenment" is not just about being fully engaged, but about having both mind and body operating at an overclock!

It can be encountered by chance but not sought after!

In the "flow" state, Qin Feng was completely immersed in his cultivation.

Before we knew it, it was noon.

……

Qiming No. 1 Martial Arts High School, First Cafeteria.

It was lunchtime, and the spacious cafeteria was bustling with activity as tens of thousands of first-year high school students replenished the energy they had used up during their morning practice.

Qin Feng, Qian Duoduo, and Shi Potian gathered here as usual.

The three of them arrived in front of a row of automated food dispensing machines that gleamed with a metallic sheen.

Qin Feng reached out and gently swiped his wrist-mounted terminal across the sensor area of ​​the food dispensing machine.

"drop--"

A distinctive, crisp, and pleasant notification sound rang out.

The light screen above the food dispenser instantly changed from blue, representing a Class D contract, to red, symbolizing a Class C contract.

[C-level contract certification passed, preparing C-level customized nutritional meals for you...]

The next second, a lunch that was completely different from all the other plates around him was steadily delivered to Qin Feng via conveyor belt.

It's no longer just simple synthetic meat patties and algae nutrient paste.

It is not a "feast" in the truest sense.

The plate was made of warm, white porcelain, and on it was placed a piece of exotic animal leg meat weighing two pounds, carefully cooked with a secret sauce, and exuding a rich and exotic aroma;
A colorful salad made from dozens of rare vegetables and mushrooms;

And a bowl of golden porridge, made with star rice and various medicinal herbs, simmered for several hours, as if it were nectar.

Just the aroma alone is enough to make one's mouth water and whet one's appetite.

This completely different nutritious meal, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirred up a thousand waves among the students queuing around it.

Everyone's eyes were instinctively drawn to Qin Feng and his plate.

First came doubt, then shock, and finally, an undisguised envy and horror.

"That's... a Grade C nutritional meal?! Am I seeing things?"

"A red plate, and that beast leg meat... this is definitely a treat only a C-level contract holder can enjoy!"

"My God! Someone in our first year of high school has already gotten a C-level contract?!"

"Who is it? Who is that person? I've never seen him at school before?"

"That's fast! It's only been a little over a month since the semester started! 100 GPA... How did he do that?"

Whispers spread like a tide throughout every corner of the cafeteria.

Everyone knows what a C-level contract means.

That's not just an extravagantly generous resource; it's the school's highest recognition of a student's talent and hard work! It's the most direct indicator that distinguishes a "genius" from a "top genius"!
Because Qin Feng, Qian Duoduo, and Shi Potian have spent almost the entire past month going between their dorm, martial arts room, and cafeteria, rarely participating in other campus activities, most students have only heard of them but have never seen them in person.

Just as everyone was speculating, a student from Class 3 of the first year of high school finally recognized Qin Feng.

His eyes widened, and he gasped in surprise:
"It's Qin Feng! Qin Feng from our class! He actually got a C-level contract!"

That exclamation was like the final detonator.

With a "boom," the atmosphere in the entire cafeteria was completely ignited.

"Qin Feng? I think he was first in a single subject and first in improvement."

"That's right, Qin Feng is the monster who got a perfect score in the combat simulation, leading the second place by almost 300 points!"

"So it was him! I heard he's a marksman master recognized by Professor Gu Yue!"

"To have a C-level contract so quickly, that's a monster."

A noisy discussion broke out in the cafeteria.

Despite being the center of attention that would make any young man feel elated, Qin Feng's face remained completely expressionless.

He simply carried his plate and, together with Shi Potian and Qian Duoduo, calmly walked to the corner where they usually sat and sat down, under the watchful eyes of countless people.

"Tsk tsk, Qin Feng, you're quite famous now."

While munching on her D-grade synthetic meat steak, Qian Duoduo glanced at the sizzling, oily beast leg meat on Qin Feng's plate and smacked her lips enviously.

Shi Potian also smiled, genuinely happy for his brother. "Mindset is the most important thing. Avoid arrogance and impatience, and keep working hard."

Qin Feng smiled, picked up his cutlery, and began to enjoy his lunch.

The beast meat melted instantly in his mouth, transforming into streams of life energy far purer and easier to absorb than intermediate-level spiritual energy potions, rapidly replenishing the enormous energy depleted from his intense training that morning.

"Oh right, Fatty Duoduo."

Qin Feng swallowed a mouthful of meat and looked at Qian Duoduo, "When is that Qiming League you mentioned before scheduled?"

"This one,"

Qian Duoduo's intelligence radar immediately activated: "According to past practice, it usually happens in the last week of the third month after the start of the school year. Calculating the time, there are still less than two months left."

"Nearly two months..."

Qin Feng nodded and then asked, "If my vitality index is about to break through 10.0 by then, should I hold off on my level and participate as a freshman, or should I directly advance to the second level of martial artist?"

"If I advance to the second level, will I have to compete against those senior students in the second and third years of high school? If so, it will probably be difficult to get a good ranking."

This is indeed an issue that needs to be considered in advance.

"Hahaha, you think too much!"

Qian Duoduo couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

He quickly shoveled the food off his plate, wiped his mouth, and explained:

"How could the school set up such unreasonable rules? The Qiming League is divided into two parts: the 'Newcomer Competition' and the 'Senior Competition'."

"The Rookie Competition, as the name suggests, is only open to freshmen who enrolled that year. Whether your vitality index is below 10.0 or has reached 15, 20, or even 100, as long as you are a freshman who enrolled this year, you will definitely be participating in the Rookie Competition."

"The Senior Student Competition is open to students who have been enrolled for more than a year. It's a free-for-all between second and third-year high school students, where geniuses emerge frequently and monsters abound. The winner of the Senior Student Competition will receive the title of Qiming General, which will give them great advantages in the Starry Sky Martial Arts University's interview. So there are even monsters who don't graduate even though they have 30 points of vitality index, just to get the title of Qiming General."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, he wouldn't have any worries.

All he needs to do in the time that follows is to focus single-mindedly on increasing his vitality index as much as possible.

The stronger he is, the greater his chances of achieving good results in the rookie competition.

"Fatty, how do you know so much?"

Shi Potian, who was standing to the side, also asked curiously.

Even he had only heard bits and pieces of this information; it was far less detailed than what Qian Duoduo knew.

Qian Duoduo puffed out her chest smugly, then looked at Qin Feng and Shi Potian with the eyes of someone looking at aliens.

"Hey, you two, don't you ever browse the campus forum?"

"Campus forum?"

Qin Feng and Shi Potian exchanged a glance, both showing the same bewildered expression.

Seeing their expressions, Qian Duoduo held her forehead, looking helpless.

"My God... how have you two martial arts fanatics survived until now?"

He cleared his throat and began to explain the science to these two "digital cavemen".

"Do you guys remember? When we were on planet Gamma-7, didn't Teacher Wu Shangfeng adjust the permissions of all of our subspace access passes? That is, he officially transferred our 'affiliation' from our respective junior high schools to Qiming First Martial Arts High School."

"The so-called affiliation is similar to the 'files' or 'registration' of the Dark Ages. The entire human empire relies on this enormous affiliation system built on the subspace network for hierarchical affiliation and governance. Otherwise, how could a vast empire spanning countless star systems and possessing countless inhabited planets achieve unified and efficient governance?"

"As long as your affiliation is at a certain level, such as Qiming No. 1 High School, you will automatically gain access to the internal forum of that level. Our school's forum is a great place; it has all kinds of information, resources, gossip, and strategies. It has everything from the details of C-level contracts and the rules of the Qiming League to which instructors are good at what, the names of the beauties in each class, the school beauty ranking, the power ranking, and so on!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng nodded thoughtfully. Following Qian Duoduo's logic, he tentatively asked, "So that means that Teacher Wu Shangfeng's affiliation is actually with Qiming No. 1 High School?"

"Yes, but not entirely."

Qian Duoduo explained, “A martial artist can have multiple affiliations. Teacher Wu is definitely affiliated with Qiming No. 1 High School, but he may also hold other positions, such as a guest elder of a merchant ronin group, a nominal professor at a power armor research institute, or even an officer in the Extreme Battle Group. These will all form affiliations.”

"understood."

"Well, so your affiliation has been switched a long time ago, and your forum access has been granted a long time ago. Spend more time chatting and reading posts when you have time; it won't do you any harm."

As Qian Duoduo spoke, she couldn't help but look the two of them up and down with a puzzled expression.

"I still don't understand. What did you guys do besides playing in the Imperial Arena when you logged into the Warp Network? That forum button, it's so big and so bright, right next to the arena icon, didn't you ever see it even once?"

"No."

Qin Feng and Shi Potian exchanged another knowing glance, and then shook their heads in unison, honestly.

For these two pure martial arts fanatics, the subspace network was roughly equivalent to the Imperial Arena.

Everything else is just fluff.

"..."

Qian Duoduo was completely speechless.

All he could do was give the two of them a heartfelt thumbs up.

"Two monsters."

(End of this chapter)