The entire rocky plain seemed to tremble at its roar.
It took heavy strides, charging toward Qin Feng like a runaway heavy-duty war machine.
With every step, the ground cracked apart. It raised its massive Obsidian Warhammer high, bringing it crashing down with a shriek that tore through the air.
This single strike, concentrating all its power, was enough to smash a small Interstellar Landing Ship into scrap metal.
Twelve years ago, faced with this attack, Qin Feng could only scramble to dodge.
But this time.
Qin Feng didn’t even shift his feet.
He simply stood his ground, assuming a fighting stance. Facing the mountain-crushing blow, he slowly raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and then—gently pushed forward.
Golden Majesty.
There was no world-shaking burst of energy, no terrifying gale from his fist.
Qin Feng’s movement seemed almost casual, like he was merely brushing dust off his clothes.
Yet, the instant his fist pushed forward, an invisible, supreme "Presence" erupted from him!
It was the majesty of a sovereign ruling over the world, an absolute authority that could suppress the very cosmos.
The charging Stone Race Champion Warrior’s massive body suddenly froze stiff.
A flicker of confusion and fear appeared in its frenzied, crystalline eyes.
It felt as if it had slammed into an invisible, intangible, yet indestructible and insurmountable Wall of Sighs.
The surrounding air, the very space itself, became like congealed mercury, so heavy that every cell in its body groaned.
The terrifying power of Golden Majesty, like an invisible giant hand, seized it from all sides in a death grip, then began to viciously crush it inward!
"KRAK... KRA-CRACK..."
The crisp, sickening sound of shattering echoed.
The first thing to crumble was its pride and joy—skin as hard as bedrock.
A web of fine cracks instantly spread across its entire body.
Next were its sturdy bones, its thick muscles, and the surging lifeblood within.
"PUFF!"
It had no chance to make another sound.
Less than ten meters from Qin Feng, the Stone Race Champion Warrior’s massive body violently disintegrated, like a can bursting under extreme pressure.
It dissolved into a shower of pure motes of light that scattered into the air.
From the moment it charged to its complete Annihilation, the entire process took no more than three seconds.
An instant kill.
A complete and utter instant kill, without a shadow of a doubt.
Qin Feng slowly withdrew his fist, gazing quietly at the empty plain before him, his heart filled with a swirl of emotions.
’To think that this once-insurmountable mountain was now not even worthy of a second glance.’
’This was the difference strength made.’
Hammer’s notification chimed in right on cue:
[Battle won. Contribution Points x1 awarded.]
[Congratulations! You have successfully cleared the 31st floor of Canaan Tower!]
[Base Reward: Contribution Points x50]
The space ahead warped, and the Teleportation Gate to the thirty-second floor slowly materialized.
Without hesitating, Qin Feng stepped through.
A new leg of his journey had begun.
In the days that followed, Qin Feng became completely immersed in the battles of Canaan Tower.
It became the perfect training ground for him to hone Golden Majesty, his ultimate killing technique.
Floors thirty-two through forty. The enemies in this bracket had a life index between 600 and 800, and their races were bizarre and varied.
On the thirty-third floor, he encountered a group of cunning Shadow Race Assassins.
These creatures could melt into shadows, moving with ghostly speed and striking without a sound.
In his initial uses of Golden Majesty, Qin Feng was still in the crude stage of "one punch to suppress all." Several times, the assassins exploited the massive area of his attacks to slip through and get close.
After several defeats, he began to adapt his approach.
He no longer aimed for the spectacle of a one-hit kill. Instead, he learned to internalize the "Presence" of Golden Majesty.
Any Shadow Race Assassin that stepped within Qin Feng’s range would feel an immense pressure. Their speed would plummet and their movements would become sluggish, as if they were trapped in a quagmire.
And Qin Feng could then calmly eliminate them one by one.
He had learned the first variation of Golden Majesty: Defense.
Floors forty-one through fifty. In this bracket, the enemies’ life index climbed to around 1,000 points, and powerful individuals with special abilities started to appear.
On the forty-fifth floor, the Gatekeeper was a pair of "Gemini Spirits."
These two energy-based lifeforms could swap places with each other, their coordination seamless.
Qin Feng suffered a great deal during his first encounter with them.
When he focused his attacks on the corporeal Star Spirit, he was bombarded by a fierce psychic assault from its ethereal counterpart that gave him a splitting headache. And when he tried to use his Will to resist the psychic assault, the corporeal Star Spirit would grievously wound him.
This battle forced him to truly consider how to combine his Martial Dao Will with his Mental Power.
Though the battle was arduous, he eventually succeeded in eliminating the pair of Gemini Spirits simultaneously.
On the fiftieth floor, he encountered a "Titan Beetle" with a life index as high as 1,200. The hardness of its carapace surpassed even the Power Armor worn by the War Lord he had once fought.
None of Qin Feng’s attacks could breach its defense.
This time, he chose the purest, most primitive method.
The moment he thrust his fist forward, the very world seemed to crumble!
"BOOM—!!!"
With a deafening roar, the Titan Beetle’s sturdy carapace—said to be able to withstand the shockwave of a Star-annihilating Cannon—was brutally smashed inward at the point of impact. It caved in, cracked, and was ultimately obliterated by an irresistible, magnificent force!