The world stabilized—barely.
Twilight ripples spread across the ruined Martial Academy as Li Feng stepped out from his personal realm. Fragments of divine light still clung to his clothes, flickering like dying stars.
Below, disciples stared at him as if the laws of reality had grown legs.
Some whispered, "He became the rift itself…"
Others knelt, trembling under pressure they couldn't describe.
Li Feng ignored them. His focus was elsewhere.
The System interface flickered before his eyes.
[System Update: Version 3.0 Initialized]
[Core Evolution Complete — Host recognized as Dual-Origin Entity]
[New Module Unlocked — Attribute Assimilation]
His brow lifted. "Finally, a proper upgrade."
A holographic status screen unfolded, more intricate than ever before.
Name: Li Feng
Level: 47 (Late Spirit Ascension)
Physique: Heaven-Abyss Hybrid
Attributes:
— Strength: 326 (+120 bonus)
— Speed: 288 (+90)
— Intelligence: 340
— Willpower: 412
— Energy Control: 355
— Shadow Affinity: S
— Light Affinity: S
— Law Comprehension: 14%
Authority: Gate Bearer (Lv1)
Special Trait: Collector's Domain (New)
Then, the part that made his eyes narrow—
[Passive Skill Acquired: Twilight Harvest]
— All defeated entities may drop Attribute Fragments.
— Fragments persist for 60 seconds before dissolving.
— Absorption converts fragments into permanent stats or skills.
Li Feng smiled faintly.
"So Heaven's reward for breaking its rules… is letting me farm reality itself."
He stretched his hand.
A wisp of golden mist drifted from a fallen divine soldier, crystallizing mid-air.
[You have collected: +2 Celestial Authority]
[You have collected: +15 Energy Control]
[You have collected: Skill Fragment — Divine Spear Art (1/5)]
The moment the data hit, a spark flashed in his mind. A faint image of the spear art appeared — a celestial stance meant to pierce dimensions.
He tilted his head. "Efficient."
A tremor ran through the ruins. The System chimed again.
[Environmental Detection: Residual Divine Energy detected.]
[Recommended Action: Collect.]
"Collect," Li Feng said lazily.
The ground responded. Streams of light peeled from corpses and broken sigils, rushing into him.
+9 Strength
+6 Speed
+12 Intelligence
+2 Law Comprehension
+8 Shadow Affinity
The disciples watching him gasped as glowing motes flowed toward Li Feng like fireflies drawn to a storm.
One bold inner disciple stammered, "S-Senior… are you… absorbing Heaven's will?"
Li Feng looked at him calmly. "No. I'm recycling it."
He turned away before the boy could faint.
A low hum vibrated through the sky.
The Twilight Sanctum still floated faintly above the academy, like a second moon, casting silver light that warped the horizon.
Within its reflection, figures writhed — echoes of beasts and angels, locked in balance.
"Domain stable," the System confirmed.
"External entities cannot interfere for approximately 7 days."
That was enough.
Li Feng needed to test the new mechanic.
He glanced toward the training grounds — shattered pillars, smoking debris, and a few stunned instructors who had somehow survived.
If attribute fragments came from divine soldiers…
He wondered what mortals could drop.
He stepped forward.
The ground trembled with every motion, faint waves of spiritual resonance following in his wake. A trembling instructor tried to stand, clutching his staff.
"Li… Li Feng—"
A spark of energy burst beside him. Instantly, the System pinged.
[Target Detected: Martial Instructor — Rank 3 Mortal Cultivator]
[Emotional Energy: Fear detected.]
[Potential Attribute Drop: Willpower +0.1 ~ +0.3]
Li Feng raised a brow. "Emotions drop attributes now? How convenient."
He reached out, and before the man could even stammer another word—
[Collected: +0.2 Willpower]
[Collected: +0.1 Shadow Affinity]
The man slumped unconscious, unharmed—but drained of resistance.
The disciples froze. They had no idea what just happened.
To them, Li Feng had simply looked, and their instructor collapsed.
He sighed. "Don't worry. I'm not interested in mortals."
He turned his gaze toward the horizon instead — toward the faint shimmer of divine remnants left from the Heavenly Legion's collapse.
"Time to grind a bit."
He vanished.
Far above the academy, in the thin layer between heaven and void, thousands of attribute bubbles floated aimlessly — pure fragments of fallen soldiers, sealed laws, and divine data.
Li Feng appeared in the middle of it, eyes gleaming like mirrored dusk.
"Beautiful."
Each fragment glowed with labels only he could see.
[Celestial Authority +3]
[Light Affinity +5]
[Shadow Resistance +4]
[Skill Fragment: Heavenly Dominion (2/8)]
He spread his hand.
All of them rushed toward him like rivers into the sea.
For ten straight minutes, the sky shimmered with auroras. When it ended, Li Feng hovered amid calm twilight, eyes sharp as stars.
Updated Attributes:
— Strength: 355
— Speed: 315
— Intelligence: 366
— Willpower: 425
— Law Comprehension: 16%
— New Skill: Heavenly Dominion (Lv1)
He exhaled slowly, feeling the surge stabilize through his veins.
"Not bad for a first harvest."
The System's voice interrupted his satisfaction.
[New Quest Available: Attribute Expansion Test]
Objective: Collect 1000 Attribute Points within one day.
Reward: Unique Skill — "Collector's Insight."
Failure: Attribute Drop Penalty (Random -5%).
Li Feng's lips curved.
"A challenge, then."
The world trembled again — faint ripples spreading as Heaven recalibrated itself.
Deep above, in the golden realm of the Tribunal, celestial figures watched him through runic mirrors.
"He's devouring attributes from divine corpses…" murmured one.
Another replied coldly, "He's not devouring. He's collecting. That's worse."
"Why worse?"
"Because it means he's learning our laws."
A pause. Then silence.
One of the older archons finally spoke. "Monitor him. If his collection surpasses the Heavenly Limit, activate the Celestial Seal."
Back on the mortal plane, Li Feng landed atop a broken obelisk. His cloak fluttered in the twilight wind.
From this height, he could see the world shifting — Heaven repairing, the Abyss retracting, mortal realms trembling in confusion.
The perfect farm.
He extended his perception. Dozens of attribute signatures flickered — remnants of demonic beasts drawn by the chaos.
He cracked his knuckles. "Let's begin."
The first beast lunged from the forest — a crimson-scaled serpent, ten meters long.
Li Feng sidestepped lazily, raised his palm, and pressed down.
A ripple. A shadow burst.
The serpent disintegrated into fragments of light.
[You've collected: +8 Strength]
[You've collected: +3 Speed]
[Skill Fragment: Serpent Qi Manipulation (1/6)]
He smiled faintly.
The second wave arrived — a pack of abyssal wolves, eyes glowing blue.
A flick of his wrist — darkness formed a blade.
One slash, five kills.
+10 Strength
+9 Speed
+6 Intelligence
[Skill Fragment: Shadow Fang Arts (3/5)]
He blinked, slightly amused. "Collecting beasts is faster than meditating for a year."
The System chimed again.
[Attribute Collection Progress: 142 / 1000]
Time remaining: 21 hours, 48 minutes.]
He floated higher, scanning the world below like a patient predator.
His calm expression never changed. Yet in his eyes, galaxies of data shifted — each lifeform, each spark of energy, a potential attribute waiting to be claimed.
Somewhere far off, lightning split the heavens — an envoy descending to re-establish Heaven's authority.
Li Feng chuckled softly.
"Perfect timing."
He stepped into the storm.
The clouds exploded as the envoy arrived — golden armor shining, a spear of law in hand.
"Li Feng!" the envoy roared. "By the decree of Heaven, you are to be—"
"Spare me the speech," Li Feng interrupted.
He pointed.
The sky shattered.
Twilight energy erupted — a tide of silver-gray that devoured gold and shadow alike. The envoy barely had time to react before being flung across the horizon.
When the light cleared, fragments drifted gently through the air.
Li Feng raised his hand, eyes half-lidded.
[You've collected: +22 Celestial Authority]
[You've collected: +40 Strength]
[Skill Fragment: Divine Step (1/10)]
[Unique Drop: Heaven's Token (Bound)]
He turned the silver token in his palm. "Oh? A key already?"
The System buzzed faintly, as if pleased.
[Special Item Acquired: Heaven's Token — Unlocks access to the next Fragment Realm.]
Li Feng smirked. "So the next farm is ready."
Below, the ruins still glowed with twilight. Above, Heaven's gate quivered.
He turned, stepping once into the void.
Each step echoed like a law rewritten.
"Let's see what other attributes Heaven's hiding."
The sky folded around him, and Li Feng vanished into light and shadow.