The morning sun barely touched the horizon when Li Feng stepped out of the rift.
The world looked calmer now—but only because it was terrified of him.
Mountains bowed beneath invisible pressure. The sky itself dimmed where his shadow fell.
Yet his expression was tranquil, almost indifferent.
He had seen Heaven's wrath, defied it, and lived.
The System's calm chime echoed in his mind.
[Quest Progress: 982 / 1000 Attributes Collected.]
[Time Remaining: 02:14:36.]
"Almost there," he murmured.
He floated above the ruined plains—once fertile land, now reshaped into a field of divine wreckage.
Corpses of celestial beasts and shattered weapons glittered faintly below, leaking fragments of light and darkness.
He raised his hand lazily.
[You've collected: +8 Strength]
[You've collected: +4 Speed]
[Skill Fragment: Blade of Heaven (2/7)]
Thin streams of radiance coiled toward him like rivers seeking the sea.
Every flash of attribute light slipped into his skin, merging seamlessly into his body.
Muscles pulsed with soft twilight glow. Energy rippled through his veins like liquid lightning.
He wasn't just cultivating anymore.
He was refining existence itself.
Far behind him, within the Martial Academy ruins, terrified disciples watched from the shadows.
"That… that's our senior brother?" one whispered, voice trembling.
"He's not human anymore," another muttered.
They weren't wrong.
Li Feng's aura had long transcended mortality.
He existed somewhere between law and defiance.
Still, none could look away.
Each time a new fragment merged with him, the air would hum, reality trembling as if taking a breath.
Even Heaven's light avoided him now.
Then, the System's tone shifted—calm, but warning.
[Alert: Celestial Stabilization Force Detected.]
[Warning: Heaven is attempting to reclaim attribute fragments in this region.]
Li Feng raised an eyebrow. "Trying to steal from me, are we?"
He opened his palm. A spiral of twilight energy expanded, devouring the surrounding light.
[Skill Activated: Collector's Domain — Phase 2]
Instantly, the sky dimmed. The golden clouds above cracked.
All attribute fragments that had begun to drift upward froze midair, then reversed direction, flooding back toward him like desperate souls returning to their master.
[You've collected: +10 Strength]
[You've collected: +7 Speed]
[You've collected: +6 Intelligence]
[You've collected: +4 Law Comprehension]
A faint smile touched his lips. "That's better."
The System confirmed softly:
[Quest Complete: Attribute Expansion Test]
[Reward Granted: Unique Skill — Collector's Insight]
A surge of light flooded his mind.
Suddenly, the world sharpened. Every grain of dust shimmered with hidden information.
Where others saw air, Li Feng saw attributes—the invisible threads that composed reality.
His pupils turned faint silver.
[Collector's Insight Activated.]
[Passive: Reveals hidden attributes in all entities. Allows conversion of environmental energy into attribute fragments.]
Li Feng blinked, impressed despite himself.
"Now I don't even need enemies."
He reached out casually toward the air.
A spark flared between his fingers.
[Collected: +1 Intelligence (ambient energy)]
[Collected: +1 Energy Control]
He laughed quietly. "This world just became my treasure field."
But Heaven wasn't silent.
A thunderclap rolled across the sky—louder, deeper, angrier.
From the heavens above, runic light began to descend in streams.
The Celestial Tribunal had noticed his harvest.
[Incoming Entity Detected: Heavenly Arbiter — Rank ???]
The clouds parted.
A single figure emerged—clad in flowing armor of liquid light, a halo of twelve runes burning behind him.
His eyes glowed with pure law. His voice carried across the horizon.
"Li Feng of the Mortal Realm," the Arbiter intoned, "you've trespassed upon Heaven's system and seized what belongs to divine order. Submit—and your soul will be recycled painlessly."
Li Feng tilted his head. "Tempting. But I prefer upgrades over recycling."
The Arbiter raised his hand.
Countless divine runes bloomed in the air, forming spears of condensed law.
They descended in silence.
Li Feng moved once.
His cloak whipped back, eyes glowing with twin light and shadow.
[Skill Activated: Twilight Step.]
[Effect: Move between light-phase and dark-phase, ignoring spatial constraints.]
In the blink of an eye, he vanished.
The divine spears struck only afterimages—thin shadows burned into the air.
"Behind you."
The Arbiter turned—too late.
Li Feng's palm met his chest, and twilight energy detonated.
The explosion split the clouds. The golden armor cracked, and the Arbiter crashed downward like a falling sun.
He hit the ground, shaking the plains.
Before the dust settled, Li Feng landed beside him, expression still calm.
[You've collected: +45 Strength]
[You've collected: +28 Speed]
[You've collected: +30 Intelligence]
[Skill Fragment: Heavenly Judgment Art (1/9)]
He crouched, examining the flickering divine sigil above the Arbiter's heart.
"So this is Heaven's newest model? Not bad. A bit slow, though."
He flicked the sigil. It shattered like glass.
[Unique Drop Acquired: Celestial Rune Core.]
The System pulsed.
[Core Analysis Complete.]
[New Feature Unlocked: Attribute Conversion.]
— Allows conversion of one attribute type into another at 50% efficiency.
Li Feng's eyes gleamed. "Now that's useful."
He raised his hand, testing it.
[Convert: 50 Strength → 25 Law Comprehension.]
Instantly, runes swirled around him, fusing into his veins. His understanding of the world deepened, as if every element whispered its secret.
"Now we're talking."
The Arbiter groaned faintly, reforming his body through divine regeneration.
Li Feng didn't even look back. He simply raised a finger.
[Skill: Twilight Burst.]
Boom.
Light and shadow twisted. The Arbiter dissolved into energy.
[You've collected: +10 Celestial Authority.]
[Skill Fragment: Divine Command (2/10).]
The silence afterward was absolute.
Even Heaven hesitated.
Li Feng stood there, half-lit by golden glow, half-veiled in darkness.
His presence tore through balance itself, yet the world obeyed him.
He stretched, as if waking from a long nap.
"Alright," he murmured. "Let's see where the next farm is."
The System answered at once.
[Quest Unlocked: Fragment Realm Access — Heaven's Gate.]
[Objective: Use Heaven's Token to enter the Upper Realm.]
[Warning: Attribute density exceeds mortal thresholds. Proceed with caution.]
Li Feng smirked. "So, the real grind begins now."
He turned the Heaven's Token between his fingers. The sigil flared, creating a vertical tear of radiant gold in the air.
Beyond it shimmered a realm of floating palaces and rivers of law—Heaven's true domain.
A place where attributes were born and harvested endlessly.
He stepped forward.
At that moment, the ground below erupted.
A familiar aura burst through the soil—a mix of divine light and mortal will.
It was one of his old classmates, Xu Han—the Academy's former prodigy, now half-divine after Heaven's intervention.
"Li Feng!" Xu Han shouted, eyes blazing. "You're not taking this world's power alone!"
Li Feng looked back slowly.
He almost smiled.
"Still chasing ranks, Xu Han? You should've stayed in the lower realm. Less pressure there."
Xu Han growled, summoning golden qi that cracked the air.
"I won't lose to you again!"
Li Feng sighed softly. "Then show me."
They vanished at the same instant.
The plains exploded. Twilight and gold clashed like colliding worlds.
Each strike birthed new attribute fragments. Each movement rewrote reality's edge.
Li Feng moved like a ghost—each hit drawing not just blood, but data.
[Collected: +12 Strength]
[Collected: +9 Speed]
[Collected: +5 Intelligence]
Xu Han's fists blazed with divine runes, but Li Feng's palm met them effortlessly.
"Still using Heaven's borrowed power?" Li Feng said calmly. "You'll always be one patch behind me."
He countered.
Twilight energy surged. Xu Han was sent flying, crashing through three mountain ridges before stopping.
When the dust cleared, Li Feng extended a hand.
[Collected: Skill Fragment — Divine Physique Enhancement (5/10)]
He exhaled lightly. "Another step toward perfection."
The System chimed approvingly.
[Collector's Level Increased: Intermediate.]
[New Passive: Attribute Magnet — Fragments within 100 meters automatically drawn to host.]
A soft wind swept the battlefield. Hundreds of glowing motes lifted from the corpses and stones, spiraling into Li Feng's form.
Xu Han, half-buried in rubble, watched in horror.
He could feel his own attributes being stolen, his strength ebbing away.
Li Feng glanced down.
"Relax. I'll leave you a few stats so you don't die."
He turned back toward the shimmering gate.
Golden light pulsed like a heartbeat, waiting for him.
He stepped through.
The world of mortals dimmed behind him, and Heaven's endless brilliance opened ahead.
[Entering Fragment Realm: Heaven's Gate.]
A faint smile curved Li Feng's lips.
"Let's see how many attributes Heaven can drop."