The Pentagon.
Top-secret conference room.
Three to four hundred people were watching a video.
The large screen displayed live feed clips, captured from Qin Feng's perspective.
It showed some of the important things he said.
And scenes of his battles.
Walker's heart grew increasingly alarmed as he watched.
After comprehending his new ability, he had believed himself to be quite powerful.
When his global personal ranking was announced, he had been extremely reluctant to accept his tenth-place finish.
Indeed.
He had even felt the ranking was unfair at one point.
Until now.
He realized he was no match for Qin Feng, and even the other members of the God's Punishment team were terrifyingly strong.
This strength.
Was not only reflected in the power of their abilities but also in their levels.
The three to four hundred people present.
Were composed of all the ability users from most Western countries, led by the Eagle Nation, along with some Asian countries.
Among them.
There were only seven Level 4 individuals.
What did that mean?
Qin Feng alone had gathered more Level 4 ability users under his command than all other countries combined!
"Everyone!"
Secretary of State Golans of the Eagle Nation said with a grave expression, "This is the extent of Qin Feng's personal power that we know of. Please look at the big screen!"
Ability Level: Level 5.
Abilities: Physique System, Spatial Shield, Spatial Blade, Spatial Compression, Dimensional Space.
Walker was on the verge of collapse.
How could one person...
Possess so many abilities?
"Furthermore,"
Golans continued, "He is again ranked first globally, so he must have been rewarded with a new ability."
The personal ranking reward was Spatial Displacement.
He had returned to Blue Star immediately after receiving it.
He hadn't used it.
Even the viewers watching the live broadcast were unaware of this ability.
"There's more?!" Walker's jaw dropped.
Damn it!
The abilities on the screen were already overwhelming him, and now there was another new one!
"Not only that,"
Golans's next words made Walker completely numb, "He also has a 3x Physique bonus."
"While this bonus might seem inferior to a Level 2 Physique System ability, he himself is of the Physique System!"
Physique bonuses and Physique System abilities.
Could be stacked.
In other words.
Qin Feng's physique was no longer considered Level 5.
Instead.
It was between Level 6 and Level 7!
"How do we kill him?"
Walker stared at Golans and said coldly, "Mr. Golans, are you joking? Even if we combine our forces, it would be difficult to defeat him!"
Even if these hundreds of people joined forces.
And even if the other members of the God's Punishment team didn't intervene.
They might not be able to defeat Qin Feng!
That guy.
Was invincible!
"Therefore, I have prepared some very powerful equipment and a perfect plan for everyone."
Golans said with a smug expression, appearing very confident, "Qin Feng will surely die!"
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely!"
"When do we act?"
"Mr. Walker, please be patient."
Golans quickly waved his hand, "We cannot act on Blue Star. Otherwise, even if Qin Feng is killed, Da Xia will seek fierce retaliation, and it could very well lead to nuclear war!"
The Eagle Nation was adept at bullying smaller nations.
But when it came to going to war with a major power, risking mutual annihilation...
That was a gamble.
They wouldn't take.
...
Zhonghai, Lakeside Villa.
Qin Feng finished dinner with his parents. The family of three watched television and discussed various topics.
Most of the time.
His parents would ask questions, and he would answer.
Finally.
As night deepened.
His parents, unable to fight off their sleepiness, retired to their rooms. He also returned to his own room.
Dimensional space fluctuated.
A Level 6 crystal appeared.
"They must have been fooled, right?" he sneered.
On the apocalyptic planet.
He had deliberately absorbed one fewer crystal.
Intentionally keeping his strength at Level 5.
Because.
He knew the true nature of Western countries.
Those countries would never allow Da Xia to become stronger than them and would surely take action.
And what he had to do was.
Conceal part of his strength!
For example.
The ability rewarded for being first in the global personal rankings.
And.
Let those guys believe he was still at Level 5.
He held the crystal.
Not long after, the crystal's luster dimmed, its internal energy depleted.
"As expected!"
He showed a hint of a smile.
In his previous life.
He had not received the global personal ranking in the early stages.
He didn't have Dimensional Space.
Nor did he have other space-elemental abilities.
He only had the Physique System ability.
During that period, his survival was extremely difficult, and he had teetered on the brink of death many times.
After countless near-death experiences, he only began to rise after reaching Level 6.
The reason why Level 5 was called a watershed.
Was not without cause.
Ability user potential was divided into three grades.
The lowest grade could only reach Level 5 in their lifetime, unable to improve further regardless of the number of crystals.
The intermediate grade could continuously improve to greater strength as long as they had crystals.
And the highest grade?
Ability users could possess at most two elemental abilities.
This did not include rewards.
His space-elemental abilities were obtained through rewards.
He had only awakened the Physique System.
Highly talented ability users would awaken a second elemental ability after entering Level 6!
At this moment.
A brand new ability had already appeared!
"What a pity..." Qin Feng shook his head.
He couldn't use it casually!
Just like Han Ling, after using Temporal Turbulence, she had vomited blood and passed out on the spot.
Similarly.
With his current strength, using it once would result in vomiting blood.
Only at Level 7 could it be used without harm.
...
Eight days passed unconsciously.
With only two days left in the ten-day rest period.
Jinling.
A certain villa complex.
Zhou Haiyang was having tea with his father.
Previously, his family had lived in a village in Jinling. After he followed Qin Feng, the country immediately arranged for his family's relocation.
While not as strictly protected as Qin Feng's parents, a company of soldiers was stationed at the villa complex 24 hours a day.
"This tea is excellent!" Zhou Zhengyi praised.
He enjoyed drinking tea.
Before, he was just an ordinary farmer and drank tea of average quality.
This tea.
Was sent from the capital.
It was impossible to buy even with money!
"Dad, I'll have them send more." Zhou Haiyang said.
"Our family has already troubled the government enough."
Zhou Zhengyi frowned and directly refused, "We can't just keep taking. We must think more about contributing to the country."
"Aren't I contributing?" Zhou Haiyang said with a wry smile.
Suddenly!
While sipping tea, he activated his ability.
Stacks of countless steel ingots filled the tea room and its surroundings where the father and son were drinking.
Metal Transmutation!
The structure of one of the steel ingots changed.
Becoming another type of metal!
On the day he returned.
Someone from Shangjing had approached him.
That night, a steel factory delivered a large quantity of ordinary steel.
His task was...
To change its properties!
There were many special metals that were extremely scarce even for a great nation like Da Xia—rarer than gold.
For example.
Rhenium!
The core material for manufacturing jet engines.
And also Plutonium, Lutetium, Curium, Cesium, and others.
These had extremely important value in aerospace and aviation fields, and their global reserves were very low.
Look at this!
In three days.
Da Xia's rhenium reserves, from less than 200 tons, had surged to over 8,000 tons.
More than three times the total global reserves!
"Son!"
At that moment, Zhou Haiyang's mother ran in, her face beaming with joy, "This time is different! The richest man in Jinling has come to propose marriage. He's waiting outside, and the young lady is exceptionally beautiful..."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Haiyang's head began to spin.