After finishing his long seclusion, Qin Feng wasn’t in a hurry to jump into a new round of battles. He first turned his attention to the 50 prestige points he had left.

Small things accumulate. Grains of sand build a tower.

Every last resource had to be converted into tangible combat power.

"Warband Resource Depot."

With a thought, he opened the familiar dark gold interface that radiated a chilling aura of slaughter.

"Hammer, based on my current system of Killing Techniques, filter for the most suitable Level 1 Stick Technique priced at 50 prestige points or less."

"Command confirmed. Performing data matching and screening for Cultivation Techniques..."

The S-rank Intelligent Assistant’s efficiency was astonishing. Just 0.01 seconds later, a short list appeared before Qin Feng.

At the top of the list was a stick technique of an incredibly fierce and domineering style.

[Cultivation Technique: Wind and Thunder Long Staff]

[Type: First-level Killing Technique]

[Characteristics: This staff technique abandons all complex variations and defensive stances, condensing all power and Will into a single point at the staff’s tip. Its core is the single concept of ’Thrust.’ It pursues the ultimate in piercing power and explosive force, its momentum like wind and thunder, guaranteeing a one-hit kill.]

[Killing Move: Wind and Thunder Thrust]

[Price: 50 Prestige Points]

"That’s the one."

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Feng’s eyes.

In his current arsenal of Killing Techniques, he had the Thousand Army Spear for battlefield control, the Vicious Bird Fist Style for cunning surprise attacks, and the Dragon-Snake Spear for its blend of hard and soft styles. What he lacked was a pure, single-point explosive technique that condensed his power to the absolute limit.

And the Wind and Thunder Long Staff perfectly filled this gap.

Without the slightest hesitation, he used his remaining 50 Prestige Points to purchase the Cultivation Technique.

[Purchase successful! 50 Prestige Points have been deducted.]

A massive stream of information once again surged into his mind through the Subspace Network. It took the form of a Martial Artist wielding a long staff in a Virtual Space, practicing the world-shaking, singular killing move over and over.

For now, Qin Feng didn’t begin practicing this new Cultivation Technique.

The priority was to test the results of his three-and-a-half-year seclusion and accumulate enough starting capital for his next round of cultivation.

"Hammer, bring up the most suitable and efficient ways for me to earn Contribution Points right now."

"Command confirmed. Generating solutions..."

Soon, familiar, enticingly glowing entries appeared on Qin Feng’s light screen.

[Canaan Tower Challenge]

[Daily Missions]

[Achievement Missions]

[Rookie Cup Rankings]

[Disciple Division Promotion]

[Empire Missions]

[Warband Missions]

Looking at the dazzling array of options, Qin Feng’s gaze ultimately fell on the very first one—[Canaan Tower].

’Let’s start with you,’ he thought.

Three years ago, in the final battle of Canaan Tower’s first floor, he had been utterly crushed by that Green Skin Lord in Heavy Armor, his dozen-plus attempts all ending in failure.

Before entering the Canaan Tower, he thought for a moment, then opened his contact list. He sent a concise group message to Zou Yun, Yin Jing, and Qin Lan.

[Just got out of seclusion. Are there any high-yield Contribution Point missions available? Open to teaming up.]

Having done all that, he hesitated no longer. His consciousness sank into the Subspace Network, and his body vanished from his dorm.

Light and shadow shifted. When Qin Feng opened his eyes again, he was standing before the familiar Light Gate of the 72nd battle on the first floor of Canaan Tower.

Without even reviewing the Green Skin Lord’s data, he stepped right through.

"WAAAGH!!!"

A deafening roar, just as he remembered from three years ago, exploded through the massive steel arena.

The Green Skin Lord, over seven meters tall and clad in menacing black Power Armor, rose slowly from the shadows of the ruins. Its crimson electronic eyes instantly locked onto the insignificant human who dared to challenge its majesty again.

Three years ago, this was the beast that had crushed him time and again, sending him flying with its absolute power and a Perfection Realm Killing Technique.

But this time...

Qin Feng’s eyes were as calm as a bottomless, frozen pool.

Facing the steel behemoth charging at him with peerless might, he didn’t move so much as an inch.

He simply, slowly, raised the long spear in his hand.

The instant the Green Skin Lord’s massive Power Claw was about to crash down on his head...

Qin Feng moved.

There was no earth-shattering aura, no flashy, brilliant technique.

Just a simple, textbook—straight thrust.

The thrust was unremarkable, yet it was impossibly fast.

It seemed to ignore both distance and the flow of time.

PFFT!

A soft, almost inaudible sound.

The charging Green Skin Lord froze mid-stride. Its massive, sparking Power Claw stopped less than a centimeter from Qin Feng’s head, unable to move another inch.

It looked down, staring at its own chest in disbelief.

There, a black long spear had silently pierced through the most fortified plate of its Power Armor, precisely skewering the vital core deep within its chest. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

An instant kill!

It was killed in a single strike, unable to even mount a decent resistance!

The terrifying enemy that had left him helpless three years ago was now as fragile as paper before him.

[Congratulations, you have successfully cleared the first floor of Canaan Tower!]

[Floor Clear Reward: 50 Contribution Points.]

[Challenge Reward: 1 Contribution Point.]