The underground chamber no longer looked like a battlefield.
It looked like the inside of a dying star.
Black-gold energy spiraled like collapsing galaxies. Golden fist light cracked through the darkness like divine lightning. Every impact distorted space. Every breath tasted like molten iron.
Above them, Iron Spine Peak trembled.
Miles away, birds fled forests. Spiritual beasts roared in confusion. Even the outer disciples of Iron Spine Sect looked toward the mountain in fear.
Something ancient had awakened.
And something far more dangerous was fighting it.
The Sealed One Evolves
The fractured core in the Sealed One's chest pulsed violently.
Instead of weakening—
It began absorbing the leaking energy.
The cracks glowed.
Then sealed.
Lin Feng blinked.
"Wait. That's illegal."
The Sealed One's aura exploded outward.
SYSTEM ALERT
Enemy State: Phase 2 — Core Assimilation
Power Output: 147% of Previous Maximum
Threat Level: Cataclysmic
Survival Probability: 4%
Lin Feng stared at the number.
"Four percent?"
Pause.
"…That's still not zero."
He spat blood to the side and rolled his shoulders.
"Let's go."
Fist God Realm — Full Release
Golden sigils flared around Lin Feng's body. His veins glowed like molten gold lines beneath his skin. The Titan Core in his chest rotated violently, pushing raw strength into every fiber of his being.
FIST GOD SYSTEM
Fist God Realm Synchronization: 96% → 100%
Temporary Realm Stabilization: Stage 9 Peak
Authority Access: LIMITED UNLOCK
The world slowed.
Not because time changed.
But because Lin Feng did.
He could feel every vibration in the cavern. Every micro-shift in air density. Every tremor beneath the stone.
Chaos Instinct whispered.
There was a way to win.
But it required something reckless.
Perfect.
The Cataclysmic Descent
The Sealed One raised both arms.
This time, the energy sphere it formed wasn't mountain-sized.
It was cavern-sized.
Black-gold lightning arced through it. Fragments of unknown runes rotated around the surface. The pressure forced the ground to sink several meters.
Above Iron Spine Peak—
Clouds split.
The sky darkened.
Even elders in meditation inside the sect opened their eyes.
"What is that fluctuation?"
"Impossible… that's not Qi."
Back underground—
Lin Feng inhaled slowly.
Then exhaled.
"System."
Yes, Host.
"Convert everything."
Silence.
Clarify.
"Pressure. Gravity. Fear. Desperation. Convert all external suppression into output."
A pause.
Then—
Warning: This will exceed safe body limit.
Estimated Bone Fracture Probability: 78%
Organ Damage Probability: 62%
Death Probability: Classified
Lin Feng smiled.
"You talk too much."
"Execute."
The Fist That Breaks Fate
Golden energy didn't just flare.
It detonated.
The entire cavern filled with blinding light. Rock melted into glass. The ground beneath Lin Feng shattered into fragments as pure converted pressure surged into his fists.
His muscles tore.
His bones cracked.
He stepped forward anyway.
The Sealed One hurled the sphere downward.
Lin Feng launched upward.
And the world collided.
Absolute Cataclysm
The moment of impact was silent.
Not quiet.
Silent.
Sound ceased to exist.
Then—
BOOOOOOOOM.
The explosion vaporized half the cavern ceiling. Shockwaves blasted through underground tunnels, fracturing stone veins and sending tremors through the Southern Realm.
On Iron Spine Peak—
Outer disciples fell to their knees.
In the distance—
A mid-tier sect elder looked up sharply.
"That energy… who dares unleash such force in the Xian Wu Era?"
Back in the explosion—
Lin Feng screamed.
Not in fear.
In exhilaration.
His fists were buried deep within the collapsing energy sphere. Chaos Instinct calculated at impossible speed. Pressure Conversion devoured suppression and fed it back as strength.
The black-gold sphere began cracking.
The Sealed One roared.
Lin Feng roared louder.
The Ancient Truth
As cracks spread through the sphere—
Images flooded Lin Feng's mind.
A civilization before the Xian Wu Era.
Giants with golden cores in their chests.
Martial artists who didn't cultivate Qi.
They cultivated impact.
They believed the body was the ultimate divine weapon.
They were called—
The Titan Fist Clan.
The Sealed One was not a monster.
It was a corrupted guardian.
And the Titan Core within Lin Feng…
Was the last remnant of that extinct civilization.
Hidden Archive Unlocked
Titan Fist Clan — Pre-Xian Wu Era
Role: Balance Enforcers
Cause of Extinction: Sealed One Cataclysm Event
Host Compatibility: 100%
Lin Feng laughed mid-explosion.
"So you're the reason they vanished?"
The Sealed One's roar shook space.
"Then I'll finish what they started!"
The Final Drive
Golden light overwhelmed black-gold energy.
Lin Feng forced both fists forward with everything he had left.
Bones shattered in his arms.
Blood sprayed from his mouth.
But the cracks in the sphere multiplied.
Pressure Conversion hit overload.
Conversion Rate: 310%
Body Integrity: CRITICAL
Victory Probability: 51%
Lin Feng grinned.
"That's more like it."
With a final roar—
He punched.
Not with skill.
Not with technique.
But with the will of an entire extinct civilization behind him.
The sphere shattered.
The Sealed One's core split open.
Black-gold light erupted violently—
Then imploded.
Silence
The cavern collapsed.
Dust swallowed everything.
For a long time—
Nothing moved.
System Notification
SEALED ONE CORE DESTROYED
XP +2,000
Fist Points +1,500
New Title Unlocked: Cataclysm Breaker
Titan Fist Clan Legacy: PARTIAL INHERITANCE GRANTED
Realm Advancement Available
Lin Feng lay in a crater, half-buried in rubble.
Both arms twisted unnaturally.
Chest barely rising.
He blinked once.
"…Four percent, huh?"
He coughed blood.
"System."
Yes, Host.
"Next time… don't scare me with small numbers."
Pause.
…Noted.
Lin Feng laughed weakly.
Then everything went black.
Far Above…
Across the Southern Realm—
Three powerful figures opened their eyes simultaneously.
One in the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.
One in the Demonic Crimson Valley.
One in a hidden mountain temple.
"All of them felt it."
"The Titan Legacy has awakened."
And none of them smiled.