Chapter 23 Ten Days of Preparation! The Heart of Flame is Forged! The Frost Civilization Descends!

The day after the Flame Civilization retreated, Lin Feng immediately began synthesizing a new artifact.

He opened the system interface:

[Artifact Fragment detected: heart of flame]

[Synthesizable Artifact: Wings of Flame (Mythic)]

[Required Materials: heart of flame ×1, Stellar Fire Core ×1, Flame Tech Blueprints ×5]

[Synthesis Time: 48 hours]

[Confirm synthesis?]

"Confirm."

Lin Feng submitted the materials, and the system began the synthesis.

Next, he opened the God-tier Skill Tree to check his experience points:

[Current Experience: 145,000,000]

"Enough to unlock Time Reversal," he muttered.

[Skill Unlocked: Time Reversal]

[Experience Consumed: 50,000,000]

[Effect: Reverses time within a localized area by 5 minutes]

[Cooldown: 48 hours]

[Remaining Experience: 95,000,000]

Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

Time Stop, Time Acceleration, and Time Reversal—the three major time-type skills were now all unlocked.

Time had become a true weapon in his hands.

Over the next eight days, Earth entered a frantic preparation mode once again.

The average level of players rose to Lv.80, and the fleet size expanded to 5,000 ships.

Lin Feng focused on researching Flame Tech, attempting to integrate Stellar Fire technology into the weapon systems.

Late on the eighth night, the synthesis of the Wings of Flame was complete.

[Synthesis Complete]

[Artifact Obtained: Wings of Flame (Mythic)]

[Wings of Flame (Mythic)]

Type: Flight Equipment

Special Effect 1: Flame Flight (Flight speed increased by 500%, automatically deploys a Flame Shield while flying)

Special Effect 2: Stellar Eruption (Can release a stellar-level fire eruption, temperature 100 million degrees, range 100 kilometers)

Special Effect 3: Flame Immunity (Complete immunity to all fire damage)

Special Effect 4: Void Fusion (Can fuse with the fallen blade, Attack Power +50%)

Required Level: Lv.100

Lin Feng equipped the Wings of Flame, and brilliant wings of fire unfurled from his back.

He felt a surging power within him—Time, Space, and Fire; the three powers were perfectly fused in his hands.

"Two days left." He looked out the window at the starry sky. "Ice Civilization, bring it on."

The tenth day.

In Earth's orbit, 5,000 warships were lined up in neat formation.

On the ground, over three hundred million players entered a state of combat readiness.

Lin Feng stood on the bridge of the flagship, waiting for the final enemy.

"Lin Feng, radar shows the target has entered the Solar System!" Li Xue reported.

Lin Feng gazed into deep space.

In the dark starry sky, a white tide was surging toward them.

[System Warning: Ice Civilization fleet has arrived]

[Fleet Size: 35,000 warships]

[Civilization Level: Peak Level 3 Civilization]

[Special Tech: Absolute Zero Technology]

[Threat Assessment: World-Ending Level +++]

"35,000 ships?!" Li Xue's voice trembled. "That's 5,000 more than before!"

Lin Feng sneered, "As expected, the final challenge is the strongest."

He opened the server-wide broadcast:

"All players, the battle begins!"

5,000 warships opened fire simultaneously, energy beams piercing through space.

The Ice Civilization fleet counterattacked immediately—

What they fired were ice crystals!

Countless crystal-clear ice shards swept in like a blizzard, each one emitting a terrifying chill.

[Analysis Complete: The Ice Civilization has mastered Absolute Zero Technology]

[Ice Crystal Temperature: -273.15°C (Absolute Zero)]

[Effect: Can freeze all matter, including energy]

"Absolute Zero?!" Li Xue said in horror. "Even energy can be frozen?!"

Lin Feng's pupils constricted.

Time, Fire, and Frost—these were the three most extreme powers in the universe.

And the Ice Civilization had mastered the most terrifying one.

"All fleets, maintain distance!" he ordered. "Don't let the ice crystals get near you!"

But the Ice fleet's method of attack was even more bizarre—

The ice crystals automatically split in space, forming hundreds of millions of tiny ice particles that shrouded the battlefield like a white mist.

"It's an Ice Mist!" Li Xue reported. "Everything the mist touches is freezing!"

Lin Feng looked at the radar and saw his own warships losing mobility one by one.

"Is this... an area-of-effect freezing attack?"

He took a deep breath and turned into a streak of light, charging toward the battlefield.

"In that case, I'll use fire to counter the frost!"

He unfurled the Wings of Flame, and scorching fire erupted from his back.

"Stellar Eruption!"

BOOM!!!

A sphere of fire 100 kilometers in diameter exploded from him, reaching temperatures of 100 million degrees!

The sphere of fire collided with the white ice mist, triggering a massive steam explosion!

Rumble—!

In space, fire and frost clashed violently, creating a spectacular scene.

"It's working!" Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

But just then, a cold sneer came from the center of the Ice fleet:

"Lin Feng, Civilization Terminator."

"Your flames are indeed powerful."

"But before me, everything will freeze."

Lin Feng looked toward the source of the voice and saw a massive ice flagship slowly approaching.

Standing on the flagship was a transparent humanoid being, with blue light flowing inside its body.

"The commander of the Ice Civilization..."

The ice-crystal creature spoke:

"I am—Ice Queen Shuang Hua."

"Lin Feng, let me see if your power over time can withstand my Absolute Zero."

With a wave of her hand, all the ice warships released ice crystals simultaneously.

In an instant, the entire battlefield was shrouded in white light.

[Warning: Absolute Zero Domain expansion detected]

[Range: Entire Solar System]

[Effect: All matter will freeze within 10 minutes]

Lin Feng's pupils constricted.

This was... a domain-level attack?!

"Everyone, retreat immediately!" he ordered. "Get out of the Solar System!"

But it was already too late.

The ice mist spread at the speed of light, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield.

Lin Feng felt his body begin to stiffen; even his thoughts were slowing down.

"Damn it... can Absolute Zero freeze time?"

He exerted all his strength to activate a skill:

"Time Stop!"

[Skill Activated: Time Stop]

[Effect: Pauses time for 60 seconds]

Time stood still once more.

But Lin Feng discovered that the ice mist was still slowly spreading.

"Absolute Zero... can even freeze time?!" he said in shock.

No, it wasn't freezing time itself, but rather freezing the medium of time—space itself.

Lin Feng immediately flew toward the Ice Queen, wielding the fallen blade:

"Final Void Slash!"

The black sword light slashed toward Shuang Hua, but—

The sword light was frozen in mid-air!

"What?!" Lin Feng was in disbelief.

Shuang Hua's voice still reached him even within the Time Stop:

"Lin Feng, your power over time is strong."

"But before me, even time will stop flowing."

"Because—Absolute Zero is the ultimate silence of the universe."

She reached out, and a beam of icy blue light shot toward Lin Feng.

Lin Feng dodged desperately, but the light still grazed his left arm.

In an instant, his left arm was completely frozen, losing all sensation.

"Damn it..."

The Time Stop effect ended.

Lin Feng retreated to a safe distance, looking at his frozen left arm as a chill rose in his heart.

Absolute Zero was indeed terrifying.

"Lin Feng, your left arm..." Li Xue said anxiously.

"It's fine." Lin Feng took a deep breath. "But I must end this battle within a minute."

"Otherwise, the entire Solar System will be frozen."

He looked at Shuang Hua, a look of determination flashing in his eyes:

"Since time cannot defeat Absolute Zero..."

"Then I'll use—Time Reversal."

[Skill Activated: Time Reversal]

[Effect: Reverses time within a localized area by 5 minutes]

[Target: The entire battlefield]

In an instant, the entire battlefield began to rewind.

The ice mist began to recede, frozen matter started to recover, and even Lin Feng's left arm regained sensation.

Five minutes later, the battlefield had returned to its state before the fight began.

Lin Feng stood on the flagship bridge, looking coldly at Shuang Hua:

"You said just now that Absolute Zero is the ultimate silence of the universe?"

"Then I'll show you—what the true ultimate is."

He unfurled the Wings of Flame and raised both the fallen blade and the Zeta Emperor's Sword.

"Dual sword resonance..."

"Triple Artifact Fusion—Final Stellar Judgment!"

The fallen blade, the Zeta Emperor's Sword, and the Wings of Flame released their power simultaneously, forming a massive light blade woven of pitch black and crimson!

Within that light blade was the extreme power of Time, Space, and Fire!

Shuang Hua's pupils constricted:

"Is this... a Triple Artifact Fusion?!"

"Impossible! You're only Lv.115, how can you possibly fuse three artifacts?!"

Lin Feng sneered:

"Because I am the Civilization Terminator."

He swung the blade down—

The Final Stellar Judgment went straight for the Ice Queen!

Shuang Hua exerted all her strength to release her Absolute Zero Domain, attempting to freeze the light blade.

But the three powers within the blade amplified each other, forming an attack that surpassed a Level 5 Civilization!

BOOM!!!!!!

The light blade pierced through the Absolute Zero Domain and directly hit the Ice Flagship!

The entire flagship melted in the scorching flames, and Shuang Hua's body began to collapse.

"No... impossible..." She looked at Lin Feng in disbelief. "Your... your power... surpasses a Level 3 Civilization..."

"Perhaps... you have already reached the level of a level 4 civilization..."

Her body turned into countless ice crystals and dissipated into space.

[Battle Victory]

[Ice Civilization fleet destroyed: 35,000 ships]

[Ice Queen Shuang Hua killed]

[Experience Gained: +150,000,000]

[Resources Obtained: Ice Tech Blueprints ×20, Absolute Zero Core ×1]

[Artifact Fragment Obtained: Crown of Ice]

[Congratulations, player level increased to Lv.130]

[Server-wide Announcement: Earth Civilization has defeated the Peak Level 3 Ice Civilization!]

[Congratulations to Earth Civilization for promoting to a Level 3 Civilization!]

[New Function Unlocked: Galactic Colonization]

Lin Feng stood in space, looking down at the gradually recovering battlefield.

The Level 3 Civilization challenges were all over.

Earth had officially advanced to a Level 3 Civilization.

But his gaze soon fell upon that faint rift in the sky.

The Gate of the Universe.

Of the six-month time limit, five months remained.

"The next challenge..." he murmured, "should be a level 4 civilization."