[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe":3,"chapter-grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-chapter-277":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grinding to Become the Master of the Universe",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},255123,526,"Chapter 277 - 156: A Life Force Index of 532! Shi Potian is Shocked","grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-chapter-277",277,"\u003Cp>[Qin Feng: I’m out of seclusion.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very next second after he sent the message...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING! DING! DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three instant replies popped up simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lei Meng: Holy shit! Boss, you’re finally out!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Xiong Yanfu: Welcome back, Madman Qin! Taotie Residence, seven o’clock tonight. Be there!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tiemu: Mm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng smiled and replied with a single word: \"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after a moment of thought, he opened his private chat with Shi Potian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment and decided he should introduce Shi Potian to Xiong Yanfu and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all students at Cannan Star Martial Arts University, and they were bound to run into each other eventually. In any case, another friend meant another connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, given their talent and character, they were definitely people worth knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Qin Feng: Potian, I’m out of seclusion. I’m having a small get-together with a few friends at the Taotie Residence in the Food God District. If you’re free, you should come. I’ll introduce you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Food God District, Taotie Residence.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every private room here was inscribed with an Energy Isolation Array, ensuring that not a single trace of sound, aura, or even unconsciously emitted fluctuations of Mental Power could escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ingredients were sourced from rare and Exotic Beasts across the Cosmos, personally prepared by Grandmaster Level chefs who specialized in \"culinary nourishment.\" Every dish was, in itself, a gentle yet potent Spiritual Energy supplement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qin Feng pushed open the heavy door to the private room—carved from a single block of sound-dampening wood—Lei Meng’s signature booming voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit, Boss! You’re finally out! I thought you were planning to stay in your dorm and cultivate until the end of time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, three figures were already seated around a massive, circular jade table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng, with his gleaming bald head and a build as sturdy as an iron tower;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiemu, his expression calm and his aura as contained as a mountain;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xiong Yanfu, who perpetually wore the easy, familiar smile of someone who had everything under control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three years had left few marks of age on them. Instead, their already sharp auras had only grown more profound and condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When their gazes converged on Qin Feng at the doorway, a flicker of almost imperceptible astonishment crossed all three of their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qin Feng before them seemed to have changed, and yet he hadn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face still held the same familiar determination and tranquility, but the overall feeling he gave off had changed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Qin Feng of three years ago was a peerless, deadly weapon in its scabbard—sharp edge exposed, radiating an unstoppable, murderous intent—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the man before them now was like a bottomless ancient well, or a silent, star-filled sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of his sharpness, his edge, his power—it was all contained within a body that didn’t even seem particularly large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You couldn’t feel the slightest pressure from him. But if you tried to probe his depths, your consciousness would be involuntarily swallowed by a profound, deathly stillness, making you feel an indescribable sense of insignificance and a shudder that originated from the very depths of your soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A return to true nature.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phrase surfaced in both Xiong Yanfu’s and Tiemu’s minds at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like you gained a lot during your three years of seclusion, Madman Qin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiong Yanfu chuckled, pushing up a pair of imaginary glasses on the bridge of his nose, though his eyes held a hint of gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiemu simply nodded, but his steady eyes were also filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his senses, the surging Spiritual Energy within Qin Feng could no longer be described as a \"river.\" It was more like a terrifying nebula in the midst of a supernova explosion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, don’t just stand there! Sit down, sit down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Meng boisterously stood up and pulled Qin Feng into the empty seat beside him. \"Fatty Xiong really spared no expense today. He ordered a whole table of rare delicacies, said he’s going to help you recover your strength! We’re not leaving until we’re drunk tonight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng smiled and let himself be seated. A warm feeling spread through his chest as his gaze swept over his three friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d like to introduce you to a new friend, who’s also an old friend of mine,\" Qin Feng said, his voice slightly hoarse from disuse but perfectly clear to everyone’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he finished speaking, the door to the room was silently pushed open again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, lean, and stern-faced figure walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a well-tailored black Combat Suit. His features were sharp and chiseled, his eyes as keen as a hawk’s. His entire being radiated a pure, aloof aura that warned strangers to keep their distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just stood there silently, yet it was as if he existed in a world of his own, completely at odds with the lively atmosphere of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Shi Potian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Shi Potian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng gestured to the newly arrived Shi Potian, then turned to him. \"Potian, these three are friends I made in Canaan: Lei Meng, Tiemu, and Xiong Yanfu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A classmate from my high school days, and also my most important comrade-in-arms,\" Qin Feng added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then explained further to Shi Potian, \"I met these three ten years ago during our freshman assessment. You could say we have a life-and-death bond.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng’s introductions were concise, yet they instantly closed the psychological distance between both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes Lei Meng and the others gave Shi Potian immediately held less scrutiny and more approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone to be called \"the most important comrade-in-arms from his high school days\" by a monster like Qin Feng... you didn’t need a brain to know that his strength and talent had to be absolutely extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>",969,"2026-05-29T16:17:35.719Z","2026-06-01T04:29:43.187Z",1,"novelbin.me","1f7e0d4ed9b8714fa22f59f2ba65e9d1aa32e793ebbf15a4e17f047be52ad4e5","grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-chapter-278","grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-chapter-276",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-cover.jpg"]