[{"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-297":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},255143,526,"Chapter 297 - 159: Defeating Ba Yan, Winning Third Place in the Rookie Cup, and Ascending the Canaan Hidden Dragon List","grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-chapter-297",297,"\u003Cp>\"No, I should be the one thanking you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba Yan looked up, his resolute eyes gleaming with a bright light. \"If it weren’t for you, for the perfect pressure you put on me, pushing me to my absolute limit, I don’t know how many more years I would have lingered at the threshold of the Control Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was you who helped me find my own path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was overcome with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, the value of this exhilarating battle had far surpassed victory or defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally broken through the paper-thin barrier that had troubled him for years, truly stepping into the domain of Control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what a pity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter, regretful smile appeared on Ba Yan’s face. \"In the end, it’s my first time stepping into this realm. My application of ’Control’ is still too crude, too unrefined. If I had comprehended this slash half a year earlier, the outcome of today’s battle... might have been different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His [Heart’s Desire Slash] seemed incomparably mighty, but in reality, it was just a preliminary, forceful fusion of several killing techniques. The Will and power within it had not yet truly melded into a perfect whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were given enough time to polish and familiarize himself with it, the power of this move could increase by at least another thirty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, Qin Feng’s [Dragon’s Hoard] might not have been able to secure victory in a single strike so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng simply nodded calmly upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had gone through similar experiences countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled when he had fused the [Fierce Owl Technique] and [Flowing Light Chasing Shadow] to create his own [Fierce Owl Chasing Shadow].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference in power, efficiency, and timing between the first time he used it, the tenth time, and the hundredth time was like the difference between heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the [Wind and Thunder Chasing Shadow] technique, which he had comprehended in a mid-battle breakthrough during the just-concluded quarterfinals, still had significant flaws and room for improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path of the Martial Dao is a path of endless learning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comprehension is only the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True strength comes from being forged and refined a thousand times over, from the exquisite art of controlling every last bit of power with microscopic precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the knowing look in Qin Feng’s eyes, Ba Yan knew that the other man completely understood him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but sigh again, reaching out to pat Qin Feng’s shoulder firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes held the purest blessings and expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Junior Brother, on securing a spot in the top three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you’re a real monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After you’re promoted to an elite disciple from the group stage, find a mentor and have them help you choose some killing techniques. The ones a mentor picks are better than what an assistant would choose. Assistants just filter based on your physical data, but a mentor will personally assess your meridians to find what suits you best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he followed the referee’s guidance, dragging his injured body step by step off the arena platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his retreating figure looked a bit battered, the new, harmonious aura of the Control Realm that came from his recent breakthrough gave him the air of someone who had been completely reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng watched Ba Yan leave, then turned his gaze to the stands, smiling faintly at his friends who were cheering for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down below the central main arena, the stands, holding tens of millions of spectators, had already erupted into a boiling sea of commotion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He won! Qin Feng! He actually defeated Ba Yan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My God! That final move, ’Dragon’s Hoard,’ was ridiculously cool! The Long Spear was like a black dragon. The moment it appeared, I felt my very soul tremble!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A monster! He’s not a dark horse anymore! He’s a thoroughbred monster! A ten-year student, defeating a veteran prodigy whose life force index was nearly forty points higher and who had mastered two Second-level Perfection Killing Techniques! What even is that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve got to be kidding me! I bet one million Imperial Coins on Senior Ba Yan! My heart aches!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! I made a killing! I started betting on Qin Feng back in the round of sixteen! Dinner at Taotie Residence tonight, my treat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of discussion, cheers, wails of despair, and the chimes of betting accounts rapidly transferring funds all merged into a fanatical symphony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Qin Feng’s name was repeated over and over by countless people in a near-frenzied tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer just an attention-grabbing genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a victory of the highest caliber, he had truly cemented his legendary status in this year’s Newcomer Cup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look! Look at the forums! The ’Canaan Hidden Dragon List’ has been updated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a sharp-eyed spectator let out a surprised shriek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words instantly captured everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people eagerly opened their personal terminals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Canaan Hidden Dragon List.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t an official ranking from Cannan Star Martial Arts University, but rather a big data model jointly established by several of the university’s most authoritative information agencies in collaboration with a number of intelligence departments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This list didn’t focus on a student’s current, instantaneous Combat Power, nor did it use simple wins and losses as its sole criterion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What it measured was \"potential.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would perform a comprehensive analysis of dozens of complex data points for each student—including enrollment time, cultivation speed, physical aptitude, comprehension of killing techniques, combat performance, and even Mental Power—to ultimately produce a relatively objective \"potential ranking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This list was highly prestigious and widely recognized by the students of Canaan Martial Arts University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person on this list was a genius among geniuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, as people opened the newly refreshed list, still marked with a \"HOT\" tag, a familiar name had appeared out of nowhere—in an extremely domineering fashion—in a position that took everyone’s breath away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Canaan Hidden Dragon List]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank 1000: Qin Feng]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One thousandth place?! Am I seeing things? He just appeared out of nowhere at rank one thousand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is insane! Absolutely insane! The Hidden Dragon List only includes a hundred thousand students in total. On what grounds can a newcomer who’s just started to make a name for himself be ranked so high?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! You have to realize, the ones ranked ahead of him are all the most elite Demons from every grade level, and many have already advanced to the sixth-level Soaring Realm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Qin Feng]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Student ID: GX7382901]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reasoning for Inclusion:]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1. Cultivation Speed: In ten years of enrollment, has achieved a life force index of 532.0.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2. Killing Technique Comprehension: In the current Newcomer Cup, the student has publicly demonstrated at least four Level 1 Killing Techniques that have reached the Control Realm (Spear Arts x2, Fist Arts x1, Staff Arts x1).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3. Physical Potential: According to data from the student’s entrance examination ten years ago, during the third test, ’Physical Potential Assessment,’ he caused the B-rank assessment pod’s data to overflow, making an accurate measurement impossible. The similarity model provided by the system judged his potential level as: ’Young Starry Sky Giant Beast.’]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In conclusion:]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This student possesses unprecedented comprehension of killing techniques, the highest recorded physical potential in history, and a cultivation speed sufficient to rank in the top one hundred of all time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Based on a comprehensive assessment of his cultivation speed, physical potential, and comprehension of killing techniques by the data model, he is ranked 1000th on the ’Canaan Hidden Dragon List.’]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this cold, objective, yet incredibly impactful data analysis was presented before everyone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the entire Glory Colosseum fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Physical potential that broke the machine... no wonder his strength and stamina were on par with Ba Yan’s.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Four techniques at the Control Realm.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, no one questioned the validity of this ranking any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, they even began to think... for a thoroughbred Demon like him, wasn’t rank one thousand... a little too low?\u003C\u002Fp>",1338,"2026-05-29T16:17:35.719Z","2026-06-01T04:29:43.187Z",1,"novelbin.me","8f0a1b23df744153eace0e26e7e6ce3f42cb7f89b31646622fcc2211b39cb544","grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-chapter-298","grinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-chapter-296",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-to-become-the-master-of-the-universe-cover.jpg"]