Strands of sunlight pierced through the overcast sky, casting their glow upon the earth, and the entire Blue Star gradually regained its vitality.
Fang You cast his gaze, sweeping across the whole world.
The newbies were training their bodies with all their might, waves of fresh blood were injected into various regions and departments, elite awakened ones had accepted missions and were heading towards low-risk zones… everything was flourishing, diligent, and earnest.
Seeing these scenes one by one, Fang You nodded slightly, wearing a smile like that of an old father.
"With everyone so motivated, why would Blue Star not prosper?"
He glanced for a while longer before withdrawing his gaze with satisfaction.
At this time,
Instructor Fang no longer needed to survey various regions through the vision of his organization's apostles. With a single thought, he could cast his gaze, taking in the situation of an entire region.
It was akin to the divine power of 'casting one's gaze' from mythology.
Even more effortless.
After all, mythical beings consumed divine particles to wield great power; he consumed nothing, and his range was vast. It could be said that very little on Blue Star could escape his notice.
However, this was limited to Blue Star.
Within Blue Star, he could look wherever he pleased. He could also observe the shallow realms of the bizarre from a distance. But the true bizarre realms were impenetrable to his gaze; he would still need to borrow the vision of his apostles.
Fang You stroked his chin.
"Wait, mythical beings also need an anchor to cast their gaze over extremely long distances. It seems they aren't much stronger than me? Of course, mythical beings possess more divine power, and long-distance observation is just one aspect."
He had learned some about these divine powers through Xitina, though it was still hazy. The profoundness of divine power could only be understood through personal experience.
To experience it, he needed to ascend to godhood himself.
Fang You opened his status panel.
[Savior of Destiny (Sixth Awakening)]
[Mystic Value: 10.025 million]!
...
[Ding!]
[Notification: The Mystic accumulation for the Savior of Destiny has met the standard. Do you wish to initiate the guiding awakening? Current awakening conditions have been met.]
After the battle against the evil god faction, approximately one month had passed. Instructor Fang had finally gathered the last 1 million Mystic points, just barely meeting the basic requirements for mythical awakening.
Although he had been busy recently and lacked sufficient energy to farm monsters and level up, it also indirectly indicated…
Seventh Awakening is indeed very difficult.
"Therefore, failure is even less an option. Once failed, half of the accumulated Mystic will be consumed, greatly extending the time to enter the mythical tier, requiring at least several more months."
Several months was a heavy price.
Hence, Fang You did not hastily awaken the moment he met the requirement of a million Mystic points. He took two days to relax, adjust his mindset, and leisurely watched the newbies suffer and enjoy under the instructors' training, observe the diligent workers, and witness the vigorous development of Blue Star.
This mood instantly lifted considerably, and he vaguely seemed to touch upon the opportunity for awakening, his spirit sublimating to a state of perfection.
Mythical awakening is stable!
No, no, cannot make a premature declaration, must be cautious.
Taking two deep breaths, Fang You lightly touched the '!' icon for awakening details.
[Conditions for Seventh Awakening are as follows:]
[1. Accumulated Mystic Value greater than or equal to 10 million.] (√)
[2. Sum of two dimensions greater than or equal to 280.] (√)
The sum of the two dimensions required for the seventh awakening doubled compared to the sixth awakening. However, the sixth awakening only increased the total sum of the two dimensions by over sixty, still a large gap from 140.
This shows the difficulty of the seventh awakening, as hard as reaching the heavens.
When Fang You had just ascended to the sixth awakening, the sum of his two dimensions was just over 300, barely exceeding the standard.
[3. Fourth-tier control of Body and Energy.] (√)
This meant that basic skills, along with one regular skill or one's own ability, had to be cultivated to a state of transcendence and perfection before one was qualified to approach mythical awakening.
But that's understandable. If one does not stand at the pinnacle of the mortal realm, how can they cross the mortal realm to enter the divine realm?
There were exceptions, of course.
When Xitina underwent mythical awakening, her basic swordsmanship was only at the Grandmaster level – she was too young and hadn't cheated, so her accumulation seemed insufficient. However, with the "Warrior" talent and numerous battles of pushing her limits (erased), and surviving near-death experiences, her control over body and energy barely met the requirements.
Fang You himself had cultivated his basic swordsmanship and palm lightning to MAX level long ago.
And now,
"Previously, my control over body and energy was stuck at the fourth tier, unable to progress."
"But with my cultivation of 'Gluttonous Body Forging' and 'Empty Nether Contemplation,' my control has seen significant breakthroughs."
It was as if a membrane had burst, entering a new realm.
Even with his eyes closed, he could clearly perceive everything within several kilometers. He could now utilize anything within his range. If he were to plunge into a tide of millions of bizarre entities, he probably wouldn't need any defensive skills; his body alone could dodge all attacks.
For unavoidable AoE attacks, he could use the bodies of the bizarre entities as shields.
His brain was like a supercomputer, capable of calculating the optimal combat tactics.
He continued to read.
[4. Possess the Light of Will.] (√)
[Explanation: 'Light of Will' is a mark of willpower breaking through a certain limit, manifested as the will being able to interfere with reality and greatly increasing resistance to various negative effects.]
[5. Pollution degree less than or equal to 10%.] (Current 0.22%) (√)
[6. Awakening Ritual: 50,000 Bizarre Crystals, 50,000 Destiny Points, Vessel of Divine Essence x1 (choice), Mythical-grade Fire/Light Characteristic Material x1 (choice), various Tier 3-4 materials...]
Well, the ritual materials required for his mythical awakening were not exactly the same as Xitina's, but generally similar, with only slight differences in auxiliary materials.
He had plenty of Vessels of Divine Essence.
As for mythical materials, Fang You had started preparing long ago.
He had already prepared plenty, several portions.
Seeing that everything was ready and only the awakening was pending, Fang You got up and stepped out to the inheritance ground of the Spark Village. The legendary structure offered very little additional benefit for mythical awakening.
But it was effective nonetheless.
At a critical moment, even an extra 0.1% could change the final outcome.
[Ding!]
[Notification: Do you wish to consume 5,000 Bizarre Crystals, 5,000 Destiny Points, and ritual materials to perform 'Guiding · Awakening'? Current estimated success rate is 70.3%.]
With a final glance, he closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.
He silently chanted in his heart.
Yes!
Boom—
Instantly, something seemed to explode within his body, and he plunged into boundless darkness. Millions of bizarre entities roared, and he even saw phantoms of beings like the Black-winged God and the Blood-colored Emperor.
More terrifying than reality, the entire world plunged into an abyss, and countless humans on Blue Star were wailing.
An Jianyou, Black Blade, and other apostles of destiny fell one after another. All resistance was futile against the enemy.
Despair and terror enveloped him.
And Fang You, caught in it, had no power to resist, only able to watch the disaster unfold.
But,
He opened his eyes, and a golden flame appeared in his pupils, which then transformed into a golden sword.
A sword condensed by will, gathering the power of countless beliefs!
The awakening tribulation required the awakened to firmly guard their minds and resist with their own accumulation. If they could withstand it, they would enter the next stage of awakening. If not? They would fail, be heavily injured, and fall.
But when one's own will broke through to the level of 'Light of Will,' a faint resistance became possible.
Ten thousand feet of golden light sliced through shadowy figures, severing all terror and despair.
He didn't know how long it had been. As Fang You was immersed in cutting, it seemed as if his willpower had broken through again…
Splash—
Like a fish leaping out of water, like a sudden clearing in a winding path.
The bizarre entities and darkness vanished, and pleasant notification sounds echoed in his ears.
Fang You still sat quietly like a sculpture, his eyes closed, but he could now clearly see within his own body, observing his physique rapidly transforming, ascending from the mortal to the divine!
His body became increasingly crystalline, the flow of blood within emitted a resounding sound, like great rivers, and within the crimson blood, faint strands of gold appeared, making it noble and sacred.
A series of golden halos radiated from his body.
After a long while,
Fang You opened his eyes, and the divine brilliance in his pupils flashed by.
[Ding!]
[Notification: You have completed the seventh awakening. Your life form has begun to sublimate. Physique +100, Spirit +100.]
[Notification: Due to the extremely perfect fusion of Mystic during your breakthrough to a major tier, you have received additional upgrades. Physique +30, Spirit +30.]
The increase in the two dimensions was just the most basic.
100 points of physique, for Instructor Fang whose physique already exceeded 200, did not seem like much. However, the sublimation of life brought an ineffable sense of power.
An increase of 1/3? Incorrect!
He felt his strength had more than tripled! It was not an illusion; it seemed he could lift an entire mountain and throw it with his physical strength alone.
And this was just strength. If one had to describe it, compared to the sixth awakening, godhood was more like a 'crushing superiority in realm,' like an adult fighting a child, a father fighting a son. No, it was more like the difference between humans and insects!
Below godhood, all were insects.
"Calm down, calm down. Although I am a god, I am first and foremost a human."
"However, the gap between godhood and below is indeed like a chasm, insurmountable."
"But I have already killed several descending gods."
So, Instructor Fang is this awesome.
Fang You stroked his chin.
Before his promotion, he believed that humans could counter gods. After his promotion, he only felt that he was awesome, incredibly awesome.
He even brought along brothers and sisters who could also counter gods, like old brother Black Blade and sister An Jianyou.
As expected of me.
What? You say Black Blade and An Jianyou countered gods purely through their own efforts? But at least my cheat, Instructor Fang, was involved.
"And as the rumors in the Oasis suggest, the greatness of godhood is not only reflected in combat power but in all aspects."
Gods can see the essence of the world.
The comprehension ability of gods is incredibly astonishing.
If he delved deep into the field of potions, he could become a potion master. If he delved deep into forging, he could have the potential to be a forging master. If he delved deep into cultivation…
Of course, gods also have limits. Even if the brain operates faster, there are differences between strengths and weaknesses. If one stubbornly researches an area they are not good at, they can achieve extraordinary accomplishments after decades or centuries, but there's no need. Researching areas they are good at would be twice the result with half the effort.
"There are also many things for gods to research. The most basic is that gods have the ability to learn 'skills,' which can also be understood as borrowing and learning the awakening abilities of others."
"However, the higher the level of ability, the harder it is to learn. Even for 'green-level' abilities, gods need to spend a lot of time analyzing and constructing a 'seed of skill' with divine particles."
This seed of skill is different from the previous seed of skill.
It requires the consumption of divine particles and time. Therefore, mythical beings do not learn every ability; they usually learn a few to complement their main abilities, forming a combat system that is stronger and without shortcomings.
These are Fang You's speculations based on his own situation and available clues.
"In addition, mythical beings need to undergo daily cultivation, true cultivation."
"Currently, I am a newly ascended god, possessing a wisp of divinity and a very small amount of divine particles. The cultivation process is to absorb mystic factors and convert them into divine particles, accumulating them bit by bit."
"Once a certain amount is accumulated, it can be gathered and woven into a wisp of divinity."
"Well, you can think of it this way: one wisp of divinity is early-stage godhood, two wisps are mid-stage, and three wisps are late-stage. Simple and clear."
Fang You began to adjust his personal panel.
Soon, his information section showed changes.
[Savior of Destiny (Seventh Awakening God)]
[Divinity: 1/3]
[Divine Particles: 1/100]
Divine particles are the 'experience bar.' Unlike Mystic points, besides being experience for promotion, they are also a necessary consumption for all the great powers of godhood.
Analyzing and creating seeds of skill requires consumption, casting one's gaze requires consumption, descending divine consciousness requires consumption, and so on.
Among these, casting one's gaze consumes the least.
"This is also why mythical beings do not learn too many skills. Learning skills consumes experience, and if too much is consumed, wouldn't that mean no chance for the eighth awakening?"
He had already known about the great powers of godhood. This time, it still took him most of the day to get slightly acquainted.
And he underwent another day of cultivation.
[Divine Particles: 1/100]
Fang You's face darkened.
Entering the mythical tier seems to mean more daily homework.
"This kind of cultivation can also slowly increase physique and spirit, providing a clear and definite path. It is much more reliable than relying mostly on external factors and taking risks for awakening before godhood."
"It's as if the mythical tier is the starting point of the mystic system?"
"The first to sixth awakenings in the mortal realm were merely bridging the huge gap from an ordinary person to a mythical being, just building the steps in between."
"... This must be an illusion."
Fang You fell silent.
He opened his panel and scanned the backend information.
Among them, the first item, pinned to the top, appeared simultaneously with his ascension to godhood.
[Notification: As you have advanced to the seventh awakening god, your contracted companion life form 'Spirit of Illusion' meets the conditions and is undergoing seventh awakening metamorphosis.]
[Notification: The Spirit of Illusion is currently undergoing metamorphosis.]
[Notification: ...]
From yesterday to today, Little Huan was still undergoing metamorphosis, much longer than his own mythical awakening.
After watching for a period and confirming that there were no major issues, Fang You withdrew his gaze.
He continued to study his own changes.
The various great powers of godhood required time to familiarize oneself with.
Moreover, the changes seemed to go beyond just mythical powers?
He opened his panel. There were no other upgrades on the panel, so he closed his eyes and felt carefully.
The Destiny Points stored in the game felt like a tangible force, a mass of Destiny Power, but he could not yet manipulate it. It had to follow established rules.
For example, it was used at the moment of awakening.
Then, there were…
From this mass of Destiny Power, two lines seemed to extend, representing two new 'established rules.'
One was related to…
The other was related to…
He closed his eyes and continued to study, trying to capture the ethereal intuition from the netherworld.
"Got it!"
His eyes suddenly opened, filled with joy.
"One is related to skills; it seems I can merge existing skills to create new ones."
"The other is related to drawing cards; I can sacrifice a ten-draw opportunity to get a single draw of a specified type."
Both were rather vague and lacked specific explanations.
Fang You could only explore them himself.
He started with skills.
He opened his skill list.
[Skills: Basic Swordsmanship (Transcendent to Saint), Palm Lightning (Transcendent to Saint), Bizarre Tracking (Transcendent to Saint), Detection (Transcendent to Saint), Basic Contemplation (Transcendent to Saint), Language Comprehension (Transcendent to Saint), Phantom Step (Peak), Invisible Hand (Peak), Guardian Field (Master), Crucible Quenching (Master), Gluttonous Body Forging (Expert), Empty Nether Contemplation (Proficient), Shadow Step, Healing Stream, Purify, North Wind Swordsmanship, Blade Slash, Copper Skin, Iron Bone, Steel Muscle Iron Bone, Giant Form, Lightning Split, Object Manipulation...]
Instructor Fang's skills couldn't be said to be few; they could only be said to be very, very numerous.
Worthy of the title of instructor.
The seed bank of Spark… Bah, the skill bank of Spark. He had learned most of them, and the remaining half, with his advancement to godhood, he could now easily master.
For example, green-level skills, if obtained for free and used, might be learned in a few hours.
But he had too many skills, and he was troubled by how to choose.
"I'll start with what I'm familiar with."
He closed his eyes, following a certain intuition, and saw clusters of skill light floating before him.
Wisps of destiny threads floated within them.
Fang You began to drag.
He dragged out a green light cluster and a blue light cluster.
[Ding!]
[Notification: Do you wish to merge 'Palm Lightning' and 'Invisible Hand'? This merge requires consuming 3,000 Destiny Points.]
[Notification: Skill fusion may not necessarily create higher-tier skills, and there is a chance of failure. The result is related to the level of the source skills and their compatibility.]
The familiar notification finally appeared.
Fang You pondered for a moment and chose to merge.
[Ding!]
[Notification: Skill fusion in progress...]
[Notification: Fusion complete. New skill 'Lightning Hand Seal (Blue)' created.]
Mysterious information seemed to be born out of nothing in his mind.
It was as he had predicted. This Lightning Hand Seal was the move he habitually used, but…
"Compared to the Lightning Great Hand Seal I use in my daily combos, this new skill is undoubtedly smoother, and the condensed hand seal has more texture, a qualitative leap!"
"Skill fusion is indeed as powerful as this!"
Having tasted the sweetness, Fang You began his second attempt.
[Notification: Do you wish to merge 'Palm Lightning (Green)', 'Invisible Hand (Blue)', 'Giant Form (Blue)'? This merge requires consuming 6,999 Destiny Points.]
[Notification: You have merged to create the new skill 'Thunder Great Hand Seal (Blue)'.]
Still blue level?
It was indeed much stronger, but Fang You was still somewhat disappointed.
His gaze swept over the skills, and he simulated various changes in his mind. After a while, he dragged out several skill light clusters.
[Notification: Do you wish to merge 'Thread Control (Blue)', 'Mind Steal (Blue)', 'Invisible Hand (Blue)', 'Bizarre Control (Blue)'? This merge requires consuming 25,000 Destiny Points.]
Four blue-level skills combined!
After a long while,
[Ding!]
[Notification: Fusion successful. You have created the new skill 'Puppet Manipulation Technique (Purple)'.]