"Destiny's Savior (Triple Awakening)"
"Physique: 24.9+12.3"
"Spirit: 13+10.6"
"Mystic: 8266!" (Click to view awakening conditions!)
"Life Energy: Negligible"
"Skills: Basic Swordplay (Peak), Palm Thunder (Peak), Eerie Tracking (Master), Basic Contemplation (Master), Illusionary Void Steps (Expert), Shadow Steps (Proficient), Healing Water (Proficient), Purify (Proficient), Blade Slash, Bronze Skin, Iron Bones, ..."
His status panel was quite impressive, with many skills being introductory ones learned while teaching newcomers in dungeons or alternate timelines.
Thanks to these skills, his overall attributes had seen a dramatic improvement compared to when he first achieved his Triple Awakening.
The increase in Physique stemmed from Basic Swordplay, Type II Stamina Elixir, daily gravity chamber training, and the supportive talent aura of his Black Blade elder brother.
The bulk of the improvement came from Basic Swordplay, which increased Physique by 4 units from Master to Peak, and would grant another 8 units from Peak to Transcendence. He was now not far from reaching the maximum of "Transcendent Sacred" in Basic Swordplay.
Spirit improvement was similar, mainly derived from Basic Contemplation. Additionally, skills like Palm Thunder, Eerie Tracking, Illusionary Void Steps, and Healing Water also contributed to Spirit power boosts upon reaching higher proficiency levels.
While the increase from a single skill was not substantial, he possessed a large number of them!
He had mastered over a dozen, and more would come in the future. Now, he finally felt qualified to call himself a mentor.
"These skills do not grant infinite Spirit power. If one learns a second skill of the same category, the improvement gained would be negligible."
For example, Palm Thunder was an offensive skill. If he learned Blade Slash, even if he improved it, it would only boost his Spirit power slightly.
However, the first skill of each different category could still bring significant gains.
Eerie Tracking, Illusionary Void Steps, and Healing Water all belonged to different categories with distinct training focuses, thus contributing to Spirit power.
Bronze Skin and Iron Bones were also different from the aforementioned skills. However, mastering these skills focused more on body tempering, and their breakthroughs would primarily enhance Physique.
It was precisely because of these skills, his relentless training day and night, and a few special methods, that he was able to make such rapid progress.
He possessed a foundation far exceeding that of ordinary Triple Awakeners.
It was so magnificent that he couldn't help but admire it.
"As expected of me."
He clicked the exclamation mark next to his Mystic value to check the conditions for the Fourth Awakening.
During his Triple Awakening, he needed a combined attribute value of 20. At that time, he had only slightly exceeded it. He assumed the conditions for the Fourth Awakening would be infinitely more demanding.
Even Yi Yueluoxi, who came from a place like the Great Oasis, admitted that the Fourth Awakening was extremely difficult.
"Ding!"
"Notification: Upon meeting the conditions of 'Mystic value greater than or equal to 8000,' 'Combined attribute value greater than or equal to 40,' and 'Meticulous control over body and energy (Tier 1 Control),' you can proceed with the Fourth Guided Awakening."
"Note: If conditions two and three are not met, you can also attempt awakening by burning Mystic, but the success rate will be very low."
"Notification: Current conditions are met. Do you wish to start Guided Awakening? This guidance will cost 100 Mystic Crystals and 66 Destiny Points. The base success rate for this awakening is 66%. If you meet condition four, 'located within a special area that can suppress Mystic,' the success rate can be increased to a certain extent."
After reading the conditions for the Fourth Awakening, Fang You was silent for a moment.
He slowly typed two words: That's it?
"My Physique alone is close to forty points, and my combined attributes have even reached 60.8, far exceeding the requirements for the Fourth Awakening."
"My meticulous control over my body and energy is also far beyond."
"The Fourth Awakening is actually this simple."
No, to be precise, it wasn't that the Fourth Awakening was easy, but that his foundation was too robust.
When he had just achieved his Triple Awakening, there was still a significant gap before reaching a combined attribute value of 40. This gap was difficult to fill through daily exercise alone; it would take years, along with suitable training facilities and adequate nutrition.
He, however, not only benefited from the gravity field and Black Blade's amplification during training but also cultivated numerous skills. He had spent countless days and nights fighting in the cultivation space. Just mastering 'Basic Swordplay' to the Peak level required 121 white-grade cultivation cards, 4 green-grade, and 1 blue-grade.
Converting these cultivation cards to time, it would be at least several decades.
To cultivate swordplay to the master realm of Peak level without sleep for decades would be the only way, and that was assuming one had considerable talent.
Director Huang, Director Tang, and the Rakshasa Captain had none of them cultivated their boxing or gunnery skills to the Peak level.
"So, it's not that the Fourth Awakening is too easy, it's that I am too strong."
"So strong that the base success rate not only didn't drop but increased, surpassing the rates during my Second and Third Awakenings. Not to mention, this time I also have the aid of elixirs and the inheritance ground."
He couldn't even imagine how he could fail.
Bah... Can't tempt fate. Stay steady, stay steady.
...
Fang You began to adjust his state, preparing for the awakening.
He also checked the status panels of other apostles. Besides him, An Jianyou had accumulated the highest Mystic value, having just reached 8000 Mystic. As for the other conditions—An Jianyou's combined attributes were not as exaggerated as his, but still very stable.
She also possessed skills like Basic Bladeplay, Eerie Control, Spirit Impact, and Shadow Steps.
His Black Blade elder brother's Mystic accumulation was a bit lower, currently just over 6000.
Under his arrangement, Black Blade, An Jianyou, Yi Luoxi, and Xing Jinglei had successively attempted to grind monsters at the edge of the secret realm.
Xing Jinglei was relatively weaker, and his methods were not suitable for mass killing, so he was the first to be dismissed.
He was now honestly working on clearing the "wild monsters" in the forest.
Yi Luoxi's mass-killing methods were indeed the best among the "Flicker" group, but she was too fragile. Without Fang You's protection, she might have perished on the spot. Yi Luoxi's spell consumption was also considerable. She had not trained many times yet, and her current accumulation was less than that of Black Blade elder brother.
Black Blade and An Jianyou were both capable fighters with good endurance.
However, Black Blade elder brother's endurance was based on killing one eerie creature with a single strike... Of course, Black Blade could also unleash a forty-meter-long blood-red blade aura, obliterating dozens of eerie creatures with one slash, but doing so would result in the life energy absorbed by the Evil-Slaying Great Blade being far insufficient to cover the consumption.
In terms of area damage, Black Blade elder brother was ultimately weaker.
Only An Jianyou,
For single target kills, she had the four-star eerie monster, the Laughing Wooden Doll.
For mass kills, she had the White Bone Knight, the Three-Combine Eerie Lantern, the Stitch Monster, and other large-scale eerie creatures. During monster grinding, An Jianyou would hide inside the secret realm herself, letting her summoned creatures charge into the gray mist to kill enemies.
Her efficiency was very high, and she was extremely safe.
The secret realm training ground seemed to be tailor-made for An Jianyou.
"An Jianyou's base success rate is already much lower than mine. It's better to let this mentor awaken first. That way, I can impart some experience to Sister An, so she doesn't fail again and again."
...
That afternoon.
The use of the Inheritance Ground was temporarily suspended, freeing up an entire area. Fang You sat alone in meditation within it.
He glanced up at the stone monument behind him, inscribed with names. He took a deep breath.
First, he closed his eyes and performed a round of Basic Contemplation, then drank the highest quality Calming Elixir personally crafted by Yin Ling.
His mind was perfectly tranquil, like an ancient, unchanging pool.
The next moment,
Guidance... begins!
This was the first time he had guided himself after his authority was upgraded!
Compared to guiding Yin Ling, Wang Chui, and others, his own guidance experience was clearer.
He descended into the abyss as before, maintaining his composure, observing the specific energies of Destiny Points and Mystic Crystals as they transformed during the guidance.
Profound and mysterious, like threads of destiny rippling around him.
Simultaneously, a transformation began within his body.
Mystic and his body collided and merged, and he could hear the piercing roars of eerie creatures.
It was extremely painful, yet Fang You's expression remained unchanged. Using the power of Guided Awakening, he seemed to be observing himself from a third-person perspective.
Observing the changes within his body.
Mystic continuously integrated, spreading throughout his limbs and bones. Some areas were lighter in color, some darker, and in some places, the Mystic seemed to be alive, constantly wriggling.
It was resisting, it was mutating.
If the Mystic broke through his body, or if the energy within became imbalanced, it would undoubtedly mean the failure of the awakening. The chaotic energy and the contamination of eerie creatures would lead to the death of a powerful Triple Awakener.
"Conversely, as long as the internal Mystic is suppressed and this round of transformation is endured until the end, it signifies the successful completion of the Fourth Awakening, and one will transcend to the Non-Human level."
"However, there are differences between success and success."
Some people achieve a勉强 success (barely successful).
Some people achieve a perfect success.
With his robust foundation and the protection of Destiny's guidance, Fang You was undoubtedly the latter.
He continuously observed and regulated the Mystic within him, calming the wriggling Mystic, and gradually balancing the deep and shallow areas.
Until they were identical.
The fusion of Mystic was not one bit more, nor one bit less! It remained this way, transforming, for a long time...
"Ding!"
"Notification: You have completed the Fourth Awakening. Your awakening ability cap has been greatly increased. Physique +20, Spirit +12."
"Notification: Due to the incredibly perfect fusion of Mystic during your breakthrough ritual of a major tier, you have received additional enhancements. Physique +5, Spirit +5."
"Notification: You have entered the Fourth Awakening. Your awakened abilities can now be developed into an 'Explosive State.' Further development is up to you to discover."
The breakthrough was perfect, as natural and logical as flowing water.
His body after the breakthrough felt no discomfort or abnormality, and he heard no whispers.
He felt refreshed, his internal power surging endlessly. His spiritual energy felt capable of stirring up hurricanes, and the trajectories of dust motes floating a hundred meters away were clearly visible in his eyes. The vast novel network.
As his senses spread out, the colors of the world became even clearer, and the range of his belief convergence continuously expanded.
One kilometer.
Two kilometers.
Ten kilometers.
In his normal state, the range of his belief perception was a full ten kilometers! Various colored light clusters appeared, brilliant like a starry sky.
"And the explosive state, this can be considered the hallmark of the Fourth Awakening's Non-Human level."
"This hallmark requires continuous development of one's abilities to unlock it, but..."
Fang You did not use 'Ability Cultivation Cards.' His powerful energy control, along with the high proficiency level of his various skills, greatly aided in the development and application of his abilities.
In just a moment, he had grasped the essence of it.