Authority is the mark of the origin of the tenth realm.
It is difficult to say whether it is the existence that has condensed the fragments of authority that can be promoted to the tenth realm, or whether it is the qualification to wield authority after being promoted to the tenth realm.
Fang You did not know.
The old man Wu from the first trial ground could not give an answer.
All information related to authority could not be preserved through text, sound, or any other means.
Wu Tianzhu might know, but Old Man Wu, a mere wisp of Wu Tianzhu's divine sense, was forced to "forget" this part of the information due to the restrictions of heaven and earth rules.
"The further I go, the fewer reference points there will be, but it doesn't matter. I'll just charge forward."
The high-level cultivators of the ninth realm master laws.
When certain conditions are met and certain opportunities are triggered, one can have the chance to be promoted to the tenth realm.
Ascend to the pinnacle of the mysterious system.
Perhaps it is the pinnacle.
Various clues indicate that the mysterious system has only ten great tiers.
The followers of the evil gods are in the tenth realm, the top ancient gods are in the tenth realm, and the unspeakable evil gods also seem to be in the tenth realm.
But obviously, the gap between the tenth realm and the tenth realm might be greater than the gap between a dog and a high-level existence.
Weak tenth-realm existences are roughly like 'Nether Lords' and 'Lords of Spirits'.
Fang You could retreat safely in front of them.
Ordinary tenth-realm existences might be top ancient gods.
Moon Lord, Lord of Stars, Mother of Nature, Lord of Nine Seas, Endless Serpent... the names of the ancient beings he had confirmed so far surfaced in his mind.
He was not sure how great the gap was between top ancient gods and unspeakable evil gods.
But he had vaguely grasped the power and stages of the tenth realm.
Tenth-realm existences could wield authority and possessed divine power and true divine bodies.
The latter was standard for the tenth realm, with minor differences based on their foundation, but not a chasm. As for the former, it was likely the manifestation of the gap in the tenth realm.
"When a certain law is comprehended to the master level, one has the opportunity to condense fragments of authority. This is only the beginning of the path to wielding authority."
"Above the fragments of authority, continue to condense fragments, and one can gradually gather incomplete authority, until complete authority."
Fragments of authority, incomplete authority, complete authority.
This was the path of ascension for the tenth realm.
At first glance, it seemed similar to the improvement of law comprehension, merely a strengthened and high-spec version of laws. However, authority had the biggest difference from laws.
Uniqueness!
Fang You could possess profound comprehension of the Law of Destruction, and others could too.
But if a certain existence wielded the complete authority of destruction, other existences, no matter how high their comprehension of the Law of Destruction or how profound their cultivation, could not condense even a single fragment of authority.
Similarly, if an existence had condensed a fragment of authority.
Under the same authority, another existence could not complete the full authority.
One authority, one path, for one person to travel.
"However, tenth-realm existences are very rare, and there should be a large number of vacancies for authorities."
Among humans, the tenth-realm existences, excluding those who perished early and gods who ascended by faith in the old era, were only four beings whose origins had truly ascended to the tenth realm under the mysterious system.
The Radiant Emperor.
And the top three seats among the Nine Heavenly Pillars.
Among the top ancient gods and evil god factions, there were many more tenth-realm existences than humans, but they were still a handful.
As for the types of authorities...
He couldn't count them.
Laws related to 'fire' included burning, scorching, melting, exploding, brightness, and so on.
Any direction of ability could touch upon a law.
And any law was qualified to condense authority.
However, although authorities were as numerous as stars, root authorities were very few.
Condensing a certain authority to completion was far from the end of the tenth realm. Tenth-realm existences would use this authority as a foundation to step into root authority.
From the authority of burning, to the authority of fire.
From the authority of sharpness, to the authority of the sword.
From the authority of destruction, to the authority of thunder.
After that, just like condensing ordinary authority, one would go from fragments of root authority to incomplete root authority, and then to complete root authority.
Of course, lower-level laws were not limited to pointing to only one type of root law.
"Being able to wield a complete lower-level authority would roughly make one a top-tier expert among the tenth realm. Then, are the unspeakable evil gods beings who wield complete root authorities?"
He pondered, then shook his head.
The authorities wielded by evil gods were vastly different from those wielded by normal humans and ancient gods.
They leaned towards the negative.
The light in the hands of an evil god and the light in the hands of an ancient god, even if both were the authority of light, could be completely different in nature.
And...
"The authority wielded by the Scarlet Moon is related to 'light' and 'night', and the authority wielded by the Eternal Night Nether Lord also has a part of 'night'. These two conflict, meaning they cannot obtain complete root authority."
These were things that Fang You gradually understood as his realm improved.
"Perhaps the battles between unspeakable evil gods are related to the struggle for authority?"
He guessed.
He might not understand until he entered the tenth realm.
However, he had no idea how to reach the tenth realm.
Unlike demigods, there were no clear cultivation paths for high-level existences, nor was there a stage of "high-level perfection."
He opened his panel, and there was no "!" indicating a guideable opportunity.
"Perhaps I'll have to wait until I condense fragments of authority and nourish my body and soul with law power to a certain extent before this opportunity can be triggered?"
Fang You attempted to condense authority.
One day, two days, three days...
He had not even touched the threshold.
Fang You was not discouraged. Fragments of authority were not that easy to condense. Moreover, he was only at the high-level of the ninth realm, and it was expected that condensing authority would not be as easy as for a tenth-realm existence.
He had used up the Time Secret Realm for this year, but he still had ample time.
Instructor Fang was determined.
He would not leave seclusion until he condensed fragments of authority.
"Ding——"
Xiao Huan's knock alert sounded.
Fang You: "..."
He had already instructed that without important matters, Xiao Huan would not disturb him.
"There is indeed a major event, and it's good news~"
"The research on mass-producing legendary诡器 (guǐqì) has made breakthrough progress, but Sister Liu Shang said she needs Master's assistance."
He had just said he wouldn't leave seclusion until he condensed authority.
What else could he do? Of course, he had to go and see!
If they could develop a technology for mass-producing high-cost-performance legendary 诡器, the overall strength of the entire Spark could be greatly improved.
There was no other reason, legendary 诡器 were too rare.
Mythic-level existences were emerging in Spark like mushrooms after rain. Within the organization, mythic existences were almost reduced to 'minor experts', and those below the mythic level, who were only at the Six Senses realm, could only call themselves elites.
However, with so many mythic existences in the organization, a happy problem arose.
Legendary 诡器 were not enough.
Far from enough.
Spark could produce a few dozen legendary 诡器 per year.
The sources were Instructor Fang's card draws and Master Wang Chui's personal forging.
However, for Master Wang Chui to forge a legendary 诡器, he needed very precious main materials. These main materials were either legendary 诡物 (guǐwù) found by exploration personnel or legendary 诡器 embryonic forms produced by super oases.
The quantity of both was quite limited.
Master Wang Chui found it difficult to forge more legendary 诡器 due to a lack of materials.
Instructor Fang's card draws also had a very low probability of drawing legendary 诡器. The legendary items he drew were mostly skill cards and skill seeds.
Apart from these, the only way to obtain legendary 诡器 was to purchase them from established super oasis powers.
These super oases, which had a history of thousands of years or more, possessed deep foundations and also had surplus legendary 诡器.
But they were very expensive.
Purchasing from these powers was not cost-effective.
Spark lacked not just one, two, ten, or eight legendary 诡器.
If they relied on external purchases to fill this gap, Spark's wealth would be far from enough.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Spark organization was very wealthy, but this was only because Spark dared to spend money and had a relatively fast earning speed.
In terms of total wealth, Spark might not be able to compare with top hegemons like the Winterless Empire and the Blazing Lotus Empire... if treasures and supreme treasures were not counted.
The annual output of legendary 诡器 from Spark was much less than the number of newly promoted mythical beings.
If possible, Instructor Fang hoped to equip all mythical beings with legendary 诡器 to maximize their combat power.
For this purpose, Spark launched the 'Legendary 诡器 Mass Production Plan'.
They were searching for and researching main materials that could replace legendary 诡物 and legendary embryonic forms.
This was very difficult.
Ordinary legendary materials could not forge legendary 诡器. They could only be used as auxiliary materials.
And now, this plan had achieved a major breakthrough.
Fang You got up and headed to the destination.
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I am still typing and updating on New Year's Eve, which is really hard work for myself (hands on hips).
Ahem~
The updates after the New Year should not be too bad. Of course, the book has entered the late stage, and it is probably reasonable for the updates to be a little slower? ←_←
In short,
Happy New Year~!
I wish everyone good health, all the best, harmony, and wishes come true in the new year~
Finally, I wish for no pandemic in the new year!