Chapter 678: Chapter 286 The Special Features of the Instance (6k)
"Only lv.87 at Tier Six? You’ve broken through but not fully? What’s going on?"
But soon, Bai Yi discovered the special ability within the talent.
The name of the talent immediately sparked numerous speculations in Bai Yi’s mind. Excluding certain specific terms, the main aspect revolves around relying on some special force to break through the limitation of the 8th Rank, allowing advancement ahead of time so that levels can continue to increase.
This ability made her immediately think of her own ability that lets beings break through ahead of time; she herself is actually in a similar situation, inherently only Tier Six, but reached the power of Tier Seven by forceful advancement using superpower.
Is it simply unique to this Prophet, or is this how everyone in this world operates?
Though she originally envisioned that this world might not be as powerful as the Starry Sky—after all, it’s just one world in the vast Starry Sky—if it possessed powers stronger than the Starry Sky yet ended up confined to the planet, it would be unreasonable.
Moreover, if this method could be researched and principles derived, could it be applied to the group under her command to help them break through the Tier Seven limit?
Even if it’s just a level breakthrough without the qualitative change of Tier Seven, it’s still good.
From her own two breakthroughs, she has already gained some understanding of the essence of Tier Seven, approximately a process of soul elevation, enhancing the soul’s essence under certain power to gain some priority.
And the principle behind her ability to force breakthroughs in others is similar, except her own advancement is akin to climbing up with effort, whereas her ability forcefully pushes people up through the special aspects of Spiritual Power.
These are the calculations she made while studying belief systems.
Originally, her intention was to research the priority of belief, as understanding these fundamental pieces of information is necessary for studying the technology of Power of Faith.
Previously, tests weren’t conducted due to lacking means and insight, but now having gained sufficient power, she must certainly put it to use.
Ultimately, testing confirmed that this thing belongs to the layer between the soul and reality—a type of energy, existing lower relative to the soul but higher relative to reality.
The explanation thus shows why the priority of soul armament surpasses that of the Power of Faith, and compared to normal usage, Power of Faith ranks higher than Magic Power.
But now, both for the Power of Faith and the truth of advancement, they are just her speculations. The most important thing for her presently is to first confirm the power hierarchy of this world to plan the subsequent tasks.
"Do other 8th Rank beings in this world break through using the same method as you?"
The Forest Elf Prophet was taken aback, not expecting Bai Yi to ask this question right off the bat, replied instinctively:
"Yes, but our Forest Elves have a rather special breakthrough method, relying on the legacy of Elf Forest, allowing each generation to produce a Tier Eight like me.
However, the Empire’s Mages and warriors are different; they achieve advancement through Mage and monster materials, and the origin of the latter stems from demons that descend every thousand years...
Speaking of which, I am quite amazed; I originally thought you were only Tier Six upon your return, but it appears you have reached Tier Seven and even rival those at Tier Eight." Grazi smiled.
Bai Yi was initially worried upon hearing that her method of breakthrough was special but relaxed upon realizing it was only somewhat unusual.
If others were advancing in a Starry Sky-style normal manner, she would absolutely leave immediately, not returning until she reached the 8th Rank.
Darn it, if the Maga Empire had Tier Eight beings everywhere, and defeating a demon plunged the entire country into chaos, there’s no point.
Even filling her entire territory wouldn’t be enough waste.
By comparison, the gains in this world aren’t worth her wasting time; if it were true, she’d be better off focusing on managing the Starry Sky!
Luckily, the current situation has improved significantly; though they are Tier Eight, without the qualitative transformation of a Tier Eight, they are at most particularly formidable Elite Monsters, still beatable!
Sighing in relief, Bai Yi continued asking:
"Originating from the demon? Tell me more, and what about the 9th Rank, how do they ascend in this world?"
"This is a long story; to put it simply, advancing to Tier Eight requires using certain items to break through restraints, and among those demons, there are particularly powerful individuals whose body parts can serve as these items.
This method was discovered after the first demon descent; back then, our Forest Elves were a rare force capable of reaching Tier Eight, but alas now...
As for Tier Nine, you surely guessed—it involves the core of those great demons. Upon mastering the core, one gains unparalleled power, truly achieving ability transformation!
Most notably, their abilities become difficult to influence by others, and countering their attacks consumes more Magic Power.
However, conversely, because Tier Nine advances depend on these cores, post-advancement, their abilities face constraints, like Magga who founded the Empire; his ability is Ice Series."
"Core, Abnormal Object?"
Bai Yi instantly thought of something very similar to this description.
Isn’t this extremely similar to the way she previously absorbed Abnormal Objects?
Back in the 4th Rank, she utilized a Tier Five-level [Forest Elf] to prematurely advance to Tier Five, proving that if the method is correct, barriers can indeed be broken through.
It’s just that back then she had panel restrictions and lacked corresponding methods for advancement.