But even so, he felt he needed to practice a few more tis.
More than ten minutes later, the churning wind and clouds surrounding Su Chen had practically transford into sharp blades. If any tal were to co close, it would instantly be sheared apart.
The veins on his forehead throbbed, and he was on the verge of losing control.
Until a certain mont, Su Chen's body trembled violently. The swirling clouds abruptly exploded into a cluster of white mist, but an invisible force imdiately drew it back, condensing it into a white fog dragon that coiled around his body.
[Cloud Dragon Body Tempering thod upgraded to its limit — Ability acquired — Cloud Shadow: When in motion, clouds and mist will follow, making the user difficult to track.]
Success!
"Thank goodness..."
Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief and opened his eyes. With a slight twitch of his fingers, the cloud dragon coiled around him moved in tandem. "That guidance was far too aggressive. It directly pushed the Cloud Dragon Body Tempering thod toward breaking its limits. If I had failed to control it, I would have failed completely."
Still feeling lingering dread, Su Chen studied his interface. 'So this is the benefit of breaking the limit...'
He rembered Qing Cang ntioning this when he previously asked about how to break the limits of a body tempering thod.
If a body tempering thod broke past its absolute limit, it would give birth to an enhancent ability that directly strengthened the user.
'It's a pity it costs so much ti and energy. With the interface, I just need to push it to the Master level to generate an enhancent ability. There's no need to pursue the absolute limit,' Su Chen thought, shaking his head.
To others, body tempering and ditation thods were simply tools to increase their developnt progress and et class requirents.
For instance, a top-tier class required five different training thods. Whether an enhancent ability would awaken depended entirely on a person's individual affinity and adaptability. There was virtually no past experience they could rely on.
This held true even within the Bronze Faction. Breaking the limit still had so rit for others.
But Su Chen was different. Thanks to his interface, everything he executed ran at a standard of absolute perfection. Naturally, enhancent abilities would awaken and beco part of his foundation.
Instead of wasting all that energy, he was better off advancing to the next tier as quickly as possible.
"Regardless, I finally broke the limit. I can finally take on the Might Adept class," Su Chen said, rubbing his hands together.
Striking while the iron was hot, and with all requirents t, he imdiately initiated the class advancent for the Might Adept.
In an instant, a gentle, warm current quietly surged from deep within his body. At first, it was as slow and subtle as a thawing mountain stream, but it soon split into thousands of tiny threads, spreading through his blood vessels to his limbs and bones.
Like a hot spring, it soaked into every part of him. His body absorbed the sweet rain like parched earth. His cells beca more active than ever before, undergoing microscopic changes that he couldn't directly observe.
"Phew..." Su Chen let out a sound that was almost a groan of pleasure, nearly tearing up. Every ti he had taken on a new class in the past, he had been tortured. He had almost never experienced sothing so comfortable.
As the warm current continued to seep into him, his skin gradually took on a translucent, jade-like luster.
[Might Adept class advancent successful. Class ability acquired — Might Domain: Skill proficiency acquisition speed increased by 50%]
[Extra reward acquired: Skill proficiency acquisition speed increased by an additional 25%]
Just as Su Chen expected, the class ability provided a 50% boost, and the extra reward added another 25%.
"Now, my talent level should be Crimson."
Su Chen took a testing device out of his spatial storage. The mont he placed his hands on it, a thick pillar of pinkish-red light shot up. It was incredibly rich and pleasing to the eye.
"Just as I thought," Su Chen said with a nod, feeling much more at ease. Walking around with a dual Dark Erald talent had been rather unsatisfactory.
[Might Adept class advancent successful. The Path of Ascension for the Immaculate One has been unlocked. Please use a Speck of Dawnfire to guide the fusion.]
The interface popped up once more. Su Chen scanned the text, his heart stirring.
Through roundabout questioning, he had asked Wan Chen and the others about this. The five base classes that enhanced one's talent were not uncommon within the Bronze Faction. Almost everyone tried to find a way to acquire them.
Because everyone's foundation and requirent completion rates varied, even if soone acquired all of them, the overall boost was usually just one talent level. Only a rare few managed to increase their talent by two levels.
Although rumor had it that these classes were interconnected and could potentially be forged into a Holy Class, no one had ever succeeded.
'There might be deeper secrets hidden within these classes. The Immaculate One will definitely elevate my talent further, but I wonder to what extent,' he pondered.
Su Chen couldn't help but speculate. The Path of Ascension for the Immaculate One was different from the Path of tamorphosis for the Life-Burner.
The latter required the Morning Star Fire, but this one only needed a Speck of Dawnfire.
'According to what Qing Cang said, this is likely the difference between an initial forging and a step-by-step progression,' Su Chen thought thoughtfully.
'Divine blood plus a special thod...'
He still had no clue what that special thod was. He would have to ask around once he arrived at the Faction.
'Judging from the passing remarks of Wan Chen and the others, forging a Holy Class after the fact—even an awakened one—is no simple task.'
His eyes flickered. 'Even if it's just a Speck of Dawnfire, it's still Dawnfire...'
He glanced at his interface again. [Spirit Word Law Lord: 67%]
[Calamity Warden: 60%]
[C-Rank Furnace Hundred Refinents Body Tempering thod — Novice: 80%]
[C-Rank Starlight Reflecting Sea ditation thod — Novice: 5%]
Not long ago, he had also leveled the Glazed Heart Lamp ditation thod up to the Master tier, awakening an ability called [Heart Lamp Visualization]
that provided a slight boost to his ntal resilience.
'Advancing to a Tier 5 class also needs to be put on the agenda...' Su Chen pondered.
In Yingfeng, the options for Tier 5 classes had dwindled significantly. This was especially true for mind-related classes; there were none related to lightning or fire, aning he wouldn't be able to benefit from any elental buffs.
'Once I reach the Faction, I need to pick body and mind classes related to lightning and fire. After that, I'll look into how to ignite the Dawnfire...' Su Chen established two primary goals.
Shortly after, he tried circulating his body tempering and ditation thods. Feeling the substantially increased developnt efficiency, he couldn't help but sigh. "The difference these talent levels make is truly staggering."
"We've arrived at the Faction!"
Upon receiving the notification, Su Chen left his quarters and made his way to the cockpit.
The flagship's cockpit was massive. The front was lined with thick, curved glass, offering an unobstructed panoramic view of the outside world.
The fleet had just erged from the Bronze Faction's stargate. Su Chen's eyelids twitched.
Directly ahead of them were three massive, clustered planets covered in densely packed tallic structures. Towering spires and overlapping platforms ford dizzying, three-dinsional cities, with countless aircraft darting through the concrete canyons.
Above them floated a tallic landmass. It lacked overly tall buildings, giving it an aura of returning to its natural, unadorned roots. A single bronze tower stood at its center.
That was the true core of the Bronze Faction. Wan Chen and the others usually called it the "Bronze Heart." As for the satellite cities below, they were re appendages.
However, what truly captured Su Chen's attention wasn't the Faction headquarters before him, but the brilliant light radiating from the other side. It was a dazzling sun.
"It's actually a sun..." he murmured, slightly dazed. Feeling the warm rays, he realized that despite being in this world for so long, this was the first ti he was truly seeing a sun.
Of course, in this world, it was more commonly referred to as the Fla.
"How... bizarre..." He looked around. At the limits of his vision, he could see various life-bearing planets of different colors slowly orbiting the Fla.
He had no idea how they managed the gravitational physics of it all—so many life-bearing planets jointly basking in the light of this single Fla.
"Bizarre?"
Wan Chen, standing beside him, was sowhat surprised. It was perfectly normal for Su Chen to be shocked or awestruck upon arriving at the Faction's headquarters for the first ti, but why call it bizarre?
What did "normal" look like in his mind?
The thought flashed through his mind, but it wasn't a major issue, so he quickly tossed it aside.
The ard fleet couldn't approach the Bronze Faction's headquarters either. For the next leg of their journey, they had to transfer to smaller spacecraft, and Lin Langtian needed to go hand over the fleet.
Qing Cang also had to leave first. "I need to store the spirituality first. I'll have Wan Chen take you to handle the procedures and register your identity information."
Storing spirituality was a top priority.
Su Chen naturally nodded. He boarded another spacecraft with Wan Chen, Lin Yue, Ming Lin, and the others, heading straight for the Faction's core.
"How incredibly magnificent..." Ming Lin muttered, standing by the window. The shock in his eyes hadn't faded since they arrived.
"Is the Ancient King on there too?" Su Chen asked, looking at the giant, seemingly endless tallic floating island drawing nearer.
"No," Wan Chen shook his head, turning to point at the dazzling sun. "The Ancient King is up there."
"He lives on the Fla?" Su Chen clicked his tongue in amazent. Although they called it a Fla, its temperature shouldn't be much different from an actual sun.
"It's the Ancient King's Palace," Wan Chen clarified. "It's just too far away to see."
"Oh." Su Chen nodded in realization. There were no aircraft directly over the Bronze Heart, so their ship had to dock at the port.
The staff in charge handled the transfer. After glancing at the data, their expressions stiffened slightly. They swept a look of surprise over the group before locking their gazes onto Su Chen.
Curiosity, appraisal, scrutiny—all sorts of emotions flickered in their eyes, but they didn't utter a word, completing the transfer thodically.
"The people in the Faction shouldn't be unfamiliar with you," Wan Chen whispered by his side. "Hu Qi's death wasn't a trivial matter. It implicated a lot of people."
"Tsk..." Su Chen clicked his tongue, his expression unreadable. Leaving the spaceport, Wan Chen led them down the main avenue. The buildings on either side looked very simple, as if they were just roughly forged from tal.
Most of the people living here were middle and high-ranking mbers of the Faction, so they passed quite a few people along the way.
So didn't pay much attention at first, but their expressions subtly shifted when they caught sight of Wan Chen and the rest.
Just like the staff, they swept their gazes over the group, finally landing on Su Chen before quickly looking away. However, their footsteps slowed considerably as they covertly sized him up.
"That's Su Chen. He's finally arrived..."
"The new Star Seed. To go straight from a barren planet to becoming one of the core figures of the Faction... that kind of luck is heaven-defying."
"The Ancient King even killed Hu Qi for him..."
'Tier 6, Tier 6, Tier 7, and that one's probably Tier 8...' Su Chen thought, clicking his tongue as he sensed the life auras of the crowd around him.
Their ultimate destination was the bronze tower at the core.
Su Chen's identity as a Star Seed had not yet been registered. He didn't just need to leave his identity information, but also all his biotric data and a ntal imprint.
Only then would he be granted access to the various facilities within the Bronze Faction.
Ming Lin felt sowhat uncomfortable. Far too many people had been staring at them along the way, and every single one of them was stronger than his teacher.
So were even calling their friends over. Su Chen's na had spread three months ago, but the man himself was only arriving now.
Whether they were from the lower, middle, or upper echelons, they were all filled with curiosity and various unspeakable thoughts regarding the young man before them.
Though he was the center of attention the entire way, it was limited to just staring. Even if so scoffed in disdain, not a single person jumped out to cause trouble or pick a fight. He couldn't even hear their discussions.
"It seems the Ancient King's show of force truly intimidated so people. I thought for sure soone would jump out to start sothing."
Lin Yue remarked from the side. Lan Hao simply kept his head down, deep in his own unknown thoughts.
After spending quite a bit of ti traversing the main avenue, they finally arrived in front of the bronze tower.
Beneath the tower lay a plaza where nurous figures were already gathered. Countless gazes zeroed in on them; these were all people who had heard the news and rushed over specifically to catch a glimpse.
"Let's go," Wan Chen said, glancing up. "Once you register your identity information, you'll be a bona fide Star Seed of the Faction."
Buzz— Su Chen nodded, but before the group could take more than a couple of steps, a loud humming noise echoed out, accompanied by the rattling of chains. His gaze was drawn to a massive bronze-colored stele not too far away. It was roughly a hundred ters tall and was currently shaking violently.
Waves of golden light surged across its surface. A sizable crowd had already gathered at the base of the stele, and a lone figure could be seen standing right in front of it.
The sudden commotion drew gasps of astonishnt from the crowd, sparking widespread discussion. It seed to significantly dampen their curiosity about Su Chen, and they flocked toward the stele.
"Is that... Qin Tianlin?" Wan Chen frowned. He took a closer look and spoke with uncertainty.
"Qin Tianlin?" Su Chen's heart skipped a beat as he watched the massive crowd gathering around.
"What is that thing?" he asked, looking at the tallic stele. Due to his angle, he could only see its side.
"That is the Ancient King Stele," Wan Chen explained.
"The Ancient King Stele?"
"It possesses a certain screening chanism," Wan Chen explained, his tone laced with deep reverence. "Those acknowledged by the Ancient King Stele have, without exception, been figures of pivotal importance in the history of the Faction."
"Oh?" Su Chen's eyes flickered.
Lin Yue chid in, "Being acknowledged by it doesn't guarantee you'll beco an Ancient King, but if you aren't acknowledged by it, you absolutely cannot beco an Ancient King. That's why it bears the na."
Wan Chen continued, "The last person to gain its acknowledgnt was Venerable Qin Yun. Qin Tianlin has been trying for years. So say he will be the next one, and looking at it now, his chances are indeed quite high."
While the two were speaking, the golden light flowing over the stele gradually faded.
"Isn't this the phenonon of being acknowledged?" Su Chen asked.
"Not even close. Over the years, he has triggered an anomaly at least three tis, but they were just anomalies," Wan Chen said, shaking his head. However, a sudden realization hit him.
This didn't seem like a coincidence. Could Qin Tianlin have intentionally chosen this exact mont to co here?
"What qualifications are required to gain its acknowledgnt?" Su Chen asked, narrowing his eyes.
"Who knows?" Wan Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head. Seeing Su Chen about to step forward, his expression changed slightly, and he urged, "Let's go register your information first."
If Su Chen took the initiative to approach, it might stir up unnecessary trouble.
"I'm just going to take a look." Su Chen didn't march straight into the gathered crowd; instead, he circled around, making his way toward the front of the Ancient King Stele from the periphery.
Engraved upon the bronze-colored tallic stele were rows of pale golden, special textual symbols. It was a language Su Chen had never seen before. Each symbol appeared to be constantly shifting, with flowing light dissipating from their edges.
It resembled a Holy Word Stone, yet it felt sowhat different.
But the very instant he took in its complete form, his interface unfurled before his eyes. [Special class discovered — Primary Candidate: Class advancent available upon completing the requirents.]
[Class Requirent 1: Learn the class advancent information (Completed)]
Su Chen was taken aback. There was actually only a single requirent.
He truly never expected that right after arriving at the Faction, his hard work and diligence would already begin bearing fruit.
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