His eyes flickered with anticipation as he began to scan the Exploits of his collected manuals.
The first one he checked was his highest-ranked physical technique, a Rank 11 Peak-tier manual. It had 300 billion Exploits—short of Lance’s goal. After reconstruction, it would only reach Rank 12. Lance had realized that at higher levels, it was rare for a single repair to jump four or five ranks. The more advanced a technique was, the more "perfect" it already was, leaving less room for explosive growth.
He moved to the second physical technique. Fifty million Exploits. Better than so, but still not enough.
Lance continued his search, moving from Rank 11 Peak-tier down through the standard Rank 11 techniques. He combed through dozens of manuals. He found one with over 100 billion Exploits, which would reach Immortal Grade after reconstruction and the system’s bonus rank, but Lance felt that using his rare opportunity on a re trillion Exploits was a waste.
He kept digging, moving from Rank 11 Low-grade down to Rank 10. At Rank 10, the sheer volu of manuals increased to several thousand.
As he sifted through the mountain of data, he finally struck gold. He found several techniques with two or three trillion Exploits. To Lance, the starting rank didn't matter; the total number of Exploits was the only tric of quality. In fact, a lower starting rank was better, as it made reaching the Perfect level of mastery much easier.
"Wait... what about this one?!"
His eyes suddenly locked onto a specific manual.
Mad God’s Body: Rank 10, Mid-grade.
Exploits: 33 Trillion.
Description: A powerful technique created by the God-King Class powerhouse, Ares. Due to extre requirents—requiring a Constitution of at least 10th-turn—the user’s flesh will rapidly dissolve upon activation.
The higher the cultivation level, the faster the dissolution. If the opponent is not killed before the body is completely destroyed, the user will burn to ash. Consequently, it is ranked as Rank 10, Mid-grade. The technique has six layers; with each layer, the physical strength doubles while the burn rate increases.
At the Sixth Layer, the user gains 32x physical strength.
Lance’s eyes lit up. Thirty-three trillion Exploits! If he reconstructed this to its limit, there was no telling how powerful it would beco.
He also noticed that this technique functioned similarly to Celestial Fiend Blood Evasion; both sacrificed flesh and blood for a massive power boost. Theoretically, he could only use one such "sacrificial" technique at a ti.
If they could be stacked, he could use Celestial Fiend Blood Evasion to burn his health, heal it in seconds, then stack another multiplier on top of it to reach thousands or tens of thousands of tis his base strength. That simply wasn't realistic. You could only practice one technique of a specific "type" for it to be effective.
Without any further hesitation, he chose this manual.
It was a no-brainer. One technique had only reached Rank 10 after being repaired and pushed past its limits, while the other started at Rank 10 from the very beginning.
As long as Lance trained this new technique to the Perfect stage, he could use a Reconstruction Quota to fix it directly into the Immortal Class!
They weren't even in the sa league. While he could eventually upgrade his Abyssal Blood Escape to the Eternal Rank through repeated evolutions, the amount of Reconstruction Quotas required would be astronomical. Furthermore, raising the limits of high-level techniques required Lance’s own realm to reach a certain threshold.
In other words, Lance wouldn't be able to boost his strength through that thod in the short term.
Of course, he would still continue to upgrade Abyssal Blood Escape, as it enhanced both his physical Constitution and his Soul strength.
Moreover, he desperately needed the blood-escape multiplier it provided!
Even if the effects didn't stack, he wanted to experint. Perhaps there would be so kind of resonance or additive effect.
With that thought, Lance imdiately utilized his newly divided consciousnesses to begin cultivating the Berserk God’s Physique.
By the ti he had finished selecting his body-refining technique, Lance had already pushed his Soul Splitting technique to the third floor, allowing him to partition his mind into eight independent consciousnesses.
Lance didn't just stop at the Berserk God’s Physique; he simultaneously began practicing array formations, spear techniques, and movent arts.
Anything that could be trained was added to his ntal queue.
Yet, even with all that, Lance realized that one or two of his consciousnesses were still sitting idle.
"My collection of techniques and skills is still too small. This Soul Splitting technique has a staggering 300 billion Exploits. Once it’s undergone Reconstruction, the number of consciousnesses I’ll be able to manifest will likely be in the hundreds..."
"In theory, I could practice hundreds of martial arts at once. If those extra consciousnesses stay dormant, they won't help speed up my other techniques, so I might as well pick up more skills."
"Besides, I can add Alchemy, Blacksmithing, and chanics to the list. With this ability and an Innate Law Body, it would be a waste not to beco a total polymath."
Lance rubbed his chin and made his decision. He would gather as many martial arts as possible; after all, it wouldn't cost him any extra ti.
Having a diverse arsenal would ensure he remained invincible regardless of the situation.
Lance had heard that so supre powerhouses were incredibly picky when choosing successors. So would only consider those who used swords, or those who fought with their fists.
Others specifically sought out Alchemists or Subspace Engineers!
Because of these restrictive conditions, many geniuses were disqualified before they even had a chance to prove themselves in the trials.
Lance refused to let that happen. He didn't necessarily care about the inheritance itself, but he wouldn't tolerate being told he wasn't qualified.
Without further hesitation, Lance began a frenzied search through the available martial arts.
Ultimately, he selected over a dozen different types of techniques: spear arts, fist arts, saber arts, sword arts, hamr techniques, leg techniques...
He picked a technique for nearly every weapon type imaginable. Thanks to The Umbra Sovereign’s massive hoard, every single one of them possessed at least a trillion Exploits.
While he might not have the Reconstruction Quotas to repair them all right now, that didn't an he wouldn't have them in the future.
His primary spear technique, the Great Devastation Spear Art, possessed a terrifying 13 trillion Exploits.
In addition, Lance chose a movent technique: Nine Heavens Instant Flash, which had 8 trillion Exploits.
For defense—targeting both his Soul and physical body—he chose the Great Solar Golden Body, which boasted 7 trillion Exploits.
Once these three core techniques reached the Perfect stage and were reconstructed, they would beco his most formidable assets.
At that point, his power would skyrocket once again.
Beyond martial arts, Lance also downloaded the foundational knowledge for nine powerful auxiliary professions, including Subspace Engineer, Alchemist, chanist, and Runemaster.
He transferred all of this data directly into his mind.
System Alert: Congratulations! Your Soul Splitting technique has reached the Perfect stage. You can now manifest 16 independent consciousnesses!
The system prompt echoed in his head. Since it was only a Rank 9 technique, reaching the Perfect stage was trivial for Lance, especially since he had spent over an hour just browsing through the library.
"System, repair the Exploits for both Soul Splitting and Frenzied Absorption!"
Lance didn't hesitate to give the order.
System Alert: Command accepted. Detecting 300 billion Exploits for Soul Splitting and 200 billion Exploits for Frenzied Absorption. Comncing Reconstruction!
The system responded instantly.
BOOM!
A torrential flood of mories surged into Lance’s mind like a breaking dam. In an instant, two entirely new, high-level cultivation thods took root in his consciousness.
Because he had already perfected the previous versions, he mastered these new iterations the mont they appeared.
System Alert: Congratulations! Your Soul Splitting technique has evolved to the World Lord Class. It has reached the eighth floor. At its limit, you can manifest 256 independent consciousnesses!
System Alert: Congratulations! Your Frenzied Absorption technique has evolved to the World Lord Class. CON energy absorption speed has increased by 256 tis! Soul absorption speed has increased by 128 tis!
Two consecutive alerts chid in Lance’s mind.
"Two hundred and fifty-six consciousnesses? That many?! Doesn't that an I can practice 256 different techniques at once?"
Lance couldn't help but grin.
That many minds would be more than enough for his current needs.
As for Frenzied Absorption, it had jumped two entire major ranks. His cultivation speed had more than tripled, lining up perfectly with his earlier estimates.
Previously, Lance could gain 4 million CON points per minute; now, that number had surged to over 13 million.
His Soul growth, which had been 2.5 million per minute, now reached a staggering 8 million per minute!
This speed was terrifying even for soone at Lance’s level. 13 million a minute ant 780 million in a single hour.
Lance didn't waste a second, imdiately letting his body enter an automated cultivation state.
Simultaneously, he deployed over thirty consciousnesses to practice eighteen different weapon techniques, ten different professions, and his remaining core cultivation thods.
Fortunately, Lance possessed the Holographic Simulation Space. His consciousness split into dozens of distinct entities within the martial arena, training with frantic intensity.
Lance’s wild actions did not escape Blake’s notice. Standing nearby, the avatar watched everything.
Seeing Lance training more than ten different techniques, martial arts, and professions all at once, Blake was utterly floored.
"Ahem... Master, I know you have Soul Splitting, but can your Soul actually handle this many tasks at once? The more you train simultaneously, the higher the ntal load. It puts an imnse strain on your Soul!"
Blake finally couldn't hold back as he watched Lance sink deeper into his trance-like state.
No matter how many minds he had, Lance only had one body.
This was exactly why Soul Splitting techniques were usually capped at Rank 9; there was no point in dividing the mind further if the practitioner couldn't handle the strain. Most people rarely used more than four consciousnesses at a ti.
Having organized all his tasks, Lance slowly opened his eyes.
"I’m well aware of the risks. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
The corners of Lance’s mouth curled into a slight smile as he slowly stood up.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The mont he rose, his entire skeleton erupted in a series of violent pops.
Fissures tore open across Lance’s skin, only to be instantly knitted back together by his regenerative powers. The sight made Blake swallow hard.
What on earth was Lance practicing? Or what kind of constitution did he have to possess such a terrifying physical recovery speed?
System Alert: Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked Sword Art Mastery. Current Rank: Novice (0/100)
System Alert: Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked Blade Arts! Current Level: Novice (Initial Stage) (0/100)
System Alert: Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked Fist Arts! Current Level: Novice (Initial Stage) (0/100)
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System Alert: Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked Sub-profession: Alchemist. Current Level: Tier 1, Low Grade (0/100)
System Alert: Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked Sub-profession: Subspace Engineer. Current Level: Tier 1, Low Grade (0/100)
System Alert: Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked Sub-profession: Array Master. Current Level: Tier 1, Low Grade (0/100)
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System Alert: Congratulations! Your Cultivation thod: Berserk God Body has reached Novice!
System Alert: Congratulations! Your War Art: Nine Heavens Instant Flash has reached Novice!
System Alert: Congratulations! Your War Art: Great Destruction Spear Art has reached Novice!
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Lance had only been standing for a few seconds when a relentless barrage of notifications began to roar frantically inside his mind.
Listening to the cascading alerts, Lance sighed with a mix of awe and excitent. "Holy sht... the cheats really are starting to kick in!"
"It's a sha that these cultivation thods and war arts only hit Novice this quickly," he mused. "Once they hit Proficient or Expert, reaching Perfect is going to take a long ti. But I don’t have any other options right now. I’ll just have to wait until tomorrow and see how things go."
Lance felt a touch of helplessness at the thought. However, his other sub-professions and technical skills should be able to catch up to his current Array Master and Spear Art levels before tomorrow morning.
"I'll just let the cultivation run on its own for now. Right, it's about ti I dealt with The Void-kin!"
The mory of The Void-kin finally resurfaced in Lance's mind.
"Start the ship and prepare to head for The Phantom Sector," Lance said calmly, glancing toward Blake.
"Understood. The ship is preparing for takeoff. Navigation target: The Phantom Sector!"
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