855 Spirit Weapon—Resha
State of Unity!
What exactly did it mean? And why did it signify the ceiling of power a cultivator on a Continent could attain? Most of all, why was it feared the most?
In simpler terms, the answer could be revealed through the basics of the power system employing Prana. There were four stages: Spirit, Body, Life, and Transcendence.
Spirit Stage was an exclusive of the Free Human, a product exclusive to Sumatra. On this continent, Spirit Stage showcased the aspect of the mind; Body Stage the aspect of the body; Life Stage the aspect of the soul.
Finally, Transcendence was to transcend the limitations. It was where the three aspects fuse to birth a whole new level of power. Those who had succeeded in this became immortals with infinite lifespans, wielding power incomprehensible to cultivators. Such beings were termed Transcendents.
In other Continents, the logic of Natures was as follows: body aspect for the Primary Nature, mind aspect for the Secondary Nature, and soul aspect for the Tertiary Nature.
When these three Natures work in perfect sync, it results in the State of Harmony, which is the strongest state a cultivator could achieve and exist in the category of. Their power conformed to the power system of their respective Continent.
However, when the three Natures are treated as a part of a whole, and their fusion resulted in a whole new power, that was the State of Unity, a power available to the Transcendents.
In essence, the State of Unity was a way through which a cultivator could unleash a power on the level of a Transcendent. Power here didn't mean brute strength, but authority, one capable of killing a Transcendent.
The Transcendent Prana of a Transcendent was extremely toxic to everyone other than the source. If a unit of it were to fall on a continent, the sheer influence it generates would mutate the natives in an entire region beyond the level controllable by Prana.
It was like cancer, causing mass death to the living beings and destruction to the terrain. The influence would permeate and continue radiating off the region, making it a death zone permanently.
Minor Treasures could influence living beings and Major Treasures the terrain. The State of Unity was pretty much a Transcendent's power. And hence, like radiation, it would exist forever and keep infecting everything in its range to birth more of its kind. It was kind of like a radioactive influence.
Of course, in other Continents with a developed power system, there were methods to guard against the State of Unity. The simplest approach would be to counter the influence of a State of Unity by another State of Unity.
The second approach would be to fuse three Minor Treasures—each of the body, mind, and soul aspects—with the victim and rely on their combined influence to gradually combat the influence of the State of Unity.
These three Minor Treasures should not only be compatible, but should have a non-zero capability of behaving like they were parts of a whole. And even then, it wasn't guaranteed to win against the effects of a State of Unity.
This was exactly the issue at hand. Technically, with Sumatra's incomplete development of its body and soul aspects, a State of Unity should have never appeared. But breaking all common sense, it appeared.
And there lay the problem. The victims didn't have body and soul capabilities to resist the influence of a State of Unity, as all Natures on Sumatra belonged to the mind aspect. Therefore, even if extremely powerful beings like Resha were to resist the effects of Unlimited Predator, which he actually did, it only amounted to the mind aspect.
Resha's body and soul were fully vulnerable, like a human with no protection walking into a nuclear storm. "Now I understand…"
Recorded in a Bone Slip was all the information as Pet fed it to Resha, who barely had enough strength to use psychokinesis to access the data. His expression eased a little as he stared at Pet, "Thank you for informing me. And one more…"
He uttered in a hurry, "My…stomach biome…take it."
He spoke as his body began to crumble, "I have developed and stabilised it as much as possible. As long as you bring a baby Empyrean Tusk into it and then bring her out, she'll become an Empyrean Supreme…"
"I'm aware…" Pet said as he extended his hand and gently placed it on Resha's head, "The current me had unlocked all the genetic gifts of the Mammoth Clan, including the Mammoth Ancestor."
"Whether it's Weaponisation, Dance of Annihilation, Dance of Recovery, and even the Supreme Tusk's Mystic Paths, I can create them in due time." Prana seeped out of his hand and surged into Resha's head, "So, you needn't worry, Resha. In a few decades, another Empyrean Supreme will appear and will possess your complete build."
"Faesha will inherit your everything, Resha."
"How…how is that possible?" Tears streamed down his eyes as Resha asked with both hope and disbelief, "How can she be alive? I mean…I don't…"
In Sumatra Chronicles, Resha had two children, Faesha and Drakha. Drakha was the firstborn, his son, while Faesha was the secondborn, his daughter. Their lives were fraught with pain and suffering due to the repeated Minor Crises and Major Disasters the Mammoth Clan had to face.
That was in Sumatra Chronicles. In this timeline, Resha didn't have any kids, since he intended to complete the Red Mystic Path and use it on himself, which was how he became the Empyrean Supreme. Then, it didn't make sense how his daughter from Sumatra Chronicles could reappear here, unless…
"Most of the Mammoth Clan died. However, Vhalla and Wrunnala were killed while being surrounded by Parute Trees. Most of the Mammoth Clansmen from their respective Settlements too died in that situation." Pet said, nodding as Resha's eyes teared up in relief, "Yes, the other Blola stole their data from Sumatra's Transcendent Eater."
"That's what he has been doing until now. Whenever Sumatra's Transcendent Eater tried to interfere, he used the chance to steal its data, bit by bit. He was created by it to optimally wield a Transcendent Eater's power, so he could succeed in the attempts from time to time." Pet stopped infusing Prana into Resha's head, asking softly, "Anything you wish for the Mammoth Clan's future Clansmen to hear?"
"They should thrive," Resha said and closed his eyes, "That's the only reason I fought."
"Thank you." Tears flowed uncontrollably from Pet as he uttered while activating an ability, "Before I die, I'll ensure the Mammoth Clan makes a recovery. Thank you, Resha."
"Rest in peace."
Prime Skill—Empyrean Extraction!
Major Treasure—Weapon!
Before his body crumbled, everything of worth within Resha was concentrated upon his skull, following which it flowed into the heart, devoured the Spirit Container, and then gathered the essence into the stomach in the form of a Spirit Container.
The extracted stomach organ was made from ivory, glistening to the sight. A dense space had been condensed inside, which was the Empyrean Supreme's biome that Resha had been cultivating.
Similar to a storage lantern, the vast world-like space within the ivory stomach was stable. However, due to the sheer scale of it, just to open it, Grehha would have to spend decades channelling Prana into it.
Moreover, it had to be done in an empty region like the Ennoudu Plains, so that there's no chaos once the ivory stomach reverts to its actual size upon activation.
It was a Spirit Weapon born out of the Empyrean Supreme thanks to the power of the Major Treasure of Weapon, one containing the essence of Resha, his memories, his techniques, everything.
Spirit Weapon—Resha!
"This is how the Mammoth Clan will honour you for generations to come," Pet muttered and retreated into the ivory sand, intending to keep this at a safe location for the time being. And once the war concludes, he would transport this along with the Minor Treasures of the Mystic Seven to their respective forces.
From Resha, he obtained a Spirit Weapon and the Minor Treasure of Spectral Eyes. 'Things are going according to plan until now.'
Unlike the rest, Grehha involved himself in the fight through Pet. Therefore, the damage he sustained through Unlimited Predator wasn't too severe. After all, he was only hit twice. 'As long as I keep myself safe, I'll live for at least a century or two.'
The others weren't fortunate. Resha, the one who had tanked the most number of hits from Unlimited Predator was unable to hold on the moment Inala unleashed his State of Unity. He was sustaining the damage from two States of Unity. Hence, the effects of Unlimited Predator took root spontaneously and resulted in the collapse of his body.
Boul Brimgan was still alive, at the 4-Life Stage. As long as he remains in his Human avatar form, he can prolong his life. But the moment he reverts to human form, he'd dissolve into a puddle.
Blola had been hit by Unlimited Predator a few times, especially after Brangara had become capable of unleashing it in the form of a pillar of light. Hence, it was just a matter of time before he died.
As a result, Inala and Grehha had already planned to transfer his gains to the new Blola. As for Barla, thanks to the effects of Astral Puncture, as long as she aims it at herself, it will eventually allow her to survive.
Even that wasn't a guarantee. However, even if she fails, there were 82 Boar Kings remaining in the new Blola's database. One of them could become the Empyrean Boar King, as long as the Wean Clansmen in the Varahan Enclave don't birth a new Boar King.
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The new Blola had all the information regarding the Natures necessary for the creation of Astral Puncture, including the knowhow of giving a Free Human the Nature of Prana Circuit, which formed the core of Astral Puncture.
Thereby, the strongest spear of Sumatra will be passed on, ready to be used during the Continental Invasion.
Of course, there were two ticking time bombs in the new Blola's database—the Mammoth Clansmen Inala and Virala.
Virala was hit by Unlimited Predator. Thanks to the power of a Mystic human that keeps them immune to external influences, he would recover eventually, irrespective of how many decades or centuries that might take. He had the highest permission lifespan on Sumatra anyway.
However, the Mammoth Clansman Virala was different. If he were to be revived, the effects of Unlimited Predator would invade him through the soul and destroy him. This damage to the soul might even result in the Mystic Human Virala's death.
The same went for Inala too. The Royal Zinger Inala had his State of Unity, so he wasn't susceptible to Unlimited Predator. However, that was just that whatever effect his body, mind, and soul were experiencing were being rid of by his State of Unity.
If the Mammoth Clansman Inala were to be revived anytime during the fight or even later, his soul would be invaded by Unlimited Predator and destroyed eventually. That would also mean the death of the Royal Zinger.
Irrespective of what the Quip Clan does, the Royal Zinger would never be born again, since Inala was dead. Hence, Inala got rid of their data from the new Blola's database.
As for his body that had been created in Grehha's Dungeon, it had Inala's State of Unity as a defensive means. The Royal Zinger's Spirit Weapon had been created for exactly that purpose.
'Now, enough damage has been done to Astral World, slightly above our expectations. And finally,' Pet grabbed an immobile Boul Brimgan's body and dragged him away, watching a ginormous presence cover the Kalahatra Desert, 'His State of Unity is stronger than what he had claimed.'
"Go, Inala!" Pet roared with all his might as he fled the Kalahatra Desert, "Kill him!"
In response, the sea of aurora across Kalahatra Desert intensified as every single Gold Grade existence across Sumatra Continent felt the name pop up in their minds simultaneously as they stared in the direction of the Kalahatra Desert.
State of Unity—Four Steps To Nullity!