Chapter 852: Chapter 640: Truth Stone Tablet
Cang Xu was truly shocked.
He made no attempt to hide his true emotions at this moment.
All along, he was at the bottom rung of the Extraordinary Power hierarchy and had no real understanding of the upper echelons like the Holy Domain. After all, he had only been Black Iron Level.
Today, he finally witnessed the demeanor of a Holy Domain Level powerhouse!
“Just like the squad leader. When he was at Silver Level, he could take down the Golden Level Teng Donglang. Ordinary Silver Levels were simply no match for him back then.”
“The Undead Master is likely in a similar situation.”
There are many factors that influence a battle.
The Extraordinary Level is just one aspect, while another key factor is bloodline.
Just like the Dragon-man youth back then, his greatest reliance was actually the bloodline of the Legendary King of Flame Dragon.
The King of Flame Dragon bloodline gave him not just over-spec defenses like Dragon Scales but also considerable basic strength, agility, vision, and so on.
Besides, it also bestowed the most direct combat abilities—magic-like Dragon Power, Dragon Breath, and so forth.
And beyond the Extraordinary Level, Extraordinary Bloodline, there are many other factors that influence battles. For example, who strikes first or last. This distinction is particularly significant in assassins and thieves. For them, having the first-strike advantage often changes the outcome of a battle.
Sensing the shock and admiring gaze from Cang Xu directed at him, the smile on the Undead Master’s face grew more serene.
He generously explained, “When a Transcendent reaches Holy Domain Level, regardless of their kind, they will possess a Domain.”
“Mages have a Magic Domain, fighters have a Fighting Domain. Divine Officers are quite special; their Divine Domain is close to the effect of Divine Domain Skill but has personal characteristics.”
“Regardless of which, they are collectively known as the Holy Domain.”
“The quality and quantity of a Holy Domain have a significant impact on Transcendents of the Holy Domain Level.”
“The Holy Domain is also the foundation for their future promotion to Legendary Level!”
Hearing these words, the ship ghost couldn’t help but feel another surge of envy and jealousy towards Cang Xu.
He had never received such guidance, as the Undead Orthodoxy all knew the limits of his bloodline.
“These words are directed at Xu Jia because of his bloodline mutation, which has mutated into the bloodline of the Corpse Hanging Tree.”
“The eventual concentration of this bloodline is still uncertain. But at least for now, he indeed has the hope of advancing to Holy Domain Level!”
That’s right.
To infiltrate the Undead Orthodoxy forces, the Fishman youth had bestowed several Deception Divine Arts on Cang Xu, among which the classic spell combination “Deception and Disguise Skill + Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill” was just the basics.
From the Undead Master’s investigative perspective, Cang Xu possessed a Holy Domain Level bloodline but was still in the state of bloodline mutation.
This is a normal phenomenon.
Typically, the lower the bloodline, the shorter the mutation time; the higher, the longer the mutation time.
Moreover, even bloodlines of the same level have different mutation durations.
In fact, even with the same bloodline, due to different mutation conditioning factors, the mutation duration varies. For instance, like how 2 + 1 = 3 and 1 + 1 + 1 also equals 3. The former is a shorter process, the latter longer, but the result is the same.
The situation with bloodlines is very mysterious and complicated. To detect bloodlines is no easy task, often inaccurate, let alone bloodline mutations.
From this perspective, the value of a Blood Core can be truly appreciated.
Back then, when War Merchant placed the Blood Core at the top and the two Divine Artifacts, Deception and Disguise Skill, and Mermaid’s Fairy Tale at the lower layer of the Mage Tower, he did so for a reason!
Divine Artifacts possess incomparable, unique powers but still have their limitations in use. A reputable Legend Level War Merchant could only unleash part of the power of the [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale]. But the Blood Core is different; it can be used easily and fundamentally alter the foundation, bringing the host an unlimited future!
The ship ghost was right.
The Undead Master’s deliberate guidance at this moment was indeed on Cang Xu’s behalf.
Holy Domain and Gold are two different concepts, different layers.
Cang Xu has the potential to advance to Holy Domain, which is qualification enough for the Undead Master’s guidance.
If it is confirmed that he has the ability to become Holy Domain, the treatment he would receive will be even higher. Perhaps even You Can would personally instruct him!
The Twelve Saints he previously admitted were all chosen because they were expected to have the potential to advance to Holy Domain Level in the future.
You Can’s selection of disciples is very stringent.
Of course, this is exactly what Cang Xu and Fishman youth want to avoid.
Because they are engaged in deception.
If You Can discovers this, it’ll be a disaster.
Facing the Holy Domain Level, survivors already face risks. Against the Legendary Level, the likelihood of being seen through undoubtedly increases.
This is easy to understand.
The Deception and Disguise Skill, such a spell, was merely created by the War Merchant after referencing the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale]. A Legend Level like the War Merchant is still not comparable to You Can. Therefore, the possibility of being seen through by You Can is considerably high.
In reality, there’s no need to look at him.
Just look at the current situation.
Zhou Zhang, in battles of the same level, the effect of the deception Divine Arts is already quite low. Whether it’s Da Han or Qian Xing, they can quickly see through the deceptive Divine Arts in a relatively short time.
Cang Xu thought to himself, “Mei Lan God’s own strength is not high. If the Deception Divine Arts were useful, He wouldn’t have been severely wounded and dormant…”
“Divine Arts like Deception and Disguise won’t be too much of a reliance in the future.”
“It’s sufficient for bullying some weaklings. For instance, at the Golden Level phase, it has a noticeable effect. But by the Holy Domain Level, its practical effects are poor. Once targeted, its impact is even smaller.”
“Of course, the squad leader has mastered the Mei Lan Divine Artifact; this is a different matter altogether.”
Upon thinking about the Divine Artifact, in the next moment, Cang Xu saw the Undead Master slowly take out a Divine Artifact from his bosom!
It was a slate.
The slate was approximately one centimeter thick, and about the size of an A4 paper, a blue ink-colored rectangular body.
There wasn’t a single word on the slate, and its surface wasn’t rough; on the contrary, the stone was quite fine and smooth.
Divine Artifact—the Truth Stone Tablet!
This is the main plane, no, it is a famous Divine Artifact throughout the world.
It is a part of the main Divine Artifact [Truth Stone Book], crafted by the God of Truth. It’s said to record all the rules and principles of the existence, operation, and demise of everything in the world.
With the fall of the God of Truth, the Truth Stone Book was also shattered and scattered around the world. Each page is a Truth Stone Tablet.
Now, the one in the Undead Master’s hand is one of them.
The Undead Master infused mana into the slate, slowly activating this Divine Artifact.
The slate began to emit a grey-white glow.
Undead mana!
The aura of negative energy leaked out, yet it was very faint.
At the same time, this grey-white glow slowly spread, using the slate as its center point, expanding in all directions. The surrounding space was dyed in a layer of grey-white.
Cang Xu couldn’t help but feel a sense of alarm.
Because he discovered that this grey-white glow was getting closer and closer to the Deep Sea Monster Fish!
However, a few seconds later, the spread of the grey-white glow stopped.
Eventually, the glow formed a sphere of light with a 50-meter diameter centered around the slate.
The slate trembled slightly, and began to self-engrave.
Along with numerous tiny stone particles falling, which vanished in mid-air, words began to be engraved on the surface of the slate.
Extremely complex runes.
Just a glance, and Cang Xu felt a strong sense of dizziness. He quickly severed his vision, but the impression in his memory still left him profoundly shocked!
Fortunately, Cang Xu had the Memory Concealment Skill.
He quickly used this spell to compress and seal his memory from a second ago.
Seeing that Cang Xu did not faint, the ship ghost, filled with jealousy, was somewhat disappointed.
He opened his mouth to advise: “Those are the Truth Divine Texts, superlative characters invented by the God of Truth to record all things in the world. Many people believe that this kind of text is a Divine Text that we cannot behold.”
The ship ghost didn’t cast a single glance at the slate; as someone from the Undead Orthodoxy, he naturally knew more secrets.
Truth Divine Text!
Cang Xu was intensely shocked in his heart.
The Undead Master, however, was staring at the increasing number of Truth Divine Texts on the slate, his gaze unblinking.
He slowly spoke: “Xu Jia, what do you think the God’s realm is?”
Cang Xu, having cut off his vision, was in complete darkness and was startled when he heard the Undead Master’s question.
He keenly sensed that this was a small test from the Undead Master, testing his insight or intuition.
Cang Xu quickly thought: “Could it be that the god’s realm is the ultimate form of Domain?”
“Hehe, you have insight, not bad!” The Undead Master smiled contentedly, feeling pleased.
“Whether it’s fighting energy, mana, or divine power, essentially, they’re all energy.”
“The composition of a Domain must have a foundational energy. Beyond that are the rules.”
“So-called rules are the logic of existence, operation, and demise of everything.”
“For example, the foundation energy that constitutes the Mei Lan Divine Country we’re in now is Mei Lan Divine Power, and the main logic is deception and disguise, while the secondary logic includes Fishman Species, Water Element, Fish Catch…”
“Silence!” The Undead Master hadn’t finished speaking when he was abruptly interrupted by someone.
Cang Xu immediately recognized it as Zhou Zhang’s voice.
He quickly reconnected, opened his sight, and saw Zhou Zhang, with a face full of anger, swimming in through a breach in the nest.
The Snow Pear Octopus also hurried back, but it did not enter the nest; instead, it guarded the outside of the breach.
“Undead Master, I didn’t expect the person I was waiting for to be you!” Zhou Zhang said angrily, “Put away your slate, how can my master’s divine realm allow you to peek at will.”
Zhou Zhang’s personal combat power was far inferior to the Undead Master, but because of her faith, she had no intention of backing down.
This attitude was in stark contrast to the previous Da Han and Qian Xing.
Cang Xu understood this anger well.
Because the Undead Master’s act of peering into the secrets of the divine realm with the aid of a Holy Artifact slate was a major act of blasphemy.
This was absolutely, undoubtedly the case!
Upon being angrily reprimanded by Zhou Zhang, the Undead Master was unperturbed and leisurely put away the slate: “Bishop Zhou Zhang, you must understand that this is part of the transaction content between our alliance and yours. Your sect is supposed to provide the knowledge of the divine realm to us.”
“Moreover, this part of the Mei Lan Divine Country is not the first time I have entered.”
“Back then, I used the slate to analyze and record the divine realm.”
“Even the incarnation of the Mei Lan God was present at the time.”
“Who do you think established the magic rune part of the array outside?”