With a powerful weapon, those at the tenth transformation of the first mortal coil can double their power, which will put their power at 20 units. That is the minimum power of those at the second mortal coil.
Those who are at the second mortal coil can burst out with a power that is more than what their body can produce on its own. It is because of something called force.
With 100% control of the power of the body, one can begin to manipulate internal and external force to amplify their power. This power can be twice as much power as they can produce on their own or eleven times. So the power of those at the second mortal coil ranges from 20 to 110 units.
The best way for others to narrow the gap between the first mortal coil and the second mortal coil is a powerful weapon or defensive artifact.
A powerful weapon won't make someone at the first mortal coil capable of defeating someone at the second mortal coil since those at the second mortal coil can also use weapons and it can only barely narrow the gap between the tenth transformation of the first mortal coil and the first transformation of the second mortal coil. But it is their best choice.
He, on the other hand, has three choices.
He has the option of using a powerful weapon and artifact, too. The defensive artifact has to be extraordinary in durability, and the weapon has to possess extraordinary sharpness, or they would be useless against a second mortal coil cultivator.
This will be a difficult option to meet, as such powerful tools will be very expensive because those at the second mortal coil are very difficult to deal with.
Those at the second mortal coil can fight wild beasts with their bare hands because of the advantage of the utilization of force.
They can tear wild beasts to shreds with their hands and resist the claws of predators with their bare bodies, so any weapon that can deal with them will have to be more powerful than whatever advantage those beasts possess over humans.
This high difficulty is why only the children of the rich and powerful can afford this option. But he is sure that he too can manage to acquire such a powerful weapon.
Even if he can't acquire such a weapon, he still has two other options.
The second option is that he still has room for growth. If he can reach the tenth transformation before the regional examination, he would gain a power of 20 units.
This is a better option than that of the powerful artifact because this power will belong to him, not bestowed by a weapon.
A powerful artifact would only grant enhanced attack and defensive potential. But with this option, he would have the strength, speed, and durability of someone at the first transformation of the second mortal coil.
He might still not be able to completely match someone at the second mortal coil because of their ability to wield force, but he will be able to contend with them on equal standing.
If he gets a powerful weapon too, then he might truly be able to defeat someone at the first transformation of the second mortal coil. Then if he upgrades the level of his Mountain Karma, then he would surely be able to defeat someone at the first transformation of the second mortal coil.
That is his third option. If he upgrades the level of Mountain Karma from 2 to 3 and also achieves the tenth transformation of the first mortal coil, he would gain a power of 30 units.
At that point, defeating someone at the second transformation of the second mortal coil won't be impossible.
He thought to himself with longing, "With that kind of power, not only will I be able to pass the regional sect examination, but I will also have the highest grade possible. Which sect won't I be able to enter then?"
If he can achieve this, he will have his pick of sects. It is a far cry from those who are barely accepted into sects and have no choice in where they end up.
This is why he doesn't want to participate in this year's regional sect examination yet. He doesn't think he is ready yet.
Rather than settle for second best, he would rather strive for the best of the best. Besides, he has the time he needs to prepare better, and there is no need to rush.
So he glanced at his system to see how far along he is in making progress.
MOUNTAIN SITTING DAO
State of Existence: First Mortal Coil (Sixth Transformation)
Life Span: 100 >>> 99
DIVINE ABILITIES
1. Mountain Karma: Level 2 (7,838,935/10,000,000)
2. ????: ------
ATTRIBUTES
Power: 7 × 2 (Mountain Karma)
Mind: 1. Mental Energy: 11 >>> 12
Body: 6 >>> 7. Life Energy: 20 >>> 22
TECHNIQUES
A: RANK 1
1. Fire-Breathing Mana Technique: 75% >>> 83% Mastery.
2. Fire-Movements Exercise Technique: 72% >>> 81% Mastery
3. Fire-Fighting Mana Technique: 74% >>> 82% Mastery
4. Savage Sword Weapon Technique: 39% >>> 89% Mastery.
He has made a lot of progress in the last nine months of training and hard work. The increase is all-encompassing.
His techniques are the ones with the least amount of progress. It is because it has become more difficult to make progress in them.
Even so, his progress is still quick. This much progress in five years of training has made him suspect that he might actually be a genius in understanding techniques.
That might just be him being overly proud, but he is sure that he is above average in terms of comprehension ability because those at the training facility are congratulated when they achieve 50% control of their bodies in 7 years.
He, on the other hand, achieved control that is 80% in just 5 years. So he is definitely above average in terms of comprehension ability.
Then there is the fact that the sword technique that his mother gave him has almost reached 90% mastery. He believes that is impressive because he has only been training it for two years.