'Well, the next thing I have to do is to fix my hammer… again. There's always something.'
Kyle scratched the back of his head as he weighed his options.
Technically, he was supposed to enter the Array of Stars as soon as he had comprehended his Complex Law.
However, there was a Metal Moon just around the corner, and he wanted to look at a couple of metals.
"Ehm, senior, right? I think I'm supposed to call far stronger people senior," Kyle said. "I'm not sure if you're listening, but can I look at some metals before I join the Array of Stars? My hammer breaks all the time."
"If your teammate agrees, yes," the voice of the young man appeared in Kyle's mind.
Kyle smiled. "Thank you, senior… right?"
"It is customary to refer to stronger Seekers as senior if you believe they are worthy of your respect," the man answered. "Sir or madam also works."
"Thank you, senior," Kyle said with a smile.
Then, Kyle left the Planet and looked for Swamp Dragon.
Luckily, the new emblem still had the function to locate one's teammates.
Kyle found Swamp Dragon inside a blue planet.
He had dug a hole to the core of the Planet, which had Yin-Wind, creating a Law Well for Yin-Water.
"Hey, I got my Complex Law, but my weapon breaks all the time again. Would you be okay with me looking at some metals? Won't take more than 20 to 30 years," Kyle said.
"Do you have permission from the senior?" Swamp Dragon asked.
"Yep. He told me it's fine as long as you agree," Kyle said.
Swamp Dragon nodded. "There's still a lot left to understand about Yin-Water. In 30 years, I should be done with the Law of Yin-Water. By then, I would prefer to leave."
Kyle nodded. "No worries! I will just wait for you when I'm done. You decide when we go, okay? I'll just adapt."
Swamp Dragon nodded, and Kyle left again.
Some people might believe that staying longer than necessary in a lower Realm was wasteful. After all, with a stronger Realm, one could understand things more easily.
However, that was only true for Mortals.
As soon as one became a Transcendent, the way longevity worked changed.
Up until the Transcendent Realm, longevity was cumulative.
For any Realm afterwards, longevity was additive.
This meant that someone got a fixed number of years added to their longevity after a breakthrough.
If someone became a Primal at the age of 500, one would have a total longevity of 2,500 years.
If someone became a Primal at the age of 1,000, one would have a total longevity of 3,000 years.
Becoming a Primal just added 2,000 years of longevity, no matter how old one had been beforehand.
Because of that, remaining in a lower Realm for a longer time was actually advantageous.
Based on what Kyle knew, the God of this Cosmos had created the rules and the Laws.
The God naturally had a goal in creating this Cosmos, and their rules reflected their goal.
This longevity rule was most likely implemented like this to encourage people to stay in lower Realms. The God didn't want them to rush through the Realms.
He wanted them to build a solid foundation.
Of course, people were still free to advance whenever they wanted, and due to some circumstances, some of them didn't have any other choice.
That was why Swamp Dragon didn't mind waiting a couple more years.
Kyle left the blue Planet again and made his way to the Metal Moon.
Some of the people on the Metal Moon noticed that a stranger had arrived.
By now, the Metal Moon was under new management. After all, centuries had passed since Kyle had last gone to the Metal Moon.
However, the people immediately noticed something peculiar.
Kyle's emblem had an aura just like their emblems, but it was fundamentally different.
Instead of creating a color, the emblem created a transparent symbol above Kyle.
The symbol consisted of many individual stars, which were connected with thin lines.
The lines created six different circles, and their edges didn't touch.
There was one big circle surrounding a smaller circle, which surrounded the next smaller circle, which surrounded the next, and so on.
This created five ring-shaped areas. These five ring-shaped areas represented the five different kinds of worlds.
Outer Worlds, Tertiary Worlds, Secondary Worlds, Primary Worlds, and the Supreme World.
Then, there was a heptagram, which stretched across all the different rings.
The heptagram lines went through all planes, except for the central one, which represented the Supreme World.
When the people saw the symbol, they sighed.
They were envious.
After all, this was the symbol of the Array of Stars, and they all wanted to join the Array of Stars.
It was clear that this person had once been a participant in the Star Seeking before managing to become a Unique Transcendent and joining the Array of Stars.
He had succeeded.
As they saw Kyle, they also felt a deep feeling of power coming from him. Sensing someone's Realm wasn't difficult, but sensing someone's accomplishments in Laws wasn't so easy.
It was a bit like discerning someone's athleticism just by looking at their hands.
It was possible, but not easy.
The Fulfilled Transcendents were all outstanding, and they could all feel the power of Kyle's Laws just by looking at him.
However, that wasn't true for most people outside the Star Seeking.
In the normal world, one's Realm was far more important than one's Battle-Strength, which was why people usually looked at someone's Realm.
When the Fulfilled Transcendents saw Kyle, they felt wonder.
A Unique Transcendent!
How many people had seen a Unique Transcendent before?
Seeing a Unique Transcendent was like seeing an animal with albinism on Earth.
It felt special.
Kyle just waved at the others with a smile before digging into the Metal Moon.
Naturally, the other Transcendents didn't stop him.
They didn't have the permission, desire, or power.
After entering the Metal Moon, Kyle focused on comprehending the Fragments of Low Primal Metal Materials and Medium Primal Metal Materials.
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