Chapter 102: Cultivation Realms

"The event is called Tournament of Imperial Geniuses. Each genius from a certain family, association, and academy will be sent to this event as long as his/her strength is equal to thirteenth rank soldier. Of course, most of the top geniuses are a thirteenth rank soldier."

"And, with their strength that is over their realm, it would be a hardcore battle. Just like you, there would be many geniuses. Some of them might even be from the ten richest families of the Asian Empire. Many of them have consumed dragon blood and so their strength might be a lot stronger than the rest."

"Some of them might even have S-Rank Innate Ability and genetic modification. Of course, there is another group of people that can equally stand against these top families' geniuses. They are part of human and other races also called Mixed Breed."

"No race is good or bad, only people of those races are. In these fifty years, not many mixed breeds are living on the earth. Half-Dragon, Half-Elves, Half-Wolf, and Half-Vampire are the only ones. These are the mixed breed living in Blandras State that lies in the northern side of the continent."

"Half-Dragon is much more advance in physical power. Half-Elves have immense energy provided by the nature. Half-Wolf can transform into a wolf and erupt powerful strength that can counter S-Rank. Finally, Half-Vampire is nothing too special. But their ability comes from the Main Vampire Clan."

"Each Vampire is born with an ability inherited from the Main Vampire Clan and those abilities are just as powerful as ours. Finally, there are another group of people you need to be wary of. These people are humans but they are no less cruel than any devil."

"Blood Hand Organization is a part of this main organization. Dark Raven Organization has more than fifteen emperors and one half-saint. Blood Demon King is also a part of the Dark Raven Organization. He was able to run Blood Hand Organization due to his immense talent and cruelty." While taking sip after sip, Mad Beast Emperor explained the event.

Hearing his words, the silence fell on the room. This was new information he learned from his master. But there was confusion in his eyes, as he asked "Master, what is Half-Saint? Is it a realm above Emperor?"

Lucas also curiously looked at Mad Beast Emperor. He was also very new to these things. Jenny knew a lot about it, so she wasn't curious. She was only listening to correct her speculations. But, she didn't reveal anything on her own.

Rather, she also looked at Mad Beast Emperor and let him explained.

Mad Beast Emperor took a deep breath and puts the cup on the table. He looked straight into Mike's eyes and asked "Do you know anything about Cultivation Realms?"

Mike shook his head. Seeing this, Mad Beast Emperor sighed and spoke "Cultivation realms are divided into three worlds. I only have the knowledge of the first two worlds. Since the last world is shrouded with mystery, I couldn't get the information about it."

"First World is also known as Mortal World. It is divided into five realms. Soldier, General, Commander, King, and Emperor. Although we have regrouped other races into F, E, D, C, B, A, S ranks, these are not official realms. Other races also follow the same cultivation realms as we do."

"Second World is also known as Divine World. Here, a mortal transcendence to divinity by crossing tribulation. Once you reach the peak of Emperor Realm, you need to pass through several tribulations to reach Half-Saint Realm. Divine World is also divided into five realms."

"Half-Saint, True Saint, Great Saint, Lesser Divinity, Higher Divinity. In the first three realms, we cross tribulation. In Lesser Divinity, we forge Godhead and in Higher Divinity, we can become a true god. As for the third world, I have no information above it except its name."

"Third World is also known as Void World. This is the most simplified explanation of realms. As for current you, there is no need to learn too much. Today, I will only impart the knowledge of Soldier Realm, General Realm, and Commander Realm."

Suddenly, he stopped and looked at Jenny, saying "Can I get another cup of coffee?"

Jenny was a little surprised but she quickly paces forward and pours the coffee into his cup. While taking a sip, he spoke "Soldier Realm is very easy to understand. In this realm, you create cores. And due to the mutation of cells, your physical strength improves."

"There are thirteen ranks representing thirteen cores. Each core has equal space to other cores. After you create the thirteenth core, you can finally start creating meridians in General Realm. As for what Meridians are? The easiest answer would be a pathway to the center core."

"Each meridian is created by merging several veins into one. This needs guidance, resources, and hard work. You need to form twelve meridians, each connecting with the central meridian. Once you reach the twelfth rank, you need to destroy every single core except for the center core."

"This part is dangerous and also life-threatening. But if you have proper guidance and resources, you can easily overcome this challenge. Upon destroying these cores, you suck every single core inside your center core, and then you officially reach the thirteenth rank."

"Even destroyed, each core holds a magical spatial ability. To reach the commander realm, you need to absorb the other cores to evolve your center core. Each core represents one rank. So, you have twelve cores to absorb which correspondence to twelve ranks."

"Each time you evolve core, your center core will have ten times more space. This means you will have one hundred twenty times more space in the twelfth rank. Now, you will face a problem. Even though you made such a big core, you can't fill it with the impure energy residing in the surrounding."

"To be exact, it will take years to fill your core just for once. And, during commander realm, you will understand how difficult it is to climb to the higher ranks. So, you need the help of dark energy crystals. But there is another problem."

"Although dark energy crystals provide a lot of energy, it would still take a lot of time to absorb them. You simply can't meditate for days or months just to fill your core. And, that's not even the worst part. Just by filling your core with energy won't be enough to reach thirteenth rank or even King Realm."

"Now, here comes a trick to reach thirteenth rank or even King Realm. This trick is very essential for the cultivation and probably the initial point of being a real cultivator. To reach the thirteenth rank, you need to create a big mansion inside your core. We call it a Purple Mansion."

"This mansion can do lots of things. But, it has two major functions. Storage Space and Energy Absorption. As I said before, you need a lot of Dark Energy Crystal to reach King Realm. And, you do not store the Dark Energy Crystal inside your dimensional ring."

"You need to store it inside your Purple Mansion. And, its second function helps you to automatically absorb dark energy from those crystals. And, now meridians come in handy. You have an enormous of energy inside the core but it is not ability energy."

"So, your core will release the dark energy through your meridians. Because meridians are strong and tougher, they can resist hard outbursts. Through twelve meridians, dark energy will enter several veins and finally your entire body."

"Whether you are sleeping or eating or practicing, this process will continue until the core finally gets filled with ability energy and evolves one last time. Now, it will have one hundred and thirty times more space."

"Above commander realm is King Realm. I will not tell you anything about King Realm. But, you need to remember something. If you want to create Purple Mansion, you need to learn Basic Space Law. Once you reach Commander Realm, I will start teaching you about the Basic Space Law."

"Of course, if you have talent on it, then you would be able to comprehend it on your own. But remember, no matter whether you comprehend Basic Space Law or Fire Law or Destruction Law or Spear Law, these are not your paths."

"Your path is something that you awakened during the ceremony. Your innate ability is your path. You have to remember it clearly. That means your path is the Brute Force Path. Currently, there are only two of us who walk in this path at least in the earth."

"So, I will teach you about Brute Force Path from tomorrow. For now, if you have any questions, you can ask." Mad Beast Emperor finished his explanation with the coffee. After he puts it down, he looked at Jenny and asked for another cup.

This time Jenny visited the kitchen and started preparing coffee since the coffee in her kettle was already finished. She knew Mad Beast Emperor drinks a lot of coffee especially while discussing something.

"Master, can I awaken Slaughter Will with Spear rather than a fist?" After a long silence, while digesting the information of realms, Mike finally asked a question that he forgot to ask Tree of Knowledge.

"It doesn't matter which weapon you choose. As long as you slaughter enough, you can awaken Slaughter Will. But, if you don't want to succumb to Slaughter Will, you must hold your consciousness. During awakening, you mustn't get hurt or tired. If you lose your consciousness, your Slaughter Will could take over you."

"In that case, if we are close and together with you, we could help especially someone stronger is than you like me. But if we aren't close, you might permanently submit to Slaughter Will."