Chapter 32: The Rise Of A True Aberration!
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1st Hour: Stage 1 Sand Elemental Body
3rd Hour: Stage 2 Sand Elemental Body
5th Hour: Stage 3 Sand Elemental Body
8th Hour: Stage 4 Sand Elemental Body
13th Hour: Stage 5 Sand Elemental Body
19th Hour: Stage 6 Sand Elemental Body
24th Hour: Stage 7 Sand Elemental Body
29th Hour: Stage 8 Sand Elemental Body
39th Hour: Stage 9 Sand Elemental Body
By the end of the Elemental Body Advancements, one could feel a clear spike in time expended per breakthrough as Stage 9 and all the stages above were in an entirely different realm of difficulty...
WAAA…
The Sand Elemental Energy from Lucifer's most recent breakthrough finally settled. After which, he conjured up sand from thin air, letting it dance on his palms.
"Although I have reached the talent barrier that all without Elemental Physiques encounter, I can still perfect all of my Elemental Bodies to the peak of the 9th Stage. Moreover, I can also pursue other potential Elemental Bodies, like the Wood and Vine Elements. There's also the Sound, Dream, Illusion, Crystal, and, of course, the Space and Time Elements."
Lucifer knew that he would definitely find some trouble with the Space and Time Elements, as there was no known Spiritual Pool for them in the Fire Nation—at least according to the previous Lucifer's knowledge.
"There might be a potential Space or Time Spiritual Pool present somewhere in the Fire Nation. But to find such a place, I would need to rise to a higher rank among the Nobles. To achieve that…"
Lucifer rubbed his chin, contemplating a plan that would align quite nicely with his Path to Infinity.
'However, before I move forward with a potential world-building arc, I will need more strength. And to gain that without further progressing my cultivation base…'
'It's time to grind some Techniques…'
After this thought entered his mind, without wasting any time, Lucifer started throwing manual after manual on the ground.
BING! BING! BING!
Tens of thousands of manuals piled up, all of them obtained either from the bellies of beasts or the Spiritual Rings of many cultivators. Of which, a lot of them came those who were foolish enough to wander into the Great Mormonga Forest—only to be met with the razor-sharp edge of a clone's sword…
Tens of thousands of cultivators had vanished in the Great Mormonga Forest, and not a single high-level cultivator cared.
After all, only those in the Body Refinement and Qi Condensation Realms felt the need to risk their lives fighting Spiritual Beasts, hoping to acquire a few lowest-ranked spiritual stones...
Those in the Foundation Establishment Realm and above had long since moved to the higher-level regions.
One such region just happened to be the active battlefield between the Fire Nation and the Water Nation, where even Core Formation Realm Experts often met their demise!
God's Chasm.
That was what everyone called it, all because the battlefield resided in a place that looked as if a great Sword God had cleaved the area asunder with a mighty blade!
"The God's Chasm… I need to figure out a way to get there…"
Lucifer had been cultivating in the Spiritual Pool Congregation for the past month. During this time, not even a single person came to bother him. It even reached a level where, if not for the annoyingly greedy filaments, it would only be him and the everlasting grind.
Unfortunately…
|To cultivate here, you must pay 2,000 lowest-ranked spiritual stones per hour! Pay up, you stupid bra- I mean, pay up if you wish to pass this noble barrier!|
*Tick!*
A vein bulged on Lucifer's face as the prices demanded by this filament were starting to get way out of hand!
Nevertheless, with a 'friendly' expression, he handed over more than 50,000 lowest-ranked spiritual stones.
An enormous sum that would typically be enough to ignite the greed of a Mid-Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator—gone, just like that.
'Just wait till I find you, Ezekiel…'
Murderous thoughts swirled in Lucifer's mind as he walked into the Crystal Spiritual Cave.
He had discovered that cultivating in highly relevant elemental environments dramatically increased the efficiency of technique comprehension, we were talking by leaps and bounds.
For instance, Lucifer wanted to integrate the |Crystal Fist|, |Crystal Suit|, and |Crystalom Dome| Techniques into his daily routine.
If he were to practice these Mid-Common Rank Techniques outside of a Crystal Spiritual Pool, he could elevate each one to the Greater Master within an hour—assuming he consumed comprehension-enhancing pills while comprehending the Techniques.
However, with the same pills and the appropriate Spiritual Pools, he could achieve Complete Mastery of three Mid-Common Rank Techniques in just ten minutes!
The difference was quite obvious, and it was precisely for these reasons that he made sure to only practice Techniques while he was in a Spiritual Cave that aligned with his Element.
By following this routine diligently for an entire month, Lucifer had managed to bring more than 10,000 low- to mid-rank techniques to Complete Mastery.
Moreover, all of them were on the verge of coalescing together and creating something truly extraordinary!
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WAAAAA!
An immense surge of Qi swirled around within the Metal Element Cave as Lucifer attempted to do something that only the most gifted of Heavenly Geniuses could aspire to accomplish. He wanted to combine all his techniques into one—creating something that was beyond comprehension!
But to achieve this, one first needed to amass a sufficient number of techniques (which Lucifer had already done.). After that, they would need to have a clear vision in mind—an idea of what they envisioned their ultimate technique to become.
For Lucifer, this step was relatively easy, as his memories of an indescribable existence offered more than a little help in this regard.
With all of this in mind, the hardest part of combining techniques came into play. Namely, it was the formation of something that defied the will of the Heavens!
OOOM!
The raging Qi within the Metal Spiritual Cave reached its peak as a young man was bombarded by large amounts of powerful Qi winds.
Despite his bloodied and battered body, he didn't seem to even entertain the notion of throwing in the towel!
Lucifer refused to settle for mediocrity! He refused to settle for being a slave to those around him!
No more!
NO MORE!!!
CRACK—
Something deep within the very fabric of the heavens shattered without any warning!
This occurred because Lucifer had created something that went beyond what even the strongest of Heavenly Geniuses could...
The Rise of a True Aberration!
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