As the Collapsing Lightning Duke's foundation and abilities to perceive cosmic forces increased, so did the attunent of his instincts to danger, and right now, he felt imnse danger coming from the Silver City.
Although the Collapsing Lightning Duke knew Cain was incredibly powerful, and his mastery over the Law of Space made it nearly impossible for soone to bind him to a single place, his instincts still scread whenever he focused on the Silver City.
Cain stared into the Collapsing Lightning Duke's eyes and could see their worry but shook his head before sighing.
"It is not so simple. Even if my Ego Wave had already risen to the Third Realm and could sunder my soul in two, I would not be able to evolve since I have yet to reach the peak of the Apotheosis Realm."
The Collapsing Lightning Duke and the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar grew confused as they heard Cain's words.
"My King, you have already completed the Four Tribulations and the Two Calamities, and yours were flawless and able to draw the world's true power. Your cultivation base should already be reaching into the Divine Ascension Realm."
Cain once again shook his head, looking up, his gaze piercing beyond the [Samsara Arsenal Module]'s First Layer and gazing into the sky of Aether.
"I had suspicions after completing my Bone Calamity, but it beca clear once I survived the Fire Tribulation. There are more than Four Tribulations and Two Calamities in the Apotheosis Realm."
Shock and awe appeared in the eyes of the Collapsing Lightning Duke and the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar as they heard those words. The Four Tribulations and Two Calamities were an unbreakable truth of Aether's cultivation civilization, yet it turned out there were more!
It was not hard for the duo to figure out why they were kept a secret. To unlock those Hidden Tribulations and Calamities, one needed to undergo the True Four Tribulations and Two Calamities, not the fake ones everybody before Cain considered to be real.
"I don't know its nature, but there is still one more Calamity and at least one more Tribulation that I need to face before reaching the Peak of the Apotheosis Realm. Since I cannot accelerate the process, I can only wait for them to arrive, and I cannot keep waiting to face Horus' puppet in the Silver City."
The faces of the Collapsing Lightning Duke and the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar were solemn. Sothing dangerous was clearly brewing in the Silver City, and they could not wait months or maybe even years for Cain to overco the Hidden Tribulations and Calamities.
"We will push ourselves to the limit to be useful, my King."
"We will not fail you."
White flas burst in the eyes of the Collapsing Lightning Duke and the First Collapsing Lightning Pillar as they knelt toward Cain before flashing into the Death Forest, ready to push their minds and bodies to the limit, being in perfect condition for the assault into the Silver City.
Cain showed a small smile as he saw the determination in the duo, but soon, a solemn light appeared in his eyes. He sat down and began to focus on his cultivation and power.
"There is no way to safely improve my cultivation base, and I am still not fully prepared to survive the Ego Eternal Path of Power's Nine Heaven Ego Destruction Tribulation. My battle skills and spells are also at their zenith, allowing to deploy the full power of my body, energy, and mastery over the Laws.
The only aspect of my existence I can have a chance to improve in this coming month is my Primordial Path.
Cain had already achieved the Foundation Stage's culmination stage, Elental Awakening. It allowed his body not only to resonate with the elents but to naturally attract and absorb them without conscious effort. That marked the readiness of his flesh and blood to push into the Ascension Stage.
The Ascension Stage was a transformative period in the Primordial Path where Cain begins to transcend their human roots, taking his first true step into becoming a Primordial. The stage was also known as Cosmic Resonance.
It was characterized by Cain's ability to not only interact with but also resonate and integrate with the fundantal energies of the universe, going beyond just the world's natural energy.
If the Foundation Stage was hard, then the Ascension Stage was a nightmare. Still, it would allow Cain to harness the power of the cosmos and let his flesh, blood, and spirit transcend into sothing akin to the Primordials, entities born out of stardust.
Cain took a deep breath, and in the next second, he vanished from the [Samsara Arsenal Module]'s First Layer before appearing in the highest sky of Gaia. His eyes focused on the void beyond the firmant and the endless stars in it.
The First Art of the Ascension Stage was Celestial Attunent, which split into Orbital Alignnt and Stellar ditation.
Orbital Alignnt was Cain's ability to synchronize his internal energy cycles with that of celestial bodies, such as the orbit of moons and the revolution of stars, to internalize the cosmic rhythm within his flesh and blood.
On the other hand, Stellar ditation focused on Cain's ability to align his spiritual energy with the pulsations of stars and the flow of celestial currents. Unlike the Foundation Stage, which only focused on the body, the Ascension Stage paid equal importance to the mind and soul.
Cain took a deep breath as he emptied his mind of all thoughts other than the stars in the sky. This allowed him to feel their movents and rotation with every particle of his soul and fiber of his body.
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The Protheus Sector grew eerily quiet in the coming month. As the center of power for the Godslayer Humankind Empire, it was usually full of life, and thousands of people from high backgrounds ca and went every day, yet now everybody was trying to keep their distance.
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