Elven cultivators

Chapter 101 The Method of Approaching Godhood

After deciding to deal with Marcus, Anton stopped going out hunting and instead focused on staying in the Silvermoon Forest, immersing himself in cultivation, researching the Five Camps' divine weapons, and weapon forging.

With no shortage of materials, he quickly forged the first batch of five battalions of divine soldiers.

Treehouse, weapon-making room.

The soft light from the light source illuminated the five figures standing in the corner.

They are completely different from the Yellow Turban Warriors; they are no longer uniform humanoid armored warriors, but five different types of terracotta warriors.

The Azure Dragon Soldiers of the Eastern Camp were entirely blue-green, their armor covered with winding, vine-like patterns, and two short deer antlers protruding from the sides of their helmets. They held a rattan shield and a wooden sword in each hand, their aura as calm as a forest.

The White Tiger soldiers of the Western Camp were all pure white, with thin, close-fitting armor. Sharp blades protruded from their joints, and each arm had a crescent-shaped blade on the outside, gleaming coldly. The whole thing looked like a drawn sword, its sharpness fully revealed.

The Vermilion Bird soldiers of the Southern Camp were entirely crimson, with heavy armor, flame patterns carved on their shoulder armor, and a sharp spike standing upright on the top of their helmets. They held a halberd in both hands that was about the same height as them, the blade of which was as red as flame and radiated a scorching aura.

The Xuanwu soldiers of the Northern Camp were entirely black, with thick armor, broad shoulders, and wide bodies. Each of their arms held a tower shield, the shield surfaces of which were engraved with tortoise shell patterns. When they stood still, they looked like an unshakeable fortress.

As for the golden dragon soldier in the very center, his armor was beautiful but not bulky, with a dragon head carving on the top of his helmet. He held a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right. Both the sword and shield had golden patterns flowing on them. He was both offensive and defensive, and his aura was the most magnificent.

These are the Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers.

Anton's gaze swept over the five divine weapons, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The individual combat strength of the Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers is equivalent to the late stage of Qi Refining. Because they do not cultivate techniques and martial arts like immortal cultivators, their combat strength is weaker than that of cultivators at the same level.

By the standards of the Dawn Continent, it is very close to the peak of Silver.

However, in order to improve the combat power of the five battalions of divine soldiers, Anton replaced all their weapons and armor with talismans of corresponding attributes.

In this way, the power of a single Five Battalion Divine Soldiers is in no way inferior to that of a Silver Peak soldier.

In fact, due to their fearlessness of pain, unlimited stamina, and fearlessness of death, they have an advantage over ordinary peak silver-level warriors in life-or-death battles.

Moreover, the five divine weapons can join forces to form a small Five Elements Formation.

This is the core advantage that distinguishes the Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers from the Yellow Turban Warriors.

The five elements interact in a cycle of mutual generation and restraint. Under the guidance of the formation, the power of the five divine weapons will form a cycle, amplifying each other and endlessly increasing their combat strength.

Even against a lower-ranked Gold-tier opponent, they are not without a fighting chance.

Anton estimated that if he could gather twenty-five divine weapons and form the Five Elements Formation, killing a lower-level Gold Saint should be no problem.

The more typical the quantity, the stronger the combat power.

However, the cost of the Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers was also extremely high, far exceeding that of the Yellow Turban Warriors.

Of course, compared to golems of equal strength, the cost of the Five Battalions of Divine Soldiers is much lower.

It's even fair to say that its price-performance ratio is off the charts!

Anton estimated that he only had enough materials to forge 125 Five-Stage Divine Soldiers; any more would be beyond his capabilities.

Like the Yellow Turban Warriors, the core of the Five Camps of Divine Soldiers is the military talisman.

The raw materials for crafting military tokens cannot be found on the Dawn Continent; the only alternative is a modified magic core.

Although the Silvermoon Clan has become an ally of Grayrock Fortress and can purchase magic cores from the latter, these things are not easy to manufacture. Even Grayrock Fortress itself doesn't have enough and can only squeeze out a small portion for the Silvermoon Clan each year.

Ninety percent of the magic cores purchased by the Silvermoon Clan ended up in Anton's hands.

Only one-tenth was left for other spellcasters in the clan to study and learn from.

He couldn't ask for anything more.

If he hadn't previously looted a batch of magic cores from the Blazing Fire Merchant Guild's warehouse, he probably wouldn't have been able to forge more than a hundred Five-Stage Divine Weapons.

Fortunately, this problem is not unsolvable.

The Meteor Dragon Society is a good way to obtain magic cores.

However, all of this will have to wait until Marcus is dealt with.

Anton knew very well that the Meteor Dragon Society was not a charitable organization.

The prerequisite for obtaining resources from an organization is to contribute to the organization.

That is, to complete various tasks.

Only by making contributions can one exchange for various resources.

Equivalent exchange is a matter of course.

As Anton was making plans, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Anton, are you there?"

It was Roman's voice.

"Come in." Anton put away the five battalions of divine weapons and walked out of the weapon-forging room.

The door was pushed open, and Roman strode in.

She wore a form-fitting black hunting outfit, her long silver hair was casually tied back, and a few strands fell beside her ears, making her skin appear even more radiant and fair.

Having cultivated the Eight Desolate Prison Suppression Scripture for over twenty years, she is now taller and more slender than before, and her every move exudes an indescribable sense of power.

It was as if every inch of his muscles contained explosive energy, yet it was perfectly contained within his tall and slender body.

"I'm here to pick up the medicine," Roman said with a grin.

Anton was already prepared. He took a box from his dimensional bag and tossed it over, casually asking, "Weren't the elders going to promote the Eight Desolations Prison Suppression Scripture? How's it going?"

"It went quite smoothly."

"The elders selected a total of twenty people, all of whom are warriors of Silver rank or above with good aptitude. They have now fully absorbed the magic power and reached the first stage of power transformation."

"Everyone says the Eight Desolations Prison Suppression Scripture is very powerful, more effective than any breathing technique in the clan."

Roman wore a smug look on her face, after all, she was the first person to cultivate this technique.

"Oh, right," she suddenly remembered something and added, "the Second Elder and Captain Elena have also switched to cultivating the Eight Desolations Prison Scripture."

"And then there's Captain Cedric, who recently broke through to the Gold rank."

Anton nodded slightly, not surprised.

It's normal that Cedric, who was originally at the mid-gold level, quickly broke through to the upper-gold level after switching to the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture.

Although it was somewhat unexpected that the Second Elder and Elena switched to cultivating the Eight Desolations Prison Suppression Scripture, upon closer examination, it made perfect sense.

The success of Cedric and Roman is enough to prove the potential of this technique.

The Second Elder and Elena are both Gold-rank warriors. This breathing technique, which can rapidly enhance strength, is incredibly attractive to warriors like them who have been stuck at the Gold rank for a long time.

Especially the Second Elder, who was originally a Golden Elder.

Once the transformation is successful, all the magic power in the body will be integrated into the flesh and bones, and the degree of physical enhancement will far exceed the imagination of ordinary people.

Perhaps he can directly leap to the peak of the second stage of strength.

Then you will be able to try to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.

In this respect, the Dawn Continent and the cultivation system are distinctly different.

Warriors and spellcasters on the Dawn Continent must attempt to awaken the power of laws once their magical power has reached its limit.

As for the methods, they vary greatly and there is no fixed rule.

Some people choose to push themselves into a corner, to face enemies far stronger than themselves, and by walking on the edge of life and death, they force their souls to converse with the origin of the world in the shadow of death, thereby completing a crucial sublimation.

Others, however, take the opposite approach, using extreme focus to knock on the door of the law.

For example, experiencing the laws of the fire element on a scorching volcano on the verge of eruption.

Experience the laws of the wind element in the depths of a storm-ravaged ocean.

Or perhaps one gazes at the starry sky from a high tower for decades, until one night one suddenly "hears" the whispers of the stars and thus gains enlightenment.

Some people even use external forces, employing rare and precious natural materials as a medium, in an attempt to extract the true meaning of the laws from them.

Even fewer people follow the path of inheritance, accepting guidance from awakened beings and repeatedly refining themselves within the domain of laws released by them, like fledgling eagles learning to fly in a storm.

This is the safest way, but it requires a legendary expert who is willing to share all their knowledge.

In addition, there are meditation, rituals, dreams... the methods are varied and bizarre.

Of course, there are also a very few lucky ones who are favored by the world. After accumulating magic to the limit, they naturally awaken the power of the laws, as easily as breathing and drinking water.

The most well-known example is the Dragon Clan, who are known as the Golden Clan.

In general, apart from a very few exceptions like the Dragon Clan, most methods for awakening the power of laws at the Golden Peak level do not have a complete set of steps and involve an element of luck to some extent.

However, the cultivation system is different; it has already pushed the utilization of the laws of heaven and earth to its extreme.

Countless great predecessors devoted their lives to dismantling, summarizing, and refining those profound and mysterious principles of heaven and earth, ultimately transforming them into methods that could be passed down through generations.

Later learners do not need to risk their lives to comprehend the laws through various barbaric methods. As long as they follow the paths pioneered by their predecessors and practice these methods step by step, they can gradually master the power of the laws of heaven and earth.

In the cultivation system, these methods are known as near-divine methods.

As the name suggests, it is a method that is very close to supernatural powers.

Supernatural powers, in essence, are the mastery and control of the laws of heaven and earth.

The method of approaching divinity is a technique created by powerful cultivators who weaken and simplify supernatural abilities, thus possessing only a small portion of their power.

The purpose is to enable cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage to gain a deeper understanding of the laws of heaven and earth during their cultivation and use of techniques, thereby increasing their success rate in condensing their inner core.

In a sense, the near-divine method is just like the power of law awakened at the Golden Peak; both are crude applications of the law.

The method of approaching divinity is simply more complete and systematic, and easier to master.

This is like a towering mountain. The strong of the Dawn Continent need to climb through thorns and struggle on cliffs, while cultivators hold the ladder left by the sages.

Although climbing still requires effort and understanding, every step you take is supported by solid foundations.

This is the power of inheritance, and the profound essence accumulated over time.

The system of force naturally also has methods that approach divine power.

As a top-tier power inheritance, the Eight Desolations Prison Suppression Scripture comes with over a hundred accompanying near-divine techniques, which cultivators can choose according to their aptitude and fighting style.

Once you reach the peak of the second stage of strength, you can try to learn it.

From this perspective, the Second Elder's success rate in awakening the power of laws is much higher than before if he follows the path of strength.