Transcendent

Biodata

Power Progression

Definition

A Transcendent is someone who has crossed beyond the Hidden Person stage through supernatural advancement. Unlike Hidden Persons—people who have entered the hidden world but have not yet advanced—Transcendents possess fundamentally greater power and are separated from ordinary people by an immense gap in combat capability 94 133.

Advancement is tied to Pollution. The process is described not merely as becoming stronger, but as gradually accepting and integrating Pollution until the individual becomes something beyond their former self 108. High spirituality is especially important for perceiving Pollution and continuing to advance 107.

Advancement

Attributes

A Transcendent's profession and development path are determined through six core attributes. The primary and secondary attributes shape the direction of advancement, while auxiliary cultivation compensates for weaknesses or produces specialized abilities 40.

Known Advancement Paths

• World Forger — A Resistance-primary, Constitution-secondary path with extreme tolerance for spiritual and mysterious intrusions. World Forgers can create stable realms that resist targeted supernatural abilities and gain considerable physical strength through secondary cultivation 40.

  • Its ritual requires constructing a polluted sacrificial site, taking a physically lethal poison, and voluntarily offering oneself to a genuinely supernatural item without requesting aid 40.
  • Successful advancement grants mastery of Resistance and secondary Constitution 40.

• God-Restrainer — A Spirit-primary, Constitution-secondary path centered on restraining soul and will. Its users can influence destiny and consciousness while improving resistance to poison, disease, and physical harm 107.

  • Documented abilities include Destiny Weaving, Body Solidification Countercurrent, and Forbidden God Circulation 108.
  • The offered advancement method requires enduring severe poisoning or disease 107.

Capabilities and Limitations

• Supernatural durability — Ordinary firearms, grenades, artillery, and vehicle impacts are generally ineffective against a fully advanced Transcendent. This phenomenon is called “technological failure” by the Prayer Light Church 115.
• Spiritualized weapons — Ammunition or weapons imbued with Pollution or Spirituality can damage Transcendents, even when their mundane equivalents cannot 115.
• Rank suppression — Higher-realm Pollution can exert pressure on weaker beings, causing lower-ranked Transcendents or Hidden Persons to struggle to breathe or move normally 360.
• Extraordinary-item creation — Because Transcendents carry Pollution, repeatedly carrying an ordinary object over a long period can gradually turn it into an extraordinary item through “pollution feeding” 92.
• Advancement risk — Higher-rank breakthroughs are difficult and dangerous; failure to resist Pollution can be fatal or lead to collapse 496.

Society

• Hidden Persons — The general term for people who have contacted the supernatural world but have not yet become Transcendents 94.
• Shadow Bureau — The Kingdom of Order's official supernatural-response agency. It dispatches agents to investigate other dimensions, resist invasions, and combat cults and other threats 17.
• Secret organizations — Many Transcendents operate through secret societies, cults, churches, or unofficial factions. Smaller organizations may consist primarily of Hidden Persons, while stronger groups can maintain multiple Transcendent members 94 178.
• Gatherings — Hidden-world taverns and other concealed venues serve as trading and communication platforms for Transcendents, Hidden Persons, and extraordinary-item dealers 111.