March 1, 1519.
Two years ago on this day, the Four Emperors made a pact in Hakunnos and divided up the New World.
Two years later, Sea King Siegfried, now the most influential figure on the high seas, held a concert on Fish-Man Island!
If we're talking about "traitors" in general, Blackbeard is really pathetic when compared to this.
Look at the other "traitors," they're either holding concerts openly or have already taken over their own territory, while he's just running around like a stray dog!
Even Sig's concert was announced more than half a month in advance on Fish-Man Island...
Although the Ryugu Kingdom nominally prohibited its citizens from watching, it did not take any measures. It did not even arrest the Fish-Man were being promoted. In the end, it only prohibited the Sea King Army's Warrior from watching while wearing military uniforms.
Not directly undertaking the task is already a concession to the World Government; as a "Affiliated Nation," it is not appropriate to openly associate with wanted criminals.
As Sig had predicted, he only discovered some relatively weak spies offstage, probably not even CP9 members, just members of CP1-8 routinely gathering information...
Although Sig has openly announced his location, the World Government wouldn't rush to arrest a "wanted criminal" like Sig without a strategic objective—otherwise, the casualties would be completely unpredictable.
Just like the high command of the Navy knew, Rayleigh was in the Sabaody Archipelago, still coating pirate ships, but no one was eager to capture him.
At the concert... to the disappointment of many, and to the relief of even more, Siegfried actually just held a concert and didn't announce anything.
The concert's theme was indeed inspiring, celebrating freedom, and condemning oppression and enslavement...
Initially, because Sig had fallen out with Shanks, the World Government had lowered its assessment of his threat level, but now it seems...
If Sig does not subsequently reveal his pirate or villainous side and continues to focus on inciting others to rebel against the World Government, then the World Government's threat level towards him will be raised to the level "equivalent to that of the Revolutionary Army cadre."
The World Government wouldn't initiate a war against a pirate with Great Pirate of 2.2 billion without a strategic objective. However, if it were Revolutionary Army officer with a bounty of 2.2 billion, they would be tracked down by CP9 and CP0 the moment they showed their face, and be surrounded and killed by numerous traps!
However, after the concert, Sig didn't care what the World Government thought, but was instead immersed in surprise... and confusion.
The concert also pushed Sig's final portrayal of the "Ocean Songster" to its climax, something Sig had planned long ago. The surprise was...
Sequence 5 Ocean Songster, the ritual of ascending to Sequence 4 Cataclysmic Interrer —unleashing a storm.
The Tyrant Path, at Sequence 6 Wind-blessed, gradually involves the authority of "wind," while at Sequence 5 Ocean Songster, it gradually involves the authority of "lightning." Sequence 4 Cataclysmic Interrer further deepens these two aspects, reaching a level capable of triggering Catastrophe, and... will also possess the power to cause earthquakes and stir up magma!
The necessary ritual is precisely to further deepen the abilities of "wind" and "thunder" that have already been mastered...
This was no challenge for Sig at all—in fact, in terms of authority over "lightning" alone, Sig, having Awakening the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, was no less powerful than a true Sea King.
The Awakening power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit alone is enough to allow Sig to change the weather, not to mention Sig research into meteorology in the pirate world, which allows him to influence the weather by altering the concentration, direction, and speed of Seastone Factor in the air.
Therefore, this final ceremony was essentially a gift to Sig.
March 2, 1519.
Without any cultivation, yet he stirred up a storm...
The "Tyrant Path" ceremony served as the grand finale once again.
Having weathered this final storm, I have advanced to Sequence 4!
Even in the original Mystery series, Sequence 4 is a truly High Sequence. Those Beyonder reach this level have already stepped out of the realm of "human" and become "Demigod".
As expected, my premonition was accurate. After becoming a "Demigod," the advancement process became even more... hard to say whether it was easy or difficult!
However, the uncontrollable nature of the Paths of the Divine's power began to emerge, and it was no longer as "docile" as before.
After reaching Sequence 4, I discovered that the five Promotion Ceremony were already in my mind, requiring no "acting" at all, or rather... a reverse "acting"?
Now I don't need to push the role-playing; I can advance as long as I complete the ritual. However, "role-playing" is still necessary because the rules for "role-playing" have changed—violating the principles of "role-playing" will trigger some side effects!
If the previous "promotions" were about progressing the role and completing the ceremony step by step, then the current "promotions" are about completing the ceremony as early as possible before the side effects escalate.
What's somewhat reassuring is that, currently, only using the power of Sequence 4 will trigger "side effects," and most of these "side effects" don't directly affect me personally...
The Visionary Path, Sequence 4 "Manipulator", Restriction: When fully unleashing mental power, it will involuntarily trigger Mental Plague.
White Tower Passage, Sequence 4 "Prophet", Restriction: Prophecies made using the Beyonder Ability of Sequence 4 cannot be changed, or can only slide in a direction more unfavorable to oneself.
The Hanged Man Path, Sequence 4 "Black Knight", Restriction: When one uses the authority of the Black Knight but violates the "Black Knight Code", one's own Mind Body gradually degenerates.
Sun Path, Sequence 4 "The Unshadowed", Restriction: When using powerful Purification authority on external objects, the ego Mind Body will also be affected by the Purification effect.
Tyrant Path, Sequence 4 "Cataclysmic Interrer", Restriction: When fighting at full power, it will trigger an uncontrollable natural Catastrophe.
After calculating everything, Sig discovered that only the restrictions of the Black Knight and the Unshadowed would have adverse effects on him—indeed, the "The Hanged Man Path" and the "Sun Path" are troublesome!
Overall, however, it is still safe as long as the capabilities of Sequence 4 are not used.
And...
Each time Sig completes a Promotion Ceremony, although he still cannot be promoted separately, it means that the restrictions on the corresponding Sequence are greatly reduced, returning to a completely controllable level.
March 3, 1519.
For me, tangible spiritual practice is no longer of much significance.
After a day of experimentation, it appears that the "restriction" mainly exists in the authority of Sequence 4, and should be used as little as possible if the corresponding Promotion Ceremony has not been completed.
Two of the five Promotion Ceremony were already highly aligned with what I wanted to do after advancing to Sequence 3, and the other three were also progressing well.
The White Tower has undergone Promotion Ceremony, and its construction can now begin...