"Enough, enough. Spare me the flattery." Lin Hui awkwardly cut him off. Being praised so extravagantly to his face made him a little uncomfortable.
"All right... But I truly meant every word, Master. It wasn't flattery. Everything I said came from the heart!" Tao Xuehai said sincerely.
"...All right. I believe you. Go on." Lin Hui was at a loss for words.
"Yes." Tao Xuehai nodded. He did not ask why his master had come to him when he had relatives who were Divine Officials and Great God Officials. Instead, he launched straight into an explanation.
"In the Summoner system, becoming a Divine Official is an enormous leap, a fundamental transformation. There's a vast difference between that level and everything before it."
"An upper-level Summoner has awakened Void Force and reached a level where nothing can withstand it. A Divine Official, however, has fully integrated Void Force into himself and can wield it at will. For an upper-level Summoner, using Void Force takes an enormous toll. For a Divine Official, it costs nothing."
"Nothing!?" Lin Hui's eyes narrowed.
"That's right. At the Divine Official level, Void Force becomes instinctive, as ordinary as raising a hand or lifting a foot. In fact, Void Force is no longer their main focus." Tao Xuehai continued, "What they truly cultivate at that stage is another power derived from Void Force—Divine Power."
"Divine Power?"
"Precisely. Its full name is mental Void Force. That's where the title Divine Official comes from." Tao Xuehai's expression turned solemn. "Unlike Void Force, which can break through anything, Divine Power doesn't act directly on an opponent's body. It forms the Divine Official's own decisive mental techniques. These techniques cause no physical wounds; they attack the mind and consciousness."
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