Chapter 118: Xiao Yan: Low Black Tier—Never Had Such a Good Start
Pale yellow, brownish yellow, deep yellow, white-blue!
With the aid of the Mera Mera no Mi and the Bone Chilling Flame Offspring Flame, the Flame Mantra's grade continued to break through until the color of Xiao Yan's external Dou Qi changed drastically, taking on the radiance of the Bone Chilling Flame—pure white laced with a deep blue.
Low Black Tier. Merely assimilating the Bone Chilling Flame Offspring Flame had raised the Flame Mantra to Low Black Tier.
If it had been the true Bone Chilling Flame, it would have reached at least Black Tier, Mid Grade. Black Tier, High Grade was not impossible either.
Unfortunately, it was only an Offspring Flame. If not for the Mera Mera no Mi's awakened assimilation, it likely would not have even reached the Black Tier.
Even so, when Xiao Yan opened his eyes, he was already immensely satisfied. He was not starting out with a Yellow Tier, Low Grade technique—wasn't that enough?
On the Dou Qi Continent, the differences between cultivation techniques depended on several factors.
First was the capacity of the Qi vortex cultivated within one's body to contain Dou Qi. If two people were at the same level, but one cultivated a Yellow Tier technique while the other cultivated a Black Tier technique, then the latter's combat endurance would certainly far surpass the former's.
Second was the difference in Dou Qi quality. At the same level, if someone cultivating a Black Tier technique needed to expend one portion of Dou Qi, then someone cultivating a Yellow Tier technique would need to expend a thousand, or even more, portions of Dou Qi to possibly achieve the same result.
Third was the efficiency of absorbing the energy of heaven and earth and