Initial Fusion of Profound Mysteries

Cultivation in the Coiling Dragon world relies primarily on secluded meditation, but if one only meditates, a breakthrough is almost impossible. This holds true even before reaching the Saint realm; in many cases, it is much easier to achieve a breakthrough during life-and-death battles.

Therefore, even the Radiant Church and other major powers can only tacitly allow their core disciples to go out and adventure, or even train in places teeming with magical beasts. Sean had high talent, but even before reaching the 7th rank, he had gone out to temper himself.

Now that he has reached the Saint realm, possessing the innate ability of a God-Eater Rat, he could directly comprehend a Profound Mystery. However, what Sean pursues is not merely comprehension, but an attempt to fuse Profound Mysteries—at the very least, he must first fuse the Shadow Clone Profound Mystery inherent to the God-Eater Rat with the most basic Profound Mystery of the darkness element: the Darkness Element Profound Mystery.

If he can fuse two Profound Mysteries to reach the level of a Median God, and then rely on the abilities of the God-Eater Rat along with his damaged Soul-Defense Sovereign Artifact, he would have the most basic power to protect himself even if he were to go to the Higher Planes or the Divine Planes.

"My lord, you jest. My meager abilities wouldn't last a single move before you." Ram felt another jolt of shock in his heart. The exchange just now had left his mind shattered; the strength Sean displayed was not a whit inferior to the strongest magical beast in the Dark Forest. Fighting someone like this, if he were even slightly careless, he would perish.

"Do not worry, we are only comparing Profound Mysteries," Sean said. His strength did not lie in his Profound Mysteries, but in his weapons and his formidable physical body. As for the Profound Mysteries themselves, even though a God-Eater Rat is a super divine beast, it still requires time to grow.

This is similar to some special Commanders in the Higher Planes whose own Profound Mysteries might barely reach five-fold fusion or even less, but because their innate talents are too strong and their bodies are sufficiently powerful, their strength is far greater than those ordinary-race Commanders who are only a step away from Grand Perfection. Even Sovereigns, when choosing envoys, prioritize these individuals.

Of course, the strongest remain the Grand Perfection experts; they are the eternally invincible existences among the god-level. However, if a super divine beast cultivates the Laws and Profound Mysteries to the level of an Asura and then uses a Sovereign Artifact to make up for their shortcomings, even if they still cannot defeat a Grand Perfection expert, they would be infinitely close—like Hamos, who possesses a three-piece Sovereign Artifact set, or a God-Eater Rat that has fused five Profound Mysteries.

Sean kept Ram around precisely to further understand Profound Mysteries through sparring with him. Cultivation cannot be done behind closed doors; appropriate sparring is beneficial. Although Ram's talent is mediocre, he has survived for long enough. In these hundred thousand plus years, the Profound Mysteries he has comprehended are certainly stronger than what Sean currently possesses.

"Is the Profound Mystery you are cultivating also the Shadow Clone Profound Mystery?" Ram asked.

"Yes." Sean nodded and said, "In this Dark Forest, there are many magical beasts with darkness attributes. Among these Saint-level magical beasts, besides you, are there others who cultivate the Shadow Clone Profound Mystery?"

"Yes, but most of them cultivate the Darkness Element Profound Mystery. There is one magical beast who cultivates the Devour Profound Mystery," Ram replied.

"How do you know the names of these Profound Mysteries?" Sean asked again.

He is a transmigrator and still has the original book in his mind, so it is not strange for him to know the names of the Profound Mysteries, but these local natives, who are only at the Saint realm, how could they know?

"This was told to us by Lord Jinhuo," Ram said. "Lord Jinhuo is the Plane Overseer of our Zhongyuan Continent material plane. Basically, as long as one is a Saint, he will offer a little guidance. The names of the Profound Mysteries of each law were told to us by him. It is even said that the language of the Zhongyuan Continent was passed down by him."

"A Plane Overseer? So that is how it is." Sean nodded.

Plane Overseers generally come from the Sovereign's Army of the Higher Planes. Although those sent to the material planes have average talent, they come from the Higher Planes regardless, so their knowledge is naturally very broad. It is not strange for them to know the basic information about the Profound Mysteries of each law.

As for this Overseer passing on knowledge or even guiding cultivation, that likely depends on the individual's personality.

"Yes, we are all very grateful to Lord Jinhuo," Ram paused and said, "My lord, you must have broken through to the Saint realm within the last ten thousand years, right? Otherwise, Lord Jinhuo comes every ten thousand years, and he would certainly have had contact with you."

"Correct." Sean nodded. He could be considered to have broken through within the last ten thousand years. Time is the most meaningless thing in the Coiling Dragon world.

"Then the next time Lord Jinhuo discovers you, he will surely be very happy. He will definitely pass on more knowledge to you, my lord. Lord Jinhuo is very fond of geniuses with great talent," Ram said with some envy.

In his view, for Sean to reach this level in less than ten thousand years, the probability of him becoming a god-level expert in the future is very high. Being able to stay by the side of such a person can be considered a blessing.

"We shall see. Come, let us try our ultimate moves." Sean did not pay much mind to it. After speaking, four clones suddenly appeared beside him. Their auras were identical, but in terms of aura control, they seemed inferior to the Ram from just a moment ago.

"Very well, my lord." Ram saw at a glance that Sean's clone Profound Mystery was not as strong as his own, yet the strength he had just displayed far exceeded his.

This could only mean that Sean must have comprehended other darkness law Profound Mysteries and cultivated them to a very high level. Now, dragging him along to spar was also to comprehend a second or even third Profound Mystery. What a genius-like figure.

In an instant, four tigers appeared beside Ram once again. The four tigers roared fiercely and charged toward the four "Seans" opposite them. He might not be able to beat him with other Profound Mysteries, but this was his specialty.

Soon, the four men and four tigers were locked in battle. Bodies composed purely of energy are naturally far inferior in combat power to the main body, and they have nothing to do with the physical strength of the main body. Ram believed that his comprehension of the Shadow Clone Profound Mystery was stronger, so he should have the advantage in such a contest.

However, as soon as they clashed, Ram discovered that even though they were both just clones, he was far from being an opponent in terms of attack. After a few moves, he was easily repelled.

"How is this possible?" Ram said, somewhat uncomprehending. Clearly, judging by the aura, Sean's comprehension of the Shadow Clone Profound Mystery was very average, not even as good as his own from tens of thousands of years ago, so why was his attack power so much stronger?

"Very good, continue." The eyes of the four Seans lit up. Sure enough, even the slightest fusion of Profound Mysteries leads to a significant increase in power.

For a period of time before this, he had only just made a slight entry, and the speed of it exceeded his expectations. Perhaps it was also because he had only just begun to understand both Profound Mysteries; the earlier the stage, the easier it is to fuse them.

Even if one were to discuss the Shadow Clone Profound Mystery alone, he was still not as good as Ram, but simply by having the most basic fusion with the Darkness Element, his strength was much greater, allowing him to be significantly stronger than Ram.

Of course, this strength was also limited; it was still a bit difficult to defeat the other party. However, Sean wanted to seek growth, comprehend Profound Mysteries, and fuse Profound Mysteries precisely through such sparring.