Improving Saint Realm Aptitude

The higher the consumption, the greater the power—this principle holds true everywhere, especially since Karl chose physical attacks, which maximize the capabilities of his body.

As far as Karl knows, there is no distinction between Mages and Warriors after becoming a Deity. The reason for this is that they all utilize the power of Mysteries. If one must draw a distinction, it is merely that Warriors prefer close-quarters combat after becoming Deities, while Mages prefer long-range, but given the movement speed of God Level powerhouses, there is effectively no difference between melee and ranged combat.

After all, a distance of ten thousand miles is difficult for a mortal to traverse in a lifetime, but for a God Level powerhouse, it is nothing more than a matter of a few breaths.

"The changes brought about by my physique not only grant me a certain level of strength at the Saint Realm, but I fear this advantage will only expand after I become a Deity."

Although Karl's understanding of God Level powerhouses is still limited to his imagination, he has a sufficient grasp of the changes in his own strength.

Grasping the Laws and Mysteries is what defines a Peak Saint Realm powerhouse, and different Laws are divided into different Mysteries. In terms of the power of these Mysteries, they can generally be categorized into Low-level Mystery, Mid-level Mystery, and High-level Mystery. There is a massive gap between different Mysteries, which leads to the fact that the strength gap between Peak Saint Realm powerhouses is even greater than the gap between a Level 7 Warrior and the Saint Realm.

"Mystery of Wind Element, one of the basic elemental Mysteries. Those who become Deities by relying on the Elemental Laws are basically at the weakest level during their Low-level Deity phase; this holds true at the Saint Realm level as well."

Karl's thoughts flickered. There are not many Saint Realm powerhouses in the Yulan Continent, but there are not few either. The Saint Realm powerhouses accumulated over the years number in the dozens. At the very least, this data comes from that Plane Overseer; given Hodan's status, there is no need for him to lie.

And among these dozens of Saint Realm powerhouses, the number of Peak Saint Realm powerhouses is not small. After all, in the eternal passage of time, there is always a chance to comprehend a Mystery through long-term accumulation.

However, Karl is quite at ease with the current situation in the Yulan Continent. After all, among the Low-level Deity powerhouses currently remaining in the Material Plane, except for the High Priest who became a Deity on her own, and the War God O'Brien who refined a Godhead, the other Saint Realm powerhouses with high talent would likely have become Deities long ago, while those without enough talent mostly only comprehended Low-level Mysteries.

Mysteries are divided into three tiers, and the stronger the Mystery, the harder it is to comprehend. Unless they are top-tier geniuses, Saint Realm powerhouses basically only comprehend Low-level Mysteries. This is not because they do not want to comprehend higher ones, but because once the Mystery level is high, they simply cannot understand it unless the Mystery can be clearly manifested.

Thinking of this, Karl's heart suddenly stirred.

It might not exist elsewhere, but Karl knows of such a place in the Yulan Continent.

It is the place where a certain great power once cultivated. Karl dared not think further upon this; at least until he becomes a Deity, there are many things he must avoid.

But Karl also knows that this place can make Mid-level Element Affinity comparable to Super-grade—that is a hundredfold difference. So, what if he goes there after his talent is enhanced?

Thinking of this, Karl's eyes immediately turned to the system Mall.

[Name: Saint Realm Aptitude Enhancement Card]

[Level: Saint Realm]

[Price: 3,000,000]

[Effect: After use, enhances primary talent to Saint Realm level. If the talent is already at Saint Realm level, it will be enhanced incrementally.]

The Saint Realm Aptitude Enhancement Card costs thirty times more than the 100,000 points for the Level 9 Aptitude Enhancement. But is it worth it?

Of course it is.

Without reaching the Saint Realm, one's lifespan is only five hundred years, but upon reaching the Saint Realm, one's lifespan is virtually eternal.

Karl did not hesitate. Looking at his points, which were about to be halved, he directly purchased an Aptitude Enhancement Card. After using it on himself, Karl instantly felt his mind clear, and things that were previously somewhat unfathomable suddenly became crystal clear.

"What talent did I enhance?"

Everyone has many talents; cooking, cleaning, and the like are all types of talents. But this is a Saint Realm Aptitude Enhancement Card; it must be related to cultivation. Karl has used this a few times before and is very clear about these changes.

After carefully sensing for a moment, Karl discovered that what he had enhanced was likely related to his soul or elements. However, Karl could roughly determine what it was.

Wind Element Affinity.

There are not many talents useful for cultivation; they can generally be divided into physical talent, soul talent, and elemental talent.

Among them, after Karl purchased the Physique Growth worth tens of millions, his physical talent had long reached the Saint Realm level, and this talent would gradually strengthen as Karl cultivated his physique.

Physical talent brings not only a formidable body but also talent for cultivating Battle Qi. After all, those who are strong and sturdy are superior to ordinary people in the aspect of Warrior cultivation.

As for soul talent, because he has not yet become a Deity, his soul has not transformed toward the divine. To this day, Karl's soul talent can only be manifested in his Mental Power.

As for elemental talent, after his strength reached Level 7 Warrior, Karl purchased a set of testing tools. As expected, he only had Low-level Element Affinity for water and wind, and coupled with his unremarkable Mental Power talent, Karl gave up the idea of practicing magic.

After all, compared to the dozen-fold Mental Power growth of a Mage, what is the mere Mental Power increase brought by Karl as a transmigrator?

Physical talent goes without saying, and Karl only had two low-tier elemental talents. However, he had purchased a Wind Seed, and furthermore, Karl had now comprehended the Mystery of Wind Element. His talent must have improved to some extent, and this improvement stood out from the rest. Thus, this aptitude enhancement naturally fell upon his Wind Element Affinity.

Feeling the new insights he had regarding the wind element, Karl did not linger. He went directly to the storage room of his mansion, where a small magic array was placed.

"Aptitude Testing Stone"

Karl quickly placed a few magic crystals on it. Watching the activated crystals, he reached out his right hand.

The moment his hand touched the transparent crystal, the originally dim crystal instantly erupted with a strong, pale cyan light.

"What grade is this again?"

Karl flipped through books related to element affinity and quickly found his answer.

"It's actually Super-grade Element Affinity."

"Although judging by the distance the light radiated during this test, it has only just touched the threshold of Super-grade Wind Element Affinity, it is still a Super-grade talent."

Karl was overjoyed. For him, the changes this brings are truly immense.

After all, the further one goes in cultivation, it is not just about knowing, but truly understanding and being able to utilize it at any time.