The Classification of Strength

In Karl's view, the Peak Saint Realm can be divided into four tiers so far.

Based on the entry level, this tier of Peak Saint Realm can only deal with those below the Peak Saint Realm. They are the weakest among their peers. According to Karl's comparison based on his many years of cultivation, this is the level of someone who has mastered a Saint-level ultimate technique and gained an initial understanding of the Mysteries from it.

Moving up, there is a certain level of comprehension of the Mysteries. According to Karl's comparison, the progress of these Mysteries is around 10,000, and their strength is about ten times greater than the weakest Saint. This level is roughly equivalent to that of Magic Beasts that have just entered the Saint Realm.

If one can improve further, they reach the third tier of the Peak Saint Realm in the Yulan Continent, with a Mystery comprehension level of 100,000. Their strength is nearly ten times greater than the second tier. Fifty years ago, Karl needed to rely on his Saint-level physical body to be comparable to this level. Saint-level powerhouses at this level are enough to deal with veteran Saint-level Magic Beasts, and it is also the limit for some Saints to forcibly sign contracts.

As for the level above that, those are the fourth-tier Peak Saint Realm powerhouses. According to Karl's conjecture, their level of Mystery comprehension is at least 500,000. They are 500 times stronger than an entry-level Peak Saint, 50 times stronger than the second tier, and have a gap of more than five times compared to a third-tier Saint.

With the vitality of the Saint Realm, one can already linger in the void. With the blessing of various abilities, it is no longer like a Level 9 Warrior, where being 30% stronger than an opponent of the same level grants a huge advantage; being twice as strong is enough to kill with ease.

At the Saint level, different comprehensions of the Mysteries lead to completely different directions for each person. This situation results in cases where a two-fold gap between Saints is enough to kill easily, yet there are also times when even if the strength gap is two or three times, the two sides fight like fire and water.

Just like Karl himself, what he comprehends is the Wind Element, one of the seven basic elemental Mysteries. Its abilities are considered comprehensive yet mediocre. Karl's comprehension of the Wind Element is enough to increase his speed several times, and his attacks also see a several-fold increase. However, in terms of defense and control, Karl's Wind Element is a weak point.

Although Karl believes that with his current strength, relying on his Saint-level physical body and the quasi-artifact Wind-Singing purchased from the system Mall, his frontal lethality even exceeds that of a Saint Realm Limit powerhouse who has comprehended low-level Mysteries. In fact, as long as he is given the chance for close-quarters combat, Karl is fully capable of killing a Saint Realm Limit powerhouse.

But this trick can only be used once; it belongs to the category of others not knowing his true strength. If he wants to repeat it a second time, those who can cultivate to the Saint Realm are not stupid.

This is like how the Dragonblood Warrior could be quite prestigious thousands of years ago and even be called one of the four ultimate warriors. Even without looking through history, Karl can be certain that there must have been Saint Realm Limit powerhouses who were tricked and killed by Dragonblood Warriors.

Otherwise, judging by the fact that the ancestors of the Baruch family were still Mid-level Gods after thousands of years in the Four Divine Beasts Family, it is highly probable that when Baruch left the Yulan Continent, he had already comprehended the Mysteries himself. Relying on his physical body to make even the Saint Realm Limit submit, he would only choose to leave the Material Plane if there was no greater pressure.

It is not that Karl cannot repeat the achievements of the ultimate warriors now, but what happens after he does?

Does he really think that the God Level powerhouses would not be curious?

A simple truth is that the Holy Alliance has quite a few Level 9 Warriors, and their physical strength is at the Level 6 standard. The Radiant Church is not without forbidden magic for summoning angels; it is just that with a Level 6 physical body, one can only summon a two-winged angel with Level 9 strength. Sacrificing a Level 9 Warrior to exchange for an angel with Level 9 strength—unless one captures a Level 9 Warrior from an opposing faction alive—requires at least the strength of a late-stage or even peak Level 9 to capture a Level 9 expert alive.

However, for a Saint-level physical body, Karl can understand one truth without even thinking: an eighth-level physical body can summon an angel at the Peak Saint Realm level, and a Saint-level physical body can at least summon an angel possessing divine power.

This is just the method of the Radiant Church, not to mention the God Level powerhouses of the Yulan Continent.

If one could find a way to make the physical body stronger, even if the body were ten times stronger, the War God O'Brien might have a way to obtain a Mid-level God Godhead.

It is precisely because of the various factors in the Yulan Continent that the current situation is relatively calm, but once something that breaks this peace appears, these powerhouses would not mind taking off that mask of peace.

"The cultivation speed is still too slow." Karl sighed in a low voice.

Over these fifty years, Karl has not stayed in his territory the whole time. In fact, Karl would occasionally leave Tianfeng Prefecture to walk around outside, and he has seen many Saint-level powerhouses; otherwise, Karl would not be able to achieve such accuracy in his classification of strength today.

However, Karl has also compared his own strength. Without relying on physical power, relying solely on his current comprehension of the Mysteries—which is only one-fiftieth of a fully mastered Mystery, with progress of just over 20,000—he can only bully some weaker Peak Saint Realm powerhouses. As for the powerhouses who have left a name for themselves in the Yulan Continent, they all have at least 100,000 in comprehension.

"Among those who can leave a name, that Rock Sword Saint is probably the benchmark for the 100,000 level."

Karl immediately thought of a certain person, the guy known as the Rock Sword Saint. His comprehension of the Laws of the Earth is quite good, and relying on his powerful spiritual force, he can even deceive some Peak Saint Realm warriors.

After all, many Saint-level warriors have their strengths in Battle Qi, Mysteries, and physical bodies, while their spiritual force is definitely one of their weaknesses, generally only at a level slightly above the eighth level.

Especially after reaching the Saint Realm, the powerful aspect of a Saint-level Mage is that endless stream of forbidden magic, but once a Saint-level warrior gets close, they still have to kneel and call him daddy.

After composing his expression, Karl looked at his panel.

Now, after fifty years of development, the bloodline within the family has gradually become excellent. The main contributors are those good seedlings of the younger generation. Since their innate talent is already good and they are willing to work hard, Karl would bestow the talent of a Level 9 Warrior upon them while they are young. When these talented descendants marry and have children later on, the vast majority of their offspring are born with the aptitude of at least a Level 7 Warrior, and the more excellent ones are no weaker than Level 8.

As for wanting to have the talent of a Level 9 Warrior, that is very difficult; usually, such talent requires a Saint-level bloodline.

There are quite a few commoner Level 9 Warriors in the Yulan Continent, but who knows if there was a Saint-level powerhouse among their ancestors many generations ago?

Unfortunately, the bloodline of the Taros Family has been solidified by Karl, and the source is Karl himself.