Wind Seed

"Before becoming a god, there is no need to overthink it, as long as it isn't the elemental power of light or darkness."

On the Yulan Continent, after the War of World Destruction, several continents were physically sunk, leaving only the Yulan Continent. Since the Yulan Continent is the home turf of the Radiant Church and the Dark Church, cultivating either element would likely make one a thorn in the side of the other. As for switching from light to dark, or dark to light, unless one is a Saint Realm powerhouse, it is highly unlikely they would be accepted.

"Excluding two out of the eleven elements, I don't have much left to consider."

Karl pondered seriously. The first to be excluded was the Water Element. Although the Azure Dragon of the Water-type Super Divine Beast is incredibly fierce, Karl is not a super divine beast, but merely an ordinary human. He has to rely more on the elemental power itself.

The Water Element is strong in defense, providing ultimate physical and soul defense, but it is very weak in terms of attack, making one a moving target. Naturally, Karl would not choose the Water Element.

Beyond the Water Element, what Karl could consider was ultimate attack.

The Four Rules each have their own areas of expertise. For instance, Fate excels in soul attacks and soul defense; it is an expert at playing with souls.

Then there is the Destruction line, which features ultimate physical attacks and also possesses significant insights into soul attacks and soul defense.

There are also the Life and Death lines. In reality, both Life and Death are experts at playing with souls; in fact, the Death line is on par with the Fate line.

However, the Four Rules are incredibly profound, and more importantly, they are more expensive.

Ordinary elemental powers are priced at one million in the Mall, while the Rules cost as much as 1.5 million.

There is no hierarchy between Rules and Laws. After setting aside the arrogance of a transmigrator, Karl never thought he could replace one of these four just by relying on his Golden Finger, nor did he think about whether he could transcend in the future. After all, in the entire Coiling Dragon Universe, Linley is the only variable after all these years, and even if this variable were to start over, success wouldn't be guaranteed. Not to mention, if there were even the slightest change, Linley might not have been able to achieve transcendence.

All Karl wants is to live better, and the prerequisite for living well is becoming stronger.

"From the small, one can see the large. Since Rules are more expensive than Laws, I fear that future idle cultivation will also be fifty percent more expensive for Rules. This would significantly delay my path to becoming a powerhouse, so it cannot be chosen."

After all, unless there are special circumstances, a Low-level Deity cannot defeat a Mid-level God. Even if a Mid-level God has mastered the fusion of Mysteries ahead of time, without reaching a certain level of fusion, they still cannot defeat those High-Gods who have directly comprehended Mysteries.

Therefore, Karl's plan for the future is very simple: quickly become a Low-level Deity, then a Mid-level God, and finally a High-God. As for fusing Mysteries, unless one fuses them to the Perfection level, it's not as if a High-God who hasn't fused Mysteries can't fuse five types of Mysteries.

"For me, the only ones worth considering are Wind, Fire, and Earth."

These three elemental powers have clear growth paths. Although Earth seems powerful, it actually has higher requirements for external factors, such as a formidable bloodline or secret treasures only possessed by Sovereigns, which is why Karl placed it at the bottom of his list.

"Wind is the ultimate in physical attack and speed."

"Fire is the ultimate in soul attack, and it is not weak in physical attack and speed either, ranking only second to Wind."

Karl pondered for a long time before finally setting his sights on the Wind attribute in the Mall.

[Name: Wind Seed]

[Price: 1,000,000 points]

[Effect: Comprehend Wind Power]

In Karl's memory, Wind is the only ultimate physical attack that can be mentioned in the same breath as Destruction. Since it is the ultimate, it is the strongest. Although the Fire elemental power is only second to the ultimate physical attack of Wind, since it is only second, it doesn't mean that a God-level powerhouse of the Fire element must focus on soul attacks.

Having made his decision, Karl looked at his points. After a moment of flickering eyes, he finally made a decision in his heart.

"Pause their enhancement for now; it is only right that I first reach the Saint Realm."

Only by reaching the Saint Realm can he unlock the Level 2 Family and Level 2 Territory, allowing him to acquire points faster and form a virtuous cycle.

Previously, the point gap was too large, and since the Anlan Kingdom was relatively peaceful, Karl had plenty of time to wait.

But now that someone wants to centralize power, it means the kingdom might undergo some changes. Becoming a Saint Realm powerhouse would allow him to remain detached from it all.

A year later, the situation in the Anlan Kingdom was treacherous and unpredictable, and everything happened just as Karl had expected.

The Anlan Kingdom was already one of the declining kingdoms. After losing the protection of a Saint Realm powerhouse, its status on the Yulan Continent was only slightly better than those of the principalities. Compared to true kingdoms like the Fenlai Kingdom, the gap in strength was vast.

Having lost the protection of a Saint Realm powerhouse, the internal factions of the Anlan Kingdom were already tense. Now, two of the three provinces had intentions of declaring independence, and external forces had never stopped their encroachment. Beset by internal and external troubles, the Anlan Royal Family had made many deployments that, in Karl's view, were foolish.

Anlan was showing signs of a fallen kingdom.

The situation in the Anlan Kingdom was changing, but within Spark Town, there was still no movement. A Level 9 powerhouse ruling over a township was a case of position not matching virtue.

Those who could set their sights on a township were mostly Level 7 Warriors, or at most, those who had just barely crossed the threshold of a Level 8 Warrior.

As for those Level 9 Warriors, they had long since broken free from international restrictions. Isn't the root cause of the current chaos in Anlan that some Level 9 powerhouses within the Anlan Royal Family had gone to other kingdoms?

Any Level 9 Warrior with aspirations for the Saint Realm would mostly go to those factions protected by the Saint Realm. The vast majority of Level 9 Warriors remaining in the Anlan Kingdom were trapped by power and status.

One night.

Karl watched the wall clock; the hands were inching closer to the top number. With a click, the hand representing the hour finally landed at the very top.

At this moment, a pale blue panel appeared before Karl's eyes, and the final gap in the Mall's points was successfully filled.

Points: 1,000,013

When his points reached the million mark, Karl saw the seven elemental seeds in the Mall, each priced at one million points, light up instantly.

"Purchase Wind Seed."

Without the slightest hesitation, Karl Talos had prepared for this day a year ago.

With a thought, the million points were instantly reduced to the final 13. At the same time, on the idle cultivation page, the previously empty attribute slot was filled.

[Breakthrough: Level 9 (100/100) Attribute (1/1)]