The Epiphany System

Blade Planet was a planet with some renown in the universe.

This was the planet where the Blade Clan lived.

The Blade Clan's members reached Planet Realm strength as soon as they came of age. And because of their tradition of "adventuring and tempering themselves," they ventured into the universe the moment they became adults, undergoing life-and-death trials!

The Blade Clan possessed astonishing willpower. They sought neither power nor pleasure; every one of them pursued the path of the strong.

For that reason, over the endless passage of time, the Blade Clan had produced many super-powerful experts!

Bang!

At that moment, someone kicked open the gate of a small courtyard on Blade Planet.

The man was tall, covered from head to toe in blue-green scales. He didn't have a single hair on his head—only blue-green skin.

"Bai Yuan! You're slacking off again! Hurry up and get back to training!"

Bai Yuan was munching on bread. Seeing who had arrived, he grimaced and said helplessly:

"Second Uncle, there are twelve hours in a day, and I spend eleven of them training. I just want to eat a piece of bread in peace. Is that too much to ask?"

Bai Yuan had been living with the Blade Clan for twelve years, ever since he crossed over into this world.

From the moment he could walk, he had been put through training that was practically hellish.

At times like this, Bai Yuan would always think of his previous life.

He suddenly felt that his old routine—twelve-hour shifts, two shifts a day, with only two days off each month—might not have been so unbearable after all.

To his surprise, Second Uncle instantly flew into a rage.

"Eating? What do you need to eat for? It's not like you don't have Nutrient Solution! Sure, it looks a little unappetizing, tastes a little awful, and feels a little weird, but you're still being picky!"

"One hour less a day! That's ten hours in ten days, almost a whole day of training less than everyone else!"

"The road of cultivation is long. You train a little less today, a little less tomorrow, and it adds up. How many hours behind everyone else will you end up?"

Seeing Second Uncle ramble on without any sign of stopping, Bai Yuan immediately raised a hand to cut him off.

"Second Uncle, the Nutrient Solution isn't just awful—it tastes like runny shit! You don't have to say any more. I'll go train right now. Why don't you go supervise the others instead?"

Only then did Second Uncle nod in satisfaction. He earnestly admonished Bai Yuan:

"Bai Yuan, your talent is mediocre. If you don't work hard now, what will you do when you come of age and have to venture into the universe alone? I can't stay by your side forever."

Bai Yuan nodded. He understood that Second Uncle only had his best interests at heart.

Both his parents were Universe Realm experts. They had stayed with him for five years after he was born, then set off into the universe to continue their journey.

No one had expected that farewell to be forever. In the end, both of them had fallen.

After that, Second Uncle had raised him all on his own.

After watching Second Uncle leave, Bai Yuan had just started toward the training grounds when a voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[Epiphany System successfully bound]

[Function: Trigger epiphany]

[Novice gift pack sent, reward: 1 Epiphany Point]

[Mission: Take first place in the clan competition three days from now. Reward: 5 Epiphany Points]

Bai Yuan was startled. He hadn't expected his cheat to finally show up after twelve years.

With that thought, he pulled back the foot he had lifted to step outside and casually shut the door.

Watching all this from the shadows, Second Uncle shook his head. A helpless look crossed his face, along with a sigh of frustration at Bai Yuan's failure to live up to his potential. Then he quietly turned and left.

Meanwhile, Bai Yuan had already begun exploring his system.

After looking into it, he found that the Epiphany System had only one function: to trigger epiphany.

But that was enough for Bai Yuan. Having something was better than having nothing.

Besides, epiphany was mysterious by nature—something one could encounter but never seek.

Next, Bai Yuan looked at the mission issued by the system.

"The clan competition in three days? At my current strength, I can forget about taking first place. I might not even make the top ten thousand."

The clan competition was open only to unmarried clan members under the age of sixteen.

There were at least a hundred million underage Blade Clan members in this generation.

Even excluding the youngest ones, there would still be over ten million participants.

Coming first among more than ten million people was practically impossible.

What's more, he was only twelve years old. He had spent several fewer years training than the others, making the gap even wider.

His Genetic Origin Energy cultivation was currently at Apprentice Level 8, and his mastery of the relevant principles was still only at the basic level.

Across the universe, countless powerful experts divided mastery into four levels: basic, intent, domain, and world.

He had barely even gotten started.

As far as he knew, dozens of the top talents in this year's competition had already reached the level of intent.

"To win, I need to at least reach minor mastery in Sharp Metal Thirty-Three Slash!"

Bai Yuan wasted no time. He silently said, System, use epiphany!

A rumble sounded in his mind, and his thoughts became lucid and crystal-clear.

His stray thoughts settled like dust, leaving his mind utterly calm.

At that moment, he seemed to merge with the world around him, entering a state too wondrous to describe.

Sharp Metal Thirty-Three Slash, the technique Bai Yuan had learned, was a fragment of a secret technique created by a World Lord Level expert of the clan.

Mastering the first three forms counted as an introduction. Reaching the eleventh form meant minor mastery, while the twenty-second marked great mastery.

If one could fully master all thirty-three forms, one would reach perfection.

The principle behind this secret technique was quite similar to Thunder God's Nine-Fold Thunder Blade.

The first slash could unleash two layers of hidden force, each with eight levels of power.

Stacked together, they erupted with sixteen levels of power.

The final ten forms were especially formidable, with each form doubling the power. It was said that, at its ultimate level, the technique could achieve a Force Amplitude of over ninety times!

So far, Bai Yuan had only trained this secret technique to the fifth form. At most, he could unleash six layers of hidden force—that is, forty-eight levels of power.

But now, in his state of epiphany, Bai Yuan drew his War Blade and performed the secret technique he had practiced for years once more.

Boom!

As he swung the blade, his muscles trembled seven times in quick succession, in an instant too brief for the naked eye to notice.

Seven layers of hidden force!

His epiphany had barely begun, yet it had already helped him advance, breaking through his bottleneck.

At the same time, he clearly sensed the many flaws and shortcomings in his movements as he swung the blade.

Without hesitation, Bai Yuan swung again.

This time, he seemed to have fully entered the state. The War Blade trembled nine times in a row!

With his next swing, he broke through his limits once more, and the blade's vibration frequency rose to eleven times!

After three swings, the effects of the epiphany suddenly faded.

The whole process had lasted less than two seconds.

Bai Yuan tried swinging once more, but this time he didn't break through.

Oh well. Breaking through straight to the tenth form already far exceeded my expectations. And though the epiphany has faded, the insights and flaws I noticed haven't disappeared.

Eleven layers of hidden force amounted to eighty-eight levels of power, nearly nine times his own strength!

Those at Apprentice Level 9 usually managed to unleash only about four times their own strength.

By comparison, their actual strength could be slightly lower than Bai Yuan's.

But that was still nowhere near enough to win. The real targets were the geniuses who could unleash five or even six times their own strength!

Thus, Bai Yuan immediately focused his mind and devoted himself to training, striving to break through to the eleventh form before the competition.

Yet after only one day, he successfully advanced to the eleventh form, officially reaching minor mastery!

"Good. Next, I need to hone my combat skills."

A secret technique was ultimately just a set of skills. The real key was whether he could use it smoothly in actual combat.

In a fight, his opponent would never give him the chance to calmly gather strength and take his time striking.