Title-level

Biodata

Classification

• Title-level experts possess titles recognized throughout the Longshan Empire and stand at the pinnacle of mortal cultivation. Progressing beyond this realm means becoming a Transcendent being 2 3.
• A Title Knight is described as a “one-man army” capable of destroying an army of one hundred thousand alone 2.
• Despite their near-divine power, Title-level beings remain mortal. In principle, they can still be exhausted to death by sufficient numbers 2 12.
• Title-level combat power is vastly beyond the Silver Moon Rank; a Silver Moon Knight is normally killed in a single strike, while a Silver Moon Mage may be unable to cast before being defeated 37.

Attainment

Capabilities and Limits

Control of Heaven and Earth

• Title-level experts directly command the power of heaven and earth after attaining Unity of Heaven and Man 54.
• Their control suppresses weaker opponents’ ability to draw upon external world energy. A mage below the Title level cannot cast powerful spells while under this suppression 42 44.
• The power of heaven and earth cushions falls and can provide limited slow flight, though this method is much slower than true flight by magic beasts or specialized artifacts 67.

Combat Power

• A Title-level knight’s speed can allow them to cross more than one hundred meters in an instant, leaving ordinary people unable to perceive their movements 42.
• Their strength is sufficient to carve a path through a collapsed structure if necessary 49.
• A Fifth-Order Ice Serpent spell can rival a Title-level expert in raw power, but lacks comparable close-combat technique; multiple such constructs may threaten a Title-level opponent 42.
• Exceptional Title-level experts may possess combat power approaching Transcendence, while the strongest can kill an ordinary Title-level opponent in a single exchange 27 59.

Recognition and Rankings

• Reaching Title Rank qualifies an individual to receive a Bronze Token from Dragon Mountain Tower 27.
• The Longshan Ranking records the Empire’s top three thousand Bronze-rank experts, using combat records and other assessments. Bronze rank requires Title-level combat power 27.
• Not every Bronze-rank expert appears on the Longshan Ranking; Qinghe Prefecture has twelve Bronze-rank experts, but only five are listed 27.
• Transcendents are not included on the Longshan Ranking because of their rarity, while Title-level experts are numerous enough to warrant detailed comparison 27.

Relationship to Transcendence

• The Title level is the final mortal stage before Transcendence, a qualitative transformation into a higher form of life 2 3.
• A Title-level expert can attempt Transcendence through either bodily transformation or Battle Qi transformation 82.
• Those who achieve only a Transcendent body while retaining Title-level Battle Qi become Pseudo-Transcendents. They gain great longevity and strength but remain substantially weaker than true Transcendents 82.
• Battle Qi transformation requires a cultivator to nurture and polish their fully solidified Title-level Battle Qi into a Solid Core, then produce a wisp of Transcendent Battle Qi within it 82.
• The Myriad Things Realm is normally associated with Transcendents, though a small number of exceptional Title-level experts can attain it; such insight marks the beginning of comprehending heaven and earth’s mysteries 70.

Known Title-level Experts

• Dongbo Xueying — Reached Unity of Heaven and Man and became a Title-level expert at twenty-two, an achievement considered extraordinarily rare in Anyang Province and the wider Longshan Empire 62.
• Yu Jingqiu — Reached the Title level as a mage at the age of twenty-eight 82.
• Dongbo Lie — Became the Dongbo Clan’s sole Title-level powerhouse after previously remaining a Heaven-Rank Knight 133.
• Xiang Pangyun — The strongest expert in Qinghe Prefecture; capable of killing an ordinary Title-level opponent in one exchange 59.