According to the Splinching system of the universe, if you want to become a Sixth Tier strong person, you must have the ability to easily destroy a planet, or easily survive the destruction of a planet.
Ian It is clear that he now fully meets these two criteria.
Just when he felt the earth-shaking changes in his body, suddenly, another Ian appeared beside him out of thin air. The two looked exactly the same and could not be distinguished by conventional means.
This second Ian is actually his soul. Sixth Tier One of the core abilities of a strong person is that the soul can materialize and become the same as the physical body.
Because of this, once the body of a strong Sixth Tier dies, as long as their souls still exist, they can still survive and even Resurrection by possessing others - this is somewhat similar to a ghost, but much more powerful.
"Isn't this Nascent Soul or Primordial Spirit from Xianxia novels?" Ian muttered to himself while analyzing this new ability.
Before that, although he had abilities similar to "out-of-body experience" or "Astral Projection", his soul at that time still looked illusory, like a projection.
But now, even he himself can't visually distinguish between soul and body.
Of course, Ian knows that there are practical reasons for the emergence of this kind of soul power.
In the Harry Potter universe, Sixth Tier is the limit of many races. Most species simply do not have enough magical talent to reach Sixth Tier. Even if they are lucky enough to reach it, this is often their end.
The main reason is that the magic power gap required to cross from "Sixth Tier·Planetary Level" to "Seventh Tier·Stellar Level" is simply a world of difference.
The diameter of the sun is 109 times that of the earth, its mass is 330,000 times that of the earth, and its volume can hold 1.3 million earths.
The sun is not even a particularly huge star in the vast universe.
Therefore, the gap between these two levels is hopelessly wide. Even if those races are given endless lifespan, they will not be able to accumulate enough magic power to advance.
What's worse is that most magic systems are not like Arcane Empire's magic, which can give users a long life through the adjustment of magic frequency. Usually, casters of other systems can only rely on racial characteristics or other heresy to extend life.
After understanding this fact, Ian realized that the original magic system of the Harry Potter universe was unique, and there might be unknown secrets hidden behind its origin.
Although Sixth Tier is the limit of magic power accumulation, it does not mean that the way forward is cut off. For those strong people who have reached the bottleneck, there is another way: the road to becoming a god.
At this level, individuals can begin to seek breakthroughs by collecting beliefs.
When they have enough believers, they can ignite Divine Flame in their souls and cast Divine Body.
However, the price of this step is that the original physical body must be abandoned.
Once Divine Flame is ignited and Divine Body is cast, these people can be called "False God (False Gods)". There are still two steps away from True God.
The next step is to choose a priesthood for Godhead or Authority.
Through this step, they will become Bleach, the God of Light, the God of the Sky, etc. Of course, the priesthood cannot be chosen at will.
For example, if a person wants to become the God of Time, he must have profound knowledge of Time Magic before becoming a god.
Otherwise, in the process of forging the priesthood or controlling Authority, he will completely fall because he cannot withstand the backlash of the rules.
In addition, Ian also heard that other gods with similar priesthoods may intervene to hinder the promotion of new gods to prevent future competitors.
After successfully casting the priesthood, this person will be called "Demigod".
And only by completing the last step can they become true gods.
The last step is to create Divine Kingdom and upgrade it to the Beyond Realm.
Divine Kingdom is essentially a small universe attached to Prime Universe, where the souls of believers will return after death. According to rumors, the gods are invincible in their own Divine Kingdom.
As for the Beyond Realm? In the universe where Ian is located, gods are prohibited from directly interfering with Material World.
Therefore, once they become gods, they must bring Divine Kingdom into the Beyond Realm.
If the gods want to use their power in Material World, the only way is to find a container that can carry their power.
They can descend to the mortal world by occupying the body of the container.
Vessels are usually those who are gifted and in tune with the power of the deity. This is why they are chosen.
Usually, descendants with the blood of gods are perfect vessels.
Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult for gods to reproduce.
These vessels are often called "holy sons" or "saints" and have a very high status in the church, often also serving as the pope.
Feeling the surging power in his body, Ian began to weigh the knowledge about gods in his mind.
He will never take the path of believing in becoming a god. Not to mention that these people are essentially prisoners trapped in the Beyond Realm, the huge side effects of believing in becoming a god alone make him daunted.
As long as there are enough believers, the strength of the gods can indeed increase rapidly.
But similarly, once the believers no longer believe, or are exhausted by Carnage, the power of the gods will drop off a cliff.
Ian doesn't want this kind of power full of uncertainty. Besides, he doesn't have a specific method to become a god. This kind of knowledge is extremely rare.
Even if there is, he won't use it.
However, he would be very interested if he could use the power of the gods for free in the process without having to bear the side effects.
At present, it seems that the only hope to achieve this goal lies in that Herpo.
Now that he has been promoted to a higher level, Ian decided to test his strength.
Whoosh!
He disappeared instantly, and when he reappeared, he was already above Mars.
Then he disappeared again and appeared in Jupiter, and then Neptune. He jumped randomly among the major planets in Solar System, just like walking in his own back garden.
Then, he began to test the destructive power. This time, he did not use Room of Requirement simulation, which was a waste of energy.
He drove the spacecraft away from Solar System and searched for deserted planets or asteroids of various sizes in Milky Way Galaxy as targets.
Boom!
After testing, he can destroy a gas giant planet the size of Jupiter with one full blow, but this will instantly drain more than 90% of his magic power.
Finally, he performed the last test: leaving the body.
His soul floats aside, but his body can still move on its own - walking, talking, and even casting spells.
This is one of the research results of Lily over the years: Soulless Body Control Magic.
Use the remaining connection between the soul and the body to perform remote control.
This is similar to the principle of Ian contacting the soul clone across the universe through Soul Space.
Although this spell seems a bit useless, it is actually extremely valuable. First of all, it deepens Ian's understanding of soul science.
Over the past few years, he has delved deeply into <Black Book of the Dead> and <Golden Book of the Sun>.
This gave him a profound knowledge of necromancy, Soul Magic, and the rules of Underworld/Afterlife.
His current level of knowledge is enough for him to summon the undead from Underworld in any universe.
In the past, he needed the power of Deathly Hallows to recall his soul from Herpo.
But now, he can do it independently. No matter where he goes, as long as that universe has the concept of Underworld or Afterlife, he can forcibly bring back the soul of the deceased by analyzing the rules.
Of course, Ian will not do this easily. Because this spell is too noisy and not concealed. Once used, it will easily alert the gods or beings in charge of that universe Underworld, causing a lot of trouble for oneself.
Back to Soulless Body Control Magic. Another benefit of this spell is to lure enemies.
In times of danger, he could use his body as bait to lure snakes out of their holes. The enemy tried their best to destroy his body, but they didn't know that his soul had already escaped.
After all, the body can be reshaped, but once the soul is destroyed, it is real death.
The last use Ian can think of is for the gods of his universe.
If those gods can still control their original bodies after becoming gods, they can use this spell to use the original body as a perfect container without having to work hard to find a suitable replacement.
This will greatly enhance their Authority and control over Material World.
After all the tests were completed, Ian walked out of the room.
He knew that it was time to intervene in the plot of <The Mummy 2>.