"So that's how it works." Understanding flashed in Dongguan's eyes.
Just as he had imagined, simply loading abilities would bring him closer and closer to Tier 2, but would not let him reach the Tier 2 realm.
Only enhancing a single attribute ten times would forcibly raise him to Tier 2 power.
Realm and power needed to complement one another.
Even with a higher realm, a body in a vegetative state still could not do anything.
And too much power without a sufficient realm could easily lead to a loss of control.
Nuclear weapons, for example, posed a considerable threat even to Tier 3 beings, and could even play a part on a Tier 4 battlefield.
However, while those who controlled nuclear weapons could be considered to have reached Tier 3 in terms of "power," they were nowhere near it in terms of "realm."
If someone could single-handedly control the entire process, from the materials to building a nuclear weapon and successfully hitting the target with it, then their realm could also be considered "Tier 3."
Simply put, once someone had attained a realm, as long as conditions permitted, they could follow their system and climb back to their original level of power.
To reach the "Tier 2" realm, however, they needed to integrate the power of at least ten enhancements they currently possessed, construct a system, and transform themselves with sufficient energy.
Once that transformation was complete, their power would naturally reach that level as well.
As for why ten enhancements to a single attribute would naturally raise it to Tier 2 power-
Take cultivating a technique such as One-Finger Zen, for example. Simply put, it involved training a single finger, whether in strength,
speed, or defense.
At first, they could train only that finger, but later, it would