"The Heavenly Secrets Manual is rather..." After Dongguan exchanged for the two volumes of this medium-grade inheritance corresponding to God King Two and the Ultimate Realm, he began studying them.
It spoke of "heavenly secrets," but its study of "cost" was actually its essence.
"In fact, methods of paying a 'cost' existed very early on. From the Immortal stage, one could burn divine power to increase combat strength. That in itself was the result of paying a cost for an increase."
"And paying the same 'cost' could produce different effects. Take the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique, for example. Using the secret technique allowed more divine power to be burned in a short time, but at the same time, a more abrupt outburst and greater power also meant a greater effect."
In fact, after arriving on the Origin Continent, although it was no longer mentioned, burning divine power was inevitable when fighting and executing moves.
From the Immortal stage onward, if divine power was not burned, it formed a self-sustaining cycle and would not be consumed at all.
But when fighting someone of the same level, without burning divine power, one could not inflict any damage unless one's realm was truly far higher, like the Master of Myriad Laws Pavilion, the master of the Two Realms Palace, and Time-Space Old Demon compared with ordinary Chaos Realm cultivators.
And the so-called "Divine Power Burning Secret Technique" merely added profundities to the simplest, crudest form of divine power burning. The Destruction Origin Great Dao was especially adept at this kind of explosive release.
Apart from the complete inheritance, all the preceding ones were simplified versions.
The Heavenly Secrets Manual, however, offered burning on the level of "cause and effect."
On the beneficial side, burning away cause and effect could conceal it, much