The three members of the Anomaly Investigation Bureau exchanged looks. So there was actually an explanation like this!
Without reaching a sufficient level, they would have no way even to begin exploring this knowledge.
By that explanation, Transcendents really did overwhelm Spirit Limit Users on the level of life itself.
They could improve without limit, while Spirit Limit Users could no longer improve once they reached their limits. How could they not be overwhelmed?
Zhong Yunlong swallowed. Judging by their conversation so far, "Old Zhang" was still very friendly. He was increasingly glad that humanity had a Transcendent, and he also understood why other civilizations valued them so highly.
Of course, if they encountered Transcendents from other civilizations, they would have to show them respect as well.
After all, these Transcendents had to pay a "price" whenever they acted. With such enormous sunk costs, once they acted, blood was bound to flow.
The Gourd continued, [Mastering a strong idealist rule varies from person to person and cannot simply be replicated. Generally, "Rule defects" are used to reduce the difficulty of gaining control.]
[What are "rule defects"? They are flaws in the rules.]
[For instance, with the "Sword-Drawing Art" I just mentioned, if you add a rule defect that only allows it to activate when an enemy is within three meters, mastering it becomes somewhat easier and simpler.]
Zhong Yunlong could not help asking, "But isn't that too big a flaw? If it can only activate within three meters, couldn't ranged attacks wear a Transcendent down to death?"
[I was only giving a simple example. That is why you must never let your opponent learn your rule defects. Also, there can be multiple "rule defects." Apart from activating within three meters, it might only work against male creatures, only activate when