To achieve Authority Condensation, one had to commune with and control a Relic at S-rank, thoroughly grasping the essence of its corresponding Authority. Only then could one achieve twice the results with half the effort in Authority Condensation.
Thus, almost all Authority Holders condensed the Authority they had wielded at S-rank.
The hierarchy of Authorities directly affected an Authority Holder's might and combat strength. As such, powerful individuals who truly aspired to achieve Authority Condensation generally would not choose Relics belonging to low-level Authority domains.
That made the actual value of the Four Great Families' Relics rather limited.
Most Relics circulating on the Endless Sea also belonged to such low-level Authority domains.
Relics belonging to intermediate or higher Authority domains, on the other hand, were priceless treasures.
Examples included the Death Seed Lin Yuan carried, which corresponded to "life," and the Divine Artisan Core, which corresponded to "Artisan."
Moreover, these four Relics from the Four Great Families had almost no abilities of their own. Instead, they posed the risk of their Authority power running wild and destroying everything around them.
That meant they could not even be used as powerful pieces of Transcendent Equipment.
They belonged to the very worst class of Relics.
Even so, a Relic was still a Relic.
Even the worst Relic represented hope of reaching S-rank, so the four Relics Lin Yuan had obtained still had some value.
Relics, Transcendent Cores, natural treasures, and treasure maps-that was everything he had gained from the Four Great Families' vaults.
After finishing the inventory, Lin Yuan returned to the Island Lord's Residence with Chi Yu.
Not long afterward, Chi Yu led the soldiers of the Island Lord's Residence out through its gates in single file.
They split into four squads and charged toward the Four Great Families' estates.