Silence, quiet.
Shen Heng thought for a moment and said:
"Could we use this to manipulate other rules within the palace, thereby achieving some desired goals?"
"Uh... although it's not what I expected, using the Distortion Authority can indeed achieve what you want!" Night Spirit Liya said after a pause.
It wasn't what she expected... Shen Heng pondered, but didn't ask about that. Instead, he asked, "Do you know how to use this Authority?"
"Uh, you didn't know?" Night Spirit Liya asked, somewhat surprised.
Qin Yu also looked up at the captain.
"You can sense something special through that mark, but there's no specific way to use it, and..." Shen Heng paused, then looked up, "Don't you know?"
When he examined the mark on his forehead today, he did sense it slightly, but because he only had one chance and didn't know exactly how to use it, and there was someone else nearby who knew far more than him, he didn't delve too deeply into it. The result...
"If it were other Authority, that might be a bit troublesome, but Authority of Distortion..." Night Spirit Liya paused, then changed the subject, "You want to take the others who got caught up in that temple out, right?!"
"Mm." Shen Heng nodded.
"That's simple! You just need to touch the mark on your forehead with your Origin Power, and then use your mental energy to draw what you want to do!" Night Spirit Liya said easily, then paused and said, "However, I don't recommend you do that."
Upon hearing this, both Shen Heng and Qin Yu were slightly taken aback.
"Why?" Shen Heng looked up.
" Sister Liya, why?" Qin Yu asked in a low voice.
"For your purposes, bringing others out may indeed be the most important thing, but for you..."
Shen Heng paused, as if he felt the Night Spirit's gaze fall upon him.
"But that might not be the most important thing to you anymore!"
Shen Heng did not respond, his eyes lowered in thought.
Qin Yu paused, glanced at the captain, and then asked, " Sister Liya, why?"
"Do you remember what I told you before about the path to the Seventh Tier?" Night Spirit Liya asked.
Qin Yu nodded.
"For most Calamity Beast, breaking through from Tier 3 to Fourth Tier can be attempted with luck and accumulation. But for them, going from Sixth Tier to Seventh Tier is almost impossible," Night Spirit Liya said.
"They don't know how to break through from the Sixth Tier to the Seventh Tier, they don't know they need to find an item to carry them on their path, and they also don't know where to go to find a path to comprehend."
"But even if they knew, there's still nothing they can do!"
"Because of... the road?" Qin Yu asked in a low voice.
"Hmm," Night Spirit Liya responded, "As for items that can support roads, once you reach the Sixth Tier, you can always find them if you spend the time to look for them. It's just a matter of whether the quality is good or bad. But to break through to the Seventh Tier, that's actually enough."
"The key is that road..."
Shen Heng listened silently from the side.
They had briefly discussed this issue before.
Breaking through from the Sixth Tier to the Seventh Tier presents a hurdle, just like breaking through from the Third Tier to the Fourth Tier previously.
This hurdle can only be overcome with the help of external factors, that is, the path.
Unlike the previous Configuration that broke through from the Third Tier to the Fourth Tier, this path does not exist in reality. It values your understanding and insight into a certain field.
Only when you have a certain level of understanding and insight into a particular field can you attempt to make a breakthrough.
Otherwise, failure is inevitable!
Of course, having a certain level of understanding does not guarantee success.
After all, there is no standard line for this; it all depends on personal understanding. But undoubtedly, the deeper your understanding, the greater your chances of a successful breakthrough.
As for the other item I just mentioned, the one that carries the road, it's because after breaking through to 7th Tier, the road you walk on will have a continuous impact on your body. If you don't have an item to carry you, your body will eventually collapse due to the influence of the road.
Therefore, this is necessary.
In summary, breaking through from the Sixth Tier to the Seventh Tier requires two elements.
One is the understanding and perception of the road; the other is the items used to carry this road.
Then, what the Night Spirit said...
"... In short, for the vast majority of Calamity Beast, the 'path' is the most difficult one!"
They don't know what a road is, where a road is, or how to perceive a road!
"It is this very 'path' that has blocked 95% of creatures that had the potential to break through to the Seventh Tier."
"And now..."
After a pause, Night Spirit Liya looked intently at Shen Heng.
"By wielding the Authority of Distortion, you, in a sense, possess a key to the path of ' Distortion '."
"The longer you have the opportunity to use that Authority, the more chances you'll have to comprehend that path, and the greater your chances of successfully reaching the Seventh Tier!"
"Although you may be very confident in yourself and believe that even without this, you will have a great chance to break through to the Seventh Tier in the future."
"But what I want to tell you is this!"
He paused again, then said...
" Distortion Authority!"
"This is the second strongest Authority among all known Authority in the Ruins Realm, as recognized by all!!"
"..."
Quiet, silent.
"Second... strongest?" Qin Yu repeated in a low voice.
"Yes, the second strongest!" Night Spirit Liya responded, "Although I don't particularly like that broken serpent, I have to admit that the Distortion Authority it wields is indeed the second strongest Authority in the entire Ruins Realm!"
Qin Yu did not respond.
Having had Sister Liya reside in her body for many years, she deeply understood just how strong she truly was—to be the second strongest among those creatures whose exact size and number were unknown.
Shen Heng didn't quite understand, but he roughly grasped what Night Spirit Liya was trying to express.
Simply put, this Authority is very strong, extremely strong!
Now that he has the opportunity to use this Authority once, he also has a different kind of opportunity to walk down that path of Authority!
"What would be the effect if I broke through to the Seventh Tier along this path?" Shen Heng asked.
Qin Yu was also somewhat puzzled.
"Hmm, you can tell from the name," Night Spirit Liya said thoughtfully.
"Look at the name?" Qin Yu repeated.
"Hmm," Night Spirit Liya responded, " Distortion, as the name suggests, is to Distortion everything 'object' and 'reason' according to one's own ideas!"