Lancelot's greatest opportunity was undoubtedly becoming the Earth Guardian. After emerging from the Luolunsi Secret Realm, his strength and potential both soared, leaping over the dragon gate and Soaring Dragon into the sky.
The appearance of the Guardian Blade Steel Feather Cloak further solidified Lancelot's training direction— the Matter System.
Now that we have a goal, the next step is to work hard to achieve it.
The content of cultivation differs among the three major systems.
The World System, the Inner Universe, replaces the Plane Will with the will of the individual, and can cause upheavals and even reverse Space-Time with a thought.
The Law System, the Divine Realm cultivation, uses a single Divine Law to manipulate countless laws, making it omnipotent and all-knowing; wherever I am, I can do as I please.
The Matter System cultivates Divine Body. By studying the material composition of the Astral Realm, one can create one's own Divine Body. Each Divine Body has different characteristics and can be continuously improved and evolved.
The choice of Divine Body is a question that every Transcendent person who embarks on Matter System will consider, and Lancelot is no exception.
Originally, he wanted to use his most proficient power as the core to sculpt his Divine Body.
But when the Steel Feather Cloak appeared, Lancelot's ideas changed, and he had an extremely bold concept.
What are the basic components of natural phenomena such as stars, oceans, mountains, and lakes?
The answer is clear: the most basic particles.
These tiny particles are what make up all kinds of celestial bodies, and they coalesce into plants, birds, beasts, soil, sand, and all kinds of intelligent life.
Everything, from the smallest to the largest, the entire universe, and even the macroscopic existence of the Astral Realm, can be seen as a large mass of particles.
It is these tiny things, invisible to the naked eye, that make up the colorful world.
So, the question arises: why can't I, like the Steel Feather Cloak, directly control myself at the microscopic particle level, thus possessing a Divine Body capable of endless transformations?
This Divine Body can generate all sorts of powers through particle manipulation.
Elemental powers such as lightning, fire, and ice.
Physical forces such as electromagnetic, gravitational, and kinetic energy strikes.
It even delves into the realms of the soul, spirit, cause and effect Fate.
After all, everything is generated by the movement of particles, including the countless rules of the Astral Realm.
So-called rules are simply certain laws generated by the operation of particles. Intelligent life discovered and applied various laws, and even named them, thus giving rise to words with mysterious and subjective connotations, such as cause and effect, destiny, and calamity.
In fact, the foundation of these rules lies in the Endless stream of particles. Without the latter, the former would become a tree without roots and water without a source!
All Divine Body may be composed of bloodlines or physical constitutions, but fundamentally they are the operation and changes of particles.
In other words, if Lancelot could truly create such Divine Body that could gather and disperse at will and change size at will, he would be able to absorb the strengths of all other Divine Body, control all the power in the world through the operation of particles, encompass all things, and become omniscient and omnipotent!
Once a person's ambition is ignited, it's difficult to rein it in.
Once you've seen the ocean, you find it hard to be impressed by a mere stream; once you've witnessed breathtaking scenery, it's difficult to face those drab, dull landscapes.
When Lancelot saw the path of particles, his character made it clear that he would die without regret.
This is why Lancelot created the Undying Holy Spirit Innovation Skill, tearing his own soul apart and transforming it into countless Undying Holy Soul, which reside in every cell, allowing him to control his power at the microscopic level as much as possible.
But this is only the first step.
Next, Lancelot will gradually strengthen every particle in his body and try to improve his control over it. He will use the various substances he has learned to arrange and combine them to form various Transcendent talents, so that he can truly be 'ever-changing'!
When he is able to do this, it means that he is constantly undergoing 'self-renewal', becoming the synthesis of all variables, and opening up the realm imagined by countless Innovation School Ability Energy.
At present, Lancelot is of course still a long way from that level, but he can Replication his various talents and abilities by manipulating some of the particles in his body.
In short, Lancelot, having achieved this, could recreate these talents even if he lost them, much like using a Combat Skills.
Transform the body's instinctive reactions into conscious actions.
This transforms passive skills into active skills.
Conversely, the various Combat Skills created by Lancelot can also be inscribed into the body in a similar way, becoming a kind of talent, turning into instinct, and being activated with every move and thought, which is equivalent to evolving from semi-automatic to fully automatic.
In other words, turning active skills into passive skills.
The difference between the two is like the difference between casting a spell after chanting magic syllables and casting an instant spell.
In terms of speed alone, the former is completely defeated. After all, speed is the ultimate weapon in martial arts, and this applies equally to battles between Transcendent individuals.
In this way, Lancelot essentially gained the ability to create things by hand.
If he has strong enough control over the particles in his body, he could even create a perfect-level talent.
Imagine, one day, Lancelot's perfect talent will unleash like a storm, overwhelming everything in its path, destroying the world. That scene would be incredibly satisfying.
Of course, with such an extreme road, the difficulty of climbing it is self-evident.
In fact, Lancelot is not the only powerful being with a Matter System who holds this view.
If we were to describe an ordinary Divine Body as sculpting a marble slab, it would be like using a hammer and chisel to carve out a statue.
Lancelot's concept of Divine Body, therefore, is to build up internal organs, bones, flesh, skin, and even countless nerve fibers throughout the body from the very source, using grains of sand.
The difference in difficulty between these two is like night and day; they are completely Dharma Form.
This is why very few powerful beings in Matter System have embarked on this path.
Not to mention that once the Divine Body is formed, it can never be reversed.
Simply laying the foundation for that Divine Body is an almost impossible task.
Who can, at the Demigod stage, penetrate the body's microscopic particle level with control and manipulate each particle at different frequencies?
What a difficult situation this is!
If you could do that, you'd already be a god, right?
Even if you successfully overcome this hurdle and forge an ever-changing Divine Body, what's next?
The essence of "ever-changing" lies in the word "change".
If we're only going to use a single Divine Body, then what's the point of going through all the trouble of creating such ever-changing Divine Body?
Forging Myriad Transformations Divine Body is just the beginning. Next, one needs to learn countless things about the composition of matter, understand the Divine Body of other True God, create Divine Body that can cope with various battlefield environments, and switch combat forms at any time according to different scenarios.
Only in this way can the power of the Myriad Transformations Divine Body be truly unleashed.
Otherwise, with a blank Divine Body, one has almost no combat power and will be bullied by everyone.
However, the difficulty of achieving this is self-evident.
Forging a single Divine Body and achieving the status of True God has stumped countless geniuses and heroes of Matter System, let alone forging dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of different types.
In this process, if any Divine Body malfunctions, it will inevitably backfire on itself.
If the process of switching between different Divine Body is not handled properly, it can easily lead to power conflicts, with predictable consequences.
In short, the essence of the Myriad Transformations Divine Body is 'change,' and the danger also lies in this word 'change.'
Of all things in the world, the most stable thing must possess a certain relatively fixed order.
Without order, chaos is inevitable.
Chaos will lead to a surge in variables.
An increase in variables can, conversely, lead to a chaotic situation.
Once Lancelot's Divine Body falls into a variable loop, all his soul and will will be instantly shattered, turning into a chaotic mess without logic or order.
Only after a long period of time will they reintegrate into the Astral Realm cycle in a non-interfering particle form.
By then, Lancelot will naturally cease to exist.
However, for Lancelot, these dangers are for the future; if they arise, he will deal with them and will never back down.
Because the difficulty of forging the Myriad Transformations Divine Body is too great, the difficulty for Lancelot to become True God is naturally maximized.
In order to deal with the various formidable opponents he would encounter in the Fate Supremacy War, he went into seclusion to study combat techniques.
The Origin Furnace was Lancelot's masterpiece.
Based on the "Replication" properties of the Steel Feather Cloak, Lancelot created this combat technique by studying the World Furnace. It is used to enhance his various abilities, whether active or passive, professional abilities or bloodline talents, all within the scope of enhancement.
Ultimately, all talents and Transcendent abilities are reflections of the rules of the Astral Realm, and the Origin Furnace simulates the Heart of Origin formed by the fusion of countless rules of the Astral Realm.
As the source of the rules, the Astral Realm Heart of Origin can encompass everything, restrain everything, and bless everything.
The Origin Furnace, created by Lancelot, was based on this idea.
In short, the Origin Furnace is similar to a power amplifier with a fixed multiplier. The stronger the basic ability, the stronger its power will be after being amplified by the Origin Furnace.
Lancelot's Attribute Talent "Flame Controller" is originally Attribute Talent derived after reaching 121 points in the energy attribute. It is between a passive ability and an active ability and is considered a Rare talent.
Among ordinary High-Rank Demigod, the Flame Controller's talent isn't the strongest, but it's not weak either; it's just average.
However, Lancelot possesses the Power of Adaptation, a skill that inherently grants affinity to all attributes, significantly enhancing the effectiveness of the Flame Controller on Lancelot.
Based on this, after being amplified many times by the Origin Furnace, Lancelot's fire affinity directly surpassed that of Selena, nicknamed "Heart of Flameheart."
The 'Lava Sea' battleground, which Selena had meticulously crafted for her own battles, suddenly became Lancelot's home turf.
Amidst the crimson torrent of countless fiery elements surging forth, Lancelot, with the Origin Furnace atop his head, strode out with an effortless and relaxed demeanor, like a visitor strolling in a park.
Around his body, however, vortexes of fire quietly opened up.
At the center of the vortex is a black dot the size of a marble; upon closer inspection, it can be seen that this thing is actually an extremely tiny Energy Black Hole.
Thousands of Blazing Flame Fireball bombarded the area, each comparable in size to an asteroid, capable of easily Destruction the ecosystem of an ordinary life-bearing planet. In the Elven Plane, this would be equivalent to thousands of mobile natural disasters.
But when these moving natural disasters touched the vortexes of flames that appeared on Lancelot's body, a scene that horrified Flameheart Selena appeared: the Blazing Flame Fireball she fired actually shrank little by little as they approached Lancelot, as if they had encountered a spatial fold, and were completely swallowed up by those vortexes of flames.
"Nice energy candies, want some more?"
Lancelot looked up at Flameheart Selena, who was floating in mid-air, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"You... monster!" Selena uttered a word Lancelot was very familiar with, her beautiful face now blank and her eyes seemingly devoid of any light, becoming lifeless.
"Oh? A monster? So, would you call this ambushing a monster?"
As the words faded, muscles rippled behind Lancelot, and an arm instantly sprouted, its five fingers spread out, the palm turning a jet-black, iron-like color.
With a sharp clang and a piercing sound wave, the fire elements that had gathered around scattered in fright.
On his dark palm, a crystal arrow, about thirty centimeters long and roughly the thickness of Lancelot's little finger, pierced Lancelot's outstretched hand from behind. The arrowhead, gleaming with a blinding cold light, tore through the flesh, followed by a constantly buzzing and vibrating tail feathers.
"Hmm, you were right. Even a sneak attack was useless. You really make me feel powerless..." Although her inner defenses had been breached again, on the surface, Selena regained the languid feeling she had before the battle.
Her motto in life is: it's okay if you can't win a fight, but you must have style.
After saying this, before Lancelot could continue his attack, Selena's figure gradually disappeared, and along with her, the arrow stuck in Lancelot's palm also became translucent.
This woman actually chose to surrender.
"Since you're to my liking, I won't use magic poison. If we encounter each other after the Fate War begins, please go easy on me."
As the last word echoed in Lancelot's ears, Selena's figure had already vanished.
The flesh on his back writhed, and the arm with the pierced palm retracted; the injury healed almost instantly.
Having embarked on a path of endless transformations, Lancelot was able to extend his control to the microscopic level. What would be a fatal injury to other Demigod was insignificant to him, let alone a penetrating wound to the hand.
Lancelot stretched his shoulders and laughed, "The Fate War and Death is truly a place where hidden talents abound; there are all sorts of people here..."
He could sense that the woman named Selena was hiding some of her strength.
According to Lancelot's calculations, and considering her hidden strength, she could definitely squeeze into the top 70,000 of the rankings. Although she wouldn't be enough compared to him, she would still be quite formidable.
Ordinary arrows cannot pierce Lancelot's palm after it has been imbued with the "Unbreakable Barrier".
As for Flameheart Selena's motive for hiding her strength, it was simply to prepare to go all out in the final period to climb the rankings, so as not to be targeted and repeatedly studied.
This is also the awkward situation for most participants who are strong enough to enter the rankings but whose ranking is in the middle or lower tier.
Keep in mind that the arena doesn't help you recover from injuries. If you rush to climb the rankings too early and get seriously injured, you'll be in real trouble if you can't withstand the challengers' onslaught at the last moment.
Furthermore, prematurely revealing one's full strength will inevitably lead to repeated analysis, allowing the opponent to develop targeted combat plans, thus increasing the probability of defeat.
A variety of reasons have led to the existence of many Demigod like Flameheart Selena. These individuals are all preparing to frantically climb the rankings in the short period before the start of the Fate Supremacy War, keeping their opponents guessing and conserving their strength as much as possible.
"Let's continue!"
After saying this while looking up, Lancelot stood still and waited for the teleportation to arrive.
He saw through Selena's plan, but had no intention of imitating her.
How can a cat and a tiger behave in the same way?
Lancelot is not afraid of being repeatedly studied in order to find his weaknesses.
For him, the best thing is that his opponents can help him find his weaknesses.
From the moment he discovered his weakness, it ceased to be a weakness and became a breakthrough for self-renewal.
The ever-changing path is never afraid of being targeted; the only constant in this world is change itself!
Adapt to change!
This is Lancelot's path!
"Congratulations on your victory in the second battle! Your latest record has been updated to 2 wins and 0 losses. We will now match you with a new opponent..."
"Matchmaking has been temporarily suspended because someone has just requested to watch your battle video. Would you like to grant permission? If so, you will be eligible to charge viewers. If not, the Fate Arena will close this request channel for you. Please make a decision."
"Watch the video?"
Lancelot was taken aback, then realized that it must be Flameheart Selena. Once this woman realized his strength, she would definitely see him as a potential rival, and it was perfectly normal for her to watch his combat videos to find his weaknesses.
Having understood this, Lancelot's lips curled into a slight smile. "I agree. Let's charge according to the arena's standard fees."
Okay, your application has been opened.
"Future applications will be approved directly; as long as you pay, you can see it."
"Okay, the corresponding program has been set up for you. Now, let's continue the matching process..."
"... Match complete. Since your demonstrated strength is likely superior to this opponent's, this battle will take place in the opponent's combat arena. Teleportation initiation!"
As the familiar voice rang out, Lancelot knew that he would likely be spending a long time in the midst of his opponent's battles.
On the other side, Flameheart Selena also received notification that Lancelot had approved her application. A slight smile played on her lips as she muttered to herself, "I knew it. Someone with such a fierce fighting spirit wouldn't refuse to let others watch his battle. Judging by his appearance, he must be from the War God Lineage? That makes sense; aside from the War God Lineage, such battle maniacs are rare in the Divine Realm..."
While complaining, Selena opened the video of her previous battle with Lancelot and watched it, looking for Lancelot's weaknesses and flaws.
In this strange world devoid of earth, dark clouds filled the sky, swarms of lightning bolts streaked across the heavens, flashes of light burst forth from time to time, and dense wind and lightning elements surged and roared like waves.
Amidst the wind, thunder, and surging waves, stands a towering Storm Giant, Lancelot's opponent this time, Storm Lord Leo, with a record of 34 wins and 3 losses, and ranked 1235457 in the arena.
That's right, Lancelot's third match propelled him into the ranks of over a millionth.
Terra, 2 wins, 0 losses...
Upon seeing Lancelot's record, Storm Lord Leo's pupils contracted, and he immediately realized that this time, he had probably run into a brick wall again.
Lancelot, bathed in light, slowly clenched his fist, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. "Now, let's officially begin the climb to the top!"