"Are there really that many questions?"
Su Wen clicked his tongue in amazement. Eight hundred and twenty-four questions?
This is only what we've observed so far. Given our current combat training progress, it seems we're still quite far from meeting the requirements.
"Otherwise what?"
Rui spoke up, "After all, you are the God of Wealth, not the Battle God."
"If you were a Battle God, training in various Battle-Style Secret Art would be very simple."
"In fact, it could mean... a smooth and uneventful journey."
Su Wen's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he suddenly said, "Master Rui, do you mean that the Battle God can also improve combat power through training in Battle-Style Secret Art?"
Rui nodded and said, "Yes, but your comrade-in-arms is no longer of use."
As she spoke, Rui sighed softly and said, "I'm actually not good at evaluating the Battle God of your era."
"After all, in a sense, I'm still under their command."
"Demigod level..."
"This level of strength is neither particularly good nor bad."
"It's not exactly weak, after all, it can still fight and battle against the Remnant Clan on the Frontier Battlefield."
"But let's talk about strength!"
"Not strong at all. God of Combat, yet he can't even dominate a war at the level of a True God."
"The training in the Battle-Style Secret Art is essentially a foundation-building process."
"Your comrade-in-arms is already Demigod, what's the point of building a foundation?"
Beside him, Su Wen listened to Rui's words and then changed the subject.
"Master Rui, I heard from Battle Master that those Divine Mandate Bearer in the First Era awaken as True God."
"That's true."
Rui nodded slightly and said, "Are you asking about the issue of the decreasing strength of those Divine Mandate Bearer?"
Upon hearing this, Su Wen nodded quickly.
He had also speculated about this issue.
For example, the resistance that erupted was strongest when the First Era universe was first targeted by the Remnant Clan.
Therefore, the First Era's Divine Mandate Bearer were the strongest!
As the war situation worsened, the power of the Will of the Universe also waned.
Therefore, the power that causes those Divine Mandate Bearer to awaken is getting weaker and weaker.
But this was just his guess; he wasn't really sure what it meant.
"To be honest, the strength of your era... I don't quite understand."
Rui's eyes flashed with divine light, as if emanating the aura of the rules of life and death reincarnation.
Those beams of light, like the most sophisticated testing instruments in the world, began to scan and examine Su Wen's body from head to toe.
"The Second Era also marks the beginning of the awakening of the True God."
"And the Second Era was the epochal war in which I was most involved."
"I didn't participate much in the Third Age, or the ages that followed."
"But I heard from my friends that after the Third Age, the intensity of the awakening of the Divine Mandate Bearer suddenly changed."
"From True God, fallen to Demigod."
"Even so, after awakening, those Divine Mandate Bearer can still rapidly advance to True God in a very short time."
"Even the fastest was the Battle God from the Third Era; within three months of awakening, he broke the record and advanced to True God!"
Rui paused for a moment, then continued, "As for your situation, you're not even Demigod after awakening, and your rank is even stuck at the Emperor Rank. This is the first time I've seen anything like this."
"Hmm... This is the first time I've heard of this either, because it's so outrageous!"
"So after learning about this from you, my true self in the borderlands began investigating this matter."
"At the same time, with Gu's help, we surrounded the enemy's stronghold and dispersed one of the clones that the Remnant Clan's True King Simu, had set up outside."
"After the battle, we deduced its essence by examining the spiritual aura it left behind."
"We gleaned some information about the Main Realm, one of which was the arrangements made after the Eighth Era."
"The gist of the matter is that, in the final stages of the war, the Incumbent Shadow God discovered the Remnant Clan's conspiracy and used immense power to forcibly sever the cultivation system on the Main Realm's side!"
"Use the rules to disrupt space and time, and use power to rewrite the traces of the rules!"
"The cultivation systems that existed in the first eight eras will lose all power in the Ninth Era, and will not even provide any feedback from cultivation!"
"The Remnant Clan naturally discovered the Incumbent Shadow God's intentions."
"Thus, a tug-of-war over intrigue, scheming, and cultivation systems erupted in the Eighth Era."
"The outbreak will occur with your Ninth Era as the central point!"
"..."
When Su Wen asked her questions, Rui did not hide anything and told Su Wen all the information she had obtained.
After all, this disciple of the God of Wealth had told him so many "surprises"!
So Dou had been hiding so much from me?
I underestimated him!
Of course, when mentioning Simu, Rui used a wisp of hidden power to protect Su Wen's entire body.
When one reaches the level of Simu, the thoughts of ordinary people will be perceived by the other party under the influence of an invisible force.
Then, following the chain of cause and effect, it uses its powerful strength to pollute the world.
However, because Rui is powerful, she can take preventative measures against such matters.
Having dealt with the Remnant Clan for so many years and engaged in such a long power struggle with their Remnant Clan, she still possesses these defensive measures.
With Master Rui's explanation and guidance, Su Wen understood the fundamental reason why the Ninth Era had no cultivation system!
The Incumbent Shadow God the Eighth Era, at the crucial final moment, realized the schemes and plans of the True King of the Remnant Clan.
They're directly using methods within the cultivation system!
There are no obvious flaws; the Remnant Clan will even help us repair and improve them.
In grassroots warfare, the Remnant Clan are indifferent!
The Remnant Clan only care about winning in high-level matches!
In a war of True God- level power, a single mistake can tip the scales of victory.
Therefore, the loopholes in the cultivation system are very valuable!
It was precisely because he realized these things that the Incumbent Shadow God severed all cultivation systems, even at the cost of severely injuring himself, and rewrote the rules of the Main Realm.
As long as the cultivation system in the Main Realm remains unchanged, they will not win the final war!
The Incumbent Shadow God is gambling!
Risk the future of the Ninth Era for a sliver of hope!
She hopes that, through her efforts, the Ninth Era will give birth to a cultivation system unique to this universe!
Clearly, with the help of Su Wen, the Incumbent God of Wealth, the Incumbent Shadow God made the right bet!
Martial Dao!
Born of necessity!
"So... the incomplete Divine Seat and the weakness after awakening are also a gamble for the Incumbent Shadow God?"
Based on what Rui Shi Niang said, Su Wen put forward some of his own ideas.
"We start from scratch, from Zero Rank, embarking on trials that seem simple to you but are fraught with peril for us. Is this also because of some kind of plan for the future?"
Rui shook her head and said, "Don't misunderstand me. Growing from scratch might be something the Incumbent Shadow God saw, leading to a do-or-die decision."
"But the division of Divine Seat positions and the limitations on your potential are probably unrelated to her."
"After all, the Incumbent Shadow God hopes that you will find your own way to survive, not drive you to your deaths."
"Furthermore, as for dividing Divine Seat, I think... the beings of this universe do not yet possess the ability to directly sever the blessings bestowed by the Will of the Universe."