Chapter 343: Sword Wielder Path, Null Existence Path, And World Forge Path (1)
<{1. Sword Wielder Path}>
{Description: Transform the train into a sword and, for once, you can sacrifice the entire train to destroy a Type 3 Civilization!
This shall exist as the Sword of Damocles hanging above advanced civilizations, suppressing and preventing them from hindering your civilization’s progress. This can also be used to slay an individual powerhouse capable of destroying or influencing an entire galaxy.}
{Additional Perks: Can wield the sword as a weapon against Type 2.5 Civilizations or powerhouses that can influence star systems without destroying the sword, Civilization technology advancement 5x, Morale & loyalty effects greatly amplified, Unity as a civilization is greatly improved, Unlocks: Technological Explosion}
<{2. Null Existence Path}>
{Description: The Zenith Train shall reject the acknowledgment of Reality itself, becoming an existence beyond observation, divination, causality, and fate.
No matter whether it be living beings, civilizations, worlds, or even the universe itself, none shall be capable of perfectly recording, tracing, or acknowledging the Zenith Train unless it willingly reveals its existence.
As long as the Zenith Train does not choose to interfere, it shall become a Ghost Train that traverses Reality unseen, leaving behind neither footprints nor records.}
{Additional Perks: Concealment-related train abilities are greatly enhanced, Myriad Reality Navigation evolves into Void Navigation, train movement no longer disturbs space-time, divination, prophecy, fate deduction, karma tracking, soul tracking, and most observation methods become ineffective against the Zenith Train, Unlocks: Null Record Concept}
<{3. World Forge Path}>
{Description: The World Core shall evolve into the Genesis Forge, granting the Zenith Train the authority to create entirely new Worlds.
Using sufficient resources, Realm Energy, Laws, and World Origins, the Zenith Train may continuously forge artificial Worlds. These Worlds may serve any purpose, from resource production and experimentation to cultivation and inheritance.
As the Genesis Forge continues to evolve, the forged Worlds shall gradually approach the level of naturally born Worlds, eventually possessing the qualifications to nurture their own civilizations, unique ecosystems, Heavenly Treasures, and even World Laws.}
{Additional Perks: World Core evolution speed x10, Realm Energy generation x5, all World Globe evolution speed x5, World Globe nurturing efficiency greatly increased, Unlocks: Genesis Forge}
[Unlike previous train upgrade paths that had more than three choices, the fifth train upgrade path only had three train upgrade path choices. They were none other than the Sword Wielder Path, Null Existence Path, and World Forge Path.]
[However, there might only be three choices, but reading the description and the train sub-system they’d unlock had left you baffled.]
[’Is this fine? How come these three upgrade paths exceed what a Level 81+ Train is capable of?’]
[’The World Forge Path is somewhat normal, but the Sword Wielder Path and the Null Existence Path aren’t something a Level 81+ Train could achieve. After all, Level 81-90 correspond to Celestial rank.’]
[’A Celestial rank powerhouse could influence and destroy a star system. Yet, what the Sword Wielder Path could achieve, even if it’s only once, is something that only Divine rank powerhouses could execute.’]
[Thinking of this, you truly felt the fifth train upgrade path was absurd.]
[The Sword Wielder Path could transform the train into a sword, and by default, it could deal with Type 2.5 Civilizations, and you could likely even use it to deal with Peak Celestial rank powerhouses.]
[Not to mention, its ultimate move alone allowed you to sacrifice the entire Zenith Train to transform it into a sword capable of causing a Type 3 Civilization’s extinction!]
[If you weren’t against an advanced civilization but an individual powerhouse, it wouldn’t even matter, as it was perfectly capable of eliminating any Divine rank powerhouse!]
[Aside from the attack power of the Sword Wielder Path, a Sword Wielder Path Train wasn’t all brawn and could even improve the civilizations inside the train.]
[Although it was biased towards technological and science path civilizations, the additional perks it granted were great additions for someone wanting to focus on advancing their civilization.]
[The Technological Explosion train sub-system could be used once per year and would last for a month. Within the month it was used, the civilizations within the train would experience a technological explosion.]
[During a technological explosion, there would be ten times the accelerated technological progress. It wasn’t purely a ten times time acceleration, but the capabilities of improving technology would increase ten times qualitatively.]
[In other words, it wouldn’t be unusual for a scientist who was suffering from a bottleneck in their research to suddenly have an inspiration which could solve that dilemma.]
[Unfortunately, while you didn’t reject using technology, you weren’t that interested in it as you valued the Sword of Damocles more.]
[Although the Sword of Damocles could only be used once, it was compared to the Sword of Damocles for a reason.]
[Its greatest use wasn’t using it to destroy a Type 3 Civilization. Rather, the best way to use it was to serve as the Ultimate Deterrence against advanced civilizations.]
[By using it to threaten Type 3 Civilizations and below, one could achieve peace as long as those advanced civilizations didn’t want the sword hanging above their heads to fall on them.]
[It would act as a deterrence similar to nuclear deterrence, where peace was achieved this way. But in this case, the Sword of Damocles was much more severe and could truly wipe out and cause the extinction of the target’s civilization.]
[Unlike nukes, it could only be used once. Yet, just a single usage of it could prevent even Type 3 Civilizations that could harness the energy of an entire galaxy from daring to offend a civilization wielding the Sword of Damocles.]
[’Undoubtedly, the Sword Wielder Path is already extremely powerful. If it was only this path, I might not have hesitated to choose it. However, there’s also a train upgrade path not inferior to it, which is the Null Existence Path.’]
[The Null Existence Path wasn’t that powerful in combat. It didn’t even possess any direct upgrade to one’s combat power.]
[However, for you who were cautious and favored safety the most, it was undoubtedly a godsend train upgrade path for you.]
[The Null Existence Path wasn’t powerful in the conventional sense.]
[It couldn’t greatly improve the Zenith Train’s attack power, nor could it allow the Zenith Train to instantly destroy a Type 3 Civilization like the Sword Wielder Path.]
[Yet, if one were to ask you which of the two train upgrade paths better suited your philosophy, your answer would undoubtedly be the Null Existence Path.]
[After all, no matter how powerful the Sword of Damocles was, it could only be used once.]
[Furthermore, the moment it was used, the Zenith Train would cease to exist.]
[On the other hand, the Null Existence Path could continue protecting you and the Zenith Train Crew indefinitely.]
[To you, surviving was always more important than defeating the enemy.]
[As long as you remained alive, you had absolute confidence that sooner or later, you would surpass every enemy standing before you.]
[You merely required time.]
[As long as you were given sufficient time, even Divine rank powerhouses wouldn’t remain unreachable forever.]
[In contrast, if you were dead, then everything would truly come to an end.]
[Because of that, compared to possessing a single attack capable of threatening Type 3 Civilizations, you valued an ability that could ensure your continued survival much more.]
[The Null Existence Path was precisely such an existence.]
[Its greatest strength wasn’t making the Zenith Train invisible.]
[Rather, it was making the Zenith Train gradually become an existence that Reality itself failed to acknowledge.]
[Living beings couldn’t perfectly observe it. Divination techniques couldn’t accurately locate it. Karma couldn’t establish a complete connection with it. Fate couldn’t firmly lock onto it.]
[Even if someone had once witnessed the Zenith Train, as long as the Zenith Train didn’t actively reveal itself again, the memory of its existence would gradually become vague.]
[Eventually, even they themselves would begin doubting whether what they witnessed had truly existed.]
[The more time passed, the more difficult it would become to establish the Zenith Train’s existence.]
[As though it had never appeared within Reality in the first place.]
[This wasn’t merely concealment. It was the erasure of existence itself from Reality’s records.]
[At least, as far as the Zenith Train was concerned. The additional perks it granted were similarly absurd.]
[Divination, prophecy, fate deduction, karma tracking, soul tracking, aura locking, coordinate locking, and countless observation methods would all become ineffective against the Zenith Train to varying degrees.]
[Unless the Zenith Train willingly revealed itself, tracking it would become an extremely difficult task.]
[Even a civilization whose observational technology had spread across an entire galaxy or even an entire universe wouldn’t necessarily be capable of discovering the Zenith Train.]
[Even if they knew that the Zenith Train existed...]
[Knowing and finding were two entirely different matters.]
[One was information. The other was capability.]
[To a cautious person like you, this additional perk alone was already priceless.]
[After all, there was an enormous difference between being capable of defeating an enemy and never allowing the enemy to find you in the first place.]
[As for the evolved Myriad Reality Navigation, it similarly exceeded your expectations.]
[It would evolve into Void Navigation.]
[Unlike the Myriad Reality Navigation that mainly allowed the Zenith Train to navigate Reality within a star system, the Void Navigation granted the Zenith Train the qualifications to navigate the Void itself.]