Chapter 666 - 660: Burning Martial, Twenty-Sixth Rank!
The event of the "Burning Martial" manuscript traversing time and space hadn’t occurred that long ago, He wasn’t forgetful enough to have no impression of those two words.
"Twenty-six ranks?"
Golden Domain frowned: "I don’t believe it."
He had paid full attention to that matter at the time.
Although the projection of the "Burning Martial" manuscript was draped in Enclosure Text and the Power of Time, this couldn’t deceive the eyes of an Upper Rank God.
Honestly, He had perused the detailed content of the first twenty-four ranks of "Burning Martial".
That content meant nothing to an Upper Rank God.
But as long as one cultivated step by step, one could possess the power of the Middle Rank Gods level...
This itself was already quite incredible.
Even though He hadn’t read the content of the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth ranks of "Burning Martial", He could deduce the subsequent progression from the changes in the different tiers of this Extraordinary Path.
If Ma Ran’s character hadn’t changed, maintaining the same pursuit of excellence as before, then any lifeform cultivating to the twenty-fifth rank of "Burning Martial" could possess strength comparable to the elite warriors of the Demon Extermination Legion!
And what about the twenty-sixth rank?
Comparable to a Legion Commander?
Golden Domain felt this matter somewhat dreamy, too much like a fairy tale, without the slightest credibility.
"The twenty-sixth rank of ’Burning Martial’..."
Golden Domain joked, "If we continue to extrapolate like this, maybe when he cultivates to thirty ranks, he might have combat power comparable to Upper Rank Gods."
In the communication channel, other gods found His joke quite cold.
In some parts of the Divine Court, there was a rumor circulating — only seven paths in the entire universe could gain the acknowledgment of the Cosmic Will and break through to the Upper Rank Gods level.
Such rumor, of course, had no credibility whatsoever, the truth was light-years beyond this gossip, all hearsay.
Golden Domain knew very well, in the distant ancient times, Upper Rank Gods were not rare.
But in this era...
The power Upper Rank Gods could wield had exploded by more than billions of times.
Meanwhile, the difficulty of achieving Upper Rank Godhood had also increased exponentially.
Honestly, sometimes Golden Domain couldn’t figure out whether this universe could be considered the "End of Magic Era" or the "Super Martial Era" now.
Or...
Is it a combination of the two?
In the communication channel, Lan Xi, who had remained silent, suddenly responded to Golden Domain.
"You don’t believe?"
"I believe."
Lan Xi said just five words, as if sparing words like gold, completely unlike his usual prideful and frivolous demeanor.
Hearing this, Golden Domain’s eyes sharpened, and he immediately calmed his mind and tentatively asked, "Lan Xi, didn’t you follow the path of the Immortal Dao Civilization and walk the ’Path of Mortality’ back then?"
"Pretending to be an Extraordinary One on Earth, after a bunch of operations, found out your name didn’t even make it on the list, not even as good as a regular Earthling, so your mindset exploded?"
Golden Domain was usually mild and polite with other life forms.
But between Him and Lan Xi, perhaps due to conflicting personalities, they would start arguing over the slightest disagreement.
It was precisely for this reason that Golden Domain understood Lan Xi better than other Upper Rank Gods.
He knew the pride in this fellow’s bones.
So...
The simple two words "I believe" were quite convincing.
"The twenty-sixth rank of ’Burning Martial’ probably already has the combat power of a Legion Commander."
Golden Domain squinted, privately messaged Lan Xi: "This development potential..."
No. 7 Demon Nest, could potentially become a serious future threat for us."
"Should we join forces and directly wipe out the Earth Civilization?"
Lan Xi, in a fearless attitude, coldly responded: "Go yourself, until I receive Cang Lian’s instructions, I won’t act on my own."
He said it as if He wasn’t the one who just scared off the Parasite Spirit Civilization by alarming them unintentionally.
Golden Domain pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "Just joking."
"I can’t even handle my own affairs; where would I find the leisure for that?"
"However..."
"Regarding No. 7 Demon Nest, I will maintain attention."
"Especially with the ’Earth God List’ and ’Burning Martial’..."
Golden Domain really felt no pressure.
He firmly believed, if everyone walked the same Extraordinary Path, then this path’s upper limit would never reach the level of Upper Rank Gods.
Among the seven Controllers in the Divine Court, which one did not blaze their own trail, overcoming difficult obstacles to forge their unique glory?
Those who only know how to walk on the path paved by predecessors have no possibility of reaching the utmost peak.
...
In the Secret Realm of the Fake Earth, Strongman Paradise.
Ma Ran had just stepped into the Paradise, and the feedback from the Multiplication Ability of the Play ability immediately provided him with a vast amount of mysterious Extraordinary Knowledge that suddenly emerged in his mind.
At the same time, his cultivation of "Burning Martial" also naturally completed its progression, reaching the twenty-sixth rank realm!
The starlight cells emitting a gentle radiance gradually restructured in his chest cavity, strengthening and combining into a new form.
Under the quenching of high-density Star Power, Ma Ran’s heart transformed into a sphere. Extremely powerful Life Force, using the heart as a pump, flowed through the blood vessels prolifically, nourishing every cell within the body, surging continuously in his limbs and bones.
Ma Ran vaguely felt that he was about to touch the Upper Rank God bottleneck on the path of "Burning Martial".
The twenty-sixth rank of "Burning Martial" had many traits.
First, condensing the Starlight Organ·Heart, binding with a Life Planet, making the heart’s beating sync with the rhythm of the Star Core, thus transforming into a Planet Leader.
Second, the liquid Star Power solidified, and after the density increased to its limit, the Star Power collapsed onto itself, smoothing out the solid Star Power, enhancing its quality, greatly elevating energy limits and boosting energy recovery speed significantly!
Third, the soul and the body reached a high level of coordination, in the mysterious realm, destiny connected with the beings of the bound planet, generating powerful perception ability. No matter where in the vast cosmos, if any life form mentions the cultivator’s bound planet or chants its name, the cultivator will immediately have a sense.
Due to insufficient accumulation, Ma Ran’s total energy limit couldn’t compare to Lan Xi, who habitually used "billions of stars" as the base calculation unit, yet in terms of quality, Ma Ran exceeded by quite a margin.
With the trait of [High-Efficiency Energy Reserve] of the Starlight Kidney, after cultivating to the twenty-sixth rank of "Burning Martial", Ma Ran could even use Lan Xi as a power bank during battle.
In the future confrontation with Lan Xi, unless He was willing to reveal more trump cards, outlasting Ma Ran in a prolonged battle will be impossible!
"Now, this is not yet a complete advancement, one final step is missing."
"A Life Planet must be manually bound."
No need to hesitate, Earth is the optimal choice.
With a thought, Ma Ran’s soul reflected, Spiritual Power gradually dispersed, enshrouding the planet beneath his feet.
Yinghuang Star’s prior lesson was not far away.
To avoid inadvertently driving humanity insane, Ma Ran cautiously controlled his power, enveloping the entire Earth with Spiritual Power, letting his Spirituality slowly permeate the whole planet...