The ascent through the tiers of True God, Void True God, and Eternal True God saw an ever-increasing spike in difficulty with each stage. This alone was evident by the sheer number of 'Eternal True Gods' within the Jin World.
Strictly speaking. Becoming a True God could follow either the 'Divine Power Path' or the 'Law Path.' The Law Path was the easiest and most common.
But choosing the Divine Power Path… it was far more arduous, and even upon succeeding via this path, classification by genetic level yielded three tiers, the third of which—reaching ninety thousand times the genetic level—was an absolute legend! It could be said… The sheer difficulty of reaching ninety thousand times in life genes to become a True God via the Divine Power Path was comparable to achieving the rank of 'Eternal True God'!
Any True God whose life gene reached ninety thousand times could effortlessly become a Void True God! Even achieving the Eternal True God status would present little major obstacle.
xxxxxx Luo Feng finished reading in one go, yet his brow furrowed involuntarily. The Divine Power Path was incredibly difficult.
Reaching ninety thousand times the genes via the Divine Power Path was the ultimate form of hardship. "Can I reach ninety thousand times my life genes before this reincarnation era ends?" Luo Feng himself wasn't sure.
"Regardless, I will give it my all. Before this reincarnation era concludes, regardless of the life gene level I reach then, I will immediately break through to True God." After reviewing everything, Luo Feng spoke immediately: "I wish to view some inheritances." "Certainly," the golden figure replied directly.
"Here is the list of numerous inheritances." Whoosh! The light screen shifted, the preceding text vanishing entirely, replaced by a massive, detailed list of inheritances.
It spanned numerous categories such as artifact refinement, machinery, and close combat. "Five thousand military merits, ten thousand military merits, one hundred thousand military merits?
Tsk, tsk, this hundred thousand merit tier requires soldiers from special legions to exchange for?" Luo Feng scrolled through, immediately amazed. The military merits required for inheritances were indeed steep, and some specialized inheritances were unobtainable even with sufficient merits for ordinary soldiers.
"Truly expensive." "Hmm? The second level of the Divine Power Burning Secret Art, usable by a Law Master?
Requires one million military merits?" Luo Feng was startled, surprised that the Jin World possessed such high-level Divine Power Burning Secret Arts, comparable to the first two volumes of Annihilation. …… After viewing many inheritances, Luo Feng felt the weight of the high merit requirements.
"I want to see weapons and armor," Luo Feng stated directly. "Very well," the golden figure responded, and the list on the light screen changed again.
Now, behind every name on the screen was an icon for a weapon or armor, along with the required merits and access permissions. Luo Feng’s gaze swept over the list.
"True God-level armor generally requires about ten thousand military merits to obtain." "True God-level weapons vary widely in price; the lowest can be exchanged for two thousand merits, while the highest cost a full million merits." "True God-level battleships start at a minimum of fifty thousand military merits." Luo Feng reviewed them one by one. Evidently, Palace-type Supremacy Treasures were the most expensive, followed by Soul-type Supremacy Treasures, starting at a minimum of thirty thousand merits.
Next came Domain-type, then Armor-type, and finally Attack-type. Of course, there were special exceptions within every category.
The highest-tier Attack-type items also reached one million military merits. The highest-tier Palace-type items exceeded one million merits as well.
"With my over 300,000 merits, I can actually exchange for quite a few Supremacy Treasures," Luo Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The price for Supremacy Treasures wasn't excessively high.
…… He examined the inheritances, the weapons and armor, and even some travelogues detailing the Jin World, spending an entire day in total. The golden figure standing before Luo Feng displayed not the slightest hint of impatience.
Luo Feng's eyes gradually brightened, and he said solemnly, "I want to view mechanical flow treasures!" Coming to this Jin World, Luo Feng had three major objectives: one, to gather enough True God corpse materials to aid his breakthrough; two, to investigate the secrets of the Jin World; and three, to find a suitable, powerful mechanical flow treasure. He already possessed the Shi Wu Wings and the Tomb God Boat—one for support, the other for flight and escape.
What he currently needed was one primarily for offensive combat! "Here is the list," the light screen before the golden figure transformed once more.
The list displayed was sparse. Only a few dozen items were listed sparsely, but every one of them was a 'True God-level Machine.' Clearly, higher-tier mechanical Supremacy Treasures were not displayed, likely because his current strength was insufficient.
"Eighty-six types?" Luo Feng examined them closely. Because the types were few, each item on the screen included an illustration and a brief description.
"Black Cloud Wings!" Luo Feng’s gaze quickly settled upon one mechanical flow treasure. Black Cloud Wings: True God-level Machine (Common), requires 150,000 military merits to exchange (Soldiers of the Mang River Army have this permission).
Advantages: Excellent at escape, extremely strong defense, adept at binding and trapping enemies. Disadvantages: Offensive power is relatively weak.
These Black Cloud Wings were the same type the captain had used against him back in the Nine Smoke Marsh. That binding force was terrifyingly powerful; Luo Feng estimated that if he hadn't used the Tomb God Boat and had relied only on the Blood Shadow Saber, he might have needed to use Annihilation just to break free from the constraint.
"And this is just the standard level for a True God-level Machine?" Luo Feng sighed in wonder. Scanning further down, he saw: 100,000 merits, 100,000 merits, 120,000 merits, 120,000 merits, 130,000 merits...
150,000 merits... 300,000 merits...
1 million merits... 3 million merits...
The further down he went, the more exaggerated the required military merits skyrocketed for the mechanical flow treasures. Considering that even True God-level weapons reached one million merits, it was no surprise for mechanical flow treasures.
"No matter how good they are, I can't afford them, so what's the point?" Luo Feng avoided being overly ambitious and looking at the most expensive items at the bottom, instead focusing on the mechanical flow treasures priced between 300,000 and 350,000 merits. Soon, he locked onto a target.
It was a great saber meant for dual-handed grip, breathtakingly domineering and beautiful. Mist Saber: True God-level Machine (Common), requires 320,000 military merits for exchange (Soldiers of the Mang River Army have this permission).
Advantages: Divine power channeled through the core of the 'Mist Saber' generates extremely potent offensive power. Disadvantages: Extremely high consumption of divine power.
"What I need is strong offense, and I use a saber," Luo Feng felt a stirring of desire. "It is merely a True God-level Machine; it will suffice until I transcend reincarnation.
Once I transcend, the Mist Saber will seem low-tier, and I can leave it to the Human Race then." "It's just..." "It overlaps somewhat with the Blood Shadow Saber." Luo Feng continued scrolling down. He examined them one by one.
The later the mechanical flow treasures appeared, the more specialized and precious they became. Luo Feng even spotted mechanical battleships comparable to the Tomb God Boat, and these mechanical battleships even possessed active offensive capabilities.
"The last item." Luo Feng held his breath. The final and most expensive True God-level Machine.
It was named 'Wu Qi Shen.' Wu Qi Shen: True God-level Machine (Unique Item). This was personally created by His Majesty, the God King; only one exists.
It requires 30 million military merits for exchange! Furthermore, only True Gods or Law Masters who have received enfeoffment are authorized to exchange for it.
Notification: Soldiers of the Mang River Army are unauthorized to exchange for this. Advantages: 1.
Superb defense. Wu Qi Shen was refined by His Majesty the God King using precious materials, making it indestructible even to Eternal True Gods.
2. Extremely powerful offense, possessing unparalleled attacking might.
3. Extremely fast evasion.
Wu Qi Shen's physical structure dictates that it is highly agile (Wu Qi Shen is depicted as a monkey-like mechanical treasure, with a streamlined body and a flexible tail; just viewing the image conveys the explosive power and mobility contained within Wu Qi Shen). Disadvantages: Such immense power requires an astonishing amount of divine power; a normal True God's divine body would be completely drained in moments.
Further Reminder: Since the great God King created Wu Qi Shen, no powerful being has ever qualified to exchange for it using military merits. Its power is purely speculative, lacking factual confirmation.
However, given that His Majesty the God King deigned to create a True God-level Machine, anything created by the God King’s hand is guaranteed to be exceptional. The exchange conditions were set personally by the God King.
…… "Wu Qi Shen?" Luo Feng felt an intense craving. Luo Feng, who was deeply familiar with the Ancient Civilization, understood the immense value of 'Wu Qi Shen.' It represented the pinnacle of single-entity flow treasures!
The Shi Wu Wings also belonged to the single-entity flow category, controlled by one expert, but they were primarily auxiliary. Wu Qi Shen, however, was nearly perfect—absolutely flawless, apart from its rapid divine power consumption.
"Thirty million military merits!" Luo Feng roared internally. "When will I ever accumulate that many merits?" "Moreover...
even if I had 30 million merits, I wouldn't have the qualification to buy it. I must be an enfeoffed True God or Law Master to gain the authorization to exchange for it." "And since the time the God King created it, no one has ever managed to acquire Wu Qi Shen." Luo Feng shook his head in lament.
The history of the Jin World was ancient; the God King had vanished long, long ago. This suggested that 'Wu Qi Shen' had been created in the distant past, yet despite the Jin World's mechanisms for filtering out the strong, not a single being had managed to obtain it, illustrating the profound difficulty.
"Enfeoffment?" Luo Feng frowned. "What is enfeoffment?" "Must be an enfeoffed True God or Law Master to qualify for the exchange?" Luo Feng muttered to himself.
"Enfeoffed experts seem to hold a much higher status than soldiers in the special legions." Luo Feng turned to the golden figure before him: "I wish to know information regarding enfeoffment." "Five hundred military merits required," the golden figure stated. "Even this costs 500 merits?" Luo Feng was reluctant but clearly knew there was no room for bargaining.
"Fine," Luo Feng nodded helplessly. Whoosh!
The light screen before him shifted, transforming into a detailed textual introduction. Enfeoffment...
It meant an expert was so outstanding, so utterly supreme, that they qualified to be bestowed the character 'Jin'—an unparalleled honor! Every enfeoffed expert possessed exceptionally high status; within the Jin World, the status of an enfeoffed expert was second only to the Four Great Generals, towering above all Void True Gods.
"Enfeoffed with the character Jin?" Luo Feng was momentarily stunned. The previous generation's Duandong River had been enfeoffed with the character 'Wu'!
Jin... Wu...
The God King? Luo Feng nodded subtly and continued reading.
The conditions for enfeoffment were extremely harsh. Naturally, once one became a lofty Eternal True God, they were immediately enfeoffed!
For a Void True God, achieving enfeoffment was rarer than one in a million! As for True Gods?
Since the creation of the mechanical flow treasure 'Wu Qi Shen,' the entire Jin World had gone through countless eons without a True God receiving enfeoffment.