The Death Messenger then explained the basics of the Divine Chain, allowing Long Yu to roughly understand what the Divine Chain was like.
Any kind of divine text is the most original power between heaven and earth. If it is arranged and combined in a certain order, it can produce various effects.
The divine chain and divine formation are a stronger force that can be generated after the structure of the divine text power is rearranged and combined. The divine chain requires the practitioner to have a fifth-level match with the divine text attributes, while the divine formation requires the highest ninth-level match. It is extremely difficult to practice the divine formation.
There are countless ways to arrange and combine the divine chains alone, and the effects of each order are different. The various combinations of divine chains are also differentiated by grade.
The simplest divine chain is called the ninth-grade divine chain. This kind of divine chain can be suddenly comprehended by a cultivator even if he has no knowledge of divine chains. It has the smallest power, but is equivalent to comprehending a lower-grade Great Wilderness-level martial art at the level of transformation.
For ordinary martial artists in the Kingly Realm, even the lower-grade martial arts of the Great Wilderness Level are extremely rare, so for most ordinary Kingly Realm practitioners, the Divine Chain is the most powerful means they each possess.
If one takes the innate magical power into account for the comparison, one must at least have intermediate magical power, that is, comprehend the innate magical power to the fourth level, to achieve the power of the simplest ninth-grade divine chain.
From the ninth-grade divine chain upwards, there are the eighth-grade divine chain and the seventh-grade divine chain. The cultivation methods of these three grades of divine chains are called low-grade divine chains, and their power is comparable to that of the Great Wilderness-level martial arts.
Even if it is a seventh-grade divine chain, after it is cultivated, it is only equivalent to the power of a top-grade Great Wilderness-level martial art cultivated to the realm of perfection.
However, if there is a way to obtain the practice method of the Sixth Rank Divine Chain and complete it, it will at least be equivalent to the strength and power of ancient martial arts.
In other words, the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade divine chains could probably be compared to ancient-level martial arts, and were equivalent to Long Yu's Nine Nether Sky Light martial art.
The overall strength of a practitioner is often determined by many factors.
The martial arts realm is the foundation, which determines the basic strength of the practitioner. In addition to this, martial arts skills, combat weapons, innate magical powers, divine chains, as well as the level of comprehension of divine texts, the degree of fit, etc., will all affect the combat effectiveness of the martial artist.
Although Long Yu's martial arts realm is relatively low, his comprehension and compatibility with divine texts, as well as his martial arts and combat skills are far beyond those of ordinary martial artists in the realm of magical powers. This is also the comprehensive reason why he can challenge opponents of higher levels.
As for the innate magical powers, Long Yu has only comprehended one intermediate magical power now, which is not very powerful. However, because he has reached the fifth level of compatibility with the divine text, his fourth-level magical power is as powerful as the sixth-level magical power of an ordinary martial artist!
Even so, Long Yu still would not be satisfied.
He wants to become stronger!
Since the martial arts realm cannot be achieved quickly, he must practice a good method of divine chain. In his opinion, he must at least reach the intermediate level of divine chain.
"Intermediate Divine Chain?"
When the Death Envoy heard what Long Yu said, he immediately sneered: "Do you think that the method of practicing the intermediate God Chain is easy to get? Moreover, even with your talent, it will take at least several months to practice the complete intermediate God Chain. You don't have the time now."
"indeed."
Long Yu's face darkened. The main thing before him now was to participate in the Imperial Capital Grand Event, which would begin in less than a month.
He believed that the Death Envoy must have a method to practice the intermediate divine chain, but it was indeed not suitable for him now.
"I will teach you a method to cultivate the elementary divine chain. This is a seventh-grade divine chain. If you cultivate it successfully, its power will be equivalent to that of a superior martial art of the Great Desolate level that has been cultivated to the state of transformation."
The Death Envoy suggested, "Moreover, most importantly, if you choose the Intermediate Divine Chain directly, it may not be so easy to understand. The Elementary Divine Chain is the foundation. Some martial arts geniuses can even find the law of the combination sequence of the Divine Scriptures from the Elementary Divine Chain and create their own Divine Chain. These are the real strong ones."
"You don't need to provoke me, then the seventh-grade divine chain will do."
Long Yu shook his head and said.
"Here you go. This seventh-grade divine chain is the divine chain method that Lord Jiuyou Dragon Emperor first practiced. It took him a month to comprehend it thoroughly. Let me see how long it takes you."
The Death Messenger threw a jade slip towards Long Yu, which contained the method of practicing the seventh-grade divine chain - the Phantom Spiral.
Long Yu took the jade slip and immersed his mind in it. As for the purpose of the Death Messenger, he was too lazy to guess. Perhaps the Death Messenger just wanted to see his true martial arts talent and then decide how to treat him next.
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Phantom spiral pattern, seventh-grade divine chain.
In the Shenwu world, most martial artists in the Kingly Secret Realm could only cultivate the eighth-grade divine chain, or even the ninth-grade divine chain that they could comprehend on their own.
The method of cultivating the Seventh-Rank Divine Chain is extremely valuable in the Shenwu World, and only an emperor-level powerhouse like Yu Hanxin could possibly possess it.
The phantom spiral condenses the power of the shadow attribute divine text into a spiral shape, forming a strange pattern. The power of the shadow divine text will continue to emanate from this pattern, entangling all enemies within the range.
For practitioners affected by the Phantom Spiral Divine Chain, the flow of power in their bodies will become extremely slow, causing their flying speed and the speed and efficiency of performing any martial arts to be greatly reduced.
Originally, he could have used ten martial arts in the time, but after being affected by the phantom spiral, he could only use one martial art!
This was a divine chain technique that was tailor-made for Long Yu right now—if the Imperial Capital Gala was a one-on-one duel, he would already be unafraid of anyone except the young genius at the King Realm.
If the rule of the Imperial Capital Gala is group battle, then this Phantom Spiral Divine Chain is simply a divine skill!
The Divine Chain is not like a martial art that you can learn first, then achieve minor success, gradually gain a deeper understanding, and finally reach the ultimate state. Instead, it can be learned in one go, but there will be no room for improvement after learning it.
Generally speaking, compared with divine chains and martial arts of the same power, it is much easier to fully comprehend divine chains. If the same amount of time is used to comprehend martial arts, one may only be able to comprehend the level of perfection or even the peak.
Of course, compared to the divine chain, martial arts also have their own advantages. That is, every time a deeper level of martial arts is comprehended, some special effects can be derived. One martial arts skill can be used in several ways, making it more flexible to use.
Practicing the divine chain is not something that can be done in a short period of time.
Long Yu decided that in the next month, he would practice the Divine Chain at night and do other things during the day, just like the Nine Nether Dragon Emperor did in the past, so that he could compare with the Nine Nether Dragon Emperor's practice speed.
As for what to do during the day, there is a lot to do.
His first innate magical power, the Hand of Nine Netherworld, was almost on the verge of a breakthrough with the help of the Shadow Sky Stone. If it could be broken through to become a mid-level magical power, it would definitely be more useful.
During the day, Long Yu went to the Tianyu Manor martial arts field and found Man Xin, Ye Lun and other people who had entered the secret realm of supernatural powers. They learned from each other. Not only could they improve their own use of martial arts and innate supernatural powers, but they could also consolidate the improvement of the Shadow Sky Stone on themselves, and also train Ye Lun and others' actual combat capabilities against the strong people in the secret realm of supernatural powers.
The only ones who can really stimulate Long Yu's progress quickly are Qiao Ziying and Nanmen Yingxia. In the entire Tianyu Manor, only these two girls from the Broken Tooth Team can pose some threat to Long Yu.
"Nine Nether Sky Light, small success!"
Long Yu quickly mastered the Nine Nether Sky Light that he had been learning for a long time, and derived another use for it - Shadow Escape.
After performing the Shadow Escape, Long Yu's speed will be comparable to that of a ghost light, and he can travel a hundred miles in an instant!
This speed was several times faster than the Dragon Sparrow Dance he had practiced before, so Long Yu had no plans to continue practicing and comprehending the Dragon Sparrow Dance. This move was only a Xuan-level martial arts technique, so it was time to eliminate it.
Of course, the Dragon Bird Flash derived from the Dragon Bird Dance is still a very good defensive martial art. It has saved Long Yu many times.
After cultivating the Nine Nether Sky Light to a small degree, Long Yu's instantaneous burst speed reached an extremely terrifying level. Even a powerful king realm warrior could not catch up with Long Yu's instantaneous burst!
You should know that this is an ancient-grade top-grade martial art, the Nine Nether Sky Light. For the Nine Nether Dragon Emperor back then, this move was a very commonly used martial art.
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After Qiao Ziying and Nanmen Yingxia arrived at Tianyu Manor, they felt pretty good. Not only could they go to the training tower to practice every day, which doubled their training speed, but even if they lived in the courtyard, they were surrounded by various magic arrays that condensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which increased the martial arts training speed by 50%.
The effect of the training tower is quite good. It only has dozens of rooms. Since Qiao Ziying and Nanmen Yingxia are distinguished guests, they have the privilege of practicing in it all the time, which makes many children of Tianyu Manor quite envious.
For ordinary martial artists in Tianyu Manor, if they want to go to the training tower to practice, they can only exchange it with the manor contribution points, and the manor contribution points are mainly obtained from two aspects - one is the martial arts realm, and the other is the donation of property.
The higher the martial arts realm and the higher the cultivation level, the more manor contribution points can be automatically obtained. As the name suggests, donating property means donating money or cultivation resources to Tianyu Manor, which can also obtain a lot of manor contribution points.
Among them, the members of the Weapon Refining Pavilion and the Alchemy Hall generally have relatively high contributions from their manors.
“I feel like I’m about to break through.”
Seven days after arriving at Tianyu Manor, Qiao Ziying found Long Yu and told him that she seemed to be wanting to break through.
"That's a good thing. Why are you looking for me?"
It was morning now. After practicing the Divine Chain all night, Long Yu was about to get up and go to the martial arts field. When he saw Qiao Ziying coming to find him, he couldn't help but smile.
"I came to thank you."
Qiao Ziying blushed slightly: "If you hadn't provided me with so many cultivation resources, it would have taken me at least another half a year to break through to the Six Paths Divine Ability Realm."
"You're welcome. Since you're willing to help our manor, you're one of us."
Long Yu shook his head and patted the girl on the shoulder: "Go and retreat quickly. Remember to come and spar with me when you make a breakthrough."
"Um."
Qiao Ziying nodded, smiled, turned around and left.
Long Yu looked at her leaving back and felt quite relieved. He instructed Hong Yue to send a lot of earth-level, heaven-level and even great wilderness-level cultivation resources to Qiao Ziying. This girl really did not disappoint him.
In this way, the overall strength of Tianyu Manor will be stronger at the Imperial Capital Grand Event!