Above The Sky

Chapter 1959 - 9: The Power to Choose Wisdom

"Since I have entrusted Cometes into your hands, you naturally can decide as you please."

Marquis Grant shook his head and said, although Ian’s solemn warning was not something he could dismiss lightly, he could only say it left him puzzled.

Because they’re children, does that mean they are unwilling to undergo transformation?

That’s too gentle. Precisely because they are children, they must be transformed while they’re young!

On Terra, the advancement of Sublimators is incredibly challenging.

The bloodline determines the limits of a Sublimator family’s potential. If a bloodline’s original state is Third Energy Level, it remains at Third Energy Level for their entire life. Even if they later acquire a Bloodline True Form Elixir of the Fifth Energy Level, they can’t progress without using rare treasures like ’Origin Dew’ to cleanse and start anew.

Even a Fifth Energy Level bloodline, if cultivated incorrectly, can result in stagnation, preventing further progress.

The Fourth Energy Level, as the true ruling class on Terra—considering Fifth Energy Level beings are akin to gods walking in the Human Realm—marks the pinnacle many bloodline families can reach. Once they reach the bloodline’s defined limits, they must continually optimize their bloodline, or attempt to forge a path toward the Fifth Energy Level.

The Grant Family is a Fourth Energy Level bloodline family of this sort.

Their path had reached its end long ago.

If they wish to progress, they must emulate Whale Song Cliff and seek to merge with other bloodlines, ultimately transforming the bloodline into a True Form, breaking through to the Fifth Energy Level, then transforming the True Form back into a bloodline to pioneer a new path.

However, this path is extremely difficult to tread.

In the five centuries since the Bloodline True Form Dao was formalized, only Whale Song Cliff has succeeded, and that’s largely because they originally possessed the Top Seat’s Blood at the Fifth Energy Level.

The Grant Family obviously lacked such a foundation, so they could only study themselves, construct Aether Armament, simulate their own bloodline, optimizing the Abyssal Whale’s intricacies bit by bit, or resonate with the Aether Armament to unleash power far beyond the normal level.

No matter which path is taken, children are crucial.

Children with the pure, untainted Abyssal Leviathan Bloodline represent infinite possibilities on this path.

If gifted enough, he might inherit and refine the cultivation method his parents researched over generations, subtly adjusting the Origin Structure of his bloodline to become distinct from other Abyssal Whales, stronger and more perceptive.

If lacking innate talent in the Sublimation Path, he could still rely on Aether Armament to explore possibilities, at least enhancing the Aether Armament, using this generational ’heirloom’ to protect his family.

This is a noble custom: children are meant to test new abilities and constructs, not just an expectation but an expression of love.

Only this way can the next generation surpass the current one.

And only strength serves as the passage on Terra Continent.

"I’ve still underestimated this matter."

Ian sighed lightly, gently patting Cometes’s head. Being a first-generation strongman, with the White Folk Family’s previous inheritance completely lost, he truly could not comprehend this strange, or rather, reasonable mindset.

Moreover, until now, he had not genuinely appreciated the significance of ’Aether Armament’ for an ancient High-Energy Advancer family.

Not everyone is like him, possessing Seer’s Ability to continually modify their sublimation structure without any costs. To find a suitable ’substrate’ as experimental material... they either do as the Fiery Flame Land, producing many offspring to explore the future, or like other countries on Terra, using methods like Aether Armament for indirect deduction.

Aether Armament itself is an enhanced armor suit created from extensive sublimation material, functioning more like a large-scale simulation machine of one’s own bloodline than for combat. Its form is often designed to resemble humans, or rather, the battle forms of Bloodline True Form holders.

Unlike armor, which is designed solely for combat, Aether Armament’s most crucial aspect is its ability to synchronize with the user’s various information, allowing them to discern the accuracy of various ideas and select the most suitable ones to integrate into their bloodline.

The reason Marquis Grant is unperturbed by the transformation and experimentation of Cometes is precisely because of this.

Because the Grant Family temporarily lacks the ability to continue transforming its bloodline.

Though now marquis, the Grant Family still needs time to develop and accumulate enough resources... Aether Armament: Conquest Ripple was initially a creation of the Grant Family at its peak, yet their decline was so rapid that it is now only at Third Energy Level.

How could a Third Energy Level possibly deduce the upper limits of an Abyssal Whale Bloodline of the Fourth Energy Level? If the Grant Family truly thrives, the first thing their leader would do is elevate their Aether Armament to the Fourth Energy Level.

This would not only enhance the family’s martial foundation but also broaden future pathways.

Given this, with Ian Silverpeak being a Fifth Energy Level strongman and a prophet transforming and elevating his child... Good heavens, where could such fortune be found?

Marquis Grant, of course, knew that any experiment Ian proposed with such solemnity would inherently involve significant risks, but would their own transformations be risk-free?