vstars Chapter 712 The Unbreakable Bottleneck
Chapter 712 The Unbreakable Bottleneck
290 days after birth.
Huh~!
As a wave of air slowly swept in all directions, Cang Nian opened his eyes and stood up.
At this moment, the aura emanating from him was powerful, profound, and incredibly solid.
Five days have passed since the great chaos in the capital.
Cangnian, after easily defeating a group of fifth-tier insectoids and gaining a sum of system proficiency to provide rations for the Northeast Allied Army of the Dragon Kingdom, resumed his cultivation.
Originally, Cangnian was only a little bit away from reaching the fifth rank of perfection, so the day after the battle, Cangnian broke through to the fifth rank of perfection.
The fifth stage of perfection means that the spiritual energy in the Qi Sea at the fifth stage has reached its limit and can no longer increase.
However, Cangnian had long discovered that after reaching the perfection of each evolutionary level, one could continue to cultivate, thereby making the spiritual power more condensed, increasing the amount of spiritual power in the Qi Sea, and making each strand of spiritual power more powerful.
Therefore, before breaking through to the next level of evolution, condensing and compressing spiritual energy to lay a solid foundation is a compulsory course for members of the Northeast Allied Army of the Dragon Kingdom.
After breaking through to the fifth-order perfection, Cangnian has been relying on the giant spirit stones that Tiger Sister used to stimulate his recovery to do this for the past few days.
Now, the spiritual power within his body has been compressed to the point where it can no longer be compressed, reaching the true perfection of the fifth-order perfect level.
"Strange... Logically speaking, once you reach the fifth level of perfection, you should have the urge to break through."
When one compresses spiritual energy to the point where it can no longer be compressed, the urge to break through should become uncontrollable.
But why don't I have the urge to break through yet?
Does that mean that reaching the fifth rank of perfection is the end of evolution?
No, no... Compared to the dragon clan predecessors who were able to create the Dragon Palace and the Dragon Gate Trials, I am like a grain of rice compared to the bright moon. The fifth-order perfection is definitely not the end of evolution!
But why can't I break through to the next level?
Feeling the calm and steady spiritual energy in his dantian, Cang Nian was completely baffled.
But then he understood.
However, what he understood was not why he could not continue to break through, but why Zeus, Qu Yinmei, and the Queen of Insects were only at the fifth-order perfection level, instead of the evolutionary level above the fifth order.
This is definitely not because there aren't enough evolutionary resources to help them break through, after all, they also sent hundreds of Tier 5 Zerg to wreak havoc on the capital.
Although the rampage of the fifth-tier Zerg was part of Zeus's plan to overthrow the capital, it was because this could weaken the strength of the Imperial Seal and make the plan more successful.
However, if one can break through to the fifth rank or above, then whether or not the Imperial Seal of the State has a large population to provide the power of will is irrelevant.
Even with the blessing of the more than 25 million people in the capital, it's hard to say that the Imperial Seal would play a decisive role in breaking through to the fifth rank.
Therefore, although those fifth-order insectoids were smaller in size compared to Zeus, who was at the fifth-order perfect level, their sheer numbers made up for it.
This is certainly enough for a fifth-order perfect expert to strive for a realm above the fifth order.
Of course, that would be under the premise that the fifth tier is like the previous evolutionary levels, where it is simply the accumulation of spiritual power, not like now, where the accumulation of spiritual power has reached its limit and there is no urge to break through, and one doesn't even know how to continue to break through.
"Forget it, since I can't break through for the time being, then other evolved creatures can't either."
With my strength at the same level, I should have a hard time finding an opponent in the entire Dragon Kingdom.
In that case, there's no need to rush to break through to the next level.
Moreover, unlike other evolved creatures, I am not limited by my level of evolution.
Next, I'll shift my focus back to improving my system skill proficiency; I can still become stronger!
After studying it for a while, Cang Nian realized that he couldn't make any further breakthroughs no matter what he did, so he could only shake his head and put it aside.
Looking back now, I should be thankful that, for the time being, the path above the fifth rank is blocked, and I won't be able to break through smoothly.
Otherwise, Zeus could have directly broken through to the fifth rank or higher in evolution, and his combat power would have reached an unimaginablely terrifying level.
Even Zeus, at the fifth level of perfection, couldn't be killed in one blow, and it would be quite troublesome if it wanted to fight back.
If it's above the fifth rank, the power of the second-level overlimit burst is definitely not enough. If you use the Tiger Mom's phantom ability to use the third-level overlimit burst, you can't use the White Tiger Divine Might skill. The power is greater, but whether it can hit is a big question mark.
If I were to encounter such a situation, I would have no choice but to use my third-level overlimit burst and risk everything.
Therefore, the bottleneck that is now blocking his evolutionary path is precisely the key factor that enabled him to win the previous battle.
Speaking of the great battle in the capital, for the survivors of the capital, it can only be described as a disaster.
The capital city had enjoyed peace for a long time, and with the existence of underground farms, both the population and the number of powerful individuals had reached an astonishing level.
However, after that great battle, the survivors in the capital suffered heavy losses. According to incomplete statistics, the capital's population is now only 12 million.
This still includes the two million people of the Northeast Allied Army of the Dragon Kingdom on the Ark.
If we calculate it, the current population of the capital is only two-fifths of what it was when Cang Nian and his group first arrived in the capital.
There was no other way; during the previous cold wave, the temperature in the capital city had dropped to minus forty or fifty degrees Celsius.
Therefore, in order to withstand the severe cold, the top leadership of the capital city expanded the base downwards, treating the earth as a large furnace, relying on the thick layer of soil to lock in the heat emitted from the furnace and reduce heat waste.
The underground farm at that time also relied on the heating system to operate.
Although the second spiritual energy revival tide later subsided and the cold wave receded, and the temperature warmed up, these fortifications had consumed enormous human and material resources, and the capital's higher-ups had no intention of abandoning them.
Therefore, even after the cold wave ends, a considerable number of survivors in the capital still prefer to live underground, feeling that it is safer that way.
In addition, underground farms require a large number of people to manage them every day, and planting, harvesting, transportation and so on all require a lot of labor.
Although using evolved beings is certainly much more efficient than using a large number of ordinary people, the experience of using public works to provide relief during major disasters is a lesson that history has taught the people of China.
In order to maintain normal internal operations, the capital's higher-ups abolished the currency used before the spiritual energy revival and designed and issued a new currency in the capital. Ordinary people had to work if they wanted to have enough to eat and wear.
Agricultural tasks on underground farms and industrial production tasks in various factories are the sources of livelihood for ordinary people.
But even with such a normal internal circulation system, many people usually stay underground.
The uprising planned by Zeus was launched precisely from the insect hive deep beneath the capital city.
The hive rioted, with hundreds of Tier 5 Zerg frantically drilling upwards, breaking through the underground spaces of the underground farm and causing a large-scale underground collapse.
This is why such horrific casualties occurred.