Chapter 398 Secret of the Mystic Grade


    The purest mineral avable on Sumatra Continent, the king of minerals to build a Human Avatar with, that was Sumatra Gold. Its effects weren''t known much, but from his usage of Sumatra Gold, In concluded the following points.


    First, Sumatra Gold was capable of stabilising the effects of Natures. That was how he could create his Sumatra Lantern with a stable volume of 64 cubic metre while in contrast, all Storage Lanterns could only stably hold a cubic metre without needing constant Prana supply.


    Second, Sumatra Gold was immune to all external influences. It was a material inert in all senses. It didn''t react to heat, sound, chemicals, and even Prana.


    Third, Sumatra Gold was indestructible. Even Maroppa''s grey sand was unable to affect it.


    Fourth, and the most important point. Sumatra Gold held the Sumatra Continent''s presence. Yes, that was it.


    When Brangara summoned a Bolt of Transcendence towards him, the way in which the Bolt of Transcendence behaved seemed strangely sentient. It expressed anger upon being fooled by him.


    There was also the strange restriction towards flying, making it impossible to reach the Transcendent Worlds through conventional methods.


    By going through the memories of the incident where the Boar King became a Mystic Grade Pranic Beast multiple times, In noticed that there was a portion of simrity exuded in the presence of both the Boar King and the Mystic Empyrean Tentacle.


    This portion of simrity was the same part that In had when he gained sentience at the age of fourteen. And it was this same presence that he lost when Gann was birthed.


    It meant that Sumatra Continent was either a living being or an inorganic being with sentience, which was how its presence could be exined.


    And to be a Mystic Grade Pranic Beast, one needs to embody Sumatra Continent''s presence. Simply managing to do so would spark an evolution in their being and allow them to reach the Mystic Grade.


    It was that simple.


    The Supreme Tusk Gann didn''t understand that, but she was there as a witness when Brangara became the Boar King. At the same time, Renduldu was bing a Transcendent. So at that moment, there were two Mystic Grade Pranic Beasts on Sumatra Continent.


    Subconsciously, the Supreme Tusk Gann became aware of that. And hence, the seven Mystic Paths she had created were simply one-off abilities that when filled to the brim would activate and unleash Sumatra Continent''s presence.


    The moment this happens, the entity unleashing this presence would experience an evolution, since their soul reached the Mystic Grade. Through Prana, the effects of the soul''s evolution would be transferred to the mind and body. As a result, the entity would be a Mystic Grade Pranic Beast.


    The Mystic Path in Gann only existed to unleash Sumatra Continent''s presence as an Empyrean Tusk, so that Gann would evolve into a Mystic Grade Empyrean Tusk. That meant In only had to construct a simr Mystic Path in him, but one emting to reach the Mystic Grade as a Zinger.


    One of the Brimgan Empire''s Ancestors managed to sessfully fuse a piece of Sumatra Gold in his Human Avatar, managed to emte Sumatra Continent''s presence through it, and seeded in reaching the Mystic Grade.


    Sumatra Gold was the easiest way in which an entity, whether human or Pranic Beast could achieve Mystic Grade status.


    The reason was unknown, but through its Mystic Grade Pranic Beasts, Sumatra Continent was creating more Sumatra Gold in hopes of being able to produce more Mystic Grade Pranic Beasts and their human counterparts.


    The blessed race of Sumatra—Empyrean Tentacles—was capable of reaching the Mystic Grade easily. And once theye into existence, they begin producing Sumatra Gold. To date, the only other existence that managed to achieve it was Brangara. But he was an anomaly.


    The Empyrean Boar Race couldn''t achieve Mystic Grade as easily as Empyrean Tentacles. After all, if they wanted to reach the Mystic Grade, they would have to follow the Boar King''s route, which meant the annihtion of the Empyrean Boar Race.


    That wasn''t sustainable. Inparison, Empyrean Tentacles practically spawned on Sumatra Continent like a weed. It seemed that through the Empyrean Tentcle Race, Sumatra Continent wanted the birth of more Mystic Grade entities.


    In the depths of his mind, hidden under multipleyers of mental barriers created using Skills such as Prana Domination, a Mystic Path was being built. This series of mental barriers was there only to ensure Gann didn''t know his n.


    To her, he only nned to use his Quip Tribe to evolve his Natures, nothing else. That was his original n. If she were to know what he was actually nning, she wouldn''t support him.


    ''After all, if I seed, I would no longer be a Mammoth nsman.'' No matter how much she loved and respected him, at the end of the day, she was an Empyrean Tusk. Irrespective of the reason, she wouldn''t like losing the connection they had.


    To her, being able to read In''s mind wasmon sense, a natural state of being, simr to how a fish lived in the water. Gann''s father was, is, and will be a part of her immune system.


    No matter what In does, he would have her undivided support, that is unless he decides to stop being a Mammoth nsman.


    Hence, In buried it deep in his mind, protecting it with ayer of Skills, most of which weren''t known to Gann too.


    After sending away Gann and Asaeya, during his time at the Sanrey ins and until he rejoined with the duo, In had a lot of time to himself. Even back then, he had a n, but he hadn''t been sure about it.


    Hence, whatever he had thought about was locked behind this mental safe to ensure Gann wouldn''t be able to ess them. And now, after his female form became a Cooter nsman, In was able to begin working on it in earnest.


    After all, when in this form, In wasn''t part of Gann''s immune system. Hence, she wasn''t able to read his mind as usual. Honestly, getting this Cooter nsman female form was beyond his ns, something he conceptualised on the spur of the moment when the Boar King appeared.


    Any thoughts he had regarding the creation of his Mystic Path, the mental barriers would naturally attract them and seal them within the mental safe, ensuring Gann wouldn''t be able to read them. That was how he prevented Gann from knowing about his true ns when she was in his stomach biome.


    And now, in his possession were three pieces of Sumatra Gold. They were more than enough to seed. The reason he asked Maroppa to fuse them into his skeleton and cause them to influence his Spirit Container was exactly for this reason.


    He didn''t wish to simply be a Mystic Grade Pranic Beast as a Zinger. That was useless. After all, Zingers had a long maturity time. If he were to be a Mystic Grade Zinger, it would take him thousands of years to reach maturity and be able to fully exert strength as a Mystic Grade Zinger.


    He didn''t have that much time. Hence, his focus was on bing a conditional Mystic Grade Zinger. Basically, he would live as a Silver Grade Zinger, and upon satisfying certain conditions, he would be a Mystic Grade Zinger.


    This way, he''ll grow and mature at the same speed as an Empyrean Zinger, giving him enough time to be ready before the Fourth Major Disaster.


    It has to be noted that once he reaches maturity at the Silver Grade, he''ll maintain that maturity when he reaches the Mystic Grade. That was the condition on which he was building his Mystic Path.


    In had a concrete idea of what Natures he would have after his evolution, the fate of his Quip Tribe, and exactly how the Zinger Race would be influenced by his actions.


    ''Mystic Skill Creator, Empyrean Extraction, and the Mind Slip Skill. This trio is the reason I could conceptualise such a terrifying n.'' In thought, letting out a smile as he apanied Wittral into the forest.


    While even Resha had just begun investigating the Mystic Path, In had already finalised the set of abilities he would have upon reaching the Mystic Grade. After all, upon knowing the answer—Sumatra''s Nature—to reach the Mystic Grade, and already possessing the most important resource—Sumatra Gold—necessary to attain it, all that was left was toy down a path.


    As a result, following the Empyrean Tentacle Race and the Empyrean Boar Race, the third to forge a path to the Mystic Grade in Sumatra Continent was the Zinger Race.