Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

444  443: Principalities and Powers

It took a while for Corey to process his thoughts on the information Pamela had just given him. If there was anything he felt after listening to Pamela, it was immense curiosity, intrigue, and a desire to know more about the Rune Tattoo System of the dimension of the Old Ones.

Nina had once told him that there was no way he could become as strong as the Paragon Ancestor and the Supreme Ancestor if he relied on the Universal System, and if one thought about it, it made absolute sense.

How could he use a creation of the Supreme Ancestor to be as strong as the Supreme Ancestor?

Would somebody like the Supreme Ancestor who had lived for countless years be so dumb or nonchalant to allow such a thing to occur?

Another glaring problem one might ignore but should not ignore was that the Wandering Paragon, the Old Man who gave him his Poison Infinity Crystal and the blood essence of the Paragon Ancestor, told him that the Paragon Ancestor was the strongest being across the Multiverse.

The Paragon Ancestor also told him that the Supreme Ancestor was a conqueror, and what he conquered were universes.

So, how could he use a system that was limited to a single system to be as strong as the Supreme Ancestor or the Paragon Ancestor?

This was an issue that Corey had issued to three stars of consciousness to work on.

The only cultivation system he knew of was the Universal System that made it 'easy' for them to become strong. They just had to absorb enough soul stones to advance from one tier to another.

At first, one might say that the Elemental Breathing Technique given to him by the Paragon Ancestor was a cultivation technique, but it was not.

The elemental breathing technique only taught him how to absorb the elemental energy from elemental stones to strengthen himself. It did not have realms or stages like the cultivation novels he had read in the past or the Rune Tattoo System he just learned from Pamela.

Although Corey desired a cultivation system that would make him as powerful as the Paragon Ancestor, he knew that there was a simple solution.

He just had to ask the Paragon Ancestor for a cultivation technique.

However, he chose not to for a very stupid reason.

He didn't want to take the same path the Paragon Ancestor took to become who he currently was. If he did, what would make him distinct from the Paragon Ancestor?

It was a very stupid reason because he was a mortal with no knowledge about the intricacies of power, but his pride wanted to be distinct from beings like the Paragon Ancestor and the Supreme Ancestor.

Corey knew this, and he decided to do just one thing… Wing it.

He'll keep on getting stronger, and as he gets stronger, he believes that he'll come upon a path that will make him stronger.

Fortunately, he came across another cultivation system- The Rune Tattoo System.

Corey had zero plans of having rune tattoos, however, he wanted to study it. He wanted to know everything about it.

This was the first cultivation system he was coming across apart from the Universal System, and he knew that he had to learn everything about it as fast as possible while he was in the dimension of the Old Ones.

So many questions appeared in his mind. For example:

Why were those with rune tattoos called Tainteds?

Why was it that there was a cost or side effect to those that became Tainted?

What was chaos energy?

How was it different from mana?

What was mana actually?

How many types of energies are there?

How does one fuse with a weapon?

And who were the Old Ones?

Corey had so many more questions, and he had a feeling that getting the answers to these questions would not be easy.

After approximately five minutes, Corey came out of his thoughts, and then he looked at Pamela who was calmly sipping from a cup of fresh hot tea.

He glanced at Selene, and he found her slowly enjoying the snacks in front of her. She had been surprised, taken aback, and almost overwhelmed by the information Pamela had given them, but she was not like Corey and she did not have as many questions as Corey had.

Corey slowly exhaled, and then he asked another question that was on his mind.

"What of the monsters? Do they have grades?"

Pamela slowly nodded with the cup of tea in her mouth. She calmly took a sip, and then she continued.

"Just like the Rune Tattoo System, there are six grades of monsters."

"The lowest grade of monsters are called Lesser Abomination. Second-grade monsters are called Greater Abomination. Third-grade monsters are called Nightmares. Fourth-grade monsters are called Titans. Fifth-grade monsters are called Principalities, and Sixth-grade monsters are called Powers."

"A Lesser Abomination is similar to a Tier 1 monster, but the stats of a lesser abomination are always at least in the yellow star realm."

"A Greater Abomination is comparable to a Tier 2 monster."

"A Nightmare is comparable to a Tier 3 monster."

"A Titan is comparable to a Tier 4 monster."

"A Principality is comparable to a Tier 5 monster, however, a Principality is so strong to the point that it can even kill an above average Tier 6 monster or human."

"A Power is comparable to a tier 6, and just like Principalities, they're extremely powerful to the point that they can also kill a tier 7."

"In case you don't know, the difference between a tier 6 and a tier 7 is as vast as the difference between the heavens and the earth." n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

'So the Capra King was a Power?' Corey had this thought when he heard Pamela's words.

'I wonder why the inhabitants of this dimension cannot go beyond tier 6? Or can they, but it's not publicly known?'

Corey thought with a slightly curious expression, and some seconds later, he looked at Pamela and asked the third most important question he wanted to know.

"When we came to this city, the guard at the gate said these exact words; 'I welcome you to Gravenstone City… The Forsaken and Cursed City of the Old Ones.' What did he mean?'