Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 402 The Strongest Talent Among Earth's Lifeforms: The Possibility of Dual Godhood as Sea God and Asura God
"Top three?"

"The first and second, are Ye Xuan and Elder Zhong, whom you mentioned before?"

Esdeath asked Reina.

Because Lena had previously explained to Esdeath what Ye Xuan was, the strongest being on Earth, Esdeath was roughly aware of his formidable strength.

However, she didn't know much about what Elder Zhong had said.

If it were Ye Xuan, Lena would want to explain to him one by one how many heavenly treasures he had obtained, which world these heavenly treasures came from, how powerful his talent was, how good his luck was, and how outrageous his existence was.

So, there was basically no description of Zhong Lao or Lena.

All she knew was that Elder Zhong was the guardian deity of the Great Xia Dynasty and one of only two sixth-order beings among humans in the real world. Beyond that, she knew nothing more.

Since Duanmu Yan is ranked in the top three, there are two more people, and they should be the first and second place respectively.

"No."

To Esdeath's surprise, Rena shook her head and then explained to her:

"It's not that Elder Zhong isn't strong. With the template of the Rock King Emperor, plus the spiritual energy system of the real world, and something called 'faith' that I don't know about but seems to exist, Elder Zhong's strength is beyond doubt."

"Moreover, as a 'Rock God,' Elder Zhong's strength seems to have a bonus similar to that of a divine office; and this bonus is not fixed, but will continue to increase as faith grows."

"Even so, it's impossible to say that Elder Zhong has jumped a level and possessed the power of the seventh rank, so Elder Zhong still belongs to the sixth rank category."

"As for Duanmu Yan, Thunder Yatalis, as the ultimate armor, already has stats that exceed the limit. The key is that, thanks to its 'idealistic' characteristic, it can unleash power of the seventh or even close to the eighth tier."

"Therefore, in my opinion, Duanmu Yan is no weaker than Elder Zhong, and may even be stronger if we take into account the factors of idealism."

“Normally, regardless of whether Elder Zhong or Duanmu Yan is stronger, they should definitely be in the top three, but there is one person I cannot be sure about.”

There is no doubt that Dr. Zhong is very capable.

As the second human to reach the sixth rank, and the holder of the "Rock King Emperor" template, coupled with the "faith" factor that she is unaware of but may actually exist, Elder Zhong's strength is definitely not to be underestimated.

Although Duanmu Yan was an ordinary person, the bonuses from the ultimate armor were far beyond what was expected.

Even in terms of sheer performance in the show, neither the Emperor Armor nor the Shura Armor can compare to Thunder Yatalis.

This is why his strength was directly assessed as reaching the sixth rank.

Therefore, in Lena's opinion, Duanmu Yan, when transformed into Thunder Yatalis, would not be weaker than Elder Zhong.

Moreover, while Elder Zhong might only receive some boosts, Duanmu Yan, after transforming into "Thunder Yatalis," would truly be able to enjoy the boosts from the natural elements of Earth.

Of course, regardless of who is stronger between Elder Zhong and Duanmu Yan, they are undoubtedly among the strongest on Earth, including dimensional beings.

Normally speaking, apart from Ye Xuan's unshakeable position as the "strongest," both of them, regardless of who is stronger, would rank in the top three.

But that was when there was someone they subconsciously ignored.

"Kinomoto Sakura, you may not have heard of this name, but she is the most terrifyingly talented being among all life forms on Earth, without exception."

"The life forms I'm referring to also include dimensional life forms like us from other worlds."

"She has been in reality for several months now."

When Lena spoke of Sakura Kinomoto, she shook her head with a sigh.

The talent of the multiverse or even the super-multiverse, even the time it took to go from an ordinary elementary school student to that level was only a dozen years.

Who wouldn't find such a growth rate terrifying?
She doesn't even need to cultivate; she only needs to spend a little time each day using the Clow Cards to naturally grow to at least the multiverse level.

In terms of talent, who on Earth can compare to her? She's the one they call possessing "humanity's strongest cultivation talent."
Even Ye Xuan could not possibly compare to her in this respect.

It's not that Ye Xuan lacks talent; given the current trends of "spiritual energy revival" and "dimensional invasion," he will definitely be able to stand at the pinnacle of this world in the future.

If the upper limit of the spiritual energy system can reach the multiverse or even the super-multiverse, then she believes that Ye Xuan will definitely be able to reach this level in the future.

The reason why "Ye Xuan" is said to be inferior to "Kinomoto Sakura" in terms of talent is because the two have grown to this level at different speeds, with Kinomoto Sakura growing faster than Ye Xuan.

Although Kinomoto Sakura was only at level five when she first arrived in reality, as she said, several months have already passed.

For ordinary people, especially for a "god" like her, a few months is a very short time, no different from a few days; however, for a "monster-level talent" like Kinomoto Sakura, a few months is enough for her to advance to a higher level.

Let alone going from the fifth to the sixth rank, even if she directly advanced to the seventh rank, Lena would think it would be a perfectly normal thing.

Do you understand that "Kinomoto Sakura" is a multiverse-level talent after she grows up? Therefore, even if Rena doesn't know what Kinomoto Sakura's current strength is, she still thinks that she has the potential to be selected as one of the "top three".

Esdeath listened to Rena's description, a smile of interest curving her lips. She was about to ask more questions when Rena lazily waved her hand, interrupting her.

"Alright, none of this matters."

"Anyway, they are all comrades on the side of humanity. Who is stronger or weaker does not affect the overall situation. Besides, these are just my own thoughts, so there is no need to take them too seriously."

"As for you, don't even think about catching up with them in the short term; you probably won't catch up anyway, and the gap might even widen, so just listen to them."

Although Esdeath has great talent and is strong enough, she is still far inferior to Ye Xuan, Elder Zhong, and Duanmu Yan.

Although she didn't know how talented Duanmu Yan was, Duanmu Yan was still just an ordinary person.

Once he begins cultivating the spiritual energy system, coupled with the blessing of Thunder Yatalis, it's easy to imagine how fast his strength will increase.

Not to mention powerhouses like Ye Xuan and Elder Zhong, who have long been at the pinnacle of their abilities.

"Don't always think about challenging this or that. Sometimes it's good to be a quiet, unambitious person."

"And you will not lack rivals in the future."

Lena took a sip of her juice and said earnestly.

Esdeath glanced at Reina, chuckled softly, but said nothing.

She understood what Lena meant: many opponents of similar strength would appear in the future, and she could find a suitable opponent to fight whenever she wanted.

Therefore, there is no need to be fixated on those unattainable powerhouses.

Although she rationally agreed with this view, Esdeath's bloodline's instinct to challenge the strong made it impossible for her to accept it easily.

As a warrior who grew up in a dog-eat-dog world, the pursuit of being the strongest is ingrained in her very being.

She would not give up her pursuit of the "stronger one" for such a reason.

Inside the training ground of the Tian Shu Bureau in Chaoyang City, Fang Yuan was shirtless. His bronze muscles taut and relaxed with each movement. The Trident of Poseidon in his hand transformed into streaks of cold light, its tip slicing through the air with a sharp whistling sound.

He practiced the most basic trident thrust.

He lunged forward, using his waist and abdomen to generate power, and thrusted the trident out with both arms like a fully drawn bow; he had repeated this movement thousands of times, striving to make each thrust more precise and powerful than the last.

Sweat streamed down his spine, splashing into tiny droplets on the training field floor.

Fang Yuan casually wiped his face with a towel and continued practicing for the next round.

The halberd whistled as it flipped, and the tips of its three prongs gleamed coldly in the light.

Since his compatibility with Tang San's template stagnated, he shifted his training focus to the most basic weapon techniques. Without using any special abilities, he simply honed every basic movement of the trident: chopping, thrusting, parrying, and sweeping.
The halberd shaft spun in his palm, then suddenly he launched a counter-thrust, the tip of the halberd precisely striking the training dummy's throat, followed by a series of sweeping horizontal strokes, the trident's side blades whistling through the air.

His training clothes were already soaked with sweat, but he showed no sign of stopping.

He finally managed to catch his breath, leaning on his trident, after completing his 1,500th standard thrust.

"That's not enough."

He stared intently at the tip of the trident, his gaze focused and unwavering.

Although Tang San himself did not focus on practicing this aspect in the Douluo World, but only used it to perform the "Thirteen Tridents of the Sea God", Fang Yuan is not Tang San, and he does not have the Shura Divine Sword. The Trident of the Sea God is his only divine weapon.

With such a powerful weapon at his disposal, how could he not spend his time practicing the Trident Technique?
As for the two martial souls, "Blue Silver Grass" and "Haotian Hammer," Fang Yuan was quite at ease about them.

With the combat experience provided by Tang San's template, he has enough to master the use of these two abilities.

Although Tang San may have indeed gone astray on the path of Blue Silver Grass, no matter what the process was, the final result was that Tang San became a God King, and that was enough. At least he was able to control the situation, wasn't he?
Furthermore, even if he wanted to change it, he couldn't.

But the Trident of Poseidon is different; it is his most direct connection to his divine status and the foundation for his future security.

Although the template he obtained was that of God King Tang San, he was not sure if he could obtain the position of Asura God.

In the Douluo Continent, Tang San was able to obtain two godhoods largely thanks to the Asura Divine Sword and Xiao Wu as the sword's sheath, which helped him control the Asura God's murderous aura.

But he has neither the Asura Divine Sword nor Xiao Wu as a scabbard. Under these circumstances, is it really possible for him to inherit the Asura Godhood?
Therefore, the Trident of Poseidon became his most important asset in the future.

Naturally, we should pay more attention to training in this area, even to the point of achieving perfect harmony between man and weapon.

(End of this chapter)