The past was built upon collecting unique characteristics.

"...The Embrace?!"

Morian murmured to himself, feeling that the name carried some inexplicable meaning.

If I had to put it that way, it's more like the term used when vampires transform into their offspring.

He vaguely remembered reading in a book that vampires would perform a ritual by draining the blood of their partner and then refilling it with their own blood, thus establishing a contractual relationship with an irreversible blood oath.

This is the process by which vampires develop new members, and it is also one of the ways to transform bloodlines.

But why would the Hall of Phenomena use this term to classify ability levels?

Is it a coincidence... or does it contain some other meaning?

After a moment's thought, he shook his head and decided not to dwell on it any longer, but instead continued reading.

The literature records that this stage marks the beginning of the free man's true mastery of the extraordinary.

Upon completion of the ascension, destiny and ether will merge more deeply with the soul, much like a newborn embracing the world for the first time.

Upon advancing to the level of a First Embrace, the ether undergoes an irreversible change, granting unique "inherent abilities."

This ability often varies from person to person, depending on the characteristics of one's destiny, the bias of the ether, and even the experiences of the person who has been promoted. However, the decisive factor is the essence of one's destiny's will.

At this moment, Morian couldn't help but feel a little curious about what kind of "inherent ability" he would gain.

As he read the description of his inherent abilities, some vague ideas gradually formed in his mind.

"Hmm... My fighting style is flexible and versatile; I'm good at using various abilities to create opportunities..."

"Ultimately, the problem lies in the lack of a one-hit kill attack. While 'Radiance' has made up for this shortcoming to some extent, it still has a limit on the number of hits."

"If promotion brings such abilities, that would undoubtedly be the best..."

Suppressing his anticipation, he continued reading.

The most important thing right now is to get promoted.

The subsequent documents record the five states that follow the "First Embrace".

The third stage is called "Law and Principle," symbolizing the free man's further understanding of the laws governing the world.

Morian stared at the parchment and noticed that the writing, including the content that followed, offered no further details.

Further down, the fourth stage is called the "Stairway to the Stars," where the extraordinary path evolves into a constellation of stars, resonating with the astral plane.

There are also labels to indicate that the fourth and seventh stages are the most special existences in the Extraordinary System.

Once a free agent advances to these two stages, the qualitative change brought about is also the greatest, but the specific nature of this qualitative change is not explained above.

Then comes the fifth stage – “Afterglow”, where spirituality is like the afterglow of the setting sun, enough to illuminate all things.

During this stage, free individuals can acquire a portion of "divinity," and their life form will undergo its first transformation.

Divinity... does that mean becoming an existence beyond the realm of humanity?!

Morian was a little taken aback, but he quickly calmed himself down and resumed breathing normally.

Next comes the sixth stage, tracing back to the source of power and glimpsing the primordial radiance at the beginning of the world's creation, which is called "Source Light".

The neat handwriting suddenly became slightly tilted and distorted here, as if the writer's wrist trembled slightly when recording this information.

The final stage is called the "coroner" or "crown".

Those who are crowned deserve to be touched by the glory of the gods!

The inscription states that this is not only the end of an extraordinary path, but also the highest level that the human race can reach.

Is this the highest level of humanity? If one were to ascend in the form of a divine being, would it be possible to break through to an unknown level...? Morian subconsciously began to analyze.

However, the text below further confirms this idea.

The author of the document wrote down his speculations about the extraordinary path in small lines of handwriting.

He suspected that the seventh stage was not the true limit... beyond that, there might be two... no, three unknown realms!

It must be said that this is a bold guess, but it cannot be verified, because from ancient times to the present, it seems that no one has ever set foot in that unknown territory.

But if this assumption is true, what kind of existence would exist at a higher level?

...Is it a deity? Or perhaps...?

Morian's gaze remained fixed on the words, but he quickly cut off any further thoughts.

Indeed, it's best not to dwell on things that shouldn't be thought about. Sometimes knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing.

As the saying goes, "If you don't court death, you won't die..."

However, he was still very curious about some things, such as what stage those beings sealed in the containment space, and the faceless phantom next to the gray-white gate, were in.

Recalling his experience during that fusion, he conservatively estimated that the faceless phantom, which resembled his own figure, must have at least reached the fifth stage and attained divinity.

The opponents we've fought before... The pastor of the End Church belongs to the first stage... Diana should be in the third stage... Levim is also in the third stage... but he could also be in the fourth stage.

He was able to turn the tables on himself purely because he underestimated his opponent and was careless, and he never showed his true strength.

As for Diana, being a weakened version of her inner world, she has no reference value...

After suppressing his surging thoughts, Morian's gaze returned to the document, turning to the second half.

The remaining part describes the classification of relics.

Most of the relics in this world come from extremely dangerous overseas borders, with a small portion originating from ancient ruins. Some even speculate that these relics are treasures left behind by fallen gods.

Based on their level of danger and status, they can be roughly divided into five levels.

The lowest level is "abnormal relics," which pose the least danger.

These kinds of relics only cause some abnormal events when they are out of control. If used properly, they are actually no different from ordinary magical items.

Then there are "contaminated relics." Possessing these relics may cause varying degrees of contamination to the holder and the surrounding area, so they should be used with caution.

While these relics are more dangerous, they are also more powerful.

The next category is "high-risk relics." These relics can easily trigger small-scale disasters, and if they get out of control, they could cause hundreds or thousands of casualties.

Morian frowned, because the disaster level of "Grey Paradise" far exceeded the level described above.

But as my gaze fell downwards, my doubts were immediately resolved.

Above the "High-Risk Relics", there are even "Ash Relics"!

As the name suggests, these relics have the power to instantly destroy a city or even a small country. If they are unfortunately out of control, they will turn everything to ashes.

The highest level is "End Relic," and although no one has ever seen it in person, according to the Hall of Phenomena's speculation, its activated power...

It was no less than a divine intervention.