Chapter 133: Source Power or Arcane Truth?

"Platform?"

When he saw the wide black stone platform before him, Gune immediately stopped.

The platform was not small, roughly the size of a basketball court.

Gune carefully sensed it; there was no danger.

Then Gune looked to the opposite side of the platform.

On a stone pedestal about a meter high at the edge of the platform, a winged monkey statue crouched there.

It was entirely like a stone carving, yet Gune could feel it was full of life.

"War-Feather Monkey."

Gune naturally recognized this winged monkey creature.

It was said that once, deep in the northern mountains, there was a tribe of War-Feather Monkeys, and they were once very prosperous.

Later, it was said that griffins appeared, and they loved to prey on creatures like War-Feather Monkeys.

After that, the War-Feather Monkeys were eaten to extinction by the griffins.

Nowadays, those griffins are hardly ever seen.

Although this statue was not a real War-Feather Monkey, that did not mean it was lifeless.

"Could it be some kind of elemental War-Feather Monkey life form?"

As Gune surveyed the platform and the War-Feather Monkey,

the stone War-Feather Monkey began to stir slightly.

Its wings fluttered faintly, then the War-Feather Monkey spread its wings to the fullest, stretched its front claws wide, and opened its mouth wide, as if yawning.

After finishing its stretch, the stone War-Feather Monkey finally looked in Gune's direction.

"Greetings, trial taker!" the War-Feather Monkey spoke in human tongue.

The language the War-Feather Monkey used was unmistakably the language of the Oya Continent, though some tones were slightly different, perhaps because the language it used was quite ancient.

"Indeed, this place, as I expected, is a place of trial."

"Otherwise, why would the Old Man of the Deceptive Sea open such a vast treasure land for others to enter and obtain treasures?" Gune mused silently.

At the same time, Gune slowly walked onto the black stone platform.

Before Gune could make any move,

the War-Feather Monkey raised a claw and waved it lightly.

Two stone-carved scrolls appeared on its left and right sides.

At the same time, the War-Feather Monkey spoke softly.

"The one on the left is Source Power Control, the one on the right is Arcane Truth Control. Both are extremely difficult and profound methods of control."

"You may freely choose Source Power Control or Arcane Truth Control."

"Or master both together."

"However, you only have one month."

"If you meet the standard for either one, you will pass this test and receive generous rewards."

"And if you don't meet the standard but make significant progress, you will also receive good rewards."

Having said that, the War-Feather Monkey waved its claw and tossed the two scrolls toward Gune.

Catching the two scrolls with his puppet-controlling secret threads, Gune pondered for a moment before looking at the War-Feather Monkey and speaking softly: "What if both meet the standard?"

"Then you will naturally receive a special treasure bestowed by Lord Deceptive Sea," the War-Feather Monkey said with a smile.

"But you'd better not have such thoughts."

The War-Feather Monkey continued.

"Oh? Why?" Gune asked, puzzled.

"Naturally, because the methods of Source Power Control and Arcane Truth Control are extremely, extremely difficult."

The War-Feather Monkey slowly elaborated.

"In one month, perfectly mastering one side is already extremely difficult; mastering both sides is nothing but a fool's dream."

"Which aspect should I start with?" After thinking for a moment, Gune looked at the War-Feather Monkey and asked.

"Have you comprehended Arcane Truth?" the War-Feather Monkey asked Gune in return.

"Yes, I have," Gune nodded in response.

"Good. Rune Arcane Truth Control is more difficult but also offers better rewards. Start with Rune Arcane Truth Control. If you cannot easily condense one-third of it, it means you have almost no chance of completing the entire Rune Arcane Truth Control within a month."

"At that point, you should quickly switch to Source Power Control."

"That way, you still have hope of completing the full Source Power Control."

"You should know that perfect ten-percent Source Power Control yields even richer rewards than ninety-percent Rune Arcane Truth Control."

"I see." Gune nodded.

Then Gune bowed to the War-Feather Monkey and said, "Thank you for informing me, Lord War-Feather Monkey."

"Just focus on your comprehension! If there's something you don't understand, you can come and ask me. But if there's nothing else, don't disturb my rest."

"Mm, I understand."

Gune nodded.

Then, putting away the two peculiar stone-carved scrolls, Gune went to a small corner of the platform.

Taking out a cultivation mat and sitting cross-legged, Gune flipped his hand and produced the two stone-carved scrolls.

"Training in Source Power control and Arcane Truth control."

"I understand training in Arcane Truth control. The thicker the Arcane Truth control, the more Source Power one can master. Take myself, for example."

"When I fully unleash my Arcane Truth, clearly I cannot control it now; I can barely manage about ten percent of my Arcane Truth in battle."

"But training in Source Power control—that I don't quite understand."

"Let me first receive and experience the 'Source Power Training Method' within."

Then Gune constructed a catalyst channel to connect with the scroll on Source Power training.

As the catalyst was received,

the text on Source Power control ability training gradually poured into Gune's mind.

After about five or six minutes, Gune slowly opened his eyes.

Deep in his eyes, his expression turned slightly serious.

"So, Source Power control is truly of great importance. If I want to become stronger in the future and go further,"

"then deep control of Source Power is indispensable."

Gune mused silently.

Normally, a spellcaster's Source Power is stored within the Source Pool.

Whether spellcasters, other elementalists, or contractors, Source Power is stored in the Source Pool.

Even combat and shadow systems store part of their Source Power in their physical bodies, while the other part is stored in their small Source Pools.

For spellcasters, when they need to use Source Power,

they use spell syllables combined with Source Power guidance to form spell releases.

The entire process does not require a high level of Source Power control.

After all, the coordination between the transcendent and the spell system allows Source Power to fully comply with the spell. I only need to master the spell and have a certain degree of Source Power control to cast spells.

Simple, convenient, and fast.

And this is the stable foundation of the spell system formed during the ancient Dark Age, the Magic Age, and so on.

However, this spellcasting system, which does not demand much from Source Power,

seems to have become somewhat unsuitable with the development of the transcendent era.

In fact, in large transcendent worlds and from the information conveyed by this Source Power training text called 'Source Power Hundred Threads,'

during the process of a spellcaster advancing from the sixth rank to the seventh rank of transcendence to become a Grandmaster,

the 'Soul Source Core' they condense has different levels.

Some people have weak souls and weak control over Source Power,

and can only condense an ordinary 'One-Line Soul Source Core.'

But those with strong souls and extremely high control over Source Power,

can condense extremely rare Three-Line or Four-Line Soul Source Cores.

The higher the control over Source Power, the more layers the condensed Soul Source Core has, and naturally, the stronger the strength.

Previously, Gune did not know the importance of Source Power control.

Now, having been exposed to more things and having received this detailed transmission of the Source Power text's in-depth explanation of Source Power control levels,

Gune has fully understood the importance of Source Power control.

Without immediately starting to practice Source Power control, Gune flipped his hand and took out the other stone-carved scroll.

This was the scroll on Rune Arcane Truth Control.

"The importance of Arcane Truth control is obviously higher than that of Source Power. Let's see the important aspects of Arcane Truth control."

Then Gune settled his mind and began to receive the catalyst of the Arcane Truth Rune Control text.