The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1106: Pinnacle Divine Rank Technique

With the succession of Vaan’s Heavenly Massage, many disciples began to take notice of the increasingly loosened bond strength between seawater and pure mana. It was especially observable near the tent as the usually invisible pure mana became visible.

Further away, the pure mana was not so visible, but its movements could still be sensed.

If a person paid attention to the overall region, they would notice the surrounding pure mana converging toward Mermaid’s Grotto, or, to be more precisely, Vaan’s tent.

With the passage of time, the concentration of pure mana in the area continued to rise. As a result, the effects were no different from a mana gathering formation, transforming the area into a minor blessed land of cultivation.

Over time, the effects would only continue to improve.

The members of the Luminous Veil, who were stationed in the area to maintain the order, never imagined Vaan’s Heavenly Massage could surprise them even further; it had, in fact, shattered their common sense.

"This is... unfettered pure mana...!"

A Merman Lord trembled upon determining the origin of the red hue of pure mana drifting around Mermaid’s Grotto. He immediately took a meditative position and circulated his mana cultivation technique, the[Celestial Tides Sutra], to draw in the unfettered pure mana.

Those who also realized the benefits of the unfettered pure mana quickly took their seats to cultivate, competing with everyone else for the limited unfettered pure mana emerging in Mermaid’s Grotto.

"Unfettered pure mana...? What! How is that possible?!"

Those who were late to realize the true value of the floating red hue were first startled and shocked, then dumbfounded and regretful for acting too slow, allowing everyone else to snatch up the limited, unfettered pure mana.

Everyone knew that the Myriad Sea God Palace was full of pure mana.

However, most of the pure mana had been infused with the environment and weren’t so easy to extract. While it was possible, it was also inconvenient and tedious without the aid of special formations or tools.

On the other hand, unfettered pure mana was extremely easy and quick to absorb. No one would face obstructions or difficulties in absorbing them. It could even be said that only unfettered pure mana could be considered genuinely pure mana.

"Unbelievable! This is absolutely unbelievable! How can a mere massage generate this kind of effect? What kind of law power is hidden behind it?"

"Does that even matter? What’s important is that it’s happening here, in our territory! Our Luminous Veil is very fortunate! Thank Varuna, we did not chase Lord Vaan out of Mermaid’s Grotto!"

"Shh! One does not speak of that name recklessly! Are you trying to court disaster?"

"Hmph! This is the Myriad Sea God Palace, a part of the Heavenly Father’s domain! Why should I fear the Heavenly Father’s enemies finding trouble for me here?"

As more disciples from various domains and realms gathered at Mermaid’s Grotto, the mood became increasingly festive and lively. It was as if everyone had already forgotten all about the pressure and fear caused by the unknown disturbance that stirred the whole sea.

Even those disciples who considered giving up cultivation couldn’t help but cultivate when they secured a good spot in the marketplace.

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Ding!

<You have observed the mana circulation method of the [Celestial Tides Sutra], and your understanding of the mana cultivation technique has increased>

<You have completely comprehended the [Celestial Tides Sutra], one of the top 10 most popular mana cultivation techniques practiced by Merfolk>

<Due to your superior understanding of mana cultivation, you have detected nine fundamental flaws in the [Celestial Tides Sutra] and seventeen minor flaws in the target’s circulation pathway>

<Due to your superior understanding of mana cultivation, you have automatically corrected all the flaws, creating the superior mana cultivation technique [Myriad Currents Heavenly Canon], which is completely suitable for the target> ṘАŊ𝘰ᛒÈS

Ding!

<Due to your increasing understanding of divine mana cultivation techniques, you were able to improve your nameless mana cultivation technique to the pinnacle divine rank>

<Would you like to give the pinnacle divine-rank nameless mana cultivation technique a name?>

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’Pinnacle divine rank? That means I can cultivate my mana to the peak of Rank 10 Divine Emperor without any significant bottlenecks?’ Vaan mused.

If it were only a normal Peak Rank 10 Divine Emperor, the mana cultivation technique’s grade wouldn’t be called pinnacle divine rank but peak divine rank.

However, since pinnacle was used, it was likely even stronger than peak divine rank.

In other words, the current nameless mana cultivation technique possessed the potential to cultivate him into a peerless Divine Emperor, inferior to none beneath True Divinity and within the singular path of mana cultivation.

Of course, that didn’t imply he would become an invincible Divine Emperor; it only implied his magical power would be stronger than other Peak-stage Divine Emperors in the path of magic.

However, magical power alone didn’t determine one’s battle power. Without battle sense and mastery of spells, having strong magical power would be meaningless.

That said, Vaan was fully confident of becoming an invincible Divine Emperor. Alas, reaching the pinnacle of the Divine Emperor rank wouldn’t satisfy him; it was only a checkpoint, not the end of the path.

’Although my ambition does not end at Pinnacle Divine Emperor, the current nameless mana cultivation technique can be cultivated until I improve it further,’ Vaan mused.

Originally, Vaan estimated his mana cultivation would reach Rank 7 after serving ten clients. Yet, after serving his tenth client, he only reached the absolute peak of Rank 6, still shy of Rank 7.

Evidently, there had been a decrease in the absorption of pure mana.

Although Vaan was only concerned about the mana debris from his clients, he was still curious why the additional pure mana from the surroundings had decreased. Upon spreading out his Omni-Sense, he immediately understood why.

Vaan was somewhat speechless when he saw everyone cultivating and stealing his mana.

If they had even a modicum of respect for etiquette, they would not have robbed his pure mana. The pure mana rightfully belonged to him and his client.

Unfortunately, Vaan couldn’t really blame them since he was using a public space. The mana in the environment was free for everyone to grab.

Whether Vaan liked it or not, there was one profound truth to be understood in the Undertide: Everyone can be shameless. Everyone.