Chapter 368: Supreme Isn’t Even Highest

The enormous system screen shifted, and six different foundation grades appeared in front of Damian.

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[Low Grade]

[Middle Grade]

[High Grade]

[Top Grade]

[Supreme Grade]

[Transcendent Grade]

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Damian stared at the list in surprise. "Six? There are that many?"

[Correct, Host.]

He immediately focused on the bottom of the list and frowned. "Wait. Supreme isn’t even the highest?"

After all the ridiculous gifts, critical multipliers, bloodline upgrades, physique upgrades, and repeated State Perfection rewards...

Damian had honestly assumed his foundation had already reached the absolute limit.

After all, with a name like Supreme Grade, what the hell was supposed to be above that?

His eye twitched as he stared at the screen. "Damn... so even after all that, I’m still not fucking perfect? That’s crazy."

[Host... Supreme Grade is already absurdly powerful.]

Damian raised an eyebrow.

[Even across extremely long periods of time, cultivators capable of forming a Supreme Grade Foundation are exceedingly rare.]

[Transcendent Grade should not be treated as a normal standard. It is called Transcendent because it exceeds what is normally considered possible.]

Damian rubbed his chin. "Alright, fair enough. Explain the difference."

The screen changed again.

[Regardless of Foundation Grade, a cultivator may still enter the King Realm.]

Damian blinked. "Even Low Grade?"

[Yes. However, Foundation Grade determines both a cultivator’s combat potential and how far they may ultimately progress along the King Realm path.]

The next explanation appeared.

[Low Grade Foundation: Capable of entering the King Realm, but the cultivator’s future path is effectively severed upon breakthrough.]

[Middle Grade Foundation: Sufficient to progress into the True King Realm.]

[High Grade Foundation: Not only capable of progressing into the Supreme King Realm, but also possessing a chance to reach even higher realms.]

[Top Grade Foundation: Regarded by most cultivators as the true perfect foundation, attainable only by exceptional geniuses.]

Damian stared at the information. "So the quality of your foundation basically decides your ceiling before you even properly enter the realm."

[Correct.]

[Foundation quality also creates enormous differences in strength immediately upon breakthrough.]

[Using a Low Grade Foundation as the standard:]

[Low Grade Foundation: 1×]

[Mid Grade Foundation: Approximately 2× stronger than Low Grade.]

[High Grade Foundation: Approximately 10× stronger than Low Grade.]

[Top Grade Foundation: Approximately 20× stronger than Low Grade.]

[Supreme Grade Foundation: Approximately 100× stronger than Low Grade.]

Damian’s eyes widened when he saw the sudden jump at Supreme Grade. "What the hell? A hundred times stronger? What kind of ridiculous difference is that?"

A grin slowly appeared on Damian’s face. "So once I enter the King Realm, even if I’m technically a newcomer, I could potentially beat old monsters who’ve been cultivating there for years, right?"

[Correct, depending on their Foundation Grade, cultivation stage, techniques, equipment, and combat ability.]

Damian chuckled, his grin widening. "Holy shit. Supreme really does live up to its name. Compared to the others, it’s completely fucking ridiculous."

He was about to continue when he suddenly remembered something. "Wait a minute. You still haven’t told me about Transcendent Grade. How strong is that one?"

[Transcendent Grade Foundation: Approximately 1000× stronger than Low Grade.]

Damian froze, staring at the number in disbelief. "Holy shit... is this for real? One thousand times? This isn’t talent anymore. This is fucking cheating."

[Correct, Host.]

[It is called Transcendent Grade for a reason. At that level, the foundation has already surpassed what ordinary cultivators would consider possible.]

Damian remained silent for several seconds before staring at his Supreme Grade Foundation with obvious dissatisfaction.

He rubbed his forehead and sighed. "Now that I’ve seen Transcendent Grade, looking at Supreme again somehow makes it feel like shit."

The System remained silent for a moment before finally responding.

[Host, please stop being so dramatic.]

Damian’s eye twitched. "Did my own System just tell me to calm the fuck down?"

[Host’s current Supreme Grade Foundation is already among the finest foundations attainable under normal circumstances.]

Damian leaned back against the headboard and waved one hand dismissively. "Yeah, yeah. But now that I know Transcendent Grade exists, obviously I want it. So tell me, System. What the hell do I need to reach it?"

[To form a Transcendent Grade Foundation, several requirements must first be satisfied.]

Damian’s expression became serious.

[First: Host’s Body, Qi, and Soul Foundations must each individually reach the absolute peak of Supreme Grade without relying on external enhancements such as special physiques, bloodlines, cultivation realms, or similar advantages.]

Damian nodded slowly. "Makes sense."

[Second: Host’s Spiritual Root, Physique, and Bloodline must each reach at least Emperor Grade.]

Damian froze. "Emperor Grade?"

[Correct.]

He rubbed his chin. "So there’s another grade above King?"

[Yes. Emperor Grade is the next major quality level above King Grade.]

Damian sighed. "Great. First time I hear about it, and I already need three of them."

[Third: Host’s Comprehension must reach at least Heavenly Grade.]

The more Damian read, the harder his expression twitched. "Shit... what the hell is this?"

He rubbed his forehead in frustration. "Goddammit. My fucking Ordinary Comprehension is going to screw me over again, isn’t it?"

[Fourth, and most difficult: Host’s cultivation path from Qi Refinement until the moment of entering the King Realm must form one continuous cultivation canon.]

Damian frowned. "Explain."

[It is insufficient to simply collect the strongest cultivation arts from every realm.]

[Every cultivation method, foundation, transformation, Qi nature, body refinement, soul refinement, spiritual root, physique, and bloodline must perfectly resonate with one another.]

Damian slowly sat upright. "So basically... everything has to belong to the same path?"

[Correct.]

[They must function as one cultivation system rather than separate powerful components forced together.]

Damian finally understood why Transcendent Grade was so ridiculous.

His Chaos Dragon Qi, Chaos Dragon Spiritual Root, Physique, Bloodline, cultivation methods, and every major foundation from his earliest realm onward would all need to connect perfectly into one complete path.

He rubbed his forehead. "Goddammit. So I can’t just grab the best shit I find and stack it together."

[Correct.]

Damian suddenly remembered his talents and frowned. "What about those? I’ve got a whole damn pile of talents too."

[Most talents are secondary and do not directly affect Foundation Grade.]

[However, if Host’s primary cultivation path relies heavily upon a specific path, for example, Sword Path, then the corresponding talent should also reach at least Emperor Grade.]

Damian stared blankly at the System for a moment before letting out a long sigh. "Yeah... I’m definitely not entering the King Realm anytime soon."

[That would be the rational conclusion, Host.]

Damian’s eye twitched. "Fuck you. Now thanks to you, I need to start searching for even better gifts for my harem."