James temporarily ignored the outside affairs. Although he wanted to deal with them, he did not have the strength to do so. He
would be no match against Xayvion even if he reached the Transcendental Bliss Rank.
He was counting on Hershya, hoping she could master the inscriptions to counter the Obsidian Body. As long as she succeeded,
the chances of killing Xayvion would increase significantly.
“The Transcendental Bliss Rank...”
James closed his eyes and mobilized all his strength. At that moment, his aura skyrocketed.
The Transcendental Bliss Rank required one to sever the Seven Emotions— love, anger, arrogance, thought, sorrow, fear, and
fright.
Soon, James sensed the threshold of the Transcendental Bliss Rank. As long as he broke through the realm barrier, he would
enter it.
James shouted, “Break!”
His aura gathered to form a sharp blade, and then it charged toward the realm barrier.
Boom!
The realm barrier was shattered instantly.
At that moment, James felt like he had entered a different realm. His body rapidly absorbed the energy around him. His aura,
strength, body, blood, and soul were enhanced.
A potent pressure from the darkness swept toward him.
He felt like his body was about to be swallowed, and his soul was being sucked away.
His whole existence seemed like it was about to be sacrificed.
James suddenly felt that his powers did not match his rank. His cultivation rank seemed rather high, but his power was unusually
low. At that moment, his strength did not compare to a powerhouse at the Holy Celestial Rank.
“Huh? Is this the Ritual Rank?” His brows furrowed.
James immediately thought of the rank between the Quasi Bliss Rank and Transcendental Bliss Rank.
The rank was extraordinary. Sometimes, one would have unusually great strength. Other times, one would be weak.
In the era where James was from, Talvelai also entered the Ritual Rank.
James had asked many others about the Ritual Rank, but nobody had ever heard of it.
“Did I enter the Ritual Rank? What exactly is so special about this rank?” James frowned.
He could feel the strength of his physical body.
His soul, blood, and physical body had improved significantly. At that moment, they were equivalent to the Transcendental Bliss
Rank’s second stage.
However, his powers were not even comparable to the Holy Celestial Rank.
He was under a crushing force of heaven and earth and found it hard to bear. It seemed like he would perish into the darkness at
any moment.
Meanwhile, an injured man was sitting on a spiritual mountain deep within the Hallr Zone. He suddenly opened his eyes after
sensing the abnormal aura fluctuation.
While staring into the distance, he murmured, “That rank...”
His brows furrowed after he thought of something.
The man summoned an ancient book and flipped through the pages. After reading for a while, he closed the book and stood up.