Xuanyu leaned back on the throne like chair and thought about difference between a rune and a Origin rune.
Rune can be said to be a small part of the Origin rune. Like a fragment of a greater concept, a single note within an entire symphony. A Rune represents a specialized aspect of a broader force, granting its bearer control over a limited domain within that power's scope. In contrast, an Origin Rune is the source and culmination of that entire force—it embodies the full authority, governing all possible manifestations of its power.
For example, a Rune of Flame may grant the ability to manipulate fire, shape it, or enhance its intensity. However, the Origin Rune of Fire would grant absolute dominion over fire in all its forms—controlling its essence at a fundamental level, from the smallest ember to the heart of a raging star.
A Rune can be likened to a branch, while an Origin Rune is the entire tree. A Rune grants skill, but an Origin Rune grants sovereignty over a concept.
Also Origin runes aren't something personal possessions of fairies. Fairies are more like operators of Origin runes, fairies have their own runes. Origin runes cannot be controlled by anyone else expect Xuanyu who had Runesmith or except his permission.
Xuanyu mused over this distinction, realizing that while Runes could be cultivated, strengthened, and even merged with others, an Origin Rune was something far more profound—it was an embodiment of a universal law, a force that could shape the very foundation of reality itself.
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Now his world have total of seven elemental Origin runes and eight special tier Origin runes, with his World Origin rune standing at the top of the hierarchy.
[SEVEN ELEMENTAL ORIGIN RUNES→ FIRE, WATER, EARTH, AIR, LIGHT, DARKNESS & THUNDER]
[NINE SPECIAL TIER ORGIN RUNES→ LIFE, SPACE, TIME, EVOLUTION, TECHNOLOGY, CREATION, DESTRUCTION, POWER AND AUTHORITY]
His world is shaping to be a really powerful and special world. The runes have become cornerstones of his world. The world energy have become become too pure and it's density is fifty time than outside world. His world is basically a cultivation paradise.
Shaking his head, Xuanyu streched his body and opened his status.
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STATUS
[NAME]: LAN XUANYU
[AGE]: 6
[RACE]: HYBRID (HUMAN/SPIRIT BEAST)
[BLOODLINE]: DRAGON GOD (9% (+5%) REFINED), GOLDEN DRAGON KING, SILVER DRAGON KING, SEA-GOD BLOODLINE
[MARTIAL SPIRIT]: CLEAR SKY HAMMER, GOLDEN AND SILVER DRAGON CLAWS
[PROFESSION]: RUNESMITH
[SPIRIT POWER]: 17
[SPIRITUAL RANK]: 885 (+5)
[STRENGTH]: 79(+4)
[DEFENSE]: 78(+5)
[AGILITY]: 78(+4)
[SPECIAL ABILITIES]: SMASH MAGIC, CONQUEROR'S HAKI
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RUNES:
1. WORLD ORIGIN RUNE (0.00001% control)
2. RUNE OF DRAGON GOD (0.5 control)
3. RUNE OF SILVER DRAGON KING (9% control)
4. RUNE OF GOLDEN DRAGON KING (9% control)
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Xuanyu leaned back, his golden eyes scanning over the changes in his status. A satisfied smirk tugged at his lips as he took in his progress.
"Let's see… my bloodline refinement increased. Now, my Dragon God bloodline sits at 9%, with another 5% refined. Hmm that blood red energy feedback was really something else that it increased his bloodline concentration by five percent despite it being bloodline of a supreme god-king."
Xuanyu smiled. World rewarding for its evolution to all those directly or individual involved. Moving on Xuanyu checked his spiritual rank.
"885… and a bonus 5 points. My mind is becoming sharper, my perception of the world growing clearer. A six year old spirit sea realm expert. People are going to loose it when they see it."
Xuanyu shook his head with a smile, already imagining the shocked looks of others. Then he moved on to his physical stats.
"Strength increased by 4, defense by 5, and agility by 4. My body is steadily refining itself, becoming more powerful with each passing day. This is the natural evolution of a dragon's physique—constantly improving, constantly adapting. Only thing limiting him is his age. Despite his god rank bloodlines and other factors, which influenced his body to be more mature making him look like a fifteen year old teen, not some six year old child."
Xuanyu shook his head, thinking of major difference between his world and other world. Bodies of children mature much faster in this world. It's due to influence of the soul energy and bodies reaction to refining and holding large amounts of soul energy. Bodies itself mature faster to hold more energy.
But this also varies based on martial souls. Bodies of soul masters with tool type martial spirits mature faster too, but it's nothing compared to bodies of soul masters with beast type martial spirits.
Anyway, his age is restricting growth of his physical stats. This is a major problem that he needs to urgently deal with. Despite possessing multiple God-rank bloodlines, Xuanyu was still bound by the natural laws of the universe.
His age remained a limiting factor, restricting the growth of his physical stats. No matter how powerful his lineage was, the fundamental rule remained—a body could only develop at a pace it could sustain. This was a major obstacle that he needed to overcome urgently. If he wanted to fully unleash his potential, he had to find a way to accelerate his physical growth without destabilizing his foundation.
Shaking his head, Xuanyu moved on to runes.
The World Origin rune, the strongest rune. The rune which can control the world. But sadly he cannot control it. It's mainly due to his low strength and also due to his less understanding of how world works. It's the major factor. He needs to see how a world functions to increase his control over this origin rune.
This is gonna take too much time. Maybe even centuries...noo maybe eons Afterall understand of universe isn't something can be learned easily. A world is too vast with many things in it.
This thing really frustrated him when he got the answer from his skill. There is another method though but equally time consuming.
It's increasing his knowledge and control over other Origin runes. More his knowledge and control over origin runes more will his control over World Origin rune.
Like runes are small parts of Origin runes. Similarly Origin runes are part of World Origin rune.
So understanding Origin runes will help him understand the workings of the universe.
Then Xuanyu looked at his soul rank which didn't change. Good it didn't increase. Previously fearing for unstable foundation he sealed his soul rank cultivation, using his shop points. He will unseal it soon as he felt his foundation become stronger than adamantium.
Xuanyu clenched his fists, feeling the sheer strength coursing through his body. His base stats were already terrifying for someone his age, but once he factored in his amplifications, his true combat power became monstrous.
The first and most significant boost came from his Golden Dragon Body, a soul skill derived from his Golden Dragon King Bloodline. This ability doubled his base physical stats—strength, defense, and agility—making him nearly untouchable by most Spirit Masters of his level. With his current base stats of 79 strength, 78 defense, and 78 agility, activating Golden Dragon Body would push them to 158 strength, 156 defense, and 156 agility. This alone was an overwhelming increase, as these are the base stats of a spirit emperor.
His second major amplification came from his Clear Sky Hammer's first soul skill, which further enhanced his strength. Within a safe limit, it could boost his power by 70-75 points, but if he pushed himself to the maximum, it could increase by 80-85 points, though at a higher risk. This meant that with a safe boost, his strength would reach 228-233, while with a maximum risk boost, it would soar to 238-243. At this level, his raw physical power had already reached the peak of a Spirit Emperor, despite him being only six years old.
If he uses his runes, he can atleast fight with spirit sage realm experts for a few rounds before he gets defeated. So ultimately his strength is at spirit emperor rank.
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