Your Talent is Mine-Chapter 1061: The Five Standards of a True Ancestor

TL: Etude

“Ye Tian, this final round of assessment will test your combat power.

Typically, combat assessments use puppets or certain special spirit bodies. However, puppets and spirit bodies aren’t true cultivators, and they tend to have significant flaws.

Thus, for our Blackwind Mountain Peak Lord assessment, I, the Peak Lord, will personally conduct it.

I’ll be using only ten percent of my physical strength, ten percent of my True Ancestral Force, and ten percent of my soul force against you, while refraining from using any Dao techniques.

But even with these restrictions, I’ll still be able to wield considerable strength.

You don’t need to defeat me; you only need to hold out for an hour to pass the test,” explained Peak Lord Dragon Force.

“That’s fine,” Ye Tian nodded, feeling the conditions were fair.

After all, he was taking the Peak Lord’s assessment, and Dragon Force was indeed a Peak Lord. If Ye Tian couldn’t withstand an hour against Peak Lord Dragon Force even with suppressed strength, it would show he was far too weak.

Besides, he wasn’t an ordinary True Ancestor. Even if Peak Lord Dragon Force went all out, the outcome of their battle wouldn’t be so easily determined.

“Be careful!” Peak Lord Dragon Force warned.

In the next instant, countless scales appeared on his skin, resembling ancient dragon scales.

Then, he threw a punch.

Boom! The void shattered, and the terrifying force of the punch manifested as a massive, law-infused fist that tore through space.

“This is my Dragon God Fist, an upper-grade origin divine ability. It nearly reaches the pinnacle of upper-grade origin divine abilities, specializing in breaking defenses. Be careful!” Peak Lord Dragon Force’s voice echoed in Ye Tian’s mind.

“Blood River True Body!” Ye Tian unleashed his own origin divine ability.

Through his refinement, the defensive might of Blood River True Body had been perfected to the limit of upper-grade origin divine abilities, making it incredibly formidable.

Moreover, his body had been tempered by the Dark Forbidden Power. While it hadn’t yet reached the level of a forbidden physique, his physical resilience far exceeded that of other newly advanced True Ancestors, even surpassing many top-tier True Ancestors.

Ye Tian didn’t counterattack; he simply wanted to test if his defenses could withstand Peak Lord Dragon Force’s Dragon God Fist.

Boom! The collision erupted! The force of Peak Lord Dragon Force’s punch sent Ye Tian flying, but he quickly steadied himself, emerging unscathed.

“What a fierce punch!” Ye Tian marveled.

He realized he had underestimated Peak Lord Dragon Force. Although Peak Lord Dragon Force’s cultivation was merely at the late Grand Dao Realm, his attack power was far stronger than that of some top-tier True Ancestors Ye Tian had imagined.

“How can he be this powerful? Dragon Force is only a Peak Lord, not even a General. If Peak Lords are this strong, wouldn’t the Generals easily be capable of killing First Heaven Dao Ancestors?” Ye Tian wondered.

Peak Lord Dragon Force, too, was astounded; he hadn’t expected Ye Tian to withstand his Dragon God Fist without injury.

“No wonder the Wind King values him so highly!” Peak Lord Dragon Force thought.

From there, Ye Tian used various origin divine abilities against Peak Lord Dragon Force. However, without employing Dao techniques, Ye Tian was unable to gain the upper hand, nor could Peak Lord Dragon Force overpower him.

An hour soon neared its end.

Suddenly,

Ye Tian warned, “Peak Lord Dragon Force, I’m about to use a Dao technique—prepare yourself!”

Without further delay, Ye Tian unleashed the Void Splitting Technique, its terrifying Dao technique power causing Peak Lord Dragon Force’s expression to shift.

Immediately, Peak Lord Dragon Force countered with his own Dao technique—Golden Shield! The immense golden shield encased him, but even so, the power of Void Splitting tore through it. However, after shattering the Golden Shield, the force of the Void Splitting Technique dissipated as well.

“A Dao technique at the limit level—quite impressive!”

Peak Lord Dragon Force said, “Just now, I used a Dao technique, which went against my own rules. You passed the assessment—and passed it perfectly!”

“Peak Lord Dragon Force, your strength is truly formidable as well!” Ye Tian praised.

“You’re mocking me, aren’t you?” Peak Lord Dragon Force replied with a wry smile.

He had conducted assessments for numerous prospective Peak Lords before, but this was the first time he’d been forced to use a Dao technique.

While many prospective Peak Lords had known Dao techniques, the power of those techniques depended on the user’s own strength. Ye Tian’s capabilities were far beyond the norm, and his Dao technique reached the limit level. Without his own Dao technique for defense, Peak Lord Dragon Force might have suffered severe injuries.

And that would have been quite embarrassing.

So, he had no choice but to use a Dao technique for defense.

“No, I genuinely think you’re very strong. With your strength limited like that, if you had fought at full power, your battle prowess would likely rival the top-tier True Ancestors. With such strength, wouldn’t you qualify to be a General?” Ye Tian asked curiously.

“General?” Peak Lord Dragon Force laughed heartily. “Ye Tian, you must misunderstand our Blackwind Mountain Generals. With my strength, I’m not even the strongest among the Peak Lords, let alone capable of becoming a Blackwind Mountain General. Regarding your curiosity, I can tell you—it’s due to the differences between our two domains. True Ancestors in your domain are relatively weak. Even the top-tier True Ancestors here would only rank as mid-level in our domain.”

Ye Tian immediately understood.

He realized he had been stuck in a mindset. After all, Peak Lord Dragon Force was a True Ancestor from the Divine Heaven Domain, and any talent from that domain could be considered a true prodigy here in the Dao Mountain Domain.

“I’ll explain how we rank True Ancestor strength in the Divine Heaven Domain. Of course, this is just an informal classification, something we discuss privately. It’s not official, so keep it to yourself.

I’ve learned about your domain’s ranking: you categorize top-tier True Ancestors into three levels. The first level can slay weaker First Heaven Dao Ancestors, the second can barely contend with First Heaven Dao Ancestors, and the third far surpasses those Dao Ancestors—that’s what people generally call ‘top-tier True Ancestors.’

In terms of strength, I would be comparable to a second-level True Ancestor in your domain, just barely able to contend with a weaker First Heaven Dao Ancestor.

But let me clarify, that’s based on your domain’s First Heaven Dao Ancestor. In our Divine Heaven Domain, my strength wouldn’t be enough to contend with even a weaker First Heaven Dao Ancestor.

A First Heaven Dao Ancestor from one domain isn’t the same as a First Heaven Dao Ancestor from another! In your domain, many First Heaven Dao Ancestors rely on Ancestral Steles to achieve harmony with the Dao, giving them minimal potential. They often remain stuck at the First Heaven level unless they encounter monumental opportunities.

Many First Heaven Dao Ancestors here are considered ‘pseudo-Dao Ancestors’ in our Divine Heaven Domain; they aren’t true First Heaven Dao Ancestors!

True Ancestral Force in the Divine Heaven Domain, by our standards, is divided into five tiers: Ordinary True Ancestor, Elite True Ancestor, Top-tier True Ancestor, Pinnacle True Ancestor, and Invincible True Ancestor. However, some major forces reject these labels, believing mere True Ancestors don’t deserve the titles of ‘Pinnacle’ or ‘Invincible.’ Thus, these five classifications are only used privately among True Ancestors to evaluate each other. In terms of power, I am a top-tier True Ancestor, though not what you would call a ‘top-tier’ by your standards.

From what I’ve seen, few True Ancestors in your domain would qualify as top-tier.”

Peak Lord Dragon Force then gave Ye Tian a detailed breakdown of the power levels of each of the five classifications.

Only now did Ye Tian truly understand the divisions of True Ancestral Force.

Pinnacle True Ancestor! Invincible True Ancestor! These two levels were rare even in the Divine Heaven Domain. A Pinnacle True Ancestor could contend with a pseudo-Dao Ancestor, and an elite Pinnacle True Ancestor could kill one, holding their own against a First Heaven Dao Ancestor—the highest level of True Ancestor in the Dao Mountain Domain.

An Invincible True Ancestor, however, was terrifying; they could easily kill a First Heaven Dao Ancestor and could contend with a Second Heaven Dao Ancestor.

In the Divine Heaven Domain, any True Ancestor who reached the level of an Invincible True Ancestor had great potential and the hope of becoming an Invincible Dao Ancestor in the future.

Every General in Blackwind Mountain was a Pinnacle True Ancestor, and General Bloodfiend was an Invincible True Ancestor.

For Ye Tian to suggest that Peak Lord Dragon Force could be a General was laughable. Without Pinnacle True Ancestor strength, one didn’t have the qualifications to become a General!

“In terms of strength ranking, I currently count as the weakest top-tier True Ancestor, even weaker than Peak Lord Dragon Force!” Ye Tian thought to himself.

But he had only recently ascended to True Ancestor, so he could still improve his power rapidly in the short term.

More importantly, he could also wield Dark Forbidden Power, combined with the forbidden attribute contained in his True Ancestral Force. If he unleashed everything, he could probably go toe-to-toe with Peak Lord Dragon Force until his Dark Forbidden Power ran dry.

The assessment concluded, and Peak Lord Dragon Force gave Ye Tian all the Peak Lord’s gear. He then led Ye Tian into a separate space within the Wind King’s small domain to help him change, granting him the Peak Lord’s token and increasing his permissions.

“Ye Tian, I know you’re not very familiar with Blackwind Mountain. Let me explain its structure to you,” Peak Lord Dragon Force said seriously.

“Alright!” Ye Tian responded with keen interest.