"He really achieved Grand Perfection!" Despite having some preparation, Lin Lei still couldn't help but draw a sharp breath.
What did reaching Grand Perfection mean? It meant that one had completely comprehended a particular Law. Those who could reach Grand Perfection were even rarer than Highgod Sovereigns — which showed that anyone who reached that level was undoubtedly a peerless genius, possessing astonishing talent, comprehension, luck, and diligence!
Not a single one of those qualities could be lacking. Only then could one produce a Grand Perfection.
Bei Bei's eyes went wide as saucers as he stared at Raylin, unable to speak for a long time.
"What's with the two of you? There's no need for all that," Raylin said with a smile.
"What do you mean no need? Grand Perfection!" Bei Bei exclaimed. "Mr. Raylin, even counting you, across all the planes combined, there are probably fewer than thirty Grand Perfection Highgods! There are countless material planes — across all of history, how many material planes produce even one Grand Perfection? Our Yulan Continent plane probably only has you!"
Raylin laughed. Even with a heart as still as water, when he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of pride.
Achieving Grand Perfection was truly the proudest accomplishment of his entire life.
"Mr. Raylin, I'm in awe. Truly in awe." Lin Lei's heart burned with fervor. When would he reach that level?
Raylin couldn't help but smile, but Bei Bei suddenly said, "Boss, didn't Grandpa say he'd only let you go to the Tomb of the Gods once you reached Mr. Raylin's level? Ah… Grand Perfection — Boss, when will you ever reach Grand Perfection? Doesn't that mean entering the Tomb of the Gods is indefinitely far off?"
"Beirute said that?" Raylin was surprised.
"Yes, he did," Lin Lei said helplessly.
Before, Lin Lei had held on to some hope, but now that he knew Raylin had achieved Grand Perfection… "Does he want me to reach Grand Perfection before I'm allowed into the Tomb of the Gods? How long would that take?" Lin Lei was quite self-aware. Fusing profound mysteries grew exponentially more time-consuming the further one progressed. Lin Lei even suspected that even after spending billions of years, he might never reach Grand Perfection.
After all, many cultivators progressed quickly at first but once they reached a certain level, could advance no further.
The patriarch of the Azure Dragon clan and others had all gone billions of years without improvement — they had hit their limits.
"Haha…" Raylin laughed and shook his head. "When I entered the Tomb of the Gods, I had only fused five profound mysteries. I think what Beirute means is that once you've reached the five-mystery fusion level, just like I was back then, he'll let you in! It can't be Grand Perfection — that would be far too harsh."
Lin Lei nodded. That made sense — Raylin hadn't been at Grand Perfection when he entered back then either.
Bei Bei muttered, "Even just fusing five mysteries, that'll still take a very, very long time. It only gets harder the further you go."
"What's the rush?" Lin Lei said calmly. "Bei Bei, with my current strength, I already have the ability to protect myself against the commanders. Once this planar war is over, we'll head back to the Infernal Realm! There won't be any pressing matters, so I can spend billions of years cultivating at a leisurely pace."
Raylin smiled and praised him. "That's the right attitude — not arrogant, not impatient. Cultivation comes naturally when you're steady. The more anxious you are, the harder it becomes."
"As for the Tomb of the Gods, there's no point dwelling on it," Lin Lei said with a smile.
Right now, Lin Lei truly had no burdens. After all those years on the planar battlefield, he had already obtained three Commander's Medallions — just one more to go. And with his strength having grown significantly, Lin Lei was confident that he and Bei Bei working together could claim another one without much difficulty. Once that was done, he could truly relax and pursue the pinnacle of cultivation in peace.
"Mr. Raylin." Lin Lei looked at Raylin and said with a serious expression, "There's always been something I've been puzzled about."
"Go ahead," Raylin said, taking a light sip of wine, his expression calm.
"I'm quite puzzled about the Grand Perfection Highgods," Lin Lei said, frowning. "Many of the commanders have exceptional talent — for instance, Lei Sijing and Lei Hong both possess extraordinary natural strength. In terms of Laws and Profound Mysteries, they've also reached the five-mystery fusion level. Logically, with their superior foundations on top of fusing five mysteries, I'd think they should be nearly on par with Grand Perfection. But when I fought Byer before, I found… the gap was enormous. He could toy with me at will."
"Exactly! Byer is terrifyingly strong — his simple spatial binding has an unbelievable restrictive force," Bei Bei added quickly.
"And his soul attacks too. The Wind System excels at material attacks — its soul attacks aren't particularly renowned. Although there are Sonic and Sound Wave techniques, their power is generally quite ordinary. So why was it that when Byer launched a soul attack, I fell into a dazed state without any ability to resist?" Lin Lei was truly baffled.
Even among Grand Perfection Highgods, there were differences.
A Wind System Grand Perfection was supremely powerful in material attacks. A Water System Grand Perfection was supremely powerful in defense. Heimosi had also mentioned that a Water System Grand Perfection Highgod in a head-on clash was only slightly weaker than himself.
But Byer, as a Wind System Grand Perfection, why were his soul attacks so terrifying?
Lin Lei couldn't understand!
"Haha…" Raylin laughed.
"What's so funny?" Bei Bei muttered. "Grand Perfection really is absurdly powerful — it seems like they're strong in everything." Different elemental and rule system Grand Perfection Highgods might have different areas of greatest expertise. But even their comparatively weaker aspects far surpassed ordinary commanders, being extremely powerful.
Like that Water System Grand Perfection — while somewhat weaker in material attacks, he was still comparable to Heimosi.
"Grand Perfection has no weaknesses," Raylin said calmly.
Lin Lei and Bei Bei immediately perked up their ears to listen carefully. On a matter like this, naturally a Grand Perfection himself would be the most authoritative.
"In every aspect, Grand Perfection is extraordinarily powerful. The different elemental and rule systems merely determine which specific aspect a Grand Perfection excels at most. For instance, for me, my greatest strength is soul attacks. Actually, the fact that Grand Perfection is strong in all aspects ties into a certain secret," Raylin said.
"A secret?" Lin Lei and Bei Bei were startled.
"That's right!" Raylin said with admiration. "Lin Lei, I suppose I can tell you this. However… whether it's about my Grand Perfection or the secrets of Grand Perfection itself, the two of you must never spread this to others."
"Of course," Lin Lei and Bei Bei both nodded.