Chapter 358: Luke’s New Titan Cultivation Path Is Finally Revealed!

Maintaining that state meant continuously feeding energy into a body that wasn’t yet naturally capable of supporting it.

Once that realization settled in, Luke’s thoughts immediately returned to the new cultivation path the four Titans had been discussing.

"Then when can I start cultivating?"

There was clear anticipation in his voice, because if this method truly worked, then his current weakness wouldn’t remain forever.

The memory of Rhaenyra’s punch immediately returned to him, along with the feeling of his body being shattered and sent through a mountain before he could properly resist.

Luke understood that he had only arrived in Valtharion a few months ago, while most of the people around him had spent years, decades, or even longer cultivating their strength, so comparing himself with them wasn’t entirely fair.

The problem was that the other summoned Heroes hadn’t been here much longer than him either, yet several had already reached B-Rank.

Luke had no intention of remaining behind.

However, seeing the excitement appearing on his face, the four Titan spirits exchanged glances, because what they were about to explain was considerably less pleasant than the result Luke was imagining.

"Luke," Nyx finally said, "this cultivation won’t be easy, because you aren’t simply trying to break through from one realm to another."

His expression became more serious.

"At every realm, you’ll be constructing a new Titan body."

Luke’s excitement faded slightly after hearing that, although he remained quiet and allowed Nyx to continue.

"There are benefits, of course. Like we said earlier, once your body becomes complete enough, you won’t need to rely on Titan transformation merely to access the physical strength that should naturally belong to you, and your normal form will gradually be capable of carrying your full Titan characteristics."

Nyx paused before adding another important point.

"This cultivation path will also eliminate the Early, Mid, High, and Peak divisions you’re accustomed to."

Luke raised an eyebrow.

"So once I finish constructing the Titan body of my current realm..."

"You break through directly into the next realm," Nyx confirmed. "There won’t be four smaller stages in between, because your advancement depends on completing the body itself rather than accumulating enough energy to move through minor stages."

That immediately sounded far better to Luke.

However, Nyx’s expression didn’t relax.

"Unfortunately..."

Luke’s smile disappeared again.

Nyx let out a quiet sigh before finally giving him a basic explanation of what the cultivation would actually require.

"In this path, every major realm is divided into eight connected Reformations, and every single one must be completed before your body can advance."

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[FIRST REFORMATION]

"BLOOD"

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Methods:

"FIRSTBORN BLOOD SCRIPT"

"BLOODLINE PREDATION"

Purpose:

Purify Luke’s existing blood and rewrite it into the foundation of his new Titan lineage.

During this process, Luke must engrave the principles belonging to every Titan currently fused with him directly into his blood, meaning concepts such as Void, Form, Creation, Seal, and any future Titan principle must eventually exist within every refined portion of his blood rather than remaining isolated within separate bloodlines.

At the same time, Bloodline Predation allows him to hunt powerful creatures and extract suitable blood essence, which can then be broken down and used as evolutionary material for the developing lineage.

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[SECOND REFORMATION]

"HEART"

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Method:

"ORIGIN HEART FORGE"

Purpose:

Transform Luke’s heart from a mortal circulation organ into a living forge capable of continuously refining Titan blood.

Rather than merely pumping blood through his body, the completed Titan Heart must gradually become capable of tempering, purifying, and strengthening the blood with every circulation, allowing the new lineage to sustain itself naturally instead of depending entirely upon conscious refinement.

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[THIRD REFORMATION]

"MARROW"

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Method:

"GENESIS MARROW"

Purpose:

Rewrite the source responsible for creating new blood.

Without Genesis Marrow, Luke’s body would continue producing inferior blood according to its previous biological structure, forcing him to repeatedly purify newly created blood even after completing the Firstborn Blood Script.

Once the marrow is successfully rewritten, however, the body itself will begin producing blood already suited to Luke’s evolving Titan lineage.

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[FOURTH REFORMATION]

"SKELETON & FLESH"

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Methods:

"TITAN BONE DOMINION"

"LAW-BEARING FLESH"

Purpose:

Create a physical frame capable of surviving the pressure generated by Luke’s evolving bloodline and multiple Titan Authorities.

The bones must become strong enough to support the force produced by a true Titan body, while the flesh, muscles, tendons, and skin must be rewritten until they can naturally contain and transmit the principles belonging to every Titan lineage fused into Luke.

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[FIFTH REFORMATION]

"MIND & NERVOUS SYSTEM"

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Methods:

"TITAN MIND PARTITION"

"AUTHORITY NERVOUS SYSTEM"

Purpose:

Create a mind and neural structure capable of controlling numerous Titan Authorities simultaneously.

As Luke gains more Titans, simply possessing their powers will no longer be enough, because his consciousness and nervous system must also become capable of processing, controlling, and transmitting several Forbidden principles without suffering overload or internal conflict.

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[SIXTH REFORMATION]

"SOUL"

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Method:

"SOUL-BLOOD SYNCHRONIZATION"

Purpose:

Force Luke’s soul to fully recognize the evolving Titan body as its natural vessel.

If the bloodline becomes too different from the soul inhabiting it, rejection will eventually appear, so the soul itself must continuously evolve alongside the body until Luke no longer feels as though he is transforming into a Titan, but instead recognizes the Titan body as his true biological existence.

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[SEVENTH REFORMATION]

"ORGANS"

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Method:

"TWELVE TITAN ORGANS"

Classification:

Authority Organogenesis

Purpose:

Replace the limitations of ordinary biological organs with a unified Titan internal system.

Every major organ must gradually be reconstructed so it can function under the pressure of multiple Forbidden Titan principles, eventually allowing Luke’s entire internal body to operate as one complete Titan system rather than a collection of strengthened human organs.

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[EIGHTH REFORMATION]

"BREAKTHROUGH"

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Methods:

"TITAN MOLTING"

"HEAVENLY THUNDER TEMPERING"

Purpose:

Destroy the obsolete body state and permanently establish the next Titan realm.

After the previous seven Reformations are completed, Luke must shed the limitations of his old body through Titan Molting, allowing a new body to emerge from the structure he has spent the entire realm constructing.

The newly formed body must then endure natural thunder and lightning, using that external force to temper every completed Reformation at once and permanently stabilize the next Titan realm.

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Nyx allowed Luke several moments to absorb the information before speaking again.

"That’s only the basic overview. The actual process behind every Reformation is far more complicated, and there is still one major problem."

Luke looked toward him again.

Nyx sighed because, in theory, the path they had designed suited Luke almost perfectly.

Myrkhal’s bloodline gave Luke something no ordinary Titan possessed, because its control over form and the unknown made it possible to suppress the rejection that should occur when fundamentally different bloodlines were forced together, turning otherwise incompatible lineage characteristics into something far more manageable.

Yet Myrkhal alone still wouldn’t be enough.

Luke also possessed Nexus Titan and its Titan Harmony, which meant that if the newly created bloodline successfully survived the fusion process, Nexus Harmony could unify the final result instead of allowing the Forbidden Titan characteristics to remain as separate powers inside the same body.

That was the truly frightening possibility.

Luke wouldn’t merely become a Titan carrying several Forbidden bloodlines.

He could eventually become one completely new Titan whose natural bloodline contained all of them.

Nyx briefly fell silent as the implications passed through his mind.

’If he truly succeeds...’

At his prime, Luke might eventually possess enough power to destroy an entire universe, and perhaps, if this path continued far enough, he could even reach the realm that Nyx and the others had once failed to touch.

While Nyx remained lost in that thought, Caelith finally turned toward Luke and explained the problem they had deliberately avoided mentioning until now.

Caelith looked toward Luke before finally revealing the problem they had been avoiding.

"Luke, none of us can directly temper your bloodline for you, which means you would have to personally engrave our principles into your blood, flesh, organs, soul, and every other Reformation."

Luke’s expression slowly became serious.

Caelith continued, "Void, Form, Creation, Seal, and every Forbidden principle you gain in the future would have to be understood well enough for you to reproduce them yourself, and before you can begin doing that properly, we would first have to teach you."

Luke remained silent for a moment before asking the question whose answer he already suspected he wasn’t going to like.

"Okay... and how long would that take?"

Caelith answered with the same gentle expression she always wore.

"A few billion years."

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Luke stared at her.

Caelith stared back.

"...A few what?"

"Billion years."

"..."

For several seconds, nothing except the faint movement of water inside the bathhouse could be heard.

Luke slowly looked toward Nyx, hoping he would deny it, but Nyx remained completely serious.

Then he looked toward Sevaroth.

Same expression.

Finally, his gaze moved upward toward Myrkhal, who was still sitting comfortably on top of his head.

Myrkhal happily waved at him.

"...So you’re also part of this nonsense."

Luke’s mouth twitched as he chose to completely ignore Caelith’s earlier answer, although the calm expression on her face made it very clear that she hadn’t been joking.

Nyx finally spoke.

"Luke, we hold Authorities over Forbidden elements. Do you really think something like that can simply be learned in a few years?"

Luke remained silent.

"You already possess our bloodlines, our guidance, and a basic Titan body capable of interacting with those principles, which is the only reason a few billion years would even be possible."

Nyx’s expression became more serious.

"Without those advantages, even eternity might not be enough unless you were personally chosen by the universe or possessed talent specifically meant to comprehend those powers."

Luke leaned farther against the pool and stared upward.

"Okay, then I’ll die of old age first."