The nuclear-level Cyber Aura was not just about a reduction in size; it was also the second generation of aura compression technology, which was more complete overall.
Even with the same size as atomic-level aura, the quality of the second-generation aura far exceeded that of the first-generation aura.
Both the body design and internal structure had undergone nuclear-level meticulous sculpting, differing vastly from the first-generation Cyber Aura, which was a product of forced integration.
As the Cyber Aura, serving as the basic unit, grew, Xiao's overall strength naturally increased.
To expedite his complete transformation, Xiao continuously fed Cyber Aura and energy into his body, supporting the consumption required for the evolution of the aura within him.
As time passed, the power within Xiao's body steadily filled up, eventually reaching its maximum.
At this moment, Xiao's base physical attributes had significantly improved, swelling to over 90,000, reaching the peak of the fifth stage.
Although the overall increase might not seem substantial, in reality, it represented an increase of at least two fifth-stage primary combat powers.
It's important to know that, according to Xiao's energy level settings, each stage of Cyber Aura corresponds to a specific strength level.
The Qi Condensation stage corresponds to first-stage combat power, Foundation Establishment corresponds to second-stage, Golden Core to third-stage, and Nascent Soul Cultivators correspond to fourth-stage combat power.
Of course, with the added combat power from various spells and artifacts, the overall combat prowess displayed by a cultivator would far exceed that of a Metahuman.
This is not only because cultivators are more well-rounded, but also because most Metahumans have various shortcomings.
Once these flaws are detected by an opponent, it becomes very easy to find ways to counter them.
In contrast, cultivators, with their diverse spells and artifacts, can better adapt to various combat scenarios and unleash greater strength.
Therefore, when facing powerful enemies, cultivators often gain a greater advantage; this is the huge difference caused by pure talent and a well-established civilization.
But now, just one sharp transformation of the Cyber Aura directly allowed Xiao to increase his body stats by 20,000 points.
This shows how immense the boost brought by this Cyber Aura transformation was.
It's no exaggeration to say that the strength gained from this Cyber Aura transformation alone would be enough to utterly defeat the Xiao who first awakened his Metahuman abilities; the gap between them is simply absurd!
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After all the Cyber Aura within Xiao's body completed its qualitative change, he decided not to let this aura spread and proliferate further, but instead locked it all within his body, not allowing a single trace to leak out.
Xiao had not anticipated that nuclear-level Cyber Aura would have such astonishing effects; this power had already far exceeded the level expected of a basic cultivation realm.
Therefore, Xiao specifically set a threshold for nuclear-level Cyber Aura: Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Only Nascent Soul Cultivators who have entered the Cyber Dimension are qualified to activate nuclear-level Cyber Aura and thus complete their thorough transformation.
Nuclear-level Cyber Aura is merely thousands of times compressed in size; the cost of manufacturing nuclear-level Cyber Aura will increase disproportionately, requiring thousands of units of Cyber Aura to synthesize one unit of its original size.
This also means that the resources required to produce it are even greater than those needed to produce normal Cyber Aura.
If Xiao wanted to update the entire Cyber Aura system, his Cyber Aura reserves would shrink severely, which would slow down the overall progress of the Cyber Cultivators.
Low-level cultivators are simply unable to bear such consumption; if they were forced to use nuclear-level Cyber Aura for cultivation,
they might spend decades struggling to complete Foundation Establishment, ultimately getting stuck at the threshold and unable to break through.
This enormous resource consumption can only be afforded by those Nascent Soul Cultivators who can freely roam the stars, harvest cosmic minerals, and use their energy to replenish their own consumption.
Therefore, for low-level cultivators, there is no need to excessively pursue a solid foundation.
Instead, using the second-generation Cyber Aura is just right for them.
It can both enhance overall strength and, when gradually replacing the simply designed first-generation Cyber Aura, avoid the need to consume a large amount of Cyber Aura, thus slowing down overall progress.
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In the following period, Xiao adapted to his powers while hunting for Devil Fruits useful to him.
At the same time, he silently decomposed and devoured the hunted Devil Fruits, plundering their primal power.
In just a few months, Xiao obtained several Devil Fruits, including:
The Gravity-Gravity Fruit, which can generate gravity waves and arbitrarily manipulate various types of gravity, such as horizontal gravity, zero gravity, anti-gravity, pressure, pulling force, repulsive force, and attractive force.
The Light-Light Fruit and the Ton-Ton Fruit, which can freely change one's own gravity.
The Float-Float Fruit, which allows oneself or objects to float in the air by getting rid of gravity, and can control touched objects (non-living) to make them float.
The Combine-Combine Fruit, which has the ability to arrange and combine all objects, making them merge. It can merge inorganic matter that it touches with its own body.
Moreover, it can not only merge with the body but also combine inorganic matter and rearrange it to create new weapons.
The Multiply-Multiply Fruit, which can multiply the speed, strength, size, and weight of objects it comes into contact with.
The Hot-Hot Fruit, which can arbitrarily change body temperature, ranging from one degree to ten thousand degrees, with body temperature increasing when angry.
Each Devil Fruit was like a piece of a puzzle, perfectly complementing Xiao's own strength.
They all related to abilities associated with celestial bodies such as the black sun, black holes, and devouring.
The integration of these Devil Fruits further perfected Xiao's divine authority, making his power richer and more diverse, and the things he could influence increasingly widespread.
And the Cyber Dimension also became increasingly solid after completely devouring these Devil Fruits.
If the Cyber Dimension previously resembled a leaky plastic sheet, allowing even the Supreme Will to invade it,
then the current Cyber Dimension is like a sturdy eggshell; unless granted permission by Xiao, no one can silently intrude.
This was undoubtedly a historically significant major breakthrough!
At the same time, the two skills born when Xiao was promoted to Nascent Soul also underwent a secondary evolution with the addition of more law data.
The destructive power of Black Sun's Demise was further strengthened; Xiao could easily condense small black holes, and those existences devoured by the black holes would be converted into Xiao's nourishment.
Heaven's Domain directly evolved into Heaven's Manifestation, its power surpassing before, and the control over sky elements became even simpler.
He could even directly summon the power of stars, lightning, and strong winds into the atmosphere to bring down divine punishment on targets, belonging to a city-level skill.
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