The Universal Power System: Pillars
The Core: The Pillar Awakening
At the age of 15, every human undergoes the Ceremony of Awakening. A Pillar is the manifestation of a person's soul and their only way to interact with the world's energy.
The Limit: 99.9% of the population can only awaken one Pillar.
The Types:
Weapon Type: Swords, spears, shields (common among soldiers and sect guards).
Nature Type: Vines, storms, rocks, or weather phenomena.
Element Type: Pure Fire, Water, Light, or Darkness.
The "Impossible" Type (Beast): In the history of the Universal Planet, a Beast Type Pillar has never been seen. It is a myth. Ye Feng carrying seven of them is a secret that would make the entire planet tremble in fear.
The Hierarchy of Ranks
Pillars are ranked based on their "Density" and "Potential." The higher the rank, the faster the cultivator absorbs energy and the higher their "ceiling" is.
Rank G (The Lowly): Requires a lifetime of work to reach even the 3rd stage.
Rank A to S: The geniuses of the Great Sects and High-Clans.
Rank SSS (The God-Touched): Only one appears every few centuries. They are destined to reach the 10th Stage.
Ye Feng's Rank: His pillars are beyond SSS. They are Primordial Beast Ranks, tied directly to the God Seed.
The 12 Stages of Ascension
The Foundation Realms (Common)
Stage 1: Essence Awakening
Effect: The Pillar first manifests. The body is purged of mortal impurities. Strength and senses double.
Stage 2: Spirit-Vein Flow
Effect: Energy begins to flow through the veins like blood. The cultivator can now use their Pillar's basic element or weapon properties.
Stage 3: Marrow Tempering
Effect: Energy sinks into the bones. The cultivator becomes "Iron-Skinned," making them immune to regular modern bullets and basic blades.
The Mastery Realms (Elite)
Stage 4: Pillar Resonance
Effect: The Pillar can now be manifested outside the body as a phantom image. It grants an "Aura" that can suppress weaker opponents.
Stage 5: Soul-Link
Effect: The mind and Pillar become one. Reaction speeds become supersonic. This is the stage required to lead a High-Clan squad.
Stage 6: Elemental Domain
Effect: The cultivator can turn the area around them (30 meters) into their Pillar's element (e.g., a field of fire or a gravity zone).
The Sovereign Realms (Legendary)
Stage 7: Sky-Treader
Effect: The Pillar gains "Wings of Intent." True flight is unlocked, and the cultivator can survive without oxygen for hours.
Stage 8: Law-Severing
Effect: The cultivator's energy is so dense it can "cut" through the attacks of lower stages effortlessly. They become a one-man army
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Stage 9: Grand Monarch
Effect: The Pillar evolves into its "True Form." A Weapon-type becomes a sentient relic; a Nature-type becomes a living storm.
The Transcendent Realms (God-Like)
Stage 10: World-Sovereign
Effect: The cultivator can connect to the planet's core. They can flatten mountains or part seas with a gesture. Only a few exist in the Nine Heavens.
Stage 11: Immortal Origin (Ye Feng's Starting Point)
Effect: The body no longer ages. The "Invisible Aura" begins here—lower stages cannot even sense the cultivator's presence, seeing them as a "Normal Human." This stage allows for the creation of life and the manipulation of space-time.
Stage 12: God-Sovereign (The Beyond)
Effect: Absolute Authority. At this stage, the cultivator doesn't use energy; they dictate reality. If they say it is night, the suns disappear. This is the stage Ye Feng must "control" through the God Seed.
"Ye Feng" Factor
Because Ye Feng is at Stage 11, his power is so massive that the world's "detectors" (Spirit-Tech scanners) simply loop back to zero. To a scanner, he looks like a Stage 0 mortal with no talent.
However, his 7 Beast-Type Pillars (The Dragons) are currently in a "Sleep State" inside the God Seed. If he enters a fight and accidentally slips into Stage 12 power, the Seven Dragons would manifest and likely crack the planet in half.
This is why his parents are so desperate—he is a "World-Ender" who just wants to play video games.