Chapter 1582

Listening to Hai En, afraid that he would pinch himself to death with a backhand.

Lin An withdrew his thoughts, looking at the panicked Hai En, a flash of coldness passing through his eyes.

He naturally could guess what this guy was thinking.

But it was convenient; although he could also go out and ask the giant tree, he didn't mind hearing what Hai En really wanted to say, to verify each other.

"Go ahead and say it."

Hai En let out a big sigh of relief upon hearing the voice.

Fortunately, it seemed Lin An indeed hadn't had time to interrogate the Tree of Life; otherwise he would truly have no value at all.

In order to save his life, Hai En earnestly organized his language, not daring to hesitate in the slightest.

"Lord Lin, I'll first talk about the three types of the Fourth Stage! Although you might roughly know, it's definitely not detailed!"

"First, the power system of the Fourth Stage is divided into four types!"

"The first type is yours, achieving the Fourth Stage through the body! Such Fourth Stage beings are usually naturally powerful life forms; through postnatal development, or even talent, they can reach this step!"

"By absorbing large amounts of energy, endlessly strengthening the body, gaining formidable martial power!"

"The advantage is tenacious vitality, simple and.. domineering!"

Almost blurting out his inner thoughts, Hai En's heart jolted.

Only after seeing Lin An's indifferent gaze did he nervously continue.

"For such beings to become Fifth Stage, the only way is to devour more energy!"

"So the drawbacks are obvious: one is digesting energy, and finding so much energy takes time; the other is extremely poor adaptability, lacking special combat means!"

"Moreover, for such civilizations, it is basically a disaster!"

He spoke very tactfully.

In Hai En's impression, beings of the Body System Fifth Stage are almost all monsters.

Either they are mutated monsters that have devoured their own civilization, or the entire civilization has only a single strongman who domineeringly occupies all resources.

"You might not know, but in the eyes of most civilizations, although the Body System Fourth Stage has strong early combat power—being hard to kill and overly violent—many races will be hostile toward such a Body System."

"After all... a Body System Fourth Stage wanting to become Fifth Stage must surely plunder other civilizations."

"This path, to be frank, I actually don't advise you to continue down it..."

Lin An listened and nodded slightly.

Although Hai En spoke tactfully, he understood what the other meant.

The Body System Fourth Stage belongs to the type with extremely strong regular combat power.

When facing a Fourth Stage with low Rule level, pure power is far more terrifying than flashy rules.

It is typical of a mindless brute, overwhelming with wild punches.

As for its relation with civilization..

Just look at the Planet Devourer to know.

Not to mention the civilization behind it; that monster is basically just itself left.

Seeing Lin An gesture for him to nod and continue, Hai En felt certain in his heart.

"Lord Lin, the second type of Fourth Stage is like ours, a Rule System Fourth Stage."

"You definitely don't know; although Rule System Fourth Stage appears time-consuming and laborious, and its combat strength seems not strong, it actually has the greatest advantage among all Fourth Stages!"

His words carried an uncontrollable sense of pride.

Hai En subconsciously glanced at Lin An, knowing that Lin An must have originally been a Rule System Fourth Stage as well.

In his view, he was certain Lin An would surely look down on the Rule System!

But how could this luck-blessed monster know that the Rule System is actually the strongest!

Clearing his throat, Hai En deliberately sold a teaser.

"As I said before, the Body System Fourth Stage is harmful and useless to its own civilization. To become stronger later, to resist the Apocalypse, one can almost only rely on oneself."

"Think about it—can you survive relying solely on yourself? Once injured, it's certain death!"

"The Body System requires too much energy! So much that if injured, one must go out and plunder energy to replenish; even a toe could tell, this is basically a path to self-destruction—a vicious cycle!"

"But!"

"The Rule System is different!"

"The Rule System consumes the least! Rule Systems can communicate with each other! Rules can be inherited!"

"Just like my former subordinates, their rules were also energy gathering, while I am a higher-level condensation enhancement! My rule is their future path to becoming stronger!"

"Simply put, if a civilization has a high-level Rule System expert, it can continuously cultivate new blood! Moreover, they can complement each other and grow stronger together!"

"This is the optimal solution for all civilizations!"

Saying this, Hai En's eyes showed pride.

"If speaking of internal evaluations among the Fourth Stage, the Body System is called a brute, while the Rule System is a proper pioneer! It is the most orthodox path!"

"Mutual verification? Study?"

Without paying attention to Hai En's mistaken assumption that he knew nothing, Lin An gave a light chuckle, his eyes thoughtful.

Although Hai En's innate arrogance is truly laughable, Lin An also cannot deny that what this guy said indeed gave him some inspiration.

Rule System Fourth Stage is like power that can be accumulated and shared.

This advantage, however, is quite large.

"Yes!"

Seeing Lin An understand his meaning, Hai En, somewhat excited, pointed at himself:

"Lord Lin!"

"You really don't need to kill me!"

Like us at the Fourth Stage, our combat power may not match yours, but our rules are also useful! You can learn a lot from us!

Rules can complement each other! The more you study, the more likely you'll suddenly have a breakthrough and rapidly advance, mastering stronger rules!

Most Fifth Stages do it this way!

Take, for example, the most common energy-movement rule—this rule contains far too many sub-rules... relying solely on oneself, how could one possibly master them all!? It's not that everyone studies together, eventually distilling the essence of this high-level rule, thereby breaking through to Fifth Stage!?

Not only that! Scientific development also greatly helps the Rule System! Conversely, a strong Rule System can also help civilization advance its technology!

When talking about his forte, Hai En seemed to forget his current predicament, his face lit up with excitement.

Take real-world Earth technology as an example! For instance, magnetic levitation technology requires heaviness and superconducting diamagnetism! In reality, humans can't find the materials and don't understand the principle!

But what if a Fourth Stage gravity system cultivator showed up then? He could completely use his own rules to simulate the phenomenon and thus crack this technological path!

Conversely, the ultimate path of a strong gravity-system rule cultivator is definitely to generate a black hole!

If one tries to think and simulate it alone, it's definitely impossible! But if there's a civilization behind him helping with research and jointly observing the black hole phenomenon, then it's different!

So! The Rule System is the optimal solution for a civilization that wants to survive! Rules represent the future! They represent growing stronger together!

Having said all that excitedly, he finished speaking.

After hearing that, Lin An raised his eyebrows, offering no rebuttal.

Hai En, in order to save his life, indeed explained it in detail.

In fact, Lin An also recalled the materials he had studied to master the electromagnetic rule.

That's right.

The essence of improving rules is understanding and researching all things.

And this is the science on which human civilization depends for survival.

A strong Rule System must have a strong civilization behind it.

From the symbiotic relationship between the Perfect Ones and civilization, the Rule System is indeed the optimal solution.

He could never abandon this path.

"What about the Faith System?"

After pondering, Lin An raised his head and asked again.

But this time, as Lin An continued questioning, Hai En, unlike his previous confident demeanor, suddenly froze.

"Faith System..."

"Faith System..."

"It actually... actually... maybe... perhaps... is a higher dimension... some kind of evasion... no... opposition to the system's path?"

He dared not be certain.

Hai En stared with his mouth open, struggling to answer.

The Faith System is too mysterious; even if they have been striving to follow this path, essentially it is merely auxiliary.

The reason is simple.

The Faith System, at minimum, is Fifth Stage!