Published: March 12, 2025
CHAPTER 721 - The Application of the Hexagram
Zhao Hai had fought against the church of light numerous times. Although not everyone in the church was a light mage, the majority were either light mages or warriors. Moreover, Zhao Hai had also killed a considerable number of magical beasts and other members of the human race, many of whom belonged to the light attribute.
The inhabitants of this continent were born with their own attributes. For example, Meg had a water attribute physique, which made her particularly suited for learning water magic. Many people and magical beasts were also of the light attribute, although some were not under the jurisdiction of the church of light.
After some calculations, Zhao Hai found that the total number of light undead beings in his space was around ten thousand. This meant he had suddenly acquired a divine-level expert.
However, when Zhao Hai asked Cai'er, he learned that these ten thousand divine-level experts could only be considered pseudo-divine-level because they did not yet possess domain power. In contrast, the five hundred or so assassin divine-level experts were capable of using domains.
Initially, Zhao Hai was somewhat puzzled, but then he understood. These assassin divine-level experts had been upgraded due to Thorn Shadow, which was inherently domain-based. Thus, all five hundred of them could utilize domains. While the three divine artifacts were immensely powerful, they were still just artifacts and did not possess domain powers. Therefore, those light divine-level experts could not harness domain powers either.
Upon realizing this, Zhao Hai couldn't help but sigh. The space was indeed rather rigid. If it came to combat strength, the three divine artifacts, under the command of a ninth-level expert, would definitely not be inferior to Thorn Shadow; they might even be stronger. However, because they were artifacts and not living beings, they lacked the ability to wield domain powers. Hence, the space only extracted their tremendous power and added it to those undead beings, without granting them domain abilities.
Nonetheless, Zhao Hai was quite satisfied. Regardless, the space had added over ten thousand undead beings, which was almost one-thousandth of the total. This was enough to make Zhao Hai wake up smiling from his dreams. One must understand that light attributes were quite rare on the continent. Had Zhao Hai not directly destroyed the church of light, it would have been impossible for him to acquire so many light divine-level experts.
In reality, what truly delighted Zhao Hai was not this but the application of the Dao Lotus. The Dao Lotus was extraordinarily mystical; it could attack, defend, assist him in absorbing abilities, and help him comprehend realms. In simple terms, it was a supreme magical treasure. However, he still had limited understanding of its application and lacked substantial insights.
The three words he had just uttered corresponded to three hexagrams of the bagua: Thunder, Mountain, and Marsh! The bagua corresponds to eight hexagrams: Qian (Heaven), Kun (Earth), Kan (Water), Li (Fire), Zhen (Thunder), Gen (Mountain), Xun (Wind), and Dui (Marsh).
Zhao Hai had just called upon the power of the Dao Lotus, utilizing three hexagrams from the bagua. The use of these hexagrams was exceedingly convenient; as soon as he spoke the incantation, corresponding phenomena would immediately manifest, and their power was formidable. By employing the three hexagrams, he managed to block an attack equivalent to that of a supreme divine-level expert using three divine artifacts, which illustrated the power of the hexagrams.
Knowing how to utilize these eight hexagrams filled Zhao Hai with greater confidence in his strength. With the assistance of the bagua, he believed he would not be inferior to any expert from the divine race.
Zhao Hai was acutely aware of the might of the hexagrams. If he had not used them just now, he would have needed to summon a domain to block the attack of the three divine artifacts. But now, he had done nothing and simply used three hexagrams to easily trap the three divine artifacts. This was undoubtedly great news for Zhao Hai.