Chapter 78: Ch 78 Path to EX rank
"Okay, now clear out a few more things," Klaus requested, his mind sifting through the layers of information, trying to reconcile it with the System’s own directives.
"Do you have to be SSS-rank to ascend to the EX-rank using this method, the cultivation?"
"Yes," William confirmed, his voice firm.
"SSS-rank is the absolute prerequisite. It means your body, your mana channels, and your mental fortitude are strong enough to begin the arduous process of core formation.
Without SSS-rank, the human body would simply disintegrate under the immense pressure of the forming core, unable to contain the raw, alien mana."
"Then" Klaus pressed, a new question forming, "were you SSS-rank when you started this cultivation process, Grandpa?"
William chuckled, a dry, knowing sound.
"No, I was just SS-rank when I began the core formation process. But there is a workaround for that."
He paused causing silence to hang in the air
"The basic prerequisite, the one acknowledged by the Heavenly Will, is to get acknowledged by it as an SSS-ranker before it lets you truly ascend to EX-rank.
This acknowledgment is what allows the core to fully synchronize with your being without immediate rejection."
He continued, explaining the process.