Now with the weapon finally made and the energy problem put aside, Lorien turned his attention toward something else

It's some information he has always left aside as he didnt think he'll currently need it

Lorien received this information a very long time ago alongside some other things which he has already checked out (Chapter 5 Before Author Note)

But now that he reached a certain limit this left out knowledge became of great use as it'll give him a wider perspective making him know where he currently stands and give him a 'direction' to move toward

To be exact it's information about Life levels and the different levels of strength in different worlds

The first thing it talked about is the life levels

But before going into the divisions one needs to know what it means first

Improving the 'Level' of one's own life is what everyone pursues, be it consciously or instinctively

There are many 'Paths' or 'Ways' to improving said life level, it could be by [Cultivation], [Magic], [Ability], [Martial arts], [Eating Treasures]...etc, The possibilities are limitless

All those 'paths' essentially strive toward one common objective, which is in a simple term [Evolution]

But even then, there exists a lot of difference between each 'Way', some 'Paths' focus on evolving the 'Soul' while others on the 'Body'

There are also some 'Paths' that purely focus on the 'Energy' aspect and in some rare cases some Paths take the pure 'Mystery' as the main evolution target

Some may even go as far as to abandon all other aspects and focus on a single one

So, there are no 'standard/common' cultivation levels or anything like that, it varies a lot from one world to another

Each possesses its own unique features, advantages, and limits, and this makes It impossible to compare combat powers between different systems as one can only be as strong as his weakest link

But even then, all 'Paths' are essentially moving in the same direction

So we can use the 'Results' as a way to approximately estimate in a very broad and general way the different life levels in the boundless nothingness containing an infinite number of worlds

Nothingness is the place all worlds exist in, it existed before all worlds, eternal moreover no one knows how big it is and what it hides

Moreover, if anything below the level of a world enters it will get erased by the power of nothingness, not to mention the other dangers lurking there

According to the information he received it can be divided into several levels

[Mortal]: This level refers to the ordinary, they are beings with no extraordinary powers (Normal Humans, Animals...)

[Extraordinary]: It's those who can use supernatural abilities beyond the 'Ordinary'

[Rule/Law Level]: It's those who can manipulate or use the rules, laws, and concepts

[Trancandent]: It's simply those who can match a world (single universe) on their own

But actually, that statement isn't entirely correct as the full name of this level is [Trancending the World and Reaching Nothingness]

Stolen novel; please report.

So the most indicative feature of this level isn't its combat power, it's the ability to survive in Nothingness where the rules and laws of the world are none existent, the combat power is actually secondary

[Authority]: its full name is [Imposing Authority], those beings have the power to not just survive in nothingness but also use their full power without worrying about backlash or constraints, Imposing their own Mystery on the canvas called Nothingness

Generally, beings reach this level when they are at the multiverse level of strength, but this is just an estimate

And this level is also the one that the woman who sent Lorien to travel is currently in

As for the life levels beyond this, there is no information about it, just some very vague guesses as even that Woman has no clear information about it, she's also just groping ahead

Else, if she knew how to reach it she wouldn't have been forced so far as to try and create a helper, she would have probably focused all of her attention on achieving it first as one's own power is the most reliable

Right now all she could do is make some guesses and try things over and over again as she doesn't have a clear path forward and no guide to help her

But the only thing she's sure of is that there exist more life levels and higher levels of power, but she didnt state why exactly

After checking this information Lorien was able to quickly identify the level he's in, it's obviously the [Extraordinary] Level, making him officially a full-fledged newbie

Of course, Lorien knew that Life levels aren't always equal to strength, after all, it's called Life Levels rather than Power Levels because what they represent is the path of evolution of different beings towards a higher level of existence not Higher destructive power or strength

In some rare cases, some extraordinary level life forms can even beat Law level beings (Example: Goku, Saitama...etc), and some high life level beings may be very weak despite their life level and immortality

Moreover, the power level of each life level may vary very widely, let's take the level Lorien is in at the moment, the Extraordinary level

It may range from those who can barely bend a spoon with their mind to some guys like Goku and Saitama

And who knows maybe there exists someone in the endless nothingness who practiced a certain aspect to the point of beating everyone without touching the Laws

But, this unclarity is only at the [Extraordinary] and [Law] levels, for higher levels the level is very distinct as without a certain level of comprehensive strength you won't be able to survive in nothingness

And if anyone at the [Extraordinary] level is somewhat able to survive in nothingness, then he can't be called that at all, he'll become a [Trancandant]

After all, if he was able to survive in nothingness it means that one of his aspects be it soul, body or energy had already reached the required level of evolution to survive there

Technically speaking Lorien right now is very very close to the Law level and can even be called a False Law level, or else he wouldn't be able to use his ability as a 'cheating device'

This has something to do with the nature of his power, as all he needs to reach the next level is to 'condense' his 'Authority'

This may sound simple but it's actually not, it's a huge hurdle to bypass which may require Lorien to travel a lot of worlds before he reaches the minimum requirement

The 'Path' Lorien is walking right now is the 'Ability' path with the 'Martial' path as the auxiliary one

For the 'Ability' path it is quite simple to improve and has a very straightforward 'Road', just keep absorbing Energy and absorb the advantage and 'specialties' of each world to complete and perfect his own 'Path'

As for the 'Martial Path' it's a bit more complex as it can also be divided into several levels, but each world basically has a different division for it

So Lorien will use the 'Martial Path' of the [Eternal World] as a template, this division is very similar to the Life level division with it starting at

[Mortal level]: Martial arts without supernatural abilities, which is the level Lorien is currently in

[Extraordinary]: Martial arts now hold some Mystery in them, be it attributes, energy...etc

[Law/Rule level]: But more commonly known as Reaching the Gods with martial arts, at that level whatever it may be, Martial arts, Swordsmanship or Spearmanship, it holds a concept or law in them (Example: Queen of the land of shadows Scathach, Ultra instinct (Dbz) also called the state of the gods...etc)

And by then it's just honing those concepts more and more and there is no upper limit as everyone has already chosen their own way by then, the stronger the mystery they hold the stronger they become

After absorbing and analyzing this information for a while, Lorien finally opened his eyes releasing a long sigh as his eyes became clearer obviously this information was very beneficial for him

'So that's how it is, makes sense...'

After analyzing this info, Lorien now had a clearer understanding of his future path in martial arts and the evolution of his life level

'It seems that all the plans I made earlier were correct

But...I really need to find a way to get more dream energy first'