82 Battle Intent Manual

{Our path that we follow is called an 'error'. That is nothing more than an outsider's perspective. What does that concern with you. You are you, so why should it matter?}

{We are called demons for surviving torture and devils for scheming. In fact we are just strong at enduring and smart for thinking. That is all}

{Are we gods? Are we mortals? Why should we be labelled by other's definitions? We can reference them in order to act like everyone else but when in the dark our true fangs appear.}

{Plot those who dare to sin. Kill those who rebel. Murder those that betray. We are tools. We can only be used by ourselves and by no one}

{Heed my writings and battle everything that obstructs your path}

That was the first passage of the book which dictated the way you should look at cultivation followed with a certain way to meditate and absorb energy in the next page.

Dean analyzed through the passage and found that it was riddled with questionable phrases that made no sense.

Their path is called an 'error'. By who? 'Outsider's perspective'

It made no sense as to why it would be called an error with the only logical reasoning that it is deadly when used properly.

To gather info on an 'outsider's perspective', it means that at one point in this manuals life, it was shown to multiple people and possibly for the public.

If it was as petty as the reason being that the second person to look at this technique said that it was bad then Dean could only sigh on how unlucky he was to pick this manual.

He researched a lot when using the Wilkes' library however he had never heard of the name [Battle Intent Manual] being mentioned anywhere or a different technique with similar effects.

Dean tried to connect the pieces altogether only to realize that only the first line had already stumped him.

Recalling back to the information Christian had given about a so called 'Multiverse' with many worlds at different levels.

There was not much he could go off but for the first part he placed his hopes that the novel was at one point held in contempt in another world.

His master at one point mentioned that he was a clown or a jester.

Such a quirky attribute would surely be noted down however any available resource he found was unable to even find such a weird cultivator.

The main question in his mind was: How do you convert from an outsider?

At one point in the creation of this manual, the creator would have to borrow ideas established by the environment he lived in.

This manual couldn't just suddenly drop from the sky because it just exists.

Sinking into deep contemplation on how this was possible, Dean failed to notice that the book was slowly taking in his Battle Intent and was forcing out pages from the spine of the book.

What was once a thin manual turned into a sturdy hard cover while writing became more fleshed out.

Dean was currently too focused on that single line but thought this may be similar to some special poems.

Instead of requiring the reader to look and dissect line by line, it desires for the reader to look at the whole writing as a whole and analyze it.

It was extremely arduous but Dean still wanted to complete this puzzle.

Looking down at the book once more, Dean was surprised the excessive change to it.

Flicking through the book due to his curiosity, there were many diagrams that he had not noticed before including charts, notes and scriptures.

One diagram looked like it was a torture scene as it was a blank humanoid form being strapped onto a table.

Reading the text close to it, Dean understood what was happening.

From a cultivator's standpoint then it was indeed torture due to the fact that practitioner is completely refining their body with Battle Intent that went from the skin all the way to the nerves.

Such a deadly skill will allow one to increase in strength and cultivation however the risks involved would be that the closer you get to refining your body, the more likely you are to be impaired

An example would be the internal organs. Accidents can which is fine however the healing process could be expensive and take a lengthy time.

If used on nerves then one will have a high chance to become mentally damaged. This will effect the cultivator's ability to find their path in search of a higher cultivation.

The scariest example listed was that if one lacked talent then they will be used by the Battle Intent.

It was not equivalent where it would act as poison but instead control the body as a host that would begin a massacre.

Some paper was jammed in that acted as sticky notes told horror stories of people killing their own families, lovers or friends while being conscious of their act.

Dean studied the thick stack of notes but his question regarding the very first passage that allowed him to embark on a path of revenge was never found.

Only after lingering around the middle of the pages, Dean finally found a somewhat answer to his question.

A page listed down 12 cultivation stages: Body Refinement, Qi gathering, Foundation Pillars, Revolution Core, Golden Light, Silver Shadow, Nascent Soul, Soul Nourishment, Spirit Thrive, Void Shattering, Whole Unity, Ascendant.

Dean found that they did align with what Christian said and indeed some of these cultivation realms were familiar to him.

The only odd part was that the realm, Ascendant was completely crossed off with a child like scribble.

Looking down the page, Dean found his answer that was a like a prologue.

{It is impossible for use to be gods. We neither create or destroy as a meaning of our life. We live only for the reason that we can and do what we want}