Legendary or Pseudo-God? Storm King or Night Demon Monarch?

This was undoubtedly a happy dilemma for Byron.

The Fifth Order Legend’s "Pirate Royal Iron" requires stealing a country, while "Usurpation" demands gaining substantial power through a coup.

Although the ritual is universal, conquering an offshore nation of 240,000 square kilometers and a population of 7 million, like Hightins, does not provide enough influence for Byron to have both the fish and the bear paw. He can only choose to advance one path first.

[Ladder of Glory] and [Bloodline Codex] each have their strengths and weaknesses.

This choice will also determine the future development direction of Byron and his subordinate country for a long time.

Byron knows that the time left for him to weigh his options is not much, but fortunately, he has long considered this issue and clarified the pros and cons:

"After stepping into the High Sequence, the common point of both paths is the further sublimation of spirituality.

And each Fifth Order Legend in the [Ladder of Glory] sequence will gain a unique and powerful [Strange Art] based on their capability system and individual knowledge differences.

This is also the biggest difference between the Fifth Order Legend and the Fourth Order Hero.

The Sailboat Collector’s [Virtual Ship Spirit], Puppet King’s [Flesh Is Futile], Ocean Throne’s [Contract Sea King] are all abilities of this type.

According to my major breakthrough contribution in the Lighthouse Sequence profession of [Storm Knight].

The Strange Arts acquired upon promotion to [Storm King] should primarily have two directions:

The first, may greatly enhance [Gun Dueling Technique], appearing similar to carbon-based guided missile capability, striking 800 miles away.... ahem, firing a gun can blast an enemy’s head off.

In the future, pairing with Violet’s [Mass-Energy Equation], it can grant a strong air-drop transport capability.

With the two swords combined, it allows the enemy nation to remain highly composed under 6000 degrees high temperature, facing familiar people all over the streets without uttering a sound.

To be bolder, unleash a technique from 38,000 kilometers away at Mach 31 from the sky, play a half-ballistic jump midway, no matter what tyrant has to sing and dance, dare not use hot weapons first.

The other is electromagnetic force, one of the four basic forces.

Because in the macroscopic world visible to the naked eye, almost all natural phenomena except gravity are related to electromagnetic force, the upper limit is too high, a mere Fifth Order Legend cannot master it completely, even a Seventh Order [Creator] may not succeed.

But firing a super electromagnetic cannon using coins, kicking heads at the speed of light, manipulating steel, electric furnace heating, or a castrated version of magnetic field rotation... should not be a problem for these branch capabilities.

If lucky, relying on this ability, creating a new profession [Electrical Engineer] to start the second industrial revolution is worth anticipating."

But under normal circumstances, the promotion in the [Ladder of Glory] sequence ends here. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

To continue advancing, one must find a way to establish their own country and formulate the Royal Iron Law.

Based on the high sequence Legendary realm at the peak of one’s profession, further achieve the trinity of king, law, and country, acquiring a [King’s Title] exclusive to oneself!

Reaching here signifies reaching the peak of the collective path, also the most perfect answer sheet a typical Transcendent can theoretically present.

Because the subsequent [Crown] and [Triple Crown] are unique, no one in the entire Silver Era can replicate the miracle from scratch.

Even the most hopeful Pirate Emperor of the North Sea Empire, Blue Dragon King Reinhardt, despite possessing the Godly Blood of the Wild Hunt Deity, ultimately failed.

The challenge upon reaching this step is no longer about ability, but reincarnation skills.

As for the drawback that the Ladder of Glory cannot strengthen the body or extend lifespan, which remains a mortal flaw, it does not pose much issue for Byron.

He has already become the immortal mythical creature [Night Demon Prince], even if the immortal level is relatively low, requiring constant replenishment of Blood of Transformation, he does not feel urgent.

"Walking another [Bloodline Codex] route to achieve Fifth Order Pseudo-God, the most significant benefit is anchoring the Immortal Stairway, elevating the life essence, completely bidding farewell to the mortal cycle of birth, aging, illness, and death.

Virtually immunizing against all diseases, toxins in the material world, various spell abilities under this system can be easily grasped.

Additionally, on the foundation of one’s unique Immortal Stairway and Secret Arcane Art, condensing [Godly Name] and the specific authority, the effects would not lag behind any Strange Art.

Besides, the Fifth Order Pseudo-God, Lesser Gods, relying on the Immortal Stairway beyond forbidden knowledge, has preliminarily become an entity independent of the Chief God.

Even when directly facing the Old Gods’ embodiment of knowledge source, it can gain considerable autonomy (Chapter 436).

Moreover, the current Old Gods themselves are merely a group of still-sleeping Sixth Order demigods; if operated well, usurpation from below replacing them is not entirely impossible.

The later the delay, the smaller this possibility."

Upon reaching this point, Byron finds that between the Fifth Order of the High Sequence, the two routes increasingly exhibit a semblance of converging paths.

The Ladder of Glory anchors others using systems and laws, connecting many islands floating on the sea of collective subconscious into land, jointly resisting tides.

The Bloodline Codex simultaneously anchors this world itself and the followers cultivated in the Fourth Order, making oneself an island taller and stronger.

By the time reaching the Sixth Order Demigod, one needs to enrich the Divine Domain, creating a terrestrial divine kingdom, absorbing one’s Kin to establish the system.