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Chapter 20 - Chapter 20: The Foundation Stage

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System Status

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Name: Yukihira Yuuki

Alias: Yun Che

Age: 17

Level: 26 – Sixth Level Nascent Profound Realm

Experience Absorption: 30% (temporary stabilization)

Profound Spirit Force: 26,000 / 26,000

Combat Prowess: Ninth Level True Profound Realm

Body Prowess: Beginner's Profound Realm – 1st Stage

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Bloodlines:

Heretic 

Uchiha

Soul Powers:

Death God (Shinigami)

Quincy

Hollow

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Acquired Zanpakutō:

Zangetsu

Zabimaru

Sogyo no Kotowari

Sode no Shirayuki

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System Points: 350,000

Default Zanpakutō: None

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Heretic Seven Realms (Berserk State)

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1st Realm: Heretic Soul

Unlocked – Beginner's Profound Realm

+25% Strength

Mastery: 0%

Style 1: Falling Moon Sinking Star — Small-scale burst attack.

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2nd Realm: Burning Heart

Unlocks at Level 31 – True Profound Realm

+50% Strength (requires Heretic Soul active)

Style 2: Sealing Cloud Locking Sun — Absolute Barrier.

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3rd Realm: Purgatory

Unlocks at Level 61 – Sky Profound Realm

+75% Strength (requires Burning Heart active)

Style 3: Destroying Sky, Decimating Earth — Large-scale burst attack.

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4th Realm: Rumbling Heaven

Unlocks at Level 91 – Sovereign Profound Realm

+100% Strength (requires Purgatory active)

Style 4: Moon Star Restoration: Instant Deflect

Consumes 25% of HP.

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5th Realm: Hell's Monarch

Unlocks at Level 121 – Divine Soul Realm

+200% Strength (requires Rumbling Heaven active)

Style 5: Other Shore Asura — Additional +100% Strength.

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6th Realm: God's Ash

Unlocks at Level ???

Strength Increase: ???

Requires Hades State

Style 6: ??????

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7th Realm: ?????

Unlocks at Level ???

Strength Increase: ???

Requires ????? State

Style 7: ???

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Sharingan Mastery Progression

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1st Realm – Sharingan (One Tomoe)

Unlocked via Heretic Soul State

Capabilities:

Observation Haki

Base Illusion

Heightened Instinct and Perception

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2nd Realm – Sharingan (Two Tomoe)

Requires Burning Heart State

Capabilities:

Unlocked: Armament Haki

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3rd Realm – Sharingan (Three Tomoe)

Requires Purgatory State

Capabilities:

Conqueror's Haki — Amplifies fear in opponents below Host's realm.

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4th Realm – Mangekyō Sharingan

Requires Rumbling Heaven State

Capabilities:

Amaterasu (Eternal Black Flames)

Tsukuyomi (Eternal Illusion)

Susanoo (Manifested Avatar)

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5th Realm – Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

Requires Hades State

Capabilities:

Enhanced Amaterasu

Enhanced Tsukuyomi

Perfected Susanoo

Primary Ability: Varies depending on Host.

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6th Realm – Rinnegan

Requires ????? State

Capabilities:

Full Six Rinne Paths

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7th Realm – Rinne-Sharingan

Requires ????? State

Capabilities:

Infinite versions of Amaterasu / Tsukuyomi / Susanoo

Authority over Natural Laws

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HOLLOW MODE — Mastery & Requirements (Stacks with Heretic Arts)

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1) Hollow Mask (Eye-Covered) 

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: Defeat Hollow Yuuki 5 times

2) Hollow Mask (Half-Covered)  

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: 25 Affinity with Hollow Yuuki

3) Visored Mode (Full Mask)  

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: 50 Affinity with Hollow Yuuki 

 (Mask pattern evolves with mastery)

4) Tailed Vasto Lorde Mode 

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: 100 Affinity with Hollow Yuuki

5) Full Resurrection Mode 

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: Merged consciousness with Hollow Yuuki

6) Shinigami–Hollow–Quincy Fusion Mode 

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: Merge consciousness with Hollow Yuuki & Quincy Zangetsu

Warning: 

If host faints, loses control, or enters critical state during combat: 

• Hollow Instinct Possession may activate automatically 

• Possession bypasses all mastery requirements 

• Host will attack indiscriminately 

• Quincy Zangetsu may forcibly intervene 

System will force a shutdown if possession surpasses safe limits.

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QUINCY MASTERY

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1) Kojaku Heilig Bogen (Lone Sparrow Holy Bow) 

 - Mastery: 100%

2) ??? (Kojaku First Evolution) 

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: Kill 5,000 enemies

3) ??? (Kojaku Second Evolution) 

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: Kill 100,000 enemies

4) Quincy Evolution Form 

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Unlock Condition: Earn this form from Quincy Zangetsu after evolving Quincy powers 

 - Evolution Condition: 

 • Obtain Fullbring Mode 

 • Merge Fullbring + Shinigami to unlock 2nd Stage Shinigami Power 

 • Merge 2nd Stage Shinigami Power + Evolved Quincy Power 

 • Defeat Quincy Zangetsu at full power

5) Ultimate Quincy Evolution Form 

 - Mastery: 0% 

 - Requirement: Merge 2nd Stage Bankai with Quincy Evolution Form

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"What?"Yun Che blinked hard, eyes widening in disbelief as he rechecked the stat display.

"No, no, no—this has GOT to be a joke."His voice cracked.

"Beginner's Profound Realm??!"

The shout echoed through the forest.

"System! Why in the actual hell is my body stuck in the Beginner's Profound Realm? Did you SEE how devastating Zangetsu's strikes were? I'm swinging mountain-splitting attacks with a porcelain teacup body!"

His frustration boiled over.

Being at the beginner stage meant his physical body was barely above that of a normal villager. A stab, a punch, a shove—hell, even an angry squirrel—could kill him. He was a walking contradiction:nuclear warhead attack power, tissue-paper defense.

It was humiliating.

It was terrifying.

And above all—it made no sense.

A calm notification appeared before him.

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[The System has recalibrated all cultivation stages and levels to match the Host's current multi-dimensional cultivation structure.]

[You have activated the legendary Foundation Stage—a phase intended to temper the body, meridians, and profound veins before ascending to the Elementary Profound Realm.]

[Due to the Host sacrificing half of his soul experience, the System has compensated by constructing an enhanced foundation and directly raising your Profound Realm to the Sixth Level of the Nascent Profound Realm.]

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Yun Che's expression twisted.

His strength had skyrocketed—his output—but his body was still at the level of a beginner. A literal glass cannon.

If someone looked at his stats, it would read:

Attack: +1000

Defense: 0

He could blast boulders apart.

But a toddler cultivator tossing a rock at him?

Death.

A powerful class 2 snake bite?

Death. Not from the poison but it's strength.

A mosquito with attitude?

Probably death.

Yun Che dropped to his knees, fingers digging into the soil. A wave of helplessness rushed through him. Despite having the power equivalent to a Level 36 practitioner—even though his official level was only 26—his body's durability was a joke.

Meanwhile, according to the System:

His body hardness was only First Level Beginner Profound Realm—

not even Elementary Profound Realm.

And yet… this was supposed to be good.

This was supposed to be a legendary foundation.

"Great," Yun Che muttered bitterly. "So I'm a monster with the durability of wet paper."

He let out a long sigh.

But then he shook his head. Brooding wouldn't change anything.

"But dwelling on this won't help."

His expression hardened with determination.

"I have levels to grind. I have power to grow. This world won't wait—and neither will I."

He rose to his feet.

"System," he said firmly.

"Show me the strength levels of this world."

If he was going to survive, he needed to know exactly how strong everyone else was—and what he had to surpass.

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MORTAL STAGE

Level 1–10 : Beginner Profound Realm

The first step into cultivation.

Level 11–20 : Elementary Profound Realm

Level 21–30 : Nascent Profound Realm

Reward: 13th Division Captain Zanpakutō – Claimed

Level 31–40 : True Profound Realm

Reward: 12th Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 41–50 : Spirit Profound Realm

Reward: 11th Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 51–60 : Earth Profound Realm

Reward: 10th Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 61–70 : Sky Profound Realm

Reward: 9th Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 71–80 : Emperor Profound Realm

Reward: 8th Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 81–90 : Tyrant Profound Realm

Reward: 7th Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 91–100 : Sovereign Profound Realm

Reward: 6th Division Captain Zanpakutō

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DIVINE STAGE

Level 101–110 : Divine Origin Realm

Reward: 5th Division Captain Zanpakutō

Bonus: Free Summon

Level 111–120 : Divine Soul Realm

Reward: 4th Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 121–130 : Divine Tribulation Realm

Reward: 3rd Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 131–140 : Divine Spirit Realm

Reward: 2nd Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 141–150 : Divine King Realm

Reward: Captain Commander Zanpakutō

Level 151–160 : Divine Sovereign Realm

Reward: Zero Division Captain Zanpakutō

Level 161–180 : Divine Master Realm

Reward: Double Free Summon

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HALF-STEP CELESTIAL STAGE

Level 181–200 : Divine Extinction Realm

Reward: Free Summon

[Note: Captain Zanpakutō rewards can be exchanged for a Wisdom Cube if the Host does not wish to claim the weapon.]

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TRUE CELESTIAL REALM

Level 200–300 : True God Realm

CREATION REALM

Level 300–400 : Creation God Realm

ANCESTRAL REALM

Level 400–700 : Ancestral God Realm

OMNI REALM

Level 700–999 : Omni God Realm

MAX LEVEL STAGE

Level 1000 : The Endgame

The final boundary. The ultimate peak.

Beyond this lies only the unknown.

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"Level 1000… the true endgame."Yun Che whispered the words like a prophecy, eyes gleaming with equal parts awe and ambition.

"To reach it means breaking past the limits of this world—of reality itself. But what happens after that?"

A shiver ran down his spine.Something deep inside told him that even the System wasn't showing him everything.

"No," he muttered, shaking his head sharply. "Not now. Focus. Level 1000 is the goal. That's all that matters."

For now.

He turned his focus back to the earlier tiers, scanning the Mortal Stage breakdown again. As his eyes landed on the rewards tied to his early levels, a realization struck him so sharply he nearly stumbled.

"Wait… that explains it!"His eyes widened.

"Sogyo no Kotowari… and Sode no Shirayuki. Both of them are Thirteenth Division captains' Zanpakutō. I got them because my soul level passed 30—even though I was Level 52. That means…"

He gulped.

"It means I might get another reward at Level 40… and Level 50."

Before he could let the excitement spiral, a notification chimed:

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[Ding… Responding to Host's thoughts.]

[Your rewards were not processed at the time you obtained them. The System granted Sogyo no Kotowari and Sode no Shirayuki as compensation for your arrival in this world. After the upgrade to System 2.0, your actual level rewards were finally processed.]

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Yun Che—no, Yuuki—exhaled in relief.

"So even if I reached Soul Level 100, I wouldn't get anything from it. Everything is tied to my current level, not what I used to have."

Level 26.

Four more levels until the next reward.

He clenched his fists.

This was the beginning—the true beginning—of his cultivation journey. His next step was clear: reach the Realm of the Gods.

He had read the original Yun Che's memories and techniques. He knew the Evil God Arts. He understood Berserk states and profound energy manipulation. But the System had locked these powers until he reached the required levels.

And honestly… that was a good thing.

Because unlike the original Yun Che, he wasn't going to blow himself up trying to brute-force his way through forbidden techniques.

Instead, Yuuki had something far more dangerous:

Shinigami powers.

Quincy powers.

Hollow powers.

And the Heretic God's body.

A combination so broken that even the System had to evolve just to contain it.

His gaze shifted to the Sharingan section, and he clicked his tongue.

"Mangekyō Sharingan only unlocked at Divine Soul Realm? Seriously? I wanted to summon Susanoo before then…"

The familiar itch of impatience crawled through him, but he forced himself to breathe.

"Fine. I'll wait. The Mangekyō strains the eyes anyway. Maybe the System has a temporary solution before I hit Divine Soul Realm."

He scrolled through the Sharingan's abilities again.

Enhanced perception… body reinforcement… fear amplification…

"These abilities feel familiar…"

He paused, scratching his head.

"What was that anime called again…? Ah, whatever."

Finally, Yuuki looked at his own reflection—the crimson single-tomoe Sharingan glowing like a predator in the darkness.

"Hmph… I'm already stronger than the original Yun Che ever was at this stage."

A determined smile curved his lips.

"Yun Che… I will raise you to the absolute peak of this universe. That is my promise. I hope you can watch me reach the Max Level Realm."

A final notification shimmered.

Yuuki straightened.

"System… it's time.

Awaken me."

His consciousness dissolved—

vanishing from the inner world

as he returned

to reality.

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