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In addition, regarding the Aura system, Beastmen's Moon Affinities often focus on enhancing fundamental abilities like speed or strength, whereas humans' Aura Moon Affinities emphasize additional power, primarily elemental attributes. This is because Beastman experts are highly confident in their bodily destructive power, while humans rely on other effects to boost their damage.

Lastly, the "Martial Emperor Tyrant Art" enhances overall combat power, not multiplying every aspect by ten. An adult who can lift 100 pounds might be able to handle dozens or even a hundred three-year-olds who can only lift 10 pounds each. Thus, the so-called "doubled combat power" refers to the combined effect across all aspects.

Related Work: The Ten Divine Swords (Ongoing Update and Revision)

Ranking the top ten divine swords in the realm of epic weaponry.

Divine Sword - Divine Retribution: Full name "Divine Retribution Lightning," ranked eighth in the human world's weapons and twenty-eighth on the continent. It's a longsword, 128 centimeters in length, 5 centimeters wide, and weighs 9 kilograms. Its appearance is mottled and unassuming, with no sharp edge, resembling an ancient artifact. The material it's made of and its creator are unknown, as is its magic level. In reality, this sword predates the Elven historical records, making it a prehistoric divine sword containing the "Platinum Lightning of Divine Wrath." It can penetrate all magical, physical, and Aura defenses, being the weapon on the continent that comes "closest to a divine artifact." Unfortunately, a wielder capable of fully harnessing its power has never appeared, resulting in a lowered evaluation, which is not the sword's fault. It's renowned as the blade that "nothing can withstand a slash from Divine Retribution."

Holy Sword - Covenant: Its full name is "Oath of the Covenant," ranking seventh among the Orcland arsenal and twenty-third on the continent. It is a greatsword, 143 centimeters in length, 9 centimeters in width, and weighs 23 kilograms. Ornate and majestic in appearance, its blade is both sharp and sturdy, adorned with resplendent gems. The origin of its materials and craftsman remain unknown. Its magic level is high-grade tier ten. Inscribed within the sword's body are enigmatic ancient runes of a covenant, which manifest differently under various circumstances, showcasing miraculous abilities. Its power is influenced by the wielder's determination, with almost no limit to its potential enhancement. Known as the "sword that never loses unless one yields."

Heavenly Sword - Nameless: Officially titled "The Sword Without a Name," it ranks third among human weaponry and seventh on the continent. A longsword, it measures 108 centimeters in length, 4 centimeters in width, and weighs 7 kilograms. Its surface shines translucently, smooth like jade, devoid of any metallic sheen or edge. Crafted from Mystic Ice Moon, it was forged by the "Ancestor of Sword Saints," Reinster. Its magic level is nil. This sword was Reinster's lifelong companion. Legend has it that in his twilight years, he devoted himself to transcending the realm of Sword Saint, seeking the even higher realm of Sword God. Before his passing, he gained an epiphany and embedded his lifetime's experience, wisdom, and clues to the Sword God realm within the "Nameless." Nicknamed "Unbreakable by Any Martial Skill."

Imperial Sword - Hero: Known as the "Mark of the Hero,"

Overlord Sword - Dragon Slayer: Officially named "Sanctified Draconic Covenant/Dragon Slaying Bloodedge," it ranks fourth among human weapons and tenth on the continent. A two-handed greatsword, it measures 192 centimeters in length, 33 centimeters in width, and weighs 99 kilograms. Its appearance is menacing, with jagged teeth along the blade, emitting a chilling dragon's roar when swung. Forged from the single horn and dragon crystal of an "Abyssal Dragon King" by an "Ancient Sacred Dragon," its magic level is top-grade tier ten. The sword contains the sealed soul of the Dragon King, wielding immense power. Originally named "Sanctified Draconic Covenant," it served as a testament to the pact between the "Dragon Sealing Emperor" and the dragon race. However, during the civil war in "Dragonland," the wielder used it to slay three dragons, prompting the dragons to revise the covenant, renaming it "Dragon Slaying Bloodedge." Despite this, it still holds the power to intimidate the dragon race, famously called "In the hand of the Dragon Slayer, all dragons bow."

Fiendish Sword - Century: Known as "A Century of Solitude."

The Magic Sword - Frostmourne: Full name, "Sorrow of the Frost."

Sin Sword - Regicide: Known in its entirety as "Illusory Phantom of the Great Void."

Blade Annihilation - Crimson Lotus: Fully named as "Decimo Realm Crimson Lotus."

Malevolent Sword - Soul Devourer: Full name "Eternal Soul Devourer," it ranks second among the Orc Union's arsenal and fifth across the continent. Classified as a two-handed greatsword, it measures 153 centimeters in length, 18 centimeters in width, and weighs 54 kilograms. Its form resembles a black crystal, through which one can seemingly glimpse countless layered portals to other dimensions, rumored to lead directly to the depths of Hell itself.

Works-related: The World System and Historical Myths of This Book

The narrative universe of this book primarily draws inspiration from the rich tapestry of Norse mythology, yet it undergoes the author's transformative touch, resulting in a subtly distinct realm.

Initially, this world and its galaxy were no different from any ordinary stellar system in the universe. However, billions of years ago, several powerful entities descended from higher dimensions and engaged in a fierce battle here. Their immense strength tore through space, mangling the dimensional structure around the planets. Eventually, these mighty beings cast a potent spell or divine art known as "Genesis," which was used to create their own personalized realms. The collision of these realms led to an explosion, utterly obliterating not only the dozen-light-year expanse of the universe but also the time within it, plunging everything into chaos.

Across countless eons, within the chaotic void brimming with immense energy, the first powerful entity with a will of its own emerged. This force would later be known as "Mother Goddess Gaia," or even "Mother of the World." Unsatisfied with the disorderly world, she devoted boundless time and strength to gather numerous fragments of the chaos, attempting to piece them together into a unified whole. These fragments, however, originated from different sources: some were remnants of the original cosmos, others had been carried into this universe from higher dimensions, and still more were created during the "Genesis." Merging them was an impossible task. Thus, Mother Goddess Gaia established a system called the "World Tree," intertwining all spatial fragments into a multi-dimensional, three-dimensional structure.

The original fabric of this universe coalesced, intertwining with the conventional cosmic expanse to form the Material Plane, where a solitary star, a planet, and three moons became the sole celestial bodies remaining. This is referred to as the "Prime Plane" or the "Material Plane." Within the Material Plane, the energy dynamics that sustain this world are powered by the "Genesis"-created Energy Realm, known as the "Elven Realm," encompassing the four primary Elemental Realms of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air, along with countless subsidiary elemental realms. These realms run parallel to the Material Plane, perpetually supplying it with energy to maintain spatial stability. Hence, they are also referred to by mages as the "Inner Planes" or the "Elemental Worlds."