| Overview |
The Genesis Rune is another cultivation way for Yuan Master besides Genesis Qi. It is harder and more profound to cultivate as it requires deep comprehension and manipulation of the divine soul.
Every Genesis Rune is made from numerous strokes and lines. In general, the more strokes and lines there were, the greater the quality and might of the Genesis Rune formed.
The Genesis Rune is divided into 9 grades. There are also rudimentary Genesis Runes for Formless Realm before the first-grade Genesis Rune for Illusory Realm
Items[]
- There is a must item to draw Genesis Rune, which is known as the Genesis Brush.
- It served as the medium of the divine soul and the genesis runes
- Only with a brush would one be able to draw the mysterious and profound Genesis Runes, draw in the Genesis Qi of the land, and display great power because the brush helps concentrate the divine soul into one main point at the tip
- If the Yuan master wants to practice Genesis Runes or store them and uses them later, he/she would need jade tablets or scrolls as the storage items.
- Some high-quality or specialized Genesis Runes would require some rare ingredients or materials to make before drawing.
- ex. runes that are specific to cure poisons would need genesis resources as ingredients
Techniques[]
- Focus the divine soul into the tip of the brush to draw each stroke. Every line and stroke must be drawn with one’s soul as the ink. Only then will the drawn Genesis Runes be able to utilize the Genesis Qi of the land.
- When drawing Genesis Runes, one’s heart must be akin to still water, and no distractions can be present. Only by making the Genesis Rune Brush a part of your body, the Yuan Master is able to focus their soul into the tip of the brush, such that the brush and them will become one, allowing any action to be smoothly completed with a single breath.
- To draw it on the body, one needs to be proficient in the locations of the acupuncture points and meridians of the body. Only then would one be able to prevent the Genesis Rune from harming the body. Hence, drawing a Genesis Rune on the body was far more challenging than drawing it on a jade tablet.
- There are 3 ways of using the divine soul to attack, known as spirit attack:
- Spirit Pressure
- The difference in divine soul cultivation rank
- A high-ranked divine soul cultivation art that could be used to attack other people's souls, such as Primordial Chaos Divine Grindstone Visualization Technique
- Genesis Runes
- The higher the rune's grade the stronger its power is
- Yuan Techniques that are specialized in the divine soul
- There are techniques that could destroy divine souls directly, which are rare and very deadly if the opponent is not careful to dodge or neutralize the attack immediately
- Spirit Pressure
Genesis Rune Boundary[]
- Genesis Rune Boundary is a more complex and large-scale way to utilize Genesis Runes, somewhat akin to a formation or array. It requires various and/or different genesis runes to form a boundary.
- It is extremely complicated to construct a boundary because numerous runes are needed as building blocks. In addition, they need to be perfectly connected, and not even the smallest mistake could be tolerated. This requires well-trained control over one’s divine soul power and senses.
Eternal Genesis Runes[]
These Genesis Runes could be inscribed and completed on the body to strengthen one’s power. With the exception of some extremely ancient apex-level Genesis Runes, these runes will last eternally.
- The more complete the Genesis Runes, the larger the increase in one's Genesis Star foundation
List of known Genesis Runes[]
| No. | Name | Grade | Novel | Manhua | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metal Skin Rune | 0 | 4 | 5 | A rudimentary genesis rune that increases defense |
| 2 | Light Body Rune | 0 | 4 | 5 | A rudimentary genesis rune that increases agility |
| 3 | Rampaging Bull Rune | 0 | 4 | 5 | A rudimentary genesis rune that increases power attack, or strength |
| 4 | Tiger Roar Rune | 1 | 18 | 17 | A soundwave attack through a tiger roar |
| 5 | (Ordinary) Genesis Gathering Rune | 1 | 29 | 27 | An absorption genesis rune that increases the effectiveness of absorbing quartz energy from the Jade Spirit Waterfall in the Great Zhou Academy. It is not much different than the Genesis Gathering Jade other than the fact that it lasts for only a short while |
| 6 | Ice and Fire Genesis Gathering Rune | 1 | 32 | 29 | An absorption genesis rune that is more than twice as effective as a normal Genesis Gathering Rune |
| 7 | Spirit Needle Rune | 1 | 36 | 32 | A rune that condenses the divine soul into the shape of a needle that could attack the enemy's soul, which is more fatal than being attacked physically |
| 8 | Thirty-Six Beast Meridian Opening Rune | 2 | 38 / 42 | 34 / 37 | By using the blood of 36 kinds of grade 1 genesis beasts as an anchor, it can be inscribed on a person’s body, allowing the person to borrow the savage energy within the genesis beasts’ blood to unblock meridians. However, if one’s will is not strong, the savage energy contained within the blood will sunder one’s mind |
| 9 | Blood Boiling Rune | 1 | 48 | 40 | A rune that uses genesis beast's essence blood as an anchor. When drawn on the body, it can burn the blood in the body, allowing one’s genesis qi to become berserk and violent. But it is very harmful to the user and will cause a loss of essence blood. In serious cases, it may even damage one’s meridians, making it difficult to progress one’s cultivation in future |
| 10 | Clear Heart Rune | 0 | 48 | 40 | A rudimentary rune that helps calm the mind. It is very effective in neutralizing the Blood Boiling Rune |
| 11 | Gold Ape Moves the Mountain Rune | 2 | 60 | 48 | A rune that amplifies the strength of one’s body, greatly increasing attack power, when being drawn on the body |
| 12 | Poison Suppression Rune | 3 | 66 | 51 | A rune that suppresses the erosion of poison. However, it is a double-edge rune. If the poison is not cured as soon as possible, it would erupt more deadly after a year |
| 13 | Thousand Poison Eroding Rune | 2 | 67 / 69 | 52-53 | A rune that requires different poisonous blood from various genesis beasts to dispel the poison. This rune is basically fighting poison with poison |
| 14 | Poison Expelling Rune | 1 | 67 / 69 | 52-53 | A rune that expels the poison from the body |
| 15 | Thousand Wood Poison Safeguard Rune | 3 | 75 | 56 | A top-tier in the grade 3 rune will be able to guard against all kinds of poisons |
| 16 | Spirit Shield | 1 | 78 | 58 | A partly transparent shield of light that is mainly composed of divine soul power |
| 17 | Ghost Face Spirit Devouring Rune | 2 | 79 | 58 | A ray of greyish-black that has a dark ghost face with malicious aura |
| 18 | Spirit Severing Rune | 2 | 79 | 58 | A ray of invisible light which is similar to a blade made of divine soul |
| 19 | Unknown Lightning Rune | 4 | 88 | 63 | The genesis qi collected by the rune transforms into a black cloud. Lightning flashes within the billowing black cloud as a suffocating pressure spread |
| 20 | Spirit Locking Son-Mother Rune | Unknown (2 - 3) | 89 | 64 | The rune will be both embedded on the target (son rune) and on a separate object (mother rune). One's divine soul would instantly be destroyed if the object the mother rune is marked gets crushed, and the target will die. The precondition is one cannot put up even the slightest resistance, or the method will not succeed |
| 21 | Metal Rhino Rune | 2 | 124 | 82 | The rune instantly transforms the user's fist into a flash of black metal like the light as alarming power erupts |
| 22 | Mighty Tortoise Armor Rune | 3 | 139 | 90 | Light begins to weave together in front of the user, forming a dim gray tortoiseshell that is a few feet wide. The mottled shell gives off a feeling of sturdiness as if it is capable of withstanding a heavy blow that could shatter a mountain |
| 23 | Teleportation Genesis Rune Boundary | Unknown | 141 | 91 | Astonishing undulations pulse from the giant rune, gathering all of the surrounding genesis qi to distort the space. It is used by the 5 great clans of Dongxuan Continent |
| 24 | Black Gold Hand Rune | 3 | 142 | 92 | A black gold radiance emerges, amplifying the destructive power of the attack and the hardness of the hand. An astonishing amount of power explodes in a split second |
| 25 | Unknown Genesis Rune Boundary | 4 | 148 | 94 | The genesis rune boundary creates an earth prison of spikes with a huge suction force that pulls down the target who is held off by the spikes |
| 26 | Heavenly Tortoise Boundary | 3 | 192 | 115 | The genesis rune boundary which is created from many Mighty Tortoise Armor Runes. A tortoiseshell dome of light, dozens of feet in diameter, would be created around the master. After connecting numerous grade-3 runes, the shell receives a great boost as genesis qi concentrates into thick, sturdy bonds, like an ancient tortoiseshell |
| 27 | Magic Mountain Suppression Seal Rune | 4 | 257 | 149 | The rune transforms into an incredibly heavy giant genesis qi mountain that is over 300 feet tall. The mountain has a genesis qi suppressive effect. Once touched, it would continuously seal away and suppress one’s genesis qi |
| 28 | Unnamed Fire Dorm Rune | 4 | 257 | X | The runes rise from the ground, transforming into an incomparably hot dome of fire that cut the opponent off from the outside world |
| 29 | Unnamed Water Dragon-Snake Rune | Unknown | 263 | 152 - 153 | The first water dragon rune is used to attack the opponent to weaken them or to make them drop their guard because they would think that this is the strongest attack then the second rune is set to activate when the first one is neutralized. The second snake runes are used to subdued the opponent with the ability to suppress genesis qi |
| 30 | Unnamed Water Net Boundary | 4 | 315 / 318 | 179 - 181 | A complex genesis rune boundary made of 18 grade-4 runes, over 80 grade-3 runes and several hundred lower grade ones to withstand the repeated charges of the 1000-feet aquatic beast and confine it in the form of a water net |
| 31 | Sea Prison Boundary | 4 | 315 | 179 | Giant water pillars emerge then link to each other and form a prison of water. The prison is very effective in restricting most fire- and water-attribute cultivators |
| 32 | Unnamed Lava Rune | 4 | 315 | 179 | Lava-like runes release dreadful heat that could evaporate a giant water prison |
| 33 | Flame Dragon Wheel | 4 | 317 | 180 | The temperature rapidly rises as a dozen feet wide wheel of fire is created at the center of the rune. Atop the wheel is a flame dragon that let out a low hiss. |
| 34 | Devouring Water Dragon | 4 | 317 | 180 | The surrounding water transforms into a giant water dragon |
| 35 | Water to Toughness Rune | 4 | 319 | 182 | A defensive rune by increasing toughness of water, which is effective in water environment |
| 36 | Golden Jade Rune | 4 | 319 | 182 | A defensive rune that is as hard as golden jade |
| 37 | Reflection Armor Rune | 4 | 319 | 182 | A defensive rune that reflects the opponent's attacks |
| 38 | Metal Wall Rune | 4 | 319 | 182 | A defensive rune that is as hard as metal wall |
| 39 | Unnamed Water Prison Boundary | 4 | 323 | 184 | An enormous ball of light appears on the surface of the reservoir while half of it submerges in the water. The ball is covered in runes that continuously absorbed the surrounding genesis qi, so the seemingly thin film of light is actually extremely sturdy. In addition, the ball was spinning, making the thousand-feet aquatic beast unable to approach its sides to break free. |