The foundation a cultivator builds in the Body Tempering Realm dictates the limits of their future path. While most are bound by mortal potential, a select few are born with a power that echoes the dawn of creation. The complete hierarchy of bloodline strength is a closely guarded secret, known only to the most ancient and powerful factions.
Tier Base Strength Bloodline Increment Total Strength Range at just 1st stage Skin Tempering Realm:
Normal Cultivator - 300 lbs + None
Ordinary Bloodline - 300 lbs +100 to 125 lbs Total:
400 - 425 lbs
Variant Bloodline - 300 lbs +200 to 250 lbs Total:
500 - 550 lbs
Earth Bloodline - 300 lbs +350 to 700 lbs Total:
650 - 1,000 lbs
Heaven Bloodline - 300 lbs +750 to 1000 lbs Total:
1,050 - 1,300 lbs
Emperor Bloodline -300 lbs +1,200 to 3,000 lbs Total:
1,500 - 3,300 lbs
Ancient Bloodline -300 lbs +7,500 to 8,000 lbs Total:
7,800 - 8,300 lbs
Lore of the Transcendent Grades
While Emperor bloodlines form the pinnacle of mortal plane, the grades beyond them are not merely an extension of power; they represent a fundamental shift in the nature of one's existence. These are beings touched by forces beyond the mortal world.
Emperor Bloodline: The Peak of Mortals
As previously established, these are the supreme rulers of the mortal plane. Their blood carries the legacy of conquerors and world-unifying sovereigns. They can establish dynasties that last for millennia. However, their power, immense as it is, is still fundamentally human or demi-human.
Ancient Bloodline: The Echo of Creation
This is the absolute apex of innate potential. The term "bloodline" is almost a misnomer, as it is less about genetics and more about being a vessel for a primordial concept.
These individuals carry an "Ancient Mark," a fragment of the laws that existed before the world took its current shape. They are echoes of the first beings, the Primordials who swam in the sea of chaos before creation.
Nature: Their strength is conceptual. The 8,000-pound increment is merely a mortal attempt to quantify a power that defies measurement.
This strength doesn't just break rocks; it can suppress weaker souls, shatter magical formations through pure physical pressure, and resist the fundamental laws of a given realm. Their body is a Dao-Artifact in human form.
Significance: An Ancient bloodline may only appear once every million years. Their existence is a secret that could destabilize the entire world order. They are not destined for greatness; they are greatness.
Their cultivation path is said to be completely different, as they are not learning the laws of the world, but rather, remembering the laws they inherently embody.
A Skin Tempering cultivator with a top-tier Ancient bloodline (8,300 lbs) could likely kill a cultivator several entire realms above them with a single, casual blow.
They are living, breathing calamities, and their potential is truly, terrifyingly, limitless.