Say what you will, but leaving aside everything else in the mortal realm, their game mechanics really are ahead of their time.

But that being the case, exactly how to choose the build would require some serious study.

Should he emphasize offense, or defense, or make mobility his main focus?

After all, with the cap fixed, the key lay in the merits of how the points were allocated.

This was the foundation of his future combat power.

True, in actual battle it still came down to how one performed, but among experts of the same tier, the influence of that combat-power foundation on victory or defeat absolutely could not be underestimated.

The learning contained within this was far from trivial.

Wei Zhao immediately summoned Zhang Baiyu.

For something like this, naturally he needed to consult this top-tier strategist.

Zhang Baiyu, however, offered no conclusion after reading it over. "Making a decision like this off the top of one's head carries too much risk. To be safe, my lord, you should first work your connections and get your hands on their existing case data—the big data—and study it properly before deciding."

Wei Zhao nodded. "That's what I was thinking too."

He immediately contacted Jin Buhuan.

The Wealth God Academy certainly did not lack data in this area, and it was absolutely the most comprehensive in the entire open zone of the Divine Domain.

Jin Buhuan agreed with great readiness.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a complete set of data related to point allocation had appeared in full in Wei Zhao's hands.

The key was that not a single coin was charged for it.

According to Jin Buhuan, as a special member of the Wealth God Academy, Wei Zhao naturally enjoyed this benefit; he was merely doing him a casual favor.

But regardless, Wei Zhao still had to remember this favor.

Jin Buhuan's position in the Wealth God Academy was not considered high, but as Wei Zhao's dedicated customer service representative, it was still worthwhile to cultivate a good relationship with him in the long run.

After all, the King of Hell is easy to deal with, but the little devils are hard to handle.

Fortunately, the attitude Jin Buhuan had displayed so far was still fairly satisfactory to Wei Zhao.

Not that he was especially partial to him, but at least he was sufficiently professional.

With the data in hand, Wei Zhao immediately handed it over to Zhang Baiyu.

At least in this area, he absolutely trusted Zhang Baiyu's ability.

As for Wei Zhao himself, he was not idle either.

The point of Li Jinwang's special reminder this time was not how to allocate points afterward, but to seize the opportunity before formally entering the Dharma God realm to fuse his divine equipment in advance!

Under normal circumstances, that cap of two hundred and six truly could not be broken through.

There was only one exception.

Jumping the gun.

"Among all Dharma God powerhouses, perhaps less than one percent can fuse divine equipment before formally advancing to Dharma God."

Wei Zhao studied the materials Li Jinwang had given him thoughtfully. "Divine equipment fused in advance does not bind to any particular bone, but directly binds to the person himself."

"This way one can break through the theoretical cap. This method is collectively known as limit-breaking transcendence."

"Looking across the open zone of the Divine Domain, whether it be the elite experts of the various Divine Academies or the core aces cultivated by the major Divine Societies, without exception they all walk this path."

"The benefits of limit-breaking transcendence are not merely jumping the gun early and gaining combat power far beyond that of peers—it can also greatly raise one's future ceiling!"

"Those powerhouses who can reach the level of the gods, or even rise above the gods and launch a challenge at the Overlord Gods, without exception all have astonishing numbers of limit-breaking transcendences!"

"The number of limit-breaking transcendences directly determines a person's future ceiling!"

Of course, limit-breaking transcendence was called the exclusive domain of ace monsters; if one's aptitude fell short by even half a fraction, there was no possibility of success whatsoever.

The core window period for undergoing limit-breaking transcendence was after achieving the life-sized Dharma Form and before advancing to Dharma God powerhouse.

There were, however, a very few exceptions.

There had once been people who successfully achieved limit-breaking transcendence before even attaining the life-sized Dharma Form.

But such cases, even among the ranks of limit-breaking powerhouses, were extremely rare individual instances, with virtually no possibility of successful replication.

Wei Zhao felt a surge of relief. "Thank goodness for this connection with Li Jinwang—otherwise I really would have missed it."

If Li Jinwang had not mentioned it, following his normal pace, he would certainly not have sat around waiting; once he achieved the life-sized Dharma Form, Wei Zhao would inevitably have sought to advance further at once.

With his current influence, the Dharma God quota seemed far off at first glance, but once the opportunity truly arrived, it was not such an unimaginable thing.

In doing so, he would inevitably have missed the entire window period for limit-breaking transcendence.

It would not have crippled him entirely—after all, as an ancient god cultivator, Wei Zhao would surely still have chances to overtake on the curve in the future—but to miss it so pointlessly would ultimately have been a massive loss.

In fact, if Wei Zhao had taken the normal leveling path, joining one of the Divine Academies in the open zone of the Divine Domain upon reaching the requisite level like other cultivators, all of this would be the most basic common knowledge.

On the very first day of enrollment, they would have popularized it for you.

But Wei Zhao was a thoroughgoing exception.

As the lord of Tianjun, his steps were temporarily pinned down in Tianjun for the sake of the coming Overlord God opportunity, and that was why such a cognitive misalignment had occurred.

Fortunately, it was not yet too late.

The earliest node for limit-breaking transcendence was after the one-zhang Dharma Form and before the life-sized Dharma Form.

Wei Zhao was now perfectly poised at exactly this juncture.

The next question was: how to achieve limit-breaking transcendence?

To put it precisely, how to fuse divine equipment in advance at this stage?

The set of materials Li Jinwang had given also summarized the mainstream fusion methods, but these were mainly aimed at normal fusion after entering the Dharma God realm.

Limit-breaking transcendence was mentioned, but not clearly explained.

"Judging by this, limit-breaking transcendence counts as a secret teaching of each house."

Wei Zhao caught on.

A moment's thought made it clear: those capable of limit-breaking transcendence were, without exception, the elite of the elite in every house.

This was the true method for reaching the summit—naturally it would not be scattered all over the streets.

Given Li Jinwang's stature, he might well have such a thing in hand; if Wei Zhao opened his mouth, the man would most likely not hide it.

But that would inevitably leave Wei Zhao owing a favor.

And that was precisely the effect Li Jinwang wanted.

Wei Zhao did not mind owing the favor; after all, only with give and take could a relationship last.

But just as Wei Zhao was about to speak, the old beggar suddenly appeared at the door.

Wei Zhao rose to greet him. "What brings you here, Senior?"

The old beggar casually tossed over a jade slip. "A little something. Forgot to give it to you last time."

Wei Zhao caught it and glanced over it, his eyes lighting up at once. "A manual for limit-breaking transcendence?"