The Tenth Awakening

Weapon masters primarily focus on their weapons. While they still require stone seeds for breakthroughs, they don't rely on ring skills and instead dedicate themselves to weapon mastery. Generally, those who possess a strong weapon but lack powerful ring skills—or struggle to use them effectively—choose to become weapon masters. They strengthen their weapons and follow the path of a weapon master rather than focusing on ring skills.

At the beginning of cultivation, if someone possesses both a strong weapon and good ring skills, they can choose to be either a weapon master or a seed master. At early levels, there aren't too many skills to focus on as a seed master, and weapon masters don't have significant advantages yet.

Let me explain both cultivation paths in greater detail.

• Seed Master Cultivation System

Seed masters focus on controlling their elements and acquiring higher-ranked stone seeds, as better seeds provide more powerful ring skills. This continues until level 50. At that point, a significant turning point occurs—level 50 is the dividing line between an ordinary seed master and a truly powerful one.

At level 50, seed masters gain the ability to choose a new element. This makes them much stronger, as they can begin using fusion attacks—either fusing two elements together or combining two different skills. However, at lower levels (50-60), fusion attacks can only be used for a limited time.

Using fusion attacks beyond one's capability can cause backlash, leading to injuries or even crippling effects. The exact limits of fusion depend on the individual's level and abilities. However, cultivators at level 50+ can use fusion attacks as long as they have enough elemental energy.

In your case, if you reach level 50, you'll have an additional element compared to other seed masters. This will make your fusion attacks even stronger. You could even attempt to fuse your two elements before reaching level 50, but I strongly advise against it.

First, your elements—fire and water—are opposites. Fusing them requires extreme focus and mastery. If successful, the result will be one of the most powerful fusion attacks possible.

Second, if you fail to fuse your elements before reaching level 50, you won't be able to withstand the backlash. It's best to wait until you've mastered your abilities. Fusion attacks are far more powerful than normal attacks or skill-based fusions, so their potential is beyond imagination.

This is the path that seed masters follow—their strengths, their cultivation direction, and their challenges. Now, let's discuss weapon masters.

• Weapon Master Cultivation System

A weapon master's main power comes from their seed weapon. Their primary focus is strengthening their weapon and improving their control over it. Like seed masters, weapon masters still use elements, but they don't specialize in ring skills. Since they dedicate most of their time to weapons, their proficiency with ring skills is limited.

Weapon masters can also use elemental fusion, but instead of combining skills, they apply fusion directly to their weapons.

A cultivator can switch between being a weapon master and a seed master at any time. If you summon your weapon, you enter weapon master form. If you use ring skills, you're considered a seed master. However, there are key differences between the two cultivation paths.

Before level 70, everyone's seed weapon is in its basic form. However, once a weapon is summoned, it cannot be recalled until either the user's elemental energy is depleted or they have stopped fighting for a certain period.

If you recall your weapon too soon, you must wait before summoning it again. This is why you failed to summon your weapon after recalling it earlier.

The waiting time for each level is:

• Level 10: 60 minutes

• Level 20: 50 minutes

• Level 30: 40 minutes

• Level 40: 30 minutes

• Level 50: 20 minutes

• Level 60: 10 minutes

At level 70, this limitation disappears, marking the difference between ordinary and powerful weapon masters—just as level 50 does for seed masters.