Chapter 206
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Chapter 206: Title
Time rewound to the eve of the exchange meeting.
Ye Linlang was idling in Hanjiang, her days having grown far more entertaining since the brash youth named Gu Jinglu confessed to "Lilith."
Mostly, she mused, to uncover what peculiar "surprise" the fellow might devise.
Invincibility truly breeds solitude, after all.
Jewelry, silks, antiquities—Gu Jinglu’s lavish offerings confirmed his wealth. Not that this surprised her; she’d long known his status, though his infatuation with Lilith proved… unexpectedly earnest. A twinge of pity stirred within her—neither she nor Lilith harbored the slightest interest in this fledgling.
The system’s alert struck as she examined his latest gift: an invitation to a poetry event hosted by Xunyang City’s most prestigious family. Three urgent pulses from the system—trivial matters never warranted one. Something catastrophic had occurred.
Without hesitation, Ye Linlang’s True Form dissolved from Hanjiang, the invitation fluttering unheeded.
In her wake, Lilith’s eyelashes dipped. The abandoned invitation crinkled under her inspection. How curious—the True Form sought refusal where amusement beckoned. Tilting her head, she addressed the shadow behind her: "Yun’er, convey my acceptance."
The maid’s bow deepened. "It shall be done."
*
World Tree’s zenith hummed with sterile light.
Ye Linlang materialized in her exclusive office, fingers whitening around the control panel’s edge as system reports scrolled.
【Probes: World Tree Ver.1.0】
【Scan Radius: 1.8 cosmic units (Upgradable)】
【Duration: 1yr 1mo 15d】
【Log Entry: …T-72hrs detected anomalous signature. Confirmed: foreign world approaching. Collision ETA: 90d.】
【Analysis: Classified as fragment world. Surface area ≈160M km². Energy fluctuations: tier two mid-high. Environmental parity: 89% Blue Star similarity. Danger level: high-moderate.】
Her nail tapped the screen. "This fragment classification—elaborate." The chair swallowed her as legs draped across consoles. "And must your scans resemble children’s scribbles?"
Memories surfaced—that first shard from the system’s infancy. The world consciousness’ warnings: a tier two proto-fragment smashing into Blue Star, genesis of the apocalypse. Monsters adapting, evolving, metastasizing across galaxies until civilizations crumbled like rotted fruit. Polluted realms became cosmic lepers—yet here came another, whole and hurtling closer.
The system’s chime fractured her thoughts. 【Your Excellency, the Major Deity—observe.】
The display shimmered into swirling nebula. Pearlescent mists cradled celestial bodies—some blazing with permanence, others mere phantoms. Semi-transherent orbs drifted closer in the astral currents, destined to solidify… or shatter.
Similarly, one could witness stars detonating into brilliant pyrotechnic displays.
[This is the Primordial Sea.]
"Primordial Sea," Ye Linlang murmured, the phrase novel to her ears.
The system remained a passive instrument, withholding information unless queried. Yet how could she interrogate what she didn’t comprehend?
[The Primordial Sea cradles all nascent worlds.]
[Within its depths emerge three world archetypes: universe worlds like our cosmic expanse teeming with starlit civilizations,]
The perspective plunged through an azure planet’s atmosphere.
Ye Linlang beheld the celestial body’s interior – an expansive void resembling nothing so much as…
…another universe.
The vantage point accelerated, streaking past spiral galaxies and rogue planets, skimming stellar nurseries and dying red giants.
She observed fledgling civilizations launching probes from orbital stations, witnessed solar sails harvesting stellar winds, glimpsed theoretical Dyson spheres under construction… and the cold ballet of warships exchanging fire across light-years.
The vision dissolved, reforming the Primordial Sea’s tapestry where crimson celestial bodies now floated.
This time, the revelation differed.
Within the vermilion orb lay a flat-earth realm, its firmament adorned with holographic constellations – celestial ornaments lacking substance.
[Fragment worlds: diminutive dimensions comprising continental plates or solitary planets. Their celestial bodies echo greater realities’ shadows, possessing stunted evolutionary potential.]
"Other varieties exist?"
[Affirmative.]
[Realm worlds claim second-ranked potential overall, yet dominate in ascension velocity and concentrated might. These crystal wall systems interlink layered dimensions.]
[Such spiritually inclined worlds naturally spawn belief deities and rule-bound gods, ascending through cosmic hierarchies. Their supremacy in metaphysical evolution ensures dominance among ultimate realities.]
"Flawless supremacy? Surpassing universe worlds?" Her eyebrow arched in measured skepticism.
The system’s comparison rendered their native cosmos primitive by contrast.
[Imperfections persist. Crystal wall civilizations exhibit severe stratification – enlightened upper realms overshadowing superstitious lower tiers. Technological advancement stagnates under overwhelming spiritual focus.]
"Because faith demands ignorance?"
She understood belief mechanics intimately. Deities sustained by worship thrived in darkness – the brighter mortal intellect shone, the faster divine thrones crumbled.
Power of belief permeated Blue Star, yet Ye Linlang avoided its seduction. Why debase herself as faith-mongerer when existing avatars already embodied cosmic principles?
Modern mortals proved frustratingly skeptical. True devotion required transactional miracles – exhausting work for any would-be deity.
Western lands still knelt before altars, but Eastern minds embraced pragmatic spirituality. Fanatical devotion? A relic preserved only in Yahweh’s waning cult.
Other deities struggle to even forge a divine form, much less establish a divine rank and kindle sacred flames.
Have you not observed—even the totem deities of Africa, while sustained by faith, pursue studies to grasp universal laws.
“Three months until this realm converges with Blue Star?”
[Affirmative.]
“Any omens preceding convergence?” Ye Linlang inquired, privately considering her fortune in encountering merely a fragment world this time.
1.6 million square kilometers—smaller than two Zhongxia nations combined.
[Three days prior to convergence, celestial phenomena will manifest from dimensional proximity, causing spatial turbulence that leads to spatial rifts. These dimensional fractures will draw lifeforms from both realms for transposition.]
Ye Linlang’s brow creased, “Is this transposition random or controllable?”
[Worldforce expenditure enables targeted selection.]
“Three months…”
Though Blue Star holds primacy as the source universe with slightly higher dimensional standing, were the entire cosmos elevated to tier two, Ye Linlang could simply await convergence and strike decisively.
Yet presently, only Blue Star possesses marginal combat readiness against the fragment world—victory remains uncertain.
—For Blue Star alone attains tier two status, while other source realms remain technology-bound. To our adversaries, we might appear no different from fragment worlds.
World War poses graver peril than previous natural cataclysms.
“Perhaps Blue Star requires invasion preparedness drills,” Ye Linlang mused, contemplating the three-month grace period.
“System, display fully evolved worlds.”
[At your command, Your Excellency, the Major Deity.]
[Magic World – Orilas | Evolution: 100% | Capacity: Tier Two | Fragment World]
[Martial Arts World – Tianwen | Evolution: 100% | Capacity: Mid-Tier Two | Fragment World]
[Technology World – Galactic Empire | Evolution: 100% | Capacity: Tier One Pinnacle (Civilization 2.1) | Fragment World]
[Fantasy World – Rise of the Sorcerers | Evolution: 100% | Capacity: Tier One Pinnacle | Fragment World]
Four fruit-like orbs materialized before her—World Tree’s crystalline offspring containing entire civilizations.
Surveying the matured worlds, Ye Linlang’s lips curved slyly. “System, issue a veiled proclamation through the Heavenly Law Battleground… let the notification manifest as subtle portents rather than direct revelation.”
Meanwhile, nations across Blue Star reveled in anticipatory celebrations for the inaugural exchange meeting, unaware of looming stratagems beyond their fledgling competitions.
