Chapter 55

Threads of law force converged, slowly forming natural thunder runes resembling primordial thunder patterns.

“How rare—Itachi actually managed to bring such a peculiar life form.”

As Hermes focused on forging the Thunder Pool, Black Tower’s melodious voice sounded behind him, enthusiastically commenting: “Itachi call her a Law Lifeform?”

“That’s vastly different from the mainstream evolutionary path of life in the cosmos—if Ruan Mei saw this, she’d surely be fascinated.”

“Compared to ordinary flesh-and-blood life, this type of lifeform known as a God-Monster has indeed advanced far along the evolutionary ladder.”

Unsurprised by Black Tower’s arrival, Hermes never ceased his mental calculations; the power of Great Authority: Astrology continuously drew forth, establishing one after another template of Law Lifeforms.

The concept of Expansion continuously built new possibilities; the power of Knowledge provided the foundation for these possibilities; the Pure Beauty root guided them toward even more beautiful directions…

Expansion, Knowledge, Pure Beauty—no conflict, no clash; instead, under Hermes’ will, they achieved perfect resonance, and within this resonance, a most magnificent thing gradually took shape!

The triune Hermes was simply incomprehensibly powerful!

“Heh, Law Lifeforms may be rare, but in the cosmos and galaxies, what life form doesn’t exist?”

In response to Black Tower’s praise, Hermes grunted dismissively—Ruan Mei could even attempt to replicate and clone Envoys; her research into life was far beyond anything Hermes could match.

“But Itachi can’t deny that the form of existence of such life is truly peculiar.”

Black Tower made no reply; her understanding of Ruan Mei far surpassed Hermes’, and she knew exactly what Ruan Mei was like.

But that didn’t negate the value of Law Lifeforms.

Hermes nodded silently.

The God-Monsters of Teyvat, placed within the Quantum Sea, were imprisoned beings, their potential slashed from birth.

After all, Itachi can't claim Teyvat's laws are stronger than the grand universe of Honkai: Star Rail, can Itachi?

Once they entered the cosmos, it was like a dragon returning to the sea—they could instinctively absorb the nourishment they needed and grow endlessly.

In Hermes’ view, they could all eventually reach the level of top-tier Pathwalkers.

Matching the Celestial Dragon Lords of Xianzhou wouldn’t be too difficult.

Even a veteran like Morax might one day glimpse the level of an Envoy—

Of course, this doesn’t refer to those chosen by Preservation·Kriper and directly ascended as Envoys.

That’s already terrifying enough!

If the number of God-Monsters increased further, they might not be much weaker than the primordial Dusk Beasts of old.

From this, Itachi can see the superiority of Law Lifeforms.

“Well? Black Tower, Itachi’ve probably observed enough—would Itachi care to stay?”

Temporarily halting his research impulse, Hermes turned to ask Black Tower’s opinion.

“…”

After a brief silence, Black Tower scoffed: “Hermes, this place is indeed fascinating—even a node for studying the Quantum Sea—but…”

“Itachi think I noticed nothing?”

“Oh?”

Hearing this, Hermes paid no mind to Black Tower’s mocking expression; a faint smile appeared in his eyes: “Then, Black Tower—are Itachi afraid?”

“I’ve laid everything out in the open. Here, I hold the first-mover advantage. Are Itachi worried Itachi can’t beat me and will end up as my indentured laborer?”

“Itachi!!”

Black Tower’s brilliant purple eyes flashed with irritation.

For the ever-proud and confident Black Tower, Hermes’ single sentence cut deeper than a thousand words.

Originally,

Normally, upon discovering this situation, Black Tower should have turned and left immediately.

After all, she was the great Black Tower—how could she become another’s indentured laborer, her relentless efforts merely fueling someone else’s advancement?

“Moreover, Black Tower, Itachi must have noticed too, right?”

Seeing Black Tower slightly shaken but still silent, Hermes wiped the smile from his face, though his lips still curled slightly: “Here, the underlying nature of certain things seems fundamentally incompatible with the grand universe, doesn’t it?”

"The Tree and the Sea—eternal reincarnation!"

“Your usual research has always been based on the Numerical Tree symbolized by the Star Gods; your study of the boundless Quantum Sea has remained superficial.”

“Under these conditions, how can Itachi transcend the boundaries represented by the Star Gods? How can Itachi delve into the deeper essence of Numerical-Quantum multiverses?”

“In this multiverse, Numerical and Quantum are ultimately twin pillars standing side by side!”

Even if Black Tower previously had no clear understanding of the Tree-Sea multiverse, now that she’s on Blue Star, she must have some sense of it.

“So this is why Itachi’ve made such rapid progress recently?!”

Listening to Hermes’ calm words, Black Tower gradually understood, momentarily stunned by the grand cosmic panorama he painted.

Though reluctant to admit it, Black Tower knew deep down.

She, like most others, was awed by the Star Gods—philosophical concepts given sentient celestial form.

That’s why she designed the Simulation Universe experiment, seeking to explore the deeper mysteries of the Star Gods.

But now it seemed that, while she was lost in this, Hermes had from the very beginning glimpsed something far more fundamental.

This fellow, since he created the Philosopher’s Stone, had likely already begun constructing a multiverse framework model and relentlessly studying it…

This star system possessing partial Quantum Authority was almost certainly Hermes’ entry point for his research experiments!

Watching Black Tower lost in thought, Hermes’ smile deepened further.

As long as Black Tower didn’t leave immediately, he had every confidence he could reel her in like a hooked fish, making her stay and work for him.

After a brief pause,

Hermes withdrew from the chat group the Purple Mist Divine Art uploaded by Ning Qingyu.

According to the store’s description, the Purple Mist Divine Art could absorb and exhale morning purple aura.

If true, then the true value of this art far surpassed the modest power it appeared to display.

Of course, if that were all there was to it, it would still be useless to Hermes.

After all, Itachi can’t expect a being who, with a single breath, can grasp sun and moon and evaporate star seas, to benefit from absorbing morning purple aura.

But…

Hermes skimmed through it and immediately grasped the underlying philosophy of the Purple Mist Divine Art’s cultivation.

“As I thought!”

Gazing at the single strand of morning purple aura he had just refined in his palm, Hermes’ smile could no longer be contained.

Morning purple aura isn’t simply a crude extraction of sunlight from the sky—

Ordinary people doing that would more likely suffer heatstroke from the solar radiation.