Chapter 851: and translation of chapter title

Particle disturbance.

If one were to say the sea of particles before one's eyes is like opposing soldiers, chaotic and densely distributed throughout the space.

Then the spiritual energy consumed by Lin An turns into a dark-gold giant serpent, driving the particles, forming a tighter formation.

The image zooms in again.

Like a lens rapidly pulled close.

The Second Will seemed still not enough, with a rare fervor in its tone:

Did you see it!?

Every point of spiritual energy you consume is driving the particles!

The dark-gold spiritual energy with metallic luster is magnified to the extreme.

In the view before one's eyes, the spiritual-energy giant serpent suddenly turned into fine threads, desperately pulling each particle closer together.

Macroscopically, this is the charged particles already being squeezed, colliding under the drive of spiritual energy.

Like an impact, when particles collide they burst forth continuous energy, building an entire electric field!

Its magnificent beauty is enough to make one dizzy and entranced.

Spiritual power rapidly depleted, gazing at the scene before him, Lin An suddenly realized what the Second Will truly meant to express.

You mean..

The disaster skill fundamentally does not simulate any phenomenon...

It directly alters reality!?

No... it is directly turning fantasy into reality from the microscopic level!?

At this moment, Lin An cannot accurately describe in words the scene he sees.

But under hyper-effective thought, he has understood the gap between ordinary skills and disaster skills.

Correct!

Within the space, the Second Will let out a faint, somewhat chilling laugh.

The sense of awe in its tone remains undiminished:

If one were to say the skills you previously mastered, or all skills mastered by Awakened Ones, are like a button...

After you press it, the system at the target point forms various special effects and explosions; essentially, the skill released is just a false computational effect.

We cannot infer any rules or observable phenomena from the skill itself.

Like a black box,...

For example, with fireball-type skills, we do not know why they explode, what the combustible material is, what the ignition point is, or how the principle works.

We can only watch helplessly as the fireball appears, leaves the hand, and then explodes...

We cannot, like observing a bird flapping its wings, analyze a full set of flight patterns, aerodynamics, wing structure composition... and so on.

Thus, even if you, Lin An, could launch a fireball capable of destroying half a continent, essentially you are merely a tool.

True power is fundamentally not yours, and you do not know how to master it; you are merely a puppet pressing a button...

Without the system, you become useless, unable to even throw a spark...

Rarely speaking so much, the Second Will's eyes filled with fervor, setting the final tone:

But now...

Everything is different now!

Since you obtained the disaster skill, I have been speculating about its underlying meaning.

Now it seems...

The true reason the death disaster skill can be rated as SSS-level is...

Truly!! It can truly manifest on the reality level! It is no longer just a bundle of special effects given by the system!

It can directly point to the essence of power!

Saliva swallowed.

Strangely, Lin An, hearing the Second Will's fervent tone, also sensed that he seemed to have come into contact with something extraordinary.

So... what should I do?

Constantly observe how spiritual energy operates under the disaster skill? Ultimately, to simulate skill effects without relying on the system?

He asked softly; this was the first method he thought of.

If it could truly be done, does that mean that when he activates the disaster skill, he could also escape the system's prescribed spiritual energy consumption?

Even further, by extrapolating one to a hundred, all spiritual-energy-consuming skills, when he activates them, could also avoid the system's 'exploitation'?

Just as Colonel Chu once had him create his own skill, he also mentioned this line of thought.

The system is rigid; whenever a skill is activated, it wastes large amounts of energy constructing unnecessary 'special effects'.

No..

Unexpectedly.

Within the Thought Space, the Second Will's expression grew gloomy as it shook its head, refuting Lin An's words.

Then, his eyes showing recollection, he spoke quickly to himself:

Lin An, you have not fully digested all memory fragments, so you also do not know what the military ultimately intends to do in the later stage of the Long'an Project.

In the later stage of the trial, I was not only repeatedly tested.

In fact, the military also attempted in the virtual realm to find a means for humanity to control transcendent power.

After a brief pause, the Second Will, looking interestedly at his stunned self, continued:

Do you still remember... I once said that in the later-stage simulation experiments, I faced various fantasy-type enemies?

("Enemy types range from infected bodies emerging from virus leaks to gigantic monsters with aberrant proliferation under nuclear radiation mutation.")

（「From classical myths, the fantasy-level creatures that walked out, to the Supernatural Incident, the constructed evil spirit army... 」）

（「I, an "ordinary person", no matter how close my combat skills come to human limits, I cannot possibly oppose them... 」）

Looking at Lin An's increasingly doubtful gaze, Second Will let out a light laugh, somewhat sighing:

（「But miraculously, or rather, after repeated deaths, I have mastered some abilities that exist only in fantasy... 」）

（「Although it is virtual, although it does not follow real-world logic. But in the virtual simulation, I actually ended up possessing a tiny bit of weak mental power! 」）

Showing a trace of memory, a flicker of coldness flashed in Second Will's eyes.

Being able to let an ordinary person grasp mental power before the Apocalypse, the torment and suffering he endured could be called a beating in hell.

That is a faint light struggled out after countless collapses of human will.

（「That bit of mental power is very weak, even inferior to yours when you just awakened. 」）

（「But relying on that bit of mental power, I began constantly remolding myself, squeezing the limits. 」）

While speaking, Second Will simulated a grain of sand in the Thought Space:

（「Any material structure, in itself, has no distinction. 」）

（「They are all composed of particles. 」）

（「Like diamond, it is nothing more than carbon molecules tightly bonded; its internal structure is merely more concentrated than that of sand... 」）

「Snap-」

Gripping the gravel tightly, Second Will gave a cold chuckle, then slowly loosened his grip:

「(Therefore, upon realizing this, I used that weak, crude mental power to gradually remodel my own structure.)」

（「I can die many times; I can endure nearly infinite instances of bodily collapse... 」）

（「In the end, I altered my own material structure... 」）

The palm opened.

Only to see the tip of the finger simulated by Second Will, suddenly a gleam of luster.

The fingertip, brilliant as stars.