Chapter 583: Source Power Degraded Product

The Great Void was not refusing to communicate with Li Heng, but rather, a silence had emerged that was difficult to describe, yet felt extremely rigid, as if mechanical gears had become jammed.

Li Heng was somewhat puzzled.

Could it be that this Great Void could not understand Source Power, was unable to recognize the supreme essence of this Source Power, and therefore could not evaluate the value of the Source Power, which was why it had become jammed?

After some thought, Li Heng let the Source Power degrade slightly, manifesting the Source Power Degraded Product, which no longer possessed the supreme status of Source Power. It was like how a three-dimensional person cannot understand the existence of a four-dimensional being, but can understand a projection of that four-dimensional being in three dimensions.

Soon, the Great Void began to move.

It was no longer rigidly jammed as it had been just a moment ago; the Great Dao flowed around it, and the laws operated, seemingly evaluating the value of this Source Power Degraded Product to decide its attitude toward Li Heng.

Soon, the Great Void finally made a decision.

Li Heng felt the repulsive force and pressure from the Great Void gradually retreat. It was clear that the Great Void had agreed to Li Heng's transaction and could relax the debt repayment deadline, no longer demanding immediate repayment.

This made Li Heng happy, yet also very puzzled.

He was happy because Source Power was, after all, the eternal god, capable of easily handling even the Great Void. And his puzzlement came from wondering where the upper limit of Source Power actually lay.

Why was it that even the Great Void, which symbolized objective reality, could not understand the true essence of Source Power, and in the end, only by self-degrading could he make the Great Void understand?

If thinking about such questions before was reaching too high and having nothing better to do, then having reached this current realm, it was time to think about these questions; otherwise, he would only know the 'what' but not the 'why,' and would be unable to truly control Source Power.

Or perhaps, reach the level where Source Power resides!

However, Source Power is omnipotent; could he use Source Power to know this answer? Li Heng had a sudden inspiration, his eyes lit up, and he sensed it slightly—it was actually possible!

It was just that the Source Power required to consume was beyond imagination!

Yet, he was not surprised by this situation.

After all, Source Power is omnipotent, and he was forcibly demanding that Source Power give him an upper limit and an answer, which belonged to contradictory and conflicting issues involving self-reference. It was just like the classic, contradiction-involving, self-referential question of whether an omniscient and omnipotent being can create a stone they cannot lift.

Although Source Power is powerful and can not only provide results but also explain reasons, and even involve higher levels—far beyond what Turing Machine, Oracle Machine, or even Super Turing Machine models can describe—you get what you pay for. The principle of equivalent exchange remains unchanged; such contradictory, thorny problems naturally require the consumption of more Source Power.

Although this could not help but make him think of one point.

Does Source Power really need to be consumed?

Is it that Source Power exists between all things, but no one knows this or can extract it? Or is it that this thing called Source Power is brought about by his Visualization Supernatural Ability?

As he thought, his thoughts became numerous, wandering beyond the heavens. He did not know how much time had passed when Li Heng shook his head abruptly; he could not think about it anymore. Now, evidence and information were insufficient, and thinking too much was useless.

As his thoughts returned, Li Heng suddenly felt something unusual.

Something unusual from the Great Void!

Although the repulsion and suppression from the Great Void had temporarily vanished and the communication was about to end, and the Great Void should have fallen silent, at this moment, the Great Void seemed to have been activated by the Source Power from just before, and was actually communicating with him in return, showing a sense of longing.

Longing?

Li Heng frowned; what was going on?

He discovered that the Great Void was extremely longing for the Source Power Degraded Product, longing to obtain these Degraded Products, and for this reason, it indicated that it could use these Degraded Products to offset his debt.

This seemed somewhat bizarre.

The Great Void is not a World or a space-time; it is a kind of objective reality in a limited sense, defined entirely by others. How could it be so longing for one thing?

Could it be because he had been using Source Power all along and had become accustomed to it, not taking the Source Power Degraded Products seriously at all, but to everything other than him, these Degraded Products were supreme power?

And adding that the Great Void of this era was in the midst of the End Tribulation—if it wasn't that the Great Void of all eras was longing for it, but only the Great Void of this era, would that be slightly more reasonable?

He thought about it, but still felt it was too absurd.

However, this was also a good thing for him; he could quickly pay off his debts and subsequently move freely within the Great Void without being suppressed or coerced.

If the Great Void's demand for these Degraded Products was infinite, he could even turn the Great Void into a debtor; at that time, he would be the father of the Great Void!

Whoever dared to make a move against him would be suppressed directly by Great Void Power!

Li Heng's eyes brightened, and he felt it was increasingly possible.

If he used Source Power to bribe the Great Void, he might still feel a bit of heartache. After all, whether it was Source Power or Golden Source Points, no matter how much he earned now, it was never enough to spend.

But the Great Void didn't know the value of the goods, didn't know the preciousness of Source Power, and only wanted the Source Power Degraded Product, and this kind of Degraded Product was far cheaper than Source Power!

"Fine, I agree!"

Li Heng responded with a smile, agreeing to the Great Void's craving. He converted almost all the remaining Source Power on his person into that kind of Degraded Product and delivered it to the Great Void.

At the moment of delivery, Li Heng felt he had become a little lighter.

If this Void Causality Debt were compared to a percentage progress bar, where a full bar meant he had paid off the Causal Debt, he was not far from zero point one percent.

This kind of progress seemed insignificant, but Li Heng knew this progress was already extremely fast.

The Causal Debt owed by a Great Venerable is unimaginably terrifying. Without a Source Power cheat like Li Heng, wanting to pay off zero point one percent would likely take a thousand epochs, and one percent would take countless ages.

This could not help but make Li Heng sigh: would anyone really pay off such a scale of Causal Debt honestly? Besides him, would anyone in the Great Venerable realm really choose to ascend?

A Great Venerable who has not paid off their debt is still powerful.

But they are already equivalent to an Outsider to the Great Void.

After sighing, his thoughts calmed down. Li Heng put the Shi Dai Chang He, which contained the history of countless eras, into his pocket, withdrew his consciousness, and returned to the external Great Void.

And because of Li Heng's good credit behavior, the Great Void did not directly impose suppression and repulsion, so theoretically, he could use the full power of the Great Venerable realm.

However, that was only in theory. He could sense that there was a warning red line for a Great Venerable's actions in the Great Void; usually, it was best to only exert fifty percent of his strength, but if he broke the warning red line, the Great Void would still descend with suppression and repulsion forces.

Li Heng expressed that it did not matter; it was enough.

One percent of a Great Venerable's power was enough to crush a Venerable.

Now it was time to properly consider the matter of the Multiverse Alliance. As it happened, that Number Ten whom he had dispatched back to the Multiverse Alliance seemed to be in trouble now, which could serve as an entry point....