Chapter 407

——The Dharma is the True.

——The Body is the Self.

Achieving the Nascent Soul Dharma Body is absolutely not merely a simple transcendence of the Material World, roaming between Form and Emptiness...

Although, such transcendence is by no means an easy matter, nor is it all that simple.

However, the "Multiverse Observation" upgraded from "Parallel World Observation" is absolutely a leap in numerical values led by mechanism.

Through the innovation of mechanism, a massive increase in numerical values is brought about synchronously.

There is no ability that can more intuitively interpret—

Quantitative change causes qualitative change...

—than this saying.

Jewel Sword Old Man was able to contend with Zhu Yue with a human body back then, and even achieve victory; even if it was a pyrrhic victory, it explains the problem well enough.

No matter how you put it, that is Zhu Yue, the so-called "Celestial Body Achiever".

She is also the Moon's UO, acknowledged by Earth and descended upon the land.

Accepting support from Earth, possessing unimaginable output and scale of existence... this is only natural; compared to a Celestial Body, is the Human Body not worlds apart?

Compared to those vast Astronomical Units—

Humans appear so Tiny, like Dust floating in the Universe.

Human history is likewise Insignificant as grains of sand; all conflicts, all achievements, cannot be compared to the Planet's Memory.

But, Jewel Sword Old Man just won.

It is said to be endless Ether Energy Cannons, hard struggling against Moon Mirroring in a Bombardment, ultimately relying on superior firepower to hammer Zhu Yue to pieces head-on.

It sounds Very Reasonable; after all, the saying goes, all Fear stems from insufficient Mana.

If Jewel Sword Old Man has both Mana and firepower, then achieving victory is Naturally a matter of course.

But if one investigates carefully, the problem's location will be Discovered.

Even with the power of the Second Magic, capable of Parallel World Operation, it cannot explain Jewel Sword Old Man's power output problem.

From the Jewel Sword one can see: opening a Channel at the same location in a parallel world, extracting Mana from the atmosphere—such Operation is limited.

Once the atmospheric Mana near the opened Channel is exhausted, one must Transfer to the next world...

The next world, then the next world...

Thus achieving the state of Infinite Mana Supply.

And such Operation is likewise still restricted by many Outside World conditions, difficult to reach an idealized state...

When it comes down to it, Jewel Sword Old Man cannot possibly open a Channel and extract the atmospheric Mana of the entire parallel Earth.

If the operational range could be So Big, then why bother with this Meaningless Task? Wouldn't directly extracting Mana from the current world's atmosphere be a better choice?

Moreover the most important point is: even with Infinite Mana Supply, it does not mean output can keep up.

Take Akuta Hinako as an example—

As a fairy species that can share Mana with nature, she does not need to store Mana inside her own body, but can Absorb endlessly from the Outside World.

But due to being bound by the "Humanoid" Shape, the actual usable Mana Quantity is limited to the domain of the Artificial Spirit.

This situation is like a vast boundless Sea, free for the taking... but the tool for taking is merely a tiny weak faucet.

Even if you let it run continuously, valve turned to maximum, the flow rate is still fixed, merely that tiny bit.

——Supply though Unlimitedly Broad.

——But output has its insurmountable limit.

This is the key to why Jewel Sword Old Man cannot explain the power output problem.

Even with the most abundant supply, if output capability is restricted, all efforts will ultimately turn to bubbles and shadows.

Therefore, if there is only simple Parallel World Operation, then Jewel Sword Old Man would not have even a fraction of a chance of winning.

Since he was able to win head-on against Zhu Yue, it necessarily means that besides sufficient Mana supply, his output and scale of existence also certainly reached a degree close to or equal to the latter's.

This is undoubtedly the Miracle brought by Convergence of Possibilities.

It is the Glamorous Transformation of Life Essence forged by gathering infinite parallel existences.

Countless Extraterrestrial Same-Time Isomorphs, countless Jewel Sword Old Men, overlapping as one with existence as the unit.

One is All.

All is One.

………………

………………

Xia Zhi sat quietly in the Main World's bedroom, everything around him seemingly Stagnant along with his Inner Heart's fluctuations.

In unprecedented tranquility, he Peeked at a world previously Unknown in a transcendent extrasensory form.

Those Distant and Mysterious domains, like scroll paintings, slowly unfolded before his eyes.

The broadened Vision brought him a brand new panorama.

In this panorama, heterogeneous things faintly existed; they were not things from those narrow domains that had long bound him.

They were things like extremely rational laws, as if the concretization of the Universe's operating power.

The mundane world grew further from him, as if all bonds and boundaries dissipated along with it.

Spacetime began to become an external thing; relying on newly acquired power, brand new doors and boundaries presented themselves before Xia Zhi.

One is All.

All is One.

——The individual is the whole; every change in the individual's thinking will be accepted by the whole.

——The whole is also a complete individual; every change in the whole will be reflected on all individuals.

This is a certain Characteristic Xia Zhi inherently possesses, stemming from the connection transcending Spacetime between his Avatar and Main Body.

Every event his Avatars experience, every insight they gain, resonates across the Universe like a Synchronization, Mapping onto his Main Body, bringing growth and innovation of Power.

And now, he has thoroughly excavated this Characteristic, making it a part of the Transcendent Essence of his Existence, rather than merely a hidden growth Mechanism.

Imagine a kaleidoscope; every turn brings a brand new pattern, and you will roughly understand.

His Power has grown to an extent even he finds Incredible——

Like the patterns in a kaleidoscope, his Vision constantly shifts with new scenes; every thought triggers a chain of changes and Reactions.

As if gently turning a kaleidoscope reveals a brand new World.

This change is not merely external, superficial, but internal, Essential.

Meanwhile.

Avatars everywhere naturally dissipate, like morning mist gradually Fading under the morning sun.

——Because they are no longer needed.

So-called Avatars are ultimately nothing more than the Main Body's sensory projections, extensions of the Main Body's Power, and ultimately they divide the Main Body's Power, occupying COST points……

Once a necessity born of no choice.

But now, as Xia Zhi's mastery of Time Power advances daily, and his profound understanding and completion of spatial laws deepen, he can already drive every Subtle change on the Spacetime level At Will.

He is both Omnipresent and Nowhere, both Existing and Not Existing.

So……

Therefore, Xia Zhi no longer needs so-called Avatars.

Though he appears Here, he Simultaneously Exists in other Places, the sole possibility among countless possibilities.

Like on the microscopic level, every particle simultaneously occupies multiple different positions, energy levels, and spin directions, until disturbed by the observer's Gaze, only then manifesting a definite state.

That is to say, there is no distinction between Avatar and Main Body, nor is it multiple completely independent individuals appearing simultaneously.

Xia Zhi has purely just Sublimated his own "Independent Manifestation"……

——Appearing in different places Simultaneously, manifesting in the Mortal World in countless possible Forms.

From the beginning, unborn and Extinctionless, neither empty nor existent, apart from names and forms, without inside or outside……

Solely Real, Incredible.

Incredible.

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"How is it?"

Within the Great Void.

ORT doesn't seem to be suppressed too well, Struggling again.

The Visible Light Grid condensed from the injection of Counter Force Power all around Trembles incessantly.

Cracks on the cave walls and Ground spread incessantly.

Some gradually Extend outward, diffusing more cracks.

The Temple-grade Mo Shu Di, reinforced to fully rival an Underground Nuclear Shelter's Bounded Field and Jutsu, had already fallen into a half-ruined state during its previous rampage.

Right now, the remaining half is also tottering on the brink of collapse.

No matter how sturdy, how powerful, even enough to make modern Magicians scream impossible……

For ORT, it is merely a sandcastle piled on a beach, collapsing at a touch, unable to delay it for even a few seconds.

Faced with this situation, the Silver-haired Girl treats it as a formidable enemy.

She is very clear on how fierce this thing is, therefore at this very moment, she has made Preparation as much as possible.

In the skies above Fuyuki City.

Heavy leaden clouds hang low, Flowing slowly; in the gaps, giant lightning Flashes Faintly, emitting dull Mors Thunder.

The Thunder Clouds are so vast, gathering in an extremely short time, swiftly enveloping the City's skies.

Very unusual, and very Oppressive Atmosphere.

Citizens hasten their steps, no longer Stopping on the Streets, hoping to return home before the thunderstorm falls.

Only these Thunder Clouds are not manifested for rain, but the majesty of a certain colossal Divine Beast manifesting in the dusty World……Gugalan Na!

A single hoof is as gigantic as a Town.

With just one stomp, all of Fuyuki City would be destroyed.

If the worst case occurs, letting ORT Breakthrough to the surface, then the Goddess would directly command all one thousand hooves of the Bull of Heaven to stomp down.

Intercept that thing as much as possible; as for the rest, it is not within her Consideration.

From this can be seen.

She, as this aspect of Filia, is indeed closer to the Main Body prototype's personality.

More cruel, cold……

"Still controllable……"

A faint utterance; the fair thirteen-or-fourteen-year-old Girl appears very Calm, she observes the Giant Spider not truly Awakened, only Struggling by instinct, as if pondering something.

"Moreover, even if the sky falls, there's a tall one to hold it up; what are you Afraid of What?"

"Who's afraid——!"

Miss Filia Subconsciously retorts, but immediately frowns: "Do you think he can really hold it?"

"Why ask that?"

"I mean, he could indeed defeat ORT before, but……that was the previous ORT; this thing seems like it's going to evolve again."

The Silver-haired Girl takes a deep breath; she is still somewhat worried.

If things go wrong, the entire star will be reduced to a spider's nest, and so it is for all worlds.

"Rest assured, this thing's evolution speed is too slow, it can't compare to him..." The single-eyed, fair-skinned girl expressed neither agreement nor disagreement.

"Too, too slow?"

Miss Filia pulled at the corner of her mouth, "You have this much confidence in him? Why?"

"..."

"..."

Silence lasted for half a moment.

Othinus stared at her, sizing her up for a short while, then averted her gaze and spoke blandly:

"In the Immortal Dao, there is a saying..."

"Immortals and gods can sever avatars, descend to the Lower Realm to temper themselves and cultivate, until merit is complete, ascending to the Upper Realm or, put differently, returning to the main body..."

"Through such a method, immortals and gods can easily add a lifetime of cultivation, increasing their divine abilities..."

"..."

"..."

"Eh eh eh? There's even this kind of thing? How come I don't know?"

Filia widened her eyes and let out a low exclamation.

"Not knowing is normal, you don't understand these things..." The single-eyed, fair-skinned girl spoke in a whisper, "Moreover, this is the method he created."

(Chapter End)