Small World

Biodata

Power Progression

Small Worlds are classified into nine orders according to their energy intensity; each order sets the normal upper limit of cultivation within it. 997

Structure and Properties

World Membrane

A Small World's outer membrane conceals it in Chaos, disguising its existence and making it difficult to locate through Divine Sense or ordinary perception. 713 737

• The membrane is a natural defensive boundary against Chaos entities and outside invasion. 710 721
• A Small World is difficult to destroy from outside; even a World Lord of the same level cannot readily do so without entering and attacking its origin directly. 1210
• A World Master can leave the world briefly while retaining some protection near the membrane, but the world's amplification falls away as distance increases. 729
• A Small World may move through Chaos after producing a World Master, though its enormous size makes such movement slow. 722

World Core and Will of Heaven

The World Core is the foundation of a normal Small World and the basis from which its Will of Heaven is born. Even a First-Order Small World ordinarily possesses one. 1207

• A World Master seeks recognition from the Will of Heaven and brands True Spirit Marks into the World Core to control heavenly power. 709 710
• The World Core can preserve records of a world's birth and evolution; Lin Zheyu accessed such memories through a nebula-like light within his world's core. 724
• Small Worlds that fail to evolve may lack a World Core despite possessing world-like space and origin energy. 1206 1207
• An incomplete “dead” Small World can still retain a Will of Heaven, dense death-and-silence aura, and powerful suppressive force. 1206 1207

Origin and Life

Natural Small Worlds absorb Chaos Energy and Origin of the Great Dao during their evolution. Life Imprints carried in that origin can become the template for races and creatures born within the world. 1012

• The origin of a Small World differs fundamentally from Chaos origin; for example, a world's Yin Yang Source is only one component of the Chaos Yin Yang Source. 718
• Small World origin can be harvested as World Source or Dao World Source without necessarily damaging the world's foundation. 997 1002
• A Fifth-Order Small World can nurture only one Dao World Source every ten thousand years if harvested sustainably. 997
• World Source is used to strengthen World Lord-created Small Worlds and may accelerate the growth of Lin Zheyu's World Seed. 1001 1002

World Masters

A World Master is a being recognized by a Small World's Will of Heaven and capable of wielding its World Power.

• Within their own Small World, a World Master can mobilize heavenly power sufficient to suppress invaders far stronger than their personal cultivation. 721
• Such power is tied to the world itself: leaving it greatly reduces the master's strength and leaves the world vulnerable to outside threats. 655 721 729
• A Small World with a World Master is dangerous enough that even Heavenly Venerate-level entities do not casually invade it. 721 722
• Becoming a World Master is distinct from reaching the World Lord Realm. World Masters draw strength from a genuine world, while World Lords develop their own Small Worlds as part of their cultivation. 755 1001

Naturally Evolved and Cultivator-Created Worlds

Notable Examples

• Lin Zheyu's home world — An ordinary Sixth-Order Small World with a Void Insight cultivation limit. Lin temporarily controlled it as its World Master before leaving; after the departure of Lin, other powerful cultivators, and the Sky Splitting Giant Beast, the world began recovering. 957 997
• Lin Zheyu's Inner Cosmic Void — An internal realm built around Yin Yang Source and Four Symbols Source. It developed a World Seed and gained the rudimentary suppressive power of a Small World. 717 729
• Lin Zheyu's World Seed — During its tribulation, the embryonic world was already said to rival certain Second- and Third-Order Small Worlds despite having only recently condensed its seed. 1129
• Song Ziyun's Small World — A World Lord-created realm centered on the Dao of Darkness. Its singular Origin Power grants destructive force but makes it less stable than a genuine Small World. 1000 1001
• The Eternal Silence City worlds — “Dead” Small Worlds hidden within Dark Abysses. These failed worlds contain strange origin energy associated with Eternal Mist and End Aura; at least one was assessed as Fourth Order. 1206 1207 1209
• Sky Splitting Giant Beasts' internal worlds — This race nurtures an inner void from birth. Upon advancing to the World Lord Realm, that void evolves into a complete Small World carried within the beast's body. 685 1007

Relationship with Sky Splitting Giant Beasts

Sky Splitting Giant Beasts possess a unique affinity with Small Worlds.

• They can invade Small Worlds and devour their origins to grow stronger. 685
• Their internal void evolves into a complete Small World only after they reach the World Lord Realm. 685 1037
• Carrying an internal Small World grants immense combat amplification, making World Lord-level Sky Splitting Giant Beasts exceptionally formidable at the same realm. 1007
• Their bloodline grants methods to track beings born in a particular Small World, even if those beings have later entered Chaos. 810