Qin Chuan felt the surging power within his body.
Every skill rune radiated divine light. They were no longer mere tools, but extensions of his will—parts of his body.
The power brought by this transformation was enough to let him effortlessly crush his former self.
But he did not lose himself in it.
His consciousness settled into the Divine Soul space, upon the quietly floating reward known as "World Origin's Gift."
It had no physical form, merely a mass of gentle light that radiated an air of familiarity and recognition.
Qin Chuan did not hesitate. His will lightly touched it.
"Use."
Boom—
In an instant, Qin Chuan's perception stretched and expanded without limit.
He was not transported anywhere, yet he seemed to be everywhere at once.
At that moment, Qin Chuan's consciousness broke free of his physical body and merged with the planet beneath his feet.
He heard the dull roar of magma flowing deep within the planet's core, felt the slow but relentless compression between the oceanic plates, and touched the paths of the thin air currents ten thousand meters above the ground.
The forests breathed, the cities slept, and the pulses of countless living beings converged into a vast torrent that surged endlessly through his perception.
This was Blue Star.
A magnificent lifeform with a will of its own.
The next moment, a gentle will guided his perception, piercing through the surface of matter and delving into a deeper, more fundamental layer.
He "saw" it.
Countless brilliant ribbons crisscrossed, forming the skeleton of the entire world.
Those were the laws.
Gravity, time, space, the elements...
They were no longer abstract concepts, but clear, visible strings that could be touched.
Most of the Strings of Law were resilient and radiant, stably maintaining the world's operation.
But Qin Chuan also