Source World

Biodata

Power Progression

Nature

The Source World is the true designation for the world encompassing the Origin Continent and the Three Thousand Dimensions. Its Source Traces are rumored to be its trajectory, core, or principal rule; all interpretations lead to the same conclusion—whoever controls the Source Traces can control the Source World. 519

A Source World's internal rules determine its local cultivation environment. Cultivators who relocate from one Source World to another must rebuild their foundations to match the new world's rules and bodily potential. 569

Ning Ze identifies an additional quality of Source Worlds as Ling: an unknown attribute refined from the Primal Chaos that governs a world's vitality, the speed at which it conceives life, and the talent of that life. 573

Appearance

When Ning Ze first observes a Source World from outside, it appears as a faintly fluorescent sphere filled with an immense, moving life aura. Conventional measures such as diameter cannot properly describe it, since time and space are merely products of its differentiated rules. 527

• Its Origin is the core through which its Rules and World Will are expressed. 550 566
• A fully mature Source World can manifest immense Rule power and sustain beings whose strength approaches its own level. 564
• Source Worlds are surrounded by Primal Chaos Power and may be threatened by naturally born Primal Chaos lifeforms that regard them as prey. 570

Rules and World Will

Source Traces

Source Traces are the key to controlling the Source World. They can awaken over time, increase in power, and attract the attention of World Beasts and powerful factions. 523 530

• Luo Feng's awakened Source Traces alter his talent, mental will, and affinity with the world. 530 531
• Ning Ze later receives Luo Feng's Source Traces; they serve as the crucial “ticket” that allows him to compete for control of the Origin Continent Source World. 568
• The Source World's recognition ultimately decides the controller, even when rival contenders possess vastly different foundations in the Rules. 566

Supreme Rules and Origin

A cultivator may reach World-level Primal Chaos Life by wielding Supreme Rules. One method requires controlling more than half of a Source World's Origin; another relies on spreading faith among its inhabitants. 550

• The Source World's Origin is formed by the perfect fusion of Ultimate Daos. 550
• God Emperors possess the qualification to communicate with a Source World. 549
• Control of the Source World grants its controller access to a power that transcends ordinary God Emperors. 565 566

Evolution

Under Ning Ze's control, the Origin Continent begins a drastic accelerated evolution. It rapidly expands, absorbs Primal Chaos Power, and produces more opportunities for God Emperors. 568 580

• Rapid evolution creates instability: Rules may fracture, and the Source World can decline or collapse if its development outpaces its stability. 568 583
• Yuan criticizes Ning Ze's alterations as excessively hasty, particularly the world’s extraordinary evolutionary rate. 570
• Hao Bai nevertheless acknowledges that Ning Ze's changes improve the inhabitants' foundations, the main body of the Supreme Rules, and the Source World's growth rate. 573
• Ning Ze later identifies an unresolved “Spirit” problem that could still cause the Origin Continent to collapse. 575

History

The Source World's nature becomes known when Luo Feng reveals intelligence concerning Source Traces. The Origin Continent and the Three Thousand Dimensions are identified as parts of this Source World, turning control of its traces into an objective capable of provoking continent-wide conflict. 519

After its maturation, Hao Bai attempts to claim the world through a partially comprehended Supreme Rule. Ning Ze enters the contest with a weaker rule foundation but uses the Source Traces to gain the Source World's recognition and become its controller. 558 566

Ning Ze subsequently forces the Origin Continent into accelerated evolution to generate stronger inhabitants and improve his own rule. The speed of this transformation alarms both outside observers and Primal Chaos Lords, who fear the Source World may be driven toward destruction. 568 569 570

Relationships

• Ning Ze — Chosen controller of the Origin Continent Source World; accelerates its evolution and seeks to resolve its instability. 566 568 575
• Luo Feng — Former bearer of the Source Traces; transfers them to Ning Ze and later guards the Source World. 568 575
• Hao Bai — Rival claimant who initially gains an advantage through a partially comprehended Supreme Rule, but loses when the Source World recognizes Ning Ze. 566
• Yuan — Primal Chaos Lord who returns to find the Source World in alarming flux and challenges Ning Ze's methods of development. 570