Back when the Inner World's Mental Layer divisions were still in an extremely chaotic era, when even the concept of "Three Layers, One Zone, One Domain" did not exist, exploration, observation, and research into the Abyss Zone had already begun.
The theory might not have kept up, but it was simply too useful!
As long as you could truly reach it, withstand its violent currents, and form an effective interference structure, unimaginable power would be at your disposal. It could be used for combat and cultivation alike, instantly setting you apart from everyone else.
By comparison, the seemingly more advanced and transcendent Extreme Domain fell short in practicality.
Thus, for quite a long time—including now—the Inner World's development of techniques for applying the Abyss Zone had far surpassed its related fundamental research.
Over the decades, plenty of people had suspected that the existence of the Abyss Zone and even the Extreme Domain was the "X Factor" behind the arrival of the Aberration Era, the factor that turned Extraordinary Power from legend into reality. Yet no one had found any corresponding evidence. Even now, nobody knew whether they had always existed, or whether they had suddenly appeared at some point in time and altered the course of the world.
Ronan quickly skimmed through Covenant Lord's agenda materials but found no wording that definitively characterized the Abyss Zone. Clearly, this research had yet to touch upon its essence—whether it was groundbreaking or not was a matter of opinion.
What could currently be confirmed was that Covenant Lord's observational work was exceptionally solid. Observation sites were spread across the globe, the basic data was refined down to the day, and corresponding special events were precise to the minute and second. It was obvious that a sizable research team and an astronomical investment stood