Chapter 307
"A new star is born at this moment. Whoever illuminates the stars, please give it a unique name, so that its brilliance may shine in the sea of stars."
Beyond the starry sea displayed by the system, in the gloomy mist that Ai Yue had thought was just a backdrop, a star that had never appeared before shone with a white light.
The light was so small that without a close-up, you would hardly see it in the vast sea of stars. Yet it was also so great, for its light dispelled a small patch of mist, allowing the sea of knowledge to expand.
Within the golden scroll, the cycle of destruction and rebirth had ceased. Intense white light erupted from a certain area, sweeping across the entire Sea of Laws at an unprecedented speed.
The pure white light stretched freely along the golden lines of the laws, engulfing everything in its path, whether it was the power of the Imaginary Tree or the power of the Sea of Quantum. When the true master of this world finally found the way forward, even the eternally existing tree and sea had to bow down.
When the Power of Light completely engulfed the two completely different forces and transformed them into a part of itself, Ai Yue knew that he had succeeded.
Although such hierarchical status may only exist in this world, here, having completely mastered the rules of the entire world, he is able to rise above the trees and the sea. Whether it is order or chaos, he now has the final say.
After completely absorbing the unstable elements in the Sea of Laws, Ai Yue was able to control the rules of the entire world without any hindrance. When his will resonated with the Sea of Laws, the entire Solar System lost its secrets before him.
Ai Yue felt as if he had merged with the entire tiny universe. He could sense the trembling of every golden thread of law and the flickering of every node... No, it was not just sensing, but a further step of control.
Whether it be gravity, electromagnetism, time, space, or even more complex and profound laws, they were all laid out in detail before Ai Yue at this moment.
They resemble a huge and complex stringed instrument, capable of producing countless sounds with just a single pluck by Ai Yue; or a castle constructed of building blocks, which Ai Yue can manipulate and disassemble at will.
Ai Yue knew that if he wanted, he could turn the entire Solar System into chaos in an instant, and then reconstruct the world on that foundation. He could make Earth larger than Venus, then pluck Mars and Mercury to use as satellites, give it three moons, and even...
But Ai Yue did nothing. He knew very well the impact that arbitrarily manipulating the underlying rules would have on the world. After all, the connections between the laws were close and complex, and even an unintentional touch could cause a violent chain reaction somewhere in reality.
Ai Yue didn't want to set off Jupiter like fireworks on a whim—after all, he would have to deal with the aftermath himself, and such behavior would undoubtedly be asking for trouble.
More importantly, the timeline on Earth is already set, and he can't just send everyone back to start over; that would be too unfair to Kiana and the others' efforts.
But not manipulating the threads of law doesn't mean you can't change the world.
After all, from the perspective of a complete universe, this immature world undoubtedly has many areas that need improvement.
For example, a stable underlying rule that is not easily affected by the power of trees and the sea.
At this moment, Ai Yue only needed a single thought to encase the world in a hard shell constructed of the Power of Light, so that even if it were sandwiched between trees and the sea, it would not have to worry about being caught in the middle.
But this level of protection is no longer sufficient for Ai Yue; he has even bolder plans in mind.
Why resist the power of trees and the sea? Why can't we transform their influence on the world into something beneficial?
Feeling the two forces that were still continuously flowing into this world, yet could only strengthen the Power of Light, Ai Yue suddenly had an epiphany.
He had always believed that the reason this world was "abandoned" by the Imaginary Tree was because his own power had been mixed into it, causing the tree to determine that it did not belong to the tree's sphere of influence.
However, it now appears that while the line of reasoning was largely correct, it contained a fundamental fallacy.
It wasn't that the Imaginary Tree abandoned this world, but rather that this world broke free from the Imaginary Tree —because of the existence of the Power of Light, this world is no longer a leaf growing on a branch, but an existence equal to the Imaginary Tree.
Although it is still very immature and weak, it is already beyond the capacity of the Imaginary Tree to contain it in terms of dimensions.
Therefore, the Imaginary Tree cannot provide shelter for this world, because only the true master who created this world can do such a thing.
Now, Ai Yue has finally truly earned this qualification.
So he chose to embrace the power of both the tree and the sea.
The cycle of order and chaos isn't wrong, but in Ai Yue's view, there are better options.
Give it a direction, and it will transform into something upward.
"The name of the star has been confirmed."
The name of the new star, as marked by the system, has finally been revealed.
"World Law: Endless Spiral"
Chapter Thirteen: It's alright, I'll inhale both of them at the same time.
The moment Ai Yue realized that the Tree Sea system was a large-scale cycle, the first thing that came to his mind was "Yin and Yang".
As a simple yet profound ancient philosophy, "Yin and Yang" possess the characteristics of being both opposite and unified, and capable of transforming into one another. However, compared to the concept of Yin and Yang, although the Tree Sea system can achieve the degree of being both opposite and unified, it still lacks the quality of mutual transformation.
The Imaginary Tree represents order, Sea of Quantum represents chaos. These concepts cannot be merged or transformed into each other; only pure energy flows between them.
The lack of mutual transformation makes the Tree Sea system seem very "rigid," because strictly speaking, it is just two departments that adhere to their own responsibilities cooperating with each other, and it cannot be called transformation at all.
Although Ai Yue still doesn't know how such world rules came about, this strange cycle system is full of unnatural elements, and Ai Yue certainly doesn't believe it was formed naturally.
If this world was indeed created, what is the purpose behind it? Is it possible for the Tree Sea system to be altered, and must the two sides complete this cycle through mutual hostility?
As the cognitive circle theory suggests, new knowledge brings new unknowns. Ai Yue has only just broken through the boundaries of his own understanding of the rules of the world, but the knowledge he has gained is far less than the number of questions he has raised.
However, these are not issues he needs to consider right now—his immediate priority is to apply the world laws he envisions to this nascent Solar System.
Within the Sea of Laws, the Power of Light has completely assimilated the power that constructed this scene. Whether it's the Imaginary Tree or the Sea of Quantum, their power has become part of the light, and that pure white is the best proof of that.
However, in Ai Yue's view now, pure white is not enough to support this world. To survive and thrive in the "gap" between the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum, a simple protective structure is not enough.
Although this world is currently only the size of the Solar System, in Ai Yue's eyes, it is a seed with infinite possibilities. Perhaps one day, its size will expand to the point of completely engulfing trees and seas, thus fulfilling Ai Yue's incredibly extravagant wish.
While protective laws can certainly armor the world and shield it from external forces, they also act like a cage, restricting its proper growth.
Therefore, Ai Yue needs to "evolve" his own power to complete the enormous project of changing the underlying rules and constructing the system.
To complete this plan, he needs a deeper "understanding" of his own power.
Ai Yue focused all his attention on the power he possessed. Perhaps because he was in a special state where he could change the entire world at will, the Power of Light seemed to become clearer in his perception.
The Power of Light, this strong yet gentle force, was born when Ai Yue underwent his ascension, resonating with his innermost desires. It is stable, gentle, controllable, and possesses endless wonders, fulfilling all of Ai Yue's fantasies about energy.
Or perhaps it is Ai Yue's vision of energy that has caused the Power of Light to exhibit its current characteristics?
A jumble of thoughts flashed through Ai Yue's mind, but he suppressed them all. He couldn't let too many distractions interfere with his will, because even Ai Yue wasn't confident he could succeed on the first try in the next operation.
He wanted to redefine the "Power of Light"—to differentiate this power, which originally possessed only a single property, into qualities that are both opposing and unified, like Yin and Yang, and capable of transforming into each other.
Driven by Ai Yue, the Power of Light began to operate around his will. The Power of Light, along with the two forces that were still pouring into the world, transformed into an energy storm powerful enough to sweep across the entire world.
The power of the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum merged seamlessly with the Power of Light, as if they were an integral part of it. At the same time, the underlying rules of the world resonated with the Power of Light. Ai Yue could sense that while the Power of Light resonated with the rules, it also drew upon things it did not originally possess.
Under the influence of resonance, it also began to give birth to its own rules.
The Power of Light can satisfy all of Ai Yue's needs, and for this reason, it has no "rules" of its own.
It can be said that when Ai Yue did not drive it, the Power of Light tended more towards the chaotic nature of the Sea of Quantum. However, when Ai Yue needed the Power of Light to accomplish its purpose, it was transformed into a certain kind of definite power through Ai Yue's will. At this time, the Power of Light began to tilt towards the orderly nature of the Imaginary Tree.
What Ai Yue needs to do is to distinguish between these two different states of Power of Light and allow them to coexist.
Gradually, a shadow appeared in the pure white energy storm. At first, the black shadow was only faintly visible, as if it were just a shadow projected by the vast energy. But gradually, the shadow began to grow and eventually occupied half of the storm's volume.
This appears to be the expansion of shadows, but in reality, Ai Yue has successfully used this process to distinguish the different properties of the Power of Light into two parts.
The original white now leans entirely towards the stable order of the Imaginary Tree, while the black shadows mimic the chaotic disorder of the Sea of Quantum.
However, unlike the Tree Sea system, although these two lights appear to be distinct, their characteristics are not rigid. As long as Ai Yue is willing, he can drive them to transform into each other, or even merge back into the most basic Power of Light.
Based on his inspiration, Ai Yue ultimately named the white light representing order "Yang Pole Light" and the opposite side "Yin Pole Light." These two forces are constantly in a state of mutual transformation, and both the power of the Imaginary Tree and the power of the Sea of Quantum will be assimilated into their own power.
In this way, no matter how much the power of the tree and the sea invades this world, they cannot overcome the interception of the underlying rules and can no longer easily interfere with the real world as before.
Having redefined the Power of Light, the next step is to reconstruct the underlying rules and framework of this world.
For some reason, despite it being a massive project he had never actually undertaken before, Ai Yue felt incredibly relaxed at that moment.
That's not hard to understand. After all, it's a technology that's been recognized and included by the system. Although it's a bit mystical, it's actually quite easy to accept compared to other random things in the system.
As everyone knows, if a technique is validated by cheats, then there's no reason for it to fail.
The next second, under Ai Yue's control, the entire Sea of Laws began to tremble violently, and in an instant, the whole world was plunged into unimaginable changes.
Kevin, who remained in the Sea of Quantum, raised his head alertly at that moment.
The power of the Sea of Quantum continues to flow into the real world, but judging from Hua's feedback, apart from a strange stagnation on Earth that has caused day and night to cease to change, nothing particularly unusual has occurred.
But now, he vaguely sensed... that the flow of energy had changed.
If the energy flow just now was like a waterfall cascading down a cliff, then the current energy flow is as if it is bound by some kind of rule, like water meandering along a riverbed, with both its speed and magnitude being controlled.
What happened?
Kevin closed his eyes, trying to carefully sense the changes. However, although he was at the pinnacle of human strength, he lacked special authority and therefore could not perceive the existence of the rules themselves.
Therefore, Kevin was unaware that there were certain specific rules flowing through the Sea of Quantum.
If someone knowledgeable were here, they would probably stare wide-eyed – the rule of the Sea of Quantum is no rule. Here, chaos and disorder rule everything. Even Quantum Monster that seem to exist like living things are essentially just reflections of real life.
However, the fact that specific rules have emerged in such a place to guide and restrict the movement of energy is far more absurd than discovering a giant iceberg in the Sahara Desert.
But this not only actually happened, but it was also more than that.
Kevin pondered this phenomenon for a long time but couldn't discern anything concrete from it. Just as he was about to contact Hua to ask her about the changes in the real world, he suddenly felt a warmth emanating from behind him.
But how could he sense temperature when he was inside a mechanical construct isolated from the Sea of Quantum? Besides, such a thing doesn't even exist in the Sea of Quantum!
Kevin instinctively turned his head—and then saw a familiar yet unfamiliar light shining before his eyes.
It felt familiar because Kevin recognized it at a glance as the light of the Power of Light; it felt unfamiliar because although the light still looked pure white, Kevin always felt that it was different from the power he was familiar with.
But if we had to pinpoint exactly what it is, it seems like the only difference is in the "warmth" aspect?
Thinking of this, Kevin looked down at his palm, where a white light shone. But even though it was pressed so tightly against his skin, Kevin couldn't feel any warmth. This was because the Power of Light under normal circumstances doesn't have the concept of temperature, so it should naturally make people feel warm.
But warmth is never a bad thing, right?
Looking at the increasingly bright and clear light, Kevin smiled.
It seems it's almost over.
What he didn't know was that this kind of thing didn't only happen in the Sea of Quantum.
Before the Imaginary Tree, which no one could witness, a contrasting scene was unfolding simultaneously—a black light representing chaos and disorder slowly emerged, causing the originally solidified and stable order to gradually become unbalanced, and ultimately being drawn into this cycle under the guidance of the Yin Pole Light.
If someone could look at all of this from a higher-dimensional perspective, they would see a small vortex appearing on the boundary between the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum.
The vortex, composed of black and white, was as small as a drop of water in the vast sea of trees. Yet, this tiny and inconspicuous entity completely disrupted the originally clear boundaries around it.
Around the vortex, the Imaginary Tree is no longer an unchanging order, and the Sea of Quantum is no longer an eternal chaos. These two entities, which should never be able to merge, have become intertwined here, almost inseparable.
It was precisely under the pull of the vortex that their energy ceased to exchange, and instead they were all drawn into it, feeding that nascent world.
And so, the vortex silently expanded slightly.
Although such changes are negligible compared to the scale of the Tree Sea system, no one can guarantee that this vortex will eventually grow into a storm that sweeps across the entire world.
As for the person who started all of this, they breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.
The unique rule framework for this world is complete.
In his perception, the underlying rules of the entire world had been completely renewed—the once glittering scroll of laws was no longer there; in its place was a "Heavenly Ladder" with a double helix structure formed by the intertwining of black and white laws.
Within the intertwined and spiraling upward Heavenly Ladder of heaven, the laws governing all things remain in motion. Black and white constantly transform as they connect, seemingly unstable yet maintaining overall unity. More importantly, with the continuous influx of external energy, this Heavenly Ladder of heaven is also slowly growing.
From this moment on, the world broke free from the order that had been fixed since its inception and regained the possibility of growth and expansion.
This is the new world law: the endless spiral.
Intertwined yet spiraling in opposite directions, these two forces extend their endless motion, maintaining a balance between order and chaos within a dynamic process. Only in this way can they truly possess the quality of self-regulation.
In this way, the tree sea system, which once posed a threat to the world, has instead become an important component that promotes the world's growth and evolution.
Feeling the expansion of the rules after absorbing the power of the sea of trees, Ai Yue couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure.
The underlying rules are closely related to the real world, so as the rules expand, the real world also continues to expand.
In the universe of the Imaginary Tree, the Solar System may be just an insignificant celestial body in a remote and desolate place, but here, it is the future center of all worlds, the true origin of the universe.
Of course, that kind of thing will have to wait a long time; right now, the most important thing is what's happening on Earth.
It's time to leave and get to the point where the whole plan is complete.
With this thought in mind, Ai Yue's consciousness began to detach from the underlying rules, and the light re-converged in the real world, transforming into a giant stone statue on the moon.
Hua stood atop the mountain as always, looking up at the thick, dark clouds, meeting the gaze of the sun hidden behind them.
Seven days and seven nights have passed since this frozen day first appeared. Although people were initially panicked, they have gradually become accustomed to the feeling since no other disasters have occurred so far.
After all, life goes on no matter what.
At that moment, Hua's expression finally softened, because she noticed that although the dark clouds had not yet dispersed, the eerie blue light on the surface of the sun was gradually disappearing.
This seems to indicate that the Earth is gradually returning to normal.
As if in response to her thoughts, the previously still air suddenly began to move, a breeze brushed against the girl's cheek, ruffling her hair. Hua subconsciously tucked the messy hair behind her ear, then paused for a moment.
After the wind blew, raindrops fell.
In the blink of an eye, the drizzle began to pour. Although Hua was not afraid of this level of wind and rain, she did not like the feeling of getting her clothes wet. However, just as she subconsciously circulated her "qi" to try to repel the raindrops, a shadow fell perfectly over her head, doing the job for her.