Information Left Behind by the First Creator

Hobart used his spirituality to begin examining the abilities he had gained after his advancement.

First, the "Shadow" ability he had possessed as a King of Angels had gone from a "low-end version" to a "high-end version." After hiding in "Shadow," he could theoretically summon a vast number of substitutes and give each of them independent thoughts.

However, there was still only one substitute that could truly replace Hobart. This substitute possessed the same abilities and level as Hobart. Now, Hobart, hiding within "Shadow," could also launch attacks against enemies, making it effectively a two-against-one battle.

Hobart finally understood why the Black Emperor pathway was not as offensively powerful as the Tyrant or Twilight Giant pathways.

If it had such powerful offensive capabilities while also being able to create a substitute with independent thoughts and the same level as himself, that would have been far too overpowered.

As long as Hobart's true body hid within "Shadow," he could constantly observe the "essence" of this world.

Or rather, the laws governing the entire universe possessed "substance" in Hobart's eyes. For example, when a flower withered, an ordinary person would merely observe the flower gradually drying up.

But from Hobart's perspective within "Shadow," the entire process was a thin string. It connected every stage of the flower, from seed to withering, while also linking to the surrounding earth, the absorption of nutrients, and other elements.

This allowed Hobart to make corresponding adjustments easily. For example, if he connected the part of the flower's string representing its seed with the part representing its blooming stage, the external manifestation would be that the seed bloomed instantly.

Or, if he scattered the flower's "string" across the "strings" spread over the earth, flowers of the same kind would instantly blanket the land!

During this process, Hobart's