The so-called Outer Realm Border was the limit region constructed by the Star Sea rules. At the outermost edge of this limit region lay a special rule barrier, separating this starry sea from the destroyed universe.
The invisible barrier flickered in and out of sight in the void. At times, ripples like water spread across it; at others, fine, faint gray runes flashed over its surface.
Beyond the barrier lay eternal chaos and darkness. Occasionally, distorted shadows could be seen prowling across its surface, crashing against it like trapped beasts.
Within the Outer Realm universe, the endless darkness and chaos were not pure nothingness. They were mixed with some kind of flowing dark matter that writhed through the void like living creatures. They possessed no fixed form and constantly emitted mad consciousness, drawn toward the light radiating through the starry sea. To them, that light was like an oasis in the desert.
As the Outer Realm Border directly touched the rule barrier, it was inevitably affected by the universe's condition of being corrupted by chaos and darkness. The backdrop of this starry sea was no longer pure black, but mixed with grayish-white mist-like matter.
Outer Realm energy permeated every corner of this place, floating in the void like mist. One could also encounter Outer Realm creatures that had seeped in. Their frenzied consciousness tried to contaminate every living being they sensed, as though doing so would grant them new life.
Beneath this starry sky, sunlight retained only its light. By the time its rays passed through the thin atmosphere, they had become pale and weak, as if all warmth had been filtered away. Yet beneath the stars, the ravages of Outer Realm lifeforms had given birth to countless Water Spirit Particles, condensing into vast swathes of ice crystals. These crystals