Then I'll Trust You This Once

Quintessa's words put Tang Chuan on alert in an instant.

He immediately controlled the Fantasy Attribute, conjuring a gilded scimitar in his hand. The scimitar changed shape again, turning into a machine gun, which transformed once more into a saucer-shaped flying disc.

With a wave of his hand, the Fantasy Attribute dispersed. The flying disc burst into a swarm of colorful butterflies that fluttered away in every direction and vanished.

Tang Chuan asked strangely, "I can still control it. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the Fantasy Attribute, so why can't you use it?"

Quintessa shook her head and explained, "That isn't it, Master. I can still use the portion you can use. The problem lies with the Divine Transformation Device.

"When the weapon turned into a watch earlier, I already had a strange feeling. It was only when you immersed yourself in the Cosmic Sandbox and activated the Divine Transformation Device that I truly noticed something was wrong.

"The Divine Transformation Device must have been affected by your divine power. The portion of Fantasy Attribute it occupies has already 'solidified' and can no longer undergo Fantasy Transformation."

Tang Chuan frowned, vaguely understanding what Quintessa meant. He directly controlled the Divine Transformation Device and found that there was no issue whatsoever when operating it.

But when he tried to withdraw that portion of Fantasy Attribute and transform it into something else, he discovered...

It was as immovable as a mountain.

There was simply no way to make the Divine Transformation Device take on another form.

Tang Chuan frowned. "What's the reason for this?"

Quintessa answered, "My guess is that the level of your divine power is simply too high. Even the scraps left over by the Main God—bits it considered utterly useless—are still not something a Fantasy Weapon can easily bear.

"Even though, from a macro perspective, both divine power and Fantasy Weapons are products of high-dimensional beings, your divine power exists on a higher dimension!

"And the Divine Transformation Device is like a filter. It can infinitely dilute an extremely small portion of the divine power the Main God has no use for, allowing you to barely make use of it.

"But since it is dilution, there will naturally be leakage, and quite a lot of it. Thus, the portion of Fantasy Attribute comprising the Divine Transformation Device was 'corroded.'

"It is like how a funnel made of ordinary material can filter acidic liquid, but after only a few uses, the funnel will be corroded by the acid and gradually lose its properties.

"I don't know whether that explanation makes sense to you, but the problem we face now is that portion of Fantasy Attribute was completely destroyed during the process of filtering and diluting divine power.

"Although there shouldn't be any issue with the Divine Transformation Device itself, it will forever remain the Divine Transformation Device and can no longer use the Fantasy Attribute to serve other purposes."

Tang Chuan understood.

So even scraps left over by the Main God could not be borne by a high-dimensional product like a Fantasy Weapon?

Tang Chuan asked, "What percentage of the total capacity does that damaged portion of Fantasy Attribute account for?"

Quintessa answered, "Approximately 26.9527%. That portion of Fantasy Attribute has permanently become the Divine Transformation Device.

"And most of the remaining Fantasy Attribute is being used to sustain the Origin Universe. We absolutely cannot tamper with it.

"The result of doing so could be instability in the Origin Universe, the destruction of galaxies, and the extinction of civilizations.

"However, the Origin Universe does have another use: self-destruction...

"A fully formed universal explosion cannot slay a god, but with the support of a Fantasy Weapon, it can still destroy a Demigod."

Tang Chuan felt a headache coming on.

He had known in advance that the portion of attributes transformed into the Cosmic Sandbox could not be easily used.

But he had later thought that the Divine Transformation Device was not carrying anything. Whenever necessary, it could completely transform into weapons or defensive items to protect his life.

Yet now Quintessa was telling him that the attributes contained within the Divine Transformation Device had been damaged and could no longer change form.

That made Tang Chuan feel rather distressed.

Originally, he had thought that even if most of the Fantasy Attribute could not be used, what remained would still be enough for Quintessa to resolve his worries in every aspect throughout regions below mid- to high-level civilizations.

But reality was cruel. He had never expected the seemingly minuscule scraps of divine power within the Divine Core to possess such terrifying corrosive force that even a Fantasy Weapon could not bear them.

Tang Chuan asked helplessly, "Then how much usable Fantasy Attribute do we still have?"

Quintessa thought for a moment before answering, "We are already close to the threshold. Although we have not reached the theoretical one hundred percent load, if we truly approach one hundred percent without limit, the Origin Universe will become unstable. If the instability becomes too severe and destroys vast stretches of galaxies and living beings within it, all your planning will have been for nothing, Master."

Tang Chuan sighed. "Is it really this difficult? I finally talked my way into getting a cheat, only for more than half of it to be cut away right afterward."

Seeing Tang Chuan sighing in frustration, Quintessa smiled helplessly. "All right, Master. Our current situation is not actually that bad, so don't worry too much.

"The Fantasy Attribute we can use is indeed extremely limited. Using even a little will cause disturbances at the edges of the Origin Universe.

"But there are no living beings in those border regions, are there? So I will devote all usable Fantasy Attribute to 'detection.'

"I will instantly inform you of every potential threat around you before it happens.

"Then, although the Divine Transformation Device, as a filter for divine power, has been permanently fixed to filter inward toward the Origin Universe—

"I can still, at the cost of destabilizing the border regions of the Origin Universe, adjust the direction of a small portion of the filter and allow your divine power to pour outward.

"In other words, before danger occurs, I can give you ample time to become alert. You can also control a portion of your divine power, giving you more than enough ability to protect yourself."

Only then did Tang Chuan let out a sigh of relief. "That's more like it. Otherwise, one day I might be walking down the street and get taken out by some stray bullet for no reason. That would make this Main God far too miserable."

Quintessa shook her head. "Such a thing is destined never to happen. Besides, a body is merely flesh. Fantasy Attribute can create one in an instant, while your spirit is already practically immortal and indestructible."

Tang Chuan asked, "You're sure I can't die?"

Quintessa replied, "I'm sure you can't die."

Tang Chuan said, "Then I'll trust you this once."