Anomaly II
After several years of testing, Lin Hui gradually figured out the new changes that had occurred in him.
If he doesn't suppress his body and the markings now, and allows even a little radiation to reach any living thing around him, it will immediately trigger the bizarre scene that happened before.
Regardless of race, gender, or age, all living things will be twisted into young, reproductively optimal females of their own species by the unknown power radiated from him within half a minute, and then begin to reproduce rapidly without their own knowledge.
If his Propagation nature previously required the prerequisite of two sexes to Propagation, then now, his personality seems to have undergone a huge change. He no longer needs two sexes, nor does he need whether the body itself is willing; as long as he is influenced, he will definitely reproduce.
Furthermore, the child will grow up instantly after birth, reaching the optimal physical condition for reproduction, and then the process will repeat itself.
If the previous position was still considered normal, then the current situation... is not right..."Lin Hui sat cross-legged above Clear Jade Mountain, looking down at everything below.
To avoid affecting his own power, he has now completely suppressed all his aura radiation.
"It must be the change caused by the subsequent absorption of the Void-Born Black Domain." Lin Hui originally thought that the Void-Born Black Domain's function was similar to the projection of all things, but he didn't expect that this thing seemed to be some kind of super enhancer, directly strengthening and expanding the essence of Propagation.
Furthermore, the Void-Born Black Domain seems to be accelerating his occupation of the position. However, this acceleration appears particularly insignificant under the enormous influence of the strengthening and expansion.
Simply put, I am indeed ascending to the complete form of the Celestial Venerable, and my imprint is indeed advancing in rank, but... this rank... seems to have become something's wrong...
According to the Supreme Omniscience Seal's estimation, he was certain that merging with the Void-Born Black Domain would have positive benefits for him, but the other changes that occurred besides these positive benefits caught him off guard.
The Void-Born Black Domain continues to exert its influence, and it's unclear when it will stop.
Lin Hui had no control over the situation and could only wait.
He only dares to send a Avatar into the Clear Jade Mountain courtyard to meet with his disciples now, otherwise he worries that the previous impact will also affect Clear Jade Mountain.
Fortunately, his performance in the war had already established Clear Jade Mountain's current status.
In the Resistance Army, Clear Jade Mountain officially replaced Rongchang Star Lord and became the main force.
As Lin Hui quietly cultivated himself, continuing to comprehend the temporal state and transform Wind Energy, time passed.
Another million years have passed...
Finally, Chongli waited and waited, but the heart didn't return; they were getting impatient...
Not only him, but even Mu Cheng Jiang could no longer sense Lin Hui's presence this time.
The two Celestial Venerables exchanged a few words and then went together to find Lin Hui and check on his recent situation.
After arriving at Clear Jade Mountain, the two searched around but found no one. They only saw an empty shell of a retreat left by Lin Hui.
It was just an empty shell. The two floated in the void, both frowning as they looked at the ever-expanding area.
"Something feels off," Chongli carefully sensed the surrounding Black Domain. "That kid seems to be approaching our level, but... this formation is completely different from what we had back then..."
"What position did he choose?" Mu Cheng Jiang asked via voice transmission.
"Propagation."
"Propagation??" Mu Cheng Jiang was taken aback. "This person's status isn't high, it's even rather low, so why do I have this unsettling feeling that makes my heart race?"
Aside from the nine opportunities to eternally alter the rules, the Celestial Venerable's essence far surpasses other energy levels, representing the highest point of all life. He himself represents a small, fundamental branch of power within all things.
The stronger the conceptual entity they merge with, the stronger their attacks and the wider their reach.
"Back when I first entered the Heavenly Venerable realm, my influence was not as great as his. But logically, my rank should be about the same as his," Chongli said in a deep voice.
"My sphere of influence was larger than his back then, but... I didn't have that... strange aura," Mu Cheng Jiang said solemnly.
Most importantly, the two Celestial Venerables were unable to trace back to the location of Lin Hui's original imprinted divine soul when faced with the Wind Energy generated by the splitting of Lin Hui's body.
"Seniors... please come this way." Just as the two were at a loss, Lin Hui's subtle voice suddenly came from the surrounding void.
Sound itself needs a path to travel, so without Lin Hui pointing the way, the two instantly reversed the deduction and found a location in the distant Black Domain.
Swish!
The two disappeared at the same time, and when they reappeared, they were in a strange void far away from Clear Jade Mountain.
In the vast void, countless fragmented world spheres of matter enveloped and combined to form a giant gray-white sphere.
At the core of the sphere lies Lin Hui, who is now hiding here.
But the moment they saw Lin Hui, Mu Cheng Jiang and Chongli were both instantly shocked.
"What...!? What happened?!" Chongli had come to urge the use of the heart, but... seeing Lin Hui like this, he felt he would never understand the meaning of Propagation again...
Not only him, but Mu Cheng Jiang, who was standing next to him, also had his brows furrowed and could not look him in the eye.
At this moment, Lin Hui's body was suspended in the center of the sphere, surrounded by countless blurry, distorted, transparent jelly-like substances.
Beyond the matter, there was a large amount of debris flying around him.
Yes, all sorts of debris: world wreckage, warship fragments, giant planets, and the remains of unknown creatures.
Everything, everything flying around him, was constantly bulging with countless large bulges at this very moment.
It's like being pregnant, no... it's definitely pregnant.
At this very moment, all objects are frantically pregnant, giving birth to new versions of themselves, and then continuing the process of replication.
As a result, the amount of matter around Lin Hui increased. Fortunately, he used a giant sphere to surround himself and arranged a layer of high-intensity Wind Energy inside the sphere to decompose all the excess matter.
In this way, the rampant Propagation of inanimate matter was forcibly suppressed.
"This... is incomprehensible...!" Although Mu Cheng Jiang understood what had happened through the Celestial Venerable's extraordinary analytical abilities, this strange sight was indeed something he had never seen before in his entire life.
"Who is this senior?!" Lin Hui looked at Mu Cheng Jiang, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.
"Flash Extreme Seal," Mu Cheng Jiang uttered a single word.
Lin Hui immediately understood and realized the other party's identity.
"How did you get into this state?" Mu Cheng Jiang asked speechlessly.
"I don't know... I'm not sure either. Now I'm stuck here and can't go home," Lin Hui said with a wry smile.
At first, he could barely control the range and intensity of the Propagation positions, but later, as time went on and the changes became more and more significant, he gradually discovered that wherever he imprinted himself, any object—yes, not only living things, but even inanimate objects—would exhibit strange Propagation behavior.
Wherever he goes, everything within his radius of influence will, just like the surrounding area at that moment, become pregnant, give birth, and endlessly replicate itself.
This kind of replication has no source; it seems to appear out of thin air, completely devoid of any transformative power.
"Even if we were to create matter, it would be using the immense power of the fused branches of our avatars. But here you are..."
He couldn't discern the source of power for these replicated substances at all, as if they didn't require any origin, which was extremely bizarre.
"Seniors, could you tell what category my situation falls into? Is it still on the path of advancing to the Heavenly Venerable level?" Lin Hui was also helpless now. He understood what it meant to not eat just anything.
The evolved Void-Born Black Domain, while posing no threat to him and even greatly enhancing his power and range, could...
This enhancement does not achieve the effect he desires.
"Celestial Venerable... that's true. But your advancement... your Propagation rank... I just tested it, and it's clearly still there..." Chongli suddenly said.
"Still there?" Lin Hui was taken aback.
"Yes, the Propagation position belonging to the Celestial Venerable system still exists and has not been occupied." Chongli nodded.
For a moment, both Lin Hui and Mu Cheng Jiang fell silent.
Since the Celestial Venerable of Propagation still holds his title, then what exactly is this thing he fused with?!
"Senior, my current estimate is that it will only take a few million more years to enter the stable period, completely integrate the rank, and step into the Heavenly Venerable realm... But now, you say that the Propagation rank is still there, so what about me..." Lin Hui suddenly thought of the difference between reality and distortion, and had some realization.
"Your situation reminds me of the former Celestial Venerable Yi. Yi the Celestial Venerable has long since disappeared from the world, and his whereabouts are unknown. The records and legends he left behind seem to be similar to this. It's somewhat similar to your situation." Mu Cheng Jiang, as expected of a top-tier Celestial Venerable, was knowledgeable and experienced, and at this moment, he retrieved similar traces from his endless memories.
"Yi the Celestial Venerable?" Neither Lin Hui nor Chongli had ever heard of his legend.
"Essentially, Yi the Celestial Venerable mysteriously disappeared during the Great Annihilation, but he also left the dimension of change and evolution vacant," Mu Cheng Jiang continued. "There was a similar situation once before, but very few people knew about it."
He paused, lost in thought.
"That was all before the last Great Annihilation..."
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"Wait, senior, did you perhaps experience a Great Annihilation?" Lin Hui asked in surprise.
"Of course, Chongli and I are both old guys from the last time we were wiped out. We should have been asleep forever, never to wake up again."
"It was you who, through unknown means, forcibly revived the traces we left behind, thus causing our resurrection," Mu Cheng Jiang laughed.
"Continuing our previous topic, when Yi the Celestial Venerable advanced, there was a situation where, although he successfully advanced, the rank of transformation remained vacant. In fact, some people later advanced a second time and also achieved the rank of Tianzun through transformation. Now it seems that your situation Chang Xiang."
"I see, this is actually the difference between reality and distortion." Chongli suddenly nodded, understanding.
"It should be that we cannot know what the true nature of all things is. According to the Book of Celestial Venerables of the Resistance Army, we are all just false Heavenly Venerables who manipulate changes within distortions. Only supreme beings like Yi the Celestial Venerable can touch the truth," Mu Cheng Jiang explained.
"What is reality...? We can only perceive it through our senses. Even the subsequent extensions of the soul, imprints, and rank all originate from the initial senses, forming the same system. But Yi the Celestial Venerable transcended the distortions brought about by the senses and faced reality directly..."
"Just like me?" Lin Hui asked.
"I really want to say yes, but this..." Mu Cheng Jiang looked at Lin Hui, feeling a slight bloating in her stomach, and quickly moved away.
"This is more twisted than reality... it's even to the point of being unnatural..."
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