Ever since Zong Shen had learned of the concept of dimensional worlds, he had begun to harbor some doubts about the authority of the Lord System. Yet no matter how much he questioned it, he could not deny that across the Endless Continent and the recorded dimensions, the Lord System possessed supreme power.
However, the Eye of Cthulhu's inability to display a data panel this time awakened some audacious thoughts buried deep within his mind.
The Lord System naturally held absolute authority over the Endless Continent and some other recorded dimensional worlds, but the unknown domain where the Outer God Cthulhu resided also showed that the Lord System had blind spots!
The relationships between worlds were somewhat like nesting dolls.
Based on what he currently knew, Zong Shen made a rough summary. Starting with the most unstable demiplanes, above them came domains, dimensional worlds, astral realms, primary material domains, consciousness domains, and unknown domains.
Domains contained planes, planes contained dimensions, dimensions contained worlds, worlds contained domains, and domains contained demiplanes.
Calling this world-within-world structure nesting dolls was not an exaggeration at all. It also reminded Zong Shen of mirrors within mirrors.
If exploring dimensions too early did not bring more harm than benefit, his ambitions would have long since soared far beyond this place.
For now, what best served his interests and future development was still to remain on the Endless Continent, steadily expand his power, explore Ruins and secret realms, and draw upon the legacies of the Endless Continent's past dimensions to strengthen himself.
Only after becoming the strongest Lord and gaining enough power to shake an entire dimensional world would he qualify to set foot in other dimensions and uncover the truth behind this world—including the truth behind this absurd game.
No one wanted to become a chess