Darkness Pathway

If the Evernight Goddess had told the truth, then the essence of this world's core power, the "Sefirah," lay far beyond anything Edwin had first imagined. In his Infinite World system, only the Innate Spirit Treasures, born at the dawn of the universe from laws made manifest, could compare to such a concept.

They were no mere objects, but embodiments of the universe's highest authority, the primordial order from which all things were formed.

That meant the Great Old Ones who wielded Sefirah possessed power on a terrifying scale.

And if those Great Old Ones fought over Sefirah, the resulting catastrophe could overturn the entire universe. Earth and its people, caught on the battlefield, would not even qualify as cannon fodder. They would be dust, crushed without a thought.

"Time... There's even less of it than I thought."

Edwin muttered under his breath, a trace of gravity in his voice.

He had originally planned to proceed cautiously, taking his time to explore this world and its Beyonder Characteristics.

But the threat of the Apocalypse now hung over his head like the sword of Damocles, forcing him to quicken his pace.

Before the barrier shattered completely, he had to learn the enemy's true nature and find a way to respond.

And the key to doing that was understanding Sefirah.

The Beyonder Characteristics in Potions all originated from their corresponding Sefirah.

In theory, he could follow that connection back to its source.

But he had long since digested the Beyonder Characteristics he had consumed. The direct connection had broken and could no longer guide him. Still, another path remained.

It lay in the Golden Core that had stayed dormant all this time.

Since he consumed the Sequence 4 Potion, the stimulation had opened the Golden Core's eye a little further. He could