From effect to cause, perceiving the truth of the multiverse—or going even further, tampering with logic and the essence of existence itself—was the highest-order ability possessed only by the Deva Path.
Even though the Abyss's own system ranked among the foremost in the multiverse, to Shin, Dark Gaia itself symbolized the multiverse's Deva Path. Though his current power was insufficient to alter the Abyss's rules, he could still investigate some of the information before him.
In an instant, Shin's gaze became unfathomable, as though he had detached himself from this dimension and risen above the entire Abyssal world. No—more accurately, he had risen above all rules.
In his eyes, the caravan turned into humanoid forms made up of countless lines and points. Following the flickering light of their causality, Shin grasped the information he sought in an instant.
Just as he had expected, this caravan was indeed a group of mages. They belonged to an organization called the "Sehanhert High Magic Council," and this was not their first transaction with the devils of this layer.
Although the Abyss was the most peculiar place in the entire multiverse, it was by no means sealed off from contact with other worlds. On the contrary, many high-level worlds possessed passages leading to the Abyss, and dealing with devils or demons had long become commonplace for their inhabitants.
Naturally, due to the nature of their power systems, the planes capable of connecting to the Abyss were basically all high-level planes. Some possessed absolutely powerful deities, grand mages who could destroy worlds with a wave of their hands, and all manner of powerful world-born creatures.
After all, without sufficient strength as backing, they would have long since been devoured by the creatures of the Abyss, bones and all.
The reason for these transactions was not