Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Source World (源世界) |
| Alias(es) | Innate Primal Chaos World |
| Type | Innate Primal Chaos Lifeform; world with a Supreme Will |
| Origin | Nurtured by the Endless Primal Chaos Space 928 934 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 413 413 |
Nature and Composition
Source Worlds are vast, eternally existing worlds formed from the overlap of innumerable multiverses. Their scale and total power are comparable to Primordial Lords, while their nature is that of the strongest class of Innate Primal Chaos Lifeform. 623 789 928
| Component | Function |
|---|---|
| Origin Land / World Origin | The world's fundamental origin and source of its immense power. 906 928 |
| Origin Daos | The countless Daos that form the world's underlying essence. 789 907 |
| Rule-operation system | Combines material origin and rule Dao to govern the world's functions. 899 |
| Supreme Will / Will of the Origin | A will attached to the rules which carries out their operation; it is usually mechanical rather than truly sentient. 899 |
A Source World's Rule Origin continuously converts Primal Chaos Power from the Endless Primal Chaos Space into Origin Power, sustaining life and the operation of the world. 906
World Will
The Will of the Origin possesses the highest native authority within a Source World, but its authority is constrained by the world's own rules. It cannot freely act against a threat that has not violated those rules. 905
Most World Wills are mechanical, with instincts shaped by rule operation rather than independent thought. The Professional World's World Consciousness was unusual: the Path of Professions gave it vitality comparable to intelligent life, allowing it to develop the desire to become a genuine life-form. 899 901 905
- A mechanical will can fail when confronted with contradictory information. 906
- A World Consciousness that develops independent thought may attempt to alter rules and actively wield the world's authority. 905
- The Professional World's World Consciousness was enslaved, merged back into its Will of the Origin, and used as an internal opening to refine the World Core. 906
Structure
A Source World's internal layout can differ greatly between worlds. The Origin Source World is structured around the Origin Continent at its center, with the Three Thousand Dimensions surrounding it and the Destruction Dimension attached at its edge. 582 589 623
| Documented structure | Description |
|---|---|
| Origin Continent and Three Thousand Dimensions | A core continent supported by three thousand surrounding dimensions; ascension passages allow cultivators from lesser planes to reach the Origin Space. 403 |
| Main World, Abyss World, and Dream Continent | The Professional World developed toward a three-part balance after the Dream Dimension merged with a world built around Source World origin. 898 |
| World Disc | A Source World can shrink its outer scale and concentrate its power, creating an extremely dense defensive structure. 915 |
Reincarnation and Growth
Source Worlds undergo cycles of destruction and reincarnation. The World Beasts seek to force this cycle ahead of time, destroy the Origin Continent and the Three Thousand Dimensions, and absorb the resulting Power of Destruction. 413 456
A Source World does not grow through Primal Chaos Power alone. Its development also depends on the souls, thoughts, memories, and Dao insights generated by intelligent life. 867 934
- Lifeforms influence the World Origin; widespread submission or faith can cause the origin to recognize someone as the world's master. 465 795
- The Way of Dreams and Illusions can add new worlds and information to a Source World without inherently reducing its origin. 867
- During Great Destruction, a Source World's dense World Origin becomes coveted prey for Innate Primal Chaos Lifeforms. 931 934
World Mastery
Refining a Source World grants a cultivator extraordinary authority, but the degree of fusion determines the level of control.
| Stage of fusion | Result |
|---|---|
| Seizing the Supreme Will | Grants World Class authority. 917 |
| Merging with the World Origin | Grants Progenitor-level authority over the Source World. 917 |
| Merging with the Dao | Represents Lord-level mastery. 917 |
A World Master can gather the Source World's normally dispersed Origin Power and direct it through the world's rules. Lu Yunhe used this authority to condense power comparable to a Primordial Progenitor and repel the Infinite Serpent Ancestor. 914 916
Within their own Source World, a master can influence life and death, restore historical lifeforms, and move beings across time through the world's rules. This control remains rule-based and cannot completely override the uniqueness of individual lifeforms. 908
Known Source Worlds
| Source World | Known traits |
|---|---|
| Origin Source World | Contains the Origin Continent, the Three Thousand Dimensions, the Chaos Void, and the Destruction Dimension. 582 589 |
| Professional World / Gods' World | A Source World with the Path of Professions as its defining cultivation system; it initially had no World Master before Lu Yunhe refined its World Core and World Origin. 793 906 |
| Mysterious Source World | Protected by a World Membrane that blocked entry until Lu Yunhe infiltrated it with the Great World-Breaking Teleportation Technique. 789 |
Major Events
- World Beast Kings revealed their plan to hasten the Source World's reincarnation by destroying the Origin Continent and the Three Thousand Dimensions. 456
- The Ultra Avatar fused with a Source World and its Supreme Rule, beginning a transformation beyond Lu Yunhe's prior understanding. 623
- Lu Yunhe enslaved the Professional World's World Consciousness, refined its World Core and World Origin, and became its master. 906
- The Source World concentrated its Origin Power under Lu Yunhe's control to resist the Infinite Serpent Ancestor. 916
- During the war in Primal Chaos Space, Innate Primal Chaos Lifeforms invaded Cultivator Territory to devour Source Worlds. 931 934
Weaknesses
- Ownerless Source Worlds operate only through fixed rules and cannot reliably prevent powerful outsiders from entering. 793 931
- Their immense Origin Power is usually dispersed; without a capable master, the world cannot efficiently focus that power against invaders. 914 916
- The Supreme Rule suppresses and rejects outsiders, but cannot stop sufficiently powerful beings or the Great World-Breaking Teleportation Technique. 793 914
- Source Worlds are valuable prey to Innate Primal Chaos Lifeforms, which can devour their World Origin for growth and possible advancement. 934