"Herrscher of Reason Divine Core"

[Beginner Gift Pack · Ultimate Martial Soul Selection:]

[2. "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core," God King-tier martial soul.]

[Martial Soul Details: "Divine Core" is a four-dimensional technological creation that can temporarily grant three-dimensional lifeforms the authority to ascend into four-dimensional lifeforms.]

[Specific functions of the "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core": Host to comprehend them independently.]

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Qin Moyu fell silent on the spot, his eyelid twitching slightly.

Was this perfunctory nonsense not even pretending anymore?

Perhaps Qin Moyu should have realized it the moment he first saw "Equivalent Exchange Technology"...

Long before his transmigration, Qin Moyu had loved reading novels. Back when he was younger, he often argued with netizens in comment sections until his face turned red.

One line—"If you can do it, write one yourself"—had enraged him enough to scribble out a story, and that was how he came up with the technological concept of the "Divine Core."

The so-called "Divine Core" was a technological creation developed to transcend the constraints of the three-dimensional universe and rival the fourth dimension.

Its sole purpose was to shatter dimensional barriers, allowing lifeforms trapped in lower dimensions to touch the fundamental rules of the four-dimensional universe.

The Herrscher of Reason, meanwhile, came from Honkai's setting. Honkai was a cyclical disaster phenomenon, a trial of civilization imposed by the Honkai God. The more advanced the technology, the more prosperous the population, and the higher the civilization's overall level, the more terrifying the Honkai disaster that descended.

The "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core" was a conceptual entity he had fused together back then.

According to the setting, not long after the "Divine Core" was developed, scientists among the future New Humans successfully deciphered the authority of the fourth dimension—"understanding"—and infused that authority into the "Divine Core," ultimately creating this technological artifact.

Once someone successfully fused with the "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core," an ordinary person would immediately transform into a complete Herrscher of Reason, gaining heaven-defying abilities to analyze all things, reconstruct all things, and alter the laws of physics!

The Herrscher of Reason's power was plain for all to see.

It could be said that this "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core" was the sternest father and the most unsolvable judge of every technological civilization!

Whenever a technological civilization was born, developed, and progressed, unless it completely strangled the Herrscher of Reason the instant it awakened, it was destined to be unable to contend with the authority of Reason.

To this day, no technological civilization had ever been able to defeat a fully developed Herrscher of Reason who wielded the truths of all things!

With that, the options for the ultimate selectable martial soul had all been revealed.

One was the path of the Dragon God deity: physical strength taken to the extreme, invincible combat power, and the burden of tens of thousands of years of karma.

The other was the technological path of the "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core," which analyzed all things, commanded truth, and used dimensional technology to stand above every law.

The Dragon God's strength was obvious to all.

Moreover, this was the era of the first Soul Land. Soul guidance technology in this age was primitive and backward; even a basic technological system had yet to take shape, making it utterly unsuitable for the Herrscher of Reason's growth.

If this had been the era of The Unrivaled Tang Clan in Soul Land Two, the "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core" would have advanced by leaps and bounds, crushing the martial soul system.

But after a brief moment of thought, Qin Moyu already had his answer.

"System, I choose the Herrscher of Reason Divine Core!"

Hesitating for even one second would be disrespectful to Divine Core technology!

Divine Core technology had been born from a group of mad scientists. They shattered the cognitive barriers of the three-dimensional universe and, by sheer luck, glimpsed the mysteries of the fourth dimension.

Using frail human flesh as a vessel, they ultimately created an artificial Honkai God capable of spanning timelines, freezing the law of causality, and wielding the power of One Proof, Eternal Proof!

As for which was stronger, the Honkai God or the Dragon God?

This was simply a contest between a stat monster and a mechanic monster.

One was a Dragon God with no limit to its growth; the other was a Honkai God with limitless potential through the development of technological civilization. Which was superior was obvious at a glance!

Most importantly, Qin Moyu was incomparably familiar with the concept of the "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core."

The "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core" originated from the authority of "understanding" in the fourth dimension—the Dark Plane Dimension. Its power came from dark matter, not from Honkai energy, which was highly corrosive and inherently calamitous.

That meant that even if he awakened the power of the Herrscher of Reason, he would not trigger the descent of Honkai!

Without Honkai energy's backlash and without catastrophic Honkai disasters, the "Herrscher of Reason Divine Core" retained only the Herrscher of Reason's unique authority of "understanding."

Qin Moyu's sights had never been limited to this tiny corner called Soul Land. His goal was to traverse the myriad heavens; a single Douluo Continent could not restrain his ambitions.

Since that was the case, there was no need to consider the Dragon God Martial Soul and trap himself within the system of the Douluo God Realm, becoming a local tyrant in a universe with three extra spoonfuls of sugar.

Rather than throw his weight around as a local bully, he might as well choose the Herrscher of Reason, grasp the path of technology, and carve out a brand-new road for himself!

With his mind made up, the ultimate martial soul awakening began instantly.

A gentle power surged from within Qin Moyu's body, rushing through his meridians and into every limb and bone.

Every cell in his body gave off a delighted murmur, as though a body sealed away for more than a decade had finally broken free from the shackles of its genes!

Qin Moyu slowly spread his palm, and a spherical technological creation radiating dazzling light and possessing an intricate structure quietly appeared...

"Buzz—"

An ethereal tremor that seemed to pierce his soul rang out beside his ears.

[Anchoring the fourth dimension. Dark Plane Dimension coordinates locked!]

[Genetic chain matching. Soul anchor locked!]

[New universe detected. Prototype Herrscher of Understanding Divine Core, eternal binding successful!]

As the words fell, Qin Moyu's eyes changed abruptly.

His originally ink-black pupils were completely covered in silver-white patterns, and intricate gear-like designs emerged within them. They resembled an industrial machine that never ceased operating, carrying an icy divinity capable of analyzing all things and seeing through their essence!

"The core of the Herrscher of Understanding, all systems operating normally!"

"I grant you wisdom: comprehend the principles of all things, become omniscient and omnipotent, King of Truth!"

"Herrscher of Understanding! The one challenging you bears the name of truth!"

The ethereal, sacred mechanical whispers echoed without end. The youth's figure then vanished from the three-dimensional universe, crossing the dimensional barrier in an instant and stepping into a boundless black void...

"Dark Plane authority access complete! Dimensional transition complete!"

"We offer you our highest salutations, Lord Herrscher of Understanding, the first First Herrscher born in this universe!"

Qin Moyu kept his eyes tightly shut as a gentle, ethereal voice sounded beside his ears. This was the intelligent assistant of the Herrscher of Reason Divine Core.

"Welcome to the Dark Plane, Lord Herrscher of Understanding. How may I serve you?"

Then Qin Moyu slowly opened his eyes.

This was the first time he had personally witnessed the fourth dimension that existed both in his novel's setting and in the scientific world's definitions!

The magnificent scene before him utterly overturned the understanding he had built over so many years.

It was a breathtaking sight beyond the reach of all his words—a multicolored black?

A contradictory and bizarre description...

With Qin Moyu's limited understanding, if he had to describe it, he could only do so in such an abstract manner.

The Dark Plane universe was black and boundless. There was no brilliant starlight here, nor was there a vast sea of stars. The surroundings were filled with endless clusters of dark matter, pure to the extreme.

Dark matter also permeated the three-dimensional world of reality, but it could not be observed, and science had yet to uncover its exact form of existence...

Yet here, dark matter flowed clearly. It was the sole origin that formed the Dark Plane universe—grand, mysterious, and so desolately beautiful that it stole one's breath.

The Dark Plane was merely the tip of the fourth dimension's iceberg. The two had a clear relationship of inclusion: it was a derivative part of the four-dimensional universe, a basic corner of the higher-dimensional universe.

What did it mean to be the tip of an iceberg?

An iceberg appeared majestic and spectacular because only one-eighth of it floated above the sea.

The visible tip above the water was bathed in sunlight, while the iceberg's main body beneath the surface remained cold and dark all year round.

The Dark Plane before him was that tiny point of ice emerging above the surface of the four-dimensional universe. The true, complete fourth-dimensional world was far beyond what he could glimpse at present...

With that shock in his heart, Qin Moyu subconsciously raised his hand and touched the dark matter fluid slowly flowing before him.

There was no sensation of solid contact, only a deathly chill that seeped through his senses and bored into his flesh...