"On what grounds?" The Arbiter's tone wavered ever so slightly.
"On the grounds of what I just showed you," Lin Ye said. "You're trapped in the fifth dimension because your evolutionary path has formed a fixed pattern."
"From the third dimension to the fourth, you learned to step beyond time. From the fourth to the fifth, you became the rules themselves."
"But to reach the sixth dimension, what you need isn't a higher perspective, but an entirely different mode of cognition."
He waved his hand, drawing a complex pattern through the air.
It was a simplified projection of the "Paradox Universe" he had created at the conceptual origin just moments ago.
"What you see is paradox, chaotic disorder that defies logic. But to me, this is a new order—one founded on the coexistence of multiple truths."
"A sixth-dimensional being can observe all of you at once because it isn't bound by a single reality. It can exist in every possible state simultaneously."
"And this is precisely the core trait of Hyper-Reality."
The Arbiter's form shuddered violently.
Lin Ye knew his words had struck the heart of the matter.
The Observer Civilization had spent countless resources and created innumerable experimental universes for one purpose: to find a way to break into the sixth dimension. And now, a three-dimensional being claimed to hold the key.
"How will you prove it?" the Arbiter asked.
"Let me enter your Dimensional Ocean," Lin Ye said. "Give me time to study your knowledge system. Then I'll demonstrate how to apply the principles of Hyper-Reality to your evolutionary path."
"The risk is too great." The Concept Eraser suddenly spoke. "If he's deceiving us, gaining access could allow him to threaten our entire civilization."
"Then we'll sign a contract." Lin Ye turned to the Concept Eraser. "A constraint