"An interesting experiment."
A voice rang out.
It seemed to come from before the universe was born, yet also sounded like an echo from after its end.
There was no emotion, no bias, only a purely objective statement.
Yet that voice made Lin Ye feel unprecedented pressure.
It was not a threat or hostility, but an absolute gulf in levels of existence.
Like a person facing the vast, star-filled sky, that sense of insignificance was instinctive.
Space began to ripple.
A presence slowly manifested.
They had no physical form, no energy fluctuations, not even any perceptible traits.
But Lin Ye knew they were here.
And they were not a being of the Fifth Dimension.
The five elders' projections suddenly resumed moving.
They all turned toward that presence, then did something that shocked Lin Ye-
Every projection dropped to one knee.
These ancient beings who had existed since the First Era, these supreme beings who had ruled the Multiverse for countless eras, now displayed unprecedented reverence.
"Primordial Origin," the five elders said in unison. "Why have you descended in person?"
Their voices held disbelief, and even a trace of fear.
Lin Ye's heart sank.
There was only one possibility for a being who could inspire such awe in the elders of the Observer Civilization-
The Sixth Dimension.
"Because I saw a possibility," the being called Primordial Origin said. "A possibility that even you failed to see."
Their attention shifted to Lin Ye.
At that instant, Lin Ye felt utterly laid bare.
Not his body, not his consciousness, but every layer of his very existence.
Past, present, future, every possible choice, every potential development-all were exposed beneath that gaze.
"Three-dimensional being," Primordial Origin said. "Do you know the fundamental difference between the Fifth Dimension and the Sixth Dimension?"
Lin Ye forced down