Theory of Silence.
For Zheng Qing, it had already become a somewhat distant term.
The first time he had heard of it was during his freshman year, in Old Yao's Philosophy of Magic class.
Zheng Qing remembered that, to make the dry theory more vivid, Old Yao had even taken out a sheet of paper and used ants of different colors along with his tobacco to simulate the collapse of a world.
Back then, Old Yao had still been a Grand Wizard.
"--A Sacrifice World is the most "active" and most "intense" event in the universe, because it represents a world's Ruins of the Great Void and greatly stimulates the universe... You remember the two corollaries of the Theory of Silence, right?"
The professor's voice rang beside his ear.
Zheng Qing came back to himself.
"O's Equilibrium and the Observer Effect."
It was as though he had returned to that classroom from years ago. Without hesitation, he answered, "Within a certain range of time and space, transcendent individuals remaining silent can reduce the harm done to the world while ensuring the continued existence of transcendent individuals, ordinary individuals, and the world itself. That is O's Equilibrium. The Observer Effect means that when transcendent power is noticed by mortals, its destructive force converges and collapses into reality, causing corresponding damage to the mortal world. But if transcendent power goes unnoticed by mortals, then its destructive force disperses into higher dimensions and does not damage the world..."
"Very good. It seems you paid close attention in class."
Old Yao contentedly puffed out several smoke rings, then happily patted the young wizard on the shoulder. "...When a world is sacrificed, mortals can observe it. They may mistake those signs for the birth of a black hole, a supernova explosion, or various other abnormal