An ordinary scroll, after Li Xingkong infused it with a large amount of Magic Power power, began to reveal its true power.
Centered on the scroll, the surrounding environment seemed to be emptied in an instant, sucked into the scroll in a way that Li Xingkong could not understand.
Li Xingkong could clearly sense that although the manifestation was somewhat similar to how a storage space absorbs objects, the underlying principle was completely different.
Within the area affected by this scroll, something seemed to be flowing away.
It's inexplicable, indescribable, and even using Divine Sense or intuition, one cannot detect its presence.
But Li Xingkong could clearly sense that something was indeed being extracted.
It's like a concept.
"System?"
Generally speaking, when faced with something he doesn't understand, Li Xingkong would choose to put it aside for the time being and study it when he had time. But he only had one Dual-Vector Foil, and who knew if he would ever have the chance to see it again?
It's best to understand this rare scene.
"Yes, yes, what's wrong? Want to know what was removed?"
The system replied lazily.
"Yes, this feeling is so strange. I can't see anything unusual, but I just have this feeling..."
Li Xingkong didn't know how to describe this feeling.
"Alright, since you're so eager to know, then go and try it yourself."
The system was still keeping Li Xingkong in suspense, urging him to go up and test the power of this thing.
"Hmm? Is this something I can try?"
Li Xingkong felt that the system was playing a joke on him. Putting everything else aside, the power of this Dual-Vector Foil was definitely incomparable to the weapons he had encountered before.
In the short span of a few words, the meteorite covered with multiple layers of shields was sucked into the scroll, and a large amount of surrounding matter was also devoured. In an instant, a vacuum was created in the originally dense space.
"I'm not kidding, hurry up. Of course, I don't mean you have to go in your whole body, just a small part of your body."
The system's tone became much more serious, and it didn't seem like it was telling a joke.
"Yes, that's right, it's about to expire, hurry up."
Since the system was urging him so urgently, Li Xingkong didn't ask any more questions. He transformed one of his hands into golden light and rushed into the influence range of the Dual-Vector Foil.
The hand had just entered the area of influence when it changed due to the effect of the Dual-Vector Foil.
Li Xingkong's connection with the hand was still intact, and his Divine Sense could also perceive the state of the hand. However, in Divine Sense perception, Li Xingkong felt for the first time that he had eaten a mushroom.
The hand was clearly dissolving, but in Li Xingkong's perception, its integrity remained intact, as if it had simply changed its form of existence.
After another breath, the Dual-Vector Foil stopped expanding, the surrounding space contracted, and it once again transformed into a scroll shape.
Li Xingkong's hand was also sucked away without a trace.
But what's amazing is that Li Xingkong can still sense the existence of this hand through his Divine Sense.
Even in his perception, the hand was still under his control.
magic.
"This is?"
Seeing that the device had already fulfilled its purpose, Li Xingkong asked the system for help.
"As you can see, your hand has become two-dimensional, but because of the connection of Divine Sense, you can still sense its existence. However, the Divine Sense belonging to that part of the hand is now also two-dimensional."
The system explained the situation Li Xingkong was currently facing.
"Alright, now you can feel the difference between the two sides."
Upon hearing the system's explanation, Li Xingkong simultaneously activated his Divine Sense to observe the two dimensions.
I observe the three-dimensional world Heavenly Capital, and even now that I've opened my Divine Sense, I haven't discovered anything. But the situation in the two-dimensional world is completely different.
Li Xingkong's Divine Sense observed a strange phenomenon.
This two-dimensional world has no concept of height; all objects are on the same plane, and the only ways to move are up, down, left, and right, without any jumping or height.
After comparing them, Li Xingkong roughly knew what had just been extracted.
"So, what was just extracted was the concept of height?"
Li Xingkong was somewhat uncertain, as it involved conceptual matters, which were beyond Li Xingkong current capabilities.
"That's right, this dimensional reduction is indeed related to the concept of height. Of course, your current understanding of this concept is still somewhat lacking. Having you integrate a part of your body into the two-dimensional world is simply to help you understand what dimensional advancement is."
The system began its explanation.
"This isn't exactly what the Golden Core Stage students learn, but these kinds of opportunities are rare and hard to come by. You're lucky to have encountered it."
"You know my current state; I'm already bound to you in a higher dimension, and our cultivation also involves concepts related to dimensional ascension."
The so-called Shattering the Void after Nascent Soul is essentially a kind of dimensional ascension.
"The process of ascending to a higher dimension is extremely difficult. It has little to do with how much talent or knowledge you possess; what you need is to find that non-existent dimension."
"But isn't the fourth dimension time?"
Li Xingkong had read many theoretical speculations, and he believed that time should exist in a fourth dimension above the three dimensions.
"Come, look."
The system pointed to the scroll.
"If we upgrade from a two-dimensional world to a three-dimensional world, what dimension is missing?"
Li Xingkong had just sensed it; how could he not know?
"It is high, very high."
"That's right, but in a two-dimensional world, the concept of height itself doesn't exist, and it has no effect on a two-dimensional world."
Similarly, now that you are in a three-dimensional world, can you feel the passage of time?
The system asked.
"Of course..."
Li Xingkong fell silent.
Yes, according to this line of thinking about dimensional ascension, if three dimensions want to ascend to four dimensions, what is needed is another dimension that has absolutely no impact on the current world, or even does not exist in the current world.
People treat it as time, but time itself influences the operation of the three-dimensional world.
In other words, it is constantly interacting with the three-dimensional world; it does not exist outside of it.
Therefore, it cannot be the fourth dimension.
To ascend to a higher dimension, one must explore and discover that non-existent concept within the three-dimensional world.
How can one imagine something that doesn't exist, and then discern its reality?
This is extremely difficult, and it's no wonder that Shattering the Void void has stopped many people. Without extraordinary talent, this step is simply impossible for them.
The Li Insects race is truly quite mysterious.