The moment the incomplete version of the Eye of Truth was formed, a deafening roar seemed to erupt in Logo's mind, as if the universe had exploded.
Countless images flashed before his eyes, and forgotten memories from his time as the primary consciousness of the Eye of Truth surged into his mind.
The Eye of Truth, whose full name is "Eye of Truth: The Cosmic Gaze," originated from a self-salvation operation by the Truth Wizard Civilization.
Back then, the realm where the Wizard of Truth resided encountered an unprecedented catastrophe of the Chaos Sea.
The pioneers of the Wizard Civilization used the Great Divination to perform divination, but they glimpsed a harbinger that sent chills down their spines—the "Wizard Rune Network," upon which the Truth Wizard Civilization depended for its survival, was about to undergo an irreversible collapse from its core due to this catastrophe. The entire multidimensional cosmic territory of the civilization would be dragged into the Ultimate Annihilation known as "Eternal Silence and Submersion."
A massive surge in the Chaos Sea caused the underlying rules of the realm to begin to weaken and decay.
Subsequently, the Cornerstone upon which wizards gained insight into Truth and wove laws began to crumble.
The prophecies of the Astrological Tower, like the final flare of a dying star, are blinding and despairing; the resonance of the Elemental Temple, amidst the chaotic turmoil, becomes obscure and disordered, like a deafened symphony.
Conventional rune repair, dimensional anchoring, and even the sacrifice of millions of rich dimensional universes can only buy a drop in the ocean compared to the massive, chain-like collapse of the rules of the vast realms.
The pressure to preserve civilization quickly overwhelmed all debates about risk and ethics.
Centered around the then-existing "Seat of All Laws" council, the Truth Wizard Civilization poured all the resources of the entire realm into launching an ultimate project codenamed "Truth Echo," gathering all the remaining "Origin Runemasters," "Space-Time Weavers," and "Truth- based Concept Blacksmiths."
Instead of trying to reinforce the wall that was destined to crumble, they resolved to forge a lamp that could redefine "wall" and "existence"—an object that could pierce through all Mist and reach the deepest reality of all things.
The place where this artifact was forged is not in any dimensional universe, but in the "Garden of Non-Thought," which the Truth Wizard Council carved out at a great cost in the gap between reality and nothingness.
There is no up, down, left, or right here, no real sense of the passage of time, only surging chaotic energy and the most precious accumulations of civilization suspended in the air.
The "Crystal of Civilization," which embodies the wisdom and memories of ancient wizards; the "Bedrock of Order," mined from the core of a vanished dimension; the "Threads of Possibility," refined from the conceptual level; and... the complete existence of the "Concept Anchors," left behind by nine wizards who willingly sacrificed themselves.
Nine Truth, using their own souls and fundamental understanding of the world as a guide, endowed this unborn object with an initial framework of "understanding".
In the Garden of Non-Thought, the process of forging the Eye of Truth lasted as if Eternity, yet was as fleeting as a moment.
When the final step—the "Imprint of Truth"—was completed, all the light, sound, energy, soul, laws, order, and conceptual fluctuations within the Garden of Non-Thought suddenly collapsed inward, forming a point of absolute silence and absolute darkness. Immediately afterwards, this point silently "opened."
From this moment on, the very source of Logo's original consciousness was truly born.
The Eye of Truth is not an eye in the biological sense, but rather a self-contained "observational singularity," a tangible "cognitive interface."
Its form transcends conventional descriptions, resembling a living aggregate of runes that constantly iterates and evolves, or a solidified, multi-dimensional fissure containing Infinity layers.
At the pupil of the Eye of Truth lies a slowly rotating, deep vortex of stars. Upon closer inspection, the vortex is composed of countless miniaturized chains of runes and geometric structures nested together, as if it compresses within it all the beauty of mathematics and laws of the multiverse and finite Space-Time in which the entire Wizard Civilization resides.
The whites of his eyes were not a solid color, but rather flowed with an indescribable glimmer of light, sometimes clearly reflecting the energy flow and laws of the surrounding world, and sometimes sinking into an unfathomable Void, as if connected to an unknown Abyss.
Several golden lines, imbued with profound truths, moved erratically across the surface of the "eyeball" like living things, outlining mysterious trajectories.
This is the "Eye of Truth," a treasure forged by the Wizard Civilization with all its wisdom, sacrifice, and resources, risking its entire future. They call it—"The Cosmic Gaze."
When the Eye of Truth was carefully guided and for the first time fully focused its "gaze" on the collapsing "rune network," phenomena occurred that exceeded all pre-planned predictions.
It not only instantly analyzed the network collapse, the billions of causal chains and dimensional stress lesions so complex that even the most powerful wizards would be dizzy, but also began to autonomously trace and deduce along these "traces".
Its "gaze" penetrates the network, sweeping across every corner of the realm of the Truth Wizard Civilization, every individual, every piece of history recorded in Space-Time, and every future branch hidden in possibilities.
Like a newborn baby craving its mother's milk, the Eye of Truth greedily absorbs all the information existing in the realm, performing complex calculations that grow exponentially.
The scene within the observation window changes at a breathtaking pace: the birth and extinction of galaxies, the rise and fall of civilizations, the joys and sorrows of individual lives and the sparks of thought, even the expansion and contraction of dimensions themselves... Everything flows through the "eye," is analyzed, connected, and given "meaning" at a higher level.
The wizards of Truth succeeded; they created the Eye of Truth, the most terrifying artifact in the history of Wizard Civilization.
It is not a weapon suitable for combat scenarios, but a key that can directly rewrite the underlying code of reality and interfere with the operation of the universe.
With the help of the Eye of Truth, the Truth Wizard Civilization once again entered a period of super-fast development. One after another, powerful wizard sages were born. They led wizard legions to explore the Chaos Sea, conquer countless dimensions of Space-Time, and frantically expand the territory of their civilization.
During this period, he did encounter powerful opponents, but as long as the power of the Eye of Truth descended, all obstacles would vanish.
Although it is not a weapon of war, knowledge is power, and the Eye of Truth is not weak in its destructive power.
The unstoppable victory boosted the morale of the Wizard Civilization to its peak, but also fueled their arrogance, leading them to wage war on multiple fronts and provoke several powerful realms.
Ultimately, these realms joined forces to annihilate the Wizard Civilization; one of them was the Astral Realm.
Contrary to the Astral Realm Legend, it was not the Astral Realm that Destruction the Truth Wizard Civilization alone.
Of course, the powerful beings of the Astral Realm played a huge role in this process and also reaped the most succulent fruits.
Most of the legacy of the Truth Wizard Civilization was devoured and absorbed by the Astral Realm.
Of all these scenes, the one that impressed Logo the most was a black stone tablet that fell from the sky.
It was entwined with chaotic energy, carrying a terrifying aura that could crush eternity, and it pressed down. Wherever it passed, no one could stop it. It forcefully broke through the boundary barrier of the Truth Wizard Civilization, smashing its core territory to pieces. Its domineering aura could be etched into the depths of one's soul with just one glance.
Logo certainly recognized the black stone tablet.
That is the Chaos Stele.
The owner of the Chaos Stele is none other than the Mother of the Stars.
"What terrifying power! When the Mother of the Stars Destruction the Truth Wizard Civilization, she was already at the Second-Step Eternity?!" Logo's pupils shrank, and deep in his eyes, the final scene of the Wizard Civilization's Destruction flashed through his mind again and again.
This is the first time I've had such a direct understanding of the power of the Mother of the Stars, the strongest being in the Astral Realm.
It can only be described in four words.
Terrifying!