The Third Era of the Astral Realm
Chapter 545

Chaos and Order, Abyss Power

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The Astral Realm is composed of three dimensions and Endless planes.

Among these countless planes, the three most powerful superplanes are [The Abyss], [The Divine Realm], and [The World Tree Universe].

Among them, the [Abyss] is the most powerful and the most unique.

This super plane is a gathering place of negative energy in the Astral Realm. Space-Time here is intertwined, like an Endless deep well or a wriggling intestine, lying between the three dimensions. It can connect to any plane in the Astral Realm, and countless Demonic Sea give birth to Endless Demons of the Abyss.

For every race in the Astral Realm, there is a corresponding number of demons born in the Abyss.

Human demons, Angel demons, giant demons, Dragon Demon, and so on—demons rise up through mutual slaughter and devouring, each one extremely skilled in combat and the most notorious Destroyer in the Astral Realm.

Other life forms that Destruction planes are abhorred by the Astral Realm Will, but demons are an exception.

Because their inherent "mission" is Destruction.

They Destruction planes without incurring the wrath of the Astral Realm Will.

Even some great demons who have destroyed countless realms, seemingly guilty of heinous crimes, are actually favored by the Astral Realm Will and are actually good children.

Order and chaos are two opposing forces, or rather, two fundamental powers, within the Astral Realm.

In essence, neither is superior to the other.

Order acts like a Great Wall on the border, blocking natural disasters and man-made calamities, creating a relatively stable environment that allows the creatures within the Astral Realm to thrive and, after becoming powerful, replenish the Astral Realm in return.

However, an overly tight and solid Great Wall is not a good thing either; it will cause the Astral Realm to lose its vitality, becoming lifeless and stagnant, like a pool of stagnant water, foul and putrid.

Absolute order only leads to death and Destruction.

Thus, the importance of chaos becomes apparent.

When chaos erupts in the Astral Realm, it's like a ditch has been dug on one side of a stagnant pool, with new water flowing in from upstream. As the old gives way to the new, the murky water becomes clear, and fish gradually multiply...

On the vibrant path of life, both order and chaos are indispensable.

However, due to the inherent nature of chaos, it is destined to be a single catfish, not a group of catfish, otherwise it will also lead to Destruction.

Therefore, there is only one Abyss!

This is the power of the Astral Realm balance rules.

The Miracle Trait of the Nirvana Tower is called [Freedom].

It means to break free from all constraints and shackles, to be unrestrained, to transcend everything, and to be free and unfettered.

In essence, the so-called constraints and shackles are merely manifestations of order.

To put it more clearly, if you want to gain "freedom," you must break the order.

To break the order, one can only rely on the opposite of order, that is, the power of chaos.

In other words, the characteristic of "freedom" belongs to "chaos".

Therefore, the conclusion is quite obvious.

The achievement of Miracle qualities is essentially about amplifying the "Miracle Trait".

Since the "freedom" characteristic belongs to the chaotic side, then the [Abyss], which best represents the origin of chaos, naturally becomes the key to the second advancement of the Nirvana Tower to the quality of Miracle.

Every plane has its own primordial power, a great force formed by the highly condensed transformation of all things in that plane.

This power is also known as [the World Origin Force].

Because the conditions in each plane are not the same, the [World Origin Force] in each plane, although it has an almost omnipotent function, is still different.

But that's not the key point.

The key point is that, under normal circumstances, apart from a handful of professions or races such as Earth Guardian who can reliably obtain and use the World Origin Force, obtaining such power is almost impossible.

Besides, even if we obtained it, we couldn't use it.

Without the ability of [Power of Adaptation], attempting to absorb the World Origin Force will only lead to one outcome: death!

However, there are always exceptions.

As the source of chaos in the Astral Realm, the Abyss is unparalleled in its inclusiveness. The World Origin Force produced by the Abyss is not subject to the above restrictions, and any life form can use it directly.

The prerequisite is that one can withstand the erosion of the Abyss Will.

When you gaze into the Abyss, the Abyss also gazes into you.

Logo was fully confident in his ability to withstand the Abyss Will.

For Logo, the corruption of the Abyss Will might even be a good thing.

In a sense, the Abyss Will and the Thoughts of Living Beings are not fundamentally different; both can serve as anchors for Logo's humanity.

Perhaps for other life forms, absorbing the primal power of the Abyss could be both beneficial and harmful.

The advantage is that it can quickly increase strength. As long as the Abyss Power is sufficient, becoming a god directly is not a problem. Didn't all those demons go through this process? Even the Ruler of the Abyss did it this way.

The downside is that once you begin absorbing the Abyss Power, you are almost destined to be dragged into the Bottomless Abyss; the only difference is whether it happens sooner or later.

Of the nine Eternal, only the Ruler of the Abyss lacks a completely independent individual will, because it was forcibly created by the Abyss Power.

Once completely corrupted by the Abyss Power, one will inevitably be controlled by the Abyss Will, and even the Eternal are no exception!

But for Logo, absorbing the Abyss Power might be entirely beneficial.

In fact, Logo is likely one of the few beings since the Abyss's inception who can obtain Abyss Power for free.

Of course, saying it's free doesn't quite fit.

After all... how can I call the Abyss Power that I painstakingly acquired a freebie?

Thinking of this, Logo glanced at the newly appeared Fire of Birth secondary talent on the information panel: [Hall of Wisdom].

Judging from the information provided, this secondary talent is already quite remarkable.

However, Logo valued most was actually the hidden function of the Hall of Wisdom —the storage of "the Thoughts of Living Beings".

With each awakening of the Eye of Insight, the impact of rationality grows stronger.

Although Logo can barely maintain his humanity with the Thoughts of Living Beings he has received so far, his Thoughts of Living Beings will definitely decrease significantly if his forces suffer turmoil and his people suffer heavy casualties.

In this way, Logo's rationality could easily overwhelm his humanity, turning him into something akin to the World Will —vast, ruthless, and indifferent to everything.

That state is no different from death, and there is virtually no possibility of returning to humanity, because reason would not allow it.

Therefore, Logo had no chance to make mistakes.

The [Hall of Wisdom] was the buffer he found.

It can absorb and store the Thoughts of Living Beings, and release them at crucial moments to protect Logo's humanity, giving him time to react and preventing him from being caught off guard.

Furthermore, the plan to harness the Abyss Power serves as a second layer of protection.

When necessary, it is better to fall into the Abyss than to lose one's humanity.

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