The Prologue to the Primordial Era

During the first century of the Primordial Era, the Balance Star Cluster experienced unprecedented prosperity.

Heaven Dou City has become the hub of the star cluster. The dome-shaped Star Wheel of the Temple of Balance rotates day and night, evenly transmitting the perfect energy of the Primordial Core to every plane. The ring of light on the Migration Plane has expanded three times, becoming the largest energy transfer station in the star cluster. The Emotional Gravity network of the Star-Ring Plane connects more newborn celestial bodies, and the light of the ring forms a dazzling necklace in the Sea of Stars. The Two-Color Refraction technology of the Prism Plane has spread throughout the star cluster, helping countless planes find new laws of balance in energy reversal.

Tang Nian and Lan Che are no longer the naive messengers they once were. Tang Nian's eyes now hold a deeper, more profound seven-colored halo, and the Balance Mark within her Blade of Chaos have increased to 213. Her Purple Demon Eye can penetrate the boundaries of star clusters and sense energy fluctuations in distant Sea of Stars. Lan Che's metallic body is covered with primordial runes, and his control over the Order Energy has reached a state of perfection. His "Star Wheel Calibrator" keeps the energy transmission error of the Balance Star Wheel within one trillionth of its original value.

On this day, the alarms of the Temple of Balance shattered a century of tranquility.

It was neither a counterattack of the Echo of the End nor an imbalance of planes, but an anomaly in the Star Wheel itself—the energy trajectory that constitutes the Star Wheel suddenly showed a subtle tremor. This tremor was extremely regular, like a heartbeat, and each beat released a special energy wave toward the edge of the star cluster.

"It's an 'extraterrestrial signal'!" Lan Che's Star Wheel Calibrator was running frantically. On the screen, the spectrum analysis of the energy waves showed an unnatural regularity. "These tremors are not natural fluctuations of the Star Wheel; some unknown force is 'knocking' on our Balance Star Wheel, as if... greeting us."

Tang Nian's Purple Demon Eye pierced through the boundary of the star cluster and saw countless blurry points of light floating in the "Sea of Nothingness" outside the star cluster. These points of light were not planes born from the Primordial Core. Their energy fluctuations were completely different from those of the Balance Star Cluster, carrying a more ancient and mysterious aura.

"The observatory in the Crystal Galaxy has also detected the same signal." The crystallographer's voice, filled with excitement and vigilance, came through the communicator. "On the other side of the Sea of Nothingness, they discovered a supercluster composed of 'dark energy,' where the laws of balance are completely opposite to ours—they build balance based on 'entropy increase,' believing that the ultimate disorder is the final harmony."

This discovery silenced the Temple. The existence of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster challenged their understanding of balance— the Balance Star Cluster believed in "symbiosis in difference," while the Entropy Increase Star Cluster pursued "harmony in disorder." These two ideas were like two extremes of the Primordial Core, yet each formed its own system.

"The tremors of the Star Wheel are their 'invitation.'" Tang Nian watched the constantly repeating energy waveforms on the screen, which were slowly changing, as if Simulation the energy trajectory of the Balance Star Wheel. "They want to establish a connection with us, or rather... they want to verify which balance law is more 'ultimate.'"

Lan Che pulled up a Simulation model of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster. In the model, the planes there constantly collided, merged, and regenerated in disorder. Although chaotic, it formed a peculiar dynamic equilibrium, like a pot of water that was always boiling but never overflowing. "Their equilibrium has no 'guardian,' everything depends on natural evolution. If we accept the connection, it may trigger a conflict between the two laws, and even lead to the collapse of the Star Wheel."

Although Xiao Wu and Blue Crystal have stepped down from the limelight, they remain the pillars of the Balance Star Cluster. At this moment, the two elders sit in the council hall of the temple, watching the tremors of the Star Wheel, their eyes gleaming with wisdom.

"Back then, we were also afraid of the nothingness of the end." Xiao Wu gently stroked the Proof of Balance in her hand, the Primordial Core pattern on its surface flickering with the tremors of the Star Wheel. "But later we realized that different laws of balance are not enemies, but mirrors that help us perfect ourselves. The existence of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster may be the new challenge that the primordial era has given us."

Blue Crystal's metal fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, Simulation the vibrations of the Star Wheel: "Connecting does indeed carry risks, but closing it off will only lead us to repeat Mo Chen's mistakes. Perfect balance is not about rigidly adhering to one's own laws, but about having the courage to face different possibilities. We can first establish a 'one-way channel,' receiving only their information without releasing the Star Wheel's energy, gradually exploring ways to coexist."

The proposal was approved by everyone. Tang Nian and Lan Che immediately set about constructing a one-way channel. They set up a "filter barrier" made of chaotic and Order Energy at the boundary of the star cluster, which could both receive signals from the Entropy Increase Star Cluster and prevent the two laws from colliding directly.

The moment the channel opened, the tremors of the Star Wheel suddenly became violent, and countless streams of information surged into the Balance Star Cluster like a tide—the story of the balancing Entropy Increase Star Cluster: how their planes gave birth to intelligence in disorder, how they found symbiotic gaps in collisions, and how they regarded "chaos" itself as the fairest law of balance.

One piece of information particularly shocked Tang Nian and Lan Che: the residents of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster believed that the intervention of the "Guardians" would disrupt the natural evolution of balance, just like putting a lid on boiling water, which seems stable but actually suppresses the possibility of a deeper balance.

"This is completely contrary to our philosophy." Lan Che frowned. "We believe that Guardians are the cornerstone of balance, but they see them as the shackles that bind it."

Tang Nian, however, saw a new possibility. "Perhaps, the two ideas can coexist. Just like the 'reflection' of Crystal Galaxy and our 'protection,' there is no right or wrong, just different paths. The disordered evolution of Entropy Increase Star Cluster may be able to compensate for the shortcomings of our excessive intervention."

Over the next three months, the scholars of the Balance Star Cluster engaged in a "silent dialogue" with the information flow of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster. They conveyed their stories of balance through the vibrations of their Star Wheel, while the other side responded with disordered energy pulses. These two completely different languages gradually found a common frequency.

The vibrations of the Star Wheel are no longer just simple signals, but a resonance of two laws in communication. The order of the Balance Star Cluster and the disorder of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster form a peculiar "two-color light band" at the boundary of the star cluster. In the light band, ordered patterns and disordered spots coexist harmoniously, like an abstract balanced painting.

"We can try a two-way connection now." Tang Nian looked at the stable light band, a determined light flashing in her eyes. "We don't need to accept their laws, nor do we need to make them accept ours. We just need to let the two laws coexist at the boundary and see what new possibilities they give rise to."

The moment the two-way channel opened, the Star Wheel burst forth with unprecedented light. The ordered energy of the Balance Star Cluster and the disordered energy of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster collided and merged in the light band, forming a "Chaos Energy flow" that was neither ordered nor disordered. This energy flow had a disordered appearance but contained an ordered core, as if it were the most original form before the Primordial Core split apart.

"This is true perfection!" Lan Che's voice was filled with shock. The monitoring equipment showed that this Chaos Energy flow could simultaneously promote the balanced evolution of two star clusters. "The balance and end of the Primordial Core is only the beginning. The symbiosis of order and disorder is the broader Way of Balance!"

Tang Nian gazed at the two-colored band of light at the edge of the star cluster, where new energy life forms were being born in the Chaos Energy flow. They both followed the Law of Symbiosis of the Balance Star Cluster and possessed the evolutionary vitality of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster. She knew that the prologue to the Primordial Era had only just begun, and the path of exploration for balance had already extended to a more distant and unknown Sea of Stars.

"Messenger Two" sets sail once again, this time heading to the center of the dual-color light band. Tang Nian and Lan Che will personally travel to the intersection of the two laws to witness the birth of a new balance.

Outside the ship's window, the light of the Balance Star Wheel echoed the disordered points of light in the Entropy Increase Star Cluster. In the Sea of Stars, countless unknown star clusters were calling out to them. Tang Nian gripped the Blade of Chaos tightly in his hand, the two hundred and thirteen marks on the blade shining brightly in the new energy flow.

She knew that no matter what lay ahead—order or disorder, balance or chaos—as long as she maintained the courage to connect and the belief in exploration, the story of the Balance Star Cluster would always be wonderful, and the legend of the Primordial Era would continue forever.

And this is precisely the new chapter of their primordial era.