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Chapter 4238 A vast array of things
Chapter 4238 A vast array of things
Angell also saw the floating paper. He glanced back at the crowd and whispered, "I'll go take a look."
“Let’s go together.” The rabbit girl followed, with Gabriel and Gray Porcelain behind her.
Although the paper was right under the cocoon of light, and they didn't want to face the cocoon of light right now, there were some things that had to be done eventually; it was their responsibility.
Angel nodded slightly and took the lead towards the center of the hall.
As they approached the area piled high with books, everyone paused simultaneously.
It wasn't that there was an obstacle in front of them, but rather that an invisible pressure suddenly enveloped them.
The feeling is like countless tiny words and symbols seeping out of the air, surrounding you like submerged water. With each breath, these subtle streams of information floating in the air seep into your mind.
"The space ahead... seems to have changed, it's empty space!"
Gabriel suddenly spoke. In its vision, what was in front of it was a grand hall, various books, and floating cocoons of light... but suddenly, it turned into a dark void.
There was nothing in the void, only the vast, dark expanse above and below...
But at the edge of the void, a faint glimmer of light could be seen.
That light... seemed to be the source of the cocoon of light.
In other words, in just an instant, the area where the cocoon of light was located was transformed into a vast void, far removed from the present moment.
"Huh?" Gray Porcelain looked at Gabriel in confusion: "Nothing's changed..."
"Although the air feels a bit off, like being stuck in a quagmire, isn't it still the main hall? What void?" Gray Porcelain looked ahead, and in its eyes everything was normal.
It muttered to itself in disbelief as it took another step forward.
But it's this step.
The gray porcelain also underwent a transformation. The geometric patterns and incomprehensible formulas that floated in the air were rearranged and combined to form a long, winding alley.
The narrow alley was so cramped that only one person could step inside, as if one would feel suffocated just by walking through it.
Moreover, the alleyway extends to places that are not visible to the naked eye.
But like Gabriel, a faint light emanated from the end of this narrow, dim alleyway—that was… the location of the cocoon of light.
Gray Porcelain stopped in its tracks, puzzled by the change before it, and turned to look behind it.
Behind him was still the same grand hall, and beside him were still Gabriel, Angel, and the rabbit girl... nothing had changed.
The only thing that has changed is what lies ahead.
Gray Porcelain swallowed hard, a look of fear flashing in her eyes: "My... my front has changed too."
Angell and the rabbit girl also stopped in their tracks, not because something had changed in front of them, but because the flow of information around them had suddenly become increasingly complex and pervasive, constantly flooding into their minds.
They stopped to try to piece together intelligence from the information stream, but soon discovered that the stream was completely disordered knowledge.
The formula is only half given, the geometric patterns are so complex that they seem endless, and there are also those inexplicable astrological signs, carrying endless knowledge behind them, but all of them are incomplete and disordered.
Therefore, they had no choice but to give up on sorting out these information flows.
Just then, they heard the voices of Gabriel and Gray Porcelain beside them.
Angell and the rabbit girl were taken aback. After asking carefully, they discovered that there had been an unknown change in their vision. One of them had turned into empty space, while the other had turned into an endless alleyway.
But Angell and the rabbit girl did not undergo this change.
Just as they were wondering, Angell noticed that a new message suddenly popped up in the text box.
"You have absorbed the essence of a wisp of divine thought from the cruel scholar, 'All Things in the Universe - Remnants'."
"Your body withstood the spirit of the performance; you have been granted an exemption."
“Shenyun? All things in the universe?” Angell asked curiously, clicking on the extended page of “All Things in the Universe: Remnants”.
"All Things in the Universe - Remnants: The special divine aura born when the Cruel Scholar ascends to the throne of God. Approaching the Cruel Scholar will automatically trigger a knowledge base test."
As a wisp of divine thought belonging to the cruel scholar, although it inherited this divine essence, its power is now less than one ten-thousandth of the original body, its coverage area has been greatly reduced, and its discrimination strength has also been significantly weakened.
After reading the explanation of the myriad phenomena, Ingres suddenly realized that when he stepped into the area piled with books, the air became stagnant, and a torrent of information kept surging forth... This torrent of information was most likely the essence of the cruel scholar.
What is Shen Yun?
If Angor understands correctly, it should be similar to pressure, a kind of aura inherent to demon gods, or rather... a domain of rules?
Even though the Cruel Scholar's divine sense is currently undergoing backlash repair, His divine essence will not disappear. Anyone who approaches will have to undergo a large-scale check.
If the inspection is passed, Shen Yun will be exempt from any negative repercussions.
If the test fails, one will suffer the negative state of "all things in the universe" during that Shen Yun performance.
As for what effect "All Things in the Universe" has? Just look at Gabriel and Gray Porcelain; they most likely failed the test, causing the abnormality to occur ahead.
This anomaly could be an "illusion" or some kind of idealistic concept.
The specific method for identification is to let Gabriel and Gray Porcelain step into the "void" or "alley" to make a judgment. However, no one knows whether they will be permanently lost after stepping in, so it is best not to try it rashly before clarifying the situation.
"I have failed to obtain an exemption from this myriad phenomena." Gray Porcelain raised his hand with a dejected look.
Gabriel nodded: "Me too."
Gray Porcelain glanced at Gabriel: "I'm not the same as you. You failed before me. This means you have less knowledge than me, so we can't be compared!"
Gabriel: "...You only take half a step longer than me."
"Even half a step is a step. In the spirit of the demon god, half a step might be the difference between having gone to school and not having gone to school." Gray Porcelain was initially a little frustrated, but when he discovered that Gabriel had failed the check before him, his disappointment lessened considerably.
Gabriel wasn't in the mood to argue with Gray Porcelain at the moment. The main problem was that the test had failed, and it still had to endure the onslaught of information. Even though it was standing on the outermost edge, it still felt uncomfortable.
This discomfort is like having hallucinations that make your brain grow.
"You two go back first, don't go any further," the rabbit girl said.
Gabriel and Grey Porcelain did not try to hold on and turned away from the area affected by Shen Yun.
"Why don't you wait for me outside? I'll go by myself," the rabbit girl said, then looked at Angel.
She knew very well that Angell had delved deeply into certain research areas, but in terms of knowledge base, Angell was still somewhat lacking.
After all, age is a major disadvantage.
She may look young, but she has the foundation of ten thousand years of accumulated experience to rely on, so she should have no problem facing all things in the universe.
Angell: "No need, I'll go with you."
After saying that, Angor blinked and silently mouthed, "Don't forget I have the power of the Nightmare Realm."
As the fundamental force constituting the Dream Crystal Origin, the Nightmare Realm Power can withstand most scenarios.
For example, at this moment, when Angor uses the power of the Nightmare Realm to construct a barrier, the torrent of information generated by the Divine Charm will also be blocked and consumed.
The rabbit girl thought about it again and realized it made sense, so she didn't say anything more.
The two continued forward.
Because of the presence of the myriad phenomena of the universe, their pace slowed down noticeably.
Moreover, their pace slowed down as they got closer to the light cocoon at the center.
Even Angor is no exception. After all, the power of the Nightmare Realm is not omnipotent. It can be consumed by the flood of information, and it takes time to rebuild.
Yes, Ingres has now completely abandoned the idea of using intellectual depth to confront the myriad phenomena of the universe.
The closer you get to the cocoon of light, the more frequent the checks become. Furthermore, the check limits are increasingly higher, and the text messages that pop up in the text bar often take a while to appear, demonstrating just how frequent the onslaught of information is.
Angel didn't know how much longer he could rely on his own knowledge, so to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he built an illusion barrier in advance to resist the flood of information from the outside world.
The rabbit girl, however, remained completely unaffected; her millennia-old heritage was not to be underestimated.
Her pace was slow, simply out of caution.
Three minutes later, Angell and the rabbit girl finally reached the bottom of the cocoon of light. At this point, the check frequency had slowed down, but the check strength had increased.
This can be determined from the amount consumed by each Nightmare Barrier.
On the other hand, the rabbit girl remained unaffected and was even able to analyze the intensity of the information deluge with Angel.
"The intensity of the myriad phenomena of the universe is not particularly high, but the breadth of the information it needs to contain is enormous."
Although she didn't analyze all the information in the flood, she could still find all sorts of knowledge by randomly selecting a few pieces of information to analyze.
Architecture, geomorphology, linguistics, life sciences...
They are all fragmented pieces of information, but they cover a wide range of topics.
But for the rabbit girl, it was still a piece of cake.
“Now I understand why there was a book spirit test,” Angel replied in a low voice.
The purpose of the Book Elf's test is to see if the members of your team have a broad enough knowledge base.
Any team that can pass the Book of Spirits Trial under normal circumstances can successfully check the Myriad Phenomena.
"We should go check that piece of paper. I have a feeling it contains what we're looking for." The rabbit girl stared at the floating piece of paper. Although it was still some distance away and the paper was dimly lit, making it difficult to see clearly, she could still confirm that it was covered in writing.
Angel nodded and walked into the area of the paper pages with the rabbit girl.
At this moment, outside the main hall.
Gabriel and Gray Porcelain leaned against the stone pillars beside the hall, gazing at the center of the hall from afar.
Once they were far from the area affected by the divine energy, the negative effects of the myriad phenomena disappeared, and the void and alleyways before them vanished. Therefore, they could clearly see the two people in the center.
"As expected of the captain and Mr. Angell, they were completely unaffected and were able to reach the cocoon of light directly..." Envy flashed in Gabriel's eyes.
After Gabriel finished speaking, Gray Porcelain didn't respond, and it was momentarily stunned.
It looked back and saw that the gray porcelain was looking down with a gloomy face, and even the smooth porcelain surface was covered with mottled spots that looked like mold.
“You…” Gabriel hesitated for a moment, “Are you alright?”
Although he heard Gabriel's voice, Gray Porcelain took a while to raise his head and say, "I'm fine."
“You don’t look like you’re alright,” Gabriel said, unconvinced.
Gray Porcelain was silent for a moment, then sighed, "I'm really fine, just... a little worried."
"I'm worried, what will we do if setting up the sealing array requires going to the center?"
Gabriel: "..."
This is indeed a difficult question to answer.
Gray Porcelain: "Besides, we only have less than two hours. Even if we find someone else at the last minute, it won't be enough time..."
Seeing the worry on Gray Porcelain's face, Gabriel pondered and said, "Although I don't have a solution either, I feel there's no need to worry about things that haven't happened yet."
"Furthermore, don't forget that we've joined the Dream Mirror Organization, a miracle organization capable of turning the tide of the apocalypse and saving the world... Trust the leader, and also trust Mr. Angel."
Whether Gabriel's words of comfort will have any effect remains to be seen.
but……
A sentence that the rabbit girl posted in the team chat cheered Gray Porcelain up.
"Go straight down the rabbit hole: Gray Porcelain and Gabriel, get ready to set up the sealing array."
"Courage will bring victory: So that's the commander's name?"
"Rabbit Hole Chieftain: ...I forgot to change my name just now."
Angell: ...Me too.
Just as Gray Porcelain was about to ask in the team chat how to set up the sealing array, the next second, he saw the floating paper in the central hall emitting a strong glow.
The golden radiance, like a beam of light breaking free from the ground, shot into the sky with a "whoosh" and then hovered in mid-air, twenty meters above the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the beam of light suddenly spread out, transforming into a warm-glowing dome of light that gradually unfolded and extended.
Originally, the main hall had no roof, but now, the dome formed by the pillars of light filled the void above.
The Dome of Light extends outwards in a gentle parabola from the very center, with tiny specks of light adorning its edges, as if pieces of the starry sky had been cut out and pasted onto the ceiling.
But before everyone could clearly see the patterns on the dome, an even more wondrous sight appeared:
Suddenly, nine stars lit up in the reflection of the starry sky on the dome, casting nine pale silver streaks of light onto the lapis lazuli floor.
These light trails sculpted nine rings on the floor, each ring approximately two meters in diameter.
They are arranged in a progressive manner, distributed around the main hall.
There are five apertures on the outermost layer, three in the middle layer, and only one in the very center.
It is worth mentioning that the halo in the very center is located directly below the cocoon of light, and the cocoon of light projects an unusual golden light into this halo from the gaps in the book.
This also makes the aperture clearly gleam with golden light.
The remaining eight halos are the usual silver light.
"This is..." Gray Porcelain and Gabriel stared in shock at the scene. Why did it suddenly change like this?
While they were still in shock, Angell and the rabbit girl walked out from the center.
"This is the foundation of the sealing array," the rabbit girl said softly.
"Base?" Gray Porcelain asked, puzzled.
Rabbit Girl: "You can think of this as the projection of the sealing array's points. What we need to do is to set up the ritual props at these nine points step by step."
"Oh, I digress. We only need to set up the equipment at the eight outermost points. The golden point in the very center doesn't need any equipment; the ritual props already exist there."
The ritual prop at the golden spot is that floating piece of paper!