Chapter 322: Dream and Manifestation
With the short oracle issued, the human kingdoms across the entire continent of the Pocket World began the Dream Sacrificial Rite.
In the Holy City, the elderly Saintess Pope Natasha III led a group of Purple-Robed Cardinals to burn their Heart Fire vigorously, following the method taught by Ace in their dreams.
At the same time, Ace diffused a trace of Dream Divinity, enveloping everyone who had ignited their Heart Fire. He allowed the Dream Divinity to blend with them. It could be said that from the moment the Heart Fire burned the Dream Divinity, everyone present possessed an extremely thin trace of Dream Divinity, becoming divinized beings.
Each of these divinized Heart Fire Warriors acted as a signal receiver and transmitter. Through them, Ace could easily cover the areas where humans gathered with the dreamscape.
As more and more Heart Fire Warriors received the gift of the dream and became the chief officiants of the Dream Sacrificial Rite, Ace’s preparations gradually became complete.
On March 1st, under a clear sky, all humanity gathered at the same time. Presided over by the Heart Fire Warriors possessing thin Dream Divinity, the joint festival of fifty million humans, the Dream Sacrificial Rite, officially began.
In the Holy City, the capitals of various kingdoms, and important towns, believers had gathered. Led by the clergy, they prayed to the great Supreme God Ai, the core content being praise for God’s dominion over dreams.
“Supreme God Ai, You are the Savior of humanity, the Ruler of Dreams, the Pearl of the Night…”
Dream Divinity diffused from the body of every Heart Fire Warrior, gradually enveloping everyone praying on the scene. The people’s spirits gradually synchronized, their frequencies becoming consistent.
Zzz-zzz, invisible sounds rippled in everyone’s hearts. Believers were pulled into the dreamscape, continuing to pray in the bizarre and motley dream, gradually losing themselves.
With the ritual points as the origin of radiation, the dreamscape gradually diffused across the entire continent. The entire continent was gradually shrouded by the Great Dream of Humanity, and the Human Tribal Qi also slowly manifested.
The Divine Clone operated the Human Divine Authority, manipulating the Tribal Qi to strengthen this Great Dream, pulling non-human living creatures into the dreamscape as well. The whole world began to tremble slightly, as if something wanted to come out but was consistently unable to appear.
“The world is incomplete; some rules simply don’t exist. This world lacks the relevant rules equivalent to the Main World’s Level 2 Dream Rune Group!”
With the blessing of the Human Tribal Qi, Ace discovered the secret of the Pocket World through the 3-Ring Spell Eye of Truth (Pseudo). It appeared to be a complete world on the surface, but internally it was incomplete, having only some of the most basic rules, with other rules not derived at all.
“Since they don’t exist, I will use the Human Tribal Qi to coerce the World Origin to deduce the Dream Divine Authority!”
Ace did not hesitate. He consumed a large amount of Human Tribal Qi to coerce the World Origin, sparing no cost to the Human Tribal Qi’s foundation, determined to deduce the Dream Divine Authority.
The Pocket World’s Origin hesitated, and the World Consciousness was somewhat angry. But the human momentum was already established, and the Great Dream had practically kidnapped all living things, so even the World Consciousness was coerced.
The World Origin was being consumed violently. The Great Dream of Humanity trembled constantly, nightmares occurring one after another. Boom!
Approximately one percent of the Pocket World’s World Origin was consumed. The Great Dream of Humanity gradually condensed, turning into a vacillating Dream Divine Authority, which fell into the hands of the Divine Clone.
Ace could already feel the disgust and exhaustion of the World Origin. He thought to himself that he must press on and not wait. Using this momentum, he would deduce the Manifestation Divine Authority as well!
Following Ace’s thoughts, the entire ritual did not end. Under the manipulation of the Divine Clone, the ritual continued to develop. Humans and all living things began to praise the Supreme God’s associated Divine Authority of Dreams—the Manifestation Divine Authority.
The description of manifestation here mainly referred to dream manifestation. Once achieved, Ace’s fantasies in the dream would break the barrier and briefly descend into reality.
The World Origin seemed to resist with all its might. This Divine Authority seemed to hide a great terror; deducing it seemed like an impossible task!
In the Divine Kingdom, the World Origin actually condensed here, turning into a gigantic, terrifying vertical eye. At the same time, thunder gathered, as if an Origin Punishment was about to descend!
The Divine Clone wrapped itself in the Human Tribal Qi, using the Human Divine Authority to drive the Tribal Qi’s foundation into a standoff with the World Origin. The World’s Subconscious seemed to be weighing the situation. After a long while, Ace felt an emotion.
“I cant…”
Ace gazed at the thunder covering almost the entire Divine Kingdom and pondered.
“This creation out of nothing seems to exceed the capacity of the Pocket World’s Origin. Perhaps the description of manifestation is not accurate enough. To achieve this level of manifestation is probably beyond its power.
“I only need a manifestation ability usable at the Level 2 Life level, so I should impose limiting conditions!”
Having thought it through, Ace issued an oracle through the light-like Divine Clone.
“Manifestation, as an associated Divine Authority of the Dream Divine Authority, must abide by the following definitions to manifest. First, the Mystery Level of the manifested object cannot be higher than Level 3.”
The terrifying vertical eye formed by the World Origin still did not retreat, though the rumbling thunder and lightning subsided somewhat.
The Divine Clone continued: “Second, the manifested object cannot exist for long. The higher the Mystery Level of the manifested object, the shorter its existence time.”
The terrifying vertical eye still stood in the sky of the Divine Kingdom, though the dark clouds and lightning had largely subsided.
The Divine Clone, holding the Human Tribal Qi’s foundation hostage in the standoff, gradually began to struggle.
Ace pondered. With the Eye of Truth (Pseudo), he could analyze all existences with a Mystery Level not exceeding Level 3. So he added another sentence.
“Third, the manifested object must be something the user can understand.”
The dark clouds gradually dissipated, but the terrifying vertical eye refused to leave. Ace tried to communicate with it and perceived the murmur of the Origin.
“It cant manifest life? Well, the Mystery Level of creating life is probably far higher than Level 2. Just this one condition would veto everything.”
Ace understood in his heart. He did not hesitate, and the Divine Clone continued: “Fourth, the manifested object cannot be alive!”
Boom!
The terrifying vertical eye vanished like smoke. The World Origin was consumed drastically, spending nearly one-tenth of itself to refine and condense the Manifestation Divine Authority.
The Dream Divine Authority and the Manifestation Divine Authority entangled with each other and actually gradually combined, turning into the Dream Manifestation Divine Authority.
Ace smiled wryly and shook his head. If he were truly a deity, this combination would certainly not be a bad thing. Regrettably, he was a Wizard, and his identity as a deity here was also false. This combination instead increased the difficulty of Ace’s analysis.
While thinking, Ace activated the 3-Ring Spell Eye of Truth (Pseudo), constantly observing and understanding the Runes and Rune compositions contained within the Dream Manifestation Divine Authority, as well as the traces of rules they represented.
Time passed little by little. One spring, summer, autumn, and winter after another flashed by in the Pocket World. Fifteen years passed, and Ace finally deconstructed and stripped out the Level 2 Dream Rune Group and the Level 2 Manifestation Rune Group.
His eyes revealed deep excitement and exhaustion. As a Level 2 Life who had just entered the level, he was about to create a true Mental Imagery World that only a peak Level 2 Life possessed!
(End of this chapter)
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