Chapter 199 - Is That All? (2/2)
”Well, the problem with the element it specializes in is the least of my problems,” the Supreme Ruler of the Void said before continuing, ”The main problem I have with the Inanimate…”
”Is its existence level.”
…
Whoosh!
A few seconds later, just like what Inhee had said to him, Aurus was surrounded everywhere by a shroud of darkness, with only the star at the top being the other thing that he could see clearly other than his body. Oh, right. Theresa was something he could see clearly as well.
It took a while for him to adapt to the pure darkness surrounding him, eventually letting out a sigh as he muttered, ”It seems Inhee was telling me the truth. Everywhere I look is pure darkness that I don't even have a smidgen of a clue as to what direction I should move.”
”Should I just go ahead and move in a random direction? I could just teleport back to this place if I enter a Void Dimension that would kill me,” Aurus muttered to himself, only for him to realize what Theresa was currently doing. Surprisingly, while Aurus was talking to himself, Theresa moved from his left shoulder, distancing itself from him for a bit before taking a look at their surroundings as it closed its eyes, seemingly thinking about something.
After a while, Theresa went back to Aurus's left shoulder, which was around the time where he was finished talking to himself. At the instant Theresa had returned to Aurus's left shoulder, it scratched its head for a bit before letting out a sigh of contentment, looking at Aurus with a gaze of slight excitement as it said, ”Master, I seem to have found out the truth regarding this Myriad Void Dimensions thing.”
”Hm?” Aurus's interest was instantly piqued, prompting him to ask Theresa, ”What do you mean by that?”
”Hmm…how should I explain this to Master…” Theresa muttered as it heard Aurus's question, eventually finding the right words to say as it replied, ”From what the voice had said before, there are only two types of Void Dimensions, right?”
”Yeah, the safe ones and the ones filled with the intent of destruction,” Aurus replied to Theresa's words, asking not long after, ”What about them?”
”There's nothing weird about the safe ones. I've checked that once you enter them, a star manifests on top of them and that's it,” Theresa replied to Aurus's question. It then added, ”But there's something peculiar with the dangerous ones.”
”They do indeed have the intent of destruction that could easily destroy your body at any time, Master. But there's something more to them than just that,” Theresa said, increasing Aurus's level of curiosity as he said, ”Just tell me already, Theresa!”
”Master is really impatient but alright.” Theresa puffed its cheeks as a slight frown appeared on its face. It then let out a short sigh before saying, ”In actuality, the intent of destruction hidden in those Void Dimensions is only a strand or two. What's making up most of the pure darkness surrounding us, Master, is…”
”An illusion!”
”So? What are you trying to tell me?” Aurus replied to Theresa's words, slightly confused at what it was trying to convey. He then rummaged through his memories, wondering if what Theresa was trying to convey had something to do with a memory from his past. Fortunately, a memory that had a relation to what Theresa was trying to convey had surfaced in his mind, allowing him to realize what Theresa was trying to say.
”[Penultimate Veridical Spirit]…does it have something to do with that?” Aurus asked Theresa, to which Theresa profusely nodded in response as it said, ”Exactly, Master! [Penultimate Veridical Spirit] is the fusion of [Undeceiving Sight], a far stronger version of [Illusion Nullification], and [Unified Soul Control], allowing Master to see through all lies without any difficulty!”
”If that's the case, then why is everything surrounding us is still pure darkness if I can see through all lies?” Aurus asked this question while wondering whether what Theresa was saying was the truth, to which Theresa replied, ”Of course, Master can activate or deactivate this skill at any time. All Master has to say is the phrase 'All falsehood shall be negated' and [Penultimate Veridical Spirit] will do everything else!”
”All falsehood shall be negated?” Aurus asked Theresa, only for a notification sound to respond to his question instead. A few seconds later, a monotonous voice resounded in his mind, saying, ”[Penultimate Veridical Spirit] has been activated. All falsehood shall be negated in front of the user.”
Whoosh!
Not even a few seconds later, the pure darkness that was surrounding Aurus had been replaced with the clear sight of the walls of the stone room. Of course, if one looked closely, one could see a few hundred strands of dark energy roaming around in a fixed area, as if they were guarding something. Undergoing through a drastic change of what he was seeing, Aurus was left at a loss for words as he wondered as to what direction he should move to head towards the center of the myriad dimensions. Even though he could now see the center clearly, he still did not have any idea as to what direction he should move.
”Although my vision is now clear, I still don't have any idea as to what direction I should move to get there,” Aurus muttered, only for the monotonous voice in his mind to respond with, ”The intensity of the [Penultimate Veridical Spirit] has been adjusted. The path towards the center is now clear for the user.”
Swoosh!
Not long after the monotonous voice said that, a black outline surrounded the spheres that seemed to lead the path towards the center of the myriad dimensions, leaving Aurus at a loss for words yet again as he could not believe that it was this easy to clear the first stage.
Letting out a sigh of disbelief, he muttered to himself, ”Is this really all the first stage has in store?”
After saying that, he then went ahead and moved through the outlined spheres, lighting up stars along the way as he made his way towards the center of the myriad dimensions.