Chapter 1678 - A Bold Assumption (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Regarding Hao Ren’s operation in the Umbral Realm, Raven 12345 expressed her great appreciation for her own ability to have a sharp eye for discovering capable ones. She admitted that the information Hao Ren had gathered on his trip far surpassed her expectations and that the most valuable part of it was about the Umbral Realm’s nature.

Hao Ren lined up tube-shaped metal containers containing samples of rock, soil, air, water, and a bouncing shimmer of light trapped in a force field, in front of Raven 12345.

“These are the specimen I asked the Petrachelys to collect. These are samples of materials from L’Haronne, and the shimmer of light comes from the edge of the Umbral Realm. The edge of the Umbral Realm isn’t completely dark. There are some cool glowing clouds scattered and floating there. They have weird properties somewhere between matter and energy, completely out of line with the laws of physics, so I collected them.”

When Raven 12345 touched one of the sample jars with her finger, the metal container vanished, and the sample inside quickly transformed into a series of light spots on her fingertips. Her analysis was completed in a matter of seconds. “Interesting… What an amazing discovery…”

“What is it?” Hao Ren and Vivian asked at the same time.

“There’s a sixty-percent difference in its information structure compared with a product of the Plane of Dreams.” Raven 12345 snapped her fingers, and the sample, as well as storage container that disappeared, were instantly restored to their original positions on the table. “That means they were produced under different rules of physics, or in other words, different worldviews. And the light… Its nature is more intriguing. Can you guess what it is?”

Hao Ren pondered for a moment and said, “I don’t know…”

“This is the World Barrier after being smashed and solidifying.”

“…Oh, my God!” Hao Ren was dumbfounded. “The thing that separates the World of Order from the void? A precursor to the Wall of Reality?”

“Yes, a broken and solidified World Barrier. Inside it is a physical space that is neither of the Plane of Dreams nor of the Surface World. It existed on the Plane of Dreams as a World Barrier but never had material exchange with the Plane of Dreams until the outbreak of the god-slaying war. What’s more… this space clearly predates the God-slaying War, which means it was there from the start… We need to fix the model of the universe.”

Hao Ren had a vague guess previously, but he was not as sure as Raven 12345. “We’re not dealing with a twin universe, but a… triad?”

“Yes, the Umbral Realm is most likely a separate universe.” Raven 12345 nodded. “But it is weaker than the Plane of Dreams and needs to cling to the World Barrier to survive. It’s more like the debris of a universe that has been destroyed. How long has the debris been stuck to the World Barrier of the Plane of Dreams? After or before the collision between the Plane of Dreams and the Surface World? There’s a lot to find out…”

Hao Ren was still wondering about what historical secrets were waiting to be discovered on L’Haronne in the Umbral Realm, but Raven 12345 thought of something more profound, and that gave him some ideas.

“If it was there before it collided with the Surface World… that would form a clear arrow of time.” Hao Ren projected a hologram and drew his own concept map on it. “At first, the Umbral Realm was a complete and normal universe, then it was destroyed for unknown reasons, crashing into the World Barrier of the Plane of Dreams. After that, the Plane of Dreams was attacked by the Mad Lord, and it crashed against the World Barrier of the Surface World…”

“In fact, the Plane of Dreams’ original destiny is probably the same as that of the Umbral Realm.” Vivian also caught the key point. “Without the goddess of creation, a normal universe would not have been able to withstand the ravages of the Mad Lord. It would have been completely shattered and smashed in our universe. It was the goddess of creation who alleviated the disaster.”