: Traces in Another World

After a while, the dull pain in his head completely disappeared. Although the mental energy was still fighting against it, it no longer caused any harm to Wu'an.

She stared intently at the purple clumps around her that looked like agar gel. Only the area within three meters of her location was free of these clumps; the path she had taken earlier had been filled in.

Agar is in a semi-transparent state; it is not clearly visible from a distance, but it is still clearly visible up close.

Wu An turned his back and stepped back a distance. Wherever he passed, the agar melted as if it were butter that had been touched by a hot knife. When Wu An looked back, he saw the full picture of the [Normal World] for the first time.

distortion...

This was Wu An's first impression.

It's like a lump of thirteen different colors of clay haphazardly pieced together.

When you are inside it, you can hardly feel the abnormality, but if you are outside the boundary, you will find that each area is distinct from the others. Although they are gathered together, they have not achieved true integration.

Instead, they are being squeezed by an external force, unable to break free from each other. This force comes from the ordinary world itself, as well as from external mental energy. The two forces support each other, keeping the ordinary world in its current form.

They look like they're huddled together, but they give the impression that if the circumstances are right, they'll explode at any moment, and then the land will split into thirteen worlds.

No...not necessarily...

Looking at the ordinary world, Wu An quickly rejected her previous conclusion. The connection between the thirteen worlds was deeper than she had thought. There were two reasons for this. After examining it closely, she saw traces of ice in each of the thirteen colored blocks. The ice traces were present in every colored block, but they only occupied a small part of the block. They were noticeable, but much weaker than those in the other worlds.

However, once you consider that its comparison point is another world, you will be shocked by its sheer size—the Northern Kingdom.

Previously, I remembered that the Northern Kingdom was considered to be an alternate world that was about to be born. It seems that this was true; it does indeed have the size of a world... However, the existence of the Northern Kingdom also reflects, to some extent, that the thirteen worlds in the "normal world" are not separate from each other. After all, the Northern Kingdom only exists in Jiangbei, but all thirteen worlds are influenced by the Northern Kingdom... They appear to be separate on the outside, but they are tending to be one on the inside.

This is the current state of the [Normal World].

In addition, there is another piece of evidence that proves there is a tendency for fusion within the ordinary world.

In the very center of the cluster, where there is a clear downward trend compared to other areas, there is a distinct black dot.

That is the center of the normal world, the degraded zone. From above, one can still vaguely see the filthy magic surging from it, turning into rivers that flow through the thirteen other worlds like blood vessels, pulling the other spliced ​​worlds inward, deepening their connections and maintaining their balance.

To break this connection, a sufficiently strong external force would probably be needed.

The world is currently in a strange state, seemingly divided yet interconnected. It is precisely because of this that the fifty-four stars can be contained within the world, and the power of each star has been amplified.

If this connection strengthens, future full blooms will likely become increasingly powerful.

After roughly recalling the appearance of the ordinary world, Wu An turned around and looked at the endless jade.

Through the mental energy confrontation just now, she confirmed once again that Changhua's mental energy source was indeed the same as the mental energy in front of her. "But... she's really amazing..."

Wu An thought he had surpassed the chief, at least in terms of mental energy.

But this collision gave her a new result.

The object of the previous collision may not have been the real "Chief", but rather the yellow and black bubble in the Abyss Hole.

Although that thing stole some of the chief's mental energy, the difference between it and the chief was evident from the strength assessment alone.

One has already been surpassed by Wu An, while the other, though "evenly matched," gives the impression that his potential is unfathomable... Perhaps only when Wu An reaches his full potential can he truly determine the victor on the level of mental energy.

What's somewhat intriguing is that the yellow and black bubble-like figure possesses the Chief's mental energy, but its strength differs from that of the true Chief. Moreover, it has been identified as a witch, and it's unclear whether this is related to the witch factor. What is the true identity of the yellow and black bubble-like figure?

Is its attitude towards magical girls, and towards itself, malicious? Or does it simply want to become a witch, to become the absolute "1"?

"Cloud Curtain, do you really not know the reason why the world wants to grow stronger?" Wu An asked again.

Hmm... I don't really understand, but it's something ingrained in our bones.

There is always a reason for doing something. Although there are sayings like "the will of God is unfathomable," the gap between the ordinary world and the people living in it is obviously not as great as the gap between humans and God.

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Without understanding why the world wants to grow stronger, one cannot understand why the world favors the witch factor.

In that case, the Yellow Black Bubble will always be a threat to Wu An. Even if the opponent is not very intelligent, it can use the Abyss of Desire to silence all the fully bloomed creatures in Jiangnan in a short time, so its strength is not to be underestimated.

We should try to resolve this issue if we have the chance.

"Sister, we're out now, but what should we do next?" Yunmu asked in a low voice.

Their purpose in coming to the Abyss was to allow Wu'an to ascend to full bloom, but for various reasons, Wu'an eventually left the Abyss and came to the outside world instead.

On Wu'an's side, although there was a mission, the mission prompts were limited to "Go to the Abyss Hole" and then there were no more prompts.

"If you ask me, I don't know either, but I can give you a general direction."

The moment he left the ordinary world, Wu'an felt the connection between himself and the protection he received weaken.

And it's not just a gradual weakening; it's a complete drop in quality.

Previously, she could activate the blessing of the Golden Language without limit and raise her status to the pseudo-full opening, but now, although she can still raise her status, it is at a cost.

It seems that the farther away you are, the higher the consumption will be, and eventually it may become a situation where you can only use it for a fixed period of time. The final effect remains the same, but the cost and limitations of use have increased.

This is the consequence of being detached from the world one is in.

If... this distance is long enough, would the blessing become completely unusable? In contrast, could the effects of [Awakening] be isolated?

"No...it probably won't work. The mark itself was placed on me by Qianhuan on the spot, and it already contains her magical power and mental energy, just waiting for an opportunity to unleash it."

This eruption will not change regardless of the distance between Wu'an and Qianhuan.

However... since the protection of Jin Yu and Qing Huang will weaken because of my departure from the ordinary world, even if the [Awakening] mark does not disappear, it may still be able to exert its effect, especially the reduction of magic power level, reducing it to a level that Wu An may be able to resist.

After all... the magic power of a fully awakened rank is largely related to the stars. Without the stars, a fully awakened rank is only a sixth rank.

"Let's fly further away."

What if we get lost in this envelope of mental energy? This area we're in used to be called the Boundary Sea. Even the thirteen worlds are like a pond or a large fish compared to it.

Cloud's concerns are not without merit.

Moreover, flying in such a space-like environment also requires Wu An to expend physical energy.

The Chief's mental energy enveloped the entire space environment, but that didn't mean walking through it was effortless. You see, in the previous generation, walking through the Boundary Sea was something that could only be done at the fifth level. Wu An, as a fifth-level being, was unprecedented, and his endurance was naturally far superior to other fifth-level beings. However, even in this magic-free environment, he still needed to rest and let the Heart Flower generate its own magic.

The only saving grace is that there's no need to fear encountering combat outside the boundary, because all potentially dangerous creatures that might exist outside the boundary have already been killed by the Chief's mental energy.

On the road that Wu An had just walked, he saw the remains of a strange creature, enveloped in mental energy. It had not decayed over the years, but it was also lifeless.

Let's take it one step at a time...and see how far we can go.

As Wu An spoke, she took out the white rabbit's pocket watch, which contained a record of the time. As long as she reached the designated location, it would guarantee her safe return to Jiangbei Hongdu.

But now, things have changed.

Now that a possibility has been found, we must at least try to remove Qianhuan's mark. Even if we cannot ascend to the throne in the end, without the mark, Wu'an can wait for the next five years to come.

So... Wu An looked at the time record that had already been written, reached out his finger, and erased the record.

No, that's not needed.

She wanted to record the current time so that if something went wrong on the way to explore the outer world, she could still run back to the normal world.

Even death is far better than lying dead outside the border; even a fox, when it dies, still heads towards its den.

Buzz—A purple light flashed, and the time was recorded. If needed, Wu'an could jump to this moment.

At the moment the record was achieved, the [White Rabbit's Clock] emitted a strange light. In the [Normal World], a continent also emitted the same light. However, the radiance from the Normal World quickly dimmed and, before it was extinguished, it drifted in a direction completely opposite to where Wu An and the others were. But it was erased as soon as it touched the boundary wall.

It was as fleeting as a flash in the pan.

Wu An didn't understand the connection between them and didn't care at first, but Yun Mu's call changed her mind:

Sister, in those other worlds in our world, there are only empty shells! That ray of light just now, we were the ones who attracted it, but it drifted away to another place, which means there must be some stronger attraction guiding it.

The clock and the Fantasy Union are closely connected, yet that radiance chose a different direction, indicating that direction possesses a much stronger attraction than the clock itself... It's very likely the original location of the Fantasy Union!

"Another world where there's only a shell... what does that mean?"

It's roughly like... lacking a core, or to put it another way, it's like a person only has a body but no soul, or... perhaps it's more accurate to say it lacks a brain.

In short, those pieced-together alternate worlds are lifeless.

Wu An looked puzzled. Wasn't it already a certainty that this other world would be destroyed by the [Chief]?

Of the twelve worlds besides the normal world, only Alice remains dead. These other worlds are, of course, devoid of life... If there were even the slightest possibility of preservation, the Mad Fantasy Alliance would never have considered throwing their only bloodline into the normal world.

Wu An's confusion reached Yun Mu, who continued to explain: "In short, just think of it as having no core. Such a world has absolutely no possibility of producing Holy Spirits, and even if the size of the world increases, it will not produce stars accordingly... it's just a shell."

Similarly, there will be no system like magical girls... If the normal world also loses its core, even if a qualified girl is attacked by a monster, the Seed of Heart will not appear.

The merged "Standard World," while possessing the size of thirteen worlds, still retains only the original core of the Standard World...

This is the reason why the ordinary world can rule over other worlds!

The cores of other worlds, if not destroyed, remain in their original alternate worlds...

Is the core still in another world?

Could it mean that those other worlds still have a chance to come back to life?

With this thought in mind, Wu An suddenly remembered something she had neglected for a long time.

Those were the reward unlock conditions after the [Purification Rate] reached 50%. She was thinking about the future, so she chose to delay unlocking the reward, which required meeting these four conditions:

[I. Efficiency bonus reaches 1000% (achieved)]

II. Balance achieved between pure and impure magical energy within the body (achieved)

[III. Gaining the Favor of the Stars (Star Embryo Acquired/Completed)] [IV. Bringing Life to a Lifeless World (Not Completed)]

In the present situation, all the otherworlds have died, and even their remains are piled up on top of the normal world.

It's clear at a glance that they can't be separated.

But if those other worlds still have so-called "cores"... wouldn't there be a chance for regeneration?

Even if the reborn world is much weaker than before, it has been reborn after all. Does this mean that life has been brought to a world that had no life?

"Even so, the world beyond is vast, and since this is our first time venturing out, we can't find where those worlds are..."

No... As a new generation of Holy Spirit, I am different from my two predecessors. I am not a Holy Spirit who belongs entirely to the ordinary world, but rather a Holy Spirit who has the ordinary world as the absolute core, yet can also establish connections with the other twelve worlds.

Although the strength of the connection is certainly not as great as in the ordinary world, if... if their cores still exist, it is not impossible to establish a connection with them and thus determine their coordinates.

I vaguely remember when I was getting tutoring from Miss Azure Star, the Mad Alliance, as an ally, wasn't actually that far from the ordinary world. My sister even has relics from the Mad Alliance... If my sister wants to go to another world, or wants to travel far enough but needs a place to rest along the way, that might be the perfect place.

"I see." Wu An nodded, also feeling that there was a chance of success.

Having a vague sense of it is always better than blindly searching.

"Then let's do it your way." Recalling the direction the light had drifted away, Wu'an changed direction, channeled his magic, and flew straight in one direction.

Wherever she touched, the purple, agar-like mental energy dissolved on its own.

But every so often, she would stand still and, using her own position as the center, fire an extremely long, yet extremely fine, magical beam in twenty-four directions at a 360-degree angle.

As soon as the magic touches those agar, a notification of mental energy impact will be sent. Correspondingly, the magic power itself will also be depleted. Each time the magic beams are released in multiple directions, it is also a considerable drain on Wu'an.

However, she had to do this because the Boundary Sea was vast and direct perception was impossible due to the obstruction of the Chief's mental energy.

Although the Mad Alliance is relatively close, the absolute distance between the Mad Alliance and the Normal World is actually quite large. With such a large distance difference, even a slight difference in angle will amplify the difference infinitely.

In addition, the Boundary Sea has no reference coordinate system or coordinates, and Wu An's sense of direction is not very good. He has to rely on this method to constantly adjust his direction so that it does not deviate too much from the general range.

Of course... Wu An alone cannot do this; he also needs to use the cloud screen and the White Rabbit's Clock to detect which direction the commotion is coming from, and which direction it is more likely to be the location of the Fantasy Alliance.

If it weren't for the mental energy of so many chiefs blocking the way, perhaps the coordinates of the Fantasy Alliance could be locked by the clock alone. But the barrier caused by this mental energy is too strong to ignore, so we can only use this clumsy method.

Let's fly northeast this time, around 30 degrees above the mid-level...

Ah, it seems we've already flown past it. We need to head northwest, flying at about forty degrees below the surface...

【This...please don't worry, the deviation is still within a degree of correction. I can assure you, in another three hours, we will definitely find the Fantasy Alliance. We have already circled most of this area...it'll be soon—】

The search by the Fantasy Alliance was not very smooth. The Boundary Sea was too vast. If they had the ability of Kong Yue, they might be able to roam freely. Yin Xi's ability would also be good, but Wu An only had the ability of [Spatial Fixation].

As for spatial abilities, I don't know how to deal with them, but I can just use spatial fixation, since they can be countered anyway.

However, the result is that Wu An can hardly use other spatial abilities.

Originally, activating [Heart of Another Body] would have allowed him to barely use Yinxi's abilities, but in this environment, Wu'an simply couldn't calculate the coordinates.

Seeing that her magic power was nearly half depleted, but there was still no sign of the Mad Alliance, Wu An was getting anxious. However, she didn't urge Yun Mu. In this situation, urging her was pointless. After all, she was just a newly born Holy Spirit. If it were someone like Xiao Hei, who had definitely traveled through the Boundary Sea, acting as Wu An's guide, perhaps they could put some pressure on her. But putting pressure on Yun Mu was pointless.

Wu An took out the [Good Luck] and, regardless of whether it would work or not, activated the ability to transfer misfortune. If the situation was special, he might have to try to overdraw his luck to see if he could randomly encounter some other world.

Whether it was due to the activation of [Good Luck] or Yunmu's intuition being correct, after another release of magic, Yunmu exclaimed in delight:

[Sister, there's another world to the southwest! I can feel it very clearly—this time it's definitely there!]

"good!"

Wu An's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned and flew southwest.