Chapter 101 - 98: Causality Reversal

Chapter 101: Chapter 98: Causality Reversal

’Then as long as the magnetic field is simulated to be exactly the same, or even just superficially identical, could I achieve ’mimicry’?’

’In nature, there are insects that can disguise themselves as various plants. Since mimicry is a real phenomenon, humans must also be able to achieve a similar effect through some means, like bionics in technology.’

’So, is the reason I took on the appearance of Jomoya Chris that his resentment merged with and altered my Life Magnet Field?’

’Have I been possessed by a ghost?’

It was a truly horrifying thought. Fortunately, Chen Qi was no longer a Mortal and didn’t feel a chill run down his spine; he just felt a deep sense of unease.

Recalling the Metamorphosis his body underwent in the purple light, Chen Qi grew more certain that his guess was the answer.

After he chose to inherit the game character, the King’s Game had merged the resentment of Jomoya Chris into his Life Magnet Field.

Although it seemed like there were no problems for now, and he had never even experienced a Rebound.

But a hidden danger was still a hidden danger. If other players discovered and exploited it, it could very well be the end of Chen Qi.

The memory of his battle with Kolos still left him shaken.

Simply because he couldn’t hide his Life Magnet Field, he had faced his opponent’s "Ultimate Kill." If luck hadn’t been on his side, Chen Qi would have died long ago.

The inability to hide one’s Life Magnet Field wasn’t a problem at all among Low-level players, because none of them could do it.

It couldn’t even be considered a vulnerability.

But if a player ever used this as an opening, all Low-level players would face a Dimensionality Reduction-style attack.

Chen Qi had already fallen into that trap once; he would never allow himself to make the same mistake again.

This was why Chen Qi was constantly identifying and patching his weaknesses, striving to eliminate any potential vulnerabilities.

In battles between players, there was simply no room for even the slightest error.

Sometimes, what gets you killed isn’t your weakness, but your strength.

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’I hadn’t discovered the problem with my Life Magnet Field before. Even after my Spirit Awakening, I still failed to notice anything was wrong.’

’This can only mean that the King’s Game’s methods are incredibly sophisticated, while my own application of Spirituality is crude—I haven’t even scratched the surface.’

’But things are different now. The parts of the Earth Master’s teachings on Spirituality are more than enough to fill this gap.’

’After an apprentice’s Awakening, if they want to become a true Transcendent, the first thing they must do is determine their own Spirituality frequency.’

’If you can’t determine your own Spirituality frequency, you have no baseline. How can you then use Spirituality to precisely perceive and reshape the World?’

’I really was just an amateur before this.’

Though his trip to the Royal Capital was brief, it had been incredibly fruitful for Chen Qi.

It was why he had returned in such a hurry; he was brimming with so many ideas and had so many things he needed to test.

Locking onto his Spirituality frequency was the first thing on his list.

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’Relax. Empty your mind.’

Chen Qi breathed slowly, allowing himself to become completely calm.

He began to recall the process of his Spirit Awakening. In a daze, Chen Qi felt as though Time Reversal had occurred, and he found himself once again within the Three-Ring Orbit.

’This is actually real? Not an illusion?’

At the center of the three intersecting rings, Chen Qi looked around in astonishment. The darkness and despair were exactly the same as what he had experienced before.

Had he really returned to the moment of his Spirit Awakening?

’No, this isn’t Time Reversal. It’s my memories flowing in reverse.’

’This place doesn’t truly exist, but it can’t be called fake either, because this is my own Spirituality World.’

’My perception constructed everything here, which is why it’s identical to the Awakening ritual I remember.’

’So after my Spirit Awakening, my Consciousness can freely access past memories and immerse itself within the river of memory.’

’Spirituality is perception. After my Spirit Awakening, I can control all of my own Spirituality, so naturally, I can manifest anything that exists within my perception.’

’So, I’ve unintentionally created a Spirituality World of my own. This is far more High-level than the dream worlds that appear when I’m sleeping.’

As Chen Qi’s understanding of his situation grew clearer, the World before his eyes became increasingly real.

Projections of Chen Qi’s past life even began to appear within the rings.

Everything began to merge with the previous Awakening ritual, as if two completely different points in spacetime were overlapping.

For Chen Qi, this place was undeniably real, because it was shaped by his own past perceptions.

A person cannot comprehend things beyond their own perception. By the same token, a person’s ability to distinguish between real and fake can only rely on their past perceptions.

A World constructed entirely from one’s Self-perception is, to the Consciousness, an undeniably real World.

’It’s incredible. Just how shallow was my understanding and application of Spirituality before?’

’I created this place. I am the Dominator of this World. As long as I will it, I can create anything I know of here.’

’Of course, the deeper my understanding, the more complete the details of my creations will be.’

’If I possessed enough knowledge and my understanding was deep enough, this place could become a virtual laboratory.’

’This is the kind of ability a Transcendent should possess. I truly hadn’t even scratched the surface before.’

Shock, joy, and yearning—a torrent of emotions swirled within Chen Qi’s mind, causing his Consciousness to grow unstable.

With this Consciousness Fluctuation, the World manifested from his Spirituality also began to tremble.

The Three-Ring Orbit began to shift out of alignment, threatening to collapse.

Chen Qi hurriedly cleared his mind of distracting thoughts and focused his Heart God. As the Consciousness Fluctuation subsided, the Three-Ring Orbit returned to normal, and the World reverted to its original state.

In effect, Chen Qi had reset time within this space.

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’There is only one way to lock onto my own Spirituality frequency: constantly relive the process of my Spirit Awakening.’

’The overlap of the three rings determines the final Spirituality frequency.’

’If I can lock onto that exact moment, I’ll be able to learn my own Spirituality frequency.’

’And once I know the result, sensing my Spirituality frequency will become as easy as breathing—it will become instinctual.’

’So, let it all play out again! Overlap!’

As Chen Qi made his decision, time in this World began to flow.

Within the Three-Ring Orbit, the three rings began to close in on each other, frame by frame, the entire process unfolding with perfect clarity before him.

As the Dominator of this World, achieving this was child’s play for Chen Qi.

Therefore, as long as one could construct their own Spirituality World, locking onto their Spirituality frequency was a guaranteed success.

The difficulty in this stage lay in constructing the Spirituality World.

Chen Qi found it incredibly simple, but that was only because his past experiences gave him a frame of reference.

Whether it was building virtual games or his time in the Dream Arena, both were invaluable forms of perception.

Ordinary Awakened, when trying to lock onto their frequency and create their own Spirituality World, often had to start with their Dreams, using them as a reference point.

The uncontrollable nature of Dreams greatly increased the difficulty of constructing their Spirituality World; most couldn’t do it without at least a year or so of effort.

Someone like Chen Qi, however, was a genius among geniuses.

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BOOM!

Within the Spirituality World, the Three-Ring Orbit finally overlapped completely.

At that exact instant, a fluctuation rippled out from Chen Qi.

This fluctuation was Chen Qi’s Spirituality frequency. It was like the very first syllable spoken at the dawn of creation, the one that brought the World into being.

Incredibly, Time Reversal occurred once more. No, this was a reversal of cause and effect.

A realization dawned on Chen Qi. It wasn’t that he was able to find his Spirituality frequency because he had created a Spirituality World.

Rather, the Spirituality World before him had been born because he had locked onto his Spirituality frequency.

The cause and effect of the Spirituality World were meaningless to him. Everything depended solely on his perception.