Chapter 103 - 99: Gate of the Microcosm

Chapter 103: Chapter 99: Gate of the Microcosm

Once a person’s Spirituality frequency drops below 30, their ability to perceive the world begins to fail. The most immediate physical symptom is blindness.

As their Spirituality frequency continues to decrease, the scope of their perception narrows. Hearing, taste, and touch begin to disappear, one by one.

Eventually, all five senses vanish completely, leaving only their Consciousness trapped in the Void.

This is without a doubt one of the cruelest and most terrifying punishments in existence.

A Spirituality frequency of 5 is the critical threshold.

A Spirituality frequency of 0 is essentially impossible, as it signifies the end of life.

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As for a negative Spirituality frequency, it doesn’t represent something non-living.

Non-living things do not possess Spirituality.

The so-called negative Spirituality frequency simply exists because certain entities are unique, completely different from normal life.

When a normal life form encounters them, its Spirituality frequency plummets, much like a positive number encountering a negative one.

As for what these entities actually were, the Earth Master inheritance in Chen Qi’s possession held no records.

Though it seemed unbelievable, a human’s Spirituality frequency could not drop to zero, yet it could become negative.

As for what one would see in that state, the inheritance held no record of that either.

But the fact that a human’s Spirituality frequency could become negative had to be true.

Otherwise, the first article of the Spirit Realm Declaration wouldn’t have designated Worlds with Spirituality frequencies from -110 to 1700 as human territory.

It seemed the ten options in the Spirit Realm Declaration each had their own reason for being there.

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’It’s time to begin. Let’s see what a world with a Spirituality frequency of 39.5 is like!’

Chen Qi’s Consciousness felt as if it were returning to the womb. The next moment, his Consciousness and Spirituality merged completely, and a "baby" was born.

The baby vacantly opened its eyes, seeing the true World for the first time.

It was a magnificent ocean of magnetic light, where countless Matter Fields intertwined and collided, culminating in this vast spectacle.

Chen Qi could only see clearly for about 40 meters. Within that range, the ocean of magnetic light was crystal clear, like a pool of azure spring water.

Beyond this boundary, the sea of magnetic light grew even more dazzlingly brilliant, yet it became hazy and ethereal, like Immortal Light, tempting one with an irresistible urge for Assimilation and Ascension.

’So this is how the Matter Field assimilates Spirituality? Terrifying indeed!’

A chill ran through Chen Qi. He reined in his gaze and stopped looking into the distance.

The Earth Master inheritance was very clear on this point: one must steady their Heart God when viewing the sea of magnetic light for the first time. If they were captivated by it and lost control, their Spirituality would lose the support of their will and inevitably be Devoured by the surrounding ocean of light.

Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would still suffer severe trauma.

A mild case would mean being unable to recover for three to five months. A severe case would lead to cognitive loss and the permanent erasure of some memories.

Fortunately, as long as one guarded their Heart God and didn’t do anything reckless, this step wasn’t particularly dangerous.

Of course, if one’s luck was exceptionally bad and the surrounding ocean of magnetic light suddenly underwent some change, it could trigger a massive magnetic storm.

That would be like sailing out to sea in a small boat only to be hit by a tsunami; if you couldn’t escape it, you were doomed to suffer horribly.

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’My perception of the surrounding Matter Fields is much clearer now.’

’Although the range of my Observation isn’t as vast as when I use the Compass, this is a much more intimate, truer connection to the World.’

Chen Qi cautiously examined a Matter Field in front of him. In the physical world, it corresponded to a single speck of dust.

’Any substance that exists will emit its own field.’

This was a tenet from the Deep Space Sect. Chen Qi had known the words before, but only now did he truly understand them.

In the microscopic world, atoms were constantly spinning.

This phenomenon occurred because a layer of field completely enveloped the atoms. The Repulsive Force between these fields created turbulence at the atomic level.

If one were to magnify this tens of millions of times, from an extremely microscopic perspective, an atom would resemble a giant Star, and that thin field would become a thick atmosphere, completely enveloping the atomic Star.

However, this was merely a superficial appearance. From Chen Qi’s perspective, that layer of field didn’t just envelop the atom; it transformed into a magnetic field seal, completely locking away everything within the atom.

No matter how hard Chen Qi tried, his Spirituality could not break through that layer of field to penetrate the atom’s interior.

’What is the true structure of an atom? Can its interior be subdivided even further?’

’Are there even smaller particles inside?’

Chen Qi was unable to observe any of it.

The magnetic field seal formed by that layer of field locked away the microscopic world beneath the atom. It was known as the First Microscopic Gate.

Only by breaking this magnetic field seal and opening this microscopic gate could one’s Spirituality delve deeper and peer into the microscopic world beneath the atom.

That there were, of course, even smaller microscopic particles beneath the atomic level was a conclusion clearly written in Chen Qi’s "enlightenment materials."

It was also from these "enlightenment materials" prepared by his father that Chen Qi learned of the existence of the microscopic gates.

Furthermore, Chen Qi knew there were three microscopic gates in total.

Once all of them were opened, one could freely manipulate the matter and Energy of the universe, and even reshape the very fabric of spacetime.

Unfortunately, the "enlightenment materials" were, after all, merely a primer. They only gave a general overview of common knowledge and concepts, without touching upon how to open the microscopic gates.

Even so, the shock and astonishment Chen Qi felt from these materials was no less than what he had felt when reading *Unsolved Mysteries of Humanity*.

The worldview described by the Deep Space Sect was so unfathomable that it even struck Chen Qi as utterly absurd.

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After several more attempts, Chen Qi gave up on studying the magnetic field seal.

His Spirituality frequency was too low; he definitely couldn’t open it with Brute Force.

The magnetic field seal of this atomic star was completely different from the Activated Metal he had encountered before.

The magnetic field seal was, in essence, still a Matter Field, whereas the latter was already a Life Magnet Field.

Back when Chen Qi’s Spirituality first entered the microscopic level, he had witnessed a great purple mouth Devour the Activated Metal.

At the time, the great purple mouth had already torn through the metallic star’s Life Magnet Field and had even devoured half of it.

Chen Qi hadn’t thought much of it then, but looking back now, he realized more and more how extraordinary that great purple mouth truly was.

’No wonder I was able to shatter the metallic star with a single palm strike,’ he thought. ’Turns out I was just taking advantage of the situation.’

Since Brute Force was not an option, Chen Qi still had another path he could take.

He could try to completely decipher the seal’s structure and open it with technique.

However, Chen Qi found that this was also impossible.

The scale of his spiritual Observation was still insufficient. To his eyes, the magnetic field seal was just layers of a constantly churning atmosphere, a swirling mass of stormy Mist, making it impossible to discern any specific structure.

Ultimately, it all came down to him being too weak and his Spirituality frequency being too low.

Left with no other choice, Chen Qi’s Spirituality could only withdraw from the atomic level and return to the macroscopic world.

During the withdrawal, he witnessed countless atoms colliding and intertwining before locking firmly together.

These clustered atoms were like the cells of a human body, forming another enormous Matter Field.

The next moment, Chen Qi’s perspective snapped back to the physical world.

The speck of dust represented by that enormous Matter Field was blown far, far away by his breath.

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’What a shame. In the end, my Spirituality frequency is just too low!’

’If my Spirituality frequency were powerful enough, I could definitely shatter that magnetic field seal. Then I could probably call myself an Atomic Destroyer.’

’Of course, a level like that is still far too distant for me.’

’I’m not asking for much. It would be enough if my Spirituality could one day become a sharp blade, capable of severing the bonds between atoms.’

’Then, with a single slash, I could disintegrate a Matter Field from the atomic level. My Spirituality would cleave down, and this pen in front of me would instantly dissolve into countless iron atoms.’

’That must be the principle behind the Great Decomposition Saber!’

Chen Qi muttered to himself as endless inspiration flooded his mind.

Although he couldn’t yet achieve what he imagined, that didn’t mean the concept was useless to him now.

He couldn’t shatter a Matter Field, but surely he could handle a mere trace of resentment?

That layer of resentment from Jomoya Chris, the one intertwined with his own Life Magnet Field—it was time to sever it!