Chapter 1019

Chapter 1019: The Desperate Threshold of Infinite Magic Power

“You succeeded, right?”

At this moment, Big Sis Bai, who remained in the Primitive Dream State Laboratory, stayed by my side and inquired.

“Mhm, I succeeded.”

I nodded to Big Sis Bai, but finally added a sentence: “But the Life Clone died, killed by… Infinite Magic Power.”

“Why?”

Big Sis Bai’s heart tightened upon hearing about the death of the experimental Life Clone.

She was somewhat afraid that after I obtained the successful method, I would directly use myself as the next experimental subject.

If an accident occurred, it would truly be a major problem!

“Don’t worry, I cherish my life!”

I immediately comforted her.

And this sentence of mine was no joke.

Without understanding the Resurrection Spell and the essence of life, I would not touch any level related to death; without understanding the soul and the soul dream state, I would never joke with my own soul; without understanding the Life Clone and life consciousness, I would never joke with my own life.

Unknown death is forever the bottom line of my actions; I will not overstep it by even half a step.

“Before Infinite Magic Power is truly successful, I will not joke with my own life. As for why I said I succeeded but the Life Clone ultimately died… that is for another reason.”

After confirming that I would not take risks, Big Sis Bai visibly relaxed.

Because she didn't know how she would act if I really insisted on it.

Theoretically, Bai Yu was clear that she should not be a stumbling block on Xiao Han’s path forward, but she even more so did not wish for Xiao Han to just die before her eyes.

Now that she had my promise, Big Sis Bai naturally set her mind at ease.

“Is it convenient to say what the reason was?” 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Big Sis Bai inquired.

She had always been dedicated to trying to understand the things Xiao Han was doing, whether it was the Dream State domain, the Fool’s Dream life experiment, or this Infinite Magic Power, simply because she didn't want a cognitive cliff-like gap to appear between her and Xiao Han.

Because once such a situation occurred, something very serious would happen, which was that both sides would fail to understand each other.

So, she was working hard.

And now she had already encountered such a problem, and this problem might perhaps become increasingly serious in the future.

If she could also understand the so-called Infinite Magic Power, understand the operational logic behind the birth of this talent, and know the difficulties and dangers within, enough to perform danger assessments just like Xiao Han, then she wouldn't need to uselessly say grand and empty phrases like “stay safe,” but could instead lend a hand when Xiao Han needed it most.

She had discussed this problem with many Witches, including Academy Head Mei.

Facing this situation, the paths Bai Yu could choose ultimately only led to two.

One was the easiest… unconditionally believing that Xiao Han wouldn't cause trouble for herself.

The other was to climb as hard as possible; she didn't need to be more excellent than Xiao Han, but only needed to be able to keep up with the pace and understand Xiao Han’s level—that would be enough.

But both paths led to the same conclusion, which was: if you don’t understand, don’t meddle, and the only thing you can seem to say is… stay safe.

Emotion is the mutual anchor for both sides; how could Xiao Han not care about your expectations?

——Mei Linde.

Her life was a void; you are the only intruder.

——Also Mei Linde.

As an Academy Head, Mei Linde had also spent no small amount of time and energy on Bai Yu.

While Bai Yu was recalling these words, my voice also gradually sounded.

“The Void Crack is the breakthrough point for the Void’s own infinity. Reaching a conclusion, deconstructing characteristics, and weaving characteristics to better utilize those characteristics—this is the fundamental thinking behind the existence of the Infinite Magic Power talent.”

I summarized in a few sentences the results I had spent so much time and energy to obtain.

Whether it was reaching the conclusion previously to create the Great Snow Throne Spell to observe Void Cracks, or turning that understanding into practical application by killing a Transcendent to argue the results, it was all a matter that consumed a great deal of inspiration.

If the value and difficulty of a matter were determined by the time spent, then inspiration would be devalued to being worth nothing.

As for the subsequent “deconstruction of characteristics” and “weaving of characteristics,” they were even harder, to the point that I felt the further perfection plan for the Great Tree of Knowledge had to be put on the agenda.

“The essence of the Infinite Magic Power talent is to form the source of magic power within oneself. Theoretically, the Self-generating Magic Power talent achieves this idea, but it is still not enough for me.”

“The Void Crack is absolutely not just a simple crack. The Void carries everything, so it is impossible for the carried power to tear a hole in it, just as the matter carried by material space cannot tear material space. At most, a massive amount of matter can twist space. To tear it, one must introduce power from outside material space.”

While explaining to Big Sis Bai, I demonstrated with spatial spells on the side.

To explain a complex concept clearly, metaphors are inevitably needed to assist understanding.

And as I was speaking, I noticed a figure had arrived; it was the Academy Head.

However, she gestured for me to continue and didn't mean to interrupt me, so she just listened quietly from the side.

“So the Void Crack itself is not a crack in the Void, but a way that the true face of the Void is revealed through this crack—or rather, its characteristics.”

“Actually, there is another conjecture, or rather evidence, which is that the order of the Saint Stage domain can interfere with Void Cracks. Therefore, the Void Crack absolutely cannot be a crack in the Void itself.”

“For me to carry the Infinite Magic Power talent, I ultimately need to build a series of concepts upon my soul essence, just like the Self-generating Magic Power talent. And the result of this is… when all foundations are built, my own soul essence needs to withstand the impact of the Void Cracks.”

“I need a Domain Order closely related to my own soul essence to protect myself from being torn to shreds by the Void Cracks. The Mental Realm Domain derived from the Sixth Sense of Body Cultivation is the most compatible Domain Order.”

Speaking like this, I had basically finished laying the groundwork for the basic principle summary of Infinite Magic Power, and what I was going to say next was the question Big Sis Bai asked just now.

“The reason the Life Clone died was due to two reasons. One is that it spent too much life essence while understanding Infinite Magic Power earlier and had already fallen into a desperate situation. The second is… the domain I master is actually a Domain Prototype, which can only interfere with and resist Void Cracks to a certain extent.”

“So if I want to truly complete the architecture of the Infinite Magic Power talent, I need to thoroughly master the power of a complete domain.”

“Ahem…”

At this time, Mei Linde coughed lightly and walked over from behind.

“Hello, Big Sis Mei. Sorry to trouble you with resolving a big mess this time.”

I looked toward the Academy Head.

Since she had made a sound, it meant she wanted to say a few words.

“It’s fine. I’ll have the Witches here help repair the laboratory later.”

Mei Linde waved her hand casually and then pointed to the large hole in the ceiling of the testing room she had broken open.

Looking up from below, it happened to align with the large hole in the Curtain Wall.

“The academy will settle the subsequent matters. Xiao Han… I heard you say just now that building Infinite Magic Power requires advancing to the Saint Stage, right?”

Mei Linde spoke.

“Uh… it requires a complete domain. It doesn't necessarily have to be the Saint Stage. I haven't even reached Transcendent yet.”

I explained.

“Actually, it’s about the same…”

“Actually, there’s a big difference. The threshold for the Saint Stage is a complete domain. I have a way to gather the foundation for the Saint Stage now.”

I spoke.

Mei Linde was stunned for a moment before continuing: “You are not a Transcendent. How can you cross the upper limit to reach the level of domain self-circulation? If you can’t reach it, you won’t be able to achieve Infinite Magic Power.”

“Then I’ll start in the form of Pseudo-Infinite Magic Power, using the perfection of the domain as a staged goal, and shape a complete Domain Order with self-circulation to build the framework of Infinite Magic Power!”

“……So, this is the successful method you thought of, and also the way your Life Clone died earlier?”

Mei Linde fell silent again, then understood something as she looked at me and asked.

“Yes. Don’t worry! I won’t risk myself. I will continue to experiment with a brand-new Life Clone. Before this technique is successful, I won’t use it on my own body.”

I saw the Academy Head’s anxiety and spoke to reassure her.

The Academy Head, after all, was not Big Sis Bai.

Big Sis Bai believed unconditionally in what I said, but the Academy Head was still somewhat worried about it.

But things would not ultimately terminate because of the Academy Head’s worry.

Once my conception was implemented, then a miracle would appear!

A Saint Stage without having advanced to Transcendent!

However, in the Academy Head’s words, this was called a Pseudo-Saint Stage, because the upgraded domain power was below the threshold of Transcendent, yet the power could cross into the level of True Time.

Even if I mastered a complete Saint Stage domain, without advancing to Transcendent, it would be hard to intervene at the level of True Time solely with Spirit Vision using the power I master.

Simply put, a Saint Stage below Transcendent still cannot kill a Transcendent, but a Saint Stage above Transcendent can crush a Transcendent with a single finger.

From this, it could be seen that the weight of the “Transcendent” rank was much higher than that of the Saint Stage.

Even man-made defined rank boundaries cannot cross the rank boundaries of the Void itself.

“Xiao Han, how do you plan to view a talent like Infinite Magic Power? According to your statement… it derives from Self-generating Magic Power. Will you promote it?”

The Academy Head made a great determination to ask this question, and she asked with an attitude as objective as possible.

If she asked herself, she was unwilling for Xiao Han to promote such a talent to the outside.

“How to view it… to me, it is a talent and also part of the foundation I’ve added for myself. As for promoting it… Big Sis Mei even if I spoke of it, how many Witches would be able to achieve it?”

“So Xiao Han doesn't plan to promote it, right?”

Hearing this answer, Mei Linde’s face also relaxed quite a bit.

Yes, as the things Xiao Han researched became deeper, the applicability became smaller.

Xiao Han’s character was not the stingy type, but she was never a saintly hypocrite.

The spells, techniques, and so on that Xiao Han had promoted and opened up all along the way were all things Xiao Han herself found applicable.

Perhaps if Xiao Han started on a new path from the beginning, she could still achieve this level, but the one thing that remained constant was that everything Xiao Han created was something absolutely compatible with herself.

Xiao Han was pioneering forward step by step, leaving footprints behind.

Among the Witches moving forward along Xiao Han’s path, who would dare say they could surpass Xiao Han?

“I don't plan to promote it. Its threshold and requirements are too high. To announce it would be leading people astray. Every Witch has her own path. Forcing things together and sacrificing everything just to reach the springboard I built—it isn't worth it.”

“I think so too, but the concept of Infinite Magic Power is truly too tempting for Witches. Xiao Han, are you sure you want to announce this concept?”

“Can this kind of ability be hidden?”

I asked back with a smile.

Hearing me ask this, Mei Linde knew I didn't plan to hide it.

Infinite Magic Power was not like the Dream State domain—an important means that could decide the layout of the Main World.

Announcing it seemed theoretically without any problem.

“But announcing it just like that…… we still need some thresholds to accompany it, to make them completely give up hope.”

Mei Linde suggested, then looked at me with a face full of smiles:

“Xiao Han just tell me a few. I’ll help you spread them. That way, we can reduce the vast majority of Witches who will come to negotiate with you using Infinite Magic Power in the future.”

“Um… I understand.”

Seeing the Academy Head like this, I pondered for a moment and summarized some thresholds: “First is Self-awakened Body Cultivation…”

“Self-awakened Body Cultivation again?”

Mei Linde felt somewhat numb upon hearing this.

Was Body Cultivation really that important?

However, even for Transcendent Witches whose Transcendent system was dominated by spells, there was a special Body Cultivation component like Witchification within their advancement system.

So, what Mei Linde thought was indeed correct.

“Yes. The starting point is Self-awakened Body Cultivation, with the requirement to self-destruct one's own Self-generating Magic Power. With Self-awakened Body Cultivation as the lead, one must complete the shaping and architecture of Prototype Self-generating Magic Power. First, let’s be clear: the Self-generating Magic Power shaped by the Self-generating Magic Power project I created does not belong to Prototype Self-generating Magic Power. Instead, it is the Self-generating Magic Power derived to interface with the Transcendent Witch species, using Prototype Self-generating Magic Power as the prototype.”

“……”

Mei Linde kept her mouth shut and took notes.

She truly hadn't expected there to be such harsh requirements within this.

“Next is having a domain at the minimum. The requirement for the domain is a Domain Order highly related to the soul essence, preferably the Mental Realm Domain derived from the Sixth Sense of Body Cultivation.”

“………”

“Most importantly is mastering a Root Totem—a totem of complete Revelation and enlightenment, rather than a half-baked totem power that was learned. The root of the totem must also be closely related to the soul essence.”

“Only after all these requirements are met can one be considered to have barely reached the threshold. Big Sis Mei, do you think these are enough?”

“Ahem… I think it should be enough.”

Mei Linde came back to her senses and nodded hurriedly.

“Oh, right. Coming here this time, I also received a request. You’re not a stranger to that fellow Cheryl, right? She asked me to ask you if you mind her understanding what you are doing.”

“Her? I don’t mind. Why would I mind that? Why is she asking this all of a sudden?”

“She doesn't have entrance permissions for the Experimental Area, so she can only come to me. I’m planning to ignore her for a bit longer.”

“So that’s how it is?”

I responded with a light laugh.

I didn't expect the Academy Head and that Anti-Witch to actually have a side like this.