Chapter 171: Life and Soul

Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Life and Soul

’Next, it’s time to focus on my breakthrough.’

After a relaxing bath aboard the Morning Sky, Andre sat in the Central Control Room, pondering his next move.

’My Path of Truth is different from others. They follow a path of the many becoming one, constantly accumulating Truths to advance themselves.’

’I, on the other hand, walk the path of one becoming many. After becoming a Level 1 Wizard, I grasped Chaos Magic Power—the most crucial element and the very source of my Path of Truth.’

’Although the Chaos Magic Power I command is still weak, I’ve already overcome the most difficult hurdle. The remaining challenges should be relatively easy in comparison.’

’I just need to infuse the Chaos Magic Power with various other Powers, and I can continuously elevate my Realm.’

’Chaos... a spectacular display of various Powers... How did I end up on a path to evolving a world?!’

Andre thought for a moment and realized something was wrong.

’I’m clearly on the Path of Chaos Truth, so how did it get twisted like this?’

With this in mind, Andre began to repeatedly cast Witchcraft, trying to divine the changes in his path.

Yet no matter how he divined it, the path laid out for him was the same: using Chaos Magic Power as the foundation to evolve a world, then using that world as a springboard to go from existence to nothingness, and ultimately, to become the Lord of Truth.

At first, Andre was in disbelief. But after careful consideration, he realized his previous thinking had been flawed.

His path wasn’t wrong.

’Chaos Magic Power evolves into the myriad transformations of the world. In the end, one must pursue reduction and annihilation, moving from existence to nothingness to become the Lord of Truth.’

’And if this path involves evolving countless trajectories of change, then a world is the necessary vessel for them.’

’If that’s the case, then I have to try.’

After sorting out his thoughts, Andre came to a realization.

Using his own Chaos Magic Power to evolve a great world of his own... this was a step he could not avoid, no matter what.

’Chaos Magic Power evolves a world, and that world constantly changes—from a single universe to parallel ones, and finally to a multiverse... HISS... isn’t that just creating a second Endless Star Realm? This... this is a huge problem.’

Andre recognized a problem: what if the Endless Star Realm he inhabited was created by another powerful being to test their own path?

Then his own attempt to evolve a second Endless Star Realm within it would be like trying to undermine that being’s very foundation.

’If that were the case, I’d be screwed.’

’Worst case, I could be obliterated with a single palm strike. Or, I might just become a resource for them to absorb.’

’But that can’t be right. If the Endless Star Realm were truly a world evolved by another powerhouse, why would it allow someone else to master Chaos Magic Power?’

’Looks like I was overthinking things!’

Andre dismissed the thought and began to contemplate his own path.

’If I can successfully evolve such a world, then that world won’t be much different from the Endless Star Realm in essence.’

’Although it would be far smaller in volume, its fundamental nature wouldn’t be all that different.’

’And now, I have to take that step and begin trying to evolve a world with Chaos Magic Power.’

’So, what should be the first choice for this step?’

’Chaos evolves all things, but what is the most crucial part of that evolution?’

Andre pondered for a moment, and an answer instantly flashed in his mind.

’Life. It’s life. Of all things in creation, life is the most important.’

’With life, matter gains definition and the capacity for change.’

’The trajectory of material change... is Truth.’

Andre summoned his Book of Magic Power. He gazed at the Chaos Meditation Technique, a creation born from the wisdom of two worlds, and sank deep into thought.

As he contemplated, more and more text appeared on the pages of the Book of Magic Power.

But there were gaps in some places, making it feel disjointed.

’Chaos is the most primordial matter. Why is it that when earth, wind, water, and fire converge, they become Chaos?’

’Because the four Powers are in opposition. When opposing Powers are brought together, they explode.’

’This process is very much like the explosion of a nuclear bomb from my past life.’

’Using conventional explosives to destroy the atomic structure of radioactive material and release Energy.’

’When the atomic structure breaks, it forms smaller particles. The Energy these particles carry can penetrate the human body and other matter. This phenomenon is called radiation.’

’The collision of the four Powers—earth, wind, water, and fire—is somewhat similar to this process.’

’Equal Powers collide, disrupting their original structures and forming the most minuscule material structures.’

’This is the Chaotic State. After that, one can use the particles from this state to create anything.’

’But this is limited to material changes. How is life formed amidst such transformations?’

’A world without life is just an empty space, like the inside of a storage dimension.’

’What is the cause of life’s birth? In my past life, some believed the origin of life was abiogenesis—inorganic matter evolving into organic matter, then into primitive cells, and finally into the earliest forms of life.’

’But this life is different. Everything is born from Magic Power. Though various factions call it by different names, it is fundamentally the same Power.’

’Therefore, the birth of life must be related to the Soul. The Soul is the key to life.’

’There are spiritual beings in this world whose very bodies are their Souls. In contrast, there has never been a creature in this world that lacks a Soul.’

’Without a Soul, it’s just a puppet, a machine.’

Andre continued to ponder the origin of life, his eyes fixed on the Book of Magic Power in his hands.

And as Andre’s thoughts raced, the text on the Book of Magic Power changed ceaselessly.

’But what is the source of the Soul?’

’The universe of my past life was composed of all sorts of matter, and change was produced by the collisions between that matter.’

’But in this world, Chaos Magic Power constantly diffuses and gathers to form different Elements, which then give birth to one world after another.’

’And within those worlds, life is born.’

’But... how is the Soul born?’

’Countless beings possess a Soul, and they aren’t limited to purely physical bodies.’

’Therefore, the next crucial evolution for Chaos Magic Power must be the Soul within life.’

’With a Soul, there is life!’

At that moment, Andre finally determined what he needed to infuse into his Chaos Magic Power to break through to Level 2 Wizard: Life and Soul.

The birth of life is predicated on the existence of the Soul. Without a Soul, a being is, in the final analysis, just a pile of matter.

Even if it could walk and talk, it would still just be a pile of matter.

It is precisely because of the Soul that life can manifest.

It is what gives life infinite possibilities, allowing it to transcend the shackles of matter.

Otherwise, the world evolved from Chaos Magic Power would be a dead and silent place, filled with nothing but scenes of various material masses colliding with one another.