Chapter 573 - 384: Ten Thousand Realms Projection Descent Technique

When the Will of any world perceived them, it would subconsciously think, ’This is a part of my world.’

It was like how a person feels no hostility toward the bacteria in their own body.

The World Will was the same, defaulting to the belief that these fragments were derivatives of its own Rules, leaving it completely unguarded!

’No wonder the Esok World, despite being so close to the Wizard World, has remained hidden until now...’

Understanding flashed in Ian’s eyes.

Protected by Cosmic Level Subconscious Fragments, the Esok World was effectively invisible to the Perception of a World Will.

Unless it was a faction of Chaos like the Insect Race or the Abyss, which completely disregarded Rules and relied solely on their instinct for Devouring.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to discover them.

Ian’s gaze fell back on the hidden Rune. ’This Rune is likely a partial manifestation of the Esok World’s Will.’

A gravely wounded, slumbering World Will, unconsciously exposing its Rules, had granted the Essoke People such a heaven-defying Talent.

’How terrifying the ignorant are. They actually thought that besides the Abyss and the Insect Race, no other world could be their match.’

Without further hesitation, Ian’s Spiritual Power transformed into a sharp knife and stabbed violently at the Rune.

The Rune vibrated intensely. All the eyes on its surface flew open, and countless formless Spiritual Shocks surged madly toward Ian’s consciousness.

Ian was prepared. The golden Purification Rule gushed out like a tide!

SIZZLE! The Spiritual Shocks collided with the Purification Rule and melted away instantly, like snow under a blazing sun.

One by one, the eyes on the Rune’s surface dimmed. Finally, the entire Rune was revealed once more.

It had turned into a ball of silvery-white mist, floating quietly.

His Spiritual Power materialized into a tangible palm that gently grasped the Rune. The touch was icy cold, like holding a ball of liquid mercury.

’This is it...’ A fervent light flashed in Ian’s eyes.

With this Rune, his [Phase Soul Weaving Technique] would undergo a qualitative change!

He glanced around, and with a thought, his Gravity Domain began to contract.

The Domain, which had originally enveloped the entire valley, began to shrink rapidly.

Ten kilometers, five kilometers, three kilometers... The air, dust, light, and the bodies of the Essoke People within the valley were all forcibly compressed!

The Domain transformed into an invisible giant hand, which gently squeezed, compressing the entire valley into a single gray bead.

The bead’s surface was as smooth as a mirror. Inside, countless tiny fragments spun—the remnants of forcibly compressed matter and Souls.

Ian gave it a glance. The gray bead silently shattered, dissipating into the air. This stronghold of the Essoke People had been completely erased from the world.

After doing all this, his figure flickered and sank into the ground.

The Gravity Rule cleared a path beneath his feet. Rock and soil parted like water, allowing him to descend five hundred meters deep before he finally stopped.

With a wave of his hand, he created a spherical space ten meters in diameter. Its walls were smooth and as hard as alloy.

Ian sat cross-legged in the center of the space, the silvery-white, mist-like Rune resting in his palm.

’Cosmic Subconscious Fragments, dimensional Concealment... if I merge it with the [Phase Soul Weaving Technique]...’

An idea gradually took shape in Ian’s mind.

The essence of the [Phase Soul Weaving Technique] was to establish a Link through an Abyssal Altar, "weave" a Soul projection in an Otherworld, have it grow in sync, and feed back its insights.

But this process had too many restrictions. It required building a complete Abyssal Altar, signing a contract with an intelligent lifeform from the Otherworld, and paying a contractual price.

Most importantly, the existence of the projection could easily be detected by the World Will. Once identified as an invader, it would be suppressed by the Rules or even obliterated.

It was just like on the Yalan Continent and in the Profound Yellow World, where he had to be extremely careful.

But if he could use the Cosmic Subconscious Fragments as an "outer shell" to envelop the Soul projection of the [Phase Soul Weaving Technique]...

...then when the projection entered other worlds, it would be treated by the World Will as a "native derivative of the Rules," leaving it completely unguarded!

’There’s more...’ The light in Ian’s eyes grew brighter. ’The projection will gain the function of a ’True Body Descent’.’

What did this mean? It meant he would no longer need to construct complex Teleportation Arrays or endure the rejection of a world’s Rules.

As long as he paid a certain price, he could have his True Body Descend directly into any world!

’No... there might be a price after all.’ Ian calmed himself.

Large-scale sacrifices of Souls or World Origin—such methods clashed somewhat with his Path of Order.

Besides, at his current strength, there were many worlds he still wouldn’t dare to descend into with his true body. The risk was too high.

’But if it’s a Projection Descent, I can perfectly circumvent that risk.’

Ian refocused his attention. This Rune was an almost perfect match for the [Phase Soul Weaving Technique]!

’It’s worth a try.’ No longer hesitating, Ian closed his eyes, and his consciousness sank into his Sea of Spirit.

Inside his Sea of Spirit, the Silver Crystal of the [Phase Soul Weaving Technique] floated quietly.

Ian extended his consciousness into it, reviewing the weaving of Soul projections, the construction of contracts, and the maintenance of the Phase Passage.

He had already mastered this knowledge, and it now rapidly underwent Reorganization in his mind. At the same time, he also introduced the silvery-white, mist-like Rune into his Sea of Spirit.

The moment the Rune entered, it began to change automatically.

Like a living cloud of mist, it tried to blend into its surroundings and conceal itself.

But Ian’s Sea of Spirit had long since solidified its surroundings, making them impenetrable. The Rune had nowhere to hide and could only float beside the Silver Crystal.

’Begin fusion.’ At Ian’s thought, the Silver Crystal and the misty Rune began to slowly approach each other.

The instant they touched, the Sea of Spirit shook violently!

The Silver Crystal began to flicker madly, as if injected with an overload of Energy. The misty Rune began to twist and deform, the "eyes" on its surface blinking open and shut.

’Panel, assist me!’ Ian roared in his mind.

At the edge of his vision, the panel vibrated silently.

A pale golden light surged from the depths of the panel, transforming into countless fine chains that forcibly pulled the two together, pressing them close!

SIZZLE! Two completely different Rules began to collide, grind, and merge.

The Silver Crystal represented the phase technology of the "Soul Weaver Civilization," while the misty Rune represented the dimensional Concealment of the "Cosmic Subconscious."

The two were fundamentally different, yet they possessed a strange, complementary nature.

The panel’s chains acted like the most precise welding tools, guiding the fusion of the Rules bit by bit along the edges where they met.

Time ticked by, second by second. Fine beads of sweat appeared on Ian’s forehead as his Spiritual Power was rapidly consumed.

This fusion at the level of Rules was more difficult than he had imagined.

The slightest mistake could trigger a conflict between the Rules, resulting in damage to his Sea of Spirit.

But the panel’s assistance gave him the confidence to try.

One day later, the Silver Crystal and the misty Rune finally completed their initial fusion.

The crystal’s surface now had a translucent, misty sheen, while its interior contained new, fine, flowing patterns shaped like pupils.

The two no longer repelled each other but had formed a new, stable structure, like a silver star embedded in mist.

Ian slowly opened his eyes, and a new stream of information appeared.

[Ten Thousand Realms Projection Descent Technique: Incomplete]

[Level: Unknown (World Level Secret Technique)]

[Core: Current Cosmic Subconscious Fragments]

[Effect 1: Ten Thousand Realms Projection (No Cost). Relies on the disguise of the Cosmic Subconscious to become an intangible shadow of Rules, ignoring the Perception of World Wills. Can investigate, whisper, and possess low-intelligence creatures. No planar rejection.]

[Effect 2: True Body Descent (Sacrifice Trigger). Burn World Origin/Soul fragments/plane core as a catalyst to activate the Rune’s ultimate authority. Forcibly cross planar barriers, allowing the true body to descend without regard for Rules and exempt from World Will suppression.]

[Note: This technique originates from the blind spots of world consciousness. It uses the subconscious as a channel and is a forbidden art that exists outside the rules of the myriad heavens.]

’A forbidden art?’ Ian’s eyes narrowed slightly.

The panel never displayed useless information. It seemed it would be best to use this True Body Descent as sparingly as possible in the future.