The Void Emperor was not one who got shocked easily. In the universe, where stars were born and destroyed in the span of a breath and where sects wielded enough power to alter cosmic tides, true surprises were rare. Yet the mont his eyes passed over the first portion of Sylas' report, his normally unshakable composure wavered.
The Origin Ink.
His gaze sharpened, reading the sa paragraph three tis to ensure he hadn't misunderstood. Each word confird what his mind refused to accept.
Even among the vast universe, divine formations required divine essence crystals, crystals painstakingly created by infusing mana crystals with divine essence. These formations could never be powered by natural essence crystals, because divine concepts were artificial constructs. They were higher-tier amalgamations of arcane concepts, but never natural. Thus, no one could ever use naturally occurring essence to fuel them, even if they discovered a world rich with elental crystals.
This limitation had governed resource flow for countless eras. Divine formations remained the exclusive domain of those who could afford the astronomical cost of divine essence crystals. Entire galaxies bankrupted themselves acquiring enough for a single large-scale formation.
But now Sylas reported that this Origin Ink, sothing created inside a backwater galaxy, allowed pure mana, the most basic and abundant energy in the universe, to act as a universal fuel source. If this ink could convert mana into any essence according to the concept etched into the formation, then in theory…
"…a divine concept could be inscribed directly into a formation," the Void Emperor muttered, "and the formation would then convert mana into divine essence."
His words echoed softly within the chamber, though the implications thundered across his mind.
The projection flickered as data streams flowed past, images of formations powered by simple mana crystals, warriors wielding multiple essence types without corresponding seeds, and an entire galaxy restructured around this impossible ink.
If such a thing was possible, then any sect possessing this ink, which basically ant unlimited divine essence, would stand unrivaled. Resource bottlenecks, limitations that had shaped the structure of the universe for billions of years, would be smashed in a single stroke.
The Void Emperor's hand clenched slowly. If pure mana could be converted into any essence whatsoever… It would ignite the greatest war the universe had ever seen.
Even Primal Beings would covet it. Even the oldest forces lurking beyond ti would intervene. Sothing like this could not simply shake the universe; it could destroy it. Every alliance would fracture, every treaty would burn. The delicate balance maintained across billions of years would collapse overnight.
And the Origin Empire sat at the centre of it all.
For the first ti in billions of years, the Void Emperor felt a genuine chill. No wonder Sylas marked the report as confidential.
"Lyria," he said quietly, "has anyone else accessed this report?"
"No, Master. Sylas encrypted it specifically for you. The transmission bypassed all standard channels."
"Good."
The Void Emperor exhaled slowly, void essence rippling outward in waves. He needed to understand the full scope before making any decisions. Wars had started over far less. If word of this ink spread beyond his control…
He continued reading, wanting to understand how the Origin Empire discovered sothing so unreasonable. His eyes scanned through descriptions of Adrian Blackwood's rapid ascension, the fall of the Demon Emperor, the restructuring of the Milky Way's power hierarchy.
But as he kept reading, his senses ca to a halt.
The projection froze mid-scroll. He saw the words, "100% Authority."
For three full seconds, the Void Emperor simply stared.
Then he read it again.
Then once more, slower, parsing every character.
"How?" he whispered, stunned into silence, "How is that even possible?"
His hand moved toward the projection, fingers trembling, an impossible sight for a being of his stature. He touched the glowing text as if physical contact might reveal so hidden error, so misinterpretation by Sylas.
But the words remained unchanged.
Subject demonstrated complete reality override. Demon Emperor's self-detonation sequence nullified through absolute authority assertion. Estimated authority percentage: 100%.
Every being in the universe sought this exact unreachable state. Entire sects existed solely to pursue the theory that absolute authority was the key to transcendence, the ultimate realm beyond Rule, Astral, and Divine. A realm no one had ever reached. A realm most believed was nothing more than philosophical fantasy.
The Void Emperor himself had spent eons studying the nature of authority, pushing his own divine concept to its absolute limits. At his peak, he commanded roughly ninety-seven percent authority within his specialised domain. That achievent alone placed him among the strongest beings in the universe.
But despite billions of years of research, despite the greatest minds of all ages dedicating their lives to the study of rules, the truth remained: No one had ever claid 100% authority over reality.
No one.
It was fundantally impossible because of Pri Arcane Concepts. Certain arcane concepts like Devour, Fate, Ti, Void, Space, were monstrous and powerful, yes. But they were not the true limits of reality. There existed deeper, and unfathomably vast concepts, known only to so top entities: Infinity, Mana, Nothingness, Existence… and many others lost to ti.
These were the Pri Arcane Concepts, the true foundational pillars of the universe. Divine concepts, no matter how profound, could not surpass them. One could neither comprehend them fully nor dominate them entirely. They were infinite in scope and depth, woven into the fabric of existence itself.
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Thus, the logic followed: If no divine concept could overpower these Pri Arcane Concepts, then no being could ever reach 100% authority. The Pri Concepts would always retain their share, always resist complete subjugation. Therefore, transcendence was unattainable.
Countless cultivators had destroyed themselves chasing it.
The Void Emperor's breathing slowed as mories surfaced, discussions, debates that spanned millennia, theories proposed and discarded across countless eras.
But now…
A young being from a sealed galaxy had achieved exactly that.
The Void Emperor cald himself and kept reading the report, piecing together clues.
"An Energy Body Art… that white-grey form…"
He tapped the report thoughtfully, eyes narrowing as he studied the visuals Sylas had included. The image showed a humanoid silhouette composed entirely of radiant white-grey essence, features dissolved into pure concept, presence overwhelming enough to make reality itself tremble.
"Is this boy's concept one of the Pri Arcane Concepts? And did he multiply its influence with an energy body technique?"
The question hung in the silence.
Energy Body Arts existed across the universe. High-Level technique, dangerous beyond asure, practiced only by the desperate or the suicidal. Transforming one's entire being into pure energy of their concept granted overwhelming influence and power temporarily, but at enormous cost. The body beca a conduit, channeling conceptual authority far beyond normal limits.
Most practitioners avoided them unless facing death. The drawbacks were severe: ntal exhaustion that could last years, conceptual backlash that shredded the soul, prolonged weakness leaving one vulnerable to enemies. So never recovered at all, their minds shattered by the strain of becoming their concept incarnate.
And if soone awakened a Pri Arcane Concept, even if only at its most infant stage, and then amplified it with such a technique… It was possible. This theory had existed for eons, debated in the highest circles, dismissed by most as impractical fantasy. Pri Arcane Concepts itself was too vast, too incomprehensible. Even touching one required extre luck. And actually wielding one through an Energy Body Art? The ntal fortitude alone would crush lesser beings. But still, this had a little possibility.
As he was thinking this, the report again shattered his thoughts. The report stated that, just with the domain, the boy was able to take control of the entire authority over reality's rules; there existed no third portion that usually existed...
"Just with the domain and no energy form...
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