Above The Sky

Chapter 2005 - 22: Flame Reincarnation_3

At that time, all life on this planet will manifest ’Soul Determination’ and naturally produce ’Souls’!

Indeed! This is the step Terra civilization almost reached but didn’t accomplish, the step that other extraterrestrial civilizations have taken!

Spontaneous, without the need for Artificial Souls, a ’Universal Soul’! Universal ’Soul Awakening’!

That the Terra People can accept Artificial Souls actually proves they are not far from spontaneous souls, and the next step is universal Spirit Energy after universal souls. These are the true effects of the Domain of Void, the ’Sky Ladder’ that assists a civilization’s progress!

This is also what Ian previously learned from his exchange with the Fae: The essence of the Domain of Void is nothing but a bubble floating on the Endless Sea of Void, with the civilization of wise beings being the breath that blows up this bubble, and the nature of the sea carrying this bubble...

is the Great Aether Circulation!

And just like its true origin, the Domain of Void itself is also a ’Circulation’, only this circulation draws the minds and Spirit Substance accumulation of all wise beings locally. As long as wise beings do not perish, wisdom is born, and the Domain of Void will not be destroyed.

Conversely, even if all wise beings are annihilated, as long as the Domain of Void is vast enough, it can still flow for a considerably long time before gradually fading.

This is somewhat similar to another circulation Ian has seen, the port of the Great Aether Circulation... that is ’Ethereal Crystal Perpetual Motion Machine: Tide of Infinity’.

Perhaps, the technology of the Perpetual Motion Machine and the technology of Spirit Energy Circulation are of the same origin... When a civilization thoroughly studies the essence of the Domain of Void and the material world, mastering some of the Great Aether Circulation technology, this civilization can develop its own ’Perpetual Motion Machine’.

Though aided by the power of the Star God, the birth of all wise beings in this universe relies on the Star God, depending a bit more on the big dad doesn’t hurt.

Of course, the vast majority of civilizations may not reach this step; they may decline, self-destruct, causing their Domain of Void to lose vitality altogether.

But this is not the end.

During this process, there might even be a new civilization relying on the Domain of Void emerging... whether Fae, Phantom, or Elemental Life, any could be born, keeping the Domain of Void operational.

Yet there is another possibility.

[Abyssal Demon]

In parallel space-time, an older Ashen King narrates his plan to his successor: [This is a Domain of Void creature that endures beyond our perception. It contains all the suffering and memories of a civilization, a new species born from the corpse of a civilization]

[Even if the civilization is destroyed, the demon will still exist. The Domain of Void may even be twisted into an abyss by them, existing for hundreds of thousands, even millions of years]

[Demons create massive distortions in the material world, which are various Subspace Labyrinths; if there are enough demons in quantity and quality, they can even break through the cycle of the Domain of Void and the material world, directly ’materializing’ into the material world, living like normal creatures, surviving... even providing more ’momentum’ to the Domain of Void, creating greater distortions]

[Do you understand, Ian?]

[If everything is destroyed, turned to ashes, then we can transform ourselves into ’Artificial Demons’... when the number of Artificial Demons exceeds twenty million ninety thousand, the Domain of Void will produce massive distortions, descending into the material world, allowing demons to live and develop civilization just like past humans]

"But."

At this moment, Ian hears his own voice in the parallel space-time, filled with curiosity and skepticism, just like now: "Such distortions ultimately have a limit; the twist of the Domain of Void will rebound, and in an instant would destroy the civilization created by the ’Artificial Demons’, or retract it into the Domain of Void — at that time, everything will be destroyed, and the Domain of Void will become chaotic due to the twist’s rebound."

[Indeed]

And the Ashen King responds with a smile: [So at that time, we shall set the chaos ablaze]

[Preserve the core soul data of all humans and demons in the abyss, leave it in the Aether Arms Order’s ’Revelation Server’, and then, I will ignite the entire Domain of Void, transforming it into pure Spirit Energy flames, turning all chaos into a blank slate]

[Then, the abyss will nurture a new ’Demon Soul’, creating a new world once more, twisting the Domain of Void and reality again, allowing demons to be born again]

[The Fae cannot accomplish this. When the Domain of Void’s operation halts, Fae will die. Elemental Life cannot accomplish this. When the Domain of Void turns chaotic, they will perish. Phantoms cannot accomplish this. When the twist of the Domain of Void retracts, all they have will be crushed]

[Only demons, only demons long dead, long shattered, nothing but ashes, can be reborn after death, recondensed amidst the fragments]

This is circulation, reincarnation, and cycle.

If the world is destroyed, then transform everyone into demons. The powerful twist of the Domain of Void will create near-permanent distorted abysses in the material world, where Artificial Demons possessing human thoughts can continue to live within this twisted Domain of Void abyss.

Even if the whole world has turned into a wasteland, even if the planet is shattered, within the twisted abyss, inside the twisted Domain of Void, the world will still seem as if it was originally full of chirping birds and blooming flowers.

However, the humans living in this world, those with ’Demon Souls’, do have a limit.

Humanity.

The humanity in Demon Souls will keep dwindling, ultimately, they are not truly material beings, the human will in the demon’s core will constantly be consumed, eventually leading to complete demonic transformation of the body, becoming undead specters.

When an entire civilization loses humanity and cannot maintain the twist of the Domain of Void, the whole world will gradually march toward destruction.

The twisted Domain of Void will contract, the world of birdsong and fragrant flowers will gradually return to the ugly, ruinous, and even shattered state of the real world.

Just like a fire extinguishing, the illuminating light dissipates, and thus the essence of darkness returns to reality.

But this is not the end.

[Demons will consume the entire world, turning everything into nihility, while I will ignite the flame anew, reshaping everything]

[Then, the ’humanity’ within the Revelation Server will be downloaded again]

The Ashen King of parallel space-time calmly states: [And so, the world is created once more]

This is the endless reincarnation, the lifeless cycle.

Whether it’s the parallel space-time Ian or the current Ian, they both feel a chill down their spine at this moment.

Because he sees the greatest flaw in this plan.

"The human memories in the Revelation Server cannot change, right?"

"They have stagnated when they died, and what is downloaded again is just a copy - and these copies will also be destroyed along with the twisted Domain of Void world, the human memories in the Revelation Server cannot change, they are just stored there!"

[Of course. If it changes, then it would be destroyed; if it changes, variables cannot be assured. But don’t worry, even if the ’start’ is the same, the ’process’ will always be different, each cycle, the world changes again]

"Moreover, father."

[Hmm? What’s wrong?]

"From start to finish, could it be... only you are burning?"

[Ah ah... this thing]

[Hmm. Indeed]

[Perhaps one day, I will burn out, but at that time, maybe a soul awakened from the Revelation Server will inherit my duty, to perpetuate this flame]

[Anyway, by then, I must have died happily]

[But don’t worry, child, I will burn, burning longer than anyone, beyond everyone’s imagination, even the entire civilization, I can bear its burden]

[Because, I simply do not want]

[Do not want... to turn into ashes]

Thus, time accelerates.

Reincarnation... begins.

Reality.

"Two hundred million years?!"

Ian raises his head, with a horrified and unbelievable gaze looking at the bewildered Ashen King in front of him, not understanding why Ian suddenly blurted out a number: "You can actually burn for two hundred million years?!"

"Are you crazy? How did you do that?!"