Long Niang paused, then looked with a rather horrified gaze at the void beyond the rift in the sky:
"Different levels of void have completely different degrees of erosion on the things within them."
"Worlds, as extremely large entities, generally have a certain degree of projection in various levels of the void, but their main bodies are mostly in the material plane."
"In deeper levels of the void, although world projections can be seen, perhaps a splash of water, or some points of light, those are merely projections, not the world's true form."
Chen Luo nodded slightly. Long Niang's words gave him a deeper understanding of the relationship between the void and the world.
In fact, the world's colorful illusions that Archdemons and other great lords saw in the deep void were the projected forms of planetary worlds in the material plane.
The true form of Blue Star was far within the material plane.
Therefore, Archdemon's attack was essentially using the world's colorful illusions as coordinates to forcefully break through the deep illusory void, the middle void realm, and the upper void river.
Although Archdemon had to endure the obstruction of several layers of void and the resistance of world power when attacking the world, with each attack, Blue Star was pulled deeper into the void step by step.
The material plane, according to some theories, was considered the outermost layer of the void.
When planetary worlds existed in the material plane, they generally only suffered wear and tear from the power of time, and did not have to constantly endure terrible impacts like the lower levels of the void.
But when Archdemon pulled the world deeper into the void, everything changed.
When Archdemon gazed upon the world, utilizing the gravitational pull of the deep void, Blue Star was immediately pulled into the Void River.
However, Blue Star, having been promoted to a middle-tier world, could already resist the erosion of the Void River. Thus, no abnormalities appeared at that time.
Furthermore, the difficulty of each descent into a void level increased exponentially.
Under normal circumstances, if there were no external invasions and the world's power remained intact, Blue Star could slowly withdraw itself from the Void River and return to the surface of the material plane.
However, when Archdemon was repelled by Chen Luo for the first time, and in its rage, directly broke through the void boundaries with its true form to attack Blue Star,
Blue Star's depth in the void began to plummet in a straight line once more!
Middle Void Realm, the Void World.
At this depth, the true form of Blue Star, a middle-tier world, was no longer sufficient to resist the erosion of the external void.
Worlds, as extremely large entities, could normally persist for a long time before being completely swallowed by the Void World.
But during Archdemon's invasion, the world poured all its origin power to suppress the external enemy, resulting in severe damage to its origin.
This was why, after Chen Luo drove away Archdemon, the world appeared to be in a state of doomsday.
...
While Chen Luo and Long Niang were talking, the rift in the sky slowly began to expand again.
The void scenery on the other side of the rift was such that merely looking at it made one's heart feel desolate.
Chen Luo, now aware of the world's current predicament, frowned and continued to ask:
"Then what about the world's origin? What is that? The system prompted me that the world is unable to resist external erosion because its origin is damaged. So how can I repair or even strengthen the world's origin?"
Long Niang pondered for a moment, then looked down at the ground beneath her feet and sighed softly:
"World origin, also known as the Great Origin, is a power unique to life-bearing planets."
"The material plane's universe is boundless, but planets with life are still pitifully few compared to the vast and endless universe."
"In fact, I don't know if it's because of the Great Origin that life can be nurtured, or if it's because of life-bearing planets that the Great Origin is gathered."
"But the only thing that can be confirmed is that any planet with life must possess the Great Origin."
"And this Great Origin is the world origin of a life-bearing planet."
Speaking of this, Long Niang tilted her head and pointed to the golden lightning that was still flickering beside the rift in the sky:
"Look, those golden special lightning bolts are actually manifestations of the world's origin power."
Chen Luo's expression shifted. He gently broke free from Long Niang's support, and the Wings of Light and Darkness instantly appeared behind him.
With a flap of his wings, Chen Luo had already arrived at the edge of the rift in the sky.
Before him, dense black rifts were constantly expanding, and under the bombardment of golden lightning, they were slowly closing.
These lightning bolts gave Chen Luo no sense of danger. He instinctively reached out a finger and touched a fleeting golden lightning bolt.
Whoosh!
The golden lightning bolt, like a phantom, passed directly through Chen Luo's finger.
And Chen Luo's finger, imbued with domain power, perceived no existence at all.
If his eyes could not clearly see, if the rifts filled with a sense of danger were not gradually closing under the bombardment of the golden lightning,
Chen Luo would have thought the lightning was merely an illusion.
Long Niang slowly descended beside Chen Luo, looking with a complex gaze at the golden lightning bolt that passed through Chen Luo's finger:
"The Great Origin is everywhere. In the rhythm of mountains and rivers, the ebb and flow of tides, the thunder and rain, and even the changes of the human world, the world's origin quietly flows."
"When it condenses into an individual of intelligent life, the infinitely diluted Great Origin becomes the Source, which is the experience points you gain from defeating enemies in the game."
Chen Luo nodded slightly. He already knew that experience points were a form of existence called "Source."
But apart from the occasional additions and subtractions on the system panel, and the points of light he had seen during his initial battles,
Chen Luo had never truly interacted with the Source.
And now, as the Great Origin appeared before Chen Luo in the form of golden lightning, Chen Luo, who had already stepped into the Domain level, was completely unable to touch it.
...
Gazing at the rifts that continuously appeared in the sky and the golden lightning that opposed them,
Chen Luo's gaze gradually became more solemn.
With the concept of the Great Origin understood, the scene before him took on a different meaning.
The power of void erosion continuously shattered the world's shell.
And the highly condensed Great Origin manifested as golden lightning, opposing it and attempting to mend these rifts.
But with a glance, Chen Luo realized that the power of the golden lightning was completely at a disadvantage.
The rifts were becoming more and more numerous.
And in this process, these golden lightning bolts had to be consumed to alleviate the trend of increasing rifts, which meant the world's origin was being consumed at an alarming rate.
"If this is the Great Origin, then how can I replenish its consumption?"
"If there is enough Great Origin, and the world's origin becomes stronger, can it truly resist the erosion from the outside?"
Long Niang shook her head, then nodded:
"Master, you caused the world to ascend before because the game system increased this world's Great Origin."
"Therefore, if the Great Origin can be increased, and the world's origin becomes stronger, it can naturally resist erosion."
"Even if the world ascends further, it can completely ignore the erosion of the middle void."
"But, Master, you cannot do all of this."