Nexus Ascension: My Comprehension Defies the Heaven

Chapter 479: The Creator’s Ambition! The Untouchable 5th Rank of Nexus

”Yep, you heard it right. But you will have to switch over to my evolutionary path, though,” Grey added with a blink.

”I am willing,” Xia Qingyue said immediately. ”How do we do that?”

Grey made a grabbing motion. Space twisted and turned as he forcefully forged a sub-dimension, completely separating him and Xia Qingyue from the still clueless Evan.

”I will make your soul return to its absolute peak, the peak of the 6th Rank, using my Saintly powers.”

He was referring to his Nexus Saintly Halo’s supreme authority to erase imperfections. It worked flawlessly on a spiritual entity like Xia Qingyue.

His Saintly Halo burst outward, and immediately a brilliant, holy light fell upon the slightly illusory figure of the ancient cultivator.

Even a 6th Ranker possessed a soul. Even with the Origin Core merging into a Cosmos Spiritual Spark at the Mahayana Realm, every single living being carried a soul, with the sole exception of Grey.

His soul had already fully merged with his Source. The meaning of ”Source” was entirely literal for him. It was his soul, body, mind, and matter all combined into one. Whatever structure he possessed, it originated directly from his Source.

As soon as the purifying light finished bathing Xia Qingyue, a deeply shocked look emerged on her flawless face.

”This... is this power related to that mysterious energy you utilized?” Xia Qingyue realized her soul power was completely restored to the peak of the 6th Rank!

With her restored power, she could definitely deal massive, lethal damage to a peak 5th Ranker using just her soul attacks. Of course, directly harming a true 6th Ranker as an incomplete spiritual entity was still too far of a reach for her.

”Maybe,” Grey chuckled. ”Now, take this.”

A beam of concentrated light shot from Grey’s fingertips directly into Xia Qingyue’s mind.

It was a perfect copy of his 5th Rank cultivation method of the aether evolutionary path. He had already forged the path within his Creator Invocation space, and it was completely ready for utilization.

”Enter the Summit of Nexus and anchor yourself onto my path,” Grey instructed with a thin smile.

Anchoring oneself to the Summit of Nexus did not grant them raw power directly, other than forging a conceptual connection to Grey himself. As it stood right now, he was the sole ruler of the Summit of Nexus because there were no other Sparks residing in that void yet.

But with Xia Qingyue, there would finally be another Spark lighting up that space.

Xia Qingyue looked through the transmitted path with a completely dumbfounded expression.

”You... this path... this is completely different from the Origin Will’s established way.”

”I took my time to remake this path from scratch. It no longer follows the hidden rules of evolution set by this universe’s Origin Will. It is a completely separate path that might one day overpower the Origin Will itself.”

During these past few days, Grey had realized something profound. Perhaps the Creator Invocation held a cosmic purpose similar to the Origin Will. The Origin Will was the entity that brought down heavenly tribulations and punishments to maintain the balance of the universe. The Origin Will had the ultimate sanction to summon the Heavenly Dao to test evolvers.

Likewise, Grey had now obtained a similar, terrifying authority.

He could issue tests, trials, and punishments to anyone walking his path. He could perfectly dictate everything his path-striders followed.

He firmly believed this was directly related to the Heavenly Mandate.

Speaking of the Heavenly Mandate, the Heaven’s Fragment was temporarily able to tap into the Heavenly Dao, surpassing it and gaining brief control over reality. But this was a one-time trump card. Unless they found another Lesser Heaven containing a fragment, it would not be able to perform that same miracle again.

Which reminded him, he still had zero news about Ling Fang and the entire geographical region that had vanished overnight from the Blue Star, taking the Priest of High Order and the Lesser Heaven along with it.

He needed to look into that mystery very soon. The fragment was something he needed to claim.

”Do exactly as the manual says. Considering you were a 6th Ranker in the past, comprehending it should be easy for you.”

Xia Qingyue nodded solemnly and did exactly as he instructed.