Shiroyasha: "Happened? What happened?!"
In Little Garden, within the Thousand Eyes community, the white-haired loli's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Rin Tohsaka's message.
It wasn't that she couldn't guess Rin's meaning; she just found it difficult to accept such an absurd possibility. How could the leap to a single-digit, multiverse-domain level be crossed so easily?
Even if it was Su Mo, it had been less than two months since he'd ascended to a two-digit existence, right?
Shiroyasha remembered that although Su Mo had gained a lot in Black Bullet, it hadn't exceeded the scope of a two-digit's authority. He had only stayed in Madoka's world for about a month at most. How could he have reached that world's upper limit so quickly?
No matter how talented Su Mo was, he couldn't be that talented, right?
However, miracles had always been beyond common sense, and they did not bend to the will of man.
Rin Tohsaka: "No doubt about it. I'm talking about the multiverse domain, Tier 8 in the chat group. Lord Su Mo has reached it!"
Rin Tohsaka: "Screenshot.JPG."
Shiroyasha: "..."
Erica: "..."
March 7th: "..."
Looking at the screenshot from Rin Tohsaka, the entire chat group fell silent.
Although they had made similar predictions, seeing it with their own eyes still filled them with awe at Su Mo's rate of evolution.
Even in the multiverse domain, Su Mo could still maintain his previous evolutionary speed. Wasn't that a bit too heaven-defying?
March 7th: "I'm tired of saying how surprised I am. So, what's Lord Su Mo's level now? What's the multiverse domain's equivalent in our world?"
The pink-haired girl blinked, curious. Seeing this question, Shiroyasha pursed her lips and replied emotionlessly.
Shiroyasha: "Simply put, if you were to bundle up your entire universe, including all the Aeons..."
March 7th: "It would be able to rival Lord Su Mo?"
The pink-haired girl tilted her head.
Shiroyasha: "No, it would be on par with Su Mo before he ascended to the multiverse domain. Of course, in an actual fight, you'd be crushed by him."
"Gulp!" Hearing this, March 7th swallowed hard.
It wasn't that she didn't know Su Mo was strong; she just didn't know he was that strong.
March 7th: "Gasp, if Lord Su Mo was already that powerful before..."
March 7th: "Then what about now?"
After the shock, she continued to ask with curiosity.
Shiroyasha: "Now?"
Recalling her previous arrogance, Shiroyasha laughed self-deprecatingly and looked down at Little Garden.
Shiroyasha: "The current Su Mo can take on the entire Little Garden, and even all the multiverses connected to it, by himself."
ShiroyAsha: "If that's not intuitive enough, let me put it another way."
Here, Shiroyasha took a deep breath and said.
Shiroyasha: "If Su Mo wishes, wherever he is, wherever he looks, he can dominate all the worlds he has ever touched... Remember, all worlds!"
The power of a multiverse-domain-level existence lay in this. Ordinary universes were ownerless to them. Only other multiverse-level existences could resist their domination. If there were none, every place Su Mo passed through could become his territory.
March 7th: "Gasp!" March 7th immediately sucked in a cold breath.
Didn't that mean that if Su Mo wished, the entire Honkai: Star Rail world would become his property, and even the high and mighty Aeons could only become his playthings?
No, wait, even before, the Aeons were probably already like playthings to Su Mo.
Jibril: "Even I can't comprehend Master's power now!"
Even the usually arrogant Jibril had completely given up. She wanted to catch up to Su Mo, to become useful to him, but looking at his progress, it seemed harder than conquering the world of No Game No Life with the power of an ordinary person.
Amidst everyone's sighs of amazement, Shiroyasha suddenly felt a warm hand on top of her head, making her let out a lazy, cat-like expression. After enjoying it for two seconds, she realized something was wrong. Her pupils contracted as she turned her head. She relaxed only after noticing it was Su Mo.
"As expected, your power is completely different. Even I can't sense your aura at all!" Shiroyasha complained. No wonder she hadn't noticed any change when Su Mo first came back.
It wasn't that he was deliberately hiding it, but that the difference in their levels was too great. How could an animal perceive the changes in the starry sky?
"I haven't fully transformed yet. If you were in your White Night Demon King state, you should still be able to sense a trace," Su Mo said, shaking his head.
"..." Hearing this, Shiroyasha looked at Su Mo with half-lidded eyes.
What kind of talk is that? I have to return to my peak two-digit state just to sense a little trace. Are you sure you're not humblebragging?
Before she could complain, she couldn't help but squint her eyes in comfort again as Su Mo kneaded her cheeks and added, "My next words will be in the group chat."
Su Mo: "With my current power, I can't take on the entire Little Garden by myself. Don't overthink it."
Su Mo: "Although I've reached the multiverse domain, the Cosmology I've mastered is still in an incomplete state. I'm still a little short of overcoming the Wind of Decadence and completing the full Cosmology."
There were also differences between multiverse domains. The Law of Cycles could be said to be one of the simplest. In terms of completeness, various mythological Cosmologies could easily crush it.
But, precisely because they were overly complex, these mythological Cosmologies had to resolve their internal contradictions and overcome the Wind of Decadence before they would be recognized by the center of Little Garden as a world-saving truth.
This was the final verification for a complete Cosmology, and Su Mo was currently in this state.
As for the Law of Cycles or the Sin of Witches on their own, although these laws could dominate the world, they were not enough to completely change the direction of the world itself.
They didn't need to overcome the Wind of Decadence because they didn't have the qualifications to be on the table in the first place, and never possessed the power to overcome the apocalypse.
That's why Su Mo had said before that the world of Madoka Magica was an ownerless treasure, while Little Garden was a god-group slaughterhouse of excessive internal competition.
Give any god-system from Little Garden, even one defeated in the god-group wars, to that world, and they could quickly develop a law that surpassed the Law of Cycles.
However, if one wished to overcome the final cosmic apocalypse as Kyubey did, the viable options were too few.
At least, Little Garden was still in a battle royale, and no one knew which Cosmology could ultimately save the world.
Hearing Su Mo's words, Shiroyasha blinked strangely. Even March 7th understood his subtext.
March 7th: "Does Lord Su Mo mean that, not counting the Wind of Decadence, all other existences combined are no match for you?"
March 7th: "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as a yes!"
March 7th's understanding was not wrong. Apart from the Wind of Decadence being a bit troublesome, the other individuals were indeed no longer his opponents.
Even if the Cosmology he currently held was incomplete, it was still a law that had already dominated the operation of the multiverse.
In terms of magnitude, it could crush these Cosmologies that had not yet gained the qualification for domination.
However, he did not choose to remain silent. Instead, he said casually.
Su Mo: "To be precise, all individuals other than the Wind of Decadence are not even Madoka's opponents now."
Su Mo's tone was quite sincere. Not to mention Madoka and Homura, whose overall strength had increased a notch after sharing the dualistic cosmology.
Even the original God Madoka from the source material could easily slaughter her way through the current Little Garden.
Admittedly, the initial Law of Cycles as a law that governed the world was very crude, inferior to any known mythological Cosmology.
But a law that had successfully dominated the multiverse and a law that had not were not on the same level.
Even the original God Madoka could fold any universe into a book or a record to be viewed at will. Even Little Garden, in her eyes, was just a slightly special world bubble.
Su Mo's statement that all of Little Garden, excluding the Wind of Decadence, couldn't even defeat Madoka alone did not surprise everyone, nor did it cause any silence.
Because at first, everyone thought he was just joking.
Rin Tohsaka: "Lord Su Mo, you can be humble, but you can't belittle Little Garden like that! If Madoka can take on most of Little Garden, then as two of the weakest four, doesn't that mean I can also crush Lady Shiroyasha?"
The twin-tailed loli complained. After Kisara Tendo joined, the weakest trio of Rin Tohsaka, Kanae, and Madoka had gained another member. Although Kanae and Rin were no longer ordinary people thanks to Su Mo's grace, they still considered themselves newbies.
Erica: "If Madoka is really that strong, then it's our turn to ride her coattails!"
Erica also joked. Even among the weakest four, Madoka had always been recognized as the weakest individual in the entire group.
After all, with Kisara Tendo's physical abilities and swordsmanship, an ordinary Tier 1 existence might not be her match.
As for Madoka, who would expect a little girl who had just entered middle school to have any combat power? It was already brave of her not to cry.
It was precisely because the entire chat group treated Madoka as the weakest mascot that almost no one took Su Mo's words seriously.
Except for one person—Jibril.
Struck by Su Mo's progress, the Flügel girl, who was doubting her own value to him, felt her worldview on the verge of collapse after hearing him personally confirm his strength.
Embracing the Cosmology that Su Mo had completely reshaped, she felt that every word her master said seemed to be full of deep meaning.
Even such a casual joke might have a very profound meaning.
So, she subconsciously clicked on Madoka's profile to check.
Then, looking at Madoka's personal profile, at the same, incredibly conspicuous "Tier 8" as Su Mo's, the Flügel girl's eyes went blank, and she began to tremble.
A moment later, she finally spoke in the chat group.
Jibril: "M-Master wasn't joking... H-H-He's telling the truth!"
Seeing the sudden message in the chat group, everyone was a bit confused and found it nonsensical.
Rin Tohsaka: "What-what's true? That Lord Su Mo can take on most of Little Garden? Of course that's true!"
The twin-tailed loli shook her head, not finding it surprising.
With Jibril's personality, she should have, like herself, completely believed every word Lord Su Mo said.
With this doubt, she saw Jibril's next message.
Jibril: "No, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about Madoka... Madoka, she..."
Rin Tohsaka: "Madoka, what about Madoka?"
The twin-tailed loli and everyone else in the group were a bit confused. What did Jibril discover that made her unable to even speak properly?