Chapter 2: Beyonder Potion, Spectator
"But, how do I access it? The Chaos Sea isn't like Sefirah Castle, where you just have to mention 'His' honorific name like Klein does. No, maybe my case is the same as Klein's?"
Adam frowned, pondering whether it was possible to access the Chaos Sea by mentioning the honorific name of the Ancient Sun God. Strictly speaking, the Ancient Sun God could be said to have been born from the Chaos Sea after Grisha Adam entered it in Chernobyl.
So, in terms of mysticism, 'His' honorific name could be considered connected to the Chaos Sea? Adam wasn't so sure. This case wasn't the same as Tianzun. Celestial worthy of heaven and earth for blessing itself has honorific name as 'Incarnation of sefirah castle'.
Klein, the protagonist, was himself a vassal chosen by Tianzun. So, it made sense that Klein could access Sefirah Castle and hold meetings there.
"Let's just give it a try. Whether it works or not, I'm not sure. Maybe there's a ghost spirit out there who wants to resurrect like Tianzun, let's think about that in the future."
My Future Self, I'm Counting on You!
Adam closed his eyes, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. The memory of reciting the honorific name of the ancient sun god replayed in his head, and he repeated it in Hermetic language.
"The Lord that Created Everything
The Omnipotent and Omniscient,
The Source of Everything Great, The Beginning and The End."
Adam slowly opened his eyes. The room he'd been in had vanished without a trace. He seemed to be standing, but also not. Perhaps he was floating, but also not.
Space itself seemed meaningless now. Time, which should have been moving forward, seemed so chaotic. What he saw was something beyond what the world could offer.
'A chaotic and strange sea that seemed to encompass all colors and all possibilities.'
Laid above reality itself. Blurring the lines between reality and illusion.
At this moment, Adam wanted to scream, but no sound came out. He felt like his words would pollute this place.
He wanted to escape, but he didn't know where to go. Space seemed to bend, and he couldn't tell the direction. Time seemed to pass so quickly yet so slowly.
Chaos… It's Chaos!
This is the Chaos Sea!!!
"Haaaahhh…" Adam gasped and awoke from his long slumber. It felt so long yet so short.
Cold sweat drenched his entire body, and his body couldn't stop trembling. Madness and Corruption seemed to fill his head, but soon vanished without a trace.
Pure Divinity almost overwhelmed the little bit of humanity he had, but strangely, it disappeared as well.
Various information flowed into his brain, and soon, he could understand many things. Things like martial spirits, spirit beasts, and the spirit rings used by the natives of Douluo World for cultivation, Adam understood them so clearly.
Soul technology, battle armor, mecha, blacksmithing, and so on seemed so clear.
But all that knowledge was worthless. What truly became the greatest discovery wasn't all those superficial things.
"It's a pure sea of madness and chaos, the symbolism of all contradictions. There's no such thing as a Primordial God Almighty residing in the Chaos Sea. The Chaos Sea's state is like…"
Like a newborn baby without an owner. It's pure madness and chaos, encompassing everything in the universe. There are no such things like evil spirits or Ghost spirits like Tianzun that need him to put nails in his coffin.
"Interesting. The only sefirot in this universe. The Chaos Sea could be said to be something truly unique in the universe." Adam sighed softly. He could feel a clear connection between himself and the Chaos Sea.
Adam could sense that the Chaos Sea itself could be said to be the same as other sefirah and also the source of all characteristics of all beyonder pathways.
This is because the Chaos Sea contains the symbolism of 'the beginning of all things', a unique symbolism that even the original Chaos Sea doesn't have.
Along with the visionary authority and other symbolism possessed by the Chaos Sea, Adam can envision a beyonder characteristic of all 22 beyonder paths. As long as the beyonder characteristic does not exceed Sequence 3 Saint, he can transform it into reality.
Sequence 2 characteristics and uniquenesses outside the five pathways controlled by the Chaos Sea will appear, but Adam has no control or authority over them.
The Chaos Sea will naturally create them and release them into the world. The nine beyonder characteristics of Sequence 2 and the uniquenesses will eventually appear in this world.
The Golden Finger… is really too Big!
Adam raised his hand and used his connection to the Chaos Sea to create the world's first potion. With the Chaos Sea, creating a Sequence 9 potion wasn't difficult.
"Of the five pathways that lead in the same direction, I must choose carefully."
First, a constantly churning crimson liquid. Sequence 9 bard.
"Sun Pathway, representing holiness, light, faith, and order. With the symbols of Energy and Inextinguishable Light. As I recall, this pathway was the one the ancient sun god used as he roamed the world in the Second Epoch."
If Adam had anything to say about this, it would probably be something like this:
"The Sun pathway is truly befitting of the pathway that governs Purification."
This is a good choice, but the advancement ritual is troublesome. Let's put it on the secondary choice.
In his hands, he held two potions of opposite colors. Red and blue, one representing the restlessness of the sea, like a sailor navigating the sea, and the other representing the calmness of a reader reading a book.
"Sequence 9 sailor from the Tyrant pathway. This pathway represents Tyrant and matter acceleration. With the symbol of Omnipotence in the Sea, Land, and Sky domains."
"Another is from the White Tower pathway, representing Wisdom and Omniscience. With the symbol of Omniscience."
Adam immediately rejected both potions. Many problems could arise if he chose either path.
First, the Tyrant had a condition: its ritual required him to challenge a Sequence 0 or its equivalent. That meant challenging a true deity who wielded authority and surviving the challenge.
Not only was this ritual completely absurd, but it was also nearly impossible without outside help. Furthermore, on this continent, no one possessed the same status as a Sequence 0 in terms of both authority and symbolism.
The realm of so-called god kings is mostly limited to angels or kings of angels. Because even at this point, any angel has begun to manipulate concepts and break the laws of the world.
As I recall, the silver dragon king only has the power of a half god king. Worse, she possesses the symbol of wisdom, part of a dragon god, but lacks the authority a true deity should possess.
Even if he defeats that silver arowana, Adam cannot complete the necessary advancement ritual. This forces him to jump to the adjacent pathway.
The reader pathway is the same; the problem isn't the pathway itself, but rather, this world doesn't have the necessary conditions to support the advancement ritual.
"The mysticism in this world is too shallow and almost non-existent. One of the rituals to advance to Sequence 1 Omniscient Eye requires me to connect with the River of Fate and observe and understand the past, present, and future of 100,000 people. Amidst all that information, don't lose yourself and don't lose control. Drink the potions at the end of all the fates of everything you observe."
Again, this problem lies in Douluo Continent, which arguably doesn't meet standards. If this were another cultivation world, Adam might be tempted to drink the 'Reader' potion.
But in Douluo Continent? It's like being a three-Michelin-starred chef with a worldwide reputation being told to imitate the cooking of a merchant who only knows how to make fried rice.
"Next is the Hanged Man... Although this sequence is arguably the best of the five, it has a major problem with its acting method. Sequence 9 requires someone to pray to a secret entity unknown to the world. And the acting method for the next sequence requires devotion to the true deity that responds to your prayer."
So the Hanged Man is off the list.
"So, lastly..." Adam held the last potion in his hand.
He returned the other four potions to the Chaos Sea because he really didn't need them.
He examined the potion in his hand.
A sticky silver liquid filled with countless bubbles, creating a serene atmosphere.
Audience potion.