Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 796 - 401. Echoes of the Void

Chapter 796: 401. Echoes of the Void

Boom————!

Li Aozi leapt out from the timeline, plunging directly into a depth of 100,000 meters under the sea. Gravity propped open a barrier, pushing aside billions of tons of seawater without any hesitation, continuing forward until breaking through layers of scorching sulfur, following the path of the undersea volcano downward.

[I wasn’t wrong, the island above has already been completely engulfed by the Void.]

There was no life on the island, except for sacrifice, there’s another possibility.

And that is the Inherent Time Domain.

Li Aozi recalled how, out of curiosity, he once obtained forbidden experiment records from the Life Commune through Mr. Liue: [55-Pandora "Calamity God Incident" Record Report]

The Life Commune was always committed to opposing the Narrative Civilization’s monopoly on the power of ascension and the partition of cosmic hegemony.

For this purpose, they chose to use the Mandate of the Sovereign series (Sequential Arcane Energy) as a blueprint, attempting to research the true meaning of cosmic life, fundamentally breaking the order where ascension is necessary for immortality.

In this way, if everyone could achieve immortality, the foundation of Narrative Civilization would be shattered, and people would no longer be dominated by capitalism, the Path of Ascension, or hegemony.

Of course, the final result was the dissolution of the Life Commune, with scientists and Arcane Users either retreating to seclusion or returning to serve the Grand Narrative of Narrative Civilization.

Among them, [55-Pandora "Calamity God Incident" Record Report], was admitted by Liue and his students to be the fundamental reason for the decline of the Life Commune.

Ultimately, this was because the matter touched the collective interests of all Narrative Civilizations, and even the entire Starry Abyss side.

One could say this was a topic not to be touched at all.

Because the ’Calamity God Incident’ revealed the most brutal aspect of the ’Narrative’.

[The reason Narrative Civilization became an absolute cosmic hegemony is essentially because its manipulation of ’information’ reached the pinnacle level of the Starry Abyss. Its most outstanding representative is precisely the ’Inherent Time Domain.’]

In the Inherent Time Domain, whether they are workers at a remote space station millions of light-years away or decision-makers at governing institutions, they all witness the same sun rise and set. This means any decision, change, or personnel shift, once made, is received by the entire civilization—regardless of gender, age, status—at the same moment.

Everyone is a political subject, everyone is a supervisor of civilization, everyone is an executor.

The entire civilization is united as one, and even if problems arise, they can be corrected in very short order, equivalent to crafting a flawless immune system for itself.

Rebellion is impossible. In such a civilization, even if you had thoughts of rebellion, the entire civilization would be first to address your grievances and anger.

Even if there are lots of antisocial individuals going their own way, the presence of the Inherent Time Domain is enough for the national guard of the entire civilization to come and put you in your place at the same cost in time.

Narrative Civilization doesn’t need enforcement agencies because in such a civilization, the police only manage foreign immigrants, and the network environment is exceptionally good, since there’s no cost constraint of offline physical attack; everyone resolves everything through mere physical interaction.

The society is harmonious as ever.

There’s not even concern for foreign invasion, as the Inherent Time Domain means the military has no logistical issues,

As for discrimination, beliefs, nationality, contradictions, prejudice, wealth disparity—what a joke, when acquiring information has become entirely equalized!

The Path of Ascension is right there, and if even then you can’t prosper, it only shows that you yourself are to blame, fit only to work three hours a day, have four children, then entertain yourself to death, living a pathetic life being raised like livestock!

It can be said that precisely because of the Inherent Time Domain, Narrative Civilization can sweep away all obstacles in human morality and focus professionally on contributing to the continuation of the Grand Narrative.

From this perspective, Narrative Civilization is no longer just a hegemonic empire, they are the tower of ascent built in the mortal world, as mortals step by step usurp the power of Stellar Gods from the old era. It is the faith of the entire Starry Abyss, a hope, such that even adverse narratives like the Void invading other narratives are regarded merely as dividing family assets.

But the Life Commune touched this very cake.

The Calamity God Incident cruelly exposed the truth of the Inherent Time Domain through an accident.

The specific content of the experiment record was largely erased, even Li Aozi himself dared not look, as recalling too much would be a nightmare.

But Li Aozi clearly remembered there was one statement that was extremely blunt:

’... Fundamentally speaking, the Inherent Time Domain is exchanging the land and life of the Starry Abyss for their continued prosperity.’

To form the Inherent Time Domain, land and life must be sacrificed.

No, they don’t call it sacrifice.

Just as Li Aozi would call colonization and invasion ’civilization’ and ’democracy.’

Narrative Civilization calls it... integrating into the Grand Narrative.

Snort————!

He allowed the scorching lava radiation to burn him, his porcelain skin was enough to withstand the mere thousands of degrees of heat, reaching all the way to the bottom of the volcano, passing through the lava layer, passing through the mantle, smashing layers of granite, until he reached 40 kilometers underground, when a purple barrier suddenly appeared before him.

"Obstacle."

Li Aozi swept his hand, and [Weak Force] immediately disassembled his body into neutrinos, passing through with ease.

Although the Weak Force seems daunting, just having a high school education is almost enough to play with it. These days even preschool kids know: during Beta decay, neutrinos with zero rest mass exist, which results in energy loss, and neutrino oscillation can make electronic neutrinos convert into muon neutrinos.

By the time one reaches the [Bishop] level, mobility has already reached the top tier of this level.

Not only are there rapid displacement thrust skills like timeline jumps and gravity slingshots, but also the strong capability to phase through walls, ignoring terrain obstacles, like neutrino oscillations.

The only issue is that each release causes a bit of radiation, and if the other side has a Geiger counter, they can instantly detect the signs of an attack.

But Li Aozi didn’t worry about this.

In the traditional sense, an assassin is a quick killer, a swift rainbow piercing the sun.

When the map rolls out and the dagger appears, isn’t it normal that a short knife can’t beat a long sword? But if you have an electrically-triggered four-barreled gun put on the map, then there wouldn’t be so many issues.

By this standard, the best assassin is a long-range ballistic missile.

And the [Bishop] perfectly fits this standard.

Li Aozi is not just a long-range ballistic missile, but one with a nuclear warhead.

Swoosh—Bang!

Li Aozi landed steadily on the ground, slowly stood up straight, and looked ahead at the grand palace—the purple void energy materialized, spread like coral, completely engulfing the spire of a pseudo-Gothic castle, with an oppressive atmosphere that filled the air unpleasantly.

Confusion, helplessness, despair, numbness, surrender...

If atoms had tempers, they would give up crystallization upon reaching here. The aura of nihilism has become so intense that it’s no longer an abstract existence, but a substantial objective presence, like molecules of oxygen or nitrogen.

And this phenomenon is precisely a reflection of the Grand Narrative.

You may not love the Grand Narrative, but when you are within the Inherent Time Domain, you have already become a part of it.

If the Grand Narrative were a painting, then within the Inherent Time Domain, every citizen steadfast in the Grand Narrative is a pigment particle.

Those with some ability count as a point; middle-class families, major enterprise owners, elite figures may become strokes.

Heroes and decision-makers can leave their noticeable images on the painting, achieving immortality, and only with the emergence of countless talents will the canvas remain ever colorful.

And the Void is no exception, indeed, the Void is the Sixth Narrative, in this regard, is more proficient than the young Empire, Temple, and Corporations, whose narratives have already seeped into the air.

[As expected... exactly as I thought.]

Li Aozi lowered his head, his gaze grim.

The entire large island of the Hyland Pearl Province is a scam; everything on it was designed to lure the Empire’s army to land, only to banish them into the void all at once.

They won’t die, but from an external perspective, even if people within the Inherent Time Domain experience thousands of years, time in the main world passes at a leisurely pace.

By the time Gio Zieou emerges, perhaps centuries will have passed from his viewpoint, would he still be the same person? Would the descendants of the Empire’s legions, who possibly bred for hundreds of generations, still feel any attachment to the Dragon Satellite outside?

It was a trick, but it doesn’t matter.

After all, Li Aozi always intended to find a chance to get rid of Gio Zieou; that guy isn’t a Caramel Snail, he seems honest but harbors hidden schemes.

If Gio Zieou continued to investigate, the matter of Leoz acquiring the Starry Abyss "Seed" ability and memories would eventually be exposed.

This way, the Kingdom Parliament helped him take care of Gio Zieou, and after some time, when Gio Zieou’s time limit expired, he’d have to return and report to Lai Anding.

This performance was so poor, he would rarely make a comeback, and the one frequently active would turn out to be the Caramel Snail. Compared to Gio Zieou, snails are much easier to manipulate.

—Although Li Aozi reaped several benefits, this time around, he genuinely didn’t intend to set up Gio Zieou.

No biggie, next time, he won’t fall for it.

[No matter what... now, I can only rely on myself.]

Li Aozi stood before the castle, brainstorming for a while, hesitating whether to enter.

Granted, excluding Gio Zieou early on could gain him ease and privacy, but it also led to him facing the enemy alone, with the specifics remaining unknown.

Since the Mingji Humanity, Li Aozi had stopped engaging in risky endeavors; without at least an eighty percent chance, he hardly dared to act.

In the present circumstances, any slight carelessness might lead him to follow in the footsteps of the foolish Gio Zieou.

[If only Little Piggy—cough, the players could come and deal with the mines.]

As Li Aozi was thinking this, he suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

"Oh my, you’ve been found out, haven’t you? Quite perceptive, Mr. Leoz."

He turned his head, and from the distant void coral, a figure slowly emerged. Her gray hair was twisted into a bun, wearing a lab coat like a cape casually draped over her shoulders, she gently clapped her hands, and walked toward Li Aozi with a bright smile.

"Good to see you’re well, old friend."

Compared to Li Aozi’s five and a half meter tall huge physique, she resembled a corn snake, and with a slight force of his fingertips, Li Aozi could seemingly crush her.

"N4." Li Aozi glanced down at the Fermi Research Institute emblem on her body: "Why aren’t you following the researchers to study void technology, and instead come to see me, a rebel?"