The hurricane several thousand kilometers away continued to approach the archipelago region. Luo Nan's mind had already reached the shore a step earlier. It continued to expand forward with a steady momentum.
But the current expansion already appeared to Luo Nan as a different kind of law. The root of this expansion was not at the forefront. Instead, it was at the core of this expanding force... In other words, Luo Nan himself.
Luo Nan's figure congealed on the podium. But the structure of space and time around him was like a projection that was hard to distinguish between real and fake. Layers and layers appeared with Luo Nan at the center.
This was the 'bubble' that he had demonstrated to the participants before. It symbolized the 'cage' of humanity. Looking at it from this angle, everyone in the circular conference room, everyone in the Shangding Building, everyone in Xia City, and even everyone within the range of Luo Nan's senses were wrapped within a 'bubble'. The only differences were in terms of stability and range of coverage. Of course, the shape of each 'bubble' was different as well.
The bubbles of the vast majority of people, or rather, the majority of people, could collapse and regenerate at any time. But for a short period of time, the bubbles would warp and transform into all sorts of complex shapes.
The reason for this was the pressure of other bubbles and even deeper environmental conditions.
Right now, Luo Nan's' bubble 'was one of the greatest sources of pressure for the people present. This' bubble 'was far too enormous compared to everyone else. The stability of the core region far exceeded that of everyone else. So much so that the fourteen hundred people in the conference room were all suppressed to varying degrees. And under the effect of the group consciousness that had already been finalized, certain aspects converged to form the force field of the Ring of Blood and Will together.
But this did not mean that Luo Nan's own 'bubble' could do as it pleased. Not to mention the powerful pressure from the five Extraordinaries around him, the seemingly ordinary things around him... The podium, the circular conference room, the Shangding Building. Everything he sensed on the plane of reality was simply a part of an incomparably enormous bubble.
That incomparably enormous bubble was the environment of this world. It was the embodiment of space-time power that leaned more towards the material plane.
Luo Nan faintly sensed the indescribably complex curvature of this space-time. In other words, it was tantamount to feeling the tiny traces of the boundless universe added to this place.
Such a realization was undoubtedly the manifestation of his observational ability advancing a step further. It was in this context that new discoveries inevitably arrived.
Luo Nan noticed that there were a few areas worthy of special attention on the complex curved surface of space-time. The magnitude of the impact was not something that could be caused by any "small bubble".
Furthermore, there was a relatively fleeting point behind a certain massively warped region. It was similar to the basketball team of Extraordinaries that hovered in the night sky of Xia City. From behind the warped and deformed structure, it radiated powerful stimulative information that made him unhappy.
It was almost certain that this was a Transcendent.
Luo Nan's soul cloak covered an enormous area of effect, but it wasn't strange at all. Because part of it was based on the Condensation Ring, according to the different activity levels of water molecules, the progress in the ocean was faster, and the progress in the inland was slower. However, it almost covered the entire East Asian continent and half of the Pacific Ocean. It was just that Luo Nan knew that he was unable to handle the enormous amount of information within. He didn't investigate, didn't notice, and didn't do anything. He just maintained a normal state of attention towards a few sensitive areas.
In such a vast area, no matter how rare Extraordinaries were, it was still possible to encounter a few.
But the problem was that the distance of this stimulation point was too close. Luo Nan's first reaction was that it was within the range of Xia City, but that wasn't right …. The fuzzy judgment of being very far yet very close was truly nauseating.
Luo Nan had no choice but to split a portion of his mind to pay attention to this point. After a few consecutive rounds of stimulation, he filled in more and more sensory information in an attempt to restore the information. As the constructed information became more and more complete, there was a sudden jolt. All sorts of one-sided information instantly combined in front of the answer that already existed, returning to their respective positions.
In the end, what was restored in the domain of perception was the astral winds and clouds that spanned thousands of kilometers, as well as the blood-colored ape that flew back and forth.
The cloud world.
So naturally, the target that gave him negative stimulation also appeared: Gong Qi!
This Deputy Secretary-General of the Society, who had fallen into the clouds, was undoubtedly a psychic Extraordinaire. He was a powerful person that stood at the apex of the inner world.
Gong Qi floated within the astral winds of the clouds. His expression was grave and stern. It looked like he had yet to find a way to break through this cloud labyrinth.
On the other hand, Luo Nan had already extended his consciousness to his headquarters. If Luo Nan were to use physical distance to discuss the situation, then Luo Nan's current situation was already difficult for Gong Qi to reach.
Well, this was just a joke at the moment.
But Luo Nan still remembered that Her Majesty Empress Wu had a request. She wanted him to achieve what was known as the Enemy of Ten Thousand. Luo Nan wanted to completely incorporate the situation he faced into the framework of Formatting Theory. He wanted to consider all sorts of factors and calculate all sorts of conditions. It was as if he was conducting a large-scale battle to solve a large problem.
Now it was like this …. It seemed that he already had an opportunity to include Gong Qi.
Luo Nan wasn't prepared to act blindly without thinking before he could completely figure out the train of thought of this strategic plan. But there was an observation result before his eyes. It was impossible to ignore it no matter what.
Luo Nan was certain that there was a similar type of bubble on the most complex and obvious curved surface of space-time that he could observe. The bubble seemed to be a bit smaller, but it collided with the bubble, crisscrossing and deforming. It formed an indescribable shape, but it was hard to separate it as a whole.
Similar collisions seemed to be occurring in various directions. But the main problem was that Luo Nan's consciousness followed the soul cloak and extended outwards. It followed the inconceivably warped surface. It seemed as though it was effortless for Luo Nan to move from one space-time bubble to another space-time bubble.
The other space-time was none other than the cloud world. Luo Nan's consciousness didn't go through the void corridor structure designed by his mother. He actually leaped over the barrier of space-time and entered that marvelous world.
Luo Nan was a bit stupefied. He couldn't help but consider. Was the warped scene he saw before him real? Was it normal and stable? What sort of meaning did it represent?
There was some logic that could be deduced behind the newest observation result. It couldn't be ignored.
It could be seen that on one hand, the atmospheric bubble contained the small bubbles. It delineated the rules and laws of existence, forming a livable environment. But on the other hand, the atmospheric bubble suppressed the small bubbles. The small bubbles also affected the atmospheric bubble. The small bubbles also pushed and warped against each other. From beginning to end, a kind of repulsive force was manifested.
This was the relationship between the 'I' and the 'not-me' that Luo Nan spoke of earlier. And this relationship could still be established by expanding outwards from a sociological perspective. It was like anchored a new argument for his grandfather's theory of the triple format of self, society, and heaven and earth.
Luo Nan had yet to completely straighten out the logical relationship within, but he received this new level of information. The depth of his understanding of the range covered by the soul cloak increased by a large margin.
Correspondingly, the amount of information contained instantly increased by several times... No, at the very least by several tens or even hundreds of times!
Luo Nan lacked an accurate estimate of this. He still followed the established model and perceptual precision to analyze the situation of the relevant region, especially the problems related to the cloud world and the Palace Enlightenment. And the enormous flow of information squeezed in in the next instant. It nearly stuffed his brain to the point of bursting.
It was as if a nuclear bomb had exploded in Luo Nan's brain. The physiological fusing mechanism was forcefully activated. For two seconds, his mind was practically blank. His reaction to the outside world had already come to a complete standstill.
It must be known that aside from clairvoyance around the Chan City Archipelago, he was also fighting against Ghosteye in the abyss region. The pressure was already quite great.
If not for the fact that the force field of the Ring of Bloodwill had stabilized, and the few consciousnesses within the force field had been stimulated to enter a semi-awakened state, it would have been equivalent to having a few more maintenance personnel. Otherwise, the Space Bastion might have exploded on the spot.
No matter how big Luo Nan's heart was, he was shocked into a cold sweat upon encountering this sort of situation.
Ghosteye was quite astute. He sensed a large fluctuation in the defenses of the Blood-Intent Ring and immediately pulled back. He took advantage of the situation to end this confrontation, which no longer had any significance of verification.
Five hundred kilometers away, Ghosteye let out a breath of relief. The twisted handprints of his hands dispersed, and the sinister forcefield that nearly caused all the passengers on the luxurious cruise ship to collapse slowly disappeared.
At this time, if the beautiful host, Dan Yi, could ask, "Mr. Ghosteye, how did your bet go?", then the program would be considered complete. But the problem was that Dan Yi was able to sit steadily in her chair. Her body and consciousness were completely stiff. Though it wasn't as exaggerated as a certain person's claim that she was scared to the point of pissing herself, it was really difficult for her to continue hosting the program.
Therefore, the audience of the inner world could only stare blankly as Ghosteye slowly withdrew his power. He muttered to himself and put on a face that was neither happy nor angry to entice the imagination of everyone.
REE, who was currently cruising in the wind and rain, couldn't help but fantasize about whether or not Ghosteye had given Luo Nan a sneak attack and left a fatal hidden wound or something. There seemed to be some problems with Luo Nan's state in the last few seconds. The red and white color of the blood on his face was extremely obvious ….
Before REE could finish her thoughts, the car had already taken a detour from the coastal highway and entered a short-distance undersea tunnel that required an extremely high level of authority. This tunnel had undergone a special design. It used expensive special glass as its main body, achieving the effects of a single mirror and limited invisibility.
Looking out from the inside of the tunnel, one could directly see the gloomy undersea world around the island. Looking in from the outside, one could only see a turbid turbulence. There were no traces of artificial construction.
After passing through this tunnel, one would arrive at a group of small uninhabited islands and reefs that Headquarters had specially opened up for closed-door cultivation. This was the legacy left behind by the eruption of a local volcano during the Third World War. Though the geological environment wasn't stable, it was extremely suitable for ability users of higher realms to cultivate and comprehend. It was said that it would yield twice the result with half the effort.
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