Chapter 2303 The Three Restrictions <TOC> Chapter 2305 Iridescent Light Stream
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In the moment when the effects of the Scroll of Fortune ceased, the sphere began to exhibit slight tremors, and a light point, which should not have appeared at this moment, dispersed from within due to the influence of the moment of luck.
As soon as the light point emerged, it seemed eager to escape from the space that bound it.
“Get ready, we can’t let it go!”
Sumesh immediately responded, “Understood.”
With that, Sumesh swiftly moved in front of the light point. Angel, through a gentle push using the “integration” green rune, directed the light point into Sumesh’s forehead.
Upon the light point’s entry, Sumesh’s gaze began to slowly lose focus…
Angel then resecured the core of the Nightmare Domain and stepped back to join Sanders and Rhine.
Without uttering a word, they simply nodded to each other, focusing all their attention on Sumesh.
Rhine was curious about the entire process of power integration and its changes to the dream self.
Sanders, on the other hand, silently recalculated the probabilities of Sumesh undertaking the power. This time, Sanders used various formulas for a broad calculation, hoping that if Sumesh could undertake the power as hoped, it would serve as an excellent sample to increase the success rate of undertaking powers and prevent the loss of powers.
The silence lingered for a while.
“Why isn’t there any reaction?” Rhine was the first to break the silence, asking curiously.
From Rhine’s perspective, aside from a somewhat vacant look in his eyes, Sumesh showed no other changes.
“We’re currently in the initial stage of shallow integration. At this stage, with Sumesh’s abilities, he should easily withstand the impact of the power on his mental space,” explained Sanders, who had also integrated with powers before and thus understood this aspect.
“Can he succeed, then?” Rhine asked.
“It’s uncertain; it depends on his performance during the deep integration of the power,” Sanders replied.
Rhine nodded, continuing to observe Sumesh’s changes with mental power.
At this moment, Sanders turned to Rhine, “However, if it were you, I believe you could easily integrate with most powers.”
Upon hearing this, Angel also nodded in agreement, “Rhine could also try integrating with powers.”
Rhine, however, smiled and shook his head, “Maybe in the future. Right now, what the Wilderness of Dreams needs is a process of development and adaptation, not just for the Wilderness of Dreams itself but also for the Wizarding World of the Southern Region.”
“Things are good as they are, hiding the real in the illusory. If it were the other way around, seeking the illusory in the real, I fear even the Savage Grottoes wouldn’t be able to contain the expanse of the Wilderness of Dreams.”
Although Rhine didn’t specify, the essence of his words revolved around the core concept of “seeking advantage.”
The Wilderness of Dreams has already shown a strong “vested interest,” even enough to change the era. However, the Wilderness of Dreams currently appears to be just a “dream,” with a sense of reality, but as soon as one delves deeper, it becomes evident that it is more of an illusion.
In this situation, Rhine feels that with the foundation of the Savage Grottoes, encompassing the volume of the Wilderness of Dreams is still not a problem.
But if the Wilderness of Dreams becomes a real… world, a world artificially created with various laws, then the Wilderness of Dreams will inevitably become the target of many, and might even attract the attention of those real big shots from the Source World.
This is not good news for the Wilderness of Dreams, the Savage Grottoes, or for Angel.
In Rhine’s view, the more powers, the closer this world gets to reality. So, it’s better to slow down for now.
Moderate development is more appropriate.
Sanders can understand Rhine’s meaning; he doesn’t fully agree because very little of the current core of the Nightmare Domain has been consumed, making it a bit early to talk about moderation now. However, he also respects Rhine’s opinion.
Since Rhine is not ready to undertake powers for now, Sanders doesn’t ask further. After all, there are several people from Phantom Island who can be sent ahead as pioneers.
Wait until there are enough samples, and the power system is sufficiently organized, then make targeted selections.
…
An hour later.
Sumesh, who had been very calm, finally showed a second expression.
His eyebrows slightly furrowed, and sweat began to seep from the sides of his forehead.
Another hour passed, and Sumesh’s frown deepened, even his facial management lost control, showing a hideous expression. Sweat continuously seeped from his forehead, and his flowing blonde hair also became somewhat damp.
“At this time, he should have entered deep integration, with a large amount of information related to powers turning into a rolling river, rushing into his sea of consciousness,” said Sanders. “However, Sumesh has not yet reached his limit.”
Indeed, in the next half hour, aside from some loss of control in his expression, everything else about Sumesh was normal.
Until another half hour passed, by this time, three hours had elapsed since Sumesh began undertaking the power, and his condition finally showed some changes.
“Ah——” A piercing scream roared out of Sumesh’s mouth.
He still hadn’t awakened, but his body’s instinct began to reflect the various pains of undertaking the power.
Originally standing, Sumesh could no longer support himself amidst the painful screams and collapsed to the ground. A large amount of sweat mixed with blood seeped into the ground.
Sanders softly said, “He’s entered deep integration now. Success or failure depends on whether he can hold on.”
Sumesh’s misery did not diminish with the passage of time; instead, it became more and more terrifying.
Sanders had been maintaining a detached observation, but upon seeing Sumesh collapsed on the ground, he ultimately sighed, “I’ll check the situation in reality.”
After Sanders logged off, he quickly logged back in.
“How is his situation in reality?” Rhine inquired.
Sanders’ tone was somewhat solemn, “It’s more serious than imagined. The surge of information in his mental space has caused his brain to stress, leading to neural signal disorder, and his body is also affected. However, with Flora here, there’s nothing for the moment, but his body is already in a poor state, if it continues for a while, his physical body might collapse.”
Rhine frowned, “Physical collapse? How much longer can he last?”
“At most half an hour.”
Sanders paused, then looked at Angel, “If in the end, he still can’t fully undertake the power, then we’ll have to trouble you…”
Angel nodded, indicating that if Sumesh couldn’t undertake the power, he would have to return the power to the world.
Ten minutes later, Sumesh’s dire state showed no signs of abating.
Another ten minutes passed, and the situation remained the same.
As time continued to flow, seeing Sumesh’s condition worsen without any sign of recovery, Sanders’ gaze also began to grow heavy.
Angel glanced at the time; less than five minutes were left of the previously mentioned half-hour.
Angel: “Shall we end it now?”
Sanders said half an hour, but that was actually the maximum limit; Sumesh might not last the half hour.
Sanders pondered, “Wait a bit longer.”
Three minutes later, as time was about to reach its limit, Rhine, who had been observing, couldn’t help but suggest, “Let’s call it off this time.”
Sanders’ Adam’s apple moved, he closed his eyes, and took a deep sigh.
“Alright…” Before he could finish, Sanders’ voice suddenly froze, his eyes fixed on Sumesh.
Angel and Rhine immediately looked over, only to see Sumesh, who had appeared to be at his limit, beginning to show signs of improvement. Although he was still sweating profusely, his brows visibly relaxed, and he no longer screamed but started to breathe heavily.
“It seems like a success?” A flicker of surprise passed through Rhine’s eyes.
Sanders didn’t speak but kept a close watch on Sumesh, his eyes flickering.
Angel remained silent, immersing his thoughts deep into his mental space, where in this dark and profound space, stood a tall and sturdy tree.
On this towering, lush giant tree, where one cannot see the top at a glance, each branch does not bear leaves but is adorned with luminous light points representing powers.
At this moment, a total of eight luminous light points are brightly shining on the branches.
Among these, seven light points are radiating a brilliant light, symbolizing the powers that have already been activated in the Wilderness of Dreams, excluding the Power Tree itself.
Only one light point appears blurry, as if it could extinguish at any moment.
Angel understands that this is the light point currently being absorbed by Sumesh, this flickering light point located on the main branch, and its size is considerably large, even larger than the powers of “Energy Selection” and “Power Level Restriction,” only slightly smaller than “Tree Civilization,” which clearly indicates that this power leans towards being one of the main laws.
Such a power, leaning towards a main law, is no wonder Sumesh can only withstand one and appears to be overwhelmed.
Angel quietly observes the flickering power light point, and from the current situation, it seems Sumesh has not yet fully integrated it.
Moreover, there seems to be some distance before the power fully materializes.
But why does Sumesh appear to be more at ease than before?
While Angel is filled with confusion, he fails to notice that the figure of Sanders beside him gradually fades away, but after a while, Sanders’ form reconvenes.
“A little interlude occurred in reality,” Sanders softly says.
Rhine, curious, looks over: “What happened?”
Sanders: “A desperate counterattack, a gamble, but it paid off.”
Under the puzzled gazes of Angel and Rhine, Sanders recounts what he observed.
When Sumesh visibly seemed more relaxed, Sanders found it strange. Having integrated powers himself and being able to sense energy flows, Sumesh’s condition didn’t seem like the integration had ended. So why did he appear relaxed?
With this doubt, Sanders returned to reality. Then, he discovered the reason.
It turns out Sumesh took a gamble; before entering the Wilderness of Dreams, he had prepared a Backhand. In a dire strait, he activated his Nightmare Domain.
Sumesh attempted to use the core within his Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain to share the pressure caused by the power of the Wilderness of Dreams.
Sumesh’s own Nightmare Domain had already reached its limit. Opening it again, if not successful, would mean his demise. Thus, it was a bold gamble and Sumesh’s final desperate counterattack.
His luck was evidently quite good.
Sumesh’s recklessness won him precious time.
“In essence, a Nightmare Domain ordinarily cannot substitute for undertaking the power of the Wilderness of Dreams, but this time, the power seems to be in perfect harmony with Sumesh’s Nightmare Domain, with such a high compatibility that it actually allowed him to succeed. Moreover, this high degree of compatibility also showed signs of repairing the originally fragmented Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain, achieving two goals with one action.”
When the Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain was activated, and the influx of information was successfully shared with the core of the Nightmare Domain, that was the reason for Sumesh’s slightly relieved expression.
Upon hearing this, Rhine couldn’t help but laugh and say, “Sumesh really has the drive, and his luck isn’t bad either.”
Rhine recalled that when Sumesh initially broke through to become a true knowledge wizard, it was also due to his sheer determination. Now, in a desperate situation, he gambled once more and won again.
This made Rhine reflect, “If Flora could let go of her overly cautious nature, perhaps she would have stepped onto the path of true knowledge long ago.”
Of course, such reflections are not necessarily indicative of anything. Flora might not have Sumesh’s luck, and if she relied solely on determination, the probability of failure might even be higher.
Sanders said, “Speaking of Flora, this time Sumesh was lucky, winning time through a bold gamble. But the opportunity for this gamble was brought to him by Flora.”
Sumesh, being overwhelmed by the flood of information, was unable to perceive the outside world, let alone reality.
The smooth integration was because Sumesh had given Little Red the permission to enter his Nightmare Domain before entering the Wilderness of Dreams.
He had informed Flora in advance that if anything unexpected occurred, she should activate the Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain on his behalf.
Flora’s timing was extremely precise, successfully utilizing the contingency plan left by Sumesh.
Therefore, Sanders remarked that this opportunity was brought to him by Flora.
During their conversation, on the other side, the burden of Sumesh’s power was finally reaching its conclusion.
…
With the external Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain sharing the load, there was no longer much suspense in Sumesh’s ability to undertake the power.
The only variable was whether the information flow shared within the Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain could be absorbed by Sumesh.
After all, the Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain exists in reality, while the Wilderness of Dreams lies in the gap between dreams and reality. Although information is conceptual, could the difference in time and space become an obstacle?
After absorbing the information flow released by the power itself, Sumesh began to try to sense the information flow within the Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain.
To his surprise, although the Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain and the Wilderness of Dreams are in completely different spaces, he could clearly perceive the information stored within the Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain.
His mental space became the medium for sensing both Nightmare Domains.
Although he still couldn’t control the Deep Abyss Nightmare Domain through the consciousness body in the Wilderness of Dreams, he could absorb the stored information back into his consciousness body.
Without hesitation, Sumesh began the integration of information.
As the information flowed back, the previously incomplete power was finally made whole.
When the power was consolidated from fragments to a whole, the power information that Sumesh hadn’t had time to see before finally emerged in his mind.
Chapter 2303 The Three Restrictions <TOC> Chapter 2305 Iridescent Light Stream