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Su Ming puffed out his chest proudly.

"I'm not afraid! No one can... kill me, no one!"

He spoke with exceptional certainty.

His current Self was so hard to kill that it even made him feel a bit sick.

Especially since his previous plan had successfully come to fruition. Using the Emerald Dream, he had ascended in a single step to take control of the Dream Authority, only to now shatter that authority once again!

He allowed it to blend with all phenomena, integrating it into the foundation of his various other authorities.

It transformed into a buffer for fundamental authorities such as Star Casting, Creation, Genesis, Mind, Self, and Order.

Under this influence, the Star-Forging Authority began to unify all that existed, truly beginning to form a personal path with Star Casting as its fundamental base.

The result was...

Su Ming had truly ascended to become a fourth calamity in every sense of the word!

At the thought of how even a mere Freddy could constantly bounce back from the brink of death, Pipi Xi instantly understood where this brat's confidence came from.

Imagine a scene like this.

You go through immense hardship to kill Su Ming and are just about to celebrate.

Then.

Starlight scatters.

And the great arch-fiend Su Ming makes his grand entrance once again!

So, you try to isolate and block the shroud of the stars' radiance!

But you discover to your horror that while the starlight of natural celestial bodies can be blocked, what are you supposed to do about starlight projected across worlds?

Domain-level suppression in a lightless environment?

Pipi Xi shook her head inwardly.

Achieving such a thing wasn't hard; the problem was that starlight was never the key.

For Su Ming, starlight was merely a medium!

With the Imaginary Domain as a safety net, any attempt to contest Su Ming's home-field advantage was utterly futile!

Taking a step back, even if one ignored the factor of the Imaginary Domain, even if some powerhouse descended from the heavens and violently crushed Su Ming to death... would it matter?

This promotion of the Circle of Reason...

Not only defined the beginning of a transcendent system.

It further anchored Su Ming's very existence!

To describe it less accurately: even if Su Ming died in another universe, he could reclaim his existence through the Stellar Covenant in the next moment, subsequently returning to life within the River of Dreams of the Circle of Reason!

At that time.

Once he opens the traversal...

Su Ming would appear once more in his peak state!

The mere thought of such a scene gave Pipi Xi a chill...

The key point was...

What made it even harder for Pipi Xi to keep a straight face was...

That such an unkillable Su Ming had achieved such incredible results with only slight breakthroughs in the directions of the Stellar Covenant and Creation Genesis!

However.

This was for the better.

The safer Su Ming was, the more guaranteed the Angels' future gains would be...

Sighing, Pipi Xi immediately changed the subject.

"I just personally immersed myself in the Circle of Reason to experience the transcendent system you've cooked up..."

Su Ming looked at her expectantly.

"Do you have an experience report?"

She rolled her eyes. When did I ever agree to be your guinea pig?

Seriously... you have no sense of boundaries at all!

With a light snort, Pipi Xi did the opposite and actually tried to analyze Su Ming's layout and schemes regarding the Circle of Reason!

"You are using the new version of the Circle of Reason to create a brand-new universal Order, and in the process, you are turning the collective subconscious of intelligent life into a dreamscape!"

"From now on, every dream of an intelligent being will be a refinement of their Mind!"

"Mortals have mental wills that are too weak; they won't remember what happened in their dreams, but over time, opening up their own mental potential won't be a problem."

"Once they reach this stage, they can actively log into the Dream Bubbles and connect to the Circle of Reason!"

"I can understand all of that, but what I don't understand is: what's the point of letting mortals use spells in dreams through the Circle of Reason's astral magic net?"

"Don't give me that 'it helps the Circle of Reason grow' nonsense. Although doing that does indeed make you suspect of exploiting all living beings."

"However, it is an indisputable fact that all beings are experiencing a mental awakening and stepping into the transcendent because of it."

"What I truly can't understand is that you've put so much effort into this planning and layout, it can't possibly be for such small gains... Tell me, what are you really thinking?"

Su Ming was amazed; as expected of Pipi Xi.

Just by applying Hexi's simulated personality, she could see through his layout at a glance.

Of course.

This was also because Su Ming had a clear conscience.

He didn't hide any of his plans, allowing others to scrutinize them as they pleased.

Su Ming wasn't in a hurry to answer Pipi Xi's question, but instead asked back:

"Let me ask you a question first. Do you think it's difficult to step into the realm of idealistic transcendence in the Super God Universe? Note, don't use your original body's perspective; use the perspective of a normal Shenhe Body lifeform!"

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"Hard!" Pipi Xi said with extreme certainty.

Having shared her main body's database, she knew better than anyone how difficult it was to touch upon idealistic transcendence in a materialistic world.

The Known Universe has no setting for natural magic energy. If one wants to synthesize it artificially, their understanding of energy must reach the height of a God-making civilization!

Even with natural magic energy.

Generating mana within the body is another major hurdle!

If research into Super Genes is even slightly lacking, don't even think about such a thing!

Look at what?

I'm talking about you, Blazing Sun Civilization!

And that's not the end.

...

With mana, using it to open the Sea of Consciousness and awaken Psychic Power is even more difficult!

If research into the Mind and soul is insufficient, if individual will isn't up to par, or if mana isn't condensed enough... one can only dream of mental awakening.

Only at this step can one barely be considered to have stepped into idealistic transcendence in a true sense!

What?

Since mental awakening is so troublesome, can one ignore the Mind and turn to other transcendent paths?

Regrettably.

The answer is—no!

A materialistic world lacks the environmental foundation to support the birth of an idealistic system.

In this situation, except for stubbornly pushing the path of the Mind, everything else is nonsense!

After sorting it out, Pipi Xi understood a bit.

"You mean that the Psychic Power awakened by mortals through dream refinement has a defect in its level of existence?"

Tapping her head, Pipi Xi thought of the answer herself.

"How stupid of me, I forgot that mortals aren't Angels, and they don't have Super Genes! Even if they awaken Psychic Power, they can't interfere with physical reality!"

"Exactly! So, that's where the value of the astral magic net comes in!"

"I get it! You don't plan to make mortals into mages; you're just giving them the authority to cast spells! And then? Will long-term spellcasting in dreams subtly change something?"

"Smart! Now guess again, what is my true purpose?"

After a long silence, Pipi Xi looked at Su Ming with increasing wonder... Finally, she spoke three words, one by one:

"Mystery Level?!"

Chapter 162: The Circle of Reason Promoted to Orange Light

Yes.

On the surface.

Su Ming had merely reforged the Circle of Reason.

On a deeper level.

The existence of the astral magic net undoubtedly showed that Su Ming was building a new transcendent system.

However.

Only Su Ming himself knew.

Even if mortals awakened their Minds and derived Psychic Power... at most, they would just be a bit smarter, their thinking a bit more agile, and at the absolute peak, it would be nothing more than the initial budding of a sixth sense, nothing more.

So, strictly speaking, Su Ming had only initially planted the seeds of transcendence for this system.

But...

Returning to rational thought.

Su Ming wasn't some living saint.

Helping a civilization develop into an era of universal transcendence... sorry, that wasn't Su Ming's style.

Furthermore.

He and the Angels were close partners.

To ensure the diversity of civilizations in the Known Universe.

The Justice Order clearly stated that higher civilizations should not interfere in the development of lower civilizations without cause.

Over there, Kaisha had just announced to the Known Universe the slogan 'don't say we didn't warn you,' and then over here, he'd stab the Angels in the back...

And right in front of an Angel's face...

That wouldn't be a partner; that would be a one-way parasite!

Pipi Xi, having figured it out, couldn't help but give a bitter smile. It turned out she had overthought it, even suspecting if Su Ming had been struck by some 'transceiver's arrogance' disease.

Would the main body be that stupid...

Probably not!

She let out a frustrated sigh.

However.

Admitting it was impossible.

Pipi Xi immediately changed the subject:

"I'm curious, why did you set your sights on the field of Mystery Level?"

"Look at what you're saying. Naturally, it's because there are so many successful cases that I can't just pretend not to see them..."

Su Ming said it as if it were only natural, and at the same time, he also discovered...