Within the Dimensional Gap that had birthed a hundred billion worlds, countless streams of multicolored light surged in from beyond, resembling a meteor storm crossing the myriad realms.
The entire Endless Planes trembled. Countless gods stepped out from their realm barriers, gazing at the radiant river of light that extended endlessly across and beyond.
Each individual world seemed like a pebble swept along by this grand current.
"Such a beautiful power... I feel like I could dissolve in its splendor."
"This is the power of dreams."
"It is the power of wishes—guiding all life across the heavens into dreams, letting them feel the gentleness of the world."
"Such a magnificent force... It must be the work of the Supreme Gods of the Supreme Divine Region!"
Most of the gods of the Endless Planes knew that the Endless Planes had been created by a great Dragon God. Even in the Supreme Divine Region, that Dragon God stood above all other Supreme Gods—a God above Gods.
The gods of the Endless Planes referred to the Great Universe as the Supreme World, with its central galaxy called the Supreme Divine Region.
There were many divine realms within the Endless Planes. Unless a god had reached the level of an Upper God, they generally had no desire to venture into the Great Universe.
After all, in the Great Universe, Middle and Lower Gods were merely the lowest ranks. Yet in the Endless Planes, they ruled over one or even several worlds as great deities.
The multicolored lights flowing in from beyond the Dimensional Gap flooded the Endless Planes, then surged toward the Great Universe.
The red Truth Ring encasing the Great Universe radiated dazzling light.
Previously somewhat illusory compared to the other four Truth Rings, the red ring began to solidify as it absorbed the Dream Truth streams.
These colorful lights were, naturally, the Dream Truth of the re:Creators world.
Buzz buzz buzz...
The Dream Truth continuously absorbed Truth Shards, its quality rapidly rising to match the other four great Truths.
When all five Truth Rings reached equal mass, they instantly resonated.
They began interacting, producing a wondrous and unknown force from their intertwining.
This power was indescribable, invisible, unpredictable, unshakable, and incomprehensible—an absolute within absolutes.
The five Truth Rings resonated, initiating a perpetual cycle of interwoven rotation. The cycle was so slow it would take eons to complete.
The golden ring was Kabbalah, the silver Ouroboros, the white Alpha, the red Dream, and the multicolored one was Anthroposophy.
At this moment, Noah had already returned from the re:Creators world.
He had intended to relax, but the situation developed blandly, so he simply waved his hand and annexed the world.
He had revived Setsuna Shimazaki on the spot, causing all of Altair's schemes to collapse. She immediately knelt in defeat.
Altair's existence left Setsuna completely bewildered.
Being resurrected had already left her dazed, but learning that a character she created wanted to destroy the world on her behalf left her even more stunned.
In the end, she scolded Altair like a mother, leaving the world-destroying girl terrified.
To Altair, Setsuna wasn't just her creator—she was her mother.
So a child destroying the world to avenge her mother... well, it wasn't entirely incomprehensible.
Moreover, Altair was a spirit of the Dream Truth faction. She had no bottlenecks or obstacles—her power was entirely tied to human imagination.
If given the right conditions, she could reach the level of a God-King.
Were it not for the Supreme God ascension shackle set by Noah, Altair might have instantly become a Primordial God—on par with the mass of Kabbalah itself.
Anything tied to Truth was bound to be exaggerated.
As for the people of the fictional worlds, their creators would naturally take care of them.
After a few days of cleanup, the others returned to their respective worlds.
It's also worth noting that Altair—
Just then, a small universe the size of a galaxy entered the Dimensional Gap.
Under the Dream Truth, this galaxy-sized small universe scattered instantly like a handful of sand.
The previously fictional worlds rapidly became real worlds.
And Earth, as the core, entered into a specific space-time.
"Now your power has finally reached standard universe-level."
Ophis hovered within the Dimensional Gap, smiling as she looked at the expressionless Red Dragon God Emperor. She could clearly feel her power expanding at an exaggerated speed.
"But it's also thanks to you reaching standard single-universe level that the five Truths were balanced, and that elevated my strength to strong single-universe."
The Red Dragon God Emperor glanced at Ophis calmly. Knowing she wasn't boasting or mocking her , she nodded and said...
"But what is the power created from the resonance of the five Truths? Have you sensed it?"
Ophis replied, "I don't know. I can sense it, but I can't comprehend it, nor can I peer into it. It must be the power of the Heavenly Principle."
As soon as she finished speaking, Noah's figure appeared before them.
"This is the power of the Great Universe."
"It's a force that only the sovereign of a Great Universe can possess."
"And not just any Great Universe sovereign—this requires a universe that possesses both Ouroboros and Kabbalah, as well as a third exceptional Truth, with all three of comparable mass."
Noah raised his hand. At his fingertip brewed an ineffable force, which under his will took on an ancient golden hue.
"Power of Beginning Without End—I am the origin, and henceforth the future shall be endless."
This power was literal. Noah—the Heavenly Principle—was the origin of the Teyvat Universe, and from now on, Teyvat would have a future without end.
All beginnings and all endless futures existed under his divine might.
To wield the power of the Great Universe was to possess the key to stepping into the super single-universe.
Noah was now also a super single-universe being—but only within the Tree and Sea. Outside of it, he was merely a strong single-universe.
Now that the power of the Great Universe had emerged, he could unleash super single-universe-level power even beyond the Tree and Sea.
"I can confirm—I'm now stronger than many of those well-known figures."
Noah felt the new force within him, and couldn't help but smile.
The Power of Beginning Without End was undoubtedly stronger than the Erasure Force of Zeno from Dragon Ball.
In Dragon Ball's cosmology, the observable Truths were incomplete—its Kabbalah and Ouroboros were fragmented. Perhaps only the third Truth existed.
By estimation, Noah's current power was not far from that of a Magic God in A Certain Magical Index, perhaps even more omnipotent.
"If I obtain the Final Truth, Omega, then the Power of Beginning Without End would evolve into the Power Without Beginning and Without End."
Noah knew this ultimate force—Power Without Beginning and Without End—was mastered by Kronos, the super god of multiversal level.
Noah turned his gaze toward the Teyvat Universe.
"Not bad… Just a little more, and we'll be ready to activate the Gift Game that triggers the cosmological awakening."
"Then, it's time—to usher in the most magnificent moment in Teyvat's history."
...
Noah returned to the Garden.
At this time, the little angels were assisting Mio in swiftly recording the conditions of various civilizations within Pan-Human History.
The thirteen Spirits were also conducting inspections across major universes.
As the thirteen Primordial Gods—and being the origin points of Kabbalah—it was their inherent duty to maintain the growth of the Great Universe. After all, Kabbalah itself was the Truth responsible for regulating the direction of universal evolution.
If Noah was the emperor of an empire, then Phanes and Ophis would be the empresses, while Kurumi Tokisaki and the others would be imperial commissioners, and the little angels would be censors.
The various pantheons could be likened to regional lords, and so forth.
Of course, this was just a simple metaphor. The actual dynamics were far more complex.
Noah strolled through the fairytale-like city within the Garden. The city was eerily quiet.
Ninety-nine percent of the little angels had temporarily left; the few remaining were only watching over the place.
Though the little angels still looked like lolis even after thousands of years, their mental maturity and wisdom had grown with time.
Noah arrived at the entrance of the Temple of Truth.
Ophis and the Red Dragon God Emperor hadn't returned with him. Instead, they chose to remain within the Dimensional Gap.
After countless years of flight, the Red Dragon God Emperor had circled the universe and was now headed toward the outer edge of the Dimensional Gap.
Ophis had simply found a realm to sleep in.
Compared to the Great Universe, they preferred the Dimensional Gap.
Although the Temple of Truth no longer had a treasure-guarding dragon, it now had an elf-eared girl.
Though she looked like an elf, she wasn't one in essence.
Before Noah could speak, the girl gently approached and said warmly,
"I sensed the change in the universe and knew you'd returned in triumph, my dear husband."
Noah reached out and gently tugged on Buer's elf ear with slight regret.
"You guessed wrong, Buer. This time, it wasn't as satisfying as I'd hoped. Not disappointing, but not thrilling either."
"It's just that I'm too powerful. Playing in weaker worlds feels too restrictive and lacks a sense of achievement."
"Although I enjoy having fun, without exerting a wide-reaching influence over a world, the kind of fun I seek is simply unattainable."
"And part of it also depends on the people."
"For example, teasing an ordinary person versus teasing a single-universe-level Outer God—the enjoyment is entirely different."
Even the trickster god Aha ultimately seeks amusement with peers of his own level—other Aeons—or tries to lure them into playing.
Buer was a bit surprised but didn't mind Noah rubbing her ear. She was already used to it, and being caressed by him was something many of her sisters could only dream of.
"So even you can feel unsatisfied, dear husband? I always thought everything in the world intrigued you."
Noah retracted his hand and shrugged. "You're overreacting."
Naturally, Buer wrapped her arm around Noah's. "Then... are you preparing to initiate the Gift Game this time, dear husband?"
In the absence of major matters, her husband rarely approached the Temple of Truth.
To the gods of the universe, the Temple of Truth was the supreme origin point of the cosmos, a place only Gods-above-Gods could enter.
But to her husband, it was just an office.
Anything that happened here, any decisions made, would ripple through the entire universe.
It far surpassed the Pantheon of Gods in significance.
And it was not open to the public—only a new Sustainer of Heavenly Principle could gain entry. Of course, the thirteen Spirits, the Raiden sisters, and Buer were exceptions.
With Buer holding his arm, Noah walked into the Temple of Truth, heading toward its deepest chamber.
"The Light of Civilization now envelops a third of the Teyvat Universe. This scope and depth of civilization is already sufficient to activate the cosmology."
"Indeed, it's time to initiate the Gift Game."
As Noah spoke, the Temple of Truth projected an image of Pan-Human History. The Light of Civilization from across the universe shimmered before their eyes.
With the Teyvat Universe as the center and various space-time realms as the periphery, the breath of life and the brilliance of civilization now radiated across one-third of the universe.
To activate the cosmology, the Light of Civilization was required—knowledge from countless people across countless worlds and times.
Simply put, cosmology refers to the shape of the universe as observed by intelligent life through both mystical and physical lenses.
Thus, the cosmological Gift Game is essentially a way for beings across the entire universe to recognize a new cosmic form.
This was a Gift Game that extended to innumerable sentient beings.
Of course, apart from True Gods and above, no one would realize they were part of the Gift Game.
To countless intelligent lives, it might just seem like a strange dream, a moment of daze, or a sudden burst of imagination.
Buer's clover-shaped eyes glimmered. "My dear husband, may I ask—does Sumeru have a Pseudo Star Map Creation?"
"I was planning to invite the Norse Pantheon to attempt a Divine Collective merger to activate one."
To be honest, when Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei obtained their Pseudo Star Maps, she genuinely felt happy for them—but also a bit envious.
However, she harbored no jealousy or disappointment. Her husband must have had a good reason for his actions.
Noah playfully patted Buer's pert backside. "How could I possibly forget you? After all, you're the one I've always considered my second wife."
"But reality is a bit complicated. I couldn't carry it out directly."
As the embodiment of the World Tree, Buer naturally understood what Noah meant.
Her current strength was only at the Primordial God level, while above her stood eight Gods-above-Gods. Without enough strength, she wouldn't dare claim the title of second wife.
After all, Phanes was quite the stickler for order.
Noah continued, "Merging Sumeru with the Norse Pantheon is a wise choice. The Norse possess a Pseudo Star Map Creation, and so does Sumeru. Together, that makes two."
"The Norse Pantheon's Pseudo Star Map is called Asgard."
"Sumeru's Pseudo Star Map is named Askr Yggdrasil—which means World Tree, Yggdrasil. This is the cosmology perceived by the Sumeru Pantheon and the intelligent civilizations that recognize Sumeru."
"And you, Buer, as the embodiment of the World Tree, are naturally born to command it. But for now, we wait until it's activated."
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