Dimensional Gap.
"Unexpectedly, Hikaru's previous failure to break through The Other Side Realm actually brought blessings. His Self wandered through time, coincidentally manifesting in his past Self, hidden in the present, and drawing power from the future era, thus forming a closed loop. Therefore, it's considered a type of Divine Artifact by the Divine Artifact List. After all, it's an extension of The Other Side Realm's Self, and possesses three types of era power. That it's capable of suppressing the God Slaughter we created together isn't incomprehensible."
Mio concluded cheerfully.
However, Sei and Great Red frowned, as if they weren't as optimistic as Mio.
"Sei condensed Self in the faith of living beings, I condensed faith in the fantasies of living beings, and you condensed Self in the authority of the world..."
Great Red said, "While Hikaru condensed Self in time and bears that Self. This is the fastest and strongest way of Self condensation, which can save tens of thousands of years of accumulation."
What is Self?
Will, intent, soul, spirit, experience, thoughts, existence... even memories can be unified as Self. Some are related to one's own power, while some others are not, relying on years of accumulation.
What is Self condensation?
It is unifying these intangible or tangible things, forming the Great Path that penetrates The Other Side.
The God of the Bible condensed Self in the faith of living beings, meaning bearing Self with faith, and using the faith of half the world's living beings to combine it with Self, forming the path to The Other Side Realm. Great Red relied on the fantasies of living beings. Hikaru's way is the same, but also completely different.
Thinking of this, Mio fell silent for a moment.
She admired and worried about the path to The Other Side that Hikaru opened himself.
Mio knew Hikaru's weakness. With less than twenty years, an accumulation that didn't even reach the sleeping time of the Dragon Race, it was destined that his Self was very weak. At least far lower than the three of them, let alone condensing Self to form the Great Path that penetrates the sky.
Therefore, Hikaru opened a shortcut.
He took a great risk, divided his complete Self, and sent it to time points of the past, present, and future.
Letting these Selves grow through long periods of time, and finally condensing them truly, condensing Self in time, bearing Self, and forming the Great Path to The Other Side Realm.
"Self itself is pure. Previously, when Hikaru wanted to strengthen and perfect Self through the River of Time, and then let time bear Self to climb the strongest path to The Other Side, it was already very difficult in itself." Sei recalled and thought, "Only the present Self is relatively completely gathered. The past Self still has much ungathered, and the future Self hasn't even gathered a single strand. Now these Selves have taken the power of their respective eras, it will be even more difficult to condense them back."
"Then, what should we do?!" Mio panicked.
At that time, when Hikaru condensed Self back in time, he almost died completely. When condensing the present Self, it was fine. Perhaps because of the proximity of the time point, the backlash suffered wasn't strong. But when reaching the past, the unprecedented time backlash was so strong. If not for Sei and Great Red's intervention, Hikaru would definitely have died, let alone the future.
"Previously, Hikaru wanted to free the Devil from the seal to use his immortality and The Other Side Power to face the double-layered time backlash from past and future."
Sei's face was also slightly bad, "But now I very much doubt whether forcibly condensing the Self that exists in the past and future, which has almost merged with that space and time, with a time backlash far exceeding before, can really be endured by that person."
She wasn't sure about this. Don't even talk about her, even Great Red, the strongest entity in the world, wasn't sure. It should be known that the backlash brought by time, even The Other Side Realm at her level wouldn't dare touch it easily.
"Is there no way at all? If it doesn't work... just stop Hikaru's progress!" Mio bit her lip and said.
Compared to whether Hikaru could become The Other Side Realm, Mio was more worried about his safety. Even if Hikaru remained a Transcendent for his whole life, she was capable of protecting him to stay safe.
Sei and Great Red shook their heads.
Hikaru's will wasn't easy to change. If it could be changed, intervention would have been done when he began condensing Self in time.
"No need to despair. There's something that might be able to help him."
"What is it?!" Sei and Mio asked simultaneously.
"World Foundation Stone."
Great Red took out a source stone containing infinite mysteries. Its surface was covered with various patterns. It was the Ranking Reward: World Foundation Stone she obtained when she got first place on the Eternal Beauty List!
The pillar of the world can support the world, can contain the world...
This was the ability of the World Foundation Stone.
"Time is also part of the world. If it can contain the world, it can also contain time..."
After Great Red finished speaking, she lightly flicked her slender jade finger, swiped through the Dimensional Gap's barrier, and threw the World Foundation Stone into it.
"The ranking rewards for the previous two top ranks of the Divine Artifact List were also World Foundation Stones. Hikaru should already have his own plan in his heart."
Sei and Mio nodded. Both also understood Great Red's meaning. Now, they would observe and wait first. If the time came, if Hikaru's life was truly threatened, they would stop his progress, whatever the cost.