Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse

Chapter 4431: Derivative II

Her voice intensified!

”Test me, Osmont. Please test me, and witness personally where such choices will ultimately lead you.”

...!

BOOM!

The threat landed with tremendous weight!

Noah’s smile persisted despite, or perhaps because of the terrifying implications.

He closed his eyes while breathing out slowly, processing the accumulated waves of information.

This phenomenon with Sigrid siphoning Civilizational Authority of THE Dead Order has granted me access to invaluable resources. Direct communication with one of the more powerful existences currently operating outside THE Loom...

I have obtained extensive knowledge, but substantial work remains. While I continue managing THE Dead Order’s attention here, I need to disseminate this critical understanding more broadly...

The knowledge regarding Ways of Existence and Primordial Civilizations seems unfathomably important to systematic advancement. Khor is an obvious recipient...

And another would be...the one who was currently expanding across The Lands of The Dead where THE Dead Order cannot even sense his presence!

He thought of Eckert when it came to sharing information that could advance one’s way as the back of his mind also recalled another- The Peacemaker, and wondered what thst guy was upto now, of anything at all. But his mind revolved back to Eckert.

Since I lack direct access to that domain where endless territories of death stretch infinitely, Eckert might constitute only viable mechanism for extracting additional information and identifying potential weaknesses regarding THE Dead Order herself...

So at this moment, as a terrifying entity stared down at him with eyes promising catastrophic retaliation if provoked, Noah closed his eyes more completely and began transmitting comprehensive waves of information toward select few recipients.

He felt genuine curiosity regarding what results would manifest from this expanded knowledge distribution that had also granted him such profound advancement!

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In The Lands of The Dead, across territories that stretched with impossible vastness beyond what Living domains could match, The Great Usurper continued his exponential and endless expansion.

His existence now covered multiple Citadels of The Dead...those vast metropolitan concentrations where countless deceased beings congregated.

He continued expanding with a silent inevitability, simply allowing the fundamental nature of his existence to spread without active effort or deliberate conquest.

Idle.

Unfettered and unbothered by concerns that motivated more active cultivators.

At such a time of passive growth, he began receiving substantial inflow of information from none other than the monstrous cheater himself...Osmont!

Eckert felt his consciousness buzzing as unique information flooded his awareness with unprecedented detail!

His mental voice processed aloud with mixture of surprise and focus.

”Primordial Civilizations? Permeation? Irreducibility? Inevitability? THE Primordial Civilization of THE Creature containing Existence itself... and all of this immense framework is intrinsically tied to... one’s Way of Existence?”

His mind buzzed as he processed the comprehensive intelligence Osmont had transmitted.

Especially significant was how all this immensity connected fundamentally to one’s personal Way of Existence...the individualized path each being carved through reality’s infinite possibilities.

Osmont had mentioned this concept previously during earlier exchanges, but Eckert had deliberately left it unexplored rather than pursuing it actively.

After all, the fundamental nature of his existence was Idle...would it truly align with his Way if he actively sought out something as critical as his own path?

Wouldn’t that constitute contradiction of his essential nature?

So he had remained Idle, allowing things to develop naturally.

And even now, as these terrifying waves of transformative information cascaded into his consciousness... he processed them with characteristic thoroughness, transmitted a brief message back to Osmont expressing gratitude for shared knowledge, and then...

He returned to his fundamental nature of Idleness, continuing to let things be as they should naturally become without forced intervention.

At such a moment of deliberate non-action...

HUUUM!

His existence began buzzing with terrifying grandeur of power that remained unfathomably silent to all external observers.

He felt his already rapid expansion across reality accelerate by tens of multiples simultaneously!

Prompts materialized within his awareness right after!

|Your existence has processed knowledge regarding Primordial Civilizations and Ways of Existence|

|Your nature has retained its true Idle framework throughout integration|

|Due to the unique characteristics of your existence, any actively made grand declarations would have violated your fundamental nature, minor active actions would not|

|For choosing to genuinely remain Idle even when presented with transformative knowledge, your Way of Existence has accumulated sufficient foundation to properly embark upon its destined path|

|YOUR WAY IS IDLE|

|And yet paradoxically, your Existence has already covered vast expanses:|

|—Numerous Folds of Existence|

|—Multiple Domains of Existence|

|—Many Wheels of Existence|

|—Extensive territories across The Lands of The Dead|

|—Growing presence within The Lands of The Living|

|Your Idle Way has encompassed immense variation of Existence itself through passive expansion rather than active conquest|

|Your Way of Existence qualifies as Derivative Way stemming from a Primordial Civilization. Specifically: THE PRIMORDIAL CIVILIZATION OF EXISTENCE|

|You have begun embarking upon: The Derivative Way of Idle Existence|

|A legitimate aspect of THE Creature’s comprehensive framework, expressing Existence through lens of perfect non-action|

...!

BOOM!

Eckert felt like catastrophic explosion had detonated within his fundamental existence...as if he had been a modest star that at this precise moment became connected to something millions of times larger and more magnificent!

The influx of power felt so immense and so incomprehensibly grand that his existence screamed for him to do something dramatic with it...to act, to move, to demonstrate this newfound capability through spectacular display!

And...

And...!

”Nah...” he simply acknowledged the immensity with characteristic nonchalance, enjoying the sensation while observing additional cascading prompts flash before his awareness.

But for the most part... he remained Idle.

Oh!

He felt tremendous influx of Civilizational Authority flowing into him from THE Primordial Civilization of Existence itself...the passive accumulation accelerating dramatically as his Derivative Way established proper connection to the source framework.

He continued remaining Idle as he studied all manifestations with detached wonder, processing implications without feeling compelled toward immediate action.

”The Derivative Way of Idle Existence... a bit wordy, isn’t it?” he mused.

...!

Derivative.

An authentic Aspect of THE Primordial Civilization of Existence, not an inferior copy but a legitimate expression of fundamental principle through a specific lens.

It had fallen into the metaphorical hands of The Great Usurper, and after obtaining such monumentally grand designation...

He remained Idle.

And Existence continued unfolding around him, his territories expanding exponentially while he personally did absolutely nothing beyond being what he fundamentally was.

The irony was perfect- the being who refused to act had stumbled into one of the most significant advancements possible, becoming a living embodiment of passive supremacy.

Somewhere far away, across The Veil separating domains, Noah would soon receive confirmation that his knowledge distribution had yielded spectacular results as...was Mana not involved in the explosion of Authority within Eckert.

Was the Mana that directly transmitted the knowledge not involved? Was Mana...not pervasively everywhere?!

HUUM!

But for now, Eckert simply existed within his expanding territories, content to observe rather than participate, embodying Idleness.

Sometimes, he reflected, the greatest power comes not from doing everything, but from doing precisely nothing at all...haha!

And with that thought settling comfortably in his awareness, The Great Usurper returned his attention to the vastness of The Lands of The Dead stretching endlessly before him.

The territories waiting to be encompassed through his signature methodology of patient, inevitable, and perfectly Idle expansion!

Oh!