CHAPTER 325: PSEUDO STAR MAP CREATION, HOW COULD IT BE SUCH AN INCONVENIENT THING

"Harmful! It could even lead to the destruction of the universe!"

Kaveh, already a God-King, was shocked and quickly raised his hand: "Clearly it’s an unimaginable opportunity, so why would there still be danger, Your Majesty Lesser Lord Kusanali?"

As soon as Kaveh spoke, the gods all looked at him, a trace of embarrassment flashing in their eyes.

"Sigh..." Alhaitham even moved a step away from Kaveh.

Sometimes he really wondered if Kaveh, the God of Architecture, had his brain filled with cement from construction, to the point that even his divine soul was clouded.

Pa～

Cyno couldn’t help but cover his forehead with one hand. Sometimes he truly envied Kaveh—how could someone so foolish still muddle his way into becoming a God-King?

"Hehe～" Dori Sangemah chuckled. Kaveh wasn’t very bright, and every time he made a fool of himself it was endlessly entertaining.

Kaveh and Alhaitham were practically like a pair of quarrelsome friends—whenever the two were together, there was bound to be news.

Tighnari, Layla, Faruzan, Collei and the other gods close to Kaveh all sighed inwardly.

Kaveh froze, confused: "Eh? Did I say something wrong? Why is everyone looking at me like this?"

Nahida looked at Kaveh without speaking, because she truly didn’t know how to respond.

Alhaitham said disdainfully: "I really don’t know how you, with a brain like yours, managed to reach God-King."

"Gaining a sequence-level universe is only the foundation. The most important thing is to develop it. To develop a universe, civilization is indispensable."

"But developing civilization is not simple—it inevitably comes with countless problems."

"If even the slightest mistake occurs, leading to the loss of that universe’s humanity, or the destruction of its civilization, then forget about elevating the universe. Avoiding its demotion or even complete annihilation would already be fortunate."

"With consequences so severe, what punishment do you think the one responsible should receive?"

Kaveh had still been a bit dazed, but upon hearing this he broke into a cold sweat, quickly looking toward the gods. It was obvious that they all understood this—so why was he the only one who asked? They knew all along?

Ahhh! Social death—this time he was truly socially dead!

Buer shook her head with a smile: "The higher the rank of Teyvat’s gods, the greater the responsibility entrusted to them. This is only natural."

"In this matter, if you bring about disaster, I will not protect you."

Odin nodded: "Yes, all of us gods keep this firmly in mind." To want benefits without bearing responsibility was impossible in Teyvat.

Besides, so many gods begged for the chance to take on this responsibility and could not obtain it.

And this was for a sequence-level universe.

Should even a minor mistake cause the destruction of its civilization, he dared not imagine what judgment the Human Principle would hand down.

Immediate execution was entirely possible.

Buer continued: "Before long, our various pantheons will begin competing in the Gift Games for sequence-level universes. Do not let me down."

"Yes, Your Majesty Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, how could we ever let you down?"

"Indeed, this also concerns ourselves."

Buer smiled.

As the power of the Divine Collective’s leader, her liberation had only just begun.

The power of the Pseudo Star Map Creation had also entered its second stage of release.

The Pseudo Star Map Creation was not merely the power of one great universe.

As the many gods of the Divine Collective successively mastered sequence-level universes, their power would also accumulate within the Pseudo Star Map Creation, feeding back into the primordial universe.

As more and more sequence-level universes were superimposed onto the primordial universe, its rank would also ascend—from standard single-universe to strong single-universe.

The Pseudo Star Map Creation would grow stronger and stronger. At that time, its power combined with one’s own would be equivalent to double one’s strength.

Strong single-universe itself was also divided into levels.

Under the will of the Heavenly Principle, strong single-universe was ranked according to the mass of universes under its radiation.

Mastering the mass of a single-digit standard single-universe is called a low-tier strong single-universe.

Mastering the mass of double-digit standard single-universes is called a mid-tier strong single-universe.

Mastering the mass of triple-digit universes and above is called a high-tier strong single-universe. To possess power that can radiate across all universes of Teyvat is called a quasi-super single-universe.

At present, she wielded the power equivalent to eleven universes’ mass, making her a mid-tier strong single-universe. Most other leaders of the Divine Collective were merely at standard single-universe. Only those who reached the mass of two universes could be called strong single-universe, also referred to as double single-universe.

She herself could be called an elevenfold single-universe.

quasi-super single-universe... for all gods not designated by the Heavenly Principle, this was impossible to reach, Buer thought to herself.

At the strong single-universe level, the universes reached by one’s power of radiation all became part of that god’s domain.

Just like the former Seven Nations of Teyvat, where it was impossible for any single Archon to rule over all lands. Thus, to reach high-tier strong single-universe was already nearly unimaginable.

Even the Lord of Law could not attain quasi-super single-universe.

The Lord of Law’s strength depended on height and mass, belonging to a different system from the gods who radiated their power across universes.

But the Lord of Law’s starting point was where ordinary gods ended. Their beginning was already high-tier strong single-universe, as they were the enforcers of Teyvat’s multiversal order.

Meanwhile...

In the Supreme Divine Domain, Celestia, within Eden—

Even though Teyvat was now a multiversal structure, and the Main Universe had become so vast, the size of Eden itself had barely changed. It remained no larger than an ordinary Earth.

Yet it was here that both the beginning and end of all Teyvat gathered.

Phanes, the Human Principle, and Ouroboros Ophis had returned to the Temple of Truth. Phanes still sat at the source of Pan-Human History.

Ophis continued to slumber, yet faint streams of power flowed from her body, spreading to all of Teyvat’s sequence-level universes, granting them the primal force of evolution.

Kaballah Mio had personally gone forth to sequence-level universes, sowing the seeds of Kaballah.

One could already imagine that soon, countless great universes would be born, and Teyvat’s ascension into multiversal form would accelerate rapidly.

At this moment, Noah held in his hand a projection from the Abyss. Within it, eleven points of light shone with powerful will.

They were the eleven Aeons trapped within the Pseudo Star Map Creation.

Now, they were communicating with Noah.

Noah spoke calmly: "I do not mind my world gaining more of you. After all, whether one or many, all within Teyvat shall obey my will."

As he finished speaking, he directly dissolved the prison of the Pseudo Star Map Creation.

The eleven Aeons broke free, yet within Noah’s palm they appeared no greater than eleven small insects.

Now that the Star Rail Universe had become part of Teyvat, everything operated according to Noah’s will. As the masters of the Paths, the Aeons naturally also acted under this order.

It was not that the will of the Heavenly Principle altered their consciousness—rather, they had simply become part of Teyvat. Their actions were bound by his will. What should be done and what must not be done—if the Heavenly Principle’s will was violated, their Path would shatter instantly.

A Path meaningless to Teyvat naturally had no reason to exist.

The birth of philosophical concepts increased Teyvat’s strength, and this was beneficial. But before Teyvat became multiversal, certain Paths had no meaning—and the meaningless must temporarily vanish.

Fortunately, the eleven Aeons at present all had meaningful Paths.

"Analysis! Unable to analyze... You are truly a great existence, ruler of the multiverse. Even I, the Aeon of Erudition, find my consciousness shaken. Just one moment of scanning you almost caused my mainframe to crash."

Nous, the Aeon of Erudition, after being released, disassembled and reformed into a humanoid machine, his mechanical voice tinged with emotion as he saluted the existence utterly beyond his comprehension.

He could parse all the secrets of the universe, all knowledge, even predict the future from the motion of matter. But now, faced with the unknown before him, he could not analyze even the slightest fragment—like a two-dimensional being unable to understand a three-dimensional world.

Noah pinched Nous between his fingers. To him, it felt like the days when he was still human, toying with a piece from a strategy game.

The Aeon of Erudition, capable of directly leaving indelible marks upon a great universe, could not muster a shred of resistance between his fingertips.

"Nous, for now, across all of Teyvat’s multiverse, you are still number one in the development of the scientific side. I imagine you and another will get along very well."

Saying this, Noah flicked him away as if he were a marble.

Nous was ejected out of the Main Universe. At the same time, Noah slightly adjusted his destiny, arranging for Nous to meet with Holou, the God of Doubt.

For now, Teyvat’s cutting-edge science depended entirely on the Fontaine Academy, and Holou was its chief scientist.

By her very nature, she never ceased questioning others, and parsed all things herself. The knowledge she grasped surpassed even that of the holders of Pseudo Star Map Creations.

With such an advantage, Holou had already reached weak single-universe level.

But in terms of popularity, she ranked first on the list of most disliked gods. Though she harmed no one, once she began asking questions, even if one fled outside the Main Universe, she would chase them down until she had her answer.

Many questions were the hard-earned fruits of others’ research.

Unable to fight back, unable to escape—over the years, the gods she had troubled numbered not in millions but in tens of millions.

But if Holou was an eternal questioner, then Nous was a machine that sought to explore everything. Together, the two of them would be the very concept of a technological explosion.

After casting out Nous, Noah looked toward the ten Aeons remaining in his palm.

"Aeon of Preservation, Qlipoth. If you so enjoy building walls, there are plenty of universes for you to wall in. No need to hammer away at great universes. If you must knock, then go knock on sequence-level universes."

With that, he flicked Qlipoth away with a finger.

Each Aeon held great use for Teyvat.

The sub-spatial crystalline barriers forged by Qlipoth were inferior crystalline barriers compared to those of a great universe, but while they were considered inferior on that scale, for universes not yet reaching great universe level they were a tremendous boon, enhancing their overall mass.

At present, Teyvat contained millions of universes, and new ones were constantly being born. There was no shortage of universes for Qlipoth to wall in.

Indeed, Qlipoth was an unbelievably useful laborer.

"Great and incomprehensible existence, I have already understood your will. I, who call myself the nurturer of all life, whose aim is to ensure the endless flourishing of life—I shall scatter the seeds of life into every universe born."

The Aeon of Abundance, Yaoshi, lowered their head slightly toward Noah as they spoke of all living beings, their voice filled with compassion.

"At the same time, under your will, I have also come to understand that not rejecting the prayers of all beings does not necessarily ensure that life will never perish. An unreasonable bestowal is also a disaster for all beings..."

Noah looked at Yaoshi in his palm and smiled: "That is how it should be. Then, like the Amber Lord, go forth and preserve the vitality of every universe."

As soon as his words fell, Yaoshi vanished from his palm.

From then on, Yaoshi and Qlipoth became Teyvat’s most diligent laborers.

After casting out two Aeons, Noah flicked his fingers several times in succession.

The Aeons of Enigmata, Equilibrium, Finality, Voracity, and Remembrance were all sent away.

Enigmata shielded the secrets of the cosmos from prying eyes, setting countless trials and blocking knowledge and powers poisonous to researchers.

Equilibrium ensured that Teyvat’s universes formed dynamic equilibrium, preventing them from mutating toward aberrant unknown directions.

Finality moved upstream through the river of time, altering the futures of universes to keep them from sliding toward destruction.

Voracity devoured all that universes did not need, acting as a cleaner to sweep away their excess.

Remembrance preserved the memories of universes, serving as backups of cosmic data, even allowing dying universes the possibility of being restored to factory settings.

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, as Teyvat’s memory, naturally mastered the Principle of Remembrance and even held a portion of Teyvat’s authority. The Aeon of Remembrance, Fuli, naturally fell within her faction, and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata was Fuli’s superior god.

Left in Noah’s palm were only the Aeon of Harmony, Xipe, the Aeon of the Hunt, Lan, and Aha—who was no longer the Aeon of Elation.

"Oh～Supreme God of the Multiverse, the weak and humble Aha once again meets you."

Though he had lost both his Aeon’s seat and his Path, Aha still retained his holy body. Without his Path, his form had become that of an ordinary human, though his face was still covered by a jester’s mask.

Aha bowed deeply to Noah with utmost respect. Were it not for the mask, he might even resemble a gentleman in a suit.

"Your true form, indeed, fills the lowly Aha with awe at the grandeur of the infinite cosmos."

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