The Universe's Future and the Sea of Chaos Stars

Rosen was becoming increasingly familiar with the power of the Eternal Miracle Sequence. He could now accurately sense the positions of other Miracle Source Seeds.

More than that, he came to truly realize that Miracle Source Seeds were in no way inferior to Time and Space Source Seeds.

Individually, the Time Source Seed and the Space Source Seed were actually inferior to a Miracle Source Seed.

What is a miracle? Simply put, it is something that defies logic and is inexplicable.

The universe has its own order—but miracles transcend order.

The universe has its own destiny—but miracles transcend destiny.

Any aspect of all things that departs from conventional logic falls within the domain of miracle power.

For example, in the universe, stars are generally categorized into two types: ordinary stars and extraordinary stars composed of Solar Divine Fire. Humans can artificially alter a star, but such modifications are isolated incidents and cannot influence all stars across the universe.

However, if one star were to suddenly change in nature—its sunlight no longer radiating heat but cold instead—

Then the sunlight would no longer warm the world, but instead freeze everything it touched.

Such a star, whose very nature was altered in an unimaginable way, would become a miracle of the sun.

Miracles are the variables in all things. If everything in the universe followed only order and had no variables, then the universe would become stagnant and lifeless. It is precisely because of miracles that unexpected and extraordinary changes arise in all things.

Over time, more and more miracles are born in the universe.

If one day the old universe were to be destroyed, then in the new universe, it's possible that stars would emit cold light instead.

The stars of the old universe that radiate heat would, in the new universe, instead become miracles that defy natural law.

Because the old universe continually expands and its energy dilutes, it is essentially a cold universe. The stars responsible for radiating heat can only warm extremely small portions of the universe. If a new universe is born one day, it might be more like a giant furnace, where only the areas with stars begin to cool down.

That is why the power of miracles is so unique—they are the seeds planted by the Primordial Lifeforms in preparation for the birth of a new universe.

All source seeds are based within the Sea of Cosmic Origin. As long as the Sea of Origin exists, the source seeds will not perish.

But conversely, if the Sea of Cosmic Origin is destroyed, then the source seeds will also be almost completely destroyed.

The ones that narrowly escape this fate are the Time, Space, Miracle, Destiny, and Origin Source Seeds. These kinds of seeds were inherently entrusted by the Primordial Lifeforms with the mission of creating new universes.

Only now, through the Miracle Sequence, did Rosen gain a deep understanding of how terrifying the Primordial Lifeforms truly were.

The earliest Primordial Lifeforms, born from the universe, probably weren't much stronger than Eternal Lifeforms.

But the Primordial Lifeforms were not unintelligent. Those with great intelligence and power weren't bound to the level they were born at. They continuously evolved, becoming ever stronger, until the most powerful among them surpassed all others and even transcended the universe itself.

Compared to the Primordial Lifeforms, Eternal Lifeforms might just be underdeveloped children.

It makes sense—how vast must the resources be to truly transcend the universe?

Rosen even began to doubt whether the earliest form of the universe was as empty and dotted only with scattered stars as it appears today.

Could it be that the early universe was mostly composed of matter, not a hollow shell but instead brimming with limitless substance? And it was precisely the transcendence of the Primordial Lifeforms that consumed so much of the universe's material, leaving it as the sparse husk we see now?

Through the Miracle Source Seed, Rosen gained an even deeper understanding of the universe.

But alongside his excitement, he also felt a trace of worry and tension.

Because the Miracle Source Seed tied to the Miracle Sequence was not the most core, original mother body of all Miracle Source Seeds.

Normally, a source seed should only have one true form. Any additional ones are merely split copies.

And if they are splits, then logically, there must be an original source.

That original seed would be the core—the strongest of them all.

The reason the Immortal Star God could grant him the Star Source Seed was because it wasn't the core mother seed.

As long as one possesses the original, core mother seed of an innate source seed, it can exert absolute dominance over all split source seeds of the same type.

Of course, through studying the Time and Miracle Source Seeds, Rosen discovered that this kind of suppression isn't entirely absolute.

Three is a key number—when three split source seeds of a type are combined, their suppression by the original can be greatly diminished.

If one can acquire more than six split source seeds, it's even possible to reverse the suppression and restrain the original.

Also, only by mastering at least three split seeds of the same innate type can one truly unlock the core abilities of that source seed.

His Miracle Sequence underwent a qualitative leap because it fused four Miracle Source Seeds—quantity became quality.

Rosen then took out all the source seeds he possessed and began fusing them into the Miracle Star Sea through Miracle Fusion.

After fusing nine split Time Source Seeds, the waters of the Miracle Star Sea began to gradually acquire the properties of time.

Next, he fused the Time and Space Source Seeds, as well as the core Time Source Seed and the Space Source Seed body.

The Miracle Star Sea began transforming into an independent world, and with the coverage of Time and Miracle Source Seeds, even if an Ancient God possessed the core Space Source Seed, they would not be able to sense the Space Source Seed body under Rosen's control.

He then fused the Dream Source Seed, and the surface of the Miracle Star Sea began to emanate mist, turning into a dreamlike state.

Next, Rosen fused the Gather and Scatter Source Seed, granting the Miracle Star Sea the ability to expand and contract at will.

Fusing the Compatibility Source Seed, the Miracle Star Sea's miracle abilities of symbiosis and fusion were enhanced.

After fusing the Corruption Source Seed, the dreamlike mist on the surface of the Miracle Star Sea began to transform into a corrupted dream.

Once the source seed fusions were complete, Rosen continued to fuse other miracle treasures from the Miracle Sequence.

He fused the Ark of Doom, and a massive ship appeared above the Miracle Star Sea.

When the Ancient God's Sacred Bell was fused, the waters of the Miracle Star Sea no longer remained calm but began to stir, forming layers of waves and creating the omnipresent sound of the Ancient God's voice.

Upon fusing the Secret Brass Book, the Miracle Star Sea became seemingly invisible, as if it had vanished before his eyes.

Fusing the Ashen Emblem, the corrupted dream mist on the surface of the Miracle Star Sea began to fill with progressively stronger Ashen Curses that reached an eternal level.

Next, Rosen fused the Historical Camera, combining its powers with the Time and Space Source Seeds, and the Miracle Star Sea gained an everlasting time cycle.

Upon fusing the Fate Coins, golden islands formed in the Miracle Star Sea, floating like coins made of seawater.

These Fate Coin Islands continuously generated the origin of eternal fate.

This was the only way Rosen knew to generate eternal fate origins aside from the Fate Source Seed.

Rosen then fused the Miracle Pocket, and the Miracle Star Sea gained all the miraculous properties of the Miracle Pocket.

Following this, he fused the Apocalypse Treasure Map and the Glorious Map, both of which were not suitable for integration into the Miracle Star Sea, so he chose to fuse them with the Ark of Doom.

Rosen then continued fusing the Ring of Judgment and the Ring of Twilight. The waters in certain areas of the Miracle Star Sea began to change.

In some regions, the waters transformed into liquid Judgment Thunder, while in others, they ignited into eternal Holy Light.

Rosen followed by fusing the Immortal Emperor Miracle Tarot Cards, and an Immortal Kingdom made of water appeared in the Miracle Star Sea.

In the Immortal Kingdom, he finally chose to fuse the Wisdom Holy Relic outside the palace of the Immortal Emperor's palace.

This miracle treasure of the Miracle Sequence fused with a Wisdom Source Seed, and with the power of the Miracle Sequence enhancing it to an eternal level, the Wisdom Spring created within had already reached an eternal quality. This was the most compatible miracle treasure with the Miracle Star Sea.

As the Wisdom Holy Relic transformed into a hot spring and integrated into the Miracle Star Sea, the entire sea began undergoing its final qualitative transformation.

All of the waters gradually turned into Wisdom Spring water. Although the initial quality wasn't high, it would improve steadily over time.

Rosen hesitated for a moment, then slit his wrist and began to bleed continuously.

The Creator's blood flowed into the Wisdom Spring, and the two began to combine, creating a second form of life that Rosen had created.

The Celestial Tribe were flesh-and-blood beings, but this time, he was creating elemental life.

These beings weren't even humanoid; they were spherical elemental lifeforms.

Much like slimes, they possessed innate shapeshifting abilities, but their talents and potential far surpassed those of ordinary slimes by countless times.

Moreover, because they were born from the Wisdom Spring of eternal quality, they naturally possessed terrifying intelligence.

In addition to that, these new lifeforms also had the innate ability to grow and transform into special stars.

"Star Spirits…"

After some thought, Rosen settled on the name "Star Spirit Tribe" for these beings.

However, unlike the free-roaming Celestial Tribe, the Star Spirit Tribe would not leave the Miracle Star Sea. They would not be raised like livestock.

This was because the Star Spirit Tribe's growth was dependent on the Miracle Star Sea, and he did not want them to inadvertently empower the Immortal Star God.

Therefore, the Star Spirit Tribe would remain within the Miracle Star Sea until the Immortal Star God was hunted down.

Years passed in the real world, but thousands of years had passed in the Miracle Star Sea.

As the Star Spirit Tribe's population expanded, Rosen had fully mastered the power of the Eternal Miracle Sequence.

In these years, the Dark Day Slime and the Root Ancient Tree were also on the verge of their final transformation.

Only one final step remained for his clone and pet to advance to Immortal God-Demon.

Although their foundations weren't as deep as his, they were by no means inferior to the typical Immortal God-Demon.

After all, both the Dark Sun Slime and the Primal Ancient Tree were Eternal Scions and wielded powers from the Eternal Sequence. The Primal Ancient Tree, in particular, had dual maxed-out growth of 15 points each in Life Origin and Divinity Origin, making its ascension to Immortal God-Demon demand significantly more resources.

Rosen had cultivated in seclusion for thousands of years and had nearly exhausted all his resources just to raise his Life Origin to 189 points.

As for his Divinity Origin, it had stalled at the maximum value of 195 and could no longer increase.

All he could do was continue accumulating Divinity Origin potential, preparing for the future leap beyond the 196-point threshold and the transition into Eternal Life.

Rosen put away the Miracle Starsea and once again stepped through the Interdimensional Gate to return to the Burning Heaven Supercluster.

After arriving back at the Burning Heaven Star Palace, he again relied on the Immortal Heart-Monkey to purchase intelligence.

This time, he acquired information related to the Forbidden Zones of the universe, since information on the Eternal Mech Clan was too ancient and outdated.

With the latest intel in hand, Rosen traversed nearly half the universe via the Interdimensional Gate.

The universe was a hollow sphere, with the Sea of Universal Origin at its center.

From the center radiated layer upon layer of stellar rings. The entire hollow sphere of the universe was divided into two by three major factions.

The Burning Heaven Star Palace controlled half the universe, while the other half was under the dominion of a faction known as the Chaotic Starsea.

Finally, at the core of the universe lay the Sea of Universal Origin, which was said to belong to the legendary Sacred God Palace.

The Immortal God-Demons of the Burning Heaven Star Palace did adhere to the law of the jungle and fought constantly among themselves, but order still prevailed overall. Most had established their own civilizations and subordinate races.

In contrast, the Chaotic Starsea was the complete opposite—almost all Immortal God-Demons there were solitary beings.

These Immortal God-Demons followed no order whatsoever and had no concern for whether the cosmic void was damaged. They even deliberately pierced the veil between the Abyssal Origin Sea and the universe, luring Origin Beasts into the universe for the sake of hunting them.

Doing so caused the Origin Beasts to be repelled by the universe and weakened due to their distance from the Abyssal Origin Sea.

This not only made hunting easier but also avoided the risk of being swarmed by Origin Beasts.

The cost, however, was tremendous damage to the cosmic void. Ordinary stars were nearly nonexistent in the Chaotic Starsea, with only a few Transcendent Stars surviving. Their reckless destruction of the cosmic environment had earned these Immortal God-Demons the universe's natural rejection.

Although no universal consciousness had been discovered, the universe itself still instinctively sought benefit and avoided harm.

Thus, even among Immortal God-Demons, those of the Burning Heaven Star Palace could draw far more Eternal Origin from the Sea of Universal Origin, while those in the Chaotic Starsea extracted only a fraction as much.

Whether aligned with the Burning Heaven Star Palace or the Chaotic Starsea, each Immortal God-Demon made their own trade-offs.

Rosen had chosen to head for the Chaotic Starsea this time because none of the Forbidden Zones in that region were claimed by any single race.

Instead, they were occupied by solitary Immortal God-Demons. Unlike the orderly half of the universe, where unrestricted hunting was frowned upon, no one in the Chaotic Starsea cared—unless he killed dozens of Immortal God-Demons in quick succession, he wouldn't provoke collective outrage.

Upon arriving in the Chaotic Starsea, Rosen immediately sensed the abundance of energy in the surrounding cosmos.

It all flowed from the Abyssal Origin Sea, with its world-origin essence forming new cosmic bodies to repair the universe.

However, there was one region that could never be repaired—several thousand light-years ahead lay the Forbidden Zone he had targeted.

Rosen deployed the Doomsday Ark, with the miniaturized Miracle Starsea enveloping its hull.

Without concealment, the Doomsday Ark sailed straight toward the Forbidden Zone and was soon detected by the Immortal Ancient Tree occupying the Life Forbidden Zone.

This Immortal Ancient Tree was the reincarnation of an Eternal Ancient Tree, a master of the Life Origin Seed and once the strongest plant in the universe during its peak.

Though its original body had perished, it had managed to live a second life in the Eternal World through a clone.

A pitch-black, sky-piercing tree appeared in the void, spanning dozens of light-years in size.

And it wasn't made of energy—it was entirely composed of solid wood.

Rosen even suspected that the tree's Life Origin had already surpassed the 195-point limit of an Immortal God-Demon.

Its dense, star-covering branches formed massive hands that locked onto the Doomsday Ark and came crashing down in a continuous barrage.

The cosmic void exploded, and endless spatial turbulence tore through the void.

The Abyssal Origin Sea spilled forth, flooding the universe with world-origin essence and countless Origin Beasts. Those beneath the Immortal God-Demon level were instantly crushed and vanished, while those at the Immortal God-Demon level were all flung toward Rosen by the Immortal Ancient Tree.

Though the Doomsday Ark beneath Rosen's feet didn't enlarge, the Miracle Starsea expanded wildly.

Every Origin Beast that fell into the Starsea was immediately struck by the intelligence-degrading blow of the Wisdom Source Seed.

Their primal instincts were then stirred by the Corrupted Dreamscape, triggering overwhelming hunger. Coupled with the illusions from the Dream Source Seed, the beasts began to see each other as food and fell into mutual slaughter.

Though the Starsea was repeatedly scattered, it reformed easily thanks to the combined properties of the Convergence Source Seed and water.

Meanwhile, the Doomsday Ark distorted space-time to shield itself from damage. Just like that, it charged toward the Immortal Ancient Tree with the Miracle Starsea in tow.

(End of Chapter)