Chapter 2225: A Two-Dimensional Plane Existing in Three-Dimensional Space
Even Jiu Lan, Yakeli, Damon, and the others were stunned. Fragments of a two-dimensional space?
What did that even mean? This was way beyond the comprehension of three-dimensional beings, for crying out loud!
But Jiangnan looked unusually excited. It was pretty much exactly as he'd guessed!
Earlier, when Chong Feiyu said they'd get stamped into photos, Jiangnan had already wondered if it was a case of being flattened into two dimensions.
Now, seeing this, it confirmed it!
This was a concept Jiangnan had only ever seen in sci-fi novels. He never thought he'd actually run into it one day!
Unable to wait for the public transport starship to arrive, Jiangnan jumped off the ship and headed straight for the location of Heaven's Realm.
By the time they arrived at the edge of Mine No. 666, at the entrance to Heaven's Realm, a large number of starships, adventurer teams, and gem hunter legions were already parked there.
These people were gathered at the entrance. Even though they'd paid to get in, now that they were actually at the door, they hesitated again.
After all, this was a life-and-death gamble, right? The danger inside was no joke. Touching a fragment of Heaven's Mirror was practically a death sentence!
(￢﹏￢) "Damn... is it really worth risking your life for some void mica? The group that went in the day before yesterday never came out!"
(´-ι_-｀) "No kidding? I've been squatting here for three days. I've seen maybe a hundred thousand go in, but only a handful came out?"
"Even Lord Chong Bishi threw her swarm at it and couldn't swallow Heaven's Realm. If we go in, we're not even worth comparing to the swarm..."
"The key thing is, once you go in, communication cuts off. No signal gets out. No one knows what's going on inside. And the moment a fragment touches you, you're dead. Can't even be saved. The process of being swallowed is irreversible, right?"
Clearly, these people were torn between their lives and their money. A few gathered their courage and rushed in anyway, all of which drew the crowd's attention.
Jiangnan's group also came to the front of the crowd before Heaven's Realm.
All eyes landed on them.
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Oh? More people are going into Heaven's Realm?"
Jiangnan, looking curious, stared at the Heaven's Mirror fragment floating right in front of him, almost within reach.
The fragment was a few hundred meters in size, nearly transparent. Imprinted on it were a shattered meteorite and the lower half of some unknown creature, both incredibly lifelike.
Jiangnan swallowed hard. Acting on some impulse, he reached out to touch the fragment.
Chong Feiyu freaked out instantly!
(‧̣̥̇ﾟ口ﾟ)ﾂ "Hey, hey, hey! Don't touch it!"
But it was too late. Jiangnan's hand had already made contact. The moment he touched it...
Jiangnan immediately lost all sensation in his hand. There was no pain at all.
The space where his hand was instantly unfolded, dropping into two dimensions.
And during the process of his hand falling from three dimensions to two dimensions, a massive amount of energy was released.
The fragment extended toward Jiangnan's direction at an incredibly terrifying speed.
In practically an instant, it had engulfed his entire arm.
Jiangnan narrowed his eyes and made a snap decision. Raising his hand like a blade, he chopped off his own arm, then burst backward with a surge of mental power.
But even his mental power, upon touching the fragment, was flattened into a two-dimensional plane.
It wasn't until Jiangnan had retreated a safe distance that he finally breathed a sigh of relief, his heart pounding and his back drenched in cold sweat.
Just now, if he hadn't been quick enough, he might have instinctively used teleportation.
The fragment extended several kilometers in Jiangnan's direction before finally stopping.
It only ceased extending when it could no longer devour any matter or energy.
The severed arm was forever left on the fragment, vividly lifelike.
You could even see the blood at the cut and the twisted, two-dimensional mental energy.
Jiangnan wiped his forehead, sweating buckets: (•́ω•̀٥) "Damn! That's dangerous!"
Chong Feiyu was furious. She stepped up and whacked Jiangnan on the head.
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "Do you have a death wish?! Actually touching it? What if you die here? Thank goodness you reacted fast! You've got some nerve!"
The onlookers all gave Jiangnan a thumbs-up. This guy was bold enough to test it himself?
Jiangnan grinned. His severed arm quickly regrew.
(๑･ˇٹˇ･) "If I don't try it myself, how else would I know its properties? A two-dimensional plane, huh? Interesting. Big Zhi? Can a two-dimensional plane even exist in three-dimensional space?"
Wang Youzhi smirked.
(๑¯ิ̫¯ิ) "Normally, no. As everyone knows, space is formed by three elements: length, width, and height, creating a solid three-dimensional space."
"If you remove any one of those dimensions, the remaining two automatically become length and width, forming a two-dimensional plane with no height."
"Since the three-dimensional world we're in is solid, and a two-dimensional plane has no height—it's missing a dimension—it cannot exist in three-dimensional space. Its existence is illogical. It would simply vanish, becoming invisible in the three-dimensional world."
Jiangnan was stunned. He pointed at Heaven's Realm.
(･ˇ～ˇ･｡:)☛ "Then how...?"
Wang Youzhi curled his lips smugly.
(๑¯ิ↼¯ิ) "The reason these two-dimensional space fragments exist is energy."
"You see, the energy level of two-dimensional space is much lower than that of three-dimensional space. When three-dimensional space collapses into two-dimensional space, the process is unstoppable and irreversible."
"Three-dimensional space falling into two-dimensional space doesn't release energy. But matter that exists in three-dimensional space, when it falls into two-dimensional space, its energy level drops and releases a massive amount of energy."
"Take your arm that just got flattened, for example. The two-dimensional plane uses that energy to expand and sustain itself in three-dimensional space."
Jiangnan had a sudden realization: Σ(°△°|||) "So it stopped extending just now because the huge energy released from flattening my arm was exhausted?"
"It continued forward only from the falling of three-dimensional space itself, which doesn't release energy, so it stopped extending?"
"But that doesn't add up. If the energy runs out, the two-dimensional plane should disappear. Why is it still here?"
Wang Youzhi rolled his eyes.
(꒪ั～꒪ั*) "Of course, because of the special nature of Heaven's Realm. The interior has energy that sustains its continued existence."
"If you took a piece of the two-dimensional plane out, it would have no energy to sustain itself and would simply disappear, becoming invisible in the three-dimensional world."
"Of course, that's assuming you even have the ability to take it out. The larger the area, the more energy it needs to maintain its existence in the three-dimensional world."
Jiangnan's scalp tingled. It disappears because there's no more matter to flatten, and no energy to sustain its existence.
Flattening space itself produces no energy.
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Damn! So if there's matter for it to flatten and keep providing energy for its existence and expansion..."
Wang Youzhi's expression grew increasingly sinister.
(΄◞ิ⥎◟ิ‵) "Then the two-dimensional plane would expand infinitely, its expansion rate only getting more terrifying. Three-dimensional space would keep falling into two-dimensional space. The entire process is unstoppable and irreversible."
"If you could do it, you could take a piece of Heaven's Mirror as small as a fingernail, put it on the Northern Crown Star, and see what happens."
Jiangnan shuddered hard.
(｡･ˇ﹏ˇ･｡) "Two-dimensional space would keep expanding, spreading in all directions."
"Until it flattens the entire planet. If enough energy exists, it would keep expanding until its area becomes too large for the energy to sustain its existence in three-dimensional space, at which point it would vanish."
Wang Youzhi snapped his fingers.
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)☛ "Bingo!"
Jiangnan was ecstatic: (งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง "Damn! Could we take a piece of this out and turn it into an ultimate planet-destroying weapon?"
Wang Youzhi rolled his eyes again.
(꒪ั～꒪ั*) "Easy to think, but how would you take it out? What method would you use? Any three-dimensional matter or energy that touches a two-dimensional plane will almost certainly be flattened."
"If you thought of it, others have too."
Jiangnan's expression froze. Yeah. How do you take it out? What about his Palm Realm?
Even mental energy gets flattened.
And even if he did take it out with Palm Realm, without Heaven's Realm's energy supply, a two-dimensional plane that doesn't flatten matter or energy would quickly disappear.
Even if he fed it matter, he'd run out of resources before he even got to the target planet, right?
Wang Youzhi nudged Jiangnan with his shoulder and gave a sly grin.
(˵ಡꇴಡ˵) "But there are always exceptions. Do you want this kind of ability?"
Jiangnan nodded so hard his head blurred.
(ง•᷄◡•᷅)ง "Of course I do! An ability to take Heaven's Realm fragments out? If I could make a weapon out of this, I'd be set!"
Wang Youzhi was speechless: (￢～￢) "Have some ambition, will you? I'm talking about the ability to reduce dimensions!"
Jiangnan's mouth fell wide open, utterly shocked. He pointed at himself.
ᕦ(°口°๑) "Damn? You serious? Is that something a human can do?"
Wang Youzhi spread his hands: ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "You've already figured out black holes. Why can't you manage dimensional reduction? The Bose can even ascend dimensions and descend as four-dimensional beings."
"I can't speak for other races, but humans... maybe, probably, possibly, more or less?"
"Aren't you about to become Transcendent? And you haven't chosen a good Transcendent skill yet, right? I've created quite a few dimension creatures, but there aren't many space-type skills that are totally overpowered anymore. You've got most of the good ones already."
"After all, you've already got the black hole thing down. Other skills won't help much. Using anything else would be beneath you. I think this one suits you perfectly!"
Jiangnan's eyes sparkled as he stared at Heaven's Realm, almost drooling.
If he really mastered this ability, destroying a planet would be a piece of cake.
Combine it with Black Hole Devouring Star, and he'd truly be standing tall.
The strongest Transcendent human in history might just be born!
٩(º﹃º٩) "Heheh... Should we give it a try?"