Chapter 3113: Space Like Paper
This was a war ruin. The chaotic spatial forces, though uncontrolled, could still autonomously form kaleidoscopic gossamer threads, bypassing the relatively stable spatial bodies and structures in the middle—that was normal. It indicated that the connections between spatial rays could be random, and it perfectly demonstrated how spatial rays should connect and influence each other under unconventional circumstances.
The chaotic space venue amplified the effects of spatial forces, making it a suitable training ground for players.
Xu Huo did not recklessly pull at the spatial rays. Instead, he observed them more carefully, studying how they influenced one another and what kind of stacking was necessary to reach the level of kaleidoscopic gossamer threads.
Of course, the chaotic space venue was a special environment in itself, where spatial forces were mixed—this was a prerequisite. Manipulating spatial rays in normal space would certainly be more difficult. But evolution was like this: before successfully taking that step, it was naturally a thousand times harder. However, once you made the breakthrough, the subsequent difficulties would be resolved.
Li De beside him had long since left his "learning state." He simply couldn't understand the state presented by these spatial forces. With his limited understanding of spatial forces, he only knew that the spatial forces here were particularly chaotic, and the chaos caused them to compress against each other, leading to uncontrollable changes. The appearance of the colored flowing light was merely some coincidence of spatial forces, happening to reach a level visible to the naked eye. There was nothing worth learning, because players couldn't possibly control spatial forces in such coincidental environments every time.
But when he looked back, Cui Tan was frowning deeply, seemingly in serious thought, while Sen Sen silently stared at a certain point in space. Xu Huo was pacing back and forth, seemingly chasing after the flowing light... It had only been two days; giving up now was still too early.
The dozen or so companions had already scattered. To avoid affecting others or causing any irreversible situation, even those who attempted to stir the spatial rays carefully controlled their range, not interfering with anyone else.
But manipulating spatial forces in such chaotic space was no easy task. After a few small attempts, several players stopped and continued observing—observing the flowing light, and also observing the state of the other players.
Li De was quite cheerful. He simply pulled out his communicator and recorded the surroundings. Although the lens couldn't capture spatial forces, it could at least capture the flowing light. And honestly, it was quite beautiful.
"Indeed, when anything reaches its extreme, it becomes beautiful," he remarked, looking at the fleeting brilliance that suddenly appeared on the projection screen.
Cui Tan leaned over to take a look. "It is quite beautiful. Worth the trip just for this."
The lens captured glimpses of other players. His gaze naturally shifted from the projection screen to the other players, finally settling on Xu Huo nearby. He nudged Li De with his elbow.
Li De followed his gaze. Xu Huo was no longer pacing back and forth; instead, he had stopped, focusing intently on a spot in space where the forces were relatively concentrated—although spatial forces were invisible, and it was impossible to know what he was actually looking at, it gave people the feeling that he could really see something.
The two exchanged a glance. They stopped looking at the flowing light and instead focused their attention on Xu Huo.
Back at the exhibition hall, they had already felt that Xu Huo was a bit different. Ordinary people wouldn't be moved by Carmen Field's writings; those weren't evolutionary hints or inspirations at all—they were completely unrelated records. It was impossible to glean any evolutionary insights from them. But Xu Huo had tried... it was hard to say if he wasn't a genius like Carmen.
That was also why the two had taken the initiative to talk to him and invite him along. He hadn't said much on the way, but now it seemed he had truly grasped some kind of principle.
With the teaching results right in front of them, they certainly couldn't learn it themselves. But if there was a ready-made example, that was a different story.
Trying to make spatial rays naturally influence each other—for now, it didn't need to reach the level of kaleidoscopic gossamer threads. Xu Huo's spatial control range wasn't small. Within that range, he could freely control the spatial rays, but it was hard to find that feeling. This meant he needed to try outside his perception range, and the spatial forces he stirred would naturally be significant.
If you viewed his control range as a whole, then the area outside that whole was another whole. You could think of them as two spaces, or two objects.
Xu Huo could control his own small space because he had truly mastered the rays within it, reaching a level where he could command them like his own limbs. The larger space outside, however, was more like a fixed object he was just learning to deconstruct using spatial forces.
For example, initially, he could only try to connect the rays within a wooden branch, breaking it down into pieces. Now, he could connect the spatial rays within a building, causing it to collapse from the inside. This didn't require him to fully master all the spatial rays within the object; just stirring a portion of them was enough to make the object collapse from within.
Of course, this operation was very crude. The deconstructed objects were large, uneven, and unstable. Compared to directly cutting with Space Ray Blades or Tangents, it seemed like a roundabout approach. Later, Xu Huo didn't put much more effort into it.
To achieve the kaleidoscope world, it seemed he still needed to work on this.
After all, if he treated the space outside his control range like a wooden branch or a building, then if he could systematically stir some of the rays within it, he would achieve the same effect. Whether he could achieve the kaleidoscope world was another matter.
But this was already difficult enough. Spatial rays within a known range were manageable, but beyond that, it was almost like a blank slate. Relying purely on imagination would never work.
Within half an hour, Xu Huo made thousands of attempts, but none succeeded. Even if he viewed the surrounding space as a whole, he couldn't achieve the "world cube" that Carmen mentioned, let alone do what Lawrence Li did—release spatial rays and then casually destroy the spatial rays within a human body.
Spatial rays... after all, they weren't really like the net-like existence of Curved Time.
This was a disparity in understanding, and also two completely different paths that emerged during practice.
Xu Huo needed to overturn his previous understanding of spatial evolution, but he couldn't completely discard it. So how could he use a point to influence a surface?
His impression of space entities had always been that they were symmetrical, regular lines or forms. Their connections were orderly and rigid, like a piece of paper. No matter how you crumpled it, it would only turn into countless geometric shapes. Even if it was naturally released after extreme compression, it would only return to the state of a piece of paper. Even the hyperdimensional space power that could blow an object into nothingness didn't destroy the original stable space.
This might be due to differences in quantity, or some other reason. But the overall feeling spatial forces gave him was like this. It wasn't like water waves; it couldn't create continuous ripples, let alone reach the level of tides or tsunamis. It just sat there like a piece of paper. Players kneaded it, and it automatically unfolded again, forever maintaining stability.
Xu Huo's brow gradually furrowed. He felt like he had walked into a dead end.