Chapter 3115: Magnificence
"It's just one possibility." Sen Sen said, "We might not be able to break through the shackles of space rays, but that doesn't mean others can't."
"After all, the facts are right there—space power definitely isn't as rule-abiding as we imagine."
If you don't even dare to think about it, how can you possibly do it?
Her gaze fell on Xu Huo, clearly filled with expectation.
Listening to their words, Xu Huo's eyes, however, turned to the surroundings.
This was a site of spatial collapse. Chaotic space power had persisted here for a long time, and its state was particularly special—it could stably exist within an absolutely stable district space.
Such chaotic spaces were actually quite rare. For example, the chaotic space that had appeared in District 14 before was accompanied by an entire space; it just happened to open a spatial rift in District 014, connecting the two spaces. This meant that space itself was chaotic and disordered, likely to perish at any time.
Take the chaotic space on Challenge Island in District 025—it also had many changes, appearing and disappearing intermittently, most likely a spectacle caused by the contact and separation of two spaces. Places like District 001, where chaotic space persisted continuously and could be used as a training ground for players, were indeed scarce. Otherwise, some district governments wouldn't have tightly controlled such sites and set harsh entry conditions.
This alone demonstrated its rarity—something that could be encountered but not sought.
Wasn't chaotic space itself a free extension of space rays?
"To players, space power is inherently intangible." Another player sat down and joined the circle. "When we first started controlling space rays, who thought space rays were actual, tangible objects? You can't even touch them; it feels more like connecting to some kind of energy."
"The situation where space connects to other spaces might be like how a person connects to space power—humans and space power aren't naturally connected either."
"This is still a vague feeling." Li De said, "I just muddled my way into space evolution, so I haven't made any progress until now. If you really ask me how I started evolving, I can't figure it out either, let alone explain the principle. Can any of you explain it?"
Everyone present fell silent. Skills like space evolution weren't something you could learn through hard work and endurance alone. Understanding often came in an instant—a single moment when you could sense the existence of space power. Who could say which nerve in their body suddenly clicked?
"If you have nothing meaningful to say, you can keep quiet." Cui Tan said. They were here to discuss, not for him to pour cold water.
Li De shrugged, indicating that this was his level, and then habitually reached for his communicator to record the scene, but Sen Sen beside him stopped him.
He immediately realized that he needed Xu Huo's consent for that. Of course, Xu Huo would definitely not agree.
Clearly, the players had no problem with imagination, and they had vaguely grasped the key to the qualitative change in space power. But thinking and doing were two different things. They were still far from that threshold and couldn't truly understand Xu Huo's current state of mind.
The hollow space body formed by space threads changed shape again. The center connected together and extended outward in all directions, looking like a shriveled piece of seaweed. It rotated in Xu Huo's hand, its colorful light echoing the flowing flashes in the nearby chaotic space.
Spaces could never be completely isolated. Even though his space threads and the chaotic space appeared separate, they were actually connected through the district space...
Seeing Xu Huo maintain his posture and close his eyes, the surrounding players were all startled. Worried he might be distracted, or that he was thinking too deeply and lost control of the space body in his hand, they exchanged glances but ultimately remained silent.
After all, this was a rare opportunity. No one dared to relax, keeping their eyes fixed on him... and so they watched for two days.
For two whole days, Xu Huo didn't move a muscle. If not for the space threads in his hand never disappearing, others might have suspected he had fallen asleep.
But as time passed, everyone became even more reluctant to disturb him. When truly hungry, they would drink some nutrient supplement, not moving around the area, just occasionally glancing over.
There was no choice—the time was too long. They could no longer focus their attention on space power. The fact that the threads in Xu Huo's hand could remain solidly intact for two days truly shocked them. Was the gap between geniuses and ordinary people really this huge?
So huge that it exceeded their imagination.
No wonder Carmen Field could still stir the game world years after his death. Such a genius—not just in the same era, but even among the countless successors, they would probably feel ashamed of their own inadequacy.
How far could this person in front of them go?
A super player? Or perhaps the next Carmen Field?
But just one space evolution—still far from Carmen's level, right...
As everyone's thoughts wandered, the threads in Xu Huo's hand suddenly increased.
The original four threads abruptly became eight, then sixteen, and then multiplied exponentially. In the blink of an eye, they were scattered like dried seaweed; in the next blink, they were densely packed, gathering like feathers. Arcs of light flowed, gathering all the colors of the world into one, so breathtakingly beautiful that it seemed unreal—something that shouldn't exist in this world!
The threads continued to increase. Sen Sen and the others had to step back, but just as they feared the chaotic space might spiral out of control, the radiating threads suddenly gathered into bundles, connecting to several nearby space bodies.
The threads did not impact or penetrate the space bodies—they merely connected to them. The space rays within the space bodies seemed to pulse, acting as a medium to rapidly connect to the space rays on the other side. In an instant, streams of light surged out from behind the space bodies one after another. As far as the eye could see, the chaotic space was filled with colorful threads. Countless lines intertwined, seemingly chaotic, yet forming a massive web centered on Xu Huo!
Before everyone could recover from the shocking scene, several bundles of threads at the center of the web began to tremble. They were no longer as straight as the space rays ordinary players understood; instead, they became soft and curved, like an elastic net. As Xu Huo flicked his fingers, depressions appeared, and when he relaxed his force, they gently rebounded.
And with his movements, the visible space threads throughout the entire chaotic space trembled in unison. Then, more space threads seemed to split and rapidly appear, growing wildly in all directions without order...
In an instant, this chaotic space was thoroughly pierced by space threads!
Not just the few thousand meters around Xu Huo—even beyond that, where he couldn't control, it was the same!