Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse novel Chapter 3654

Chapter 3654 Adaptation! I

Yrrmoth, the Maw of the Unwritten.

A dead thing wielding the forsaken True Source of Obliviscript—a Source capable of consuming lore itself, erasing the very meaning of one's existence. Against such a force, even a bearer of a True Source could find their essence fading, their reality unthreaded if they lacked the power to resist Obliviscript.

A monstrous entity, skeletal and serpentine, covered in glyphs etched into bone, tore through the pale white halls and corridors of the Pale Verbum Labyrinth. Nearby, Noah, the Great Beyonder, and Veyl'Aethra, the Oracle of Collapse who wielded the True Source of Chronotropy, prepared for what approached.

Amidst that preparation, the dark hair of the Great Beyonder shimmered as she turned to Noah and spoke.

"Before that Dead Thing gets here, I want to get a better grasp of your power—and your complexity. I need to understand why the Wheel would do something so drastic, and why now. Tell me, what do you know about the levels of power and complexity among those of us who've obtained a True Source?"

Even as a dead thing barreled toward them, they conversed—because beings of their caliber could hold entire conversations in the space of a single moment, stretching seconds into what felt like days.

Communication flowed like lightning as in mere instants, they could exchange volumes.

The Great Beyonder was doing exactly that, ensuring she understood the power of the being who had entered this domain—one who claimed to possess two True Sources.

Noah gave her a slight nod before replying with ease.

"Why don't you enlighten me?"

The complexity of those who had attained a True Source.

The Weaver of Existence was already quantifying such metrics under Noah's terms—but there was no harm in incorporating what the current Weavings of Existence defined as complexity.

The Great Beyonder's eyes glinted as she looked toward the distant Yrrmoth, who now broke apart the Wild True Source of Verbum while surging toward them like a hurricane of decay.

"When one obtains a True Source, they're considered to have reached a benchmark that few beings among the countless under the Wheels of Existence ever attain. It's a pinnacle of power. It means that someone, within their lifetime, achieved something monumental. And yet, in terms of complexity, someone who's just awakened their Source is known as a Nascent Source-Bearer."

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Nascent Source-Bearer.

The Great Beyonder uttered the term with clarity, gesturing toward Noah as if to confirm that was what he currently was.

Veyl'Aethra watched their exchange with a silent smile.

The Great Beyonder continued.

"A Nascent Source-Bearer earns that title based on their Complexity and Purity. These two traits—Complexity and Purity—are fundamental. It doesn't matter how powerful someone appears; if they lack in either, they'll never truly ascend. If one has great Complexity but low Purity, their power stagnates. At the Nascent Source-Bearer level, you can command your Source to pass through the Infinite Ravines, even survive without the shelter of a Wheel. You can challenge Wild True Sources and clash with other True Source entities of similar standing."

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