Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse novel Chapter 3671

A different Mechanic of Ascension- one unlike the Existential Source Trials or the Mechanism of Ascension via Source Devouring Evolution.

Noah said this with utter seriousness. The Great Beyonder could already guess what he meant by his earlier words about the Gateway Domus not being a suitable place to use this new method. But here, in this Amarantos Dream, it was possible.

She had a suspicion about what it could be as she asked with sharp eyes just to make sure.

"You…aren't a Fractal Being with a tendency toward things like this, right?"

"…"

Noah didn't even bother responding. Around his body, multiple Sources flared to life.

Traces of the Singed.

Vibrant waves of the True Source of Existence.

Ecstatic pulses of the True Source of Ruination.

But the Singed was the critical one. The other two only amplified it, empowering what had been locked down in the Infinite Ravines.

The Great Beyonder stared at the radiant True Sources with marvel, confirming Noah's earlier claim- he truly held multiple True Sources.

And then he spoke, white-gold flames of the Singed dancing across his skin.

"One can either undergo trials and battering to gradually strengthen their True Source, or devour the Purity and Complexity of others at the cost of becoming a Fractal Being. But the mechanism I'm about to forge… I call it Eclipse Merging—Dual Evolution."

WAA!

Eclipse Merging—Dual Evolution!

Noah spoke the term aloud as his body radiated an overwhelming purity without a hint of complexity.

Only Purity.

The Singed, brimming with Purity, seemed to isolate that essence from all the other Sources within him.

"Pioneered by the True Source of the Singed, all of the Purity of my Existence is brought to the forefront. Eclipse Merging resonates with another True Source- not merely empowering it, but merging and sharing the Purity of its Existence. This merging allows for potential Evolution in both True Sources. The greatest requirement is absolute trust, as the flames of the Singed… must be allowed to flow into another's True Source."

As he finished, he extended his hand.

The Great Beyonder rolled her eyes as she placed hers into his.

She wanted to say this was just dual cultivation with extra steps- but she went along with it.

White-gold brilliance surged around them, clothes falling away in a flare of light. A veil descended around them. Bodies entwined. Pure flames of the Singed bloomed around them, dazzling and heavy!

And the Great Beyonder closed her eyes and felt it.

Her True Source, still bound within the Infinite Ravines, sparked to life.

More than when the Singed had once washed her and Veyl'Aethra in its power as this time, it wasn't just empowering her.

This time, the Singed flowed into her True Source.

She hesitated.

It was dangerous- deadly, even. To let someone into your True Source was to hand them your existence. If she didn't resist, if she didn't defend it, he could shatter her very foundation if he so chose.

She hesitated.

And as if sensing her fear, Noah pulled her closer. She bit her lip, and her eyes glimmered with unshakable resolve. And then, she allowed her True Source to fully open.

Countless trillions of swirling obsidian runes became bathed in the flames of the Singed-those flames now flowing into every rune, altering them to gold.

Resonance. Then, for a moment, true merging.

It was otherwise impossible to merge two True Sources.

But the terrifying purity of the Singed allowed it. It could merge with another Source seamlessly, refining and purifying it to terrifying levels- temporarily anyways!

The Great Beyonder trembled as her Purity shot upward rapidly.

And then…

The Singed took in the Purity of both the True Sources of Ruination and Existence, channeling crimson and obsidian flames into her very essence as…