Chapter 1520 - 69: The Boundary Between Reality and Illusion

Under Bologue’s directive, Holt charged at the Speaker like a raging beast, launching an onslaught devoid of any fancy technique, filled only with pure and brutal force.

In an instant, a massive amount of Ether rampaged within the Nest Core, continually increasing the concentration of Ether in the area, as if it would tear reality apart and plunge into the Ethereal Realm at any moment.

Bologue stood at the edge of the Nest Core, fixated on the deadly combat within.

As early as handling Aimou’s induced time axis disorder, Bologue had already realized several crucial conditions to restrict such chaos, starting with the Ether amount the initiator possesses.

Ether, hailed from the mysterious energies above the heavens, was once viewed by Scholars as tokens of miracles—sufficient Ether could trigger corresponding miracles.

The Fantasy Species function similarly, acting like converters that transform a certain amount of Ether into miracle-breaking reality.

By the end of the time axis disorder event, Aimou nearly perished due to Ether depletion, and now, the Speaker as a Seeker of Glory, has ample Ether support, with this Nest Core being part of the Aurora Path, directly receiving power from the Ethereal Furnace, not to mention the Speaker possesses the ability to control the Aurora Power.

Had Bologue known this, he and Nesanel should have destroyed the Ethereal Furnace together... but it was merely a thought.

The Ethereal Furnace in the Land of Secrets differs from conventional ones; beneath its heavy grandeur lay several naturally formed Ethereal Vortex Points integrated together, compressed under thick alloys, instinctively drawing Ether from heaven and earth.

Bologue didn’t quite understand the specific principles of this Ethereal Furnace, but he was well aware of the various characteristics of the Ethereal Vortex Points.

The Material Realm is like a layer of taut fabric, while Ether falls like spherical weights; initially, the overlap between Ethereal and Material Realm wasn’t deep, with little Ether penetrating the Material Realm, so there were few and light spherical weights.

The taut fabric resembled a smooth surface, allowing spherical weights to roll freely over it, akin to Ether circulation in nature. But as the overlap between Ethereal Realm and Material Realm intensified, more Ether penetrated, rapidly increasing the overall Ether concentration in the Material Realm, as spherical weights kept falling like raindrops.

They grew more numerous, pressing the taut fabric—the Material Realm—into a curve, thus, reality bound by natural laws and physical rules began distorting under extraordinary forces.

When several spherical weights gathered and pressed the fabric, forming a depression and halting their free movement, it was a naturally formed Ethereal Vortex Point in nature, bending the surrounding fabric—as reality twisted like gravity, attracting more Ether.

With the spherical weights piling higher until the taut fabric couldn’t sustain and broke, representing an Ethereal Vortex Point explosion, opening a passageway between the Material and Ethereal Realm.

As Ethereal Vortex Points multiplied and their energy level grew formidable, they exploded one by one, opening pathways to the Ethereal Realm, leaving the Material Realm riddled with holes, until it finally shattered.

This was exactly why, unless necessary, Bologue was reluctant to destroy the Ethereal Furnace. Once it was damaged, multiple Ethereal Vortex Points within could explode simultaneously, potentially triggering the largest Ether realm overlap phenomenon in human history.

Like the destruction of Raymond Gaudent, not just the Supreme Hub, possibly the entire Land of Secrets would be swallowed, leaving only a giant, smooth-edged pit.

As a professional, one must complete actions at minimal cost. Abandoning this idea, Bologue continued observing the Nest Core.

Holt wielded a massive amount of Ether, slowing everything around him while accelerating himself with the Power of the Extreme Realm. Amidst a huge speed differential, he zipped like thunder through the Speaker’s chaotic fantasies.

If not forewarned, any first-time fighting Condenser could easily mistake Holt’s Secret Energy for a type controlling time.

Bologue praised, "Yes, like that, Holt."

Like Bologue, Holt was also an absolute professional. Recognizing the Speaker’s mastery of time axis disorder capabilities, he understood killing the Speaker was meaningless; it would likely trigger a time reversal post Speaker’s death, reverting all efforts back to square one.

For this, Holt adopted a different tactical mindset, rather than focusing on harming the Speaker, he recklessly unleashed power, continually pressuring the Speaker, compressing his survival space and forcing out more flaws.

"Earthly Celestial Kingdom... Earthly Celestial Kingdom..."

Bologue muttered to himself while retreating, violently slashing and chopping, completely obliterating the obstructing door, clearing his view.

The miracle of time reversal requires mass Ether support, thus most time reversals are pseudo-real, like Aimou’s induced time axis disorder didn’t trigger a reset for the world’s time. Post-investigations revealed her range of influence was merely the entire scope of Oubos.

Moreover, Bologue’s Blessing·Time Reversing Axis had an even smaller range, affecting only Bologue himself.