As the door swung open, the scene inside surprised Angel quite a bit.
The room was filled with a blue glow.
Angel thought that the Foundation of Laws would manifest in some form, like a water sphere, a statue, or a mystical symbol... But it wasn’t so. The room was empty, with nothing inside but endless blue glow.
The rich Water System Meridians behind the glow made Angel feel as if he were once again in the midst of the ocean.
These Water System Meridians constantly attracted Angel, driving him to approach them further.
Thus, he stepped forward.
However, before his foot entered the room, he was repelled by a powerful force. It was as if an invisible barrier existed before him, preventing him from advancing, no matter how hard Angel tried.
As Angel was puzzled, Rhein chuckled softly and walked through the door.
Unlike Angel’s experience, Rhein faced no obstacles, walking in leisurely and stopping to ponder for a moment before turning to meet Angel’s questioning eyes.
"Lord Rhein, what’s going on here?" Angel asked, perplexed as to why he couldn’t enter while Rhein could.
"You cannot enter because of the Power of Laws here. Even the weakest Power of Laws is not easily accessible." Rhein: "As for why I can enter, it’s because I have comprehended the Water System Meridians, thus I’m not constrained by the Water System Laws here."
Simply put, only those who have comprehended the corresponding Law Meridians can enter. Meaning, if it were the Law of Gravity instead of the Water System Law, Angel could easily enter because he has already comprehended the Gravity Meridian.
At this moment, Angel understood the rules for entry, but what concerned him was that, to enter here, one must comprehend the Water System Law or its Meridians; does this mean... that the laws here are real?
Because Rhein could enter while Angel could not. Rhein’s comprehension of the Water System Meridians pertains to real laws rather than virtual laws, which indicates a high likelihood that the laws within the room are real Water System Laws.
Angel voiced his doubts.
"Before entering here, I couldn’t answer your question, but now..." Rhein turned back to look at the central area of the room, where the light was the brightest: "I have gained some enlightenment."
"The laws here, just as you suspected, contain real laws. For example," Rhein gently waved his hand, and a Water Arrow Technique appeared in his palm. At first, the water arrow was merely a blue cluster, but soon it started to transform rapidly, becoming vivid and lifelike.
During the transformation of the water arrow, Angel could clearly feel its energy level rising swiftly: from a level 0 trick to a level 1 trick... level 3 trick, until reaching the spell technique level!
Angel was utterly astonished.
It’s important to know that, according to Sanders’ current understanding of energy, the highest Magic Power areas in the Wilderness of Dreams can barely cast level 3 tricks. Yet now, a spell technique was forming directly before Angel’s eyes.
Moreover, as the Controller of the Ability Tree, Angel could distinctly feel that this spell technique differs from capabilities generated by virtual Magic Power.
It was tremendously real!
"Is this a real spell technique? Lord Rhein, can you use Magic Power from reality?" Angel asked incredulously.
Rhein manipulated the water arrow to hover around him for a moment, then lightly pinched it, causing it to vanish.
"You should have sensed the difference in this Water Arrow Technique; indeed, it qualifies as a real spell technique. However, I still cannot utilize real Magic Power." Rhein: "Nonetheless, it is not a creation of virtual Magic Power but was formed by directly communicating with the laws via the Water System Meridians. Strictly speaking, it wasn’t cast by me but by the Water System Laws."
Although Angel did not grasp the principle entirely, he understood the general idea.
This nearly real spell technique is essentially an application skill derived from a profound understanding of the Water System Laws. Even though Rhein is not an Elemental-side wizard, his understanding of Water System Laws, due to years of immersion in the Tide Wave Garden, may be deeper than many Water System wizards.
"Due to the laws being most abundant here, I can only use such a level of capability here." Rhein paused: "Now, let’s return to your initial question."
"I showed you with the Water Arrow Technique that the Water System Laws here are real. However—these laws also bear traces of the Wilderness of Dreams."
Angel: "Why do you say that?"
"Because I felt it within the Foundation of Laws." Rhein looked towards the center of the room: "Somewhat similar to the Water System Laws, yet distinctly different, carrying the traces of the Wilderness of Dreams... or, the power you referred to as authority."
Authority? Angel’s gaze turned to the very center of the room; he did not sense any authority there.
But since Rhein spoke with such conviction, Angel believed he wasn’t deceiving him.
Considering this, Angel decided to use God’s View to sense things.
Ever since Angel obtained the Ability Tree, his God’s View evolved beyond merely places covered by Nightmare Realm aura; it became the true God’s Eye, enabling sandbox-like positioning over the entire Wilderness of Dreams.
Although the Tide Wave Garden is a Witchcraft Garden, entering the Wilderness of Dreams made it part of the Wilderness of Dreams as well. Naturally, it allowed multi-dimensional observation via God’s View.
Through God’s View, Angel clearly felt familiar authority waves in the center of the room atop the Wizard’s Tower.
That is the sub-authority representing the Water System within Celestial Alternation.
Angel’s inability to sense the authority of Celestial Alternation was due to its position being confined to the center, without any outward diffusion. Since the surroundings were enveloped by the rich real laws, Angel was momentarily blinded.
But now, with a more elevated perspective, Angel could clearly see Celestial Alternation’s Water System Sub-authority merging with the real Water System Laws, entwining like lovers in the throes of passion, exchanging and blending harmoniously.
This state was extraordinarily subtle.
They appear unified, yet visibly different. The reality-based laws and the authority of the Wilderness of Dreams intertwine peculiarly, representing two facets of the same entity.
Through God’s View, Angel could only see this; he wasn’t certain what this situation represented.
Nevertheless, having confirmed the presence of Celestial Alternation’s authority, Angel resorted to the Ability Tree to gain deeper insights.
With this thought, Angel immersed his consciousness in the Ability Tree and the authority representing Celestial Alternation.
In an instant, a torrent of information rushed towards Angel’s mind, like a flood.
Angel directly refused to accept the information.
Although the Heavenly Phenomenon Replacement Power is not as core as the Ability Tree, its inherent content is immense and it even contains some Element Laws. Back then, when it came to bearing the power, it was feared that not even Frode or Sanders could handle the Heavenly Phenomenon Replacement.
The information pouring from such a weighty authority, Angel dared not receive it casually.
Angel entered the core of the Heavenly Phenomenon Replacement, purely to seek out some anomalies within the Water System sub-authority to understand the current situation.