Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 167 The Truth About Dimensions
When Mu Xiang stepped into this space, his perception was enriched... He couldn't be sure for a while, but he guessed it was because he had come into contact with the principles of civilization, so he could also glimpse the situation of the entire plane.
As he ran, this feeling became clearer and clearer... Now Mu Xiang could understand why Chu Hao, upon encountering the principles of civilization, immediately gained full map vision.

Although Mu Xiang's strength was less than two or three tenths of what it used to be, his speed and power were still quite astonishing. His speed was undeniably fast, yet the beam of light still had a considerable distance to travel.

Even at great distances, the beam of light seemed to reach the heavens and penetrate the earth; Mu Xiang couldn't even begin to fathom its true size...

The actual distance has become meaningless; this beam of light can at least cover Manhattan... Based on this estimation, Mu Xiang doesn't even know which state he's in now.

"Damn... could it be that I'm doing something wrong?" Mu Xiang looked up at the swirling, cold clouds in the distance. Although the clouds were chaotic and loose, they were moving incredibly fast. But even so, like Mu Xiang, they were still far from the pillar of light.

The cold mist rippled, and then countless fluorescent lights—blue, green, or yellow—burst forth from beneath it. It looked like rain falling from the clouds… The only problem was that all these lights were aimed directly at Mu Xiang.

How could Mu Xiang be hit by such a casual attack? He slightly shifted his feet and, while moving forward at high speed, dodged several mental attacks. The dense rain of mental energy that covered him from front to back did not hinder Mu Xiang in the slightest.

After this attack, Mu Xiang suddenly realized that the distance between him and the pillar of light had been reduced, and he could see almost nothing else but the wall of light.

That's the downside of open spaces; they make you lose your sense of distance. If an average person were to run there, they might feel like the distance is right in front of them, and then they wouldn't even realize the distance is shrinking once they've exhausted themselves.

Mu Xiang glanced back and saw that the icy cloud of mist was even further away... as if it were being dragged into the distance by something.

[Good, at least they're reasonable...they know who's on their side.]

Mu Xiang glanced down at his watch. Fortunately, time hadn't been sped up... However, this so-called one hour seemed to be an exaggeration to bluff. Judging from "Infinite Dawn," if one was working hard and had hope, the main god wouldn't eliminate them even if they exceeded the time limit.

But if that's because Chu Hao has powerful connections... well, Mu Xiang can only start cursing.

Even with Mu Xiang's supersonic running speed and the sudden shrinking of the ground just now, it still took him nearly ten minutes to reach the outer edge of the pillar of light.

Mu Xiang glanced back again, and the icy mist suddenly began to boil, with wisps of it dissipating every instant, turning into a visible chaotic turbidity in the distance. But even in this self-igniting state, the ancient ruler Behemoth was approaching.

It seems that the principles of civilization cannot stop it; in the end, Mu Xiang will have to fight it.

But Mu Xiang didn't hesitate any longer and turned to rush into the pillar of light. It had no temperature, no texture, and seemed to be just pure light without any thickness.

Entering the pillar of light, he found himself in Manhattan… Mu Xiang frowned slightly. At this moment, he sensed everything happening in this dimension. However, this information was chaotic and complex, lacking any coherence. Therefore, Mu Xiang couldn't directly find what he wanted to see.

It seems that the principles of civilization themselves carried this information, so when a massive amount of information flooded into Mu Xiang's consciousness, he did not experience the pain he felt in the abyss world.

This information should have been harmless. Under the weight of civilized principles, even ordinary people would probably only feel overwhelmed rather than burst by the sheer volume of information.

But now, the situation is different... Some information is tainted with distortion and aberration, while some information itself is distorted and aberrated, because all of this information was brought about by the invasion of the Abyss World!

The straightforward guidance immediately told Mu Xiang where the absolute center of Manhattan was, and he ran madly in that direction without stopping.

Every plane, whether good or bad, has its own development trend and rules... and the horror movies chosen by the main god are actually one real plane after another, most of which are in a state of flux.

In such dimensions, there will be a predetermined time, place, and people. Although they are not immutable and there are differences between parallel dimensions, the general trend will not change.

Therefore, Mu Xiang is not too surprised that the city embodied in the principles of civilization is Manhattan, the starting point of the story of "The Trembling Black Hole".

But a few seconds after Mu Xiang rushed out, the ground beneath his feet changed... There was no earth-shaking effect, only a certain undeniable presence.

Mu Xiang only glanced down, and another piece of land emerged from the ground beneath his feet... It seemed illusory and strange, but Mu Xiang did not feel threatened.

Out of caution, Mu Xiang still jumped and flew into the air, but this seemingly illusory land did not stop at all. It seemed to move slowly, but in the next instant it directly passed over Mu Xiang and continued to rise into the sky.

Mu Xiang looked up and saw a vast, inverted expanse of land, with countless buildings shifting and changing within it. Mu Xiang realized that he had just passed through this land...

In a daze, Mu Xiang saw the town of Hobbes flash overhead, and he immediately understood what this land was...

A sharp, pulling sensation jolted Mu Xiang awake. A jumble of chaotic murmurs came from behind him; Behemoth had plunged into the pillar of light. The sharp pull, however, was coming from the direction of downtown Manhattan.

Mu Xiang immediately flew at full speed, landing in the heart of Manhattan. He had fully understood that, strictly speaking, the real world wasn't the *Thriller Black Hole* dimension, but only half of it. The other half was the world that had just been peeled away—the story world he had deduced, or rather, the fantasy world!
Each plane has a different path to advancement, and the method in this plane is to divide the plane into two parts: reality and fantasy—which is similar to many fantasy worlds that are divided into three realms.

Humans live in reality every moment, yet they also have fantasies every moment... Their transformation of reality is an expansion of information about the real world; and their fantasies will eventually return to the fantasy world, forming another side that, though illusory, is all-encompassing.

At the same time, the real world and the fantasy world also support humanity in this plane... Over time, they complement each other, which is the so-called unity of heaven and man, and plane advancement can be achieved.

Mu Xiang arrived above the center of Manhattan. As soon as he landed, another beam of light shot into the sky... It was still towering, but no longer enormous; instead, it was extremely thin.

This is the true principle of civilization… Mu Xiang understood the moment he saw it. The boundless space and the unimaginably large pillar of light before were merely transitions from the real world to the realm of the principle of civilization.

Mu Xiang reached out to touch the pillar of light, but was bounced back. The pillar of light flickered twice, not to attack Mu Xiang, but to guide him to look up.

Is this some kind of civilized logic demonstrating the state of this dimension to me... so I can know what to do?

Mu Xiang hadn't witnessed the entire evolution of this plane since its inception; the principles of civilization had only shown him the structure of this plane from the beginning until now. And that was precisely what Mu Xiang needed most.

He looked up at the sky and discovered that the fantasy world wasn't straight up... but rather tilted upwards. Because the land beneath his feet and above him was vast and boundless, this tilt was barely noticeable, but Mu Xiang still noticed the clue.

Now, beneath his feet lies not just Manhattan, but the entire real world. It sounds contradictory, but from Mu Xiang's perspective, the real world is laid out beneath his feet, boundless and limitless. Yet, he can also see that beyond this boundless real world lies another boundless existence... and that is the very ground he initially stepped on, like a cover.

Above him was an endless fantasy world, but it was changing every moment... Mu Xiang looked at it for a long time and realized that this fantasy world was not the fantasy world he was in at this moment, but just the way the principles of civilization were showing him.

If I had to describe it, the fantasy world and the real world are like two pages of a book, slowly unfolding!

It seemed like it took a long time for the two pages to become perpendicular... but it also seemed like it only took a moment. In Mu Xiang's eyes, the real world and the fantasy world were perpendicular to each other, with a clear boundary, yet countless shimmering illusions moved back and forth between the two worlds.

This is the most ideal model for this plane... This thought flashed through Mu Xiang's mind. It can be said that the real world and the fantasy world are separate yet connected, each like a plane, and together they constitute the complete plane of "The Terrifying Black Hole".

But the next moment, a dark shadow emerged from the back of the fantasy world... Even though it was a demonstration, Mu Xiang felt the rejection of the principles of civilization.

The shadow wasn't boundless, but it felt more substantial... like a black pebble thrown into water. The moment the shadow passed through the fantasy world, the entire fantasy world trembled. What was originally just a natural ripple on the water's surface was now like a black wave being stirred up.

Indeed, as the shadows stirred the fantasy world, the ripples were also stained with an unfathomable darkness before settling back into the fantasy world. Like ink being washed in a pond, the entire fantasy world was permeated by the shadows.

The shadowy figure kept changing shape, so much so that even Mu Xiang couldn't see it clearly... but he knew that this was the Abyss World.

The fantasy world is being corrupted, and the abyss world keeps traversing this fantasy... Finally, the abyss world arrives at the corner between the real world and the fantasy world, like a distorted, shapeless black sun, hanging above both worlds at the same time!
Mu Xiang learned what happened next... The Abyss World had already infiltrated and corrupted the Fantasy World, and had also left its mark on the real world. However, the Abyss World, as a plane, had its flaws; to occupy the original two-sided plane, it needed to take other actions.

The chosen agent, or rather the trigger, of the Abyss world is Sat Kane… As the person with the most bizarre fantasies in this world and this era, his connection with the fantasy world is extremely deep. In the real world, one person's fantasy can also inspire the fantasies of others. Ultimately, through the novel, the fantasies of the author and the reader are connected to the fantasy world that has already been corrupted.

Then, the Abyss began its invasion of the real world. When the real world completely fell, this plane was also completely taken over by the Abyss.

No wonder the Abyss World went to such lengths to invade this plane... This plane isn't a simple world without magic; it may appear to consist of only Earth, but its actual size is far greater than other worlds without magic. For the Abyss World, it's truly a tempting prize...

So what exactly is the Abyss World? Mu Xiang frowned. Although he could clearly see everything happening in the planes with the help of the principles of civilization, and even peek into the Abyss World, he could not take the risk.

After all, a being at least at the level of a saint is slumbering in the abyss.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, as if he were guided, and he turned to look at the fantasy world… After passing through the fantasy world from the abyss world, he left a long trail of stain. The stain stretched from behind the fantasy world all the way to the abyss world at this moment.

Mu Xiang saw the church in Hobbes Town amidst the filth. Just as he deduced, the church had been transformed into a passageway by the Abyss World, connecting three worlds.

Looking further into the fantasy world, Mu Xiang discovered that behind it, there was still a shadow. But this shadow was not the previous abyssal black shadow; it seemed to be yet another world.

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses and immediately realized something was wrong... In fact, the church was only a tiny part of the stain. The true purpose of this stain was to connect the abyss world in the corner and the shadow hidden beneath the fantasy world.

"Dreamland!"

(End of this chapter)