Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 154: Imaginary Number Tree
Meanwhile, in Xiaodie's dream.

"I dreamt of a sea of ​​flowers, through which a rushing river flowed, reading the past of the departed as if it were my own."

I fell into a sea and didn't know what it was.

This must have been just a dream. When I wake up, I'll have everything I need.

But the scene began to change; the butterfly that had fallen into the river floated in front of a person, or more precisely, in front of a tree.

It is larger than any other tree, seemingly a towering tree rooted in the universe.

Like a real tree, it has a trunk, branches, leaves and other structures. Its crown is huge, and its branches and leaves extend into the endless void. The treetop is invisible, and its branches and leaves block out the sky.

However, at this moment, it was not in the sky, but within a universe.

The power flowing through the trunk and branches is imaginary energy and time, presenting a dynamic energy flow state, as if the tree's "blood" is circulating. This energy flickers with strange light, and the color may be illusory blue, purple or other mysterious hues.

The leaves represent various galaxies or worlds, each with its own unique shape. Some leaves emit a soft glow, symbolizing a prosperous world; others are dull in color, foreshadowing a world facing crisis or decline. The leaves are separated by imaginary space, much like the spatial intervals between leaves in reality.

Constantly in a process of growth and change, new buds are constantly growing, representing the birth of new worlds or galaxies; at the same time, withered leaves are falling off, meaning that some worlds are eliminated because they cannot survive the baptism of collapse and fall into the sea of ​​quantum mechanics.

This is the Tree of Imaginary Numbers. From its appearance, Xia Die has already discerned that the Star Gods of the universe were also born within the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

The Imaginary Tree is a cosmic structure that gave birth to numerous worlds, and the imaginary energy it contains is the source of the power of the Star Gods.

When intelligent beings meet certain conditions, they will completely occupy a portion of imaginary energy, thus ascending to the status of a Star God and possessing a corresponding "Destiny." Star Gods can freely move imaginary energy within that Destiny, but are also bound to the Destiny by the "Original Force."

The birth of a star god is often associated with the tree of imaginary numbers.

In the Genius Club, Zendar I. Kuwabara proposed that different worlds in different times and spaces can be likened to a tree structure, with each branch representing a form of world existence and each leaf representing its present and past in the dimension of time. Unowned imaginary energy flows through the spacetime conduit, forming galaxies at its ends—that is, countless worlds.

It also has growth principles and decomposition effects.

The growth of the Imaginary Tree requires imaginary internal energy, namely, collapse energy and negative entropy. Time flows along the trunk, branching into infinite worlds, most of which are imaginary spaces, with occasional real spaces where life exists.

Honkai is a mechanism that emerged from the competition between the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of ​​Quanta, used to select and correct the development direction of its branches. Worlds that cannot survive the Honkai baptism will be eliminated and fall into the Sea of ​​Quanta, turning into incomplete world bubbles.

In the structural relationships of the universe, there are world barriers and negative entropy differences.

There are insurmountable unknown imaginary spaces between worlds, just as there are spatial barriers between leaves.

In terms of negative entropy, the universe of the Starry Sky Railway can be considered the trunk or a major branch, while the world of Honkai Impact 3rd is just a small branch. As the tree grows and branches, the negative entropy will gradually decrease.

The original origin of the tree of imaginary numbers is its eternal antagonistic relationship with the sea of ​​quantum numbers.

Initially, both existed in the universe. Nourished by the sea of ​​quantum mechanics, the tree of imaginary numbers grew continuously over countless ages, gradually branching out into numerous trunks and bearing flowers and leaves. These branches and leaves represent different worlds and civilizations. The tree of imaginary numbers may be a naturally occurring cosmic structure, its origin perhaps related to the initial energy state of the universe or some unknown law. Ownerless imaginary energy flowed through the spacetime conduit, forming galaxies at its ends, thus constituting the various worlds on the tree of imaginary numbers.

The goal is to maintain the ecological balance of the universe, promote the development and evolution of civilization, and build a multiverse system.

Maintaining the ecological balance of the universe is due to the limited nutrients absorbed by the Imaginary Tree. In order to maintain its own growth and overall ecological stability, it uses the Collapse mechanism to eliminate civilizations that are detrimental to the overall ecology, ensuring that resources can be rationally allocated to those worlds that are more conducive to its development.

Honkai, as the screening mechanism of the Imaginary Tree, promotes the development and evolution of civilization. Although it brings disaster to civilization, it also prompts civilization to continuously progress and evolve. Only those civilizations that can survive and develop in Honkai can continue to prosper on the Imaginary Tree, thereby promoting the development of the entire universe's civilization to a higher level.

The construction of a multiverse system is based on the concept of the Imaginary Tree, which likens different worlds in different times and spaces to a tree-like structure. Each branch represents a form of existence for a world, and each leaf represents its present and past in the dimension of time. This constructs a vast multiverse system that allows various civilizations and worlds to exist and develop.

As Xia Die thought, it seemed that the Tree of Imaginary Numbers had discovered her and uttered a tremor of language.

【child.】

???

Xia Die gazed at the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and said, "Are you calling me?"

Yes, please come over here for a moment.

Suddenly, Xiaodie was lifted up by leaves and brought towards the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

Xia Die asked, "What do you want from me?"

But after a long while, the Tree of Imaginary Numbers fell silent.

Do you want to become a star god?

The Tree of Imaginary Numbers directly reveals the future purpose that the Butterfly will undertake.

This surprised Xia Die greatly.

Do you have any questions?

The butterfly nodded.

In fact, the things that follow you are a form of cosmic force, which later became the system that is feared due to some special reasons.

The formation of cosmic forces.

Indeed, everything in the universe follows its own laws. You are but a tiny, insignificant variable within all things.

"Variables?" Xiaodie asked, puzzled, as she was supported by the power of the Imaginary Tree.

"Then may I ask, what exactly am I? Am I still the original Golden Descendant?"

I don't need you to do anything, just follow your own heart. That's all I can tell you, child.

Your past lives were too insignificant for you to understand now; you only need to grow to that level.

This is not a dream; a cosmic philosophy is thus born, and a new one is born.

The feeling of the butterfly was so real. She pinched her own body and, as the Tree of Imaginary Numbers had said, she really couldn't feel any pain.

I was in a dream, but I had entered a real realm.

[Leaving aside other matters, if you wish to become a Star God, death is not recommended, because before death occurs, two factors are unavoidable.]

Nothingness and Destruction

Xia Die thought to herself, "That's true. Both nothingness and destruction involve death, and both of these destinies will eventually merge."

Therefore, this is not possible, such as the Order Star God Taiyi being swallowed up by the Harmonious Star God Xipe.

My child, we need to redefine death now. It cannot be predetermined, nor can it necessarily appear on a new path.

"I understand."

"Perhaps you need to take a break and redefine this special beginning in the midst of a wonderful experience."

The butterfly's body is enveloped in imaginary power; perhaps there will be unexpected surprises.

They were sent directly into the Tree of Imaginary Numbers to experience the birth of a completely new destiny.

Xia Die closed her eyes. Perhaps.

Meanwhile, on the Douluo Continent, three months had passed on the Heavenly Ranking, and it was his turn to begin.

In the sky, the sun was illuminated by a golden rainbow, its divine light shining in all directions, and the heavens transformed into a golden ocean, revealing a sacred and noble aura.

Bathed in this golden ocean, there was none of the eerie horror of the previous negative list; instead, it was incredibly comfortable.

The sun, moon, and stars revolve around this place, and the golden monument is activated in the golden ocean, descending to the mortal world once again.

They landed directly beside the ravine in front of the entrance to the Starry Sky Forest.

Suddenly, five golden beasts appeared, namely the five divine beasts: Qilin, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Azure Dragon, which transformed into a golden banner and slowly unfurled.

Everyone on the Douluo Continent could witness this spectacle, and that ancient and majestic voice resounded once more.

[March has arrived. Geniuses of Douluo Continent, the rankings are now open. This round of rankings is the Talent Ranking. The fifteen people who entered the Prodigy Ranking previously will not be remembered in this round of rankings.]

Today's list selects qualified individuals, and those on the list can be rewarded according to your own needs.

The aptitude ranking is based on the level of innate soul power. If the levels are the same, the strength of the martial soul will be used to determine the aptitude.

The ranking list is now officially being published, starting with the tenth place.

And soon, the tenth place had already appeared.

[Ranked 10th on the Qualification List]

Name: Xu Sanshi
Last name: male
Martial Soul: Xuanming Turtle
Faction: Xuanming Sect
Soul Power Level: 52

Reward: Martial Soul evolves into Xuanwu, and one copy of the Sunflower Manual martial arts technique.

At Shrek Academy, all the students and teachers had gathered outside the teaching building. This was a once-in-a-millennium spectacle, and who would want to miss it?

Because I finally made it onto the list, even if it's only tenth. There's only one person on the Prodigy List, so I can't miss out on this opportunity.

Those who make the list will inevitably include members of their academy; this is the confidence that Shrek Academy instills in them. No matter how much pressure they face, their confidence will not diminish. Even if they haven't been on the list of prodigies many times before, they simply attributed it to bad luck.

They still consider themselves the top academy on the continent and believe that Shrek Academy's position is unshakeable, which can be described as a mysterious self-confidence.

No, they now identify themselves as a sect.

A dazzling golden light descended from the sky, landing directly on the black teaching building in the senior student area of ​​Shrek Academy's outer courtyard, right where Xu Sanshi was located.

Shrek Academy has clear divisions between grades. The black building where the golden light fell belongs to the fifth grade teaching area. At this moment, dozens of students have gathered below the teaching building. These are all fifth grade students, and Xu Sanshi is among them.

(End of this chapter)