In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

Beneath that symbol lay a vast pile of Wild Hunt remains—broken carapaces, shattered bone blades, dried, foul bodily fluids… They scattered radially from the symbol, as if they had undergone some kind of ritualistic sacrifice or devouring.

“This is…” Flins’ voice was filled with suppressed anger, “Someone is actively channeling the power of the Abyss? Using the remains of the Wild Hunt… to set up some kind of transformation or summoning ritual?”

No one despises the one who actively guides the power of the abyss more than a Lamplighter who has fought the Mad Hunter for hundreds of years.

For Philinus, it was understandable if someone were to be tempted by the abyss.

But if you willingly throw yourself into the abyss, then you're simply naive and deserve to die.

Wang Yan stared intently at the distorted symbol and pulsating crystal, struggling to analyze it using his [Language Proficiency], while simultaneously trying to recall if he had ever seen a similar rune before.

But they didn't continue watching.

The ancient stone snails in the picture seem to sense the danger; they tremble slightly and turn to run away.

The next scene shows the ancient stone snails escaping from the deep pit and returning home.

……

"Now that you've looked at the items, what are your thoughts?"

Wang Yan reached out and stroked the three ancient stone snails, then looked at the two people beside him.

Flins: "The power of the Abyss is too dangerous, and there is even human intervention involved. It must be dealt with as soon as possible."

His voice was serious and cold, completely different from his gentle tone during their previous conversation.

Ying also nodded: "I've been to the Abyss several times before, and each time it's been a huge mess... You should know that too."

The last sentence was addressed to Wang Yan.

Silky had previously warned her that Wang Yan had also come into contact with the power of the Abyss.

Wang Yan explained that he had only studied the Abyss Language.

Wang Yan nodded slightly: "It seems that everyone has reached a consensus. The problem must be solved as soon as possible. So, let's assign tasks."

"Hey, hey, hey, you haven't asked me yet!" Paimon said, somewhat displeased.

Wang Yan smiled and looked at her: "Then what does Paimon think we should do?"

"Hehe, I'll listen to Ying." Paimon flew to Ying's side.

“Well, everyone’s opinions are really in agreement this time.” Wang Yan nodded and continued, “I’ll study that rune from earlier. While I’m studying it, one of you two, go a little deeper into the fog and keep an eye on the cave entrance to make sure that whatever’s inside doesn’t come out.”

"And the other one?" Ying asked.

Wang said, "Another thing we need to do is check the surrounding environment. We didn't find any trace of living people in the footage just now. I feel something is wrong. Perhaps there are still these people's camps around here."

"Therefore, we must check our surroundings to ensure that we are not ambushed while we are solving problems."

Ying nodded, looking at Philin: "I have the ability to 'purify' the power of the Abyss. Paimon and I will monitor the entrance. Philin, would you please check the surroundings?"

“Okay.” Philins did not refuse. Ying had previously demonstrated the power to purify the abyss in front of him, which almost infuriated the Moon Hunter.

Wang Yan nodded: "Then let's allocate them like this. Thank you for your help. I will decipher the rune as soon as possible."

The brief meeting ended, and everyone went about their respective duties.

Ying and Paimon plunged into the red fog, while Philins, carrying a lamp in one hand and a gun in the other, moved away from the camp.

After they left, Wang Yan also started her own work.

However, we are not studying the evil runes we just saw.

This work is being carried out using a [language that is understood], and the cheat code begins analyzing the rune the moment it sees it.

However... the parsing speed is indeed not fast.

"Let's settle you little guys in first."

Wang Yan removed the devices from the three ancient stone snails, then rubbed their heads and guided the power of the angel's blessing into their bodies.

The three little guys immediately made gurgling, comfortable sounds.

"Seventy-two celestial spheres, send them to a more distant body of water, find a secluded and safe place."

Wang Yan withdrew his hand and said to the "Seventy-Two Xuanming" beside him.

The "Seventy-Two Celestial Beams" trembled slightly, and a gentle breeze lifted three ancient stone snails, carrying them away from the area.

Chapter 183 Revised Edition - Elemental Domain 2.0 - First Draft

After the "Seventy-Two Xuanming" saw off the three meritorious officials, Wang Yan did not rest but began to think.

His mentor taught him that scholars handle things differently than ordinary people.

When faced with a difficulty, even if you have a hammer in your hand, you have to consider what the consequences will be if you just start hammering.

Of course, many people might say that it's still not strong enough.

But... it's just not strong enough.

Wang Yan felt that he was not yet ready to activate his super intelligence and super power.

Therefore, the more difficulties you encounter, the more you need to use your brain.

"So, what can I do now?"

"First of all, when facing a field polluted by the abyss, it must be destroyed, otherwise fighting on the opponent's home turf will definitely be at a disadvantage."

Wang Yan pondered inwardly.

Anyone with a little gaming experience will understand that seizing the right weather and environment are essential elements for winning in games.

The disadvantages of playing away and the advantages of playing at home will be a huge difference.

"The Abyss... the Wild Hunt..."

If we set aside the emotional and volitional aspect of "unchosen hatred," the power of the abyss can also be seen as "the destiny of entropy increase and nothingness."

From a macrocosmic perspective, the abyss is a force "outside the world," representing the universe's instinctive tendency to return to primordial chaos.

This brings us to a law called "all that is born must perish," which states that everything in the world that has life and is subject to birth, death, and change will eventually perish.

The Abyss can be seen as a manifestation of the ultimate law of the universe, namely, "all living things must perish," representing absolute "entropy increase."

It symbolizes that no matter how glorious a civilization may be, it will eventually face the inevitable fate of decline and annihilation.

So how can this grand cosmic instinct be rejected?

It can be troublesome, or it can be simple.

The first method is to suppress the abyss with absolute willpower; in that case, the abyss becomes a power you can control.

In this respect, both the five sinners of Canria and later figures like Skykirk achieved a certain level of success.

They may not have completely resisted the power of the abyss, but they definitely mastered a large part of it.

However, this approach is clearly not suitable for the current situation.

Leaving aside whether Wang Yan has the capacity to bear the will of the Abyss, even if he does, Wang Yan is not prepared to confront the power of the Abyss right now.

Therefore, we can only choose the second option.

If the abyss is absolute "disorder" and "nothingness," then the countless distorted reflections of the unreal world are a force attempting to pull everything back to its original chaotic state.

Therefore, what opposes it is the power of all order.

For example, the elemental forces of Teyvat, the order of the seven gods, the order of the heavens... these are all powers of order.

"order…"

Wang Yan began to work out the plan in his mind.

"Can I use my angelic authority or the [Engraved Mark] to invoke the Heavenly Order or the Primordial Seven Orders to break this abyssal field?"

While pondering, Wang Yan shook his head.

The plan is feasible; both the Heavenly Order and the Seven Primal Orders of the Ancient Dragons possess the power to resist the Abyss.

However, Wang Yan's authority was insufficient to mobilize the forces of these orders.

To put it bluntly, Wang Yan's current authority is roughly equivalent to that of a security guard downstairs at the company. You could say he has some authority.

But it's definitely not feasible to expect your company to compete against another giant on your behalf.

To get to this point, you'd need to at least reach the level of department manager.

"However... if I use phlogiston and my elemental domain... could I temporarily create a space that belongs to me?"

"I don't need to rely on the power of two old orders; I only need to borrow a fraction of their power to enhance my field..."

Wang Yan thought about it and felt that it should be possible.

To put it simply, the security guard downstairs owns a company and claims that his company has partnerships with the two giants upstairs.

Don't ask what the specifics of the cooperation are; there is, in short, there is cooperation.

Therefore, this newly established company will definitely benefit from some of the limelight.

With his thoughts complete, Wang Yan looked around and realized that "Seventy-Two Xuanming" had returned sometime earlier.

"Then let's start trying."

Wang Yan took a deep breath, quickly reviewed the construction details of the [Elemental Resonance Cavity] and [Spatial Prism] in his mind, closed his eyes, and immersed his mind in elemental perception.

"(Angelic language) Elements, heed my command! 'Seventy-two Radiant Beams,' bless the elemental realms."

Following Wang Yan's command, the "Seventy-Two Spinning Cubes" floating beside him suddenly accelerated their rotation, and the runes on the seventy-two small cubes lit up one after another, like stars being lit up.

They spread out along specific trajectories, forming a spherical space approximately ten meters in diameter, which would then engulf Wang Yanhui.

Within the domain, the flow of elements becomes clearly perceptible.

The first step is to construct the element resonant cavity.

Wang Yan raised his hands, and a pale golden light flowed from his fingertips. A complex three-dimensional network woven from countless tiny runes appeared in the domain.

Wang Yan had actually done this step many times before, so it was a piece of cake for him and there was no difficulty at all.

With the improvement of the resonant cavity, the elemental particles in the field began to be drawn into the cavity in an orderly manner.

The element began to increase continuously under the influence of external forces.

The second step is to set up the [Spatial Prism].

Wang Yan took this step much more seriously, since he had only tested it once before, during the [flagship] phase, and his experience was still limited.

Adjust the arrangement of spatial runes to create spatial wrinkles and fine-tune the parameters.

As time passed, a transparent polyhedral prism, invisible to the naked eye but incredibly clear in mental perception, slowly took shape at the exit of the [Elemental Resonance Cavity] array.

"Connect, activate."

With a thought, Wang Yan released the elemental force accumulated in the [Elemental Resonance Cavity] array.

The seven-colored elemental streams, like seven pure bands of light, shot out from the resonant cavity and precisely injected into the specific incident surface of the [spatial prism].

Inside the prism, invisible spatial folds begin to work.

The seven colors of light—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet—underwent a subtle deflection the moment they entered the prism.

Just like that night on the flagship, the experiment was perfectly replicated.

Soon, a dazzling white light was born, and the [Light Boundary Power] was reversed.

Of course, this is still not enough.

In Wang Yan's mind, the pattern of the [Primordial Fire Element Rune] appeared, and he engraved it with his will!

Om-!

The force of the light barrier trembled violently.

Just like the last experiment, a sliver of intense golden-red color rapidly spread from the rune, instantly permeating the entire mass of light energy.

Before long, a ball of golden-red light quietly burned in Wang Yan's palm. There was no burning sensation leaking out, but the level of power surging inside had already surpassed that of ordinary fire element.

【Poplar】—The original power of fire and light has been successfully replicated.

"Then, next, 'Seventy-two Radiant Beams,' repeat this process!"

Wang Yan calmly issued the order.

With a slight turn, "Seventy-two Xuanming" received the instruction and began automated production.