The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins

"Since the Heavenly Position ascends layer by layer, could it be that the reality we are in is just another higher layer of the Heavenly Position?"

"Could there be entities in a higher narrative layer observing us from above?"

Upon hearing these words, Zhu Haomiao's pupils slowly dilated, and goosebumps uncontrollably rose all over his body.

As a transmigrator, he might truly originate from a higher narrative layer!

From a world outside the box!

In some sense, this theory could very well be correct!

At the same time, Zhu Haomiao instantly understood the meaning of the [Nihility Sect].

A group of idealists, viewing everything as void, seeking transcendence, longing to jump out of the box, a bunch of madmen!

On the other side, seeing the boy deep in thought, Ye Wan Ning and Li Cang exchanged a worried glance.

The ideology of the Nihility Sect is like a virus!

You can't dwell on it; the more you ponder, the easier it is to fall into it!

Moreover, the more talented and extraordinary the genius, the easier it is for them to go astray!

Thinking of this, Ye Wan Ning reached out and held Zhu Haomiao's hand, her immense strength squeezing him slightly.

"Shui, I am real, you are real, Cangcang is real, Diao Chan is real..."

"Do not fall into an unverifiable logical trap!"

Hearing his senior's earnest advice and seeing the worry in her eyes, Zhu Haomiao smiled slightly and gently clasped her delicate hand in return.

"Mm."

The strength transmitted from the hand was warm, steady, and calm, and Ye Wan Ning slightly breathed a sigh of relief, still worryingly adding.

"Although the Nihility Sect has no strict organization, one might even say it's a scattered group, each and every one of them is insane."

"Because they see everything as illusory, they can commit many inhumane acts without any psychological burden."

"Even more terrifying is that they don't even see themselves as committing evil."

"It's like killing an NPC in a computer game or slaughtering a village or destroying a nation; to them, all things are just false programs, meaningless zeros and ones."

"They might, out of mere whimsy, turn an entire realm into purgatory..."

Hearing this, Zhu Haomiao's heart stirred as he recalled the chaos he caused during his ascension, the Eight-Nation Alliance soldiers warped by the illumination of his mind's light, the area outside the Imperial City resembling purgatory...

Pursing his lips unspeakably, the boy could only show a polite yet awkward smile.

The twelve volumes of military strategy, every volume has your name!

Sister!

I suspect you are mocking me, but I have no evidence!

On the other side, completely unaware of the boy's wild thoughts, Ye Wan Ning continued speaking worriedly.

"The most terrifying thing is that such an internal cognitive shift is imperceptible."

"Many members of the [Nihility Sect] are originally Heaven's Chosen Sons of major forces, even holders of the highest authority!"

"Once they 'awaken' and recognize the so-called truth of the world, they can instantly abandon the faith they once guarded with their lives, discarding it like a worn shoe!"

"But the visible change of stance isn't the most deadly; the most deadly are those who quietly infiltrate, the members of the [Nihility Sect] who might, at a critical moment, bring massive disasters to their affiliated forces, even to all of humanity!"

"Meanwhile, the existence of these guys also causes everyone to suspect each other, unable to unite."

"Because even your life-and-death companion may silently undergo mental distortion."

"Secretly viewing you as a meaningless illusion, betraying you without psychological burden, even using you as a test subject..."

As she spoke, Ye Wan Ning seemed to recall something, her originally bright eyes subtly dimming.

Beside her, Li Cang lightly sighed, patted Ye Wan Ning's shoulder, and then looked to Zhu Haomiao, taking over the conversation.

"In any case, members of the [Nihility Sect] are the most dangerous existence in this world. They act as they please, without concern for others or themselves, often engaging in behavior devoid of any logic."

"And their favorite activity is targeting the top powerhouses of each layer of the Heavenly Position, observing their mysterious transformations between life and death, attempting to find the key to a higher narrative layer..."

"I was ambushed by a member of the [Nihility Sect] this time. If it weren't for having a home field advantage, I might have almost had to reincarnate and cultivate anew."

Listening to Li Cang's cold and calm words, Zhu Haomiao caught onto a keyword and curiously inquired.

"What is home field advantage?"

Beside him, Ye Wan Ning, regaining her spirits, took over the topic to explain.

"First of all, each layer of the Heavenly Position contains countless Illusion Realms; you understand this, right?"

"Mm."

"Generally speaking, when you ascend to the next layer of the Heavenly Position, the first Illusion Realm you arrive at is your home field!"

"Of course, it's not absolute. If you stay in this Illusion Realm only for a short time before being expelled, then it can't be considered a home field."

"The key still lies in how your power aligns with the laws of the realm you're in."

"The higher the degree of alignment, the more you can exert 100%, even 120% of your strength!"

"Conversely, if you go to other Illusion Realms of the same Heavenly Position, you will experience a longer [Compilation period], and if the fundamental laws of the two Illusion Realms conflict or do not align, your strength may even be heavily discounted."

Hearing another fresh term, Zhu Haomiao dug further.

"What is [Compilation period] then?"

"Uh... this is what we young Transcendents call it; the textbook explanation should be called [adaptation coupling period], which is the process of converting the law power you bring with you into the local law after arriving in a new Illusion Realm..."

"However, using the term [compile] from computer programming, I feel it's more precise, more intuitive, and easier to understand."

"It's like putting a Windows program into an iOS system; you can't run it directly, you must compile it into a language iOS can understand, and only then can it operate."

"But due to the fundamental code differences between the two systems, certain functionality may be lost, causing your power to only manifest partially, even halved, which is the away disadvantage opposed to the home field advantage."

As Ye Wan Ning softly murmured, she noticed Zhu Haomiao seemed to struggle more and more to understand, and quickly changed her approach.

"To put it simply, in an Illusion Realm on a future sci-fi world line, local Mecha System Transcendents can exert 150% of their power."

"Yet you, coming from an Immortal Martial World Illusion Realm as a Martial Arts Transcendent, theoretically have a physique as hard as steel, your strength to subdue dragons and tigers, fully capable of tearing apart Gundams bare-handed!"

"But the underlying physical laws of the sci-fi world Illusion Realm don't support confronting steel with flesh alone; even if you complete [compilation], your strength, speed, and physique will be greatly reduced."