Chapter 257: Ashfall’s Lead

It was not that she had never tried in her previous life. It was simply that ordinary people generally had mediocre aptitude, and there was another, more convenient method right in front of them. Who would choose to take the long way around when there was an easier path right beside them?

Quanta Energy was the origin of all supernatural powers. Whether it was the spiritual energy of cultivators, the mana of mages, or the path of martial artists who cultivated their vital energy and blood, all of them were formed from Quanta Energy.

This high-level power was like the immortal energy that could only be absorbed after ascending in the cultivation world. Without being diluted and transformed into a lower-quality form such as spiritual energy, it was extremely difficult for ordinary people to absorb.

Therefore, over the past few days, Go Minam had created several Quanta Energy absorption devices. Her purpose was to bring the Quanta Energy out with her, so that after returning, she could cultivate slowly.

One had to know that they were currently still under the influence of the special event [Voices of Eternal Night]. Regardless of whether it was the Eastern cultivation method or the Western cultivation method, the first cultivation session was most afraid of being affected.

If she cultivated under the current circumstances, even if she ultimately succeeded, she would inevitably suffer cultivation deviation. She would either be seriously injured and die, or, under the influence of the whispers, fall from her original class and become a group of mentally unstable cultists.

How had Ashfall managed to do it or could it be that they had actually already become a cultist?

Go Minam was filled with suspicion and uncertainty. That could not be possible, right? In her previous life, players had conducted research on this. If players were considered the adopted daughters and sons of the Age of Apocalypse, then the cultists affected by the whispers were slaves and expendable materials. Not only were they unable to use some of the system’s normal functions, but even worse, their reputation with most factions had reached the point of dislike or even hostility. Good things would never fall to them, while bad things would always have their share.

Therefore, if Ashfall had already fallen into corruption, it would have been impossible for the system to display a message granting everyone +1 Reputation, even if they was the first player to become a class holder.

But if they had not fallen into corruption, how could Ashfall possibly have entered the supernatural realm already?

She had relied on the method from her previous life to draw a tributary of the Sea of Quanta toward her, yet she had almost failed at the final moment. The Sea of Quanta was too far away from Gaia. Although the Age of Apocalypse had transformed Gaia after its descent, that tiny amount of supernatural energy was still not enough to make the Sea of Quanta move closer to Gaia. Only after players gradually began unlocking the Class System would the Sea of Quanta accelerate its approach.

This was also the reason why those highly skilled players, after being stuck at a certain level for a period of time, were able to quickly catch up and surpass others later.

Once a genius’s cultivation entered the right path, the speed at which they rose was something ordinary players could never keep up with, unless those ordinary players were also cheating.

The second layer of the Sea of Quanta, the Dream Realm, connected to the dreams and minds of all supernatural beings. It was like a base station locator. The more supernatural beings a world had, the longer the Sea of Quanta would remain in that world.

This was the "Magnetic Attraction Law" of the mysterious world.

Go Minam was shaken.

It was difficult to describe this kind of shock. In her previous life, Ashfall had been too far away from her, so far away that she had already become a symbol that players could only look up to. Therefore, no matter how powerful Ashfall was, they could not have any real impact on Go Minam.

However, in this life, Ashfall had gotten to know her. Go Minam knew that Ashfall was still weak at the moment, and she could even find some mistakes in what Ashfall said. With the massive difference in information between them, she was standing ahead of everyone else.

But even under such circumstances, she still always seemed to be one step behind.

Before this, Go Minam could still comfort herself by saying that she was preparing for the future. It was inevitable that she would overlook some other matters and be unable to take everything into consideration. Once she entered the supernatural realm, that would be her opportunity to rise. Other people could not possibly possess the experience she had from her previous life or the various resources she could provide herself with, allowing her to maintain a state of rapid growth all the time.

But now, she could no longer deceive herself.

Then what was the meaning of her being reborn? If even such an advantage could not allow her to become the first, could she really avoid struggling to survive in the days ahead like she had in her previous life?

For a moment, Go Minam felt somewhat disheartened.

She had never revealed anything related to the supernatural to Ashfall. Everything she had been willing to share was information that she considered insignificant. She knew very well that for certain players, as long as they were given an opportunity, they could produce results that would completely shock everyone.

But could such tiny changes really have allowed the other party to rise so much earlier than in her previous life? Were the highly skilled players created by the circumstances of the times really impossible to change?

The slight sense of superiority that Go Minam had always felt when facing Ashfall instantly disappeared. She suddenly realized that the highly skilled players of her previous life had been able to remain famous and respected for so long, not because they had seized opportunities during the early stages of the apocalypse, but because they themselves had the ability to do so. That was why some people would be knocked down during one version change after another, while some people would always remain standing.