Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 2861 - 2862: The Mysterious Dimension

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TRUUUM!

RUMBLE!

A tremendous upheaval shook the depths of the center of Kireinaʼs Cosmic Realm.

After her fierce battle against Susanoo and her ascension into a Star-Shattering Heart Path Cultivator, Kireina had unlocked the profound power of Heart Essence Manifestation.

Through the clash and the fusion of her own Martial Arts with this Manifestation, Kireinaʼs System—and even her deep connections to all the creations born from it or the skills she possessed—had melted into a radiant mass of countless lights.

This ethereal mass of light was still taking shape deep within her Soul and Existence, yet it already resembled an ever-shifting Realm filled with countless colors, though predominantly white, gray, yellow, blue, and purple.

In this wondrous Realm born from her Ascension, the System had literally melted and become one with it, permanently fusing into her very being.

At its center stood a beautiful, gigantic, and ethereal cosmic red rose, eternally blossoming.

This blooming cosmic flower was Defiance, her Reality-Rank Trait that had fully ”blossomed” when Kireina struck the Star of Misfortune, redefined her limits, and unleashed the power that had been sealed within her.

Thus, within her Cosmic Realm where the System was governed, the Goddesses of the System stared in shock at the transformation unfolding before them.

Before, the System had been a giant glowing crystal of pure white, extending with countless rivers of light.

But now, everything had changed.

The crystal where Origin had been born shattered and vanished, dissolving into countless particles of ethereal essence.

Heart Essence.

Kireinaʼs Manifestation of her Heart Essence had forcefully reshaped the entire System into something entirely new.

To the astonishment of the System Goddesses, it now appeared as a towering pillar of countless colors, reaching toward the skies and piercing through the Cosmic Realm.

It glowed with a mysterious, almost alien light, constantly shifting and evolving.

This was what the System had become.

But could it truly still be called a System?

Countless souls connected to it formed an endless stream of Consciousness and Souls, powerful enough to distort reality and twist fate itself.

This pillar of light pierced through many Planes—the Chaos Plane, the Dream Plane, and more—until it reached the Star of Misfortune, embedding into its surface and slowly crystallizing its darkness into gleaming white diamonds.

”Just what has happened here?” Andromeda asked, her voice trembling. ”Itʼs so strange. I donʼt understand any of this anymore...!”

”This pillar... it connects to another Dimension,” Astraea murmured, her silver eyes glowing with chromatic light. ”I see now. Kireina-sama has ascended to a Realm beyond our understanding. The System has adapted to her growth. It has become something else entirely.”

”You know what it is?” Andromeda asked in surprise.

Origin and Asteria gazed at the pillar with wide, shimmering eyes that radiated cosmic light.

The children felt an irresistible pull toward it, but Andromeda grew anxious, her screen-like eyes flashing constant danger warnings.

”No! Donʼt go near it, children! It could be dangerous...!”

”Donʼt worry. It isnʼt,” Astraea replied with a fascinated smile. ”Itʼs calling us...”

”What? Who...? Ah!” Andromedaʼs eyes widened. ”It is calling us...”

”Letʼs go meet her,” Astraea said warmly.

”But...” Andromeda hesitated. She wished Kireina could explain everything, yet it seemed her beloved was far too occupied. ”Okay...”

Trusting Astraea, she stepped forward.

She glanced back at a lady made of bright golden light who admired the pillar in silent awe.

”Wonʼt you come with us?” Andromeda asked.

”I am in awe of what Kireina has created, but no. I belong to Frank, and I will wait for his recovery,” replied Frankʼs System Avatar, who had also merged with Kireinaʼs System. ”Go ahead. Return and tell me what you saw.”

Astraea and Andromeda nodded, then walked into the blinding pillar of colorful light with their children, instantly absorbed by it.

FLASH!

The moment they crossed through, they beheld the ”Dimension” born from Kireinaʼs Consciousness, embodying her Heart and deeply linked to her Soul.

It was utterly different from the Cosmic Realm. This was a tangible world, yet entirely Conceptual. For lack of better words...

”This is a bridge,” Andromeda whispered.

”A bridge?” Astraea echoed. ”Ah, I see it too.”

Their eyes gleamed beneath the eternal radiance of this Dimension. Each colorful light they perceived was actually part of a different Plane.

Kireinaʼs creation—whose name they still did not know—existed as a perpetual Dimension between Multiple Planes.

Yet because it was Conceptual, beings from other Planes could neither detect the Pillar nor enter it.

Only those who had forged a deep Connection with Kireina could perceive it, let alone step into this strange Conceptual Dimension.

As they wandered, the ever-shifting space flowed with colors, images, numbers, letters, and voices all around them.

It was a vast congregation of Consciousnesses spanning all of Reality.

”Itʼs so beautiful...” Astraea breathed. ”I understand now. This is what Kireina discovered, a power beyond the System, yet one that can defy her Fated Misfortune.”

”Aee!”

”Uwaah!”

Origin and Asteria floated toward something at the center of the Dimension. Their mothers followed, hearts pounding with concern, until they saw it.

At the heart of this Dimension bloomed a gigantic red rose, its crystalline vines spreading across the pocket realm, connecting to countless Consciousnesses, Histories, Memories, Powers, and Planes.

It resembled a crystalline heart as well, beating steadily. Each pulse sent shockwaves of pure Heart Essence, a condensation of Kireinaʼs elevated Consciousness, refined through the Plane of Soul.

And atop this heart sat someone.

It was her.

”Kireina...?”

Andromeda and Astraea gasped as Origin and Asteria drifted toward the figure perched upon the crystalline heart.

It was Kireina, yet her body consisted of the same ethereal energy as the Dimension, constantly shifting colors, predominantly white and gray, glowing with soft watercolor hues.

Her long hair flowed into an eternal sea of white light laced with shifting tones.

Her eyes shimmered with silver and white, like distant galaxies.

Her horns appeared as delicate glass.

”...”

”Um, Kireina?”

Her wives and children called softly, but this Kireina remained in a deep trance.

This was one of her aspects, her ever-shifting consciousness, the truth she guarded within her heart.

”It seems sheʼs in a profound trance...” Astraea said quietly. ”How can we wake her?”

”I donʼt think we need to,” Andromeda replied with a gentle smile. ”This might be her way of telling us we no longer have to manage the System alone.”

”Yes... I feel it too,” Astraea sighed in relief. ”I must admit, it has been exhausting.”

”Indeed. But I would love to stay longer. There is so much to learn here,” Andromeda said.

”And our children clearly adore it. Why not?” Astraea agreed.

They did not yet realize that each step they took within this Dimension helped refine it further, giving it clearer form.

Eventually, they understood and began tending to it like devoted gardeners nurturing precious crops.

With tender care and boundless love, something extraordinary would soon blossom.

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