BMN Chapter 73 Part 1 (Patreon)

Chapter 73 Part 1: Voice of the World

"Is this my form after my Dragonoid bloodline has been completely awakened?"

Bai Luo had no complaints about his current appearance, as this state wasn't permanent. Whenever he wished, he could retract his draconic features and return to his human form. In this respect, he was quite similar to Milim among the Demon Lords. Additionally, Bai Luo possessed a dragon transformation ability that Milim did not have.

【Demonic Dragon Transformation】

Description: Completely unleashes the magicules within the body to construct a Dragonkind physique. This process consumes large amounts of magicules, and upon completion, will result in a period of weakness.

"Demonic Dragon Transformation, consumes large amounts of magicules..."

"It seems like a transformation-type skill." Bai Luo mused to himself. "I wonder how much it will increase my magicules, and how much stronger I'll become?"

【Notification: The magicules after Demonic Dragon Transformation will be 10 times that of the semi-dragonized state.】

"What?"

Bai Luo was first overjoyed, then immediately reacted. "Who... who are you? Great Sage?"

【Notification: This entity is the Unique Skill 'Voice of the World', not 'Great Sage'.】

"???"

Bai Luo was stunned for a moment. He thought of something and asked, "Are you the new ability I just acquired?"

【Notification: Yes.】

【Unique Skill 'Voice of the World': A higher-tier substitute for the Unique Skill Great Sage, possessing the following abilities:】

Thought Acceleration: Increases perception speed by a thousand times.

Analysis and Appraisal: Analyzes and appraises the target object.

Parallel Processing: Can separate matters for analysis from thought processes to perform calculations.

Chant Annulment: When using skills such as magic, there is no need for the incantation process.

All of Creation: Comprehends all unshielded information in this world.

The abilities above were very similar to Rimuru's Great Sage. However, Bai Luo's Voice of the World also possessed some abilities that Great Sage did not. For example, 'Central Connection,' which could analyze different rules, store them, and extract them. There were also others like 'Gate Management,' 'Spacetime Stabilization,' 'Anchor Inscription,' 'Starlight Projection,' and so on.

"How did you come to be?"

Bai Luo only glanced over the various abilities of 'Voice of the World.' Compared to these, he was more curious about where the Voice of the World originated and whether it would cause him any harm.

The Voice of the World: 【This entity is a new manifestation of rules, born from the fusion of the individual 'Bai Luo's' origin with the rule-based voice of the Cardinal World.】

Simply put, the Voice of the World here wasn't the same as the personification of the Cardinal World's rules. The Cardinal World was created by the Star Dragon King, who later recorded his wife Lucia's voice into it, turning it into something like a world will. However, the true Voice of the World had no soul or self-awareness; it was a pure tool.

"Do you have your own consciousness?"

【Yes.】

The newborn Voice of the World was born from the origin of Bai Luo's soul. Then, because Bai Luo traveled between the Pokémon, KonoSuba, and Douluo worlds, the Voice of the World continuously absorbed new rules during this process. Finally, it absorbed enough law power and with the opportunity of Bai Luo breaking through to Special A-rank, was successfully conceived.

"So you were born because I kept crossing worlds?"

【Yes.】

"This is really..."

Bai Luo understood. He never expected things to develop this way. The Cardinal World was a chaotic world created by the Star Dragon King. As a world, it didn't possess any self-awareness or emotions, only mechanically executing pre-set programs. The Great Sage in the original timeline was, in essence, stealing the authority of the Voice of the World. In the end, it faintly replaced the will of the Cardinal World. When Rimuru became the Creator God, Ciel naturally became the will of the Cardinal World.

【TN: Ciel is the evolved form of Great Sage.】

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"What is your purpose?"

Bai Luo couldn't quite describe his feelings toward the Voice of the World. First, there was a sense of closeness, a feeling of being connected by blood. Second was trust and absolute control. As Bai Luo's ability, the Voice of the World was part of his power. As long as he wished, he could easily erase the consciousness of the Voice of the World, turning it into a program with no self-awareness, only knowing how to execute established commands.

【Purpose one, to help the individual 'Bai Luo' grow stronger.】

【Purpose two, to perfect myself and take control of the Cardinal World.】

"I can understand the first one, but perfecting yourself and taking control of the Cardinal World—is it what I think it means?" Bai Luo asked. "You want to become the 'Heavenly Dao' of the Cardinal World?"

【Yes.】

Without Bai Luo, 'Voice of the World' couldn't have absorbed the rules of the Pokémon, KonoSuba, and Douluo worlds to allow itself to develop consciousness. As for the relationship between the two, the Voice of the World and Bai Luo shared the same root, with Bai Luo as the primary. If Bai Luo were to perish, the Voice of the World would disappear along with him. Therefore, the Voice of the World would never harm Bai Luo, but would do its utmost to help and protect him.

"But is the Cardinal World willing?"

You must know that before, the Cardinal World had helped Bai Luo negotiate with the Great One of Sinnoh. And both sides had tacitly chosen to cooperate and grow together. However, faced with such immense benefits, Bai Luo found it hard to choose. One side was his own, the other was an outsider. If he could let the Voice of the World become the Heavenly Dao of the Cardinal World, then Bai Luo would be the world's master. Surely, what Ciel could do in the original timeline, Bai Luo's Voice of the World could do as well, right? Rather than letting the future Rimuru have it, it was better for Bai Luo to intercept it in advance.

【The rules of the Cardinal World are not as the host perceives them to be.】

"Hm?" Bai Luo asked. "What do you mean?"

【Notification: The Cardinal World will never give birth to self-awareness. This is a bottom-level program written by the Star Dragon King at the beginning of creation, which no one can change.】

"Then what is the world will that helped me cross worlds?"

【The world's instinct!】

According to the Voice of the World, if the world were a living being, then to grow, strengthen itself, and continuously elevate its dimension was its instinct.

"The way you put it..." Bai Luo complained, "Makes me feel like some kind of probiotic, and the Cardinal World, having discovered me, instinctively chose to coexist with me?"

【That is the truth.】

"What can you do?" Bai Luo asked. "Replace the will of the Cardinal World and take charge of the rules?"

【In my newborn state, I am very weak and not yet able to interfere with reality on a large scale.】

【I can only achieve limited tampering with the rules.】

"Uh..."

Alright, Bai Luo understood. That is to say, the Star Dragon King had established the Cardinal World's rules. Although the Voice of the World had gained self-awareness, she could not defy the Star Dragon King's will. What was originally so would continue to be so. The Voice of the World couldn't blatantly give Bai Luo cheats, but could only help him through backdoors.

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