Chapter 633: Chapter 364, Golden Light Enters the Dream
The power of subspace is infinite, and subspace is “generous”. If someone needs the power of subspace, it will give generously without stinginess.
But the premise of everything is that this “person” must be their own “person”, that is, they must possess the essence of subspace.
And the essence of subspace can be understood as a kind of “authority”. The amount of subspace power one is qualified to mobilize depends on the size of their authority.
As for the source of this “authority”, it varies a great deal.
Spiritual Energy practitioners do not inherently possess the essence of subspace; fundamentally, they are uncontrollable channels—breaches through which subspace power leaks into the real world, a disaster for the real world. It wasn’t until The Emperor established the Spirit Network that such power could be controlled.
However, native products of subspace are entirely different. They possess the essence of subspace and can mobilize powers belonging to themselves, but it is due to this essence of subspace that they suffer from the rejection of the physical universe and under normal circumstances, they cannot pass through the veil of reality.
Demons, of course, are also native products of subspace, but generally speaking, subspace creatures referred to as demons are specifically known for being born from the will of some grand beings. Even the likes of the Great Demon are essentially so.
The Storm God Kingdom that Gu Hang possesses is a bit different. It does not rely on any grand being, having grown from subspace itself. Its essence comes from the soul-sea in subspace, with similar and unified disturbances which later, due to various reasons, became distorted and changed into the form it is now, giving birth to beings like the Primal Fury Owl, an Inferior Deity. Now, this piece of subspace essence has been grasped by Gu Hang.
In this process, the trust of the alliance citizens in Gu Hang has also caused some ripples in the soul-sea of subspace, which ultimately reflected within the Storm God Kingdom, allowing it some growth over these years.
But the overall growth has not been substantial.
The faith of the five hundred million people under the alliance can only generate limited waves; moreover, while the population under the alliance trusts their governor, in religious matters, they largely maintain their faith in The Emperor, and these two things are not inherently contradictory. It just means the growth brought to the Storm God Kingdom is not as exaggerated.
Gu Hang has no intention of changing this situation.
It’s nice and cool under a big tree; I am a loyal subject of the empire!
Things are pretty good as they are now.
However, since enjoying the benefits within the imperial system, one must also bear the corresponding costs.
But Ge Wajia, this Great Demon, isn’t it delivered right to my doorstep?
Devouring it would be the equivalent of devouring the part of the subspace essence that Ge Wajia possesses, also obtaining more “authority”. The size of the Storm God Kingdom could perhaps expand to two to three times its original size on this occasion.
That would be the source of the harvest.
But soon, an event directly shattered Gu Hang’s illusions.
It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured directly over his head.
Out of the blue, he felt a gaze full of “benevolence” looking toward his divine realm from a distant place.
That gaze was impossibly far, as if at the other end of the boundless subspace; but the feeling of being watched was so clear that it was impossible to ignore.
Gu Hang shivered involuntarily.
It was not that he was scared, but as soon as the gazing eye arrived, his soul perceived a threat, and his divine realm trembled.
It felt as if he were witnessing a mountain crumble before his eyes, pressing down on him straight and hard, with no roads to flee, no place to hide.
Gu Hang knew what this was.
It was the gaze of the compassionate father.
One of the four beings in the endless expanse of subspace that absolutely could not be ignored.
Only at this moment did Gu Hang realize he had caused trouble.
What grade is a Great Demon?
Even in the eyes of the compassionate father, a Great Demon must definitely count for something.
Just “vanished” out of the blue, even imprisoned within the Storm God Kingdom—it seems somewhat understandable that he would take a look here with some concern.
But this glance was somewhat lethal for Gu Hang.
Merely being looked at was one thing—frightening but not the end. However, being glared at could not be ignored.
Who could ignore the message behind it?
I, Gu Hang, have been targeted by one of the four mighty gods in subspace, the compassionate father.
Even if he himself doesn’t come—I’m but a tiny speck, surely not worthy of the compassionate father’s personal intervention… right?
But even if he doesn’t personally intervene, this problem is quite difficult to overcome.
Wouldn’t it be normal to send two or three Great Demons?
Gu Hang was already exhausted, having exhausted all his strength against a single Ge Wajia, and it took some clever tactics to accomplish that. If several of them suddenly arrived, how could he resist?
It simply wouldn’t be possible to hold off.
Thinking of this, Gu Hang’s expression became severely grim.
But if you ask if he regretted it, there was no regret.
How could he possibly let go of Ge Wajia? Compared to the somewhat curious gaze of the compassionate father, Ge Wajia was an even more immediate challenge. If he let the Great Demon’s subspace essence slip away, in a few years, it would reassemble its soul and body, returning to its peak.
Perhaps that so-called peak wasn’t enough to cause a stir in the real world, but it would definitely display the power of a Great Demon in subspace.