Mage Adam-Chapter "363"
This ability, when used as a standalone spell, was already immensely powerful. But its greatest value lay in being woven into other spells, striking at the very structural composition of matter itself.
For example, take a simple First-Circle spell like Electric Shock. Its primary damage comes from the heat effect of electric current. But if the ability of the Matter Wave were attached to it, the spell would gain vastly greater attributes and destructive power.
By deriving wave equations, photons fell completely under Adam’s control. Electromagnetic force, once only macroscopic, now penetrated into the microscopic realm. With that, the might of all his electromagnetic spells multiplied several dozen times over. Take magnetism alone—Adam could now extend a magnetic field to cover more than ten thousand kilometers in every direction, and within that domain, any being weaker than him could be toyed with at will.
Yet this was not the most terrifying aspect. Far more dreadful was the near-absolute control over matter at the molecular and atomic levels that electromagnetic magic now granted him. Adam could accelerate molecular motion to produce the same physical effects as most fire-element spells; he could manipulate electrons to create unprecedented lightning spells; he could command photons to transmit electromagnetic force across extreme distances; even water molecules lay within his grasp, along with radiation and light.
Within Adam’s magnetic field, his will itself became the rules. And if, one day, he could unify the other three fundamental forces, proclaiming himself the Creator would hardly be an exaggeration.
Adam lifted a hand and conjured tritium and deuterium. In an instant, nuclear fusion ignited. A half-meter sphere of fire stabilized within a special magnetic field, burning quietly, then dispersed at his thought. A nuclear-grade Fireball Spell with the force of five hundred million standard Fireballs now sat as docile as a candle flame in his hands.
Afterward, Adam updated the data of his clones, uploading all of his most recent theories and assigning them tasks of induction and summary.
A few days later, principles such as the Uncertainty Principle, the Exclusion Principle, Hilbert Space, wave mechanics, and matrix mechanics—all the foundations of quantum mechanics—had been successfully derived. From that point, Adam’s magic stepped into an entirely new realm.
To draw an analogy: before, Adam’s spells had to be cast from his hands, travel through the air, and then strike or be dodged by their targets. But now, things were utterly different. When an enemy saw his spell, that meant they had already been hit. The trajectory of the magic would only appear after the strike had landed. Whether the target was still alive by then was another matter entirely.
Once his Transdimensional Level stabilized, Adam found that even his very body had entered a strange, wondrous state.
This did not refer merely to his elemental true body, but to every form he possessed—including his clones. The flesh and blood composing them now displayed wave-particle duality, freely shifting between matter and wave.
Even his soul exhibited a newfound mystery. It no longer needed to exist as a fixed, solidified form, but could scatter and reassemble at will. Hard to comprehend at first glance, but Adam understood one thing clearly: his ability to preserve his own life had just risen by several entire tiers.
When Adam submitted his requirements for his Mage Tower, the materials for his next mission arrived in his hands.
Back when he had sold those coordinates to Sandy, he hadn’t expected them to lead to a world connected to the Enemies of the Mages. Still, since she had managed to transmit intelligence back, that meant she was not in immediate danger.
The information was messy, showing that Sandy had uncovered almost nothing over the years. According to her report, the place truly was a cluster of multiple planes. But unlike parallel structures, they formed a pyramidal hierarchy, ranked from lower to higher levels. The world Sandy had smuggled herself into was one of the lowest tiers.
The natives there were weak, their races intermingled. Most crucially, their cultivation methods were fundamentally different from anything in the Aetheric Void. Mages were born with spiritual power, able to bear and release energy. The locals, however, possessed nothing innately. Energetically, they seemed only capable of absorbing, never releasing. Stranger still, they had no concept of the Outer Void. Their sole goal in growing stronger was to ascend into a higher plane within the cluster.
Sandy hadn’t realized this echoed the evolutionary method of the Third Epoch’s beings. The reason she had requested aid was because the world contained many Transdimensional-level creatures, all with a deeply ingrained sense of pedigree. Stinginess and hoarding were the norm; she could not act effectively alone.
Following her report came an analysis from the Department of Transdimensional Exploration. The consensus was that the cluster was indeed related to the Third Epoch, but its inheritance was incomplete. Instead, it had been fragmentary remnants, later self-evolved by Fourth-Epoch beings into their own power system. Certainly, no true Hypervoid Beings existed there—if they had, no life could survive, and Sandy would never have had the chance to request reinforcements.
Adam, however, had his own suspicions. This whole structure seemed eerily similar to a Gu-raising game: starting at the lowest plane, climbing step by step, with fewer and fewer survivors at each level. So what awaited those at the pinnacle? Did they “clear the game” and become gods? Or were the apex predators simply waiting for the ascendants to arrive… in order to devour them?
Keeping his doubts to himself, Adam left the research institute and entered the Inner World. As a Transdimensional Mage, his path diverged from the past. The Third Holy Tower had relaxed access to core knowledge of Reincarnation Magic, and Adam needed to update his own spellwork.
His instructor this time was an acquaintance—Wendy, the Transdimensional Mage.
“Hehe, so you’ve become Transdimensional!” she teased, circling around him with a playful grin. “How does it feel? Regret yet? Afraid? At the Formal levels you could still live happily, but now? Now you face terror itself!”
“Lady Wendy—”
“Just call me Wendy,” she interrupted. “You’re Transdimensional now too. No need for titles.”
“…Alright, Wendy. You know about my previous experiment, don’t you?”
Of course Wendy knew. She had even repeated his experiment many times herself. She also knew that as its originator and first to complete it, Adam could not possibly fear what came next. So she pouted and muttered, “So boring. Since your ascension, you’ve become so boring. Hmph. Anyway, I’ll teach you the use of Transdimensional Reincarnation Magic now. Don’t resist!”
With that, she stepped close, cupping Adam’s chin with both hands and pressing her forehead against his.
Adam, unaccustomed to such proximity with the opposite sex, felt slightly uneasy. Before he could say a word, however, a sixty-six-syllable incantation flowed straight into his mind.
Wendy bumped her forehead against his once more, then released him and said:
“Transdimensional Reincarnation doesn’t differ much from the formal version—except it’s more complex, and it adds one key ability: you can now choose your reincarnation target at will. From here on, you control the magic, not the other way around. And the protection for the caster is stronger—if you hit a brick wall, the spell will buy you more time to escape.”
Author’s Daily Explanation
First, the protagonist. He’s a mage, one of many. Exploration is a duty even True Spirits must fulfill. He is no more exalted than others—what others must do, he must do as well. To become a Transdimensional Mage, how could he not be a genius?
Second, no one is sending him to die. Discovering Hypervoid Beings is a matter of probability. In places known to harbor them, only True Spirits can go. This mission is merely into remnants.
Third, the danger. Red Zones, confirmed sites of Hypervoid Beings, are indeed certain death. Adam is not being sent there. His destination is only an unknown area. If Sandy is alive, why should Adam die? It’s not even classified as an Orange Zone.
And above all, I’ve always emphasized this: evolution here is collective. Everyone must work. No one is entitled to sit idle and be served.
—Daily explanation complete. Please look forward to the next one!
