Chapter 35: Brahma Sound, Vishnu Arrives (Part 1):
For Ximi and Manlina, opening worlds was extraordinarily simple.
This was part of completing the three thousand worlds, thus blessed by the supreme spiritual karma.
After just two thousand years, Ximi and Manlina had opened twelve worlds.
All of them were anchored at the Su Mi Lu Mountain as a spacetime node, twelve worlds hanging beneath Miao Zhen Palace.
"This is the power of worlds? Feels so weak."
Manlina Goddess extended her hand. Flames condensed from the world's power appeared, radiating multicolored light.
However, the energy fluctuations were weak.
Of course, relatively speaking, they were weaker than the great divine power of main gods—let alone Manlina, a high-ranking main god.
Yet it was stronger than higher gods.
Ximi smiled. For her, this world power was rather trivial, incapable of rivaling divine power.
"Husband, shall we assist you in opening twenty-four worlds, hanging them above Miao Zhen Palace?"
Ximi pointed to the giant inverted stone above Miao Zhen Palace, atop which grew a divine tree. Perfect as a spacetime node.
"No."
Fan'en shook his head and said to Ximi and Manlina, "I want you to enter my consciousness sea."
"What!"
"Husband wants to use himself as the base to open twenty-four worlds?"
Ximi was shocked, worriedly looking at Fan'en.
Using oneself as the foundation is risky; any mistake could annihilate both body and spirit, returning to the embrace of Great Brahma.
In the Three Realms, no matter which deity opens a world, they typically use external objects as spacetime nodes.
Then, they open worlds, forming Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Void.
"Isn't this too dangerous, Husband? I don't want you to risk yourself," Manlina said anxiously.
Fan'en patted her head, smiling: "It'll be fine. Trust me."
Ximi pondered for a moment, seeing the determination in Fan'en's eyes. She eventually agreed.
"Open one world first. If there's any discomfort, Husband, you must stop immediately," Ximi pleaded.
"No, all twenty-four worlds at once. Only then can they connect," Fan'en said.
"Beloved Ximi, dear Manlina, you must obey."
Fan'en's brow shone with a beam of light, forming a portal before Ximi and Manlina.
Using the consciousness sea as the base to open twenty-four worlds was Fan'en's carefully considered decision.
Otherwise, he could have opened worlds long ago with Ximi's help.
Once twenty-four worlds were successfully opened in the consciousness sea, Fan'en would essentially gain the blessings of twenty-four heavens.
The world power he possessed could transform into world-magnitude power.
This was not a simple addition.
Once formed, world-magnitude power would allow Fan'en to seize the initiative after the Primordial Calamity.
To form such power, the twenty-four worlds had to be opened simultaneously, tightly interconnected.
Of course, this carried enormous risks.
The five elements—Void, Earth, Fire, Wind, Water—must not overflow into his consciousness sea.
Otherwise, the sea would collapse instantly, destroying his consciousness.
Not his body—at worst, he could restart.
With Ximi and Manlina present, Fan'en was well-prepared, ensuring no need for a restart.
With that one trace of consciousness and primordial sensation as backup, he could handle any sudden event.
A single day of his true-body ability could transform the decayed into the divine.
After entering Fan'en's consciousness sea, Ximi and Manlina were shocked.
Vast. Boundless. Infinite.
Like primordial chaos.
The consciousness sea of a main god was about the size of a planet.
A Primordial Elemental God's sea could be the size of a galaxy.
But Fan'en's consciousness sea was endless, gray, filled with calm and infinite ripples.
"This is the consciousness sea of the God of Consciousness? It's enormous, almost capable of holding the entire Mortal Realm," Manlina exclaimed.
Ximi had other suspicions.
Such a consciousness sea resembled pre-creation chaos.
It could not belong to any consciousness god. Their authority was not this powerful.
Fan'en was the first being of the Great Brahma Primordial Era.
A Fire Lingam mark appeared on his Lingam.
He could wield the Trident of the God of Destruction, Shiva.
Ximi felt doubt and curiosity toward Fan'en for the first time—but did not ask.
In her heart, what her husband wanted her to know, he would tell; what he did not, she should not question.
Fan'en's manifested form appeared before Ximi and Manlina, standing upon the endless ripples.
His consciousness sea was vast because his true body was Brahma; even when manifested, he was not like other beings.
"Rise!"
Fan'en's voice echoed through the consciousness sea. Twenty-four suns immediately rose from the ripples.
"Ximi, Manlina, assist me!"
Fan'en manifested a combat form, distinct from his wisdom form: four heads, eight arms, each head with a third eye.
Eight hands held various divine artifacts, including the ethereal Vedas.
Hearing Fan'en's command, Ximi and Manlina manifested their wisdom forms, immediately channeling divine power and wisdom into him, dividing his combat form into twenty-four.
ॐ
With a mighty roar, the twenty-four combat avatars charged into the suns, opening the void and transforming the five elements: Void, Earth, Fire, Wind, Water.
"This… the first Brahma Sound!"
Ximi was stunned, staring at Fan'en in disbelief.
Brahma Sound.
The greatest sound in the Three Realms. Even main gods could not produce it.
Even Ximi, a Primordial Elemental God, could barely produce the Sixth Brahma Sound.
Each Brahma Sound carried supreme power.
The First Brahma Sound was the creation sound of Brahma in the infinite unconscious state.
Ximi believed that even the current Trimurti could not produce the First Brahma Sound without entering the infinite unconscious state.
The five elements were born, beginning to form the world's blueprint.
But then, the vast consciousness sea—the calm ripples—began to stir.
Billions of waves surged, directly sweeping the hanging suns, threatening to extinguish them.
The elements began to destabilize.
The twenty-four suns shook, appearing to plunge into the ripples.
Ximi and Manlina were anxious, hearts in throats.
Seeing the elements overflow, Fan'en did not panic.
झा
The Second Brahma Sound rose, calming all turbulence in the consciousness sea.
The elements stabilized.
But at this moment…
The Fourth Brahma Sound echoed through Fan'en's consciousness sea. It was not from him.
ईश्वर
From the endless ripples, a dazzling light appeared—the Primordial Dragon King Shesha, carrying the God of Preservation, Vishnu!