Inside Chang Li Yao's body, countless universes shimmered like stars in a cosmic ocean.
Laws intertwined.
Dimensions spiraled.
Whole civilizations blossomed in seconds.
And Li Yao?
He was sitting cross legged, trying very, very hard not to breathe too deeply.
DING!
"Host has inhaled. 1,000,000 Multiversal Energy."
Li Yao rubbed his face.
"System let me exist normally for five minutes."
But before the system could respond
Everything changed.
Every universe inside him froze.
Every law stopped.
Or rather
the concept of movement temporarily ceased to exist.
This wasn't time stopping.
It wasn't space locking.
This was something else:
A total pause in the existence of "change."
Then, above Li Yao, a ripple expanded outward.
Not a sound.
Not a light.
Not an energy wave.
A metaphysical presence.
A phenomenon that existed beyond existence.
Something that should not be, yet undeniably was.
Li Yao slowly stood.
System?"
The system did not answer.
It couldn't.
This presence was not bound by the rules the system ran on.
From the ripple, a shape appeared.
No body.
No form.
No silhouette.
It was an idea, not a creature.
A pure concept that had taken temporary shape so Li Yao could perceive it.
If someone else looked at it, they would see nothing.
But to Li Yao, whose eyes now contained the reflection of countless universes.
He perceived it as a conceptual outline, made of:
Meaning without shape
Presence without form
Identity without parameters
This being did not live in time.
It did not occupy space.
It was unconnected to any dimension, universe, timeline, or multiverse.
It operated on a meta cosmic level
where "existence" and "nonexistence" were just themes.
Li Yao swallowed.
You aren't from any world, are you.
The being responded, not with words, but with understanding.
A message appeared in his mind:
You are noisy."
Li Yao almost fell over.
"NOISY I haven't done anything!"
The being corrected him gently:
You exist.
Li Yao: EXCUSE ME.
The conceptual being conveyed another message.
Your multiverse creation leaks."
Li Yao stared.
Leaks Leaks what?"
Meaning."
The being continued:
From your existence, entire abstract layers form.
New categories of 'reality' appear because of you.
You expand too fast."
Li Yao held his head.
"So just existing creates new planes of abstraction now.
The being confirmed.
Yes.
You destabilize the boundary between defined and undefined."
Li Yao: "I didn't sign up for ANY of this!"
Simply by contacting Chang Li Yao, the being triggered new evolutions.
DING!
"Host has obtained new conceptual abilities!"
1. Abstract Sovereignty
He can interact with beings or entities that do not exist in space, time, or reality.
2. MetaExistence Stability
He can stabilize or reshape conceptual layers:
meaning
identity
logic
causality
abstraction
3. Paradox Immunity
Contradictions, paradoxes, and impossible states cannot affect him.
He automatically resolves them into workable form.
4. NonDimensional Authority
He can operate without form, place, or timeline if he chooses.
5. Concept Weaving
He can create new conceptual truths that reshape lower realities.
The conceptual being pulsed.
"You will ascend past multiverses.
Then past abstraction.
Then past the need for 'beyond.'
Prepare."
Li Yao's face went pale.
"NO. NO PREPARING. I refuse any more breakthroughs!"
The being had already faded.
Only its last message remained in his mind:
You do not choose.
You are."
Li Yao fell to his knees.
"WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP TELLING ME THAT.