309: System upgrade, the leveraging of rules!

Inside the control room, there was a deathly silence.

Fatty Zhang, Zhao Linger, Li Hanyue, Su Meier... everyone's eyes were like iron filings attracted by a magnet, firmly glued to Lin Fan.

De... devouring a natural disaster?

Is this something a human can do?

That was a high-dimensional strike that made one's Divine Soul tremble with just a glance, yet to Lin Fan, it was like a dish on a buffet table, eaten just like that?

This had already exceeded the limits of their cognition; their brains had completely stalled.

Lin Fan paid no mind to their petrified expressions.

His entire mind was immersed within his own field of vision.

That bright red, constantly ticking countdown occupied the center of his entire view.

[System about to enter update, countdown: 23 hours 59 minutes 58 seconds...]

[New function 'Reality Interference' is about to go online!]

Lin Fan's gaze was more focused than ever before.

Since his Transmigration, the System had always been his greatest trump card, but its functions had always been passive—die, then obtain rewards.

But now, the words 'Reality Interference' seemed to herald a brand new possibility of taking the initiative.

He needed peace.

"Disperse, all of you."

Lin Fan waved his hand, his voice calm yet carrying an unquestionable authority.

"Go back and reflect well; the things you saw today will be beneficial to you."

"Yes, Boss!"

Fatty Zhang shuddered, snapping back from his extreme shock and instinctively standing at attention to respond.

Zhao Linger and the others also gave Lin Fan a deep look; in that gaze, besides the original closeness and trust, there was an added layer of unspeakable awe.

They silently performed a salute and withdrew from the control room.

Soon, only Lin Fan remained in the empty control room, along with that coldly ticking countdown... twenty-four hours passed in a flash.

The instant the final second of the countdown hit zero.

Boom—!

A monstrous wave surged within Lin Fan's sea of consciousness!

The System interface that had accompanied him for so long, so concise it was almost plain, was covered in cobweb-like cracks in an instant, then shattered into a billion points of light with a bang!

Immediately after, these points of light reconverged in an incredibly profound trajectory.

A brand new interface, filled with a sense of future technology yet flowing with ancient Daoist charm at every corner, slowly emerged before his eyes.

In the very center of the interface was no longer a simple attribute list, but a dynamic pattern as deep as a nebula vortex.

Below the pattern, a line of concise and clear text was imprinted.

[reality interference points: 0]

[Ding! System Version 2.0 update complete!]

[New function 'Reality Interference' has officially gone online!]

[Detected 'Heavenly Dao Origin' within the Host's body, which can be exchanged for 'reality interference points'.]

[Exchange Ratio: 1:1]

Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat.

Heavenly Dao Origin!

That was the ultimate reward after his Divine-Grade death, that endless golden torrent that had almost burst him!

Although the vast majority of it had been channeled into the Immortal World to create heaven and earth, a portion still remained within his Divine Soul Origin.

"Query current 'Heavenly Dao Origin' balance."

Lin Fan's thought stirred.

The next second, a string of numbers so long it made him dizzy appeared on the interface.

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands... Lin Fan couldn't be bothered to count.

He only knew that if this 'wealth' were used to buy planets, it could probably buy half the Universe.

An unprecedented sense of affluence filled his heart.

Is this what it feels like to be the richest man in the Universe?

He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and began a tentative operation.

"Exchange 'ten thousand' units of Heavenly Dao Origin."

Buzz!

A wisp of golden Origin deep within his Divine Soul trembled slightly and vanished.

Simultaneously, the number for [reality interference points] on the interface jumped from '0' to '10000' in an instant.

It worked!

In Lin Fan's eyes, a light of eagerness flickered.

With a casual gesture, a cup of clear pure water appeared in his hand.

So, just how far can this 'Reality Interference' go?

In his mind, his boldest and most direct idea surfaced.

Creation out of thin air!

"System, consume reality interference points to turn this cup of water into a jug of ten-thousand-year 'Dao Enlightenment Immortal Brew'!"

He stared fixedly at the cup of water, ready to witness a miracle.

However, no miracle appeared.

A line of cold red warnings popped out.

[Interference failed!]

[Warning: The specified interference target violates the underlying laws of conservation of mass and energy conversion of the Universe, and will trigger high-intensity Karma backfire!]

[Estimated backfire risk: 99.99%!]

[Points required for forced execution being estimated... estimation failed, it has exceeded the current bearable upper limit!]

Lin Fan was stunned.

Failed?

It wasn't that the points were insufficient, but it was directly judged as 'unexecutable'?

His brow furrowed slightly; it seemed this new function was not an omnipotent wishing machine.

It also had to follow certain rules.

Undeterred, he quickly adjusted his thinking and began a second test.

This time, his goal became much simpler.

"Increase the temperature of this cup of water by one degree."

[Instruction confirmed.]

[Interference target: Adjust the average kinetic energy of water molecules within the specified range.]

[Probability being corrected...]

[Consume 'reality interference points': 1.]

[Interference successful.]

Lin Fan felt the water cup in his hand become slightly warmer.

It worked!

Although it was just a negligible change, it proved that this path was open!

His eyes lit up, and he continued the experiment.

He took out an ordinary die and held it in his palm.

"After I throw it, make it so that when it lands, it must be a 'six' facing up."

[Instruction confirmed... Consuming 'reality interference points': 5. Interference successful.]

He let go, the die rolled a few times on the ground, and came to a steady stop, with a bright red 'six' on top.

Lin Fan was deep in thought.

He looked at the cup of water again.

"Make a wisp of Spiritual Qi appear out of thin air in this cup of water."

[Instruction confirmed... Consuming 'reality interference points': 10000. Interference successful.]

He could clearly perceive a wisp of pure Spiritual Qi abruptly appearing within the water cup.

After dozens of tests in different directions, Lin Fan finally stopped, his eyes flashing with a light of realization.

He completely understood.

The essence of 'Reality Interference' was not 'creation', but 'leveraging'!

It could not create something from nothing, but it could correct a 'low probability' event into 'inevitable'!

For example, raising the water temperature was essentially accelerating molecular motion, which is a regular physical phenomenon, so the consumption was extremely low.

For example, making the die roll a specified number was essentially locking onto one possibility out of countless ones, so the consumption was also relatively small.

But generating Spiritual Qi out of thin air was essentially forcibly converting energy within the material world, which already touched the edge of the rules, so the points consumed increased exponentially.

As for turning water into immortal brew, that was thorough material reconstruction, equivalent to having the System temporarily write and execute a set of 'creation' level code, so it would naturally be judged as a failure.

"Using a small force to move a large object..."

The corners of Lin Fan's mouth slowly curled into a dangerous arc.

He instantly thought of countless extremely insidious uses.

Want to assassinate a master?

No need to do it yourself.

Just consume a few points to make the 'probability' of him suffering Qi Deviation during cultivation go from one in a billion to 'inevitable'.

Want to find a lost treasure?

No need to wander all over the world.

Just consume points to make the 'probability' of 'accidentally' tripping and then falling exactly at the entrance of the treasure's hiding spot become 'inevitable'.

This was the correct way to use 'Reality Interference'!

It wasn't about crudely modifying the world, but becoming the mastermind behind destiny, using an invisible thread to lever the entire world!

This was even more hidden and more unreasonable than his Divine Ability of 'Speaking Law into Existence'!

Just as Lin Fan was immersed in the great joy of discovering a new toy.

Beep—! Beep—! Beep—!!!

Throughout the Qingmu Star base, a sharp alarm sounded once again!

But this time, it wasn't the despairing System collapse warning of a high-dimensional invasion, but a highest-level foreign invasion alarm from the outer borders!

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow and looked up at the light screen in the center of the control room.

He saw that on the edge of the vast Immortal Alliance territory star map, a massive fleet composed of hundreds of extremely magnificent starry sky giant ships was grandly tearing through space and descending upon this place!

The lead flagship was comparable in size to a small planet, its hull crafted entirely from a brilliant golden metal, filled with a high-and-mighty majesty and sense of pressure.

Without waiting for the Immortal Alliance side to inquire.

A forceful communication request, filled with arrogance and disdain, was directly forced into the control room.

On the light screen, a holographic projection of a young messenger wearing lavish clothes and an arrogant expression emerged.

He didn't even glance at the environment here, but just as if reading an inconsequential document, spoke in a patronizing tone.

"By order of the Central Star River Alliance, the lord of this barren Star Domain, 'Lin Fan', is to immediately come to the flagship for an audience, without delay."

"The Alliance only gives you one hour."

After speaking, he prepared to unilaterally cut off the communication.

Inside the control room, Fatty Zhang, Zhao Linger, and the others who had just arrived were instantly filled with rage.

What was this?

Too arrogant!

However, Lin Fan's attention was not on the messenger's arrogant face at all.

His pupils constricted slightly.

His gaze was deadlocked on a huge and striking emblem on the hull of that golden flagship.

It was a pattern composed of a star ring and a sharp sword.

He had seen this emblem before.

A long time ago, on the assassins who pursued Yue Xi, causing her to be heavily injured and on the verge of death, falling into the mortal world, there was this mark!