Chapter 4386: Primus! II The words caused Riya’s eyes to shine. She rose on her tiptoes, her hands reaching forward to wrap around his neck as her nose and lips came within inches of his. At this proximity, her enhanced sensitivity to Mana made her tremble with the sheer presence of his Infinite reserves. She looked directly into his eyes, her expression transforming into something playful and serious simultaneously. "Then I will just give you my Heart," she said softly. "It’s fucking delicate, like a little tiny crystal. You are the only one who may be worth it in my existence, and I am a little arrogant by nature so..." Her smile widened. "You will have time to earn it in the future. One of my plans, Ancestor, is a devilish one. It is to make you ridiculously obsessed with me and my Primus Mana to the point that losing me would be so unimaginably painful that... you will do everything you can to ensure we survive The Fallout." Her jewel-blue eyes sparkled with mischief. "It’s a win-win for me. By the end, I will have you wrapped around my fingers. So I will apologize about this in advance, Little Ancestor." ...! Her words were bold, and her lips brushed against his with every syllable. Noah looked at her with an expression that suggested he viewed her as a poor thing who had no idea what she’d just gotten herself into. Without wasting a moment, Riya pushed off her tiptoes and her lips fully connected with his. And... BOOM! A singularity of Mana bloomed between them. On Riya’s side, she felt like she had connected to a boundless sun of Mana that she had always dreamed of touching. It was so pure, so pristine...not diluted by any other authority, not mixed with inferior elements, just concentrated essence of what Mana could be at its absolute peak. Naturally, the first thing she did after sensing access to this infinite sea was simple. ’Eat it all up!’ Her closed eyes flashed with fierce hunger as she drank the heat of his Infinite Mana endlessly, as if she wanted to experience what it would be like to hold endless reserves herself. Her sensitivity allowed her to perceive and absorb with efficiency others could not imagine. On Noah’s side, he felt an extremely pure source of Mana connect to him, Riya’s refined essence, polished through years of isolated cultivation. It tapped into his Infinite reserves excitedly and hungrily, drinking as if she would be shut out soon when really, she needed to pace herself or risk overwhelming herself. He would let her have her fun for now. Because the presents she was gifting him were far too grand to deny. No, he did not need her to sacrifice her Principles for him. Those who constantly require sacrifices from others to achieve anything on their behalf are not truly following The Way. The thought settled into his consciousness. They are parasites wearing the mask of pioneers. They take from those beneath them and call it leadership. They demand offerings and name it guidance. But to truly follow The Way, to pioneer it as I intend to...one must try their best to lead without requiring sacrifices. To elevate others through one’s own strength rather than depleting them for temporary gains. His eyes flashed with a glorious light as he thought of this! And so, even as Riya drank deeply from his Infinite reserves, Noah made a decision. ’Cheating Architect. Perpetual Harvest.’ He called out to his Singularity Principles with focused intent, his consciousness touching the fundamental architecture of what they represented. ’Award the effort of Riya and this Civilization. Recognize their advancement. Harvest what they have accomplished and integrate it into our shared Way. She will not be losing access to any of her Singularity Principles’ ...! BOOOOOM! An even larger explosion of Mana erupted from their connection. In the skies above the Isolated Civilization, millions of beings raised their heads to witness a phenomenon. A massive singularity bloomed overhead...the purest Mana they had ever perceived, condensed to the point where it became visible even to those without enhanced sensitivity. But it didn’t shine pure blue. It blazed blue-gold. Primus Mana, the elevated form that Riya had spent years refining into existence. They all gazed toward it in awe, many falling to their knees instinctively as the blue-gold sun became utterly blinding. Children pointed and asked questions their parents couldn’t answer. Researchers scrambled to record readings. The Council Members felt their own Mana resonate! The Ancestor’s presence had transformed into something more. Meanwhile, within Noah’s mind, a cascade of prompts bloomed en masse. |CRITICAL DISCOVERY - PRINCIPLE INTEGRATION DETECTED| |Classification: 2 Singularity Principles + 1 Grand Principle| |Source: External Cultivation - Isolated Civilization Member (Riya)| |PRINCIPLES IDENTIFIED:| |—Principle of Primus Ascension (Singularity)| |—Principle of Arcana Infinitum (Singularity)| |—Principle of Mana Supremacy (Grand)| |Direct connection established with the existence who nurtured these Principles to maturity. Analyzing compatibility...| |COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT: EXCEPTIONAL| |The connection is extremely in tune with your Way of Existence. These Principles operate on frameworks that align seamlessly with your established architecture. Countless processes have been made easier through integration.| |PRINCIPLE OF PRIMUS ASCENSION - DETAILED ANALYSIS:| |Backdoor access code detected within Principle’s fundamental structure. Analysis suggests intentional design...this Principle was built to be claimed by an existence possessing Infinite Mana.| |Riya’s architectural modifications include exception clause: "Any existence whose Mana reserves exceed the Principle holder’s by infinite magnitude may claim this authority without conflict."| |PRINCIPLE STATUS: Already nurtured and bloomed to full maturity| |INTEGRATION COMMENCING...| |The Principle of Primus Ascension is now spreading across your existence. All Mana within your being is undergoing elevation to Primus state.| ...! At this moment, within Noah’s inner existence, the mental landscape where his consciousness could observe his own architectural framework...the familiar scene manifested with new additions. An endless seascape of blue stretched in all directions, the ocean of his Infinite Mana given visual representation. Standing on that ocean’s surface, RUIN/EDEN’s illusory form appeared alongside Noah’s humanoid mental projection. In the distance, two massive trees rose from the blue sea. The first blazed with vibrant green-gold light...the Principle of Perpetual Harvest, its branches heavy with fruits of accumulated effort, its roots drinking deep from the ocean of Mana beneath. The second shone with pure gold radiance...the Principle of Cheating Architect. RUIN/EDEN waved her hands, and the seascape shifted. A third tree rose from the blue ocean, this one shining with brilliant blue-gold luminescence. The Principle of Primus Ascension. Its form was elegant, almost crystalline, each branch and leaf constructed from what looked like compressed theorems of Mana elevation. |All Mana within your being- every particle, every quantum of power, every reserve both active and latent, is undergoing elevation to Primus state.| |This is not a temporary enhancement. This is permanent restructuring of your foundational energy architecture.| |Due to this pivotal change, much of the authority of this Principle was clustered here. It may hold fewer ultimate features or locked features.| |Tracking changes now...| Noah felt it happening in real-time. The endless blue of his existence, the ocean of Infinite Mana that defined what he was...began to transform. His Mana was gaining grander qualities. Becoming denser in the sense of information density. Each unit of Primus Mana carried more potential, more capability, more fundamental weight than normal Mana could hold. Becoming purer...not cleaner, because his Mana had always been pure, but refined. It was necoming more complex, more sophisticated. The interactions between Mana particles were becoming more intricate. Which meant that his Complexity and Purity parameters...the measurements of his existential weight, were beginning to transform as well! His Mana was becoming something more. Something unfathomably more!