Adrian y in his cot aboard the Spirit Vessel, the gentle hum of the ship filling his quiet room. Uo sleep, he reached out with his thoughts, and soon the familiar presence of the Cube answered.

  "I am here, Adrian. What weighs on you as we begin this new day?"

  Adrian sighed in his mind. "You know, 'Cube' still sounds too pin and cold. I want to give you a friendlier name."

  He paused, theured, "How about 'Cubey McBlockface'?" He chuckled at his own silliness.

  After a brief silehe Cube replied, "Adrian, that name is rather embarrassing. You must choose somethier."

  Adrian grinned and tried again. "Alright, maybe 'Rubber Cube'? No, that's still silly. Hmm… What about 'Nova Cube'? Nah, that doesn't work either."

  After a few more tries, Adrian finally said, "I guess I'll settle on 'o.' It sounds warm and vast—like the space we travel through."

  The Cube's tone softened. "o is acceptable if it makes you feel at ease. Very well, call me o."

  Adrian smiled. "Thanks, o."

  After the naming banter, Adrian's thoughts turo something else. "o, I've read novels where cultivators are so powerful they bst mountains to smithereens and everoy worlds with a sihought. Is that true here? How strong our cultivators really be?"

  o replied in a clear, steady tone, "In this world, evero cultivators usually only mao bst mountains into smithereens. They reshape the nd, but they don't destroy entire worlds with a sihought."

  Adrian nodded. "So, our power stops at the mountain level?"

  The Cube firmed, "Yes, for the most part. Their feats, while mighty, are usually limited to altering rge structures like mountains. It's impressive enough."

  After a pause, Adrian tinued, "But what about destroying worlds? I've heard stories where cultivators ge the very structure of reality with a sihought. Does that ever happen?"

  The Cube's tourned pyful. "Ah, now there's a topic. There are tales from the vast universe—although they might not be that grand, they are incredible—two in particur e to mind."

  Adrian leaned in, eager to know more.

  "The first," the Cube began, "is about a man who saportunity in mortals burning with a thirst for revenge. He cleverly maniputed them by making it seem as though they were gaining divine abilities on their own. These mortals believed they were being special and growing stronger, all while he used their rising power to serve his own goals. Eventually, when people discovered his deceit, powerful cultivators and eveire anizations—like oorious group known as QtelCorp—chased him across the universe to put ao his schemes."

  Adrian's eyes widened in amazement. "So, he tricked them into thinking they were achieving greatness, while really, he was just using them for his own be?"

  "Exactly," the Cube replied. "It was a ing, if morally questionable, ploy. And the sequences were as chaotic as they were ued."

  Adrian then asked, "And what of the end? You mentioned another one."

  The Cube tinued, "Yes, the sed tale is about an old man with an unmatched passion for food. He turned aire gaxy into a grand cooking test. His challenges were so outndish and creative that they reshaped the very eople thought about strength and skill. It wasn't about raw destru, but about transf the world in ued ways through something as simple—and as profound—as a taste for life."

  Adrian absorbed the stories, a mix of awe and humor in his tone. "So, even if our cultivators might not be capable of literally destroying worlds, there are those whose as ge reality in ways that are just as dramatic."

  The Cube replied warmly, "Indeed, Adrian. The legends remind us that power takes many forms. Whether it's shattering a mountain or sparking a ic cooking test, each feat leaves its mark on the universe. These stories, while sometimes eous, show that ambition and cleverness reshape reality—even if it's not by obliteratiire worlds."

  After discussing the legends of great feats, Adrian sat quietly in his room aboard the Spirit Vessel. Lost in thought, he reached out with his mind.

  "o, I worry that my fate might turn out like that story you mentioned—about a man who used the souls of mortals, sending them off into other worlds for his own gain. I don't want to end up being used like that."

  There was a long, thoughtful pause. Then o spoke in a calm, measured tone.

  "Adrian, I want you to know that I have no desire to use you in that way. I am here to guide you along your own path so that together, we achieve transdence."

  "Isn't there some kind of oath you take?" Adrian asked. "I've read in hat when people make such oaths and thehem, something terrible happens—their very esses damaged. 't you make an oath like that to reassure me?"

  "Adrian, I uand your . In many parts of the universe, individuals swear oaths to the heavens her powers, binding themselves to their promises. Breaking such oaths indeed lead to severe sequences, such as damage to one's in or soul. However, in this universe, I am the supreme being, apart from the primordial ws that govern all. There is no higher power to whom I swear an oath. Therefore, I ake such a vow to you. What I offer is my guidand support. You must trust in your own strength and ih we are f together."

  "So, there's no powerful promise to bio a certain fate—I have to rely on my own strength."

  Adrian pted os words.. "So, I have to rely on my own strength and efforts, then? Maybe I am not as unique as I ohought. Although traits like mine might not be on, they shouldn't be that rare either. Perhaps o only took pity on me. If that's the case, then I should make the most of the opportunity he has given me."

  o, upon hearing Adrian's self-refle, pondered silently. "Oh, Adrian, how mistaken you are, " he mused. "You believe you're not uhat there are many like you. True, there are others who are curious, and a few who possess parable talents—though sudividuals are exceedingly rare. But the bination of your insatiable curiosity and exceptional abilities makes you one in an eon. Moreover, your innate capacity to dis and correte the fual ws of the universe is a gift essential for transdend to bihese three things into a singur person. With my guidance, you will e to realize your true potential."