Cosmic Ruler - Chapter 279

Chapter 279: The Most Absurd Baby is Born

The World of Celestial is a mysterious realm that defies the common laws of the universe. It consists of nine colossal worlds arranged vertically, one on top of the other, like layers of a towering celestial column. Each world is far larger than even the largest stars, creating a paradoxical scene where the neighboring suns revolve around these massive worlds, rather than the worlds revolving around the suns.

The lowest of these nine worlds, from an outsider’s view, glows with a soft lavender hue, giving it an ethereal and serene appearance. But beneath that gentle exterior, chaos often reigns.

In one of the continents of this lower world, within a modest kingdom, a carriage is under siege. The scene is violent and merciless. Bandits, far more numerous than the few guards protecting the carriage, are attacking without restraint. Screams of anguish and the clashing of steel echo through the air.

“Protect it!” a guard shouted, swinging his blade in a last-ditch effort. “Arghhh!” came the guttural cry as he was struck down.

One by one, the guards fell, their blood staining the ground. Inside the carriage, a woman clutched a baby in her arms, her face etched with desperation. She barely had time to react before a dark spear pierced through her chest, the baby in her arms slipping away as she collapsed, lifeless.

This seemingly small, tragic event was but a fragment of the grander happenings in this world. While the people of this kingdom might seem ordinary, the bandits terrorizing them were far from it. These bandits, though insignificant compared to the grand scale of the Modest Kingdom—One of the many power in the Celestial World—were still far stronger than what should have been possible in a different worlds.

Here, in the lower world, bandits held power that would rival even some of the Top beings in other worlds, like Celestaria and the geniuses of cultivation were left to struggle against foes who would be seen as mere nuisances in higher realms. What kind of world could produce such powers, where bandits commanded such terrifying power?

This was a place where the laws of strength was so high, that other world top beings can only be mere bandits here, such was the worlds of Celestials.

As the bandits loot the carriage they left, leaving the bodies to rot.

As the bandits disappeared into the distance, leaving devastation in their wake, something otherworldly occurred. A dimensional crack formed in the sky directly above the lifeless baby. Out of this shimmering rift, a cosmic cube emerged, glowing with celestial energy. It floated down slowly, almost as if it had chosen its target, and then slipped into the baby’s chest.

The wound caused by the dark spear began to heal instantly. The baby’s skin regained life, and his once black hair transformed into a striking pure white. His eyes snapped open, revealing a shimmering blue, deep like an endless ocean. Confusion clouded the baby’s face, and then suddenly, his tiny features scrunched up in frustration.

“Baabaub abauy?” the baby blurted out in an awkward attempt at speaking.

But inside, Aiden was screaming.

‘The fuck, I’m a baby?!’ he inwardly shouted, hearing only babyish babbling escape his lips.

‘Nexus! What is this?!’ he demanded angrily, his voice laced with disbelief and panic. He had gone through two reincarnations, from baby, and even as a child once. But this… this was on a whole new level.

‘At least , in my first reincarnation, I had a mother but now I am a helpless baby with no one to help me!’ He thought to himself.

“[Don’t worry, the cube found this body has the best trait],” Nexus reassured Aiden.

“Trait? What is this Trait?” Aiden asked, still confused by the sudden turn of events.

“[Traits here are blessings from the Reality itself. Everyone born in this Celestial world has one. The previous two worlds you experienced were too low in level for such blessings, but here, it’s different],” Nexus explained, his tone calm but informative.

“[Traits can be anything from Flame Ruler to Chaos Controller, even transformation types. Many traits are more powerful than lower-rank authorities you’ve encountered before.]”

Aiden’s mind spun as he processed the information. “Hmm, but… I’m still a baby in the middle of a bunch of dead bodies,” he said, feeling the weight of the absurd situation around him.

“[Don’t worry, your soul combined with this body, which has an extremely powerful blessing, will grant you not just one but the chance to have three supreme authorities],” Nexus continued, her voice brimming with confidence.

Aiden’s interest peaked as Nexus began to display the potential Authorities.

He knew how the ranking of Authorities worked. From Lower to Greater, then Ultimate, and finally the coveted Supreme, the levels determined the wielders’ control over reality itself. Now, the chance to wield three Supreme Authorities was within his grasp, and naturally, he was eager to see what would suit his current predicament.

‘Show me the best ones for this current situation,’ Aiden commanded mentally.

Nexus responded immediately, displaying a list of possibilities in front of his vision :-

[For the first one, I chose the best Knowledge related ] nexus said as she displayed the information.

Authority of Omni-Knowledge

Concept: Total knowledge of all things across all realities.

Powers:

Omni-Perception: See and understand every action, thought, and possibility in all of existence. Nothing is hidden from your sight, including past, present, and future.

Absolute Truth: Declare a truth about anything, and it becomes a fact across all realities, from physics to morality. For example, you could declare “In this world, fire cannot burn,” and it would hold universally.

Range depends on user Rank.

Infinite Insight: Instantly know the full history, powers, and weaknesses of any being or object, as well as all possible future outcomes of their actions.

Paradox Cognition: Comprehend and manipulate paradoxes, using contradictions in reality to your advantage, such as creating two mutually exclusive events that both occur.

‘Okay, I will chose this one’ Aiden instantly selected it as it got some powerful effects.

[hmm, I knew you would like it, for the next one, I have chosen two, they both can help you from your current situation ] Nexus said as she displayed next ones.

Authority of Creation

Concept: The supreme power to create anything from nothing, including entire realities.

Powers:

Primordial Forge: Mold entire universes, realities, or timelines from the raw essence of creation, deciding their laws, inhabitants, and even their history.

Essence Sculpting: Shape the essence of any being or object, altering their form, power, and nature at will. You could turn a human into a god or a star into a flower.

Concept Birth: Create entirely new concepts or entities, like a new force of nature or an entirely unique race of beings that have never existed before.

Unlimited Genesis: Spawn new worlds, dimensions, or even entire multiverses infinitely, each one as unique or as chaotic as you desire.

‘This is indeed a good one that can help me, I can create servants but you know , It will depend on my Rank, which is like peak of cultivation world but here its just the lowest rank’ Aiden said.

[ I know, that’s why I had two options ] Nexus said as she displayed other one.

Authority of Fate Emperor

Concept: The user embodies a celestial emperor, commanding divine aides, issuing decrees, and controlling the fate of those within their empire.

Powers:

1. Empyrean Aide

Description: Summon celestial aides of varying ranks.

Details: Call upon divine beings, from loyal maids and attendants to powerful generals, each possessing unique abilities suited to their role.

2. Emperor’s Decree

Description: Issue commands that alter reality.

Details: As the ruler, your decrees can bless allies, empower your forces, or curse enemies, reshaping the course of fate within your domain.

3. Celestial Wrath

Description: Unleash divine fury upon foes.

Details: Channel the power of the heavens to rain down bolts of celestial energy, causing devastating damage to enemies while purging darkness and corruption.

4. Fate’s Blade

Description: Manifest a sword of pure fate.

Details: Summon a radiant sword that can cut through the fabric of destiny itself, dealing immense damage and altering the fates of those it strikes, either empowering allies or weakening foes.

‘Hm, this will do, the Empyrean aide will help me now, and its other abilities are also good’ Aiden said, Nexus nodded marked this one too.

[For the last one, I have bunch of them] Nexus said as she displayed a stupendous list of Authorities.

1. Authority of Existence

Concept: The ability to dictate what can and cannot exist.

Powers:

Existence Declaration: Anything you name or imagine immediately comes into being, whether it’s a star system or an entire multiverse.

Non-Existence Null: Erase beings, objects, or entire timelines from reality, making them as if they never existed.

Law of Existence: Define the rules of what can or cannot exist within your presence. If you declare fire cannot burn, it ceases to do so.

Reality Overwrite: Rewrite the fabric of any universe so that your will is the only law of existence, overriding natural laws and physical properties.

2. Authority of Infinity

Concept: Control over the infinite, from endless time to limitless space.

Powers:

Infinity Manifest: Create endless dimensions, stretch distances to infinity, or compress entire universes into a single point.

Eternal Extension: Extend any action, power, or being’s life to infinity, granting absolute immortality or making events loop forever.

Limitless Reach: Extend your consciousness, presence, and influence to all corners of the multiverse at once.

Boundless Containment: Trap beings in infinite paradoxes or endless spaces, where escape is impossible because they must traverse an infinite distance.

3. Authority of Causality

Concept: Supreme dominance over cause and effect, controlling the flow of events across realities.

Powers:

Cause Inception: Choose any cause and directly control its resulting effect, like breaking an object by merely thinking about it, or causing a universe to be born from a breath.

Effect Isolation: Break the link between cause and effect, allowing impossible phenomena like touching a star and not burning, or an arrow that never reaches its target.

Retroactive Cause: Change the cause of past events to reshape history without paradox—anything you alter never disrupts the timeline.

Chain of Causality: Bind events together, so that if one event happens, a series of other predetermined events unfold regardless of resistance.

4. Authority of Nihil

Concept: Absolute control over the void and nothingness.

Powers:

Void Genesis: Summon pure nothingness that devours existence itself. Anything touched by the void is erased from reality, not even leaving memories behind.

Nihil Lordship: Command the void to swallow entire dimensions, or command nothingness to take physical form, weaponizing the absence of existence.

Existence Negation: Erase the rules, physical laws, and existence of anything. You could declare “time no longer exists” in an area, and time would cease.

Total Erasure: Remove concepts, memories, or powers from existence, leaving beings or entire universes unable to recall what once was.

5. Authority of Fate

Concept: Absolute dominion over destiny and the inevitable.

Powers:

Fate Dictation: Write the fates of entire universes, gods, or beings, sealing their future to your will—whether they know it or not, they will walk the path you set.

Inevitability Command: Create events or outcomes that must happen, regardless of the choices or actions taken by others. No matter how they try to avoid it, the end you set is certain.

Fate Unravel: Free beings or events from all fates, turning them into wild variables that can shape new destinies and timelines uncontrollably.

Thread Severing: Sever the threads of destiny, rendering beings or worlds as anomalies that no longer have a predetermined path—this can cause havoc as they disrupt the natural flow of the multiverse.

6. Authority of Oblivion

Concept: Control over the final end of all things.

Powers:

End of Eternity: Bring about the end of anything, whether it’s a single being or the multiverse itself. Even gods and immortal entities are not immune to this power.

Oblivion Wave: Release waves of energy that cause gradual decay, obliterating not just matter but the very concept of existence as it touches.

Final Silence: Silence the powers, voices, or abilities of any being, making them powerless and forgotten, lost in oblivion.

Endless Ending: Trap beings in a loop of destruction, where they experience their own end repeatedly, never escaping the cycle of oblivion.

Aiden’s small baby eyes widen up causing his face to appear more cute.