My different world is game mode.

"What's the truth?"

Lindsay looked at the girl in front of him curiously:

"I knew that putting you in this painting would definitely bring about some changes."

"But judging from the fluctuations of your essence - the power of the law is complete, but it is impossible to spread and cover, or even replace the entire world. It is far from reaching the standard of the eighth stage?"

Wala Wala smiled mysteriously and extended her right hand to Lindsay:

"The key is not the level of my skills, but my current Essence attribute, okay?"

"The properties of the essence? Has the emotional essence changed?"

Lindsay held the girl's hand curiously.

Then, within this soft touch, he felt a different aura.

Lindsay remembered clearly that, like all artists in the Seven Seas Alliance, Wala Wala's source attribute was also emotional. When they kissed just now, the other party transmitted words in his mind, relying on this ability.

But if you feel it carefully at this moment, you can find that there is a special breath in it.

Lindsay had never felt anything like it.

Distant, brave, heavy...

He wasn't even sure it was the Sephiroth.

I subconsciously turned on the reconnaissance skill, and the result was this introduction.

[Yao'an·Star——Information unknown. 】

"Huh? What on earth is this?"

Lindsay looked curious.

Wala Wala pointed to her face:

"You guess."

"If you can't guess it, kiss me here and I'll tell you."

"..."

Lindsay used his eloquence to convince Wala Wala, and the girl began to introduce:

"The Stars of the Far Shore - this is the type of source material that is drawn out when there is a strong desire for something. After awakening, the form of power it manifests is very similar to that of an adventurer. It requires accumulating experience, knowledge, and adventure."

Lindsay was a little confused:

"Yes, that sounds like a normal development."

“So what’s so special about it?”

Wala Wala explained in detail:

"The first stage is a strong desire for something - [looking up and seeing the starry sky]; the second stage is accumulating experience, cultivating your curiosity and thirst for knowledge - guiding the intellect of life itself; the third stage is accumulating knowledge - learning characters, reading books - understanding civilization; until the fourth stage, after sufficient experience, you get your own answer."

Lindsay realized something and nodded:

"It seems that, just like other awakened ones, the fifth stage is the key."

Wala Wala's tone became serious:

"That's right, but compared to other professions, it is here that it has embarked on a particularly special path!"

Lindsay:

"A special road?"

Wala Wala tells the key:

"Discard the Essence."

"In the fifth stage, you must give up all your powers as an awakener!"

"Ah?" Lindsay was confused by this statement. "Is it what I understood it to mean - giving up the source material skills and becoming an ordinary person?"

Wala Wala's tone is equally subtle:

"Isn't it strange? If you want to move forward, you have to give up the power brought by the source."

She went on to explain:

"Then, without the essence of skills, an ordinary person who was once an awakener will face his own trials."

"During this period, he will overcome difficulties, defeat dangers, and achieve his goals as a human being. This is his sixth stage, and it is also a sublimation trial that belongs only to [human beings] themselves!"

"Finally, once you have completed your goal, you will reach the sublimation of the distant shore in the seventh stage."

Lindsay frowned, still unable to understand:

"Is it true that throughout the whole process, he was just an ordinary person?"

Wala Wala replied:

"If I must say it - although I have given up the art of source material, my previous experiences, pursuit of knowledge, learning, and curiosity will lead to an intuition based on courage?"

Lindsay murmured:

"Courage... courage guides people forward."

Having said that, Wala Wala relaxed.

She sat back next to Lindsay, her voice becoming more leisurely:

"Of course, if it doesn't take this step in the fifth stage, then it can naturally transition into will or emotion essence, and from then on it will be no different from other awakened people."

"..."

Lindsay sat on the board and fell silent for a moment.

Judging from Wala Wala's description, this is indeed a road that is difficult to imagine.

And common sense says that high effort always means high return.

"Wala wala, what will this ability bring?"

Walawala had just woken up from the scroll.

She thought about it seriously, but the mystery was really hard to describe in words.

"Hmph~~"

The artist girl hummed a little tune.

A brisk and positive humming sounded over the sea.

Lindsay heard from it the feeling of continuing to move forward with curiosity and courage when facing the unknown.

He conveniently recorded it using [Music Score].

[Whisper of the Stars——Give listeners the courage to face their fate and challenge it! 】

Wala Wala spoke again:

"Well~~ This feeling is hard to describe."

“But I know what the next phase will be.”

"The world is boundless - in any universe, if someone calls, they can activate the power of this source and travel to a world with human activities."

Lindsay suggests a possibility:

"Other universes? Not other worlds?"

“It sounds like something that only a ninth-level artist could come up with.”

"That's not true," Wala Wala corrected, "This route has always existed, but very few people have reached it. It's because of my experience of death, combined with the power left in the painting, that I just happen to have this characteristic."

Lindsay nodded to show that she understood, and then brought the topic back to the beginning:

"I see. Now, what do you mean by 'surprise'?"

Wala Wala's eyes turned into crescents, and the corners of his mouth curled up into an evil smile:

"As the effect of discarding the Essence - this power can be applied under any law, but at the same time it is not within the scope of the Essence system."

"In other words, if someone still wants to use source material skills to defend himself when facing my attack, then he will be in big trouble!"

"..."

Lindsay thought about it for a moment.

Let’s not talk about the more complicated usage. But if we simply understand it as [absolute penetration], it is definitely a very appropriate word.

Walla Walla's story also reminded Lindsay of something she had.

Now I'm finally free.

So sitting on the floating wooden board, Lindsay opened the attribute panel.

[Eternal Return] obtained from the wizard cemetery, as well as a huge amount of experience reserves, just lay there quietly.

Lindsay turned to look at the girl next to her:

"Okay, I have a rough idea of your current abilities."

"But now, it's my turn to upgrade and strengthen!"

"add a bit!"

[Eternal Return (Beginner)] → [Eternal Return (Master)] → [Eternal Return (Proficient)] → [Eternal Return (Master)] → [Eternal Return (Instinct)].

Lindsay knows the importance of this skill.

Therefore, when investing experience points, I was not polite at all and rushed straight towards maxing them out.

Finally, Lindsay succeeded.

[Naraka], which has the power to kill gods, consumes an incredible amount of experience points, almost draining Lindsay's reserves.

In return, the description of this skill also came to an end.

[Eternal Return (Instinct)]

[Power of Origin - Before the birth of time, space, matter, and the world, there was no thing or concept. This ability will trigger the essence of the evolution of things and guide everything to the original chaotic state.]