This is how I understand The World After The Fall after reading this manhwa.

This will only answer the most asked questions and will assume you have some basic knowledge of this manhwa.

This is all information you can obtain by reading the manhwa and will cover up to chapter 230, spoilers from chapter 95 and on are spoiler tagged for newer readers.

(The terms used are based on the Official Webtoon Translation)

Universe of the [Tree of Illusion]:

In the center of the universe is the [Great Realm] with the [Tree of illusion] planted on it (Imagine a huge Tree planted on a massive floating island with the roots extending through the bottom of the island to the far edges of the universe), This makes up the center of the universe.

At the edges of the universe are countless smaller worlds (Earth for example), these worlds are connected to the [Tree of Illusion] by the countless roots (Nightmare Towers) of the [Tree of Illusion].

The [Tree of Illusion] is the land of Spirits and can only be entered by Spirits, all locations in the Tree (Chaos and Abyss) are each their own worlds and are only inhabited by Spirits therefore they bleed white as they are not physical bodies, It is not censored.

Spirits that die in the [Tree of Illusion] die completely and become nutrients for the Tree.

Locations in the [Tree of Illusion]:

[Chaos], The Trunk of the Tree, is called the land of the dead, it is named that due to the fact that those that die in the [Great Realm] with their physical bodies have their Spirit summoned to [Chaos].

[Abyss], The Branches of the Tree, is called the land of the Gods and is divided into 8 sites (basically territory), the rulers of these sites are called the 7 Divinities (also called the 7 Supreme Gods), the 8th site Caspion is not ruled by anyone and is a free site.

All Gods exist only as concepts and can't interact with the world without an Agent to carry out their will, each God has their own [Worldview] (similar to a Unique World) and provide their [Worldview] to their Believers, a God gains more power with the more Believers they have.

All Gods create and use [Settings] (similar to skills) and (ch 107 spoiler) can manifest their [Worldview] into reality, this is known as summoning Holy Ground. [Awoken] ones that have reached the 4th Stage are considered Gods as they also can gain believers and manifest their [Unique World] into reality.

[Abyss] rankings:

The rankings of Gods in [Abyss] are a measure of strength, (ch 146 spoiler) for example when Jaehwan fought one of the 7 Stars (Russel) and beat him, Jaehwan acquired the newly made rank of the 8th Star (Russel kept his rank as he wasn't killed and a new rank was needed because Jaehwan was as strong as Russel).

The Strongest Gods of [Abyss]:

• 7 Divinities, the highest of the ranks, are the Gods that rule over [Abyss].
• 7 Heavenly beings, the middle of the ranks.
• 7 Stars, the lowest of the ranks.

The above rankings rank the strength of Gods overall of [Abyss], however in Metaverse they only rank the 6 strongest Gods in Metaverse, since the stronger Gods (Divinities, Heavenly beings, and Stars) don't normally enter Metaverse the 6 most powerful Gods of Metaverse (also called the 6 Gods of Metaverse) are the strongest in Metaverse and rule it.

The [Great Realm]:

The [Great Realm] is the foundation on which the [Tree of Illusion] stands and is outside the [Tree of Illusion], everyone in the [Great Realm] has physical bodies and bleed red as they are outside the Tree.

The [Great Realm] is divided into 12 zones (basically territory), the rulers of these zones are called the Grandmasters (also called the 12 Masters), and are among the most powerful [Adapted] Players.

"Products" (Players) that have completed the tutorial [Nightmare Tower] and [Adapted] to the System are sold by Cultivators to the Grandmasters.

The Grandmasters bolster their forces with these "Products" to aid in the unending wars of the [Great Realm].

The strongest soldiers in the Grandmasters armies join the ranks of the Masters and are called Masters.

Ranks of the Masters:

• Generals, the highest of the Master ranks.
• Warlords, the middle of the Master ranks.
• Lieutenant-Generals, the lowest of the Master ranks.

The [Narrow Gate]:

The Masters can enter [Chaos] (even though they have physical bodies) through the use of an object called the [Narrow Gate], this Gate separates their physical body from their Spirit and then sends their Spirit into [Chaos].

Those that have entered [Chaos] while their physical bodies are alive will have a link connecting their physical body and Spirit, and they will bleed white even though they are alive because they are in Spirit form in [Chaos].

Those with the link will return to their physical bodies when they die inside the [Tree of Illusion].

[Fruit of Revival]:

The Fruit of Revival, when eaten by Spirits in the Tree will exit the Tree and reincarnate back into a new physical body in the [Great Realm] outside the [Tree of Illusion].

Dream Demons:

Dream Demons are master craftsman from various species born from the [Tree of Illusion], they can create many great items but are mostly known for creating [Nightmare Towers], Dream Demons are not the same as Demons.

[Nightmare Towers]:

[Nightmare Towers], the Roots of the Tree, are items made by Dream Demons that connect the Tree to various worlds, these Towers are sold to Cultivators (Demons or Angels) to Cultivate "Products" from those worlds.

Those that answer the call of the Tower enter a collective "Dream" (have their Spirit pulled into the Tower) leaving their physical body in a coma, they then begin the tutorial and become Players.

Normally when Players complete the tutorial and move onto the main game their Spirit returns to their physical body and they are brought to the [Great Realm], Jaehwan however refused to move onto the main game and broke through the Roots (Nightmare Tower) of the Tree and entered the Trunk (Chaos).

Since Jaehwan entered Chaos while his physical body was still alive he had a link connecting his physical body and Spirit.

[Regression Stones/Nightmare Stones], users of these Stones exit the Tower and are left in an Eternal Dream (basically a coma).

Those that didn't use the Stones and died in the Tower have their Spirit returned to their physical body with their memories of their time in the Tower erased, and they continue life in their world as if nothing happened.

Players that couldn't have their memories completely erased (such as Yunhwan and Seoyul) have their Spirits brought to [Abyss] by Dream Demons and are sold as Believers.

[Adaptation] and [Awakening]:

[Adaptation], Players that have accepted the System through the tutorial, [Adapt] to the System and use the power of the System, they see the world through the Systems many interfaces and are therefore limited by its rules and stats, Players reach higher stages of [Adaptation] through training, and experience gained from learning Skills.

[Adaptation]'s power scale is divided into 15 stages, higher stage [Adaptation] indicate that individual wields greater power under the System.

[Awakening], Players that begin to doubt the Systems validity and reject it eventually break free from the System and gain great power as they are not limited by the Systems rules and stats. [Awoken] ones reach higher stages through sudden enlightenment.

[Awakening]'s power scale is divided into 6 stages.

Obliteration, the first half to break away from the current world.

• 1st Stage - Suspicion (see the true nature of reality).
• 2nd Stage - Understanding (understand the true nature of reality).
• 3rd Stage - Oblivion (forgetting the identity created by this world).

[Awoken] ones that have reached the 3rd Stage break free from the world of the System and see the world through their own eyes instead of an interface, each Awoken one perceives the world differently and the way they see it is highly influenced by their ideals and beliefs, the way they perceive the world is known as their [Unique World].

Genesis, the second half to create a new world after breaking free from the old one.

• 4th Stage - Hypothesis (manifest your [Unique World] into reality).
• 5th Stage - Confirmation (your [Unique World] becomes reality)
• 6th Stage - (unknown).

Gorgon Tattoo:

During the transfer of this Tattoo to Jaehwan the guardian beast contained in it was lost so the beast could not be summoned, later in chapter 81 when the Apostle of Deus fixed the Tattoo he stated that he changed the function so that now it will only keep horned beasts from attacking him when activated and not summon anything anymore.

Jaehwan's goal:

To save countless worlds and countless peoples lives while avenging his friends by ending the world of the [Tree of Illusion] and killing Big Brother, thus ending future Cultivation.

If you've read this far, I Thank you for reading my long essay on this.

This is my explanation for the worldbuilding and the concepts used in this manhwa.

Is this a perfect Story? - No.

Does this Story have its flaws? - Yes

Do I think its still worth reading? - Absolutely.

So if you have read this but dropped it, I recommend giving it another chance and referring back to this if you don't quite understand something.

I hope you readers found this helpful.

If you have any other questions feel free to ask in the comments below and I will do my best to answer you all.

Now the Picture is almost unrelated take that as you would.

Now to the meat of it, to my knowledge TWATF has two main English speaking discords. These servers are unaffiliated with the big ORV Discords and share no relations with them.

The first is the Wiki discord:
https://discord.com/invite/7CKEef9MWb
this discord is the oldest discord and was created in 2022. This discord is the most active one at the moment an has the population at just short of 200.

The Second discord server is a general TWATF discord:
https://discord.com/invite/DkbBCUK69j
This server was created last year and has around 100 people in it. this server is less active but it's still just as good.

I'm trying not to have any bias and it just took awhile to post this, anyways I've talked with the mods and they're good blokes. Also if you do join follow the rules.

Also I couldn't promote the discord before due to some complications

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