Past Events
Lu Li was dragged into the black, swamp-like shadow, as if he were sinking into a swamp.
The endless shadows ripped Lu Li's body apart, shattering his semi-energy-based body and completely transforming it into shadow energy, leaving only Lu Li's heart, which was already an energy-based core.
Black threads spread out from within, connecting and merging with the shadows outside, gradually becoming a whole. The core shifted, using the shadow as its body, and the sound of a heartbeat echoed within the entire swamp-like shadow.
The entire Dreamlands is like the best womb, where unknown creatures are being conceived and undergoing trials from their predecessors in that unseen and unknowable place.
After Lu Li's body was completely shattered into shadow energy, and his core heart and shadow completed their connection, a new being was born. However, as the body changed, his soul also began to adapt to the changes in the body.
The human soul may seem unrelated to the body, but changes in the body can actually affect the soul. The body's instincts, various pheromones, and endocrine systems are all subtly influencing every decision you make.
Therefore, once the body changes, the soul will also change. One particularly unique example is the Deep One hybrid. Most of them are no different from normal humans before the age of twenty, and their souls are also similar to those of humans.
However, once the Deep One reach the mutation stage, the instincts from their bloodline will stimulate their souls to change, making them as cold and cruel as true Deep One.
Otherwise, with their souls in their current state, humans simply cannot adapt to the habits of the Deep One, their long lifespans, the cold and monotonous life at sea, and their cruel and indifferent sacrifices. It's not just a transformation of their bodies; their souls also change along with Deep One bodies, adapting to the habits of this long-lived species.
Unlike humans, shadow creatures are also long-lived species. Their bodies are composed of shadow, so they have virtually no lifespan limitations like those of physical bodies. They don't need to eat, or rather, they can live for a long time as long as they have shadow energy. They also don't need to mate, as they have no such desires because they don't even have genders.
Most shadow creatures are essentially irrational, because reason is useless to them, or rather, reason would only collapse in the face of the boundless shadows. The few shadow creatures that do possess reason have developed a peculiar worldview over time due to their long existence.
As Lu Li transforms, a different world unfolds before Lu Li. Human eyes can only see a portion of visible light, and the frequencies that the ears can hear are limited to a very small range. The same applies to the sense of smell; the range of scents that can be distinguished is very small compared to some other creatures.
However, a person's worldview is mostly built upon their various senses. When you can see more light, when you can hear more sounds, when you can smell more scents, when your senses are no longer limited to the five senses.
You will find how shallow your understanding of this world is. This completely new world will directly destroy your previous worldview, and if you cannot adapt, it will also destroy your rationality.
Therefore, the first hurdle in the soul's transformation is adapting to a new worldview, a world completely different from the past, with new vision, new hearing, new touch, new smell, new taste, new telepathy, a new perspective of shadows, a new perspective of the soul, a new perspective of factors, and new senses of time and space.
The information transmitted back from these senses impacted Lu Li's soul. If he couldn't process it, a breakdown of reason would be the only outcome. Fortunately, this was Lu Li's own Dreamlands, with fewer complex external factors. Otherwise, such a massive flow of information might not have been easy to handle.
Lu Li released his own senses, allowing them to process various sensory information as his body changed, constructing a new sensory system, adapting to the world he perceived, and quietly awaiting the trials to come.
When the physical body is destroyed and only the soul records memories, the recorded memories begin to mutate and distort as the soul changes; of course, it is also possible that a kind of restoration is taking place.
This is an even more difficult shock than the shock of perceived information. Most of a person's personality and rationality come from memory. Once memory changes, it is difficult to be sure if you are still yourself.
If you erase a person's memories and then input a dog's memories, then looking at the person lying on the ground awkwardly imitating a dog, is he a human or a dog?
Lu Li's current situation is similar. The memories etched into his soul are distorted and mutated as his soul changes. If they are completely distorted, then the personality derived from these memories will definitely be irrational.
Standing on the Dark River outside the Shadow Swamp, he paused slightly, muttering to himself, "Has it already reached the point of memory mutation?"
Then, Dark River initiated memory Synchronization. Dark River's memories were synchronized with Lu Li's memories, meaning that the two actually had the same memories. Lu Li borrowed Dark River's memories to continuously revise his own memories, imprinting them onto his new soul and adapting to the changes in his soul.
There was just one memory. His change wasn't a distortion, but a peculiar restoration. That memory had been altered long ago, but now it was restored during the soul's transformation, allowing Lu Li to roughly understand what had happened more than a year ago.
Due to its topography, Leping City experiences strong winds, with howling winds sweeping across the entire Leping City during the evening dismissal time.
Lu Li, carrying his schoolbag and with his head down, walked out of the school. He seemed unusually introverted and timid, lacking any energy. He needed to hurry home, Lu Li thought, and strode through the strong wind.
"Mom and Dad, I'm home." As Lu Li returned home, he sensed that something was amiss. There were guests at home, but these guests were all very strange. They were wearing white robes with bizarre patterns on them.
"Your Excellency, this is my son, look!" Lu Li's father pulled Lu Li on the shoulder, his eyes filled with fervor as he asked. His mother, on the other hand, looked expectantly at the person sitting in the main seat on the opposite sofa.
The man called the Archbishop slowly rose, and those in white robes beside him also stood up one by one. The Archbishop came to Lu Li's side. He had a full head of white hair, but his face was very young. His stern face was as tough as iron, but his eyes seemed to be shining, emitting a light that made people feel fear.
Lu Li tried to move, but his body was firmly held down by his father. Everything felt completely unfamiliar to him. The archbishop who came before him seemed to have a slight smile on his face, and then knelt down in front of Lu Li: "Greetings to the human form of God."
Lu Li's parents behind him quickly released Lu Li and knelt down, as did everyone else...
Yesterday's update was missing a detail. The original text read, "These two people's bodies have been reconstructed by Lu Li's curse. They are no longer simply products of this world and will also be rejected and sent back by the world. It would be best for them to follow Lu Li to his Dreamlands."
I'm really sorry, let me see if I can edit and add it in.