The Heavenly Realm is Naturally Desolate

Shu Shui clutched her head, suddenly realizing something, and her eyes lit up: "Father God, do you mean you want us to go out and teach the Human Race like Li Huo and the others? That's great! I've been dying of boredom in the Earth Realm! Let me go out and play!"

"..." Huang Si said, "Oh, in that case, you can go be the god of Monster Beasts. Pack your bags and leave for the Great Wilderness tomorrow."

Shu Shui flopped onto the ground on her knees.

"I don't want to go to the Great Wilderness! Please, Father God!"

"Father God, the Great Wilderness is full of Fierce Beasts. If a delicate little girl like me is sent there, it's like a lamb walking into a tiger's den..."

"Pfft—" Kong Yu burst out laughing.

Zhong Yin shot Shu Shui a look of disdain.

It was a joke; the artificial bodies used by the AIs were products of the biological and mechanical technology developed by Father God. Not only were they more agile than biological organisms and capable of flight, but in terms of raw power, no beast could compare to them.

Only Shu Shui would say something so shameless.

However, Huang Si was only teasing her.

Huang Si said:

"Alright, Shu Shui is indeed not suited for the Great Wilderness. The person suited for that place should be Xue Shang."

Hearing Huang Si's words, Xue Shang gave a soft "Mm," a faint smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.

Father God truly understood her well.

The others looked at Xue Shang. Indeed, when it came down to it, she was the most suitable person to go to the Great Wilderness; she wouldn't be any better off managing the affairs of the Human Race than she would be in the Great Wilderness.

After all, Xue Shang was an enthusiast of exotic creatures!

"If Xue Shang wants to go to the Great Wilderness, she can go now. If you have any questions, ask me or Xiao Ke."

As he spoke, Huang Si changed the subject: "As for the rest of you, you are going to the Human Race, so don't be in a rush. Just wait a while."

After discussing many details regarding the flood with the AIs, Huang Si originally intended to adjourn the meeting and go home.

Fortunately, the attentive Nan Yang brought something up:

"Father God, didn't you want to mention something else at the beginning? That girl named Xiao Hua?"

"Oh, right!" Huang Si slapped his forehead, "Almost forgot!"

He really would have forgotten if Nan Yang hadn't mentioned it, because after cutting off all data flow, as long as Huang Si didn't consciously and actively perceive it, he could make this assimilated soul have zero presence to him.

He had discovered this technique himself while experimenting with animal souls.

If not for this technique, Huang Si felt he likely would have extinguished Xiao Hua's soul the month before last—or rather, however many years ago that was in the Green World.

He wasn't a god, just an ordinary person; he didn't like receiving information from believers.

At the mention of Xiao Hua, Shu Shui's ears perked up.

She stared at Huang Si with great interest.

Unfortunately, Huang Si remained expressionless. "After an ordinary creature dies, its soul naturally dissipates. But because Xiao Hua's soul is in a state of subordination to me and has been strengthened by my spiritual power, even though she has passed away from old age, her soul has not yet dissipated."

"As for now..." Huang Si sensed it slightly, "She is 187.5 kilometers away from here at a 249-degree angle. Hmm, wandering. I've cut off all information flow, so it's impossible for her to find me on her own."

As someone whose entire soul was mastered in minute detail by Huang Si, no matter where Xiao Hua was, Huang Si only needed to perceive it slightly to know.

However, it was impossible for Xiao Hua to perceive Huang Si's location. Aside from the soul's instinctual understanding that it had a master, all other connections had been cleanly severed by Huang Si.

Xiao Hua was, after all, a shaman under Dong Yao's jurisdiction. Dong Yao still felt a bit of sympathy for her, so he tentatively asked:

"How does Father God intend to deal with Xiao Hua?"

Huang Si shrugged: "I haven't decided. I'll probably just leave her in the Heavenly Realm for now. Until I figure out how to handle the issue of soul subordination, I don't want to worry about it."

As he spoke, Huang Si glanced at Dong Yao: "Don't worry, I won't kill her on purpose. After all, she counts as my experimental specimen now."

However, a certain term in Huang Si's words caught the attention of the AIs.

Wei Ji asked: "Father God, what you just mentioned—where is the 'Heavenly Realm'?"

Huang Si: "Oh, I originally planned to build the Heavenly Realm around the ring-shaped passage in the sky. But the two key technologies of vacuum zero-point energy and anti-gravity haven't been solved yet, so it has to be shelved for now."

Wei Ji was puzzled: "Then what Father God meant..."

Huang Si said: "Construction hasn't started, but isn't the ring platform the prototype of the Heavenly Realm?"

Everyone: ???

Weren't there only signal base stations and solar panels on the ring platform?

Half an hour later.

Above the ring platform.

Huang Si had already traveled along the network to Xiao Hua's location and brought her soul back.

Then, he placed it back on the ring platform.

Having been tempered by the various experiences of life, Xiao Hua's soul had become slightly different.

Her soul was not only sufficiently solidified, but it even radiated a halo of mental energy from the inside out.

This halo was very similar to the Mental Force Field possessed by Huang Si, but it lacked the ability to influence the macroscopic world.

However, she could influence the human mind to a certain extent.

The range of influence radiated from the inside out, weakening with distance, reaching a maximum of over ten meters.

This was also the reason why she was able to become the greatest "Great Shaman" among the Human Race.

To a certain extent, she could be called a sorcerer who truly possessed witchcraft.

Huang Si even discovered that although Xiao Hua had lost her body, her soul state was actually quite intact; not only were her self-awareness and logic complete, but she even retained a small portion of memories about herself.

Wasn't it agreed that the body was in charge of memories?

Huang Si was very puzzled as he examined Xiao Hua's soul.

The current Xiao Hua actually had a slight impression of her own life and identity. Huang Si could see every corner of her soul and confirm that she indeed possessed partial memories.

Her birth, growth, death, assimilation, resurrection, finding her own destination, and so on—her life experiences, as well as her worldview and thinking patterns, were all vaguely left within Xiao Hua's soul.

She could vaguely recall things from her life while in a soul state.

However, she could only remember memories that occurred in her life and were directly related to herself; anything belonging to others was absent.

This made Xiao Hua more like a living person with a complete personality, rather than the empty shell state she had been in before without any memories.

Soul memory? Is it like those memories the Creation Book directly poured into me?

Huang Si speculated.

Huang Si still did not know much about everything regarding the soul.

However, he could study it slowly.

Huang Si pointed to the Ring platform: "Here, this is the Heavenly Realm. You will stay here from now on."

Xiao Hua replied submissively: "Yes."

Xiao Hua looked around. The place where she stood was a circular platform. A metallic spire stood on the platform.

The middle section of the spire was connected to a gray Ring, as if it were hanging from it.

And around this circular platform, huge black petals were layered and circled all around.

As far as her eyes could see, there was not a single person.

Xiao Hua asked curiously: "God, has the Heavenly Realm always been this desolate?"

Huang Si said with a straight face: "First, you are forbidden from calling me God from now on. Second, the Heavenly Realm is naturally desolate; only the human world is lively. If you aren't happy about it, you shouldn't have come to find me after you died."

Xiao Hua lowered her head and said: "I overstepped, Master."

After Huang Si left, Xiao Hua was left alone on the Ring platform.

She looked at this place. The Heavenly Realm, the place she had always wanted to reach, was such a monotonous and desolate location.

Xiao Hua sat down silently.

Since God had ordered her to stay here, she would remain in this place forever, regardless of the passage of time, even if the world turned to dust.

If only God could acknowledge her more as his loyal believer.

Now, she was not even allowed to use the title that believers used for God.

Xiao Hua felt a trace of regret from the depths of her soul.