"I can help free you," Lin Ye said. "But before that, I want to ask you a question."
"If there were a way for you to retain all three parts while also possessing a unified consciousness, would you be willing to try it?"
The lifeform's fluctuations stilled for a moment.
"Is that... possible?"
"I don't know," Lin Ye said honestly. "But I'm willing to try."
"You once did not exist, and then you were created. Though the process was flawed, you truly existed."
"Perhaps we can make your existence more complete."
The lifeform remained silent for a long time.
"I... am willing to try..."
Lin Ye took a deep breath and began an unprecedented attempt.
He was not going to alter the lifeform's structure, but the definition of "unity."
"Unity does not mean turning three parts into one," he declared in the depths of consciousness.
"It means one consciousness possessing three perspectives."
"Like how a person can observe the same object from the front, the side, and the back."
The Power of the Ultrareal began reconstructing the lifeform's consciousness structure.
It was neither fusion nor separation, but the creation of a "Central Consciousness Core," with the three dimensional parts serving as its sensory organs.
The process was difficult and long.
Lin Ye had to be exceedingly careful, because a single mistake could completely erase the lifeform.
The entire network waited with bated breath.
Six hours later, a change appeared.
The lifeform's fluctuations suddenly became harmonious.
The three parts no longer conflicted, but began vibrating in sync.
Then, a clear consciousness rose from the chaos.
"I... can feel it... I am whole..."
The voice carried surprise and relief.
"I can see the worlds of all three dimensions at once..."
"But I am no longer three 'selves'—I am one 'self'..."
"This feeling...