The lake bottom lay in darkness, aquatic weeds swaying.
The great fish slowly sank to the bottom, its blue-black scales hidden among the weeds. Its eyes were no longer as innocent and simple as before; a faint, otherworldly radiance now shone in them.
Chu Mo's consciousness slowly unfurled within this [other-self aspect].
"Tsk, tsk. A level forty-five demon fish, yet it can only throw its weight around in this lake. This world really is extraordinary."
He swished his tail, finding the sensation rather novel. This was his first time not being human-or, more precisely, his first time not being a humanoid creature. It was quite a wondrous experience.
Chu Mo closed his fish eyes and immersed himself in the great fish's memories. Scene after scene flashed past:
Boundless lands, plunging waterfalls and flowing springs, ancient trees towering into the sky. Winged people soared through the heavens, giants stood beside vast marshes, and merfolk appeared in the deep waters...
Aside from those, the remaining memories were all eating, sleeping, eating, sleeping, where the little fish tasted best, where it was comfortable to sleep... over and over again.
Chu Mo opened his fish eyes, speechless. This fish is far too stupid. Its head is full of nothing but eating and sleeping.
The great fish's intelligence was not particularly low, roughly comparable to that of a human adolescent. It simply disliked using its brain and knew only to forage and sleep, which made it seem dull-witted.
"What a waste of such a big head."
He flicked his tail. Fortunately, that winged person had captured quite a few other-self aspects earlier. Through this karmic connection, he could glean plenty of information using the All Beings Aspect. This world was an incomparably enormous mountain, divided into nine distinct tiers. A hundred races inhabited the mountain,