Chapter 235
The distorted shape came into view.
Even with her Information Perception, she could 'understand' a lot of things that Aoderiqi simply couldn't comprehend.
The reason he dared to do this was naturally because of the existence of Gestalt Consciousness, a form of mental pollution that is extremely dangerous to others. Wen Jing could proactively 'format' his consciousness at any time and delete it.
The moment she readily accepted the ramblings, a change occurred...
The surrounding eerie green light was no longer intertwined haphazardly, but began to converge in her direction.
The tentacles on the statue began to wriggle, as if they had come to life.
The eye that had been tightly closed slowly opened a crack.
In an instant, the entire ruins fell into stillness.
The seawater stopped flowing, the light stopped spreading, and even time itself seemed to have frozen. The only thing still moving was that eye that kept open.
Under the gaze of this eye, the body of the pitch-black alien insect rapidly transformed.
Chapter 235
Under the watchful eyes, the black insect's body rapidly transformed.
First, the exoskeleton began to soften, and complex, twisted patterns appeared on its surface, as if countless tangled tentacles were slowly wriggling on it. The patterns emitted a faint green glow, and each pulsation was accompanied by a faint, indistinct murmur.
Then came the limbs. Wen Jing's Sharpness forelimbs began to extend and fork, producing rows of fine tentacles, each of varying thickness, drifting in the seawater like the root system of some Deep Sea plant.
The originally streamlined insect body became longer and thicker, and a series of open, jet-black eyes appeared on her transparent membranous wings. These eyes did not rotate in unison; some turned to the left, and some to the right, each independently scanning the surrounding space.
The head undergoes the most dramatic changes. The insect's head begins to extend backward, and its mouthparts soften, transforming into more than a dozen tentacles with fine barbs on the inside. The exact number is unclear because it is constantly changing; sometimes more tentacles grow out, and sometimes some merge and disappear.
The moment this form appeared, the entire ruins trembled.
"Glug glug... glug glug..." (So that's what the complete transformation looks like...)
Wen Jing also spoke the same language as Aoderiqi.
Furthermore, the moment she opened her mouth, the oppressive murmurs that had previously permeated the entire ruins resonated with her, becoming part of her voice, making her power and presence far surpass the latter.
Beyond physical changes, the most crucial aspect is, of course, the change in consciousness.
In the consciousness of her current personality node, she already belonged here; she was only awakened at this moment.
Some vague, ancient knowledge and fragments of memory also surfaced in my mind: the sinking of an underwater city, the prayers of millions of believers, the gaze cast from a deep dream by some great being...
Then, Wen Jing looked at Aoderiqi.
The charred wounds on the opponent's carapace had mostly healed, and new tentacles were growing from the wounds, drifting in the seawater.
But at this moment, all his attacking movements suddenly stopped, and his bulging eyes stared intently at the new being above the altar.
Aoderiqi's previous madness and hostility vanished, replaced by a deep-seated awe.
"Gurgle... gurgle... gurgle..." (The great old clan...)
His body trembled, emitting a deep, resonant voice filled with a primal, almost soul-deep reverence, as if the previous frenzied attack on Wen Jing had never happened.
Seeing this, Wen Jing found the reason from the 'knowledge' he had automatically gained after his body's transformation:
"I was transformed by the ruins into a high-ranking member of Cthulhu's familia, while Aoderiqi is merely Deep One, belonging to the servant level, and therefore absolutely obeys me, Gollum, who is superior."
"Even if I told him to die right now, he wouldn't hesitate; he wouldn't even flinch at the fear that normal life would have..."
This is why there is no information about ancient god ruins. One reason is that the Ancient Wilderness are unrecordable, another is that the ruins are hard to find, and the most crucial point is that if one's spirit is completely transformed upon entering such a ruin, one will never think of returning to the material universe.
Aoderiqi was only slightly affected by the ruins the first time, and he was lucky to have returned to the material universe.
If he had been able to overcome his greed back then, instead of believing that the ruins could strengthen his Wilderness Body, the mental influence would have been worn away over time.
But he craved more and tricked people a second time.
So now he has been completely transformed, body and mind, and has completely forgotten or abandoned his human identity, only wanting to stay here to serve the ancient god.
When Wen Jing was trapped in the world of 'home', if it weren't for Clone Multiple Consciousnesses, he might have been forever trapped in the information cocoon.
Within the Mind Palace, the Dominant Will 'looks' at the personality node that has undergone transformation. "I understand the logic..."
"But what's with this weird verbal tic?!"
The Familia personality replied, "Master, I can still maintain basic rationality. I didn't intend to use myself as a sacrifice to summon Cthulhu, all because the ' Constant Self ' is above all else, Gollum."
"This altar is not dedicated to Cthulhu, but to his lesser servants Dagon and Gollum of the Hydra."
"Because I was 'qualified' enough, I was transformed into Goru, a servant of equal rank to them."
"If it weren't for my presence as an enemy, and Aoderiqi were the only one in the ruins, he would have tried to summon Dagon and Hydra Gollum using himself."
Even these answers have actually been 'translated' by the Absolute Mind.
The current thought and language system of the dependent personality has been transformed into the 'Kra' system, and its grammar, word order, and even meaning are extremely complex, chaotic, and even contradictory.
If it were fully explained, it would only leave people confused, and trying to understand it from a human perspective would only lead to a mental breakdown.
Only by transforming oneself into the same logic can one understand what it expresses.
Of course, this contradiction does not work in the face of Wen Jing's Gestalt Consciousness. The Personality Network circulates the source of information, and as long as she extracts the information she needs from the Cthulhu ramblings, it is itself a kind of automatic translation.
The Dominant Will continued to ask, "After transforming into a familiar, besides wanting to sacrifice yourself to the Ancient God, what other changes have occurred?"
The subordinate personality thought for a moment and said, "My aesthetic sense has also changed... I now find land creatures ugly and disgusting, and only the great Cthulhu represents beauty and nobility, Gollum."
Upon hearing this, the Dominant Will attempted to overwrite the aesthetics of its subordinates' personalities with its own original aesthetic sense.
The next moment, the familiar's tentacles trembled like seaweed. "Ugh... I feel so disgusted!"
"Wait... this movement is even more disgusting, Gulu."
But only for a moment. "It seems more pleasing to the eye... No, how could such a perfect and powerful body be disgusting? It's closer to the great Cthulhu!"
The Dominant Will Analysis records the changes in the personalities of the followers. "If the mental pollution isn't completely eradicated, even if it's temporarily rewritten, will they still become alienated again?"
"However, even though my aesthetic sense, thought processes, and language have all been transformed into those of a Cthulhu-type being, my autonomy has not actually been affected..."
Otherwise, the familiar personality shouldn't respond to the Dominant Will at all, but should instead betray Cthulhu and join his side.
After completing the verification, the Dominant Will looked at the core of this civilization's ruins through the perspective of the Familiar Personality.
After transforming into a Familiar Personality, the core of this world was revealed.
The Wen Jing couldn't be found before was because it was invisible from a human perspective.
At this moment, the core of this ruin's world is located above the altar statue.
It was a... Indescribable thing.
It lacks aesthetic appeal, disregards Geometry logic and mechanics, is constantly changing, and possesses no meaning that can be understood.
This was the first time Wen Jing had ever seen the core of a world and felt like he had nowhere to begin.
I have a feeling that eating this will cause bad luck... Will I get Digestion?
"Xu Yuan, exchange for the core information of this world."
Wen Jing would never choose to waste Skill Points unlocking information that he could Information Perception, but this core of the K-type world, which he couldn't understand at all, was an exception for the first time.
In an instant, the Xu Yuan completed the Information Exchange.
Because it involved a vast amount of Cthulhu Mythos knowledge, Wen Jing originally thought it would be very expensive. After all, according to the world view, the Old Ones were at least S-class Awakened involved in the rules.
Surprisingly, it only consumed 1 Skill Points.
Xu Yuan replied, "The sovereign, it's not that it contains any complex or vast information, but rather that its information is ' Indescribable '."
Wen Jing suddenly realized what was going on.
Information is categorized into 'known' and 'unknown' attributes, and she subconsciously categorized this incomprehensible thing as 'unknown'.
In fact, its core essence had already been clearly revealed to her: it is Indescribable!
They are all Indescribable, and naturally cannot be understood or described by reason.
Especially now, there are very few things Wen Jing can't understand, which is why this core of the world, which displays the ' Indescribable,' seems so bizarre, not even following non-Euclidean Geometry.
If viewed from the perspective of a creature that doesn't understand science, it might appear to be a perfectly scientific form, because it is Indescribable in its eyes.
Having understood this, Wen Jing had no more doubts and immediately began the process of devouring.
Hmm... the feeling of being devoured is equally Indescribable.
Fortunately, the increase in Skill Points is clearly visible.
[Gained the trait ' Indescribable ']
After devouring most of the world, Wen Jing gained a trait that could be classified as A-level.
After all, although this world is special and strange, its depth is not as great as the original 'home' world.