Chapter 18

"Is this the depths of the soul?" A bizarre and fantastical world unfolded before his eyes, with countless memories and images reflecting and flowing. Erl Dongsheng's small demonic body seemed abnormally tiny in this vast space.

The soul, condensed into a body, floated lightly in this vast expanse, filled with curiosity.

According to ancient Daoist traditions, the soul contains spirit, and within each flower is a world, within each leaf is enlightenment. Each person's soul harbors a small world.

In martial arts, one can break through the void and see the divine, and in Daoism, by seeing through mental illusions, one can also glimpse the true form.

At this moment, within the small soul, vast worlds were contained. Who could say these worlds were not real?

Perhaps these worlds exist in some corner of the universe, or in another universe!

Erl Dongsheng looked at this world, where one after another, massive light spheres floated, revealing movies he had seen, novels and anime he had read, and some unknown entities. Within each flower is a world, within each leaf is enlightenment. Could it be that these really contain real worlds?

Who knows!

"Whoosh"

The profound cosmic will began to guide Erl Dongsheng's thoughts forward, one bizarre and fantastical world after another flashing by, the speed increasing, flying over endless distances, yet still not reaching the end. Where was the end?

Ten thousand years? Or just a second? Erl Dongsheng suddenly stopped in front of a towering figure.

Who is this?

Is this me?

Looking at the towering figure, with familiar scales, familiar tail, and even more familiar eyes, everything was so familiar. This is me!

Looking at the magnified version of himself, a strange feeling arose.

At this moment, the threads of cosmic consciousness began to slowly dissipate, merging into the magnified version of himself. Soon, a message was fed back.

"What is this?"

Looking at the thing before him, Erl Dongsheng's lips twitched, his face filled with helplessness...

"Silently, the evolution is complete?"

"Is this my evolutionary talent?"

"It seems I'm destined to be a shut-in for life!"

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"The Abyss 1.0 system is now initializing."

"Integrating consciousness, binding host..."

"Binding successful."

"Beginning to condense the host's true name!"

"Bakasa - Morag - Andrea - Fire - Erl Dongsheng, true name condensed successfully, beginning to disguise the true name, disguise successful."

"The Abyss 1.0 system is starting, countdown: 3, 2, 1."

"Start successful!"

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Listening to the mechanical voice from the towering figure, Erl Dongsheng suddenly broke out in goosebumps, his lips curling in helplessness.

"Is this my evolutionary talent? It's a game system! Though in my past life I was either practicing martial arts or playing games, I didn't expect it to follow me in this life!"

However, joking aside, Erl Dongsheng began to seriously observe this system.

Just like in the legendary virtual games, a transparent menu was summoned. As he studied it, Erl Dongsheng gradually became serious.

So, it really is a good thing!

Demonic True Name: Bakasa - Morag - Andrea - Fire - Erl Dongsheng (Locked, cannot be revealed)

Secondary True Name: Bal (For dissemination, a powerful Abyss name)

Level: Level 1 Demon, Lesser Demon Level (Not officially recognized by the Abyss)

Strength: 40 (1 unit per 100 pounds of strength)

Agility: 25 (A combination of speed, flexibility, and suppleness)

Constitution: 12 (Un-evolved constitution was 1)

Resistance: 5 (Immunity to all abnormal states, partial fire immunity)

Enhancement: 20 (Possesses a fire constitution, enhancing all fire skills by 20%)

Skills: Ink Spirit Fire, Fire Mastery, Chinese Martial Arts, Daoist Techniques (Not currently usable)

Game Plane: One, available.

Database: Inherited knowledge, to be collected, available.

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After a long time, Erl Dongsheng finally understood. This was a powerful thing, a very powerful thing. Although it looked like a game system, it felt more like an intelligent chip.

This talent had very powerful functions. Apart from that, the game space it came with was not ordinary at all.

Erl Dongsheng, no, now he should be called Bal. After evolving into a Level 1 Demon, the name Erl Dongsheng had become a byte in his true name, etched deep in his soul, extremely important, and could not be casually revealed to others in the future.

"So, from now on, I will be called Bal."

This evolution was a huge benefit for Erl Dongsheng (Bal). In the Abyss, no creature could have such complex soul information. The complex memories from his past life and the unique cosmic will of the Abyss combined, like dry wood and fire, creating a miraculous flame.

This soul space was like the initial game hall, and the massive light spheres were game worlds. Erl Dongsheng could enter them in his true form, training, learning, and even getting married and having children.

Each game world contained a complete heavenly principle, a complete world, complete creatures and souls, with their own history and future. Just like the previous thoughts, within each flower is a world, within each leaf is enlightenment. Who could say these game worlds hidden deep in the soul were not real?

This made Erl Dongsheng deeply astonished by the power of the great universe.

"Perhaps, this is just the entrance to various worlds! These are real worlds that do not exist in this universe!"

"System, can you determine the reality of these worlds?"

"Calculating, please wait... Calculation complete."

"The will of the great universe cannot be analyzed. It is unknown whether the host's soul contains worlds. Maintaining worlds requires a lot of energy, which the host cannot provide. Fuzzy answers can be found in the database. Daoist thought points out that what is false can be real, and what is real can be false. Zhuangzi's dream of the butterfly, or the butterfly's dream of Zhuangzi, each world has its reflection and traces. Even a false thing may exist in reality, and what seems real may be an illusion. Daoism points out that these are illusions, please see through them!"

"Final conclusion: Unknown!"

"Yes, what is false can be real, and what is real can be false. Who can say? Perhaps we are just living in someone else's dream! As a Daoist descendant, I have been reduced to being lectured by a mechanical consciousness. It seems my will is not strong enough."

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