BXBX NOVEL Chapter 323
Chapter 323
Ev muttered as she sensed some mental fluctuations coming from deeper within the black dragons mindscape.
Generally speaking, when a god performs a divine descent by using the body of a believer as a medium, the active consciousness of the host would typically fall into a deep slumber, thereby relinquishing control of their body.
This is usually done as a preventive measure since the psyche of the host is far more relatively weaker compared to a True God.
Hence, in the off chance that the consciousness of the host doesnt fall into sleep as it usually does, theres a huge chance the mediums psyche might be assimilated and merged with the far stronger psyche of the deity, which will eventually becomes a complete incarnation of the deity they relinquished their body to.
Even a dragon, despite its relatively stronger psyche, is still susceptible to be assimilated, since no matter how powerful a dragons mind is, its psyche remains a mere drop in the bucket compared to the sea of consciousness of a divine being.
So, if the host doesnt fall into self-induced slumber, their bucket-worth of psyche would inevitably merge into the divine beings sea of consciousness and will disappear entirely.
Therefore, when Ev borrowed the Little Black Dragons body and used it as a medium to perform a divine descent, she had already relegated Meryers consciousness to the deepest recesses of his mindscape, far away from her, so that he wouldnt be affected by her intrusion.
However, when Nidhogg forcefully invaded Meryers body and entered the Black Dragons mindscape, Meryers slumbering psyche unexpectedly awakened all of a sudden.
Nonetheless, Nidhoggs mental invasion fell somewhere within Eves expectations.
With her being able to sealed off most of the Ancient Dragons power with the withering heart and Nidhogg having no physical body for himself, it was easy to deduce that the only option he would be left with was some kind of mental attack to forcefully seize control of Meryers body.
Having deduced this, Eve came fully prepared into this battle with plenty of methods to counter any kind of mental attacks.
Moreover, she had also long hidden Meryers psyche in the deepest corners of his mindscape, protecting it tightly.
But the moment Nidhogg entered Meryers body, the latters consciousness, which was slumbering in the deepest part of his mindscape, suddenly awakened as if it had been stirred by some unseen force.
This sudden turn of events startled Ev.
Her divine psyche was, after all, still within the confines of Meryers mindscape, exerting her influence upon it.
Should the Black Dragons consciousness awaken at this particular moment, there was a high possibility of it being inadvertently assimilated into her own, thus losing his sense of self completely.
Furthermore, even if his psyche somehow evaded assimilation, it is still very likely that Nidhogg, who had now invaded the Black Dragons mind, would discover the fluctuations happening inside Meryers mindscape, hone in on the source of this fluctuations and find the corner where she hid Meryers psyche before devouring it.
With these implications, Ev felt a slight sinking feeling within her heart.
At the same time, she also felt a trace of puzzlement on how this sudden turn of events had transpired in the first place
How did Nidhogg do it?
He actually managed to awaken the slumbering psyche of the Little Black Dragon, which I had been protecting so carefully all this time!
Thinking of this, Ev felt really confused since she herself, after all, was a Deity who governs over the Divinity of Life.
And having the Divinity of Life actually entails her with unparalleled understanding regarding the fundamental laws and aspects of life itself.
Under her influence, even if the other party were the Black Dragons ancient progenitor or might even be Meryers very own father or grandfather, they would still not be able to easily awaken Meryers consciousness just like that when shes clearly still in control.
Moreover, with him forcefully awakening Meryers psyche, wasnt Nidhogg worried that he would be assimilated by her?
Once the black dragons psyche was assimilated by Eve, Meryers body would truly become an incarnation of her, thus rendering Nidhoggs schemes futile in the end.
In this situation, his best course of action would be to break through the layers of obstacles Ev had initially placed within Meryers mindscape in order to devour the black dragons psyche.
Of course, from Eves perspective, achieving this feat would be equally just as difficult for Nidhogg.
After all, Ev in her current state was someone not to be trifled with and unlike in the beginning wherein shes almost in a constant state of pseudo-death, her strength now is quite formidable.
Facing someone like her whilst their powers had also been sealed, Ev couldnt fathom how the other party would be able to break through her blockade.
Yet, the subsequent turn of events greatly exceeded her expectations.
At the very moment wherein Meryers consciousness had been awakened, Ev immediately noticed right away that there seemed to be somekind of inexplicable connection between the two.
In fact, both of them actually started rapidly converging with each other, as if there were a strong tendency hidden somewhere within them to merge into one existence
This revelation weighed heavily upon Eve.
Was Nidhogg planning to devour Meryers psyche in this manner all along?
No This wasnt just a simple devouring but rather, this method is closer to actually merging Meryers consciousness with his own.
By the end of this, Ev was uncertain whether the dominant psyche would either be Meryer or Nidhogg!
What made her even more puzzled and uncertain was that she discovered that Meryer showed no resistance to this, as if it was the natural order of things and were preordained all along
Of course, although Meryers consciousness has been awakened, it is still in a very instinctive state and he is probably still confused.
And this instinctive nature of Meryer to merge with Nidhogg was what surprised Ev the most.
The instinctual convergence they both have gives the feeling akin to rivers flowing into the sea, or like fallen leaves returning to their roots
Suddenly, Ev realized that she seemed to have misjudged something.
Regardless I shouldnt let this convergence ever succeed!
With this thought, Ev no longer hesitated and directly sank deeper into Meryers mindscape, entering the place where she hid his psyche.
Immediately upon entering this space, the scenery around her silently changed.
Ev found herself deeper inside Meryers subconscious mind.
Typically, on most cases, ones mindscape reflects and is shaped by the hosts emotions and experiences in their life.
Sometimes, they manifest into what the host desires the most, or perhaps, on the opposite spectrum, they can also manifest what the host is most afraid of, and it varies vastly from person to person
Ev remembered that after performing divine descent and entering his mindscape, the scenery that greeted her was a magnificent castle, filled with treasures and roast meats, while the personification of Meryers psyche lay sound asleep on a giant bed made of gold coins
Obviously, this scenery was the manifestation of Meryers desires and the aspects that mattered most in his life.
However, unlike the outer region of Meryers mindscape, his more deeper subconscious mind showed a vastly different scenery.
Unlike before, it was no longer the magnificent castle, but a rather desolate forest instead.
In the distance, Ev showed surprise as her gaze fell upon a towering world tree, seemingly the centerpiece of this entire subconscious space.
After observing it for a while, Ev found that this particular world tree was much thicker and taller than Eves original body and looked exactly like the former world tree recorded within her inheritance during its peak.
Also, one noteworthy difference is that there was a large pit dug at the roots of this world tree, and its thick and robust roots were also pulled out haphazardly, as if it had just experienced a fearsome battle.
Furthermore, a huge cocoon was hanging down from the crown of the world tree, for which a figure was curled up inside.
It was Meryer.
Whats going on?
Why is there a world tree here?
And how did Meryer grow out from the world tree?
As Eve laid eyes upon the subconscious landscape around her, a sense of bewilderment enveloped her.
Meanwhile, inside the cocoon, Meryer began to grow rapidly.
Bit by bit, his body expanded as the scales on his body darkened and thickened until he transformed from a young dragon into a fully-grown one.
Seeing the appearance of that particular adult black dragon, Eves pupils slightly contracted.
She instantly recognized him.
That appearance
It was exactly the same as Nidhogg!
Its just that his body shimmered with natural light, whilst his breath was pure and calm, which was far from the malevolent dragon within Eves memory.
And right at this moment, while accompanied by a crazy roar, another giant black dragon rushed out from the other side.
It was Nidhoggthe real one!
His aura was evil and chaotic, and his emotions carried a hint of obvious excitement and madness, allowing the power constantly dissipating from Eves to corrode him, yet he still directly rushed towards the giant cocoon hanging on the world tree.
Hahaha! Yggdrasill! You cant stop me! From the looks of things, it seems victory now belongs to me!
I thank you for returning my body!
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I THANK YOU FOR RETURNING MY BODY