CHAPTER 494: CHAPTER 357: BIG SURPRISE_1

"What is eternal?"

In the Nine-Headed Dragon Illusion Realm, Chui Chui, dressed in the attire of a court lady, floated in an endless wilderness. Before her stood a Nine-Headed Dragon as tall as the mountains. The Nine-Headed Dragon raised its heads high, staring at the tiny Chui Chui from different directions, and posed a question.

Chui Chui flicked her water sleeves and smiled as she replied, "I’ve told you several times already... My master is the Lord of the Eternal Domain, and I am the Heart Demon Chui Chui who resides in my master’s heart. Why don’t you introduce yourself as well? What’s your name?"

"Why is it called eternal?"

Chui Chui showed a helpless expression at the somewhat dull-witted Nine-Headed Dragon. "The master named his domain ’Eternal,’ so it’s called ’Eternal.’ Probably because the master wishes his domain to exist in an eternal fashion. Just like my master named me Chui Chui; it’s the ’Chui’ from ’the spring breeze caresses the willows.’ My master’s name choices are quite meaningful."

"Your master says eternal, and it becomes eternal? Is he a god?"

"My master is a human, but to us Heart Demons, he is the god we serve." Faced with the Nine-Headed Dragon’s continuous questions, Chui Chui patiently explained. Then she asked, "Do you know what situation you’re in? Do you know what your name is?"

The Nine-Headed Dragon’s nine heads looked at each other before answering, "I... am the Nine-Headed Dragon. I am a virtual model created from the combination of information technology and the Nine-Headed Dragon’s Energy. My purpose is to focus the scattered consciousness of the Nine-Headed Dragon and trace back its memories.

"The information collected so far is too limited, so I cannot answer your question.

"But I am very interested in gods.

"Since your master is a god, can I meet him?

"Perhaps his divine power can truly awaken me."

"My master is very busy; I’m afraid he can’t see you yet. And considering your current state, awakening might not necessarily be a good thing.

"You can use the virtual body I’ve provided for you to collect the consciousness particles carried within your energy while the Nine-Headed Dragon Illusion Realm is operating.

"You can try to awaken here first, and then we can work together to find a way to free you from your seal."

"What is my current situation?" The Nine-Headed Dragon appeared very confused. It looked at Chui Chui and asked, "Why do I exist in a formless state? Where is my body?"

At this moment, Chui Chui was accessing the Nine-Headed Dragon virtual model’s data via the information chain.

The consciousness particles of the Nine-Headed Dragon, collected through the Nine-Headed Dragon Illusion Realm, were minuscule—far too few to form a coherent chain of consciousness. The current approach relied on information technology and recent research findings to perform a fuzzy interpretation of these particles, followed by inferential extensions, in an attempt to simulate the Nine-Headed Dragon’s consciousness to some degree. They would then continue to use the Nine-Headed Dragon Illusion Realm to gather more consciousness particles, constantly correcting and supplementing the simulated entity.

Ultimately, this method aimed to create a replica of the Nine-Headed Dragon’s consciousness. This replica would possess all the Nine-Headed Dragon’s knowledge, including aspects of its divine power. Then, regardless of whether the original Nine-Headed Dragon died, or awakened and departed, the Eternal Domain would not suffer a significant loss.

Chui Chui said to the Nine-Headed Dragon, "Illusoriness and reality are both states of ’existence.’ In this illusory world, both your existence and mine are real.

"Here, like a god, I can freely create this world that belongs only to me."

As Chui Chui spoke, the barren wilderness began to change rapidly. The ground split open, and tumultuous waters rushed along the fissures, quickly forming a large river. The earth bulged, and a mountain range undulated like a giant dragon. Verdant vegetation grew luxuriantly, and wild geese flew across the azure sky in a V-formation. In the blink of an eye, the Nine-Headed Dragon found itself surrounded by a primeval jungle.

Then, the sky darkened with dense clouds, and soon it began to drizzle.

Chui Chui caught the raindrops with her hand and continued to say to the Nine-Headed Dragon, "This is the world I’ve created for you, as well as the place where you once lived. I hope it will help your recovery.

"As for your body... you should be able to feel that it has suffered very serious injuries and is in a sealed state. Such a seal cannot be broken by non-gods. Divine power is a force beyond our capabilities; to break the seal, you must rely on yourself."

Chui Chui didn’t interfere with any of the data of the Nine-Headed Dragon simulation, letting the program restore and deduce the consciousness based on the Nine-Headed Dragon’s consciousness particles.

"Rely on myself?" The Nine-Headed Dragon twisted its body, towering trees snapping like toothpicks. It then wagged its tail to clear an open area for itself before saying to Chui Chui, "I feel very comfortable here, like it’s my home.

"I seem to be on the verge of remembering something, but I can’t fully remember.

"If you don’t mind, I’d like to have a look around here. Maybe I can recall some things."

Chui Chui smiled and said, "This place was created for you; you can settle here with peace of mind. If you want to find me, you can contact me anytime. Barring any urgent matters on my end, I’ll appear before you right away."

"Thank you..." The Nine-Headed Dragon didn’t say much more to Chui Chui. The ground beneath it turned into quicksand, quickly swallowing its massive body.

Watching the undulating ground extend into the distance, Chui Chui exclaimed in surprise, "Wow... As expected of the Nine-Headed Dragon! To think it can already use the Magic I established in this world so quickly."