Chapter 627: The Bidirectional Possibility of Mimetic Soul
“So… Yu Lan, Yu Yun, and Yu Guo, are you willing to cooperate with me for more experiments?” I looked at the three Dream Creatures, expecting their response.
“Um! Sure!”
“Of course, I’m willing!”
“I’m good with anything.”
“Then let’s get started!” Although this was the answer I anticipated, their unconditional trust still made me subconsciously want to live up to their enthusiasm.
As for how I needed them to cooperate, this brought us to the issue of the breakthrough.
Even though using the Soul Dream method to carry the Dream Creature’s consciousness seemed like a success, it was not truly so.
It felt more like a one-sided compromise on my part.
Their Dream Creatures showed no formal changes.
The emergence of the Soul Dream felt like a clever trick for me now, but it was also a power that belonged to me, a breakthrough point.
I needed to continually experiment within the Soul Dream, trying to discover what kind of environment led to the fragmentation of the Dream Creature’s consciousness.
The Soul Dream unified my Sea of Consciousness and the Sea of Dreams.
The Sea of Dreams could not carry the Dream Creature’s consciousness, but the Soul Dream could.
So, this meant… I could do one thing: convert the Soul Dream into the Sea of Dreams, then observe the changes closely, allowing the Dream Creature’s consciousness to resist it.
And the means of resistance lay in the “Mimetic Soul” technique, which had not yet fully emerged from the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell.
Since I couldn’t achieve perfection in a short time, I would proceed step by step, little by little.
The reason I referred to the Soul Dream as a breakthrough point was that it provided me with a pathway to steadily delve deeper.
All of this was to perfect the Mimetic Soul technique.
As for the purpose of this perfection?
The impact seemed minimal, but it took the essence of the Dream Creature’s being a solid first step toward becoming a recognized life form in reality!
At the beginning, I thought about having the Dream Creature’s consciousness improve through the Enlightenment Meditation Technique, then slowly attempting to enter my Sea of Dreams and utilizing the bond between the Sea of Dreams and the Sea of Consciousness to manifest in the Sea of Consciousness.
The Sea of Consciousness was a concept born from reality, so by finding a form of realistic anchoring through another method for the Dream Creatures, they would have a chance to become a form of life recognized by reality.
However, all the complex ideas that came before had now simplified into this one step.
It became the current Soul Dream and… the process of Mimetic Soul.
The application of the Mimetic Soul was a fresh understanding of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell.
The only regret was that this did not seem to be a derivative of this Great Spellbook’s sequence; it was merely me utilizing my understanding of the soul, integrating it into the system of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell as a type of derivative.
This was a point of confusion for me; if the 【Extraordinary Knowledge】 of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell originated from the Dream Creatures, and the Dream Creatures were a natural revelation of the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell, then how could the spell capability for the Dream Creatures to complete a “life transformation” not be a sequence derivative?
Of course, all this might just be me overthinking it. Since I had firmly begun acting, I naturally needed to witness the failures firsthand to understand where I had gone wrong.
Moreover… what if I succeeded?
I wasn’t expecting to achieve success in one step, but if this derivative could be realized, then it had its own value of existence.
As I attempted it, after a full day’s experimentation, the Dream Creatures were cooperating with considerable effort.
After all, the collapse of consciousness was a heavy burden for them; they even called in other Dream Creatures for assistance.
Since the Dream Creatures were a community, they were best friends, and even those not participating in my experiments were curious about what they were doing.
My experimentation frequency was quite rapid, but after just one day, I had to pause the experiments.
The Dream Creatures were nearing their limit; even though they insisted they could continue, I stopped nevertheless.
I explained to them that I had made a breakthrough and needed to ponder it alone.
Regardless of whether they believed me, this was indeed a reason to decline their help—after all, they needed rest.
At that moment, I lay back in my seat, my mind filled with memories of the earlier experimental experiences.
After an entire day of experimentation, continuous testing, and researching different methods, I couldn’t say that there was no progress in deriving the Mimetic Soul; one could say it was significant!
At the beginning of the experiment, I never imagined I could push the unfinished technique of Mimetic Soul to such a height!
But the higher I stood, the more clearly I could recognize a fact…
That is to say, I thoroughly realized the gap between myself and the goal, just how vast it was.
If I were to quantify my progress now, it would be an ongoing accumulation of experience, with each attempt seemingly generating “Experience +1000” above my head.
But the goal I was chasing was not a specific number; it was a qualitative change!
Although quantitative changes can induce qualitative changes, I did not know how long such quantitative changes needed to persist—perhaps ten days, perhaps a year, or even several years. I did not doubt whether the Dream Creatures would be willing to accompany me in such experiments for that long.
But… surely there must be a shortcut to help me complete the simplest leap.
The more I accumulated later on, the more the chances of success would increase, but this duration might take… a long time.
Since any node could potentially be a point of success, differing only in probability, then shortcuts must certainly exist; the more I wanted to hurry, the more challenging it became to find that shortcut.
Rather than calling it a “shortcut,” I preferred to refer to it as an “insight.”
Now, thinking carefully, was there any other possible insight for the Mimetic Soul technique?
I sat silently in my seat.
At this moment, another figure sat silently opposite me.
It was as if we were both waiting to see who would lose patience first, who would speak first.
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned heavy; even my breathing grew quiet.
This tense atmosphere lasted for quite a while until…
“I give up.”
At that moment, the Knowledge Shadow suddenly couldn’t hold back and spoke first.
“Really?”
“Hmph~ You’ve figured it out, so I naturally don’t have to remind you of the accomplishment.” After that, the Knowledge Shadow disappeared directly.
And everything unfolded as the Knowledge Shadow said; I had thought of it.
In fact, the Knowledge Shadow had known from the start; from… the way she watched the spectacle, I had guessed that she was waiting for me to take the initiative to ask.
I had chosen to conquer my subconscious, overcoming subjective cognitive barriers, realizing what it was.
The outcome was clear; I had succeeded.
The answer was… me.
What is the purpose of soul mimesis?
It is to allow Dream Creatures to transcend their essence, the state of Mimetic Soul, causing them to simulate the essence of life.
However… throughout the process, I had overlooked one thing: that my life essence was, in fact, the soul.
To achieve Mimetic Soul, I myself was the best target.
Reverse thinking.
Now I had established a foundation from nothing in a different direction, and I stood at the end point, backtracking from existence to non-existence.
The process in between was the perfection of this technique.
Once I comprehended this, it became clear to me that the Mimetic Soul technique was not an endpoint; it was merely a goal I set for myself, a self-imposed limitation.
Soul mimesis was ultimately just a “compromise” after I couldn’t directly transform the Dream Creatures into souls.
Since I couldn’t achieve that transformation, I sought as a second choice to have their form of existence mimic the soul.
But at this moment, I realized that I was already standing at the endpoint of the goal.
Thus, in that moment of realization, I perfected the other half of the idea.
From the void of dreams to the Mimetic Soul, and then from the mimetic soul to the true soul life, I named this latter process “Soul Drawing.”
So, the Mimetic Soul was merely a “starting phase.”
What I temporarily named “Soul Drawing” was the actual process of helping the Dream Creatures achieve the interpretation of life.
But as of now, I hadn’t even built a solid foundation, so I couldn’t clarify what Soul Drawing would ultimately look like.
However, having a name was equivalent to having a goal, and with a goal, I simply needed to work hard to achieve it; that was enough.
“Fascinating… is this what insight is…? When insight unveils the veil of the unknown for me, what once seemed almost impossible now appears as just a small hurdle…”
I gently shook my head, lamenting life’s impermanence, but did the difficulty of perfecting the Mimetic Soul technique diminish?
Not at all; it was just that my understanding had improved, making what felt difficult earlier now seem simpler.
This is true personal cognitive enhancement.
With that in mind, I did not hesitate to use the still unrefined Mimetic Soul technique, and let’s not forget, I was also someone who had used the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell.
When I first used it, I was also in a special time frame, and the Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Spell contributed significantly to my Self-Awakened Body Cultivation.
It was that experience that introduced me to the world of body cultivation, enabling me to understand body structure, the essence of life, and the importance of perception.
This time, I would delve deeper into the essence of life, the soul, using my own soul as a template to guide the Mimetic Soul technique.
Meanwhile,
With Millien’s return,
She brought a wealth of news back to Ninglan New City, and this intelligence caused a huge stir among the student body that learned of it!
At the newly discovered Seed Vault of Extraordinary Materials resource mine, the phenomenon of Dream Overlapping had actually disappeared!
This news undoubtedly brought great joy to everyone, and the All-purpose Association also announced a collaboration with Teaching Assistant Yang Yuelan to build the second large shelter.
Millien brought another piece of news that was neither entirely good nor bad: the dispersal of the Dream Overlapping phenomenon was thanks to Teaching Assistant Xiao Han, who was willing to teach this technique.
Upon hearing this, everyone felt that everything was unreal, followed by overwhelming joy, until they heard the learning requirements, leaving all stunned.
Because the first learning requirement was to possess a field, which was enough to confuse them.
They had no idea what a field was; some speculated it might be a spellbook of the rare field type within the academy and even dug up previous intelligence suggesting that Yang Yuelan possessed a Great Spellbook called “Fire Rain Field.”
Given that many assistants in Ninglan New City had already left, it was really no wonder they were misunderstanding the situation.
After all, those assistants had also inquired about it from their mentors after firsthand experience.
Field… and spellbooks of field types were two entirely different concepts!
Yet many people did not understand the gap between them.
However, you might ask, isn’t there an Extraordinary Mentor in Ninglan New City?
So those students who thought they had a good relationship with Mentor Elena voluntarily went to inquire.
“Don’t think about it; a field is not a spellbook of the field type as you imagine; the two have no comparability regardless. Xiao Han asked Millien to bring back this message to make you all give up hope. Within the Witch Academy, of all students and assistants, only Xiao Han possesses a field.”
Elena’s words were merciless, directly shattering their last sliver of hope and completely unveiling their shame.
Only Xiao Han among all non-mentor groups had one!
What concept does this signify?
This is recognition from the mentor!
But amidst the shock, it also explained one thing: right now, without the mentor’s intervention, the only one capable of solving the phenomenon of Dream Overlapping was Teaching Assistant Xiao Han!
Originally, this should have been a good thing, a transition from being helpless to having a solution.
However, after experiencing the “can learn” situation, everyone’s expectations plummeted; they couldn’t even muster joy and now found themselves dependent on someone else.
It was indeed a difficult position.
Moreover, it wouldn’t be long until Ninglan New City was shrouded in dreams; this was a problem that must be resolved.
Soon, many people started to take action.
However… no one is motivated without benefits.
Since the issue of Dream Overlapping can be solved, there are still many resource points covered by dreams with slow exploitation; isn’t that something to resolve as well?
No one would turn down resources and benefits; it was just a matter of asking someone to help, and they had experienced enough.
……
Time passed quickly.
My self-research on the Mimetic Soul lasted longer than the research with the Dream Creatures.
As for the external shelter matter, I was completely unconcerned; having handed over communication with Millien to them, I had also entrusted the shelter’s fate to them.
My existence resembled a pillar, a pillar of strength.
“This is Mimetic Soul… such a fascinating experience.”
I looked at myself lying in the seat; at this moment, my soul consciousness had separated from my body, and my own soul had undergone “devolution” under the Mimetic Soul technique, becoming a state close to a soul.
I suddenly realized that according to this line of thought, the Mimetic Soul technique seemed not to be a starting point, but a “bidirectional transfer point”!
It assisted Dream Creatures in transitioning from non-existence to existence through Mimetic Soul, and through my envisioned “Soul Drawing,” it would complete the ultimate soul transformation.
Now I could reach another extreme through the Mimetic Soul as a transfer point… becoming a Dream Creature…
No, that shouldn’t be how I framed it; this is a spell, so it should be… a Dream Creature transformation technique!
But… Dream Creatures are not life; it cannot be a transformation technique, but rather a… shape-shifting technique, a spell that transforms into the form of a Dream Creature!
However, this thought might be too wild; after a brief pause, my soul returned to my body, consciousness controlling my body, and I slowly opened my eyes.
“Mimetic Soul… should be considered successful…” I looked at the large Dream Creature still darting around my room; in the end, I still chose not to take it, “Such a momentous attempt should still be left for the Dream Creatures.”
