Learning from Marvel
Chapter 344 Dimensional State
Chapter 344 Dimensional State
As time passed, the breath of the spider and the breath of the holy tree blended deeper and deeper.
More and more blood lake water was absorbed by the projection of the holy tree and became the nourishment for the recovery of the holy tree.
However, the spider made of blood lake water in midair did not become smaller because of this.
Because of the composition of a part of the body tissue, the blood lake water becomes wood fiber, and the wood fiber structure replaces the part of the absorbed blood lake water.
Both are green in color, and there is not much difference on the surface.
It's just that the wood is not so crystal clear and has more texture.
Therefore, the feeling of spiders has changed from weird and coquettish to natural and heavy.
So far, the spider god's plans seem to be successful.
Under its deliberate guidance, the process of assimilating the power of the holy tree into its own power went smoothly, and the effect became more and more remarkable.
"The holy tree gave me a message just now, it can control this wooded spider body!" Legolas asked suddenly,
"Do you want……?"
"Hmm...don't act rashly!" Ian pondered for a moment, then finally shook his head,
"After all, this spider body was created by the Spider God. It is not only dominated by its own consciousness, but also has a high-level soul. And the sacred tree is currently spiritually incomplete, so it may not be able to seize control!"
This is just a euphemism. In fact, in Ian's opinion, the possibility of the holy tree taking control of this wooden body is basically zero!
Since the spider god dared to take the initiative to guide the power of the holy tree to erode him, he must have been prepared in advance to be countered by the holy tree.
Situations like snatching control of the body must have been thought of long ago, and corresponding preparations have been made.
"I see!" Legolas did not object, "The blood lake water is very beneficial to the recovery of the holy tree, and the holy tree has no desire to do anything before it is drained!"
"Then wait!" Ian nodded slightly, anyway, now is not the time to do anything.
He could sense that the emotions emanating from the Spider God had become more and more monotonous.
What was once a fairly rich mood has now almost turned into pure fanaticism.
This kind of fanaticism obviously does not belong to the Spider God, nor should it appear on it.
But these are not important at the moment, it is already inextricable!
This state will make its execution stronger, especially for its plan this time
However, it also has negative effects. It will cause a series of problems such as decreased judgment, decreased vigilance, and near-none adaptability.
If things are going well, everything it does will be smoother and harder to do.
But on the other hand, once it encounters obstacles, it can easily collapse in an instant!
Can it be smooth sailing this time?
The answer is already self-evident!
Between the spider and the sacred tree, the process of power conflict and fusion, the impact caused is actually not limited to the wooded spider's body.
Instead, it has been directly fed back to the entire Mirkwood, including the northern part of Mirkwood, which is still under the control of the wood elves!
The plants in the entire Mirkwood are booming, especially the half of the forest area occupied by giant spiders.
The giant tree, which was so thick that it almost completely blocked the sun, grew wildly again and became even more lush.
As a result, the living space of most monsters in the dense forest is squeezed, and even directly become the nourishment of the dense forest.
Only the family of giant spiders huddled in the spider's nest had no substantial losses.
The spider nest seems to have some kind of magical ability, which can automatically avoid the crazy overgrown forest.
The situation in the northern part of Mirkwood is relatively better.
Due to the changes in the dark jungle, the giant spider family retreated, and the war was temporarily far away from this land.
The vegetation here is also growing crazily, but their growth is much gentler, which should be the result of not being eroded by Sauron's power.
If it is pure vegetation growing wildly, it will actually only be beneficial to the survival of the wood elves, but not harmful.
Wood elves are very adaptable to this living environment!
More importantly, with the skyrocketing vegetation, the special power of the dense forest is also growing simultaneously.
It is difficult to see the effect of this kind of environmental improvement in a short period of time, but it can improve the basic quality of the entire group in the long run.
"Legolas succeeded?" Elf King Thranduil looked towards the direction of the Mirkwood's core, his eyes full of worry.
Of course he was aware of Legolas' actions, even this matter was arranged by him.
At that time, the battle situation was very unfavorable to the wood elves, and the defense line could be breached at any time.
There was no other way but to gamble and let Legolas take the risk.
Thranduil knew that the current changes in Mirkwood were mostly related to Legolas' actions.
It's just that the news and benefits Legolas created far exceeded expectations.
And the greater the movement caused, the more dangerous Legolas' situation was.
"The prince will definitely return safely!" The elf next to him said immediately.
"Pass down the order to keep an eye on the entire northern Mirkwood, especially the border area. All troops are ready to fight at any time..." The Elven King Thranduil immediately issued an order.
With his sound below zero, the entire woodland kingdom was mobilized in an instant.
But there is only so much the Elf King can do!
In fact, from the moment Legolas went deep into the dark forest, the Elf King could help him.There is only so much to do.
As soon as the elves of the Woodland Kingdom started to move, Rivendell, who was also in the elf territory, immediately received the news.
Then Rivendell also began to mobilize.
There are detailed records of the Mirkwood among the elves, and they know very well what the changes in the Mirkwood mean?
Compared with the relatively closed woodland kingdom, Rivendell is much more open.
It is the window for the elves to communicate with foreign countries, and most other races are here! !stronghold.
Therefore, the actions of the elves naturally spread throughout the entire Middle-earth continent.
As a result, the entire continent and all races began to enter a state of combat readiness.
It's just that the progress is different and the intensity is also different.
But it's better to be vigilant than to do nothing.
After all, the danger is really not far away!
No matter what the external strife is, it will not affect the situation at the core of the Mirk Forest.
With the blood lake water completely absorbed by the projection of the holy tree, the spider's body was completely assimilated and became a wood spider.
"The most critical moment is about to begin!" Ian stared.
He suddenly felt that the spider god's frenzied mood soared instantly.
Legolas and Aragorn also turned their gazes away instantly.
Under the attention of the three, Spider God started the next step without hesitation, which was also the most uncertain step.
It's just that the Spider God, who was completely in a state of frenzy, didn't hesitate at all, and firmly believed that he would succeed.
At this moment, Ian suddenly noticed more than one gaze.
These gazes came from various unknown fields, and Sauron was obviously not the only one, and it felt that none of them were weaker than Sauron.
Obviously, Sauron is definitely not the only one who is interested in the Spider God's experiment.
Fortunately, these brains only care about the result, and they basically don't intervene.
Ian just needs to act like they don't exist...
With all eyes on, a soul manifests from the wood spider.
It was still the soul of the big dark gold spider before, not the spider god's own soul.
At the same time, the spirituality of the sacred tree is also manifested from the materialized projection.
Finally, it no longer looks like a broken tree stump, but a small tree in a seedling state.
"The soul is the foundation of a living being. In the past, the mutual infestation of the body was just a test and foreplay. Now it is the main event and the ultimate goal of the Spider God!" Ian explained.
"Soul infection? After the infection, is the Spider God still the Spider God?" Aragorn asked, he seemed disgusted by this.
"If it succeeds, the spider will still be the spider god. As for whether it is the original 'spider god'? Does it matter?" Ian asked rhetorically.
Looking at the spider god in a state of frenzy, Aragorn shook his head: "It really doesn't matter!"
No matter which 'spider god' becomes in the end, it must be an enemy.
And it has a high probability of being impossible to succeed, and no 'spider god' will be able to do it in the end.
Naturally, Ian and the others don't need to worry about its threat.
"What about the holy tree? Will it hurt the newborn spirituality of the holy tree?" Legolas also asked.
All he cares about is the sacred tree.
As for the Spider God?
Whether it ended up alive or dead, he wasn't worried at all.
"The holy tree will definitely be fine!" Ian replied affirmatively,
"The essence of the sacred tree is very high, even if it is only incomplete spirituality, it cannot be shaken by a small 'spider god'. "
After the soul of the big dark gold spider was revealed, it immediately ran under the sapling.
This soul was influenced by the wood spider, and its aura was a little related to the holy tree, so it didn't arouse the resistance of the holy tree.
Even when the spider's soul was only slightly teased, the roots of the sapling were already wrapped around the spider.
There is almost no difference from the previous state when assimilating the body.
"How...?" Ian looked directly at Legolas beside him.
Without Ian asking, Legolas already knew his question.
He replied helplessly: "The spirituality of the holy tree is eager to absorb nutrients, and I can't stop him!"
After all, Legolas just established a solid connection with the Holy Tree and gained a little favor from the Holy Tree's spirituality.
There is still a long way to go to control the holy tree and let the holy tree completely obey his instructions.
"I understand!" Ian Dianke nodded, expressing his understanding, and then continued to ask:
"If you let the holy tree restrain its own power, there will be no problem, right?"
"No problem! As long as it doesn't interfere with his eating, there won't be any problem." Legolas replied affirmatively.
"Very good, you better prepare first!" Ian nodded in satisfaction.
"When do we start?" Legolas asked again.
"Don't worry for now!" Ian shook his head lightly,
He is also very curious, what kind of scene is the mutual erosion and fusion at the soul level, and what will be the result?
As the root system of the young sapling is completely wrapped around the spider.
The Spider God finally couldn't bear it and started to take the next step.
I saw that the spider's soul suddenly became a little confused, and at the same time a very strange power emanated from the spider.
This is not the power of the soul, nor the power of emotions!
"This is the power of dimension!" Ian recognized it instantly, and he was not surprised by it.
Dimensional soul, the most fundamental power, is naturally the power of dimension, not the power of soul.
If the Spider God wants to raise the dimension level of the soul, what he needs is naturally the power of dimension, not the power of soul.
Stimulated by the power of the strange dimension, the little sapling reacted instinctively and also released the power of the dimension.
Then, without the active guidance of the Spider God, as soon as the power of the two dimensions converged, the conflict between the forces broke out instantly, and it was completely unstoppable.
And this conflict, in turn, creates a greater stimulus to the two souls.
Ever since, the two souls began to manifest another form of the dimensionalized soul—the dimensional state!
"Is this the truest form of the soul?"
Seeing the soul in a dimensional state for the first time, both Legolas and Aragorn had a strange feeling, and at the same time, they had a lot of knowledge in their minds out of thin air!
"That's right!" Ian nodded affirmatively, "This is the most fundamental dimensional state of a dimensionalized soul!"
In fact, he also saw the dimensional state of the soul for the first time.
After all, not just any dimensionalized soul has a dimensional state.
At least it needs the dimensionality of the soul to reach a certain level, and the dimensional characteristics can be completely transformed into the dimension of the soul!
The soul of the dark gold spider was originally far from being dimensioned enough.
Even with the support of the entire Mirkwood giant spider family, it is only barely building the soul dimension, reaching the threshold of manifesting the state of the soul dimension.
Since this soul dimension is a temporary construction, it is quite fragile.
So even if it is dominated by the spider god, the manifestation of the state of the soul dimension is quite reluctant.
In comparison, the holy tree is much more relaxed and freehand.
It does not need to be actively controlled at all, even if it is spiritually incomplete, or even does not have a soul, it can naturally manifest the state of the soul dimension.
The soul dimension manifested by the spider god is very incomplete, and can only be recognized barely, it looks like a dark forest.
However, the images of some of the giant spiders are very clear, presumably they are mostly related to the blessing of the belief of the giant spiders.
The restored spirituality of the holy tree is still incomplete, so the manifested soul dimension is also not perfect,
However, although it is incomplete, the basic structure of the soul dimension is complete.
This makes the soul dimension much more stable, and the more stable the soul dimension, the clearer the vision within it.
The soul dimension of the holy tree is also the scene of the Mirkwood, but this 'Mirkwood' is much more sunny than the current Mirkwood.
"Is that the big green forest that used to be?" Ian guessed.
The sunny version of the Mirkwood is only the former Great Greenwood.
"That's right, that's the Great Green Forest!" Legolas' eyes were full of yearning.
That was the former homeland of the wood elves, but it's a pity that everything has become a thing of the past.
It may be because the distance between the two soul dimensions manifested is too close, or because the two soul dimensions have a little bit in common.
The two soul dimensions are entangled uncontrollably, and the conflict between the latitudes instantly shakes the two soul dimensions violently.
Both soul dimensions are incomplete, but in this fierce conflict, their performances are completely different.
One is crumbling, and the other is standing still!
(End of this chapter)
As time passed, the breath of the spider and the breath of the holy tree blended deeper and deeper.
More and more blood lake water was absorbed by the projection of the holy tree and became the nourishment for the recovery of the holy tree.
However, the spider made of blood lake water in midair did not become smaller because of this.
Because of the composition of a part of the body tissue, the blood lake water becomes wood fiber, and the wood fiber structure replaces the part of the absorbed blood lake water.
Both are green in color, and there is not much difference on the surface.
It's just that the wood is not so crystal clear and has more texture.
Therefore, the feeling of spiders has changed from weird and coquettish to natural and heavy.
So far, the spider god's plans seem to be successful.
Under its deliberate guidance, the process of assimilating the power of the holy tree into its own power went smoothly, and the effect became more and more remarkable.
"The holy tree gave me a message just now, it can control this wooded spider body!" Legolas asked suddenly,
"Do you want……?"
"Hmm...don't act rashly!" Ian pondered for a moment, then finally shook his head,
"After all, this spider body was created by the Spider God. It is not only dominated by its own consciousness, but also has a high-level soul. And the sacred tree is currently spiritually incomplete, so it may not be able to seize control!"
This is just a euphemism. In fact, in Ian's opinion, the possibility of the holy tree taking control of this wooden body is basically zero!
Since the spider god dared to take the initiative to guide the power of the holy tree to erode him, he must have been prepared in advance to be countered by the holy tree.
Situations like snatching control of the body must have been thought of long ago, and corresponding preparations have been made.
"I see!" Legolas did not object, "The blood lake water is very beneficial to the recovery of the holy tree, and the holy tree has no desire to do anything before it is drained!"
"Then wait!" Ian nodded slightly, anyway, now is not the time to do anything.
He could sense that the emotions emanating from the Spider God had become more and more monotonous.
What was once a fairly rich mood has now almost turned into pure fanaticism.
This kind of fanaticism obviously does not belong to the Spider God, nor should it appear on it.
But these are not important at the moment, it is already inextricable!
This state will make its execution stronger, especially for its plan this time
However, it also has negative effects. It will cause a series of problems such as decreased judgment, decreased vigilance, and near-none adaptability.
If things are going well, everything it does will be smoother and harder to do.
But on the other hand, once it encounters obstacles, it can easily collapse in an instant!
Can it be smooth sailing this time?
The answer is already self-evident!
Between the spider and the sacred tree, the process of power conflict and fusion, the impact caused is actually not limited to the wooded spider's body.
Instead, it has been directly fed back to the entire Mirkwood, including the northern part of Mirkwood, which is still under the control of the wood elves!
The plants in the entire Mirkwood are booming, especially the half of the forest area occupied by giant spiders.
The giant tree, which was so thick that it almost completely blocked the sun, grew wildly again and became even more lush.
As a result, the living space of most monsters in the dense forest is squeezed, and even directly become the nourishment of the dense forest.
Only the family of giant spiders huddled in the spider's nest had no substantial losses.
The spider nest seems to have some kind of magical ability, which can automatically avoid the crazy overgrown forest.
The situation in the northern part of Mirkwood is relatively better.
Due to the changes in the dark jungle, the giant spider family retreated, and the war was temporarily far away from this land.
The vegetation here is also growing crazily, but their growth is much gentler, which should be the result of not being eroded by Sauron's power.
If it is pure vegetation growing wildly, it will actually only be beneficial to the survival of the wood elves, but not harmful.
Wood elves are very adaptable to this living environment!
More importantly, with the skyrocketing vegetation, the special power of the dense forest is also growing simultaneously.
It is difficult to see the effect of this kind of environmental improvement in a short period of time, but it can improve the basic quality of the entire group in the long run.
"Legolas succeeded?" Elf King Thranduil looked towards the direction of the Mirkwood's core, his eyes full of worry.
Of course he was aware of Legolas' actions, even this matter was arranged by him.
At that time, the battle situation was very unfavorable to the wood elves, and the defense line could be breached at any time.
There was no other way but to gamble and let Legolas take the risk.
Thranduil knew that the current changes in Mirkwood were mostly related to Legolas' actions.
It's just that the news and benefits Legolas created far exceeded expectations.
And the greater the movement caused, the more dangerous Legolas' situation was.
"The prince will definitely return safely!" The elf next to him said immediately.
"Pass down the order to keep an eye on the entire northern Mirkwood, especially the border area. All troops are ready to fight at any time..." The Elven King Thranduil immediately issued an order.
With his sound below zero, the entire woodland kingdom was mobilized in an instant.
But there is only so much the Elf King can do!
In fact, from the moment Legolas went deep into the dark forest, the Elf King could help him.There is only so much to do.
As soon as the elves of the Woodland Kingdom started to move, Rivendell, who was also in the elf territory, immediately received the news.
Then Rivendell also began to mobilize.
There are detailed records of the Mirkwood among the elves, and they know very well what the changes in the Mirkwood mean?
Compared with the relatively closed woodland kingdom, Rivendell is much more open.
It is the window for the elves to communicate with foreign countries, and most other races are here! !stronghold.
Therefore, the actions of the elves naturally spread throughout the entire Middle-earth continent.
As a result, the entire continent and all races began to enter a state of combat readiness.
It's just that the progress is different and the intensity is also different.
But it's better to be vigilant than to do nothing.
After all, the danger is really not far away!
No matter what the external strife is, it will not affect the situation at the core of the Mirk Forest.
With the blood lake water completely absorbed by the projection of the holy tree, the spider's body was completely assimilated and became a wood spider.
"The most critical moment is about to begin!" Ian stared.
He suddenly felt that the spider god's frenzied mood soared instantly.
Legolas and Aragorn also turned their gazes away instantly.
Under the attention of the three, Spider God started the next step without hesitation, which was also the most uncertain step.
It's just that the Spider God, who was completely in a state of frenzy, didn't hesitate at all, and firmly believed that he would succeed.
At this moment, Ian suddenly noticed more than one gaze.
These gazes came from various unknown fields, and Sauron was obviously not the only one, and it felt that none of them were weaker than Sauron.
Obviously, Sauron is definitely not the only one who is interested in the Spider God's experiment.
Fortunately, these brains only care about the result, and they basically don't intervene.
Ian just needs to act like they don't exist...
With all eyes on, a soul manifests from the wood spider.
It was still the soul of the big dark gold spider before, not the spider god's own soul.
At the same time, the spirituality of the sacred tree is also manifested from the materialized projection.
Finally, it no longer looks like a broken tree stump, but a small tree in a seedling state.
"The soul is the foundation of a living being. In the past, the mutual infestation of the body was just a test and foreplay. Now it is the main event and the ultimate goal of the Spider God!" Ian explained.
"Soul infection? After the infection, is the Spider God still the Spider God?" Aragorn asked, he seemed disgusted by this.
"If it succeeds, the spider will still be the spider god. As for whether it is the original 'spider god'? Does it matter?" Ian asked rhetorically.
Looking at the spider god in a state of frenzy, Aragorn shook his head: "It really doesn't matter!"
No matter which 'spider god' becomes in the end, it must be an enemy.
And it has a high probability of being impossible to succeed, and no 'spider god' will be able to do it in the end.
Naturally, Ian and the others don't need to worry about its threat.
"What about the holy tree? Will it hurt the newborn spirituality of the holy tree?" Legolas also asked.
All he cares about is the sacred tree.
As for the Spider God?
Whether it ended up alive or dead, he wasn't worried at all.
"The holy tree will definitely be fine!" Ian replied affirmatively,
"The essence of the sacred tree is very high, even if it is only incomplete spirituality, it cannot be shaken by a small 'spider god'. "
After the soul of the big dark gold spider was revealed, it immediately ran under the sapling.
This soul was influenced by the wood spider, and its aura was a little related to the holy tree, so it didn't arouse the resistance of the holy tree.
Even when the spider's soul was only slightly teased, the roots of the sapling were already wrapped around the spider.
There is almost no difference from the previous state when assimilating the body.
"How...?" Ian looked directly at Legolas beside him.
Without Ian asking, Legolas already knew his question.
He replied helplessly: "The spirituality of the holy tree is eager to absorb nutrients, and I can't stop him!"
After all, Legolas just established a solid connection with the Holy Tree and gained a little favor from the Holy Tree's spirituality.
There is still a long way to go to control the holy tree and let the holy tree completely obey his instructions.
"I understand!" Ian Dianke nodded, expressing his understanding, and then continued to ask:
"If you let the holy tree restrain its own power, there will be no problem, right?"
"No problem! As long as it doesn't interfere with his eating, there won't be any problem." Legolas replied affirmatively.
"Very good, you better prepare first!" Ian nodded in satisfaction.
"When do we start?" Legolas asked again.
"Don't worry for now!" Ian shook his head lightly,
He is also very curious, what kind of scene is the mutual erosion and fusion at the soul level, and what will be the result?
As the root system of the young sapling is completely wrapped around the spider.
The Spider God finally couldn't bear it and started to take the next step.
I saw that the spider's soul suddenly became a little confused, and at the same time a very strange power emanated from the spider.
This is not the power of the soul, nor the power of emotions!
"This is the power of dimension!" Ian recognized it instantly, and he was not surprised by it.
Dimensional soul, the most fundamental power, is naturally the power of dimension, not the power of soul.
If the Spider God wants to raise the dimension level of the soul, what he needs is naturally the power of dimension, not the power of soul.
Stimulated by the power of the strange dimension, the little sapling reacted instinctively and also released the power of the dimension.
Then, without the active guidance of the Spider God, as soon as the power of the two dimensions converged, the conflict between the forces broke out instantly, and it was completely unstoppable.
And this conflict, in turn, creates a greater stimulus to the two souls.
Ever since, the two souls began to manifest another form of the dimensionalized soul—the dimensional state!
"Is this the truest form of the soul?"
Seeing the soul in a dimensional state for the first time, both Legolas and Aragorn had a strange feeling, and at the same time, they had a lot of knowledge in their minds out of thin air!
"That's right!" Ian nodded affirmatively, "This is the most fundamental dimensional state of a dimensionalized soul!"
In fact, he also saw the dimensional state of the soul for the first time.
After all, not just any dimensionalized soul has a dimensional state.
At least it needs the dimensionality of the soul to reach a certain level, and the dimensional characteristics can be completely transformed into the dimension of the soul!
The soul of the dark gold spider was originally far from being dimensioned enough.
Even with the support of the entire Mirkwood giant spider family, it is only barely building the soul dimension, reaching the threshold of manifesting the state of the soul dimension.
Since this soul dimension is a temporary construction, it is quite fragile.
So even if it is dominated by the spider god, the manifestation of the state of the soul dimension is quite reluctant.
In comparison, the holy tree is much more relaxed and freehand.
It does not need to be actively controlled at all, even if it is spiritually incomplete, or even does not have a soul, it can naturally manifest the state of the soul dimension.
The soul dimension manifested by the spider god is very incomplete, and can only be recognized barely, it looks like a dark forest.
However, the images of some of the giant spiders are very clear, presumably they are mostly related to the blessing of the belief of the giant spiders.
The restored spirituality of the holy tree is still incomplete, so the manifested soul dimension is also not perfect,
However, although it is incomplete, the basic structure of the soul dimension is complete.
This makes the soul dimension much more stable, and the more stable the soul dimension, the clearer the vision within it.
The soul dimension of the holy tree is also the scene of the Mirkwood, but this 'Mirkwood' is much more sunny than the current Mirkwood.
"Is that the big green forest that used to be?" Ian guessed.
The sunny version of the Mirkwood is only the former Great Greenwood.
"That's right, that's the Great Green Forest!" Legolas' eyes were full of yearning.
That was the former homeland of the wood elves, but it's a pity that everything has become a thing of the past.
It may be because the distance between the two soul dimensions manifested is too close, or because the two soul dimensions have a little bit in common.
The two soul dimensions are entangled uncontrollably, and the conflict between the latitudes instantly shakes the two soul dimensions violently.
Both soul dimensions are incomplete, but in this fierce conflict, their performances are completely different.
One is crumbling, and the other is standing still!
(End of this chapter)
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