chsdbacks Chapter 446 The Immortal Soul
Chapter 446 The Immortal Soul
Chapter 446 The Immortal Soul
When Dui successfully transformed into a dragon, it shocked all the elves of Tyrian City.
The dragon that Dui transformed into was a golden dragon, its body covered with bright golden scales that reflected dazzling golden light under the sunlight, making it look very majestic and beautiful!
Moreover, due to the nature of the Duimaia-class, the dragons they transform into are also extremely large, reaching tens of thousands of meters in length. Their outstretched wings blot out the sky and can stir up storms with a single flap. The dragon flames they spew are incredibly hot, no less so than the sun.
This can be described as a Maya-level golden dragon, and the dragon's might it exudes is breathtaking.
The sudden appearance of Dui, transformed into a golden dragon, startled the elves of Tyrian, who immediately assumed that a dragon had invaded Valinor.
It wasn't until Dui explained and King Fenaffin of the Noldor was there to reassure them that the Noldor elves were put at ease.
The elves were filled with curiosity and awe at the golden dragon that Dui had transformed into; they never imagined that someone could become a dragon.
Many of the Noldor elves participated in the War of Wrath and saw the dragons created by Morgoth.
The dragon that Dui had transformed into was far larger than those other dragons. Its magnificent golden scales gave it not a trace of evil, but rather a sense of divine radiance.
This forced even the Noldor elves, who had always viewed dragons as evil, to acknowledge that this dragon suited their aesthetic preferences.
The commotion caused by the dragon not only attracted the attention of all the elves in Tyrian City, but also caught the eye of several Valar.
As Dui transformed into a giant dragon, he could clearly feel several magnificent gazes falling upon him. These penetrating and oppressive gazes carried a hint of surprise and admiration.
Dui could tell from one of the gazes that it came from the highest peak of the Perorei Mountains.
These gazes were only glanced at before quickly averted, but they left Dui with considerable pressure.
Even though he now possesses some power over time and the supreme ability to transform, the oppressive aura emanating from these lights clearly indicates a significant gap in strength between him and Vera.
However, Dui did not panic or become afraid. Instead, he displayed an even stronger will and continued his research on the Supreme Transformation Technique.
After transforming into a giant dragon, Dui successfully transformed into a thunderbird.
The Thunderbird he transformed into was far larger than the Thunderbird Zorondo of the past, with a wingspan of several hundred meters. Its feathers were magnificent, shimmering with a metallic luster, and there were wisps of lightning flowing and flashing among the feathers.
As he leaped into the clouds, the weather changed dramatically, as if thunder had struck. Countless lightning bolts swirled around him, thunder rumbled, and a storm was brewing, bringing a welcome rain to Tirian City.
This commotion once again drew the attention of Vera, among whom Manwe, the ruler of the sky, not only did not feel offended, but instead revealed a deeper appreciation in his eyes.
Duir officially came into the sights of the Valar, and his name began to spread in Valinor, becoming known to many elves and Maiar.
Dui, seemingly oblivious, continued his research in the realm of supreme deformation.
He then successfully transformed into a basilisk over a hundred meters long. His deadly cursed eye was far more dangerous than that of a real basilisk; any creature below the Maya level would die at the mere sight of it.
Even a Maya-level being who accidentally makes eye contact with it will suffer severe damage to their soul and petrify their body.
This forced Dui to close his eyes when transforming into a snake monster, for fear of staring someone to death.
He then successfully transformed into giant octopuses, eagles, wolves, spiders, and other magical creatures from Middle-earth, and then successfully recreated the magical creatures from the Harry Potter world: unicorns, venomous horned beasts, invisible beasts, harpies, and ball-eating birds.
He even experimented with shapeshifting humanoid magical creatures, such as centaurs, giants, vampires, werewolves, fairies, and house-elves.
After transforming into these creatures, he carefully sensed their magical abilities, using them as samples to study the magical mysteries within.
After doing all this, Dui returned to Swan Harbor to study the nature of mermaids and successfully transformed into a male mermaid.
The mermaids of Valinor are essentially marine fairies among the lesser Aenu, sharing the same origin as the Valar and Maiar, and are not ordinary creatures.
Although these merfolk were very weak, with little combat ability, comparable to elves, they gave Dui tremendous inspiration, allowing him to grasp the essence of the Enu.
Dui harbored immense ambition; he wanted to use supreme shapeshifting magic to transform himself into Enu, becoming a true Maiar.
Even Villa!
Aenu were born from the will of the creator god Ilúvatar and are true innate deities.
No matter how strong Dui becomes, even if he becomes a demigod-level Maya, he is still not a true Maya; he is an acquired god.
The fundamental difference between these two cannot be bridged simply by having equal power.
Dui is now at the Maya level, and with his current strength, he can easily crush some ordinary Mayas.
However, he is also very fragile. If Vera were to attack him recklessly, he would be killed and his soul would be scattered, disappearing completely from this world.
Because his soul is immortal, but not eternal.
The Aenu (including the Valar, Maiar, and Fairies), born from the will of Ilúvatar, are pure divine spiritual beings with immortal souls. They cannot be truly killed; only their physical bodies can be destroyed.
Even Sauron, who has now been destroyed, was not completely wiped out, but rather banished to the outside world, never to return.
Others, such as the corrupted Saruman and Morgoth's slain Balrog minions, were merely banished from the world after their physical bodies were destroyed and they lost the possibility of rebuilding their bodies.
And that's what makes the real Maya different from the Maya-class Dui.
Once Dui is dead, he is truly dead.
However, Maiah's soul is immortal. Even if Vera intervenes, she can only banish the soul outside the world, but cannot completely obliterate Maiah.
Moreover, the Maiar are born holy and possess divine power, allowing them to influence the laws of nature with their will; however, Maiar-level beings such as Dui and Galadriel need to continuously learn and grow stronger, and use their own power to manipulate the laws of nature.
Therefore, Dui wanted to use the Supreme Transformation Technique to transform himself into the divine spiritual body of Ainu, thereby gaining divine power and the protection of natural laws, and bridging the gap between himself and the true Maiar origin.
Although he had gained a lot of knowledge about the Enu from the mermaid, transforming into a Maiar-level Enu was not an easy task.
Finally, Gandalf revealed to him the true form of Aenu, a pure, divine spiritual being, vast and filled with divine radiance, without gender, appearance, or fixed form.
The image of the white-haired old man was originally just an image of Orolin named Gandalf. If he wished, he could freely shape his physical body, choosing from men, women, children, and races, and could even exist simply as fire, light, or other forms.
Finally, after studying the essence of Enu for thousands of years (going back tens of thousands of years), Dui successfully transformed himself into the form of Enu.
His physical body vanished, becoming an invisible, formless, and intangible state, leaving only a sacred and pure spiritual body.
In this state, Dui felt the favor of the entire world, as if he had become an inseparable part of it.
He sensed the existence of the material world and the immaterial world, and could freely travel between the two.
And the soul is immortal!
Dui was overjoyed. He seized the opportunity and directly entered the River of Time, wandering through it in the form of Enu's spiritual body.
In this state, Dui is no longer bound by time, merging himself into the river of time and constantly drawing upon its power.