Chapter 140: Perhaps Also a Multi-Headed Snake

Li En was pleasantly surprised to discover he was probably the only one in the delegation actually doing something proper.

This undoubtedly felt quite subtle; even without the matter of Heroic Soul inheritance, Miss Shaliman's performance was simply too abysmal.

"Wasn't she this dense before?" Li En found it somewhat puzzling; if Shaliman was this weak, did Dai Niya, who selected her for such a heavy responsibility, perhaps lack judgment in choosing people?

Li En privately convened a small internal meeting to discuss how to respond next.

Of course, Li En also noticed something was wrong with Shaliman's current state.

But it seemed only Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei and Kukku, who was listening in while taking notes, were available to discuss these matters.

"I apologize; this might be my fault."

And at this moment, when no one else was around, Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei voluntarily stepped forward to take the blame.

"Due to certain reasons, she faced the true form of the 'Snake (Me)'; her original self-psychological suggestion probably went straight to ruin."

Approaching a "Giant Beast" is no good thing for mortals.

Even though Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei held back as much as possible and even erased that part of the memory, Shaliman still inevitably suffered the impact.

Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei had already noticed that Shaliman already vaguely possessed some of the "Snake's" power; the "infected" her might truly have great potential.

And the "self-hypnosis" that could originally bind mortals naturally could not bind the "Snake," even if it was a hatchling not yet born.

Even without the Heroic Soul inheritance, she would gradually recover her self, but now it looked like, more likely, she would suffer from schizophrenia.

"Having an extra thread of thought is not simply having an extra self; can your emotions, your loves and hates, be copied at will?"

Erasing the memory can erase negative emotions? That is not necessarily so.

In the Supernatural world, emotions and moods are fluctuations of the soul; they are tangible "existences" and also the foundational components of the heart-soul.

Emotions, or rather humanity, reside within the soul; even if the definite source is lost, they will accumulate almost without reason.

Even because these harmonious negative emotions lack a clear direction, they cause the holder to fall into nonsensical mania and depression.

Shaliman has always had a clear tendency toward self-destruction, yet she herself cannot explain the reason; she is sometimes innocent and pure, sometimes depressed and gloomy; the whole person is actually quite dire.

"Many cases of multiple personality disorder originate in the host personality suppressing their own negative emotions too much, even discarding, packing, and squeezing them; accumulated to a certain extent, they may suddenly erupt and cause illness." Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei was probably qualified to be a psychiatrist in the Supernatural world; her analysis and Li En's understanding connected quite well.

If multiple personalities arise, those similar in emotion and personality are extremely rare.

In dual personalities, there is often an extreme differentiation of personalities; one reason is that they each absorbed the extreme emotions of the soul, hatching extreme personalities.

The most obvious example is the newly born Valkyrie sisters; both sides clearly divided some emotions; the newborn is more dominant, while the original has become more "pure" and more gentle.

"You mean Shaliman is about to develop schizophrenia now."

"Originally it was only a possibility of splitting, but now that she has absorbed the Heroic Soul inheritance, it is basically confirmed." Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei had seen through everything, she just hadn't said it.

That hissing snake language, she heard it clearly; how could this level of "mind suggestion that ignores abnormalities" affect her?

It was only because these things could not interfere from the outside; she was simply waiting for a result.

The entire event had already been reconstructed by the two of them.

The original Shaliman had experienced too much; her self-destructive tendency was obvious; so she modified part of her own memory to make her past seem less terrible.

Some sourceless negative emotions were suppressed, and even in the eyes of the newborn Shaliman, they seemed to accumulate without reason; this is like a single small bad thing feeling completely different to different people.

Some people just frown and forget it; others inexplicably remember it for years, even continuously generating new negative emotions until one day they cannot bear it and collapse directly.

The past Shaliman did not intend to kill herself; she only hoped to forget the past and face the future cheerfully.

But judging by the result, she clearly messed it up; while the newborn personality became slightly simpler, she inexplicably kept falling into depression and mania, living not lightly.

"She probably just felt an extremely hard loneliness; because this is the easiest source of negative emotions to arise; the suppressed negative feelings just seep out from there. Unable to find the true cause of the illness, one can only be depressed and manic without reason."

Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei sighed; in her view, Shaliman's design was seeking death; ultimately, negative emotions would surely drown her.

Schizophrenia would be the best outcome; the most likely result is suicide with absolutely no expectation for life.

"Subconsciously, she was searching for a 'family member' to plug that one known flaw. Li En, your existence affected her condition, making her emotional layers more obvious and her schizophrenia more severe."

Good personalities are ridiculously good; bad personalities are bizarrely bad; both sides each seized the emotions belonging to themselves.

The original Shaliman has awakened; how will she face this childish self? Will they pull against each other? Or will she forcibly swallow her up?

And even if she "eats" her for the moment, her emotions and memories still remain within the soul; further differentiation is only a matter of time.

It is also for this reason that once a multiple personality produces a second personality, it basically cannot stop; the personalities will keep increasing.

If there is merely one ordinary physical body, it is nearly infinite torment and internal consumption.

"Fortunately, she met you two." Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei felt a bit grateful; she was actually somewhat helpless regarding Shaliman's situation.

A single core will eventually overload; if it can be converted into parallel dual cores, that is another matter entirely.

"I am very grateful to Kukku; if not for his power, Shaliman's ending would absolutely not be called good; even if she used her mental abilities to forcibly suppress it, she would go mad after self-destruction."

"Heh, this act of erasing part of one's own memory to reshape one's personality is suicide in itself."

Li En somewhat understood why her compatibility with Kukku was so high; she had been seriously ill from the start.

But this is actually fundamentally different from Kukku's abilities.

Emotions are humanity; and for those in the Supernatural world, humanity and the heart-soul are also power; this means these candidates perhaps do not possess perfect dual threads of thought, destined to struggle with multiple personalities for life, but therefore...

"Dual heart-soul abilities? It is possible." Kukku himself gave an affirmative answer.

"Moreover, the newly born heart-soul abilities might be extremely strong; the more extreme the heart-soul, the more obsessed with changing reality, the more terrible its power."

If multiple personalities absorb extreme emotions from each other, then will the heart-soul abilities also become stronger and more extreme due to "purity"?

Kukku gave a theoretical affirmation; he also gave Li En an example that could not be refuted.

"Your heart-soul ability, the Thousand-Faced Dragon, is it not another form of multiple personalities and dual heart-souls?"

Immediately, Li En was speechless.

There was no definite answer at this moment, but obtaining the result did not seem to take long.

If the Valkyrie also awakens her heart-soul, does that not prove this possibility? Given her strength, awakening her heart-soul should not take long.

If all of this is truly verified, the future Shaliman will probably be quite terrifying.

Perhaps she does not need Kukku's full inheritance at all to bring it to its extreme; she can grow by herself; she can become a natural multi-headed snake.

But the current Li En must face a reality: with the "Ambassador" in charge not only failing to deliver but subtly becoming a burden, he himself must step up.

The four known Beast Princes possibly active in the outside world are simply too many.

"Seizing this opportunity, we can at least eliminate two and direct the hatred toward the Dark Elves. That way, when local cities deal with the Evil God, we won't have to worry too much about the Dark Elves stabbing us in the back."

Was there originally no blood feud? It should come very soon; in fact, quite a bit has already accumulated these past few days.

Once war begins, it naturally forms a chain reaction of war; to stop it again requires one side to crush the other.

But to the Dark Elves, that "Beast" is still merely a weapon. The hatred toward a weapon seller and the hatred toward a weapon user are not on the same level at all.

If there isn't sufficient hatred and divergence of stance, it wouldn't surprise Li En if Dark Elves later actively utilize the Beast's power.

Though not explicitly stated, Li En and his companions have already resolved to accept this mission.

This is indeed a good opportunity to turn potential enemies into future allies.

"Forcefully attacking the location of the Brain feels like seeking death." Someone raised a different opinion, but Li En agreed.

"Indeed. So our target is not the Brain, even if the second Beast Prince might be there."

Spread out on the map are countless spreading tunnels and branches; the secrets of this underground world have been opened to Li En and his companions due to this event.

"Our target is not the Brain, but the 'Sub-Brain'."

Ultimately, the Mind Flayer's Brain is an aggregate of countless Mind Flayer brains; in a sense, its power is also a product similar to the fusion of multiple personalities.

And now, it has expended its power to control the first Beast Prince.

No one would think this is an easy job.

"Sentries have already detected that many Mind Flayers are rushing here from afar; they should be supporting the Brain. We will start by eliminating them to slow down the progress of the second Beast Prince."

(End of this chapter)