Chapter 311: The Disputant

"I was perhaps only one song away from destroying this city."

This incident served as a wake-up call for Li En.

Heroic Souls are not risk-free treasure chests; what is dug up from history and the past may be lost treasures, or it may be the "plague viruses" and "taboos" buried within history.

Is this the malice of the Heroic Soul? Or an accident shaped by Li En's own carelessness? Li En cannot say clearly.

He could feel that the Heroic Soul within him longed for him to continue singing this song.

"Is this truly a benevolent god?"

Li En felt something was amiss, not because he had "almost" destroyed the world.

Rather, from Fistreion's perspective, having endured such extreme torture, hung on a wall to air-dry for several months, was there truly no resentment?

"If it were me, I would not only have resentment, but a great deal of it."

Li Ensu was never a saint; he was just an ordinary person: if you treat me well, I treat you well.

If you oppress and bully me, I will risk everything to bite off a piece of your flesh.

The current Heroic Souls all possess, to some degree, the essence of "Li Ensu." Regarding their actions and deeds, Li En did not feel heartfelt aversion or disgust. Even for Lex, he was merely incompetent and stupid, not evil.

"Good heavens, it feels like this story is not yet finished."

Fistreion committed a grave error and naturally became the public enemy of the Elf race, but according to intelligence feedback, he did not die; he became a god!

The God of Drama and Joy is not a powerful deity, and data from all aspects shows no connection to Fistreion, yet Li En's Heroic Soul Card explicitly states they are the same person.

"If the God of Drama is connected to Fistreion and the Elves learn of it, they will absolutely not allow him to successfully ascend to godhood. Even if he ascends, they will find ways to eliminate him. He deceived everyone; he deceived an entire era!"

According to the data, Fistreion not only made a glamorous transformation into the God of Drama and Joy but also gained a vast number of Elf and Half-Elf believers, which is terrifying; it is as if a terrorist swapped places with the head of an official department, making every aspect seem utterly absurd.

"Forget it, no point thinking about it. We will meet, and I will ask directly then."

Li En checked the encyclopedia; the "17%" synchronization rate on it was very eye-catching. This was the increase gained after Li En learned of his "great achievements."

It seemed to imply that Li En actually did not resent the actions of this great sinner.

"Perhaps, just because he failed at playing it, does not mean this path is unworkable."

"World wars are ultimately struggles for interests, and the pursuit of interests stems from 'desire' and 'dissatisfaction.' If truly everyone's desires were satisfied—since achieving material communism is impossible—then suppressing desires to minimize war and disputes, achieving a prosperous age of spiritual non-contention, might actually be feasible."

"Perhaps I should test this song on a small scale. Wait! What on earth am I thinking?!"

Li En suddenly realized; unknowingly, he had been influenced. What was he thinking, actually considering singing this world-destroying song?

Small-scale experiment? Once the "plague" is released from the cage, its subsequent development is no longer up to you.

Li En knew his own personality well; he was not the type to test the boundaries. Therefore, it could only be the influence of something unknown.

"Truly terrifying."

Li En sighed; he was too lazy to agonize over whether it was the influence of this song or the effect of the Heroic Soul possessing him. He would just keep walking this path.

He was now not far from the "meeting threshold" of 20%. He would simply work hard to grind the synchronization rate.

But at this moment, Li En had retracted his low evaluation of Bards. Actually, this was the low point for the entire world regarding this extraordinary profession of Bards; though they mastered the unique ability of "Sound," they were always viewed as mere acrobats.

Facts proved that the strength of an extraordinary system ultimately depends on the user; what this small song could achieve was a threat on the level of destroying a nation.

Its spreadability might be one of its greatest advantages.

And the reason it can spread is that "music" can touch emotions, and emotions can touch the soul?