[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces":3,"chapter-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-311":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dragon of a Thousand Faces",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2269957,4431,"Chapter 311: The Disputant","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-311",311,"\u003Cp>I am perhaps only a song away from destroying this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This incident served as a warning to Li En.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heroic Souls are not risk-free treasures; what you dig up from history may be a lost treasure—or a “plague virus” and “taboo” buried within history itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the malice of the Heroic Soul? Or merely an accident shaped by Li En’s own carelessness? Li En cannot say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that the Heroic Soul within him longed for him to keep singing this song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this one truly a benevolent god?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En felt something was off—not because he had nearly destroyed the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from Fiestrion’s perspective, having endured such extreme torture, hung on a wall to dry for months, could he truly harbor no resentment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were me, I wouldn’t just harbor resentment—I’d harbor deep, burning hatred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ensu was never a do-gooder; he was just an ordinary person: you treat me well, I treat you well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You oppress and bully me? I’ll tear off a chunk of your flesh, no matter the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Heroic Souls all carry a trace of Li Ensu’s nature; their actions did not evoke genuine revulsion or loathing in Li En. Even Lex, he was merely incompetent and foolish—not evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Goodness, it feels like this story isn’t over yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiestrion committed a grave sin and naturally became the enemy of the elf race, but according to intelligence reports, he did not die—he became a god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Drama and Pleasure is not a powerful deity, yet all available records show no connection to Fiestrion—yet Li En’s Heroic Soul card clearly states they are one and the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the God of Drama is linked to Fiestrion and the elves find out, they will never allow him to ascend successfully—even if he has become a god, they will find a way to destroy him. He deceived everyone—he deceived an entire era!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the records, Fiestrion didn’t just make a dazzling transformation into the God of Drama and Pleasure—he also amassed a vast following of elves and half-elves, as if a terrorist had become the head of a government department, everything appearing utterly absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it, no need to think about it—we’ll meet eventually; then I’ll just ask him directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En glanced at the bestiary; the “17%” synchronization rate stood out—it had risen after he learned of the Heroic Soul’s “great deeds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to suggest that Li En himself did not truly despise this great sinner’s actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps he messed up—but that doesn’t mean the path itself is unworkable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“World wars are ultimately about conflicting interests, and the pursuit of interest stems from ‘desire’ and ‘dissatisfaction.’ If it’s impossible to achieve material-level communist harmony, then suppressing desire, minimizing war and conflict, and achieving a spiritual era of non-contention—perhaps that’s truly feasible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps I should test this song on a small scale. Wait! What am I even thinking?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En suddenly snapped awake—he had been subtly influenced without realizing it. What was he thinking? He was contemplating singing this world-ending song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small-scale experiment? Once the “plague” is let out of its cage, its next steps are no longer yours to control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En knew his own nature well—he was never someone who tested boundaries. Therefore, the influence must have come from something unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly terrifying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li En sighed. He was too tired to agonize over whether it was the song’s influence or the Heroic Soul’s possession—he’d just keep walking this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now close to the 20% “meeting threshold.” Time to work diligently and raise the synchronization rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this point, Li En had lowered his low opinion of bards. In truth, this was the entire world’s low point toward the bardic profession—a supernatural vocation that wielded the unique power of “sound,” yet was still dismissed as a clown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evidence proved that the strength of any supernatural system ultimately depends on its user; this tiny song could pose a nation-destroying threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its transmissibility may be one of its greatest advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it spreads because “music” touches emotion—and emotion touches the soul?\u003C\u002Fp>",687,"2026-06-19T21:45:42.084Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","33ba22da4c330b25aa033972e045a1578e5950644fd40992d5490e2b8927865a","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-312","the-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-chapter-310",362,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dragon-of-a-thousand-faces-cover.jpg"]