Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 140 might also be a multi-headed serpent.

Rean was pleasantly surprised to find that he was probably the only one in the ambassadorial delegation who was actually doing something productive.

This is undoubtedly quite a strange situation. Even without the matter of the inheritance of heroic spirits, Suliman's performance was far too poor.

"She wasn't this naive before." Rean was a little puzzled. If Suliman was this incompetent, was it a mistake for Dania, who selected her for this important task, to misjudge people?

Rean held a private internal meeting to discuss how to proceed.

Of course, Rean also noticed something was wrong with Suliman's current situation.

But it seems that only Purple Rose and Kuku, who was taking notes and listening in, were able to discuss these matters.

"I'm sorry, it might be my fault."

At this moment, when no one else was around, Purple Rose took the initiative to jump out and take the blame.

"For some reason, she confronted the true face of 'the snake (me),' and her original self-suggestion probably collapsed."

Approaching a "giant beast" is not a good thing for mortals.

Even though Purple Rose tried her best to hold back and even erased that part of her memory, Sallyman still inevitably suffered the impact.

Purple Rose had already noticed that Sallyman was beginning to possess some of the "snake's" power; being "infected" by it, she might actually have great potential.

The "self-hypnosis" that could originally bind mortals could not bind the "snake," not even an unhatched cub.

Even without the inheritance of heroic spirits, she would gradually regain her sense of self, but now it seems more likely that she has a split personality.

"Having another line of thought doesn't simply mean having another version of yourself. Can your emotions, your likes and dislikes, be copied at will?"

Can erasing memories erase negative emotions? Not necessarily.

In the extraordinary world, emotions and feelings are fluctuations of the soul, a tangible "existence," and the foundation upon which the mind and soul are formed.

Emotions, or rather, human nature, reside in the soul, and even without a definite source, they accumulate almost without reason.

The lack of a clear direction for these harmonious negative emotions has even led to holders falling into nonsensical mania and depression.

Suliman had a clear tendency toward self-destruction, but she couldn't explain why. She was sometimes innocent and pure, and sometimes depressed and gloomy. In fact, she was in a rather bad state.

"Many multiple personality disorder mental illnesses originate from the dominant personality's excessive suppression of negative emotions, or even discarding, packing up, and squeezing them out. When these emotions accumulate to a certain extent, they may suddenly erupt and cause an illness." Purple Rose is probably qualified to be a psychologist in the supernatural world; her analysis and Rean's understanding are quite similar.

If multiple personality disorder occurs, only a very small percentage of cases involve similar emotions and traits.

In cases of dual personality disorder, there is often an extreme divergence in personality traits between the two individuals. One reason for this is that each individual absorbs extreme emotions from the soul, thus incubating an extreme personality.

The most obvious difference is between the newborn Valkyrie sisters. The two sides have clearly divided some of their emotions, with the newborns being more assertive and the original versions becoming more "pure" and gentler.

"You mean, Suliman is about to have a mental breakdown."

“Originally it was just a possibility of splitting, but now that it has absorbed the inheritance of the heroic spirits, it is basically certain.” Purple Rose had seen through everything, but she didn’t say it.

She heard the hissing snake language clearly; how could such a level of "psychological suggestion to ignore the strange phenomenon" possibly affect her?

She was simply waiting for a result because these things couldn't be interfered with from the outside.

The entire incident has been reconstructed by the two individuals.

The original Suliman had experienced too much and had obvious self-destructive tendencies. So, she altered some of her memories to make her past seem less terrible.

Some unfounded negative emotions were suppressed, and even seemed to accumulate for no reason in the eyes of the newborn Sallyman. It's like the same little bad thing, but felt completely different to different people.

Some people forget it with just a frown, while others can inexplicably remember it for years, even generating new negative emotions, and one day they can't bear it anymore and break down.

The former Suliman had no intention of erasing herself; she only hoped to forget the past and face the future with optimism.

But in the end, she clearly messed up. While her personality was slightly more innocent and naive, she inexplicably fell into depression and mania, and her life was not easy.

"She probably just felt an unbearable loneliness. Because this is the easiest source of negative emotions to generate, those repressed negative feelings just seeped out. Unable to find out the real cause of the illness, she could only suffer from inexplicable depression and mania."

Purple Rose sighed. In her opinion, Suliman's plan was suicidal and would eventually overwhelm her with negative emotions.

Schizophrenia is the best outcome; the most likely result is suicide due to a complete loss of hope in life.

"She subconsciously seeks a 'family member' to plug the only known loophole. Rean, your presence has affected her condition, making her emotional stratification more pronounced and her schizophrenia more severe." The good personality is ridiculously good, the bad personality is bizarrely bad; both sides are stealing away their own emotions.

The original Suliman has awakened. How will she face this immature version of herself? Will they struggle with each other? Or will she forcibly absorb him?
Even if it is "eaten" temporarily, its emotions and memories remain within the soul, and it is only a matter of time before it differentiates again.

This is why multiple personality disorder leads to the development of a second personality, and once it starts, it's basically unstoppable, with more and more personalities appearing.

If one only has an ordinary physical body, then it is almost an endless torment and internal drain.

"Fortunately, she met you." Purple Rose was somewhat grateful; she was actually a little helpless about Salman's situation.

A single core will eventually be overloaded; if it can be converted into a parallel dual-core, that's a different story.

“I am very grateful to Kuku. If it weren’t for his power, I’m afraid Suliman’s ending would not have been good at all. Even if she had used her mental abilities to suppress it, she would have gone mad after self-destruction.”

"Ha, this kind of behavior of erasing a part of one's memories and reshaping one's personality is suicide in itself."

Rean understood why she and Kuku were so compatible, even though she was seriously ill from the beginning.

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

Emotions are human nature, and for extraordinary individuals, humanity and the soul are also power. This means that these candidates may not have a perfect dual mindset and are destined to struggle with multiple personalities for life, but also because of this.

"Dual soul ability? It's possible." Kuku himself gave an affirmative answer.

"Moreover, the newborn soul's abilities may be extremely strong." The more extreme the soul, the more obsessed it is with changing reality, the more terrifying its power.

If multiple personalities absorb each other's extreme emotions, then will their mental and spiritual abilities also become stronger and more extreme because of "purity"?

Kuku gave it theoretical affirmation, and he also gave Rean an irrefutable example.

"Isn't your soul ability, the Thousand-Faced Dragon, also a kind of multiple personality and multiple souls in another sense?"

Rean was speechless.

There is no definite answer at this time, but it seems that it won't be long before we get the result.

If the Valkyrie also awakens her soul, wouldn't that prove this possibility? With her strength, it shouldn't be long before she awakens her soul.

If all of this is indeed verified, the future Suliman will likely be quite terrifying.

Perhaps, she doesn't need Kuku's entire legacy to reach its full potential; she can grow on her own and become a born multi-headed serpent.

But now Rean has to face a reality: with the "ambassador" in charge not only ineffective but also becoming a hindrance, he has to stand up for himself.

There are far too many known beast princes who may be active in the outside world.
"Take this opportunity to eliminate at least two of them and direct the hatred towards the Dark Elves. That way, when the local cities deal with the evil gods, we won't have to worry too much about the Dark Elves stabbing us in the back."

There was no blood feud originally? It should have formed soon; in fact, quite a bit has accumulated in the past few days.

Once a war begins, it naturally forms a chain of wars, and it can only be stopped when one side crushes the other.

But to the dark elves, that "beast" was still just a weapon. Their hatred for the weapon seller and the weapon user was on a completely different level.

If there wasn't enough hatred and disagreement on stance, Rean wouldn't be surprised if the Dark Elves later took the initiative to use the Beast's power.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Rean and his group had already made up their minds to take on the mission.

This is indeed a good opportunity to turn a potential enemy into a future ally.

“Forcibly attacking the location of the mastermind feels like suicide.” Some people raised different opinions, but Rean agreed.

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

The unfolded map revealed countless sprawling passages and branch lines, and this secret of the underworld was opened to Rean and his group because of this incident.

"Our goal is not the main brain, but the 'brain extensions'."

Ultimately, the mind flayer's mastermind is an aggregation of the brains of countless mind flayers; in a sense, its power is also a product of a fusion of multiple personalities.

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 have traveled a great distance to support the mainframe. We should start by eliminating them and slowing down the progress of the second Beast Prince."

(End of this chapter)