Chapter 1177 - The Truth About the Split (2/2)
“It means that Vivian’s split, hibernation, loss of memory, and the Malevolence she released—all of these unusual symptoms are rooted in her soul, and had nothing to do with external factors. The amulet I gave her was actually a soul protector, and it would only unleash its power in fighting the ‘lesion’ at the spiritual level,” Raven 12345 said, looking at Hao Ren.
“You mean there is something in Vivian’s soul?” Hao Ren was nervous.
“The possibility is extremely high, but that thing must have been symbiotic with her soul, and may even be part of her soul from the beginning. So it is undetected by conventional methods. Only when this latent factor-induced lesion in her soul, the amulet was activated, and we discovered the clues.” Raven 12345 said, nodding.
“Is this latent factor the source of corruption?” Hao Ren had quickly linked this to his recent investigations. “Just like the things lurking in the souls of the guardians in the Plane of Dreams.”
“There is this possibility,” Raven 12345 said cautiously.
Hao Ren scratched his chin. A vague thought that emerged long ago in his mind was becoming more apparent. “Is this is not like a ‘detoxification’ process?” he asked.
He paused for a moment to reorganize his thought. “The pollutant in the soul is an external ‘toxin.’ When the pollutant grows, it will threaten Vivian. When the pollutant reaches a certain level, Vivian’s soul will begin the detoxification process. But because the contaminant is too ingrained with her soul, the detox will inevitably hurt her— like the removal of the infected part of the body, it is exhaustive to her soul. This will explain everything. She hibernates because she needs to recuperate after the damage done to her soul during the detox; she loses her memory because of the damage to her soul too, and the same thing also causes her to lose her power. So the Malevolence is essentially the discharged toxin.”
“Good analytical skill. But you can continue to infer: what if the detox process fails?” Raven 12345 nodded lightly.
“If the detox fails, it will lead to total pollution.” The battle and the gigantic demon-god Vivian in the deep underground of Inferno came to mind. “Vivian had experienced a unique splitting in Inferno. There were two different splits, both were normal. The one stayed on Inferno became the goddess the natives worshipped for a long time. But when we arrived, there was only the demon-god, Vivian. If I’m not mistaken, it must be the result of pollution exceeding the critical value.”
“Vivian would be totally transformed into a demon.” Raven 12345 added.
The question was finally answered.
Why was the split body of Vivian on Inferno so different from others—from strength to appearance? The reason was that it was not the discharged toxin, but the body is entirely infected by the pollution!
“I should have thought of this earlier,” Hao Ren smacked his own head, he sounded upset. “The splitting phenomenon is so in-your-face.”
“But you didn’t even know the existence of the pollutant before. It’s not your fault.” Raven 12345 unexpectedly comforted him. “The investigation of corruption has only started recently. You have done a good job already. Is Vivian not safe and sound at last? The amulet I personally blessed is still with her. She is going to be fine.”
“I won’t be able to sleep if the problem is not resolved completely,” Hao Ren said with his brows pulled together. “The pollutant is still inside her. Is there any way to completely purify that stuff?”
Raven 12345 quietly looked at Hao Ren for a while. He looked helpless. The goddess shook her head. “Using force to remove the pollutant is very risky. What’s more, you haven’t even figured out the nature of this ‘evil force’ in the Plane of Dreams, and what the corruptive pollution is all about. If you don’t know what it is, you can’t treat it.”
After thinking for a further long while, Hao Ren could not help but agree. “So the most effective way is to find out the source of the ‘evil force’ in the Plane of Dreams as soon as possible.”