Although the ten-centimeter-tall evil spirit, Vivian, had lowered the seriousness and danger level of the whole thing to the level of a joke, it was still not a child's play. Vivian's sudden split had given Hao Ren a vague sense of crisis. He immediately took the lunchbox and headed to the celestial realm, looking for Raven 12345 for guidance.
It was mealtime when he arrived at the celestial realm. As soon as Hao Ren teleported to the entrance of the "temple", he smelled the aroma of meat. He looked up and saw a fire burning in front of the fountain in the middle of the garden. Raven 12345 was holding a wooden fork and barbecuing meat.
In a normal script, one would run to heaven only to find God squatting at the door and barbecuing meat. One's first reaction would be, "What the hell is this?" However, Hao Ren had been with this crazy goddess for a long time and had developed an immunity to it. When he saw the goddess barbecuing meat in front of the temple, his first reaction was, "So this crazy goddess can cook more than noodles …"
Raven 12345 sensed someone was visiting. She looked up and saw Hao Ren. When she saw the lunchbox in Hao Ren's hand, the goddess was shocked. "F * ck, you're too arrogant! Last time, you didn't even eat and take it. This time, you're here with a lunchbox? "
Hao Ren was speechless.
"Let me tell you first, it's not that you don't want to eat the meat. It's mainly because the meat of Bahamut is poisonous. I'm afraid you'll have diarrhea … Speaking of which, you're too much of a pope. You're rushing to heaven at mealtime to freeload …"
"I'm not here to freeload." Hao Ren could not take it anymore and interrupted the goddess. "This lunchbox is a sealed container. Something happened on my side."
"A sealed container? Pfft, why don't you use an electric cooker? " Raven 12345 chuckled. However, when she sensed the situation in the lunch box, her playful look quickly turned serious. "What's going on?"
"Vivian split last night." Hao Ren did not care about etiquette in front of Raven 12345. He pulled a cushion from the side and sat cross-legged in front of her. He then slowly opened the lunchbox. "But she split into this thing."
As soon as the lid of the lunch box was opened, a black and red shadow rushed out. However, because it was too fast, the little thing didn't see where it was. After it came out, it ran straight into the bonfire not far away. It began to scream on the spot, causing sparks and ashes to fly. Fortunately, Raven 12345 was quick to react. With a snap of her fingers, the burning flame with a certain degree of supernatural power disappeared in an instant. Even the residual heat in the ashes disappeared as if it had never existed.
Mini Malevolence had only been roasted for less than a second, but it was already in a sorry state. The little thing was lying in the ashes, twitching from time to time. It did not even have the strength to get up.
"What the hell is this?" Raven 12345 cast a healing spell on it and then grabbed the mini Vivian by the collar with two fingers. "A Malevolence? Why is it so small? "
"We have discussed this issue," Hao Ren told Vivian the whole story. "In short, the amulet you gave Vivian worked. It weakened the sequelae of the split, and at the same time, weakened the strength of the split Malevolence. It was weakened too much, and it became this little thing. When we found her, she was hiding in the mouse hole, probably planning an attack plan, such as launching a surprise attack from the mouse hole to catch us off guard. "
"She does not seem to have such a high IQ. She probably just treats the mouse hole as her home," Raven 12345 said, scratching her chin as she observed the reaction of the mini Malevolence. "I have studied the thinking ability of the Malevolence. Basically, it is similar to that of a beast. Although it has intelligence, it is completely suppressed by the animal instinct. It is a pure destructive machine that can only rely on its violent instincts. It can also be regarded as a highly concentrated collection of negative emotions and power. This one is much smaller, but it should be the same in essence. "
"Then why do you think she became so small?"
"Well, your guess is reasonable. I also think it is the amulet that caused this result. Now it seems that the amulet is reliable, and it is indeed very suitable for Vivian's symptoms, "Raven 12345 said as she shook the little thing in her hand. The little thing immediately struggled and made a series of meaningless roars." Do you know what this means? "
Hao Ren came here to inquire about this. He suddenly perked up. "What does it mean?"
Raven 12345 looked up at Hao Ren. "It means that Vivian's split, hibernation, amnesia, and the Malevolence that she released, all these abnormal symptoms are rooted in her soul and have nothing to do with external pollution or physical factors. The amulet I gave her is actually a soul protector. It only works when fighting against the 'pathological changes' of the soul. "
Of course, Hao Ren was nervous. "There is something in Vivian's soul?"
"The possibility is very high, but that thing must have coexisted with her soul long ago. It may even be part of her soul from the beginning, so no detection method could detect it. Only when this' latent factor 'induced the pathological changes in the soul and activated the amulet, we found clues," Raven 12345 said, nodding.
"Could this' latent factor 'be corruption?" Hao Ren suddenly thought of something that he had investigated recently. "Just like the thing lurking in the souls of the guardians of the Plane of Dreams."
"We can't rule out this possibility," Raven 12345 said cautiously.
Hao Ren pinched his chin in thought. A vague idea that had been in his mind for a long time now slowly took shape. "Don't you think this is like a 'detoxification' process?"
Hao Ren paused for a moment to sort out his conjecture. "The pollution in the soul is an external 'toxin.' As it grows, it will threaten Vivian. So when the pollution grows to a certain level, Vivian's soul will begin to detoxify. But because the pollution and the soul are too closely bound, the detoxification process will inevitably cause damage to the soul itself. Just like cutting flesh to heal wounds, it will always consume a part of the normal soul. This all makes sense. Hibernation is because the detoxification process has consumed too much of the soul and needs to recuperate. Amnesia is because part of the normal soul has been consumed. The loss of power is the same reason. And the malevolence is the 'toxin' that is expelled. "
Raven 12345 nodded gently. "That's a good idea. We can continue to speculate. What if the detoxification process fails?"
"If the detoxification fails, it will lead to total pollution." Hao Ren thought of the battle deep in the planet Inferno and the unprecedentedly powerful demon-god Vivian. "Vivian had a special split on Inferno. Both of her split bodies were sane. The one that remained on Inferno was a goddess worshipped by the locals for a long time. But when we arrived, there was only the demon-god Vivian left. If I'm not wrong, that should be what happens when the pollution exceeds the critical level."
Raven 12345 added, "Vivian will transform into a demon-god."
A long-standing doubt had finally been solved.
Why was the split body Vivian on Inferno so different from the other Malevolences? She was on a completely different level from the other Malevolences, from strength to appearance. That was the reason: it was not the pollutant that was expelled, but the body that was completely infected by the pollution!
"I should have thought of these things earlier." Hao Ren patted his head, sounding a little annoyed. "The split was so obvious."
"But you didn't even know about the existence of 'pollution' before. That's not your fault," Raven 12345 comforted Hao Ren. "Finding out about the 'corruption pollution' is a recent matter. You've done a good job. And judging from the results, Vivian is safe and sound. The amulet that I personally blessed is hanging there. She is not in danger at all. "
"But I will not feel at ease if this problem is not solved." Hao Ren frowned. "There is still pollution in Vivian's soul. Is there no way to completely purify it?"
Raven 12345 quietly looked at Hao Ren for a while. Her deep eyes did not reveal any real thoughts. Finally, she shook her head. "Any form of forcible stripping is accompanied by a huge risk. More importantly, you have not even found out the nature of the 'evil force' in the Plane of Dreams, and you have no idea what the corruption pollution is. No one can come up with a treatment plan without knowing the source."
Hao Ren thought for a while and finally agreed. "So the most effective way is to find out the source of the 'evil force' in the Plane of Dreams as soon as possible."
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