Chapter 95 Chapter 95: If the Sky Falls, the Grand Diviner Will Hold It Up!
Chapter 95: If the Sky Falls, the Grand Diviner Will Hold It Up!
When it comes to abilities at the consciousness level, the first people Kevin thinks of are Su, Aponia, Hua, and the Herrscher born from her body.
Aponia's special manipulation abilities in the mental realm seem completely unrelated to the Honkai Beast genes she fused with. The Garuda only granted Hua extreme memory capabilities. Only the Honkai Beast Mayuri that Su fused with originally possessed abilities at the mental level.
However, that Honkai Beast originally only used this ability as a kind of neurotoxin. It was only through Su's development over thousands of years that this power continuously deepened at the consciousness level.
As the culmination of all the wisdom of the Previous Era and the final product of Mobius's 'Chimera' project, Kevin's body naturally contains the genes of all the Honkai Beasts mentioned above. Unfortunately, he has never truly delved into this aspect.
Even the 'Taboo' that Aponia once cast on him was merely a means to confine his mental domain, preventing attacks at the consciousness level.
As for the Eighth Herrscher's consciousness manipulation ability contained within the 'Power of Finality'... theoretically, Kevin should be able to achieve similar effects like Welt, who can still utilize corresponding effects through the application of Imaginary energy even after being separated from his Herrscher core, since that is fundamentally a power that constructs worlds.
Unfortunately, he originally forcibly seized the 'Power of Finality' and never used a Herrscher's power countless times like Welt did. Even if he forcefully tried to simulate it, he could at best achieve half the result with twice the effort, making it completely not worth it.
Using it for an instant burst of power is one thing, but trying to use it for delicate work like manipulating consciousness... not burning someone's brain out would be considered lucky.
However, regarding such abnormalities in consciousness, Kevin heard Mobius mention it very seriously a long time ago—for beings like him and Hua whose memories hardly ever deteriorate, over time, the massive accumulation of memories would inevitably exert irreparable pressure on the brain.
Therefore, regularly clearing unnecessary memories is particularly important. Even though he was once bound by 'Taboo', this is no simple task for Kevin.
But the most crucial point is—even if excess memories are successfully cleared, the passage of long years will cause one's inherent emotional threshold to rise uncontrollably, ultimately making oneself increasingly prone to negative emotions... If we disregard things like souls, this is an inherent limitation of the human body.
This situation is probably something everyone can understand. People always recall unpleasant things due to certain events but rarely inexplicably remember happy fragments... Many people also feel that happy moments have already faded, yet pain still torments them.
And if this timeline is infinitely extended, painful things will only accumulate more and more, while even the most beautiful things can only heal their wounds temporarily—sooner or later, consciousness will fall into a bottomless abyss, unless there is some unfulfilled yet essential belief that can support their actions.
In Kevin's view, this 'injured person's' consciousness seems very much like this situation—the emotional threshold has been raised infinitely high, causing grief to instantly shatter his will, turning him into a seemingly mindless monster that only knows how to rampage.
And these mutated branches on his body... are the true hidden dangers lurking within his body. However, they are not the main cause of his madness but rather changes induced by his agitated consciousness.
The lifespan of Xianzhou natives often reaches nearly a thousand years, which aligns well with this 'chronic illness' constrained by the human form. But no matter how you think about it, it's impossible for over a hundred injured Cloud Knights to simultaneously reach their 'great limit' in lifespan. So this situation is more likely artificially induced or formed under external stimulation.
Wait, that statement might be too absolute... It's also possible that external stimulation first triggered these hidden dangers within these Xianzhou natives' bodies, leading to their consciousness collapse. That would make the final presented situation appear more like the reverse?
Kevin suddenly stood up from the ground, his eyes quickly scanning the gradually dispersing crowd around him. He soon locked onto a person whose expression was clearly off.
"Boss Kevin, did you find something?" Pardo immediately stepped forward and asked.
In their eyes, Kevin had just squatted down to touch some withered branches on the ground. Yet after a few seconds, he suddenly stood up again, looking very serious.
"That guy over there is very suspicious. Let's follow him later," Kevin calmly replied in a low voice.
That person disguised himself well. Even though this seemingly very successful riot was easily stopped by Kevin, his gaze hardly lingered on Kevin at all; otherwise, he would have been detected long ago.
Finding someone suspicious among tens of thousands of people around the square is clearly no easy task. But for Kevin, such things are much simpler. He even just needed to scan around once to easily spot this sole individual who looked frightened on the surface but whose eyes were incredibly calm.
"Hey hey hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. You two aren't planning to go chase after the culprit directly, are you?"
Noticing something was off, Qingque hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed these two: "Even if you really found a suspect, wouldn't it be better to just tell the Divination Commission? Even if they can't handle it at all, there will definitely be judges from the Ten-Lords Commission to clean up the mess."
"Although those guys are always mysterious, matters related to Mara-Struck have always been handled by them, and they've indeed done a good job. Honestly, this is even my first time seeing a Mara-Struck person with my own eyes."
"If the sky falls, naturally someone taller will hold it up. You two outsiders, if you accidentally run into people from the Ten-Lords Commission while tailing someone, you might even be taken away as suspects. I hear those judges are always unapproachable and have very high authority."
To prevent these two in front of her from foolishly seeking trouble for themselves, Qingque worked very hard to stand by their side offering earnest advice, fearing her leisurely tour guide job would instantly turn into a dangerous spy thriller.
Just like she said, if the sky falls, there will always be someone taller to hold it up. For example, even though Her Excellency the Grand Diviner isn't very tall in stature, her abilities are absolutely top-notch!
"...He's leaving. Let's follow him first,"
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