Schizophrenia

Di Tian felt a trace of regret, not only for failing to accomplish the Master's task, but also for destroying this region himself.

Yet Di Tian did not give up. In order to save this area, he chose to temporarily retreat, intending to let those with other attributes give it a try.

Yet without exception, their attacks were all absorbed by the desert, which in turn turned to devour even more of the forest.

To ensure that the other Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest could continue to survive, Di Tian had no choice but to seal off this place.

Until now, with the return of Gu Yuena.

Hearing this, Gu Yuena hardly knew what to say. Was this Soul Beast Di Tian a bit foolish? Since he found that something was amiss, why didn't he promptly report to her? On top of that, he actually accepted an unknown provocation-it was simply hopeless.

If it were an enemy, Gu Yuena would have obliterated it, but this enemy was no enemy at all; this was the Divine Beast Mud Monster.

Yet the Mud Monster was famous for its gentle nature. Why was it so aggressive, and still consuming the lives of its peers? This simply was not the Mud Monster he knew.

"Mud Monster, it's me. Do you still recognize me? I am the Silver Dragon King."

"The Mud Monster?!" Di Tian had naturally heard of this name. Although this Soul Beast was extremely weak, it was indeed a part of the Soul Beasts, and furthermore, a Soul Beast that had existed since the era of the Dragon God.

In disbelief, Di Tian asked, "Master, could it be that all this time, the one we've been dealing with is that very Mud Monster?"

"Indeed." Gu Yuena showed no regard for Di Tian's thoughts, speaking without hesitation to strike him with the truth.

Di Tian was indeed struck hard by these few words from Gu Yuena. Could it be that he had been too high-strung, viewing everyone as an enemy? He had seen the Mud Monster himself; why hadn't he recognized it?

Seeing Di Tian doubt his own aura, Gu Yuena continued, "I don't blame you for failing to recognize the Mud Monster, because that person placed a disguise on him. Had it not been at the God-Tier, likely no one would have seen through it."

Hearing these words, Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief. So it wasn't his own problem; rather, this layer of disguise was simply too formidable.

"Master, although the Mud Monster is a relatively ancient Soul Beast, its temperament is gentle. It is definitely not a Soul Beast that would do such a thing."

Gu Yuena's expression remained unchanged. "Indeed, the Mud Monster's mind appears to have been invaded, or rather, controlled. That is why he inadvertently harmed his compatriots."

"Then what shall we do?"

"Di Tian, do not panic. Let me awaken the Mud Monster, and by the way, have him tell us more about the Divine Realm."

With that, Gu Yuena flew straight toward the center of the desert, but the Mud Monster could not allow just anyone to approach him freely. During the time Gu Yuena was flying over, the Mud Monster launched continuous attacks.

Yet the Mud Monster's attack power was truly weak. Had Di Tian and the others not been ignorant of his true identity, he could never have entrenched himself in the Star Dou Great Forest for so long.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Yuena arrived right in front of the Mud Monster's true form. "Poor Mud Monster, let me help you."

Gu Yuena extended her hand, her outstretched hand touching the Mud Monster's head. There, a breath of destruction lay dormant. Gu Yuena wore a solemn expression; she knew this aura of destruction must have been created by Wuxie.

This left Gu Yuena all the more puzzled. Clearly, Wuxie already knew that she was allied with Shangguan Li, so why would he still resort to such petty tricks of framing her?

Yet even as Gu Yuena pondered, she did not forget to help the Mud Monster purge the intent of destruction from his consciousness.

"Ah, you are the Silver Dragon King. Why are you in the Divine Realm?"

Upon regaining consciousness, the first thing the Mud Monster saw was Gu Yuena, except that his cognition had suffered an error, leading him to believe he was still in the Divine Realm.

Gu Yuena said calmly, "Mud Monster, you are mistaken. Although I am the Silver Dragon King, this is not the Divine Realm. Instead, we are on the Douluo Continent, a Lower Plane of the Divine Realm."

"This is not the Divine Realm?" The Mud Monster looked around. This surrounding scenery didn't look much like a forest, did it?

"This landscape was created by you. First, withdraw your power. Do you remember what you saw in the Divine Realm? What was it that manipulated you?"

The Mud Monster was shocked, but quickly withdrew his power. This desert vanished shortly after, and the forest returned to its original state, save for the fact that the lives of those Soul Beasts could never be brought back.

"I am deeply sorry for committing such acts, but before my consciousness blurred, I only remember seeing Asura God, yet this Asura God figure seemed somewhat bizarre."

"Bizarre? Asura God deserves to die."

Although Gu Yuena had already learned from Shangguan Li that the present Asura God was no longer the real Asura God, but rather Asura God reaping what he sowed and having his body usurped by Wuxie,

this did not prevent Gu Yuena from hating Asura God. This hatred would never vanish, because Asura God had cleaved the Dragon God in two with a single sword and unilaterally altered the way Soul Beasts survived.

She could say it without a moment's hesitation: Asura God was the enemy of all Soul Beasts.

"Actually, when Asura God arrived at the Divine Beast Forest, the first one he sought out was not me, but the Thunder Dragon. Because my presence was weak, I escaped a calamity."

"Asura God seemed to have a second personality. When he found the Thunder Dragon, he kept trying to persuade the Thunder Dragon to become his mount and conquer the Divine Realm together. But the Thunder Dragon had his own pride and consistently refused, at which point Asura God began to suffer from schizophrenia."

"Schizophrenia?" Whenever it was a joke about Asura God, Gu Yuena was very fond of hearing it, though this piece of news was indeed quite important.

"Indeed. One moment Asura God would say, 'This is my mount,' and the next he would say, 'This Thunder Dragon is a ticking time bomb left over from the Dragon God War and should be eliminated as soon as possible.' Then a moment after that, he would say, 'The Thunder Dragon has such a manly personality, I like him.'"

To speak with a single voice yet sound as though several people were talking-was this not schizophrenia!

Gu Yuena nodded. "Didn't you say you escaped a calamity? How did you end up like this now?"

"On the second day after his conversation with the Thunder Dragon, I was sought out by Asura God. But he didn't say a thing to me, and within a short moment, I lost consciousness."

"And then you arrived on the Douluo Continent, and after that you saw me?"

The Mud Monster nodded. "Right, before I lost consciousness, the Golden Dragon King was still in the God Forbidden Land. I wonder how he is doing now?"

"Leave the matter of the Golden Dragon King to me. You should recuperate here first."

"I am truly sorry for causing such massive trouble for this forest this time. I honestly had no idea I would come to the lower realm and commit such deeds."

"No one is blaming you; you were manipulated as well. Moreover, you have brought us crucial intelligence. Thank you for your contribution, Mud Monster."

To Gu Yuena, the few lower-cultivation Soul Beasts killed by the Mud Monster were utterly insignificant compared to those in the Sunset Forest. After all, compared to these matters, the intelligence brought by the Mud Monster far outweighed the damage he had caused.

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