Compared to her main body, the Spirit Vessel's thoughts had become more straightforward and emotional.
Put bluntly, her already less-than-stellar intelligence had dropped even further.
"My brain!"
"Forget it. Didn't I know from the start that becoming a Cup would come with an intelligence-reducing debuff?"
At least after becoming a Transcendent, her main body's mind had continued to improve. The Spirit Vessel's reduced intelligence would not affect her main body, so it was no big deal.
The Spirit Vessel she had created had originally possessed the same intelligence as herself. Though they were two versions of "her," that did not mean they would come up with better ideas together. The main body and Spirit Vessel would only have identical thoughts. But now things were different. The Spirit Vessel had been contaminated by [Cup], changing its way of thinking. When a problem arose, the Spirit Vessel might offer a solution entirely different from the main body's.
"Not bad, actually?"
It just felt a little disjointed, as though she had suddenly become two people.
Fortunately, although their ways of thinking differed now, everything was still interconnected. She could learn what was happening with the Spirit Vessel at any time, and when its brain short-circuited, she could give it better advice.
Its intelligence might have dropped, but the other brain was still fine.
Feeling the changes in her body gradually settle, the Spirit Vessel slowly opened her eyes. Yet the moment she did, she saw the priest and the other two staring at her with six wide-open eyes.
"You're awake?"
The priest sounded somewhat excited, and admiration showed in his eyes when he looked at Xu Zhi.
"You are the first person I've ever seen with such extraordinary talent!"
"The Lord must be very pleased with you, and surely very pleased with me