Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 32

At night, in the dream.

After some time of training, the girls had made significant progress in multitasking.

At least, when Cheng Jinyang activated his demon transformation, they no longer staggered uncontrollably—though they still couldn’t manage calculations or casting abilities, normal running and jumping were no longer an issue.

As Cheng Jinyang triggered his demon transformation, he didn’t rush to level up but instead engaged in various conversations with Yujing San, probing for information.

It was only then that he realized how little he knew about the demon world and how urgently he needed to uncover more secrets.

“Ah, ah, ah, is it the connection state?” Miss Yujing, sitting on the metal railing of the road, one leg resting on the railing and the other dangling in boredom, said, “Actually, I’ve wanted to mention this for a long time. Didn’t Ye Ru warn you about this?”

“The so-called connection state is actually a very basic level.”

The girls in his mind buzzed with astonishment, and Cheng Jinyang was momentarily stunned before smiling and saying, “I’m all ears.”

“It’s simple,” Yujing San said. “You know about innate demons, right?”

“Mm…”

“There are two ways demons are born,” Yujing San casually explained. “The first is when a human female gets infected and her soul survives the demon transformation; this is an innate demon.”

“The other way is if the soul doesn’t survive, it gets tainted by the demon’s instincts and gradually loses rationality. Even with tainting, there are degrees— the deeper the taint, the weaker the strength. Puppets, for example, are completely consumed by their killing instincts and are essentially useless.”

“But if the soul doesn’t control the demon body, the demon’s instincts will drive the body to devour more people. The consumed female bodies are merged with the original body, and the souls are imprisoned inside, struggling against other souls present.”

“If the struggle is lost, that soul gets tainted, and the demon will continue to consume more people… Eventually, it will consume a soul strong enough to withstand the taint, and with willpower, suppress all other souls. This is when a puppet evolves into a true demon, which is what we call a postnatal demon.”

“In general, innate demons are much stronger than postnatal demons because they only have their own soul within them, without the hidden conflict of multiple consciousnesses, allowing them to focus on increasing their power.”

“Postnatal demons are more troublesome because the dominant soul needs to constantly suppress the other consciousnesses within. That’s why these postnatal demons often have certain obsessive interests, like making money or killing… these serve as anchors for their rationality, or their philosophical ‘reason for living.’”

“I’ll interrupt here,” Cheng Jinyang asked with a smile, already knowing Yujing San’s brain wasn’t the sharpest, so he boldly asked, “So Miss Yujing, are you an innate or postnatal demon?”

“Cough, I’m the third soul in this body,” Yujing San coughed and said, “So broadly speaking, I could be considered an innate demon, hahaha.”

“Then what’s your obsession?”

“Ah, I can’t tell you that,” Yujing San rolled her eyes at him.

“I guess it’s becoming stronger,” Cheng Jinyang said.

“Hahaha, you’re wrong,” Yujing San turned her face away, refusing to discuss the topic further.

“Back to the point,” Cheng Jinyang pondered, “So what exactly is my current state?”

“Well, generally speaking, a postnatal demon is a soul that has survived the demon transformation and suppressed all other consciousnesses,” Yujing San sneered. “However, some weaker souls barely manage to resist tainting but can’t suppress other consciousnesses.”

“So over time, the consciousnesses within tend to compromise with each other. This is what you call the connection state, but we usually refer to it as the ‘split state.’”

“Imagine you have several souls within you, and you share perceptions with them. Everything you do is subject to their constant chatter, and at critical moments, they might even interfere with your thoughts and actions…”

“Alright, no need to explain further, I understand already,” Cheng Jinyang pressed his temples, wryly smiling.

He understood what Yujing San meant.

His connection state was as it currently stood: the girls’ consciousnesses were in his mind, allowing them to exchange opinions and assist with calculations and abilities—since they had rationality and could collaborate as a team.

However, within a demon’s body, all the consciousnesses are tainted, leading to constant infighting, with any cooperation only happening under duress.

According to Yujing San, this was akin to schizophrenia or multiple personalities, and it would be more efficient for a single soul to forcibly dominate the other consciousnesses to fully control the body.

But this raised a question: during demon transformation, could he forcibly dominate the girls’ consciousnesses and make them obey his will?

No, no, that’s not important. What’s crucial is that he would never do that!

A real man would never use force on women; that’s just not his style!

“Are there cases where souls come from the outside and are somehow forced into a body?” Cheng Jinyang asked again, ignoring the girls’ bickering.

“Yes,” Yujing San said. “Many demon gods can send out their divine consciousness and insert it into other bodies. If there is already a soul in that body, it’s the same as the ‘split state’ mentioned earlier. But such fragments of divine consciousness are usually weaker, cannot overpower the main soul, and are easily suppressed or destroyed…”

“Suppressed or destroyed? What does that mean?” Cheng Jinyang immediately focused on this point.

“It refers to hierarchical suppression,” Yujing San waved her hand. “Great Emperors, Star Lords, Star Officials, and Star Generals all have corresponding star fires. These things have many wonderful uses; you wouldn’t understand since you’re not a demon.”

“But higher ranks can suppress lower ranks. For example, they can sever the connection between your soul and body, block your perception, or even nullify your abilities. So, as long as your bloodline reaches the right level, everyone tries to compete for the corresponding star fire.”

“I see,” Cheng Jinyang understood. “But the higher the rank, the scarcer the star fires, right?”

“Exactly,” Yujing San sighed. “Too many monks and too little porridge—competition is fierce and quite troublesome.”

Even though the flat-chested demon was speaking in a fragmented and disjointed manner, Cheng Jinyang understood the gist.

Demons would compete for the corresponding star fires because higher ranks can suppress lower ranks. This included his mother previously nullifying his abilities and the great demon later severing his demon transformation state—both were effects of the star fire.

However, just because Yujing San said that only demons could use star fires didn’t mean he couldn’t use them!

At worst, he’d just stop being human!

When he reached the fourth grade, he might as well try to get a Star General’s fire to play with?

According to his mother’s methods, it should be as simple as killing a demon with a Star General’s fire. But for safety, it was best to ask for details.

“Why are you smiling so strangely at me?” Yujing San frowned at him, feeling an inexplicable shiver of discomfort.

“Really?” Cheng Jinyang immediately stopped smiling and assumed a serious expression.