"What I can do now is actually quite limited, but since I was once incredibly powerful, even in my current state, I'm probably still a very strong asset for you."

Facing Lin Yu's inquiry, the First Generation 'Freud' spoke with considerable confidence, appearing very self-assured.

Hearing this, Lin Yu became quite interested.

"Oh, really? Then tell me more."

After all, this guy was one of the founders of the 'Psychological Society'... as the saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Since he could stand on equal footing with the 'Diviner,' he probably reached the 'Third Tier' or 'Fourth Tier' back in his day.

Moreover, Lin Yu had personally experienced his terrifying abilities in the dungeon... being able to control hundreds of corpse puppets and casually alter people's memories and perceptions. Even if these two abilities were significantly weakened, as long as they still existed, they could likely become a tremendous asset for him.

Sure enough, the First Generation 'Freud' spoke proudly.

"You're so clever, you've probably already guessed... The core abilities I retained after death are manipulating residual souls and altering cognition."

"The former ability relied on my many years of operation in the Misty Islands, allowing me to simultaneously control the residual souls of an entire asylum's worth of people... But now that even my body has been destroyed, leaving only this brain, the effect is naturally greatly diminished."

"I can still manipulate residual souls now, but the numbers are significantly reduced... Currently, I can control at most one."

Hearing the First Generation 'Freud's explanation, Lin Yu couldn't help but complain.

"What do you mean 'at most one'... If one is the upper limit, you don't need to add 'at most'."

The glowing brain flashed rapidly twice: "You're really not giving me any face!"

"Never mind... In any case, for me to control someone, two conditions must be met: First, the person being controlled must have just died."

"Second, their soul must be in an incomplete state before death."

"Only then can I use the deceased residual soul to control the body."

Lin Yu sighed: "So many restrictions?"

"Yes, otherwise why would I be holed up in the Misty Islands," the First Generation 'Freud's brain argued righteously, "If I could refine others with a wave of my hand, wouldn't I have already formed an undead legion to directly battle the Misty Islands Master, or even challenge the gods of the Misty Sea Archipelago?"

"Would I still need to stay in that broken asylum?"

Lin Yu was momentarily speechless at the self-righteous 'Freud,' helplessly rubbing his forehead.

"You have a point. Tell me about your second ability."

"This one's simple - I can interfere with people's cognition and memory, exactly as it sounds."

The First Generation 'Freud' said lightly: "I can make people lose memories from a recent period, and each time they lose memories, I can implant a subconscious suggestion... With enough memory losses, I can even make people forget their own identity."

"Of course, that's the ideal scenario... since the trigger condition is quite difficult."

As the First Generation 'Freud' spoke, Lin Yu grew curious.

"What is this trigger condition?"

He was also curious about how he kept losing his memories repeatedly in the asylum.

"It must be that I have a direct causal relationship with the person losing consciousness - for example, if I knock them out, drug them, or hypnotize them myself."

"This is somewhat of a 'causal law' nature - it must be something I subjectively want to do and objectively achieve directly through my own actions."

"I can use items and external objects, but if someone else I command accomplishes this, it doesn't count."

Lin Yu was taken aback: "But you're just a lone brain now, wouldn't that be very difficult to achieve?"

The First Generation 'Freud's brain circuitry flashed with light as he spoke gravely: "Exactly... The reason you easily lost memories in the Misty Islands asylum was because the surrounding mist was personally arranged by me as 'Slumber Illusion Mist,' and there was also my item [Suspended Sun Dazzle] in the sky that once belonged to me."

"But fortunately... if it's a residual soul puppet controlled by me that knocks someone out, it still counts."

Hearing this, Lin Yu nodded.

Though harsh, it wasn't impossible.

"Can you now, like in the Misty Islands, turn the person you control into a giant monster?"

The First Generation 'Freud' laughed heartily: "Haha... wishful thinking!"

"That was a remnant of my 'Heart Domain' ability. Now that I'm just a brain, how could I possibly manifest a 'Heart Domain'?"

Lin Yu frowned.

He had heard the term "Heart Domain" again...

The 'Diviner' and 'Robin' had explained to him that 'Heart Domain' belongs to Fourth Tier abilities.

But Lin Yu still wanted to know specifically what it was.

"What exactly is this 'Heart Domain' thing?"

The First Generation 'Freud' wasn't stingy with the information: "If I were alive, telling you this would cause trouble for myself... but since I'm in this sorry state now, it doesn't matter."

"If you want to understand 'Heart Domain,' we have to start from 'Promotion'."

"In my view... or in the view of most Fourth Tier players and those approaching the Fourth Tier threshold, the deeper you go into the 'Death Game,' the more you'll discover... the further you progress, everything becomes more and more like a game."

"You enter the game and obtain initial [Class Abilities]."

"Through activities in other worlds, you gain opportunities for 'Promotion'... After reaching First Tier, you obtain [Class Items] - from then on, even players who obtain the same 'Class' have two different paths."

"At Second Tier, what you get are called [Specialized Items]... This time there are four choices, and when combined, each 'Class' is further divided into eight different directions."

"And when you reach Third Tier, what you obtain are called [Exclusive Items]... These are unique to each individual."

"And during this period, you respectively obtain three privileges: [Social], [Encyclopedia], and [Map]..." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Have you noticed something? This 'Promotion' essentially makes you increasingly unique through [Items] - starting a 'Promotion Trial' requires you to be remembered by those dungeon worlds, and 'Promotion' itself gives you increasingly distinct personal characteristics."

"Meanwhile... because of the existence of [Privileges], combined with those [Items] that make you progressively stronger, those worlds are becoming more and more like games to you. The more you interact with them, the more 'higher-dimensional' you become... In the end, you as a player seem to become..."

The First Generation 'Freud' paused, and Lin Yu subconsciously spoke the unspoken words for him.

"A god."

"Congratulations, you're correct."

The First Generation 'Freud' said: "After you reach 'Third Tier,' what awaits you isn't a 'Promotion Trial,' but rather fusing everything you've mastered - [Privileges], [Items] - traveling back and forth between reality and dungeon worlds. When your understanding of self and world becomes crystal clear, what finally coalesces... is the 'Heart Domain'."

"'Heart Domain' is your own... 'Divine Kingdom'."