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Chapter 1524 You don't recognize me?

The Crown of Thorns continues to inflict endless pain on Anderson.

In fact, humans have a strange fascination with pain.

For example, some people have a patricophilia.

He enjoys being slapped by others.

Use various small whips or similar items.

There are also things like low-temperature candles.

If it's a very niche category...

So eating spicy food is also a kind of human attachment to pain.

That's right, spiciness isn't actually a flavor.

Essentially, it is a sensation of pain.

Why do some people love eating chili peppers so much that they can't live without them?

Because eating spicy food can be addictive.

Capsaicin is a biological mechanism that plants produce specifically.

It was originally designed to prevent chili peppers from being eaten by animals.

Just like some plants are naturally poisonous or have a rotten smell.

It's to prevent their own animals from eating them.

Just like some animals naturally develop vibrant colors.

Humans are the odd ones out here.

For example, an elephant might accidentally eat a chili pepper.

It will cause you to feel pain and tears from the spiciness of capsaicin.

This way, the elephant will remember next time that it's impossible to eat such small fruits.

Humans are the same.

Capsaicin binds to TRPV1 receptors in the mouth.

This type of receptor was originally designed to sense temperatures above 43 degrees Celsius.

Capsaicin now binds to this receptor.

Send a burning sensation to the brain.

Make your brain feel like it's on fire.

What kind of reaction will our brain make at this time?

The brain will fall into a state of confusion and misjudgment.

Perceptually, the brain feels that the body is suffering pain.

In reality, it was just capsaicin that was ingested.

At this time, the brain will release endorphins accordingly.

This is a natural tranquilizer.

It will give us a feeling of pleasure.

That's why some people crave spicier food.

They get more and more excited as they eat, almost like they're masochistic.

However, long-term consumption of spicy food can lead to decreased receptor sensitivity.

It needs to be spicier to get the same stimulation.

This is the ultimate form of addiction.

Experimental data has shown that receptors in some people may mutate after long-term consumption of spicy food.

They will become able to eat spicier food.

Therefore, it can be said that humans have a strange fascination with pain.

Now Anderson has become fascinated by pain.

This constant pain allowed Anderson's strength to improve rapidly.

Looking back, Anderson's journey began after he first received the Dream Ball.

Because of the gene-producing agents it contains.

Anderson's life began to turn unfortunate.

The pain of losing a daughter, the pain of being betrayed.

It was as if Anderson's life was accompanied by suffering.

The same applies to Anderson now.

Anderson began to become fascinated by the feeling.

Pain can enhance Anderson's abilities.

To elevate the life form.

Anderson now felt as if he were omnipotent.

The remaining holy blood within the Crown of Thorns.

This allowed Anderson's body to evolve.

This is many times more advanced than any holy bloodline.

Because this is because it directly absorbs the holy blood.

It is still the only Holy Blood in the only timeline.

Legend has it that drinking the blood of the saints will grant immortality.

However, there is an issue of integration here.

Even ordinary blood cannot be transfused into your body casually.

It will trigger an immune rejection.

Not to mention the Holy Blood. But Anderson forcibly incorporated the Holy Blood into his own bloodline.

Despite the various forms of rejection, Anderson was in immense pain.

But this is also the resource that allows Anderson to improve.

All pain is like this.

Perhaps no one could have imagined that Anderson would come to this.

In particular, Anderson did not completely clear the high-dimensional mental pollution from his mind.

Instead, they deliberately left a portion behind.

They take this high-dimensional mental pollution as the source of their pain.

It can be said that Anderson regarded all external suffering as part of his efforts to improve his strength.

However, if it were an ordinary person, they would have died on the spot from the pain.

Not everyone has that kind of resilience.

Anderson walked straight out of his secluded retreat.

Anderson has become more reserved in terms of demeanor.

Throughout the year, the spiritual society also experienced various developments.

Some newcomers saw a stranger appear in their retreat.

"Sir, who are you?"

“This is a sacred place for our spiritual community; unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter,” a member of the spiritual community dressed in white said to Anderson.

The spiritual retreat's current headquarters is located in a villa in a wealthy area of the United States.

Only core members of the spiritual retreat are allowed to come here.

However, with the expansion of spiritual societies...

Many believers also have the opportunity to visit this place.

However, you cannot move around freely here.

Anderson actually smiled, pointed at himself, and said, "You don't recognize me?"

That newcomer to the spiritual retreat.

He is a key member who has been promoted recently.

They belong to the anti-Anderson faction.

There are now roughly three factions within spiritual societies.

One is the proactive type who actively expands and absorbs others.

It emphasizes unlimited expansion and development.

To develop the spiritual society into a behemoth.

The other faction is the Adventists.

Anderson is the savior they found.

That's definitely how they advertised it.

It is precisely because of Anderson's existence that spiritual retreats have been able to develop into a religion that cannot be ignored.

However, when they discovered that Anderson was actually a fake savior.

Even the Pope could not become the next Pope.

The Advent movement began to decline within spiritual societies.

Another faction has taken power.

The newly appointed key personnel in front of us belong to the proactive group.

Some of the remaining members of the spiritual community did not want to take sides.

They belong to the neutral faction.

They generally don't concern themselves with matters within spiritual societies.

They will side with whichever side offers the best benefits.

Anderson never expected that he was the nominal leader of a spiritual retreat.

There were people at the retreat who didn't recognize me.

The new key member continued, "Sir, I advise you to leave here."

"You were one of the believers who came to visit us before, right?" The new core member spoke very humbly, but you could hear the arrogance in his voice.

Just like saleswomen in some luxury goods stores.

Anderson shook his head. "It seems I've been in seclusion for too long."

Has the spiritual community undergone a major upheaval?

"Who is in charge of the spiritual society now?"

The new key member began to frown.

Why is this believer in front of me so unable to understand human language?
I already spoke to him politely.

How dare they disobey me?

You should know that he was able to become a key member of the spiritual society.

However, it is thanks to the extraordinary power he awakened.

So much happened during Anderson's year in seclusion.

The spiritual retreat is divided into five levels.

There is only one supreme leader.