Who is he?
Is he Professor Cao's student, Lin An?
Is he Mr. Cao?
Is he now hurting himself?
The instinctive resistance to self-harm affected him, making it impossible for him to maintain the 'Hand of Mind Balance' to strip the spirit from 'himself'.
So, he changed his method, drawing the Furnace Weapon Miao Sword and using the Skinning Knife Skill to strip it away.
It was a last resort.
But it still didn't work. The Miao Sword gradually disintegrated, and Lin An even began to feel delirious, truly believing he was Mr. Cao.
He could clearly see the malicious will of Mr. Liu the Wizard within him, the thief-like brain spirit stealing his own spirit, and the Lu Jiao being inversely eroded by his body and wailing.
He wanted to stop all of this.
He couldn't continue hurting 'himself' any longer.
He would die.
This...
What should he do?
