The process of dissolving the Chaos Heart Stone within his soul sea was what Kent feared. It is very painful; in fact, he would have to keep his mind focused on other things if he wanted to survive the agonizing pain.
Keeping his focus on the dissolving process will overwhelm his mind with so much pain and suffering.
Thankfully, the thought of him being responsible for the golden statue was enough to occupy his thoughts for a while.
Tower had already pointed out that, while indeed suspecting Paragon was a valid decision to make, there is the possibility that Kent chose to use him for his own good.
The Master of Purgatory had said a lot of things, but everything seemed to revolve around something bigger, something that had to do with his universe and several others out there.
He had no idea what the threat was just yet, but he knew there were going to be seven of them.
