Chapter 1338: Sage’s Answer
Zhang Heng ignored Lady Succubus’confused gaze and continued to ask, “I want to know, if a person is faced with another soul occupying their body, is there any way to fight back? “You’ve said it before, right? If the target of God’s descent must be the most devout believer, because if the original soul has the heart to resist, then God’s descent will be very difficult to carry on.”
“That’s right, a god’s descent is easily interrupted, because most of the gods who choose to descend do not want to harm their own representatives in the human world. In itself, they are only borrowing the other’s body for a temporary use. However, if it really is like what you’ve said, one soul devouring another, then the gods will no longer have any scruples.”
Sage could feel that the topic was moving in an unsettling direction. However, since she had promised Zhang Heng that she would answer all his questions, the god of souls was still doing her best to answer a certain someone’s question, she thought for a moment and continued, “Under normal circumstances, the souls of mortals are weaker than that of gods. If the gods are really up to no good during the god’s descent, it will be very dangerous for them to invite the gods. However, they won’t necessarily lose. As a player, you probably know about the game props. Although there weren’t many of them, there were indeed some game props that could help defend against soul attacks.
“Other than that, it has a lot to do with your own mental strength. There are many humans whose souls are as tough as a god’s. In those heroic poems, there are many humans who have completed tasks that a god couldn’t. The last and most crucial point is still what I said before. Your body is your greatest reliance because it isn’t just a container. There is an inextricable connection between it and your soul. However, an external soul doesn’t have such a connection.”
Saji’s voice was as gentle as ever, and her words were equally comforting.
At least, Lady Succubus’s expression had calmed down considerably. She could already guess the danger Zhang Heng might be facing from his question.
However, Zhang Heng’s expression didn’t change at all. This time, after hearing Saji’s answer, Zhang Heng remained silent for an exceptionally long time. Finally, he asked, “What if the body belongs to the other side?”
Sage was truly stunned this time. Her mouth was wide open, and she wanted to say something several times, but she didn’t know where to begin. After a while, even with her good temper, she started to get a little angry, “This question of yours… is it deliberately made up to make things difficult for me? How can a mortal possess the body of a God? If that’s the case, then if the soul of a god descends, no, I should say returns to the body, then there’s no way a mortal can stop it, and there’s no reason to stop it.”
“I’m sorry, perhaps I didn’t make myself clear. Strictly speaking, I don’t know who the body belongs to,”Zhang Heng said. “Do you know about the Blood Exchange?”
Saiji’s expression changed slightly when she heard those two words. “Who told you that?”
“A friend I just met. Let’s assume that in such a situation, an ordinary person’s blood has been exchanged by a god. If that God wants to possess the body again, then is there any way to stop it?”
Saji calmed herself down and looked at Zhang Heng with a complicated gaze, “I don’t know why you’re assuming this, but a blood exchange requires the consent of both sides, and it’s a very dangerous thing. This is the case for both sides because during the blood exchange, the blood of ordinary people will flow into the god’s body and taint the god’s original pure blood. Furthermore, once the blood exchange is completed, the God’s side will lose a portion of their power
“But if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be easier for the gods to take over the mortal body?”
Sage nodded, “That’s right. Once the blood exchange is completed, the mortal body will, in a sense, become a god’s body. Even if it’s not as strong as the god’s original body, it will still inherit a portion of the power that came from the god. If the God wants to take over this body, it will be easier because this body has a connection with his soul.”
“Is there a way to cut off the connection?”Zhang Heng asked.
“No Way.”
“I heard that the tule tree can isolate supernatural powers.”
“That’s right, but even the tule tree can not isolate the connection naturally formed by the blood. Just like how if you put your hand into the Tule Tree’s box, it will still be your hand.”
“Then, is it still possible for the original body’s soul to defeat the God’s soul?”
“It’s impossible,”said Saiji without hesitation, “Stop joking. I’ve said before that the biggest advantage of the original soul over the foreign soul is its connection to the body. If there’s no such advantage, how can we compete?”
“So, there’s only one way left, and that’s to change the blood, right?”Zhang Heng said calmly. Of the questions he had asked Saiji today, some of them had already been answered by Nara TOTIPP, and the other part had also been answered by ISIS, he was only here to verify Siji’s answer, so Zhang Heng wasn’t too surprised to hear her answer.
On the other hand, Lady Succubus seemed to have thought of something, and she couldn’t help but look at Zhang Heng.
Siji’s hand that was stroking the cat also stopped in midair, “Like I said, changing the blood is too dangerous. No God would be willing to do that just to save a mortal, and the success rate isn’t high. Unless it’s a baby under the age of three, even if everything goes incredibly smoothly, a 30% success rate is the highest. If it doesn’t succeed, the God’s side will be severely injured, and the mortal will die without a doubt.”
“But the blood exchange is effective, isn’t it?”Zhang Heng ignored the threat and continued to ask.
“Yes.”Even though Saiji was reluctant, she had no choice but to insist.
“Thank you, my questions are over,”Zhang Heng suddenly said, but he didn’t press her any further.
Saiji seemed to heave a sigh of relief when she heard this, and a smile returned to her face. Even though she was the god of souls, she preferred to talk about clothes, shoes, and bags rather than the priesthood she held, or perhaps she could just sit in her office and play with her cat. Especially since the man before her, Ma Wei, was asking questions that she felt were unrealistic.
In fact, Sage couldn’t think of any God in the world who would be willing to exchange blood with a mortal. This kind of thing only existed in theory, and not many people had practiced it before. Even if she knew the answer, it would be meaningless.
Even though the previous question-and-answer session had been rather unpleasant, sage still politely invited Zhang Heng and the Succubus for lunch out of politeness and courtesy. However, Zhang Heng didn’t decline politely, the next moment, a series of frantic footsteps suddenly came from outside the office.