Chapter 1608: Chapter 1608: On the Nature of the Soul
"Regrettably, this footage cannot be shown to you," the All-knowing Queen stated impassively. "Regarding the reason, it has been explained earlier."
If any of your requests conflict with previous demands, I will prioritize the demands of those who came before.
The words floated in Yang Yu’s mind; he knew that the inability to view that part of history was likely due to Hero Lox’s request.
"Just how many predecessors have been here?
And what requests did they make?
For instance, actions taken after concealing themselves and all related parties..."
The All-knowing Queen smiled knowingly:
"As long as it doesn’t conflict with the predecessors’ demands, almost all requests will be allowed.
Throughout the ages, only nine have reached here.
Three had impure motives, wanting to seize the labyrinth’s management rights and claim the treasures within;
Two had pure intentions, one was searching for a lost person, another for a lost item, merely passing through;
Two were interested in past history but only in passing, treating what they learned as distant utopian legends, unwilling or believing themselves incapable of delving deeper.
The last two...
One longed to understand everything, spent a long, long time here, and chose his path.
The other followed his footsteps to this place, generating great interest in past stories.
I’m intrigued by the path he is about to choose.
The former instructed me, if the latter person fully deciphers the diary and takes a keen interest in all his actions, to convey a message:
If he wants to know how the former spent his life, just talk face-to-face."
"Talk face-to-face? Has he resurrected in this world?" Yang Yu asked, knowing the answer.
"Who knows?
I’m merely passing on his words."
"Do you have any other requests?
If not, I will send you back."
The All-knowing Queen lightly tapped the table, causing all the teacups to sink into it.
Gao Yuanyi stood up abruptly, urgently shouting, "Wait, I have more questions!
I just want to ask.
The diary mentions a place called Sea Mother, possessing technology that can reconstruct the soul and body of the dead. Can it resurrect someone?
If it can, are those instruments still usable?
If they can’t, then how can one be resurrected now?
Please teach me!"
Placing a finger on her forehead, the All-knowing Queen’s cat-like pupils emitted a blue glow, rapidly searching the vast database, she replied:
"The instruments on Sea Mother still possess the ability to reconstruct organisms and can resurrect someone through reconstruction.
Though some machines are damaged, about twenty are still functional.
If you’re interested in the operation method, I can teach you.
Note that each death results in some soul consumption.
Once or twice, it’s fine, but by the third time, memory loss becomes significant.
By the fourth or fifth time, the soul ceases to retain its characteristics, everything gets completely erased.
Even if resurrected forcefully, they would merely be a shell.
This is generally the case.
Specifics still depend on the soul’s strength; if the soul is heavily expended at the first death, resurrection would lead to significant memory loss, and by the second or third time, everything gets erased.
With a strong soul, they can withstand five or six times.
No matter the resurrection technology, if someone dies without regrets and their soul dissipates, as you might say, achieves enlightenment, resurrection is impossible.
"
Gao Yuanyi just started to breathe a sigh of relief, his heart grew anxious again.
If Wei achieved enlightenment, holding her core and her frozen body, thinking of reviving her would be mere fantasy.
Gao Yuanyi wasn’t sure what expression to make, silently praying that Wei loved him madly, harboring a strong desire to continue living, thus giving hope for resurrection.
"There is technology capable of resurrection," Yang Yu followed Gao Yuanyi’s lead, "is there technology to allow one body to house two souls, or for one soul to replace another soul in a body?"
"Having or not having is quite hard to say," the All-knowing Queen’s response was vague.
Before Yang Yu could inquire further, the All-knowing Queen continued explaining:
"The ability to see and manipulate spiritual bodies emerged at a relatively late historical node.
Research on souls is quite sparse.
The methods of spiritual ability you witness are not only the product of past civilizations but also the accumulation over countless ages.
This inevitably brings up your use of skills.
When interpreting the diary, it mentioned a magical war erupted among bacteria.
Bacteria can’t recite spells or construct arrays; they purely rely on instinct, employing magic power within or around their bodies.
Some magic creatures or demons often naturally understand various magic power utilization methods.
Those magic power methods are collectively termed as [Skill] by you.
Genes are not immutable, and magic power operation methods experience minor changes, resulting in innumerable unique skills emerging throughout history.
Once, a spiritual ability user awakened a skill allowing soul exchange.
A body housing two souls is not without precedent.
Long ago, the Demon Clan produced an unprecedented magic genius.
She researched rebirth magic and put it into practice.
Except, that magic couldn’t control the rebirth target.
She and her colleague rebirth into one body."
"What happened to her afterward?"
"Though the genius used a magic array to separate the two souls, ultimately they merged into one.
No, whether they truly merged remains uncertain.
These were merely her claims, during subsequent battles, she displayed two personas concurrently.
...There likely was a convergence."
"I wish to know, if they truly merged, what caused their souls to merge?"
"Hmm..." The All-knowing Queen fell silent for a moment as if recalling a very long story, "If I were to say, it was a strong emotional resonance that caused them to connect directly. Eventually becoming intertwined within each other.
In the neurology knowledge I’ve stored, there’s a theory that suggests the human brain should have two consciousnesses, occupying the left and right brain respectively, connected by a special organ enabling unified consciousness.
A soul without a body likely already merges the two consciousnesses, forming a new consciousness.
From this viewpoint, two souls potentially forming a new soul, becoming a new will, aren’t impossible."
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