Chapter 902 - 2: Success?

"You can take your time to consider, there’s no rush. Whatever you decide, I will not force you. If you’re unwilling, I will still keep my promise to send you for reincarnation and help you grow. However, I must be clear with you about the potential consequences of me ensuring your reincarnation. Even I am unsure of what could happen. I believe you’ve felt something during these past reincarnations. Ultimately, how to proceed is up to you."

Wang Sheng laid out all the pros and cons.

Whether it was the first reincarnation or the subsequent three, as long as Wang Sheng intervened, the Reincarnation Saint Emperor’s Rebirth Body might still survive, achieving successful reincarnation.

But as the number of times increased, both Wang Sheng and the Reincarnation Saint Emperor realized that forcibly reincarnating might not yield a good outcome.

The Reincarnation Saint Emperor was well aware of this, and thus he fell into contemplation.

Should he choose to seal his memories, have his soul return to the origin and reincarnate, or continue to forcibly reincarnate as he did in the beginning?

He hesitated quite a bit.

And just as he hesitated, Wang Sheng spoke again:

"Moreover, although I’ve nurtured your soul well, don’t even think about body seizing. Your practice of the ’Reincarnation Scripture’ has given your soul a thread of immortality, which in essence extends the lifespan of your soul.

If you were to seize a body earlier, it would be fine, but doing so now merely clings to life, with not many years to live. Of course, if you only wish to cling to life, I can also fulfill that by finding you a suitable body to seize."

The True Spirit Method, with its attributes of immortality, essentially extends the lifespan of the soul.

Otherwise, the Reincarnation Saint Emperor would have perished long ago.

Hearing these words, the Reincarnation Saint Emperor felt his mental defenses crumble and said with a wry smile, "Since you’ve put it that way, do I have any other choice but to reincarnate? No matter the outcome, at least in essence, it’s still my soul. If the reincarnated body no longer acknowledges the marks of the Reincarnation Saint Emperor, at least I’ve left my own legacy to myself."

Keeping one’s gains close, this was the worst outcome he could envision, yet not too difficult to accept.

"Alright, but there’s no need to rush. Sealing memories is simple, but returning the soul to the origin isn’t necessarily easy. Let me first see how it can be done."

Wang Sheng directly extended his hand to examine the Reincarnation Saint Emperor’s soul.

Returning the soul to its most original state cannot be simply spoken into existence.

His only thought now was Time Retrospection.

Time Retrospection, to revert the soul to its initial state at birth.

However, being a soul of the Twelfth Realm, it might not be easy to achieve.

Moreover, he was merely an Energy Avatar here.

The Reincarnation Saint Emperor did not resist, and immortal power easily enveloped his soul.

Just as Wang Sheng was about to attempt Time Retrospection, he furrowed his brows.

The Reincarnation Saint Emperor also sensed something amiss and asked, "What’s wrong?"

"Your soul is worn out, nearly to the point of irreversible attrition, entirely disappearing." Wang Sheng did not hide it, directly stating the situation he had found.

The Reincarnation Saint Emperor was puzzled, "Why don’t I feel anything?"

"That’s the crux of the issue; within your awareness, is your soul supposed to be this way?"

"Is it not?" The Reincarnation Saint Emperor became more perplexed, and an uncontrollable fear emerged within.

Wang Sheng shook his head and said, "No, although it’s deeply hidden, there indeed is a lot of wear. If my guess is correct, it’s likely caused by reincarnation. With each reincarnation, your soul wears down a bit. I suspect that if this continues, your soul might entirely vanish."

As he spoke, Wang Sheng directly employed Time Retrospection.

Not retrieving people from time and space, but directly retrogressing the state of the Reincarnation Saint Emperor’s soul.

This technique Wang Sheng often used to restore his own state.

With increased mastery over time and space, it can also be applied to others.

Wang Sheng directly retrogressed the soul state of the Reincarnation Saint Emperor by ten years and then examined it again.

"Even Time Retrospection can’t restore it?"

Time is not omnipotent, Wang Sheng has always known.

It seemed the first insurmountable issue would be the wear from soul reincarnation.

Seeing Wang Sheng frown, the Reincarnation Saint Emperor became more anxious and said, "Is reincarnation destined to be impossible?"

Wang Sheng still shook his head, "Not necessarily, it’s just wear, but it’s not completely gone. Maybe certain conditions haven’t been met, and each reincarnation causes wear, or perhaps I have not grasped the right method, leading to this kind of wear."

After all, theoretically, all four experimental reincarnations ended in failure.

The possibility of the method being wrong is also substantial.

"What should we do next?"

"Things must continue." Wang Sheng hadn’t changed his mind. Since things had already started, he certainly wouldn’t end them hastily.

Moreover, there were still things to try, far from over.

"It’s still up to you to decide."

This time, though more flaws were discovered, the Reincarnation Saint Emperor didn’t hesitate for long and said, "Continue. Having come this far, I refuse to give up."

"Okay!"

The Reincarnation Saint Emperor’s agreement was indeed the best choice.

At least, being a Twelfth Realm soul, he had extraordinary qualities.

If it were an ordinary soul, it would likely not withstand the wear from even one reincarnation and completely disappear.

"Next, do not resist in any way."

Wang Sheng exerted his full power.

"First is the memory seal."

The memories of the Twelfth Realm are a treasure, but also a burden. The first thing to seal is the memories.

The Reincarnation Saint Emperor felt his soul being invaded by a formidable force, and he suppressed his instincts not to resist.