Over the years, Roy's research into this matter had grown increasingly profound.
He had also gradually come to understand that achieving Soul Transfer truly wasn't easy.
The "authorities" most skilled in this field were probably demons and devils—beings gifted with the ability to seize control of living creatures' bodies.
Ghost Possession was similar.
Many folk legends and myths likewise told of objects developing intelligence and becoming vessels for spirits.
He himself had even refined Lailebuli's soul into the Fire Copper Magic Lamp, turning it into an Artifact Spirit.
But those methods all had various flaws, to a greater or lesser extent.
The main issue was that one's own Life and Soul truly could not be handled like those of a simple wandering spirit.
The more advanced the life-form, the greater the scale of its Soul Energy and information.
He could easily handle the souls of mortals or Furia, but when it came to himself, it was rather like grabbing his own hair and lifting himself into the air.
"Self-Elevation" was not easy.
And he could not possibly entrust himself to a deity or another higher life-form and rely on someone else's power.
Therefore, "Self-Elevation" was necessary.
Caught between these difficulties, some people had adopted the method of the Lich Phylactery, reducing the difficulty by "turning themselves into undead."
That meant abandoning the identity and potential of a "living being" and "compressing" their information.
Its main purpose was to preserve Casting Ability.
He had neither the talents of demons and devils nor any intention of imitating liches.
After considering all these methods, he still had to use "Divine Infusion" at the deity level.
"From the arcane perspective, this is a concept in self-psychology...
In the eyes of wizards, it also bears semantic and conceptual similarities to the various ideas of 'descent,'