She Zhuyin said, "You can think of it as another kind of being leaving a tiny seed of consciousness within that High-Rank Insectoid's mind."
"Scientifically speaking, you can picture it as a tiny nanoscale transmitter capable of sending signals into the Outer Domain at a specific Electromagnetic Frequency."
"It normally lies dormant, and no one can sense it."
"Only when it awakens can it immediately take root and sprout, forming an energy channel through which Extraterritorial Beings can send more energy over."
Xia Chujian drew in a sharp breath. "...Isn't that like the old grandpa you carry around with you in web novels?"
She Zhuyin laughed at that. "...An old grandpa? What kind of old grandpa steals lives like that...?"
Xia Chujian said, "Then it's possession?"
She Zhuyin considered it before saying, "It can't really be called possession, either. This kind of 'Road Guide' is placed there with the host's consent, not seized by force."
Xia Chujian understood. "So that High-Rank Insectoid voluntarily allowed some being to store Its 'Road Guide' inside its body?"
She Zhuyin nodded. "For Extraterritorial Beings to descend, they must have a 'Road Guide.' And it has to be a 'Road Guide' belonging to their own true forms for their own energy to descend."
"You need to understand that these Extraterritorial Beings possess incomparably immense power. They are the kind of beings that could destroy an entire star system with a single glance."
Xia Chujian's eyes widened. "They're that powerful?! Then why don't They just come over directly?!"
She Zhuyin said, "Because we have the Cosmic Boundary Wall."
"Every universe has its own Boundary Wall, which protects that universe."
"No matter how powerful these Extraterritorial Beings are, breaking through a Cosmic Boundary Wall would cost them more than half their origin."
"That is something They cannot