Souls of the Dead

"Then let us return to the essence of the Heavenly Inquiry Path—"

Tong Ji tapped the Whiteboard and used an Event Branch shaped like a quill to write the word "sharing" on it. "From beginning to end, from First Tier to Fifth Tier, every Holy Mark Core was built around 'sharing.'

Its manifestation is the gradual use of one's own power to interfere with the outside world, from within to without."

The quill proceeded to write on the Whiteboard: Wraiths, Mountain Ghosts, Shao Siming.

"At the beginning, Negative Origin Essence lays the foundation. Then Mountain Ghost restores vitality. Once an ecosystem forms, it raises a swarm—

Even if you take Xiang Jun's branch route, it is the same at this stage. The only difference is that the swarm changes from one in the mountains to one in the sea."

Tong Ji paused and asked, "You understand up to this point, right?"

Huai Shi nodded.

"Then, after the swarm reproduces and spreads, a new problem arises."

Tong Ji said teasingly, "An overly dominant ecosystem will have a powerful impact on the outside world. Like Australia before the rabbits were bombed, or dragon fruit flourishing across Indonesia... excessively crude interference brings unforeseeable consequences."

"In other words, you will become—an invasive species."

Tong Ji told him, "A Hell Swarm is a Hell Swarm. If left unchecked, it will inevitably affect the balance of the Present Realm as its distortion rises.

And decline after prosperity is the norm. The swarm itself cannot endure forever."

"What?"

Huai Shi stared at her in astonishment. "I can affect the ecological balance too?"

"It is only an analogy, a possible consequence. But if you do not manage it and simply let it run wild, it will inevitably reach that point in the end. The only difference is whether