The spores were slowly wriggling, a sign that division was about to begin.
Under normal developmental laws, the instant an egg evolved into spores, a soul would be born. But that soul was exceedingly weak, almost negligible, making Hubble's possession a simple matter.
Li Ziran did not particularly care whether Hubble's possession succeeded. He was merely doing a favor along the way. The only benefit Hubble's possession brought him was that, when the spores divided, Hubble could transmit all sorts of sensations to him.
He made a tiny alteration to Hubble's soul and lodged a Void Spirit within it.
It was purely for gathering information, though it also served as a backup measure. The followers of the Void Spirit Church were best at such things. Naturally, Li Ziran knew a little as well.
Hubble was extremely excited, constantly trembling through his soul. The Void Spirit accurately transmitted Hubble's joy into the world, then converted it for Li Ziran.
"The effect is decent."
Li Ziran smiled, but that joy would not last long. As the spores divided, the soul would divide as well. Especially at this most primitive stage, the spores' division would be exceptionally violent.
Sure enough, in less than half a quarter-hour, Hubble began howling madly, as if someone were flaying his skin and pulling out his tendons, or as if he had been thrown into a prison cell to suffer torture.
There was nothing to be done about it.
The spores' natural division was equivalent to forcibly tearing his soul in half, then allowing it to grow anew. A primitive soul would not feel this pain, but Hubble was different. His soul was highly mature.
Yet it was precisely through this tearing that the spores' energy nourished the soul and made it stronger.
The howls were too piercing,