"The flesh is weak; ascend through machinery?" For some reason, when Ju Zi, Keke, and Huo Yuhao heard those words, they all felt that they sounded impressive, even if they did not understand them. Even Xue Linglong felt the same.
Jiang Hai sighed and said, "Let me ask you another question. What would you say is the ultimate goal of Soul Masters and Soul Engineers?"
"Becoming a Titled Douluo or a Level 9 Soul Engineer, of course," Keke blurted out.
Jiang Hai smiled and shook his head.
Xue Linglong looked thoughtful. "Godhood?"
Jiang Hai nodded in confirmation. "Exactly. Godhood. Whether they are Soul Masters or Soul Engineers, what they seek is a transcendence of the very essence of life-in other words, becoming a god."
"But aren't gods just made up?" Keke asked, unable to understand.
"No, gods really do exist," Huo Yuhao said firmly. "According to our Shrek Academy's records, every member of the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils ascended to godhood!"
Keke stuck out her tongue. "That's just you people tooting your own horns. Who knows whether it's true? Besides, wasn't that Tang Sect supposed to be a god's sect? The Tang Sect was destroyed, but no god came to save them!"
"The Tang Sect hasn't been destroyed. I'm a member myself!" Huo Yuhao said indignantly. This had always been his faith. He firmly believed that the Tang Sect's founder had become a god; gods simply could not interfere in mortal affairs.
Xue Linglong did not care whether gods existed. What caught her attention was the phrase "the flesh is weak; ascend through machinery." Could Soul Tools truly offer a path to godhood? Becoming a god had undoubtedly always been her greatest ambition, and she hurriedly asked, "Can Soul Tools lead to godhood too?"
"That depends on