Mr. Xugou still seemed unable to comprehend, even appearing somewhat bewildered. Seeing this, Little Bowl patiently began to explain.

"Specifically, it's about 'summoning' Ms. Ai Ye onto your body... or rather, possessing your body," she said. "Of course, this differs from traditional possession. It doesn't involve Ms. Ai Ye's soul entering your physical body but rather her personality relying on your soul to function.

"Originally, spirit communication with Ms. Ai Ye couldn't be performed for long periods or multiple times. However, Mr. Xugou himself exists with Ms. Ai Ye as a cornerstone, which is a far stronger connection than any physical bond, and it creates a space for her to exist in the real world.

"Mr. Xugou's existence occupies Ms. Ai Ye's presence—in other words, Mr. Xugou's constitution clearly contains a part of Ms. Ai Ye, and then it's simply allowing Ms. Ai Ye to depend on this.

"Under normal circumstances, it's impossible for one person's consciousness to be compatible with another's soul. It's like trying to fit one person into another's body; unless the contents are entirely hollowed out, leaving just the skin, it will never work. This is commonly known as 'possession.' Even if it doesn't kill the original owner's consciousness, it will inevitably squeeze their space for consciousness, allowing only one consciousness to surface at a time.

"But as an Impermanence, Mr. Xugou's soul is vast, with more than enough resources to allocate for running Ms. Ai Ye's consciousness entirely comfortably."

Ai Ye seemed to be pondering the details of this method repeatedly, asking, "Placing my consciousness on Xugou's soul to run, won't that cause compatibility issues?"

"There will be some," Little Bowl said, "Your thoughts will frequently make direct contact, and you'll inevitably be influenced by each other's traits to some degree. But this is only a harmless impact. Communication and interaction between people naturally affect each other's spirit, and what will happen to you is merely an enhanced version of that.

"You won't be overwhelmed by Mr. Xugou's consciousness; your own essence and form will still be maintained. It has been mentioned before that Mr. Xugou's makeup originally contained a part of you, and the vessel he uses now to store his soul is your body. It's like returning to where you were meant to be.

"Following this, we will need to continue using the Power of Divine Seal Fragments to maintain your spirit communication state, but compared to now, the consumption will drop to the level of maintaining a regular person's spirit communication state, ensuring it won't impede me from continuing to maintain the blessings on Brother Zhuang Cheng and others."

Xugou said anxiously, "But... I don't know how to let Ai Ye's consciousness possess my soul; how exactly do I do that? Ai Ye, do you know how?"

Ai Ye shook her head, and Little Bowl looked at me.

"Don't worry, I will provide support in this regard," I said. "We just need to use the Power of Word Spirit to solve it."

Xugou, as a man-made Impermanence, lacks many natural privileges including Fatian Xiangdi and the Power of Word Spirit, which are not an issue for me.

At the same time, after understanding Little Bowl's method, I recalled what Gua Tianshi mentioned before—the means to allow Little Bowl to continue living.

If we created a blank soul to house Little Bowl's consciousness, she could continue living even after completing her mission as a Dream Avatar...

Just as Little Bowl and Zhu Jiu could not simultaneously exist, neither could Xugou and Ai Ye originally. If Xugou's form of existence shares similarities with Little Bowl on some level, then the method that could save Little Bowl could, to some extent, apply to Xugou and Ai Ye as well. I never expected Little Bowl could apply that method in such a way.

If there were any difference between these two sets of subjects, it's that Little Bowl has the attributes of the living, whereas Ai Ye is of the dead.

Therefore, Little Bowl refers to it as "a resurrection plan"—"a sort of," meaning ultimately Ai Ye is not resurrected.

This result might seem perplexing to some. Although it's merely putting consciousness on another person to run, Ai Ye's consciousness is clearly retreading itself. No matter how it differs from its previous form, it's undeniable that she's come back to life, albeit in a different form of existence.

Yet the reason the dead are deemed deceased is that their lives completed at the moment of their death.

Completion means no continuation, falling into cessation, a full stop, with no more change and no further growth.

Xugou lacks mystical knowledge, and even Ai Ye seems temporarily unaware—her current self as a deceased entity is a solidified existence, a remnant of the past, essentially a memory. No matter how many experiences she might go through, her consciousness will remain unchanged.

Her interactions will always respond based on her past experiences, and even if she spends decades, centuries, or millennia with Xugou, she will still make judgments and converse based on her twenty-odd years of living experience. Not to say she won't remember future times, but ultimately, her current role can only be like that.

Compared to the living, the soul of the deceased resembles a fixed program. At first, it might not seem strange, but over time, both Xugou and Ai Ye themselves will notice anomalies.

This is probably why Little Bowl could so accurately predict Ai Ye's denial of Xugou's suggested "resurrection plan"—couldn't Little Bowl have thought Ai Ye might not want to die a second time after dying once? Death is so terrifying it can change a person's character and beliefs, and Ai Ye might completely lose the courage to sacrifice herself for Xugou again.

In reality, Ai Ye wouldn't say it like that. Since she chose to do so in the last moment of her life, the same choice repeats for her in death. Whether she becomes braver or more cowardly is something only the living can achieve; the deceased have only their past.

After finalizing the relevant matters, Ai Ye agreed to Little Bowl's arrangements. Naturally, Xu Gou would have no objections.

No time should be wasted. I used the Power of Word Spirit to attach Ai Ye's consciousness to Xu Gou's body.

My Power of Word Spirit can't affect Xu Gou, but it can affect Ai Ye. Originally, it was almost impossible to implant Ai Ye's consciousness into Xu Gou's soul with its density so high and fortified, but during this process, Xu Gou willingly opened up his heart. Coupled with his soul being in an unprecedentedly weak state, and the fact that Ai Ye already had a place in his existence, I found this task much smoother than imagined.

Perhaps the most crucial aspect was Xu Gou's own thoughts. Even without so many added conditions, it was his lack of defenses towards Ai Ye alone that was enough to allow Ai Ye's consciousness to enter his soul.

Ai Ye was transformed into a white light like a stream, entering Xu Gou's armor. Xu Gou then fell silent. It was hard to tell if it was successful or not at that moment. But if it failed, it would just be a matter of Spirit Communication again.

Suddenly, the black power armor on Xu Gou changed color, transforming into countless illusory silver-white mana, disappearing into thin air. It didn't appear to be actively retracted but more like it couldn't be maintained, dissipating like foam.

Without the armor, the figure of the wearer was revealed before us—a young woman dressed in simple white clothes, with messy long hair, delicate features, and a slender figure—none other than the previous Ai Ye.

She looked at her palm with emotion and then said to us, "It succeeded, my benefactors."

"Are you Ai Ye?" I asked.

On her, there was none of the mana fluctuations of Xu Gou, and she appeared entirely as a female researcher, weak and defenseless.

Was Xu Gou truly always using Ai Ye's appearance under the power armor, or had he just now temporarily changed to Ai Ye's look?

"Xu Gou has handed over the control of his body to me. This is temporary, just a test." Ai Ye nodded and then looked at Little Bowl, "It's indeed just like you said before, somewhat like turning into a second personality. But the difference is that Xu Gou and I, who are the main personalities, can communicate in real-time. I can even see his form now..."

As she spoke, she glanced beside her. Seemingly a void, but vaguely, I saw a tall and lean male figure in that position.

That should be Xu Gou, who also turned his head to look at me, silently nodding his head in acknowledgment.

This is probably a subjective hallucination that only occurs between Xu Gou and Ai Ye, something that I, as a third-party perspective, shouldn't logically be able to see. But I am Impermanence; I can see it.

Or to put it more formally, in this fantastical time and space where dreams and reality intertwine, the boundaries between subjective and objective are inherently blurred. Those with extraordinary Perception can relatively easily discern its limits.

"Xu Gou, you should be satisfied now, right?" I said.

"Yes, I am satisfied..." the hallucinated form of Xu Gou said, "From now on, I am yours."

Ai Ye's consciousness still needs Little Bowl's Spirit Communication to be maintained, equating to her being our hostage, leaving Xu Gou unable to defy us.

"Mrs. Ai Ye, I hope you can also serve us in the future," Little Bowl gazed at Ai Ye.

Ai Ye responded, "Oh? You even need the power of a little character like me?"

"There is no need to belittle yourself. Although Xu Gou's revival utilized Ying Lingyun's theories, the fact that you could follow his thoughts proves that you too are an extraordinary scientist. The fact that you were initially appointed to manage Xu Gou, an important experimental subject, indirectly shows how much he valued you," Little Bowl graciously extended a hand, "Our alliance needs talents like you, Mrs. Ai Ye."

"Do not worry that your wisdom will once again assist Evil. The Human Bureau is now destroyed; the hope for Luo Mountain to coexist with worldly society lies on the shoulders of our Governance Ideology. Your knowledge is sure to be used in the right direction. Above this, we must face the threat of Doomsday. Only when everyone unites can we open the path to the future."

"To prevent the world from being destroyed, to protect world peace, please fight alongside us."

Looking at the little girl who sincerely invited her, Ai Ye was silent for several seconds.

Then, she slowly extended her hand to shake Little Bowl's outstretched hand.