Chapter 412: The Contract is Equal
"Luciana...I feel like something has left my mind...I feel much more relaxed now."
The one who spoke was Ales who had just been awakened.
"Ales, you won't be controlled by anyone anymore... But you'd better not hypnotize yourself or participate in secret work anymore."
Leon looked at Ales and said softly.
Ales was still a little confused and seemed to want to say something to Leon, but when he turned around and saw Alina beside him, he didn't say anything.
This guy seemed speechless when he saw Alina.
But Alina probably understood everything. She sat down next to Leon with some concern: "Kavala and Malbert, they... are both here with you?"
“That should be it…”
Li Ang stretched out his hand and pointed at the center of his head, which was inside the crown of his head: "I guess it's here."
"In your head? This is... this is too dangerous... that's a god!"
Wendy suddenly looked sad.
"Don't worry, if nothing unexpected happens, as long as I'm alive, they won't be able to get out..."
Li Ang smiled at Wendy and said, "The so-called gods are actually nothing to be afraid of. As long as you understand them, they can only scare people in dreams."
Kavala and Malbert should still be in Leon's soul space now.
But Li Ang is not worried now.
Leon's soul was not affected at all from beginning to end. He was just awakened by Alina when he was "dreaming", which certainly would not cause any harm.
As for the two people who remained in the soul space, Leon was sure that Kavala and Malbert had lost consciousness.
What exactly is soul space?
Li Ang has thought about this question many times.
Perhaps, even the Three Prophets or Malbert, who can use soul magic, don’t know, and Kavala probably only has a vague understanding of it.
But Li Ang has been able to determine an answer that is most likely correct.
Because his own soul space was too similar to the pure white, empty so-called 'void' he had experienced in the temple.
It’s just that one is gray, the other is white; one has a purple halo, the other is just white.
But other than that, nothing else is different.
Li Ang believed that the chaotic "void" was not the real void, but another soul space.
On the contrary, the vast darkness and sea of stars that one sees after coming out of the chaos is the real void - that is the endless universe and starry sky.
Of course, Leon entered the chaotic space with his physical body. The soul space that could carry his physical body must be different from Leon's - that should be the soul space of a god.
This should be the reward that the Creator God gave to the gods after warning them.
But it is not like what Kavala said, that it is just a reward for a soul space for the law-abiding gods.
The God of Creation should have really given those gods a chance to become Gods of Creation - allowing real life to enter their soul space.
What is the soul space of the Creator God?
Of course, it is the whole world, the world in which people live.
But all other gods failed to make good use of the space strengthened by the God of Creation. They have been fighting for faith and population, and their minds have always been on snatching resources from each other...
They probably never thought that allowing real life into their own space to create a real new world is the real way to become eternal, and there is no upper limit.
The Creator God has actually made it very clear to them - creating civilization, maintaining life, and delivering beauty, this is what God should do...
So those gods are all exiled now.
Now that I think about it, the soul space left in the temple probably belongs to Eunomia, the goddess of order.
Because there is no master's soul in that soul space - Eunomia's soul has gone to the real void, so there is nothing in the space.
This conclusion was not based on speculation - Kavala once told Leon that if Leon left alone, he would be lost in endless chaos and would never find his way back...
That is to say, Kavala had been in the chaos before, and he couldn't leave there.
But he could only have stayed in Eunomia's soul space - because his soul was captured by Eunomia and sealed in the temple.
How to capture the spirit?
Of course, I will use the soul space to take it away...
Kavala wanted to control Leon's body at that time, or to trick Leon into signing a soul contract with him, and then control Leon's body to pass through the chaos, then through the abyss, and return to the earth - he had been trying to persuade Leon to "take him back with you" and let Leon relax.
Because you can leave only if you have a physical body...
Moreover, Leon has now realized that the bloody abyss he once experienced, which is Astalia's "heaven", is also another soul space - Astalia's.
Astalia transformed the soul space and created a 'beautiful heaven', which then turned into the Blood Hell Abyss - but before she created heaven, her soul space was probably similar to that of Eunomia.
But after it turned into the abyss, the blood sea environment could be used as a reference, so the abyss could give Leon enough sense of direction .
But it was still a soul space, and its basic logic was the same as that of the white chaos in Eunomia - so Leon could still feel that he was 'sucked in', and he was still in a state of weightlessness in the Blood Prison Abyss.
Since the abyss itself is also a soul space, Leon can be sure that Kavala and Malbert will not be able to get out of their soul space.
In the abyss, the spirit is the real entity, while the physical body is the virtual entity; the spirit can be harmed, but the physical body cannot be touched; the spirit cannot escape the constraints of the abyss, but the physical body can fly out of the abyss - everything is the opposite of the real world.
Then of course it is the same in other soul spaces.
If Leon didn't have a physical body at that time, he probably wouldn't have been able to break out of the chaotic space of Eunomia.
In other words, Kavala is most likely unable to get out of Leon's soul space - he is now a spirit.
Li Ang already understood what that chaotic outer wall was that looked extremely solid but actually broke with a single collision...
That is the ability that every complete life possesses, which is the defense against the invasion of consciousness, that is, the defense at the soul level - it can block the invasion of the soul, but it certainly cannot defend against the physical body.
Only the physical body can escape from the abyss, which means that only the physical body can escape from any soul space, unless one becomes the master of this space - either control the soul of the space master, or expel the master's soul and forcibly occupy this space.
Whether it is the Abyss Demon or the Three Prophets, they can only control the unconscious body, that is, people who no longer have the sense of defense.
For Ales and other Viper spies, their self-hypnosis is actually equivalent to temporarily giving up the defense at the soul level in exchange for physical resistance to pain, so as to avoid being caught and tortured to reveal confidential information.
Those soul spells use desire or deception to make people give up the defense of their souls, open up the soul space and dedicate their souls to demons or gods.
Just like Li Ang, he thought he was playing a game and agreed to the option of "facing life head on".
The three prophets had demonstrated their ability to suppress their masters and forcibly occupy them, but even when holding the code, Medea could only temporarily suppress Ilano for a short while. She could not expel the soul of Ilano, a living person with a complete life.
The three prophets were able to succeed in exiling Kavala mainly because Kavala had no entity at the time and Kavala was already in the Code - that is, at the entrance of the abyss.
This is probably the main reason why the Creator God does not allow gods to have physical bodies anymore - gods without physical bodies cannot actually do anything to humans.
Especially for a gentleman like Roland who possesses the art of righteous soul, his soul space is probably stronger than that of a god.
In order not to break the rules, Kavala has never occupied anyone's body. He has been controlling other people's souls and switching between various soul spaces...
This is actually a risk.
Because, in order to sign a soul contract or to control others, one must enter the soul space of others.
Of course, usually when people face desperate situations or the temptation of immortality, they will sign a soul contract with him. Kavala can gain control of the space, so naturally there has been no problem.
Even if the other party does not agree to the contract, for example, like Malbert did in the beginning and never agreed to become the chosen one, Kavala can immediately return to other places of residence - such as the statue.
After all, it is difficult for people to control when they wake up. As long as the soul defense is not closed, Kavala will be able to come out.
But this time, Kavala brought Malbert's soul into Leon's territory...
Malbert's 'account' is risky for Kavala, even more risky than Anna's!
Because Malbert had been reminded by Leon - if he wanted to stop being controlled by Kavala, he should try to use soul magic on himself!
Moreover, Leon kept staring at Malbert and deliberately let Kavala enter his soul space. This was to give Malbert the opportunity and confidence - of course Kavala could not control Malbert in Leon's soul space, otherwise who would Leon sign a soul agreement with?
Malbert was such a smart man, he would certainly figure it out quickly, and he must have made up his mind before, so he cast the spell on himself without saying anything.
Both Kavala and Malbert lost consciousness.
At the same time, Leon and Ales were awakened by Alina.
Li Ang's waking up means that the soul space has been closed.
And even Alles's retreat was cut off...
As long as Leon no longer deliberately gives up his defense, he will probably never open his soul space again - as long as a person's sense of defense is always there, even when sleeping, he will be on guard. As long as he does not sign a soul contract with Kavala, he will have no way out.
Unless Kavala dares to forcibly occupy Leon's soul - but in that case, Kavala will be exiled...
Of course, Kavala will regain consciousness and do other things sooner or later, but at least in the short term, it will not be easy for him to wake up.
Kavala will lose consciousness, of course, because of the existence of the soul contract.
The essence of a contract is equality, which is something both Leon and Malbert understand - even the unfair terms are based on equality, it's just that the distribution of benefits is unfair.
What is a soul contract?
The ownership of the soul is transferred to Kavala in exchange for the protection and maintenance of the soul by Kavala's divine power. As long as Kavala is not dead, these souls will not dissipate.
Since Kavala obtained the ownership of the soul, he could naturally manipulate the original owner.
This is indeed an unfair clause because Kavala gets greater benefits. This is a "hanging" type of agreement.
But this is also an equal contract, because this contract will also bind Kavala - since the actual ownership of the soul belongs to Kavala, the spells imposed on these souls will of course be borne jointly by Kavala and the owner of the soul.
And Kavala might even take on a little more.
Just like a studio that voluntarily affiliates itself with a large company and depends on it for survival, if the studio breaks the law, the main company it is affiliated with will bear the primary responsibility.
Malbert used soul temptation on himself, the same spell that Aigram had used, which was effective on anyone with selfish desires and could amplify their desires.
Wendy was able to stop Malbert from casting spells, so Leon wanted Wendy to stay away from him at that time.
Le Ang has experienced the effect of this spell - it allows people to enter the world they want most and become addicted to it.
Le Ang did not become addicted at that time, mainly because his original world did not have much appeal to him, and he at least had one-eighth of the Noldor blood. Although he could not completely ban magic, he was at least much better than ordinary people.
But the rest of the human troops remained unconscious until Aigram was struck by lightning and fell into the temple, where they woke up.
In other words, unless Malbert was sent to another world, it would be difficult for Cavalla to wake up - of course, it might be difficult for Malbert himself to wake up as well.
Kavala probably had no experience with this kind of magic when he was alive, because he had a physique that was resistant to magic like the Noldor elves.
But now it’s different. He enjoys this spell because of the soul contract, and there is no way to avoid it...
The gods seem to have a hard time fighting against the demons of the abyss. Why?
Isn't it because gods also have selfish desires...
Each goddess only has time to launch one attack, and there is a reason for this, so Eunomia needs to use a person with a magic-suppressing physique to fight the abyss demon.
This kind of soul magic is actually very powerful, because it does not care about the strength of the target. Many extremely powerful people are more easily affected - strong people face more temptations, and have greater desires and ambitions.
But this spell is also very weak, because it has no effect on people like Roland who have no selfish motives, nor on the Noldor elves.
As for the effects of the spell - what kind of scenes will Malbert and Kavala indulge in?
Leon was actually not sure, but he could roughly judge... Malbert and Kavala's desires were actually basically the same.
They all try to control everyone, and basically use coercion.
However, Kavala can use soul contract, so his control will be a little stronger.
But now Malbert also knows about the soul contract and knows everything about Kavala - so the desires deep in his soul are probably basically the same as Kavala's.
After all, their fates are basically the same...
They were all chosen by God, but in the end they all hated and decided to rebel against God. Even the results of their rebellion were similar—they were all trapped together with God.
Perhaps, they are all dreaming the same beautiful dream now - becoming the only free man, the only master, and the only God in the whole world. In the dream, they can control everything.
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"Now, we can focus on dealing with the Maritim fleet..."
After taking a breath, Li Ang stood up with a grin on his face: "Alina, this is your territory, you decide, should we fight or flee?"
"I don't mind the loss of a city or a place, but even if we give up Dilingang, can we get out now?"
Alina sighed and reached out to help Li Ang adjust the bandage that bound his left arm: "You are injured now, how are you going to break through?"
"What would you do if you didn't have to worry about my injury?"
Li Ang still felt a little warm in his heart. He knew that Alina had always been thinking about him.
"Then I will probably flee to Siyuan City... The Empire's fleet is in Siyuan City, and General Cleon is also there."
Alina looked at Li Ang's injuries and said, "But you can't run fast now."
"Well... I really can't run fast. How about this, I'll stay here to buy time, and you hurry to Siyuan City to bring the fleet back to rescue me..."
Li Ang looked at Wendy, then turned to Alina and said, "Take Wendy with you as well."
"no!"
The two girls objected in unison.
