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Chapter 548 Ryuichi Ida's lifespan reaches its limit

When Aburame Shicheng heard this news, he was immediately stunned.

But he quickly remembered that he had fed these people human symbiotic worms. Although these worms were eventually removed by other means and their bodies were reshaped, their lifespan was indeed reduced by twenty or thirty years, or even more.

"It seems it's time to settle the old problems." Aburame Shisei turned and strode towards the capital.

When Ryuji Ida received the news that his lord had emerged from seclusion, he immediately sat up excitedly from his bed, ready to go out and greet him personally.

However, before he could even move, Aburame Shisei had already come to his window from outside.

Just a few days ago, Ryuji Ida was full of energy, but after a bout of dizziness and fainting, his body began to age rapidly.

Orochimaru and Sasori tried everything they could to save his body from collapse, and in the end they even mentioned using a cloned body to transfer his soul.

However, his soul was too ordinary, and Orochimaru was not 100% confident that he could completely revive him from another body.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, they finally heard the news that Aburame Shisei had emerged from seclusion, and some people immediately became excited.

Of course, most of them didn't have much affection or camaraderie for Ryuji Ida, this unscrupulous businessman.

More than anything, they wanted to see how their lord would unleash his divine power and easily solve problems they couldn't.

Orochimaru and Sasori, in particular, had already taken notes. In fact, they had long wanted to know how far Aburame's strength and methods had evolved, but they had never had the opportunity to find out.

"My lord, you've finally returned!" Ryuji Ida cried, tears streaming down his face, as he stretched out his hands.

Aburame Shisei didn't reach out to take it, but simply waved his hand slightly. "Is there anything I can do for you? You should know that Orochimaru has already prepared a spare body for you. He can completely extract your soul and place it into the new body."

That's right. Although Shisei Aburame doesn't have such direct methods, he can control the Soul-Eating Insects. He can bite off the edges of a soul, slowly drag it out of the body, and then slowly put it into another body.

Of course, the Ghost Mother Xiaolan could also do it, but her methods were rather crude and lacked fine control, which could easily strain the soul and cause serious damage.

Moreover, she only knows how to pull outwards, not how to send outwards.

Ryuji Ida has never practiced any kind of resurrection technique, and even if he did, it would be too late.

Everyone said that the technique was too difficult. Even if Orochimaru broke down all the branches and explained the details, very few people could learn it, especially in terms of manipulating the soul, where they were basically all novices.

Ryuji Ida didn't rush to beg the Eternal City for help. His cloudy eyes darted around and finally focused on Zhicheng's face.

There was no bitterness in her smile, only relief.

"My lord... I have no regrets!"

This was his first sentence.

Aburame Shisei didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

Ryuji Ida took a breath and continued, "My life... was worthwhile. More worthwhile than most people's. But, sir, after I die... I don't want to go to the Pure Land."

Aburame Shisei's brow twitched slightly. In his opinion, this wasn't yet a matter of life and death. He had said before that he could still live as long as he was given a new body.

Ryuji Ida shook his head again. "Sir, I can already feel it. My memories flash by like a revolving lantern, appearing and disappearing quickly. I've almost forgotten what I looked like as a child. So I have a feeling that even if I change bodies, I still won't survive."

"When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. The glory of this life should have been etched in my heart, but I never imagined that one day I would forget it. I hope... I can become food. Doesn't the Ghost Immortal Insect need a soul? Give it my soul."

Ryuji Ida had already decided that even if he died, he would make his final contribution.

Aburame Shisei remained silent for a long time. He had already made preparations for the cloning, including several well-maintained spare bodies.

But now he realizes that there is something wrong with Ryuji Ida's soul.

Yes, the soul had just probed into Ryuji Ida's soul, so he knew better than anyone that Ryuji Ida's problem was not in his body, but in his soul.

He discovered a major problem: the soul also has a lifespan!

It doesn't exist indefinitely, but rather the information stored in the soul is gradually lost over time.

First, memories from a few years ago became blurry, then from a few months ago, then a few days ago, and finally, I even forgot who I was.

At that time, even if the body is still alive, it will be nothing more than an empty shell.

Ryuji Ida's soul quality has deteriorated to a critical point. Even with a completely new body, he can only live consciously for a few more years at most before succumbing to a wasteland of memories.

"Alright," Aburame Shige finally spoke, "I'll deliver it to you personally."

"Hahaha, thank you, Lord. With the Lord personally seeing me off, I have few regrets in my life."

Ryuji Ida laughed loudly. In his last moments, he called his children and grandchildren over. Surprisingly, his grandson, who had horns on his head and no hair yet, was not discriminated against.

"Beruta, this is the Lord. From now on, he will be the master you serve for the rest of your life."

"This is...so peculiar!" Aburame Shisei couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw the child with horns on his head.

Especially his pair of soft antennae on his forehead, which can send signals to and control all kinds of insects.

This must be a newly evolved advanced insectoid. Who would have thought that one day he would accidentally create an alien race.

Perhaps one day, Beruta alone will be able to develop a new alien race.

After saying this, Ryuji Ida gradually stopped breathing. As his soul floated out of his body, Shisei Aburame released the Soul-Eating Insects, which forcibly dragged his soul into the gourd.

And he saw it too: the soul was beginning to crumble, on the verge of collapse.

As he had predicted, why? Because in the Pure Land, the soul can live forever.

On the contrary, this unusually young soul, with a lifespan of only a few decades, began to show signs of collapse.

Aburame Shih-cheng couldn't understand it, but he felt that there was a new topic to study.

It seems that he has only just reached the threshold of understanding the mysteries of the soul.

There are probably still many unsolved mysteries inside, waiting for them to explore. He believed that Orochimaru and Sasori would both be quite interested in researching it.