"Of course, that was only during those initial years of peace."
"It didn't take long for people to discover loopholes in the rules. They were no longer satisfied with equitable exchanges. I should've mentioned earlier, the foundation of this special bond isn't the strength or weakness of power."
"It's the compatibility between bloodlines."
"This is almost impossible to explain. Sometimes, two Transcendents seem to have no connection between their bloodlines, yet the level of compatibility is incredibly high."
"If one side's strength dominates during the exchange, the weaker party can very easily become influenced or even controlled."
Roger's face showed a hint of understanding.
Exploitation is everywhere.
"Some special Transcendents, while maintaining their physical forms, can forcibly suppress the consciousness of their substitute and completely take over the other's body!"