This curse is something even the Cursed Blood cannot remove. Although the curse might sever their contract with the Heroic Spirit, their genes have already solidified, and this is a disaster that the Cursed Blood cannot resolve.
Furthermore, in a world dominated by the Ninth Apostle's gene pool, could it be that the grand expedition's magical ritual is actually a resurrection ceremony for the Ninth Apostle?
The situations of various rituals are wonderfully bizarre, just like when the Mystic Scholar Blington in Boston once couldn't believe that Xue Dili could turn into a Light Giant through a simple ritual named 'To the Brilliance'.
To an outsider like Xue Dili, the rituals occurring locally might far exceed his understanding.
Yet, Xue Dili feels that, in the most likely scenario, this is just a ritual for the Divine Tree to absorb more nutrients.
By using this war named the grand expedition, they determine which side will ultimately become the Divine Tree's nourishment.
