Fundamentally, an Edo Tensei body possesses no life force; it is entirely an inanimate object.
When a deceased soul is summoned back by the Edo Tensei technique, it can move normally and even exert its own power by continuously consuming sacrificial offerings through the Edo Tensei vessel.
However, Ginyu was still a living person. His soul remained active; it wasn't a soul summoned by Edo Tensei. Swapping bodies with Uchiha Madara was akin to burying his own soul in a pile of dirt.
Not only was it difficult to control, but without the nourishment of a living body's vitality, his soul was constantly losing its activity.
Before long, his soul would likely turn into an undead spirit. By then, even if he returned to his original body, he would have already become completely dead.
At this moment, Ginyu was truly panicking.
He had only wanted to seize this body because he saw Uchiha Madara's combat power was superior to his, and the ability to recover rapidly from injuries was incredibly appealing.
How could he have imagined the result would turn out like this!
This man was actually a corpse.
Ginyu felt like he was going insane. He didn't want to die, especially not like this. Dying because of his own ultimate technique—if people found out, they'd probably laugh themselves to death.
"Ah, no! I must swap the bodies back immediately!"
Terrified, Ginyu struggled to control the continuously crumbling body, trying to activate his technique to swap bodies back with Uchiha Madara.
However, before his technique could activate, a shadow suddenly appeared before him and threw a punch.
"Boom!"
In an instant, Ginyu was sent flying, crashing hard onto the ground. His already disintegrating body was nearly shattered completely, leaving only half of it on the ground, still crumbling away.
Now occupying Ginyu's body, Uchiha Madara had reclaimed his original power.
Looking down at Ginyu below, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but sneer coldly. "Hmph, you can have my body. I'll take yours. Though it's quite ugly, at least it allows me to better exert my own strength!"
"You damn bastard!" Ginyu's expression changed drastically.
Simultaneously, he realized one thing: in his current state, he simply didn't have the ability to forcibly swap bodies back.
Thus, he was left with only one path: abandon his own body and settle for occupying someone else's!
Ginyu's gaze swept across the battlefield, finally settling on the two figures closest to him.
"Hmph, if I can't take your body back, then I'll take your companion's instead!" Ginyu thought coldly.
He quickly activated his body-swapping skill. His soul rapidly detached, directly exchanging bodies with a figure not far away.
Success!
Ginyu couldn't help but sigh in relief; his soul hadn't completely lost its activity yet.
"Crack!"
Just as he relaxed, his arm suddenly shattered, turning into countless fragments of dust that dissipated into the air.
"Nani?"
Ginyu's eyes widened in disbelief and utter confusion.
He had clearly changed bodies, so why was this happening?
Not far from him, Might Duy wore a look of bewilderment. Why did he suddenly feel like he had changed positions?
What followed nearly broke Ginyu.
After swapping bodies with Might Duy, he hurriedly exchanged with people around him. Lin Xuan and the others did not stop him.
The result? Every time he swapped, the body immediately crumbled. Ginyu's soul's activity rapidly drained away in this process, becoming extremely weak.
After swapping with several people in a row, they were all actually dead?!
Ginyu was completely dumbfounded. Could someone please tell him what the hell was going on? Was this entire group just a bunch of corpses?
Eventually, Ginyu's soul was on the verge of death.
He didn't choose to swap with Uchiha Madara, Hashirama Senju, or the others anymore, fearing they might also be dead. That would truly seal his fate.
So, this time, he chose to swap bodies with the knocked-out Jeice.
Finally, his soul obtained a living physical body and did not perish completely. However, Jeice had died in his place!
Ginyu didn't care much about this. Although it was his teammate who died, it was better than himself dying.
However, upon entering Jeice's body, his strength had diminished considerably.
In contrast, Uchiha Madara, after obtaining his body, saw a significant boost in combat power, and his attacks became much stronger than before.
In their battle, Ginyu was largely suppressed, unable to even attempt an escape.
Moments later—
"Hahaha! Lord Frieza will soon avenge us! I'll be waiting for all of you down below!" Ginyu finally shouted.
His body began to rapidly swell, the ki inside him violently erupting.
"Boom!"
A tremendous explosion shot skyward. Fierce,狂暴 currents of ki erupted from Captain Ginyu's body, igniting all his energy and triggering a terrifying blast that swept out in all directions.
However, just as it was about to impact everyone, Nagato appeared directly in front of the group.
Nagato reached his hands toward the terrifying explosive shockwave. In an instant, the horrifically powerful blast was rapidly absorbed by him.
Beside Lin Xuan, the Grand Elder, though he had remained seated in his chair the whole time, couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Watching everything that had just transpired, he felt a sense of relief that he had made the right choice back then.
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