Chapter 1479: Chapter 261: Artificial Spirit User Technology (6000)
Of course, the price was that Loran became Ianâs Echo.
Only an individual with âSpirit Energy of Faithâ encountering a Supreme Lord with a âClairvoyant Visionâ could achieve such a feat.
Furthermore, itâs not guaranteed to truly awaken the Clairvoyant Vision; thereâs a high probability it could be some other form of spirit energy.
But the very possibility was enough to stun Ian.
If it werenât for the extremely powerful Clairvoyant Vision, but merely common spirit energies like Melodious Knightâs melody, communicating with animals, controlling elements, or mental manipulation, Loran would probably find it easy to bear.
From pure nothingness, transforming into a tangible âpower.â
The process by which Spirit Energy of Faith gains its power seems to have an uncanny resemblance to the awakening of spirit energy users.
The only difference is that the force shaping the Spirit Energy of Faith is âGod,â while the shaper of awakened spirit energy is something like the âTrue Form of Universal Spirit Energy.â
Precisely because of this, Ian hadnât acted to carve Loranâs raw stone, but instead continued to study the essence of this Spirit Energy of Faith, intending to grasp something deeper.
Unfortunately, after half a year, he hasnât found many clues.
And now, has Loranâs spirit energy shown a slight movement?
"Iâll make a trip back to the Xia Hui Territory and use the terminal communication, or perhaps the Heart of Terra in the Domain of Void later."
Ian first informed Scott and Roland, then instructed Sio, "If another avalanche occurs later, protect them well."
After everyone agreed, he walked out of the camp, transforming into a stream of Flying Light, heading towards Xiahui City.
Before long, next to Milesâ home, another guest arrived.
Ian did not make his presence known, instead standing afar in mid-air, concealing himself, observing Miles and Loran.
The students were playing happily in private when suddenly an elder appeared, which could really spoil the moment.
Although Ian knew that both of them revered him and would probably be happier upon encountering him, there was no need to meddle unnecessarily... Who knows what kind of errors might arise from a hasty interruption?
He carefully observed the spirit energy within Miles... and then discovered that indeed, things had changed.
Originally, the spirit energy within Miles was a blood-red color.
This wasnât the original color of his spirit energy but was a hue tainted by the Lost Souls of countless victims from Azure City.
Because of the Lost Souls and his own resolve, Miles awakened his spirit energy, and immediately upon acquiring it, was able to unleash its full power. This allowed him, a mere novice swordsman, to fight his way out of the hellish Azure City, defeat numerous phantasms, and escape with his life.
But the âimpurityâ of this spirit energy also caused Milesâ spirit energy to malfunction at times, activating only when he had a âgenuine desire to protect othersâ... Even when it appeared, it might not be at full strength.
This was not supposed to be.
Spirit energy is the power of the soul, meant to rise at a mere thought, concentration only enhancing its potency, not making it unusableâif it were truly this complicated and erratic, spirit energy wouldnât be called a companion to the True Form of Bloodlines as the path of Logos.
All of this was due to the contamination by Phantoms within Miles, which made him a subject of observation at the Xia Hui Domain Psychic Lab.
As of now, with the reversal of some Sovereign Technology, the âundeadificationâ of Miles and his sister Cynthia has been suppressed and reversed, but his spirit energyâs abnormality hasnât improved.
Ian had initially thought to coordinate a further observation of Miles with the Heart of Terra once he finished the project at hand.
Who knew that the more the project experiments piled up, the better Milesâ own data became, pushing his study further down the priority list.
And now...
"Hmm, within the spirit energy, the scarlet representing the power of vengeful souls has significantly faded... this is the merit of the Meditation Technique."
With the Silver Chip, Ian could immediately discern why Milesâ current state was what it was: his original Soul Structure was essentially a large white sphere enveloped by a thick layer of scarlet resentment. When this sphere emitted light (using spirit energy), it would pass through the red resentment, appearing colored to the outside world.
And the red resentment itself could emit light, so as long as the belief wasnât strong enough, spirit energy couldnât transmit outside, preventing it from being effectiveâsimilarly, because the red resentment could emit light, whenever Miles successfully used spirit energy, its intensity was quite considerable.
But now, as Milesâ own soul grew stronger and his soul form changed, it was no longer a sphere but a sturdy prism, with its angles piercing the original resentment, and the emitted light surpassed the red resentmentâs glow, making his spirit energy increasingly effortless and powerful to use.
"Just now, Miles applied his spirit energy onto Loran, probably intending to protect him?"
Ian shifted his gaze, looking at the boy who held faith in him.
Loranâs spirit energy was directly connected to Ian, ignoring the distance of space-time.
He also had the most detailed perception of Loran, clearly sensing that just now, a force indeed spread throughout Loranâs body.
If Loranâs spirit energy werenât anchored in Ian, then this force might have imprinted on Loranâs spirit energy, adding a hint of âprotectionâ to his originally pure raw stone spirit energy.
"Interesting."
Ian murmured, "Is this influential contamination?"
"No, itâs an epiphany..." he understood, "Loran sensed Milesâ desire to protect him, and thus was moved, so at that moment, through faith, it was as if he was telling me to grant him spirit energy of âprotectionâ."