"This King is unable to endure the thirst!"
Author’s Note: As this is a transitional chapter to build up the plot, it might seem filler-like. However, the story shouldn't seem too boring, it's just that the promotion of the plot is slightly slower for this and the previous chapter. In addition, these two chapters are about Riko. Treat it as my favoritism for her, and also to let everyone get a clear understanding of the current situation between Xiaobai and Riko. This novel isn't about sex and girls. Although there was some ambiguity in Chapter 16, a story with the beauty throwing herself at the protagonist is something This King feels disdain for. Even if there is a female protagonist, there should be sufficiently deep feelings before anything happens. As for whether this book has a single female protagonist, dual or multiple was asked by someone on the discussion board, but to maintain the suspense, I will not be answering this question. Just leaving a thought for everyone.
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Chapter19 Riko's Superpower
Psionic Ability was the potential each living being had. Psionic Ability cultivation then meant to constantly develop one's potential, a training method to constantly surpass one's limits. As such, the so-called Psionites were humans who had unraveled the potential of their bodies. Based on the difference in development, there were a few realms demarcated. Psionic Mortal Realm was the first realm.
As for how to develop one's potential, this world had already developed a near-perfect cultivation system. There were various cultivation techniques that targeted different types of people, allowing more than 99% of humans to be able to undergo Psionic Ability cultivation to become Psionites. The only problem was that most Psionites would be stuck in the Psionic Mortal Realm.
In simple terms, Psionic Ability cultivation was like the martial arts of Earth. Although everyone could practice martial arts, a large majority of people did it for physical fitness while few managed to cultivate internal energy to become a true Kung Fu master.
It could be said that Psionites were abundant, but powerful Psionites were few and far between. And at this moment, Shi Xiaobai was not even considered anything. Hence, Riko placed great emphasis on making Shi Xiaobai begin Psionic Ability cultivation.
"Psionic Ability cultivation is usually divided into three methods—Cogitation, Training, as well as Combat."
Riko began to explain the basics regarding Psionic Ability cultivation. "Body training and learning from combat have considerable effects on the development of a person's potential, but it cannot be done over prolonged periods of time. As such, the main cultivation method for Psionites is actually Cogitation."
Shi Xiaobai abandoned his playful thoughts and, like an attentive child in class, asked questions from time to time. "What is Cogitation?"
Riko answered, "Cogitation means focusing one's heart, intent and spirit to the most primal state, after which you let your imaginations in the ethereal state of mind run wild. Depending on what you imagine as well as how realistic your imagination is, the outcome of your Psionic Ability cultivation will change greatly."
Shi Xiaobai could not help but ask, "Just rely on imagination to open up one's potential?"
Riko seemed quite pleased with Shi Xiaobai's present behavior. She could not help but reveal a smile, answering, "This is why Psionic Ability cultivation has become systematic, becoming the main method of cultivation. As there is a special energy known as 'Psionic Power' in this world, when humans enter an ethereal state while in their world of imagination, their bodies will begin to automatically absorb 'Psionic Power'. From that you get Psionic Ability cultivation."
Riko said very patiently, "And there are two factors that determine how fast a human body can absorb 'Psionic Power'. Firstly, it's the content of the imagination during one's Cogitation; and secondly, it's how realistic the imagination is. The former is actually an area of research in cultivation techniques. For example, what sort of things should be imagined, or the order of the imagination. This is basically the result of experience accumulated over the years by our predecessors, and some of it is the essence of what some peerless, mighty figures figured out. Teacher One-Pun's unique technique is to open up his own imaginary world."
"And how realistic the scenes a person imagines depends solely on their imagination. As one's Mind Expanse is a main factor that affects the imagination of humans, it is one of the natural endowment criteria used to judge Psionic Ability cultivation.
"In short, cultivation techniques and Mind Expanse are closely related to Cogitation. In other words, these two factors determine how fast or slow one's Psionic Ability cultivation is."
After a long series of explanations, Shi Xiaobai had a rough understanding of what Riko meant.
"So Psionic Ability cultivation is just a competition of whose imagination can go wilder."
Shi Xiaobai summarized this in his head, but on the outside, he was nodding constantly, looking like a model student. Suddenly, Shi Xiaobai thought of a question that had been plaguing him for a very long time.
Shi Xiaobai asked, "What are Psy-genes? What are Psykers?"
Since the vastness of one's Mind Expanse determined one’s Psionic Ability cultivation speed to a certain extent, then what of the more important Psy-genes?
"Oh~ Psykers are a bit more difficult to explain."
Riko chose her words carefully before saying moments later, "Three thousand years ago, during the third apocalypse that history calls the 'end of civilization', less than 1% of humanity survived. Due to the evolutionary principle of survival of the fittest, many of the remaining humans experienced a genetic mutation during the apocalyptic catastrophe. However, as the mutations of genes are extremely unstable, with the passage of time, they gradually disappeared. And now, only a small number of humans have inherited this gene mutation. And these people are Psykers."
"The mutations that Psykers are born with give them special abilities. In fact, we can call these people, who have inherited these mutant genes, Espers. However, these Espers have to undergo Psionic Ability cultivation, just like normal people; as such, we merge Espers and Psionites together and call them Psykers.
After Riko's explanation, Shi Xiaobai finally understood. Espers were extremely rare on Earth, while Psykers were Espers who had undergone Psionic Ability cultivation, or it could be said that Psykers were Espers who possessed Psionic Ability.
"Then since This King was evaluated to have S Class Psy-genes, wouldn't that make This King a Psyker? Strange, what is This King's Superpower?" Just thinking of himself having Superpowers made Shi Xiaobai excited.
Seeing Shi Xiaobai's excited look, Riko interjected with a laugh. "What a pity. A Psyker needs to cultivate to the fourth level in the Psionic Mortal Realm before their Superpower will be awakened. So, although you have S Class Psy-genes, at this moment, you are still an ordinary person."
With that said, it was like a bucket of cold water splashed onto his face. Shi Xiaobai immediately seemed to lose all interest.
Upon seeing this, and a shift of her eyes, an idea came to her head as she smiled and said, "Actually, I am also a Psyker, and I have B Class Psy-genes!"
Shi Xiaobai's eyes lit up and asked, "Girl, are you at the fourth level of Psionic Mortal Realm?"
Riko rolled her eyes and said, "Isn't that nonsense, I'm already a Ps... Cough, I'll not talk about it. My strength is way too distant for you. However, since I'm in a good mood today, I'll kindly show you my Superpower."
Upon saying that, Riko went into the kitchen and returned to the living room moments later with a fruit knife and a daikon.
Shi Xiaobai's eyes immediately lit up as his mind generated immense anticipation for Riko's Superpower.
"Watch carefully!"
With a faint smile, Riko threw up the daikon, and with the fruit knife in her right hand, she sliced up gently into the air. A cold beam flashed, as the daikon splintered into numerous tiny pieces in an instant, like it had been cut b
y a million knives.
Shi Xiaobai's pupils involuntarily shrank as he recalled Sahadun being instantly sliced to bits during the sunset yesterday. How did she do it?
Riko revealed a proud smile and explained, "My Superpower is called [High Frequency Vibrokinesis]. I can make any designated space vibrate at peak frequency. Although I can only influence a small region with my current level of power, and the distance is relatively short, it can still give rise to startling effects if used properly."
"At the moment I slashed out with the fruit knife, I had used [High Frequency Vibrokinesis] on the knife's blade. Hence, I was able to slash out numerous knife beams in an instant. And this is just a small application of my Superpower. [High Frequency Vibrokinesis] is considered a B Class Superpower. Its usage and growth is rather outstanding, and as my Psionic Ability realm increases, [High Frequency Vibrokinesis] will improve, be it its domain, range or even frequency manipulation. When the time comes, tsk tsk!"
Shi Xiaobai listened on with envy as he yearned to possess a Superpower.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Riko hurriedly said in a stern manner, "Xiaobai, my B Class Superpower is already so powerful, then what of your S Class Superpower! If you want to awaken your Superpower earlier, then the only method is to do your best and rush towards the fourth level of the Psionic Mortal Realm!"
"So Shi Xiaobai! Hurry up and begin Psionic Ability cultivation!"
Riko gave a sweet smile as she thought deep down, "With me here, how can this fool Shi Xiaobai not obediently surrender himself!"
Author’s Note: When it comes to information dumps, it's indeed quite boring. I didn't plan on talking about it, but I was afraid people would be confused, so I explained the system that appeared previously clearly. If you didn't read this chapter carefully, I recommend you to read it with a bit more patience.
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Chapter20 Inverse Sourced World
Riko's tiny scheme naturally succeeded, and its effects were outstanding. The moment Shi Xiaobai realized that he could awaken a superpower that surpassed [High Frequency Vibrokinesis] when he reached the fourth level of the Psionic Mortal Realm, he immediately felt his blood surging. The flames of infinite fighting spirit burned in his eyes.
"Hurry up and begin. This King can no longer wait!" Shi Xiaobai said with an eager look.
Riko chuckled deep down, but continued giving an oblivious expression. She said, "Calm down first. The first step to Cogitation is meditation. You need to empty out your mind and body. You can't get anywhere with this impetuous state of mind."
"Oh." Shi Xiaobai nodded his head despite having only a hazy notion. He began imitating the meditating old monks from his memories and began to sit with his legs crossed on the sofa. He closed his eyes and attempted to empty out his mind and body.
Riko sighed seeing him do so. She remembered how she had depressingly spent several hours to enter her first meditative state many years back. Even the present her would need about ten minutes to completely empty out her mind and body to enter a meditative state. She did not know how long Shi Xiaobai would take to enter the meditative state.
"I will recite Teacher One-Pun's cultivation technique a few times. Remember it by heart after ruminating over it. After you enter a meditative state, then imagine the scenes in accordance to what I say. Remember that the imagery has to be as realistic as possible. The more thorough the details, the better."
Riko explained in great detail the key points of Cogitation, but suddenly, she realized something amiss.
"Eh? It can't be?"
Riko focused her eyes and was surprised to realize that Shi Xiaobai had not only long and rhythmic breathing, his body was also in a completely relaxed state.
"How is it possible. He entered a meditative state so quickly?"
Riko was flabbergasted, as she could not resist to reach out her hand to poke Shi Xiaobai in the cheeks. She did not expect Shi Xiaobai to topple the moment she prodded him. His body began to topple, frightening Riko. She hurriedly rushed forward to hug the falling Shi Xiaobai. She was horrified to find Shi Xiaobai's eyes still closed, and his body completely relaxed.
"Holy shit, a deep meditative state?"
Riko could not help but burst out. She carefully righted Shi Xiaobai's body and took a few steps back. Seeing the Shi Xiaobai who looked asleep, she could not help but depressively curse in her heart.
"How simple is this fool's brain? It hasn't even been a minute and he has entered a meditative state, and it's even a deep meditative state."
"Back then, I took hours to enter a meditative state! Wu Wu, it's so unfair. Why is this idiot so fast?"
"Hai, I'm beginning to doubt life."
“......”
Riko was dealt a mental blow. Only after a long series of cussing did she regained her composure. She took a glance at Shi Xiaobai, who was in a deep meditative state, and sighed, saying, "Being in a deep meditative state means he can't hear anything. The cultivation technique I wanted to impart to you is now useless. A deep meditative state is a state ordinary people dream of. You fool, without knowing any cultivation technique, what's the point of entering a deep meditative state. Wu Wu, what a pity~"
Riko became more depressed the more she thought about it. After staring at Shi Xiaobai for a while, with her lips pursed, she suddenly found the sleeping Shi Xiaobai to be abnormally cute. She could not help but pinch Shi Xiaobai's cheeks and revealed a smile. She then got up and returned to her room. It was time to sleep.
"Today sure was long. So, so many things happened, but in general, it was quite a happy day."
Riko threw herself in bed, and tossed around while hugging a pillow. Moments later, she fell deep asleep, with a sweet smile on her lips.
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At the moment Shi Xiaobai closed his eyes, he told himself in his mind to "relax body and mind". Then...the scene in his head went blank.
An endless expanse of white filled his imaginary world. His body and mind seemed completely imbued in the emptiness.
After a few seconds of panic, Shi Xiaobai calmed down. He recalled the details of Cogitation Riko had mentioned.
"Isn't it just to how wild your thoughts can run? It's a piece of cake for This King."
With this thought in mind, Shi Xiaobai immediately began to imagine. An inexplicable thing happened, as the moment he imagined the sky, a blue sky would immediately appear above the white world.
Shi Xiaobai was delighted as he immediately went wild with his fanciful imagination.
In an instant, nine different colored suns appeared in the sky. Numerous iridescent clouds floated in the sky, and following that, land appeared in this world. Sea water began spraying out of the holes in the ground, filling more than half the landmass.
Then it was followed by mountains, plains, deserts, canyons, forests, rivers, streams, fountains... Shi Xiaobai felt like he was the sovereign of the entire world, as he excitedly shaped every corner of this world according to his own imagination. Inverted mountain peaks that fell from the sky, plains that rose up, a desert in the depths of an abyss, a large, inverted V-shape valley, and an endless deep abyss that stretched across the world. All over the lands, there were forests that sprawled with towering ancient trees that had five different colors as crowns...
Shi Xiaobai did not seem to perceive the passage of time, much less feel exhausted. He constantly created his own world with his own imagination.
After a long period of time, Shi Xiaobai felt that his world was complete. He decided to—create life.
"What should I create? Humans? Gods? Fiends? Demonic beasts? Or..."
Shi Xiaobai hesitated again and again, when suddenly his eyes lit up. "This King has to be created first after all!"
With a thought, a gigantic Shi Xiaobai who towered high into the heavens was born, with one foot on the ground. The gigantic Shi Xiaobai wore a magical robe, and had a crown on his head. In h
is left hand he held the Staff of Heaven Punishment, and his right hand held the Axe of Annihilation. He stood there quietly, as if the Heavens and Earth were subservient to him.
Shi Xiaobai was pleased as he began to create life that gigantic Shi Xiaobai would lead. First were the Western Gods such as Zeus, then were the Eastern immortals like the Jade Emperor. The Twelve Legions of Angels, the Eighteen Demon Gods of the Demon World, the Nine Wraiths of the Underworld, as well the numerous heroes of the mortal world. Then it was the Yamanato no Orochi, the Frost Wyrm, the Nine-Tailed Fox, Cerberus...
After Shi Xiaobai constructed every legendary being he could think of, he began to create things that did not even exist, such as a devouring beast that masqueraded as a mountain range, a fat worm that spat out numerous red butterflies, a dress-wearing white cat, about the size of a palm, which stood on its hind legs, a black skeleton that could speak...
Shi Xiaobai taxed his ingenuity, as he imagined his subjects. After an unknown period of time, he felt like the inhabitants in this world had reached a barely acceptable number.
"Next, This King has to set the laws of this world. Eh~ Then there is a need to set a world view, the power system, the history. Oh, some legendary stories are necessary. Then, it will be national wars, ethnic conflicts, the opposition between good and evil..."
Just thinking of the fact that he could create a world that belonged to him made Shi Xiaobai feel a blood rush. All sorts of strange ideas began to flow incessantly out of his mind.
A Will might not be Eternal, but it could create a temporary world.
And with reality as the source of his imagination, to mold this completely inverted world, maybe it should be named—Inverse Sourced World?
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Chapter21 Shi Xiaobai, you need to keep a low profile
One could not sense the passage of time in an imagined world, nor would he feel a hint of exhaustion at all. However, there was always the point when one would awake from it. The only difference was that waking up from a meditative state would not result in too much mental confusion. Everything would appear extremely calm, as if imagination and reality was just separated by a thought.
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