Mind Power

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Mind Power
Original Name	心灵力
Type	Special energy and core Ascendant power system
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Documented Mind Power Cap milestones for Guan Tong; reserve Mind Power is tracked separately from the Cap.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Cap 96	12	Guan Tong identifies 96 as his limit after writing on the Wordless Book nearly drains his current Mind Power.
Cap 118	32	A solidified Shadow can be maintained for roughly eight minutes at this Cap, though its use rapidly consumes Mind Power.
Cap 121	55	His Cap rises by 2 points in under twenty days through natural growth.
Cap 124	64	Writing a single character on the Wordless Book’s third page remains difficult despite this Cap.
Cap 126	65	The third page produces the first 10 points of Reserve Mind Power at a 10:1 conversion rate.
Cap 300+	146	Passing 300 changes Guan Tong’s biological evaluation from Excellent to Outstanding.
Mind Lock	147, 157	Natural Cap growth stops after use of the Eighth Hidden Rule; repeated 309-point activations of “Open” visibly loosen the restriction.
Cap 321	179	Guan Tong has 2,320 Reserve Mind Power after the Tenth Rule.
Cap 322	185	He expects his growth rate to eventually surpass Ascendants previously boosted to 500 during the Eighth Rule.
Cap 386	208	Outputting hundreds of thousands to over a million units expands his Mind Power channel and raises his Cap by nearly 30 points.
Cap 859	218	Multiple large-scale outputs during the Eleventh Rule nearly double his Cap from its earlier level.
Cap 890	246	Shadow Domain experiments consume more than 10,000 Reserve Mind Power over a month.
Cap 930	264	Ten points come from natural growth and 30 from a Rule reward.
Cap 989	390	Combat with Lucifer appears to provide several additional Cap points.
Second Stage of Ascension — Cap 1000	396	Guan Tong enters the second Ascension stage, reactivates the Mind Network, and receives a Perfect biological evaluation.
Cap 1093	440	After the second-stage breakthrough, Guan Tong’s Cap naturally grows by roughly 3 points per day.

Core Mechanics

Mind Power, Cap, and Reserves

• Mind Power is awarded as a Survival Reward for the First Apocalypse Rule and is displayed through the Personal Terminal. 2
• Current Mind Power is expendable and automatically recovers over time; after being reduced to 1 point, Guan Tong recovers to 2 within ten minutes. 12
• The Mind Power Cap is the maximum amount that can naturally recover. In Guan Tong’s panel format, the first parenthetical number represents this Cap. 65
• Reserve Mind Power is separately stored energy that can be spent after current Mind Power is exhausted. Guan Tong’s third-page Wordless Book conversion initially creates 1 reserve point for every 10 points invested. 65
• The conversion rate of Guan Tong’s Reserve Mind Power later improves from 10:1 to 5:1. 411
• Mind Power crystals can store and transmit Mind Power externally; each of Guan Tong’s twelve crystals holds up to 500 points. 373

Cap Growth and Loss

• Failing an Apocalypse Rule can reduce a participant’s Mind Power Cap. 21
• First-place finishes in Apocalypse Rules can increase the Cap, creating a major advantage for already powerful Ascendants. 133
• Natural Cap growth was initially measured at roughly 1–2 points per month, then gradually accelerated. 148
• Intense combat is believed to accelerate growth by provoking extreme emotional and spiritual fluctuations. 108
• Proficient Mind Power Circulation can accelerate natural Cap growth. 167
• Releasing an enormous amount of Mind Power in a short time can widen the body’s Mind Power channel, increasing circulation efficiency and raising the Cap. 208

Mind Lock

• The Mind Lock is a restriction that stops natural Cap growth after the Eighth Hidden Rule. 147
• Guan Tong uses the Wordless Book’s “Open” effect to repeatedly strike the restriction; a 309-point activation produces a noticeable loosening effect. 157
• Mind Power Circulation is later established as another means of breaking through Mind Lock restrictions. 413

Applications

Artifact and Ability Fuel

Mind Power powers Mind Power Artifacts and personal abilities; insufficient reserves can render otherwise powerful equipment ineffective.

• Liu Yuqiang’s Giant Strength Gloves consume Mind Power to produce their enhanced strength. 12
• The amount of Mind Power invested can determine the strength of summoned entities, such as Guan Tong’s Giant Axe Warrior. 142
• Guan Tong’s solidified Shadow consumes approximately 1 point per second, limiting sustained combat without Reserve Mind Power. 65
• Mind Power-based attacks can be neutralized by abilities that absorb Mind Power, as Jiang Ming demonstrates against Guan Tong’s Shadow Line. 142
• Large Reserve Mind Power stores allow Guan Tong to fight as though he possesses the combined output of many Ascendants. 399

Physical Reinforcement

Mind Power can be used directly as energy rather than solely through artifacts.

• Shi Jingyi demonstrates that Mind Power can strengthen the body and enhance martial arts. 73
• Higher Mind Power gradually improves physical condition; studies report that High Mind Power Users’ bodily functions improve by 30%–50% within several months. 92
• At Cap 1000, Guan Tong experiences a qualitative increase in physical speed, strength, mental clarity, and emotional perception. 396

Mind Power Circulation

Mind Power Circulation channels energy through the body for sustained offense, defense, recovery, and transfer.

• Circulating Mind Power forms a protective layer that resists ordinary attacks, Mind Power attacks, and invasive abilities. 167
• A continuously circulating outer layer functions as an all-weather defense that does not require manual activation like an item. 167
• Circulation can repair internal injuries and minor physical ailments when sufficient Mind Power is available. 207
• Two Ascendants who have mastered circulation can transfer Mind Power safely by injecting energy into the recipient’s self-circulating shield. 212
• Guan Tong concludes that the body itself is a broad Mind Power channel; efficient circulation depends on widening that channel rather than rigidly following acupoint routes. 208

Large-Scale Output

Massive Mind Power output can affect phenomena beyond direct combat.

• During the Earthquake Rule, 1,000 points of Mind Power reduce an earthquake’s destructiveness by 1%. 190
• Guan Tong disrupts a Level 7 Earth Vein Pillar by outputting more than one million units of Mind Power, stopping the earthquake at the cost of internal injuries. 207
• His Wordless Book can enter overload if a single output exceeds 100 million Mind Power, causing extreme heat, mental tearing pain, and unstable Mind Power manifestations. 223

Thresholds and Related Phenomena

Phenomenon	Effect
Biological evaluation	Guan Tong’s evaluation is listed as Excellent at 100+ Mind Power, Outstanding after 300, and Perfect after reaching 1000. 55 146 396
Mind Network	The network reactivates when an Ascendant exceeds a 1000-point Cap. 382 396
Superior-Inferior Theory	Similar abilities and items may suppress one another according to their users’ Mind Power Caps; the inferior effect cannot affect the superior one. 117
Mind Power signature	Every Ascendant’s Mind Power is unique enough to function as an identifying “fingerprint.” 421
Mind Power defense	Defensive items and circulating Mind Power can block or resist many Mind Power-based abilities. 196 199

Theories of Origin

Idealist Origin Faction

This school holds that Mind Power is a medium through which consciousness can alter reality, arguing that the material world may fundamentally be shaped by mind or consciousness. 80 265

Fire Thief Tool Faction

This school considers Mind Power an energy system created by the Fire Thief to operate the Apocalypse Rules, citing the Rules’ ability to increase or reduce an individual’s Cap. 265

Guan Tong’s Theory

Guan Tong proposes that Mind Power is a semi-idealistic energy that humans can mobilize through telepathy or resonance, but whose existence does not depend on humanity. 265

• He compares the Mind Power Cap to the width of a bridge or channel through which reality-altering energy can pass. 265
• He speculates that the Fire Thief may be an Ascendant with an unimaginably high Mind Power Cap. 265
• He further theorizes that humanity could suppress the Apocalypse Rules if human Mind Power exceeded the power contained within those Rules. 265

Societal Significance

• Mind Power becomes the basis of a new social class, with governments, magnates, and private organizations recruiting High Mind Power Users. 16 19
• The Mind Power Development Academy is founded to research and teach Mind Power; its initial admission requirement is an 80-point Cap. 22 23
• The Academy’s three major courses are Philosophical Contemplation of Mind Power, Research on Mind Power Items, and Mind Power Circulation. 80
• High Mind Power values, titles, and nicknames can be verified when two people use the Personal Terminal’s Friends function. 23
• Criminal organizations target High Mind Power Users for kidnapping and exploitation, making public disclosure of one’s value dangerous. 31 32