Spiritual Energy

Biodata

Nature and Manifestations

• Mental intrusion: Spiritual Energy can enter a target’s mind, disrupt thoughts, and cause pain without being described as a conventional physical blow 102 134.
• Soul-directed force: Strong attacks can threaten the soul or the Nascent Soul within a cultivator’s body 230 231.
• Variable character: Its manifestations range from chilling or delirium-inducing hostile energy to pure, consumable energy left after a powerful will is shattered 158 278 286.
• Perceptible warning: In Unity of Heaven and Man, Chen Dengming detects a malevolent spirit’s energy behind him as a head-splitting threat and a pins-and-needles sensation along his back 155.

Abilities and Applications

Mental Disruption

• Chen Dengming sends chilling Spiritual Energy into an opponent’s mind alongside his voice, shaking the opponent’s thoughts during their confrontation 134.
• Against Sha Star’s Nascent Soul split spirit, he pushes his Divine Sense to its limit and sends another wave into Sha Star’s heart after constructing a new “cage of the heart” 199.
• A potent strand can penetrate an array and directly enter a captive’s mind, as demonstrated against the Ruthless Old Devil 329.

Emotional Manipulation

• During Lüo Bing’s confrontation with Chen Dengming, wisps of Spiritual Energy move like wild snakes and invade the mind 155.
• Zhu Xun uses a bowl-sized single eye to project delirium-inducing energy into Lin He’s soul. It amplifies Lin He’s emotions and ignites fear, frightening him into retreat 158.
• A ghost shadow carrying a single-eyed object briefly leaves Lu Hu stiff and blank-eyed, creating an opening for an attack 217.

Soul Assault and Intrusion

• Lüo Bing’s soul contracts into a ball of Spiritual Energy and rushes along threads of Spiritual Sense toward Chen Dengming. He recognizes that the malevolent spirit is targeting his soul 156.
• The Soul Devouring Ancestor strikes Chen Dengming from more than a hundred miles away. The impact causes sharp mental pain, a sensation of his soul being scorched and torn, and a momentary blankness 230.
• A half-real, half-illusory tentacle releases evil Spiritual Energy directly toward the Soul Devouring Ancestor’s soul and Nascent Soul 231.
• A hostile whistle in the Qian Luo Ghost Realm sends energy into Chen Dengming’s heart, where it becomes countless grim demons attempting to devour his soul 309.

Mental Connection

• A peculiar Spiritual Energy appears at Perilous Peak, establishes an ethereal connection with Chen Dengming’s mind, and rapidly enters it during the events surrounding Sha Star’s telepathic transmission 277.

Absorption and Consumption

• After a Golden Core Spiritual Sense is shattered, Chen Dengming devours all the lingering Spiritual Energy. Jiang Qiang is left mentally muddled, while Black Wind loses consciousness 195.
• The shattered will of the Outer Realm Devil Venerable leaves pure Spiritual Energy that begins dissipating. The Little Array Spirit urges Chen Dengming to collect it quickly and reports that she has already swallowed a substantial amount 286.
• As the Little Array Spirit continues consuming this energy, her crystalline skin becomes visibly fairer and brighter 287.

Resistance and Limitations

Notable Encounters

• Malevolent spirit and Lüo Bing: The energy associated with a sinister single eye proves particularly difficult for Chen Dengming to resist. Its reappearance allows him to recognize the connection to his earlier confrontation with Lüo Bing 155 156 157.
• Assault on the Martial Immortal Clone: When Chen Dengming senses his clone, an intensely chilling Spiritual Energy enters his mind like an icy spring, attempting to freeze it inch by inch 278.
• Devil Venerable’s shattered will: A dangerous hostile will becomes a source of pure, beneficial energy after its destruction, which the Little Array Spirit actively consumes 286 287.