Psionic Armor

"Hmm, the first level of the Soul Tower was constructed just like that."

Bai Xiaowen was somewhat surprised.

Even more surprised was the Antahe Caretaker. However, as a pure Spirit Body, he had long since lost such superfluous emotions as "surprise." He merely put on a very fake expression of astonishment before saying, "It seems I need to raise my assessment of your potential... You must have a corresponding foundation."

Bai Xiaowen thought of his special specialization: Spirit Power Mastery.

If there was any foundation, Spirit Power Mastery was the closest match. Of course, it was also possible that his comprehension had greatly improved ever since he began cultivating the Black Book, the Divinity of the Death God.

Bai Xiaowen tried to construct the second level of the Soul Tower, but it was no longer so easy. The Soul Tower collapsed again and again because the Spirit Power at its foundation was not condensed enough to support it.

"Looks like I still need to cultivate."

Bai Xiaowen temporarily gave up on constructing the second level of the Soul Tower. His Psionic Cultivation at the first level of the Soul Tower had already reached Initial Mastery, granting him the ability to construct Psionic Armor.

Bai Xiaowen lightly tapped the center of his brow. His Spirit Power became almost tangible as it swiftly spread outward, forming six Spirit Power Origin Points across the surface of his body. These were the foundation of Psionic Armor.

Then, Bai Xiaowen activated his True Yuan Power. The six Spirit Power Origin Points intertwined and resonated with one another, rapidly forming a dense suit of Protective Energy armor.

"Come, test its strength," Bai Xiaowen said to Sigdrifa.

Sigdrifa obeyed. A Spirit Matter Spear appeared in her hand, and she channeled roughly fifty percent of her Spiritual Power before thrusting it out with a howl.

The light of the Psionic Armor flashed at the point of impact.

Bai Xiaowen felt that he possessed strong passive control over the Psionic Armor. The instant Sigdrifa's attack struck, a great amount of True Yuan Power gathered beneath the command of the Spirit Power Origin Points at the point under attack, offsetting the psionic energy of her strike.

That blow containing fifty percent of her Spiritual Power had no effect on Bai Xiaowen whatsoever.

"Again," Bai Xiaowen ordered.

Sigdrifa used seventy percent of her Spiritual Power. The spear tip carried a fearsome Pale Light, like a sharpened Bone Spike.

Bzz...

The Psionic Armor activated again. This time, rings of ripples spread from the point of impact, but the spear tip merely approached Bai Xiaowen's skin and failed to break through his defenses.

"Full force," Bai Xiaowen said.

Sigdrifa's competitive spirit was stirred as well. She was now infinitely close to King Rank, and her total Spiritual Power was no weaker than Bai Xiaowen's. Surely she could not fail even to break through his Protective Energy defense.

A spear thrust containing one hundred percent of her Spiritual Power shot forth with a howl. Fine black cracks appeared around the spearhead, a material manifestation of the Dark Attribute Spirit Power coiling around it.

The Psionic Armor activated for the third time. This time, it did not completely block the attack. After offsetting most of its power, the defense was finally breached.

However, Sigdrifa's spearhead had also slowed considerably. Bai Xiaowen followed the force of the impact and gave a slight twist, evading the thrust and leaving Sigdrifa stabbing at empty air.

"Master, this subordinate has done her utmost." Sigdrifa adjusted her mindset and praised him. "Master's Protective Energy defense has become so powerful that even High King Rank experts cannot directly break through it. I truly cannot imagine what kind of defensive power Master would possess while seated upon the Silver Throne."

"You still cannot let your guard down." Although Bai Xiaowen was quite satisfied as well, he did not become overconfident. "Sigdrifa, your Combat Specialization has never broken through the Shackles of Expert Level, so your attacks do not carry any law effects. If Brother Xia Feng were to strike with his blade, my current defense still would not be able to block it completely."

"Yes." Sigdrifa naturally understood the terror of those exceptionally gifted Evolutionist Lords with Master Grade or even higher specializations. They could nearly ignore template gaps and kill enemies above their rank. And under the current circumstances, the Land of Origin had gathered a whole host of such genius Evolutionists.

The power of laws could no longer be measured by energy level. Take that alien Evolutionist, Chadu, for example. As a High-Tier Lord, his Starfall could draw down genuine meteorites from outer space! This was an application of laws concerning the movement of celestial bodies, represented by Star Magic. It might even involve the Deity behind Chadu.

In terms of physical distance, the meteorites and Chadu were at least hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of kilometers apart. Without the power of laws, Chadu's own limited Spirit Power Intensity could never have interfered with the trajectories of meteorites a million kilometers away, no matter how desperately he tried.

That was precisely why Chadu's companions feared that he might "overdo it" and pull a nearby planet over. Under normal circumstances, an Evolutionist drawing two planets together to collide was simply absurd. Only at the level of laws could something so divorced from reality occur.

"Young human, you possess very, very high potential on the path of Antahe's Psionic Secret Art. I estimate that you may need only one month to construct the second level of the Soul Tower and reach Minor Achievement. By then, your Psionic Armor will grow stronger still, and you will gain new psionic arts. Why not continue your Secluded Cultivation here?" the Antahe Caretaker said.

Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "No need. I still want to continue my exploration..."

Before he could finish speaking, the ground suddenly began to rumble and shake. Crushed ice trickled down from the dome of the Underground Hall.

"What's going on?" Bai Xiaowen asked in surprise.

"Could it be a planet collision?" Sigdrifa's face went somewhat pale as well.

"Probably not." Bai Xiaowen raised his arm to display the Titan Star Chart attached to it. "The Star Chart shows that this Planet Cluster operates very stably. Catastrophic high-intensity collisions are unlikely to occur; at most, there might be some meteoric bodies. Besides, if planets were colliding, there would definitely be far more commotion than this..."

The Antahe Caretaker abruptly looked up. "Not good. A large number of Ice Leeches are surging this way..."

Bai Xiaowen noticed a step later than the Antahe Caretaker. Ice Leeches were rapidly moving through the Ice Layer from every direction.

Just as Bai Xiaowen had previously thought, the Ice Leeches did not cause the Ice Layer to crack as they moved through it. As they traveled through the ice, they were like phantoms, greatly increasing their speed.

"Why are there so many Ice Leeches? Has this happened before?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

"No, I find it very strange as well..." A very fake expression of confusion appeared on the Antahe Caretaker's face. In truth, he did not possess the emotion of confusion, so he said calmly, "The dormant areas of the Ancient Kingdom have all been protected by Runes imprinted by the Twelve Sages. The only entrance and exit is the Spirit Channel guarded ahead by the Antahe Titan Soldier."