Mind Power

"Little Qing, come and take a look at your equipment," Xu Xin said as she opened the suitcases one by one.

The combat suit, bow, God-Splitting Silk, a manual for a guiding technique, a communicator, and a backpack were all there.

"Come on, put on the combat suit and let's see," Xu Xin said.

Xu Qing then put on the combat suit.

The combat suit was greyish-white and fit Xu Qing's body perfectly. In Xu Xin's eyes, he was just a bit thin, and wearing the suit made him look even more like a girl.

"Heroic and spirited, it looks great," Xu Xin remarked, looking him over and nodding with satisfaction.

"Try this bow first and see how it feels," Xu Xin said.

Xu Qing nodded, then picked up the A-grade longbow. It was as tall as a person, with a brown body that shimmered with a cold, metallic luster.

When he touched the bow, it felt icy cold, and he lifted it up.

This bow weighed nearly three hundred kilograms, which could be considered extremely heavy, yet it felt light in Xu Qing's hands.

"This bow weighs three hundred kilograms, doesn't it? You picked it up so easily, Little Qing; you truly deserve the title of a high-level Fighter," Xu Xin said, glancing at the list of specifications and exclaiming in admiration.

An ordinary person wouldn't even be able to lift one hundred kilograms, let alone three hundred.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Xu Qing test-fired a few arrows and felt quite good about them; five hundred meters away, the Kro Alloy wall had been pierced through.

If this were a General-level monster, its body would likely be pierced through as well.

"Hmm, a good bow provides a very significant boost to your combat power, Little Qing," Xu Xin said, clearly satisfied.

After a pause, she added, "Next, Little Qing, demonstrate the God-Splitting Silk for me. I want to see how you use it."

"Alright," Xu Qing walked over to the equipment. The entire set of God-Splitting Silk was housed within a bracer; one only needed to wear the bracer to use it.

The one-thousand-meter-long God-Splitting Silk was packed into the bracer, so it had some weight to it—a few dozen kilograms.

To use this set of God-Splitting Silk, one also needed to wear specialized gloves; otherwise, given the toughness of the silk, a forceful movement could easily slice one's hand off.

Xu Qing equipped the God-Splitting Silk, put on the specialized gloves, and stepped into the center of the training ground.

The next second, Xu Xin saw a thin, long thread fly out from Xu Qing's hand. Catching the reflected light, she could barely make out that the threads were like a spiderweb, already distributed in every inch of space around Xu Qing.

"How... how did you do that?" Xu Xin was startled. A straight thread had actually woven a cage, just like a spider.

But Xu Qing wasn't a spider, and those threads had no adhesive properties; how could he achieve such complex, crisscrossing patterns?

Inside the cage woven from the threads, Xu Qing leaped up, his feet landing on a thread with incredible lightness.

Then, he used the threads to catapult himself, moving everywhere within the crisscrossing cage with such agility that it was dazzling to behold.

In Xu Xin's eyes, Xu Qing was like a butterfly dancing in a cage, his movements light and graceful.

Finally, Xu Qing landed gently back at his starting point.

Xu Xin couldn't help but applaud; it was too beautiful, and Xu Qing looked as if he were performing an artistic display.

At this moment, Xu Qing's thoughts stirred. As he waved his hands, all the threads dispersed and then wove together into thicker strands, sharp as blades, which he whipped toward the distant Kro Alloy wall.

Zhi-la!

The sharp threads swept across the Kro Alloy wall like keen blades, slicing right through it.

Slabs of the wall fell down, the cut surfaces perfectly smooth.

Seeing this, Xu Xin's face was filled with shock. Was this set of God-Splitting Silk really this powerful? It could even slice through a half-meter-thick Kro Alloy wall.

If this were a monster, even a General-level one would likely be dismembered.

At this time, Xu Qing retracted all the God-Splitting Silk and walked toward Xu Xin with a cute smile. "Sister Xin, see? I told you it was simple."

Xu Qing was also very satisfied with the power of the God-Splitting Silk; it felt very natural to use.

"Little Qing, you are amazing!" Xu Xin hugged him, feeling very happy.

Her cute younger brother was not only a top student but also a genius martial artist; he was truly a precious treasure.

"Hehe," Xu Qing gave a simple, honest smile.

Xu Xin let go and looked at him. "Little Qing, how did you do that just now? Like a cage?"

"It's simple, I just used my spiritual power to control them," Xu Qing replied.

"Spiritual power? You mean telekinesis, right, Little Qing?" Xu Xin paused, then realized something.

Xu Qing blinked; he didn't know much about these things. "I suppose so."

"Does that mean you're a Spirit Controller?!" Xu Xin looked at him in astonishment.

A Spirit Controller!

This was the most powerful existence among martial artists. Once a Spirit Controller awakened, they became far more powerful than ordinary martial artists.

However, Spirit Controllers were extremely rare and always awakened suddenly; before they awakened, no one knew.

"Sister Xin, what is a Spirit Controller?"

Xu Qing scratched his head. He didn't know the concept of a Spirit Controller, and even regarding martial artists, he had only just begun to learn.

Looking at the blankly adorable Xu Qing, Xu Xin couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation; he didn't even know what a Spirit Controller was himself.

She only had herself to blame, as Xu Xin usually kept him away from such matters, which resulted in him having no idea what was happening to his own body.

"Xiao Qing, do you know when you awakened this power?" Xu Xin asked.

Xu Qing shook his head. "I'm not really sure."

"I see," Xu Xin mused, remembering how Xu Qing had always been a bit dazed and silly-looking since he was a child.

She wondered if this might have been the awakening process, as she had heard that the awakening of a Spirit Controller was fraught with danger; if the awakening failed, one could become a fool, a vegetable, or even die.

In her view, Xu Qing's situation was likely the process of a Spirit Controller awakening, though it seemed to have taken quite a long time.

Moreover, Xu Qing had never shown any signs of pain throughout his life.

Perhaps this was because Xu Qing's awakening process had been of the gentle variety.

After some thought, Xu Xin took out her tablet and searched the Alliance's internal network for information regarding Spirit Controllers.

"Spirit Controllers are born with powerful spiritual telekinesis. In childhood, it is generally hidden within the Sea of Consciousness, and as their physical fitness improves, this spiritual telekinesis begins to manifest."

"The strength of their spiritual telekinesis will be two levels higher than their physical fitness..."

"The potential of a Spirit Controller depends on how much spiritual power is hidden within their Sea of Consciousness; for some, it exists in liquid form, for others, it is a mix of solid and liquid, and for some, it is entirely solid."

"Undoubtedly, if the spiritual telekinesis hidden in the Sea of Consciousness is solid, it represents the highest potential. As their physical fitness continues to improve, the solid spiritual telekinesis will continuously release, allowing their strength to increase rapidly."

"This period of rapid improvement only ends once the solid spiritual telekinesis has completely decomposed."