Holy Power
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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Holy Power |
| Original Name | 圣力 |
| Alias(es) | Holy Light |
| Type | Spiritual energy and cultivation system rooted in a practitioner's Spirit/soul 158 461 |
| Affiliation | Temple; later the Holy Spirit Palace 229 688 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 102 (earliest supplied context) 102 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Temple Warrior | 105 | Awakens the fixed divine art Detect Evil, which exposes wavering intent toward the Temple among Holy Power practitioners. 105 158 |
| Seventh-level Holy Power / Temple Knight | 271, 274 | Lin Sheng's Holy Power reaches the seventh-level threshold after Evil Energy stimulates its growth; he awakens Dawn Heavy Armor, marking advancement from Temple Warrior to Temple Knight. 271 274 |
| Ranked Envoy-level use | 426, 461 | By combining Holy Power with chaotic Soul Power drawn through a Sea Gate, Lin Sheng can produce destructive force beyond Holy Power's usual defensive and purifying role. 426 447 461 |
| Sacred Power | 654 | Lin Sheng refines Holy Light and holy crystals with divine fire into Sacred Power, a gentler but more versatile and controllable derivative. 654 |
| Holy Domain-wide Sacred Power conversion | 688 | Ordinary Holy Power is replaced with Sacred Power among Lin Sheng's commanders and legion commanders, producing major increases in combat capability. 688 |
Background / History
Holy Power must be strengthened before it can be channeled. Lin Sheng initially absorbs ownerless Holy Power from a stone pillar; the Grey Angel associated with it is a Holy Power formation-controlled killing machine rather than a living being. 102
Its core is Spirit—the manifestation of a person's soul that governs essence and transcendent abilities. This spiritual basis enables Holy Power to express a practitioner's will and distinguish incompatible or wavering intentions. 158
The Temple system is built around Holy Power Pools. These facilities store, supply, and convert Holy Power from mental power generated during prayer, while naturally creating a spiritual-purification field. 218 229 As the Temple expands, prayer and faith become a major source of replenishment; the Dusk Temple's reserves increase rapidly when Hengruikala's citizens pray for protection. 387
Holy Power later becomes central to Lin Sheng's wider power structure. It is distributed through seeds, clergy training, temples, Holy Spirit networks, and ultimately Sacred Power conversion across the Holy Domain. 331 688
Properties
- Naturally repels negative energies and can gradually extend a practitioner's lifespan. A level-five practitioner can live roughly fifty years longer than an ordinary person in Black Feather City. 208
- Purifies minds, relieves fatigue, heals injuries, and strengthens the body, giving Temple clergy a public reputation for justice, compassion, and healing. 465
- Strong concentrations suppress foreign energies, including Evil Energy, and can hinder Ranked Envoys from drawing power through their Sea Gates. 393 413
- Holy Power and Evil Energy can stimulate one another's growth, but excessive mutual stimulation can damage the user's body. 271 381
- Each practitioner's Holy Power bears an individual will-imprint; one Holy Power user can harm another by forcibly imposing incompatible Holy Light upon them. 536
Abilities & Skills
Purification and Energy Suppression
Holy Power expels negative energies, toxins, corruption, and foreign supernatural power. Its suppressive effect becomes especially potent when concentrated through a temple, Holy Power Pool, or large-scale release.
- The Shadow and Dusk Temples can impose Energy Suppression, reducing non-Holy Power energy by one standard level within their range. 244 411
- At Hengruikala, Energy Suppression reduces invading Evil Energy users by an entire major rank before they face the city's clergy. 438
- Holy Power can purify contaminated souls, including the soul of the red-haired swordswoman summoned by Lin Sheng. 360
- Lin Sheng uses vast Holy Power to suppress, expel, and force the Fairy Empire's upper ranks to their knees. 426
- Holy Power can be projected as an illumination sphere that continuously purifies and lights a contaminated area. 503
Healing and Restoration
Holy Power repairs physical and mental harm while providing sustained recovery to its users and those within Temple influence.
- The Holy Power Pool's passive purification field heals minor negative states in living beings. 218
- The Dusk Temple shelters a region, repels alien evil forces, and provides healing divine arts. 230 387
- Twilight Guard grants Holy Seal bearers gradual healing and a faint protective force. 388
- Holy Power restores Margaret and Madilan Icebell while suppressing the Evil Energy in their bodies. 330
- Holy Warriors use Holy Light to recover from injuries and maintain heavy-armored combat endurance. 353 588
Detection Divine Arts
Early Holy Power divine arts emphasize identifying spiritual and energetic threats.
- Detect Evil — Reveals evil intent and wavering loyalty among Holy Power practitioners by reading their aura. 105 158
- Nothing to Hide — A second detection-type talent divine art present in Lin Sheng's Holy Power core by the time he reaches seventh level. 274
- Holy Shock — An evolved form of Evil Detection enhanced by Sunset Tower; it can significantly harm Double-Wing Evil Energy users. 438
Dawn Heavy Armor
A seventh-level, growth-type talent divine art that constructs heavy armor from Holy Power and surrounding positive energy.
- Uses Holy Power as a catalyst to gather ambient positive energy into armor. 274
- One unit of Holy Power can achieve roughly ten units of effect through the art's construction principle. 274
- Inspired the lower-tier Holy Armor Technique, which raises a Single-Wing Cleric's defense by nearly half. 588
Holy Soil
A permanent sacred-terrain ability created when Lin Sheng integrates Earth and Rock Manipulation with Holy Power.
- Creates enduring Holy Soil. 332
- Those acknowledged by its master and possessing Holy Power receive increased strength, speed, neural reaction, recovery, and resistance to foreign energy while standing on it. 332
- Resonates with high concentrations of Holy Power and helps expel other energies from its area. 360
Soul Conversion and Offensive Use
Holy Power is originally oriented toward preservation, self-protection, healing, and barriers rather than direct attack. Lin Sheng expands its offensive potential by combining it with Soul Power. 426
- Infinite Conversion transforms chaotic Soul Power drawn through a Sea Gate into pure Holy Power. 447
- Chaotic Soul Power mixed with Holy Power greatly increases its destructive force, allowing devastating explosions and large-area suppression. 426 447
- Lin Sheng can turn Soul Power into pillars of Holy Power capable of destroying ordinary Evil Spirits. 404
- Maintaining a high-output Holy Light sphere can cost Lin Sheng less than one percent of his Holy Power per hour when Infinite Conversion is available. 503
Sacred Power
Sacred Power is a divine-fire-forged form of Holy Light created by Lin Sheng.
- Gentler and more versatile than ordinary Holy Power, though less purely corrosive. 654
- Accelerates the senses. 654
- Seals enemies and can convert or assimilate their thoughts; this effect is described as three to five times stronger than ordinary Holy Light. 654
- Carries Lin Sheng's absolute imprint and remains under his absolute control. 654
- Can be used to empower new practitioners such as Zhao Hongjing, whose Sacred Power grants Holy Warrior-level physical enhancement, recovery, purification, healing, and ranged attacks. 655 662
Temple Infrastructure
- Holy Power Pool — Stores, supplies, and converts Holy Power; its natural field purifies nearby living beings. 218
- Holy Crystals — Excess reserves can condense into crystals after a Great Holy Power Pool expands capacity to one million units. 411
- Dusk Temple — A balanced temple type with defensive, healing, guiding, and anti-evil functions. 230 387
- Sunset Tower — Creates crimson clouds that obscure most detection arts and enhances Innate Divine Arts within Temple territory. 411
- Holy Spirit Network — A faith-based system through which followers exchange power and divine arts. 688
- Rebirth Pool — Uses absorbed blood divinity to allow non-human races to gain human genes and enter Lin Sheng's human-centered order. 688
Limitations
- A user must first cultivate sufficient Holy Power before being able to channel it. 102
- Ordinary Holy Power is less suited to direct offense than many other energy systems; its later destructive displays depend heavily on Lin Sheng's chaotic Soul Power, Sea Gate access, and exceptional soul strength. 426 461
- Excessive growth caused by Evil Energy stimulation can overfill and injure the user's physical body. 271
- Temple divine arts consume Holy Power, with usage outside a temple's range costing substantially more than usage within it. 387
- Holy Power practitioners require recurring Gray Seal meditation or renewal to maintain their connection; those who abandon Holy Light are stated to lose what it granted them. 331
- Overexposure can assimilate individuals into Holy Light and erase their individuality, as seen when two Holy Angels return from the Mirror Maze changed. 628
Relationships
- Lin Sheng / Holy Emperor — Primary cultivator, developer, and large-scale wielder; he establishes the Temple system, converts chaotic Soul Power into Holy Power, and later forges Sacred Power. 229 447 654
- Temple — The original institutional framework for Holy Power cultivation, Gray Seals, divine arts, and Holy Power Pools. 229 331
- Holy Spirit Palace — Lin Sheng's later empire, where Sacred Power replaces ordinary Holy Power among major commanders and legions. 688
- Evil Energy — Fundamentally opposed energy that Holy Power suppresses and purifies, yet also a catalyst capable of accelerating Holy Power's growth. 271 381
- Faith and prayer — Major fuel sources for Holy Power Pools, divinity formation, and Temple expansion. 387 533
- Sacred Power — Divine-fire-forged derivative of Holy Power carrying Lin Sheng's personal imprint and conversion properties. 654