Insights into Ascension and What the Hell Did You Do, Knowledge?!

(P.S.: I've been really busy these past two days, looking for somewhere to take my parents and packing up as well. It'll probably be two updates a day. I'll try for three tomorrow.)

Wu Pifu contentedly withdrew his manifested Conqueror's Haki.

That was the name he had given this move.

Now that he knew the essence of Conqueror's Haki was the manifestation of one's true soul, and that the clearer one's understanding of oneself, the greater the portion one could manifest—

Wasn't this technique practically tailor-made for him?

Was he not clear enough about himself?

There was no need to hesitate. He got straight to work, and sure enough, he pushed his Conqueror's Haki to heights even he had never imagined!

It was no longer merely intimidating heaven, earth, and all living things, nor was it simple Conqueror's coating. He had truly manifested a fragment of his soul's essence. Even if it was only an insignificant fragment, one of countless billions, he knew exactly how terrifying the essence of his own soul was. Countless iterations of personalities—even if every personality had left only the tiniest trace upon his true soul—were enough to turn that true soul into a horrifying monster.

Even after retracting his Conqueror's Haki, Wu Pifu still felt as though he were dreaming. It had been far too easy, far too smooth. His entire journey through the Dream World had been the same—smooth, pleasant, and leisurely enough to feel unreal.

Do not think it was merely a breakthrough in Conqueror's Haki. This breakthrough was a qualitative transformation!

Through this breakthrough in his Conqueror's Haki, Wu Pifu had finally set foot upon the path toward becoming an Ascendant Body!!

Before this Dream World journey began, Wu Pifu had been constantly pondering the matter of Ascendant Bodies. The enemies he