Consciousness was the most mysterious thing in the universe, and the power of the mind was infinite.
The Stellaris universe contained subspace, the material world, and the Shroud. The Shroud brimmed with Psionics Power and even housed beings known as "gods," which scientists outside the field of psionics called psionic entities.
Gods were not invincible, except for the four most powerful gods in the Shroud and the mysterious End of the Cycle.
An empire that had achieved psionics ascension could marshal its entire civilization's strength to tear through the barrier between the Shroud and reality, forge a covenant with the Four Gods of the Shroud, and obtain immense power. That alone proved how potent Psionics Power could be.
The power of the mind could be infinitely small or infinitely great. It all depended on one's consciousness.
Xi Yan tried to fill his heart with confidence. He recalled the fantasy novels he had read in his previous life, then made himself believe that his Psionics Power could do anything.
Next, Xi Yan began using his consciousness to control his Psionics Power.
Honestly, it was no simple task. He could clearly feel that power filling his mind, but he could not control it with any precision.
So Xi Yan simply gave up thinking. He imagined himself effortlessly controlling his Psionics Power, stopped thinking about or paying attention to anything else, and used it directly to communicate telepathically with Beta.
And it worked. His Psionics Power moved in response to his thoughts, and he could sense some of Beta's thoughts.
Xi Yan: ...
This was way too dependent on belief!
Did the psykers in that other universe, Warhammer 100,000, work like this too?
Still, the mind and consciousness were far too abstract. Although Xi Yan could communicate telepathically, he had never expected to