Chapter 279: Soul Strength
"What, what, you say this is your Home?"
I immediately widened my Eyes. Shouldn't this be my Sea of Consciousness, and then casually start some Cultivation plot? At the very least, I should get a top-tier Internal Cultivation Method!
"It's not my Home, is it yours then?" Little Ghost retorted sharply.
"That is to say, here... is inside that Necklace?"
"Mm!!" She heavily nodded her Head.
"Uh~~, why did I run here?" I covered my forehead and let out a Wail. This Act is too Madness, I actually ran inside my own Necklace.
"I still want to ask you, how exactly did you, this Living Person, get in? Could it be that by hook or by crook, even at the cost of Durability Loss of decades of Lifespan, you still wanted to come in and see me? Like this, like this, I'm too embarrassed..." Little Ghost said as she spoke, suddenly letting her imagination run wild, lightly touching with her index finger, a blush appeared on her exquisite face, and her Demeanor actually became shy.
"No, no, no, there is absolutely no such plot. I think the person who watched too many Novels and burned their Brain is you." I shook my Head and waved my hand, honestly exposing Little Ghost's fantasy.
"So you're saying you really came to peek at This Saintess's secrets?" Being mercilessly thrown down from high altitude, Little Ghost immediately revealed her true nature, angrily snapped with a pouting face, baring her Teeth and claws. That Demeanor and Presence was no different from an angry Kitten.
"Excuse me, Saintess Highness, even your Body has been thoroughly explored by me, what other secrets do you have that I don't know?" I looked Little Ghost up and down with interest, my Gaze lingered specifically on a few sensitive spots on her Body for a while.
"You... you, you Big Pervert." Being Swept by my Gaze, Little Ghost's sensitive Body immediately trembled slightly, her hands couldn't help but tightly hug her own Body, seemingly angry yet shy. Stammering with a flushed face, she said, "Let let let... let me tell you, don't think you've won just like this. I I I... I don't just have a Body, I also have a sensitive heart. Do do do... don't underestimate girls, you idiot."
"Alright, consider me wrong, I apologize, but my Saintess Highness. Can you also give me a little hint, besides sleeping here, what other secrets do you have to speak of?"
"Of course I do!!" She replied spiritedly, then paused.
"This, there are too many, let me think..."
"..." After ten seconds.
"Um, does spacing out count?" Little Ghost secretly raised her Head and glanced at me, asking hesitantly. Compared to ten seconds ago, her Presence was poles apart.
"Woo~~" She started crying, then exploded in anger and embarrassment, her fragrant delicate Body fiercely pounced towards me, constantly scratching and biting on my Body and Head like a little tiger.
"It's actually a secret. Of course it can't be said. You idiot, you actually want to trick This Saintess into talking, it's still ten thousand years too early."
After playing around for a while, Little Ghost finally let out a soft 'mm' of satisfaction and quietly lay in my arms.
"Xiao Fan, what's going on? Why did you become like this?" She gently stroked my Chest. On it, just like her, a faint White Light was emitting.
"As you can see, I also became a Ghost." I shrugged my shoulders and replied with Helplessness. I originally wanted to gloss over it, but I didn't expect her to have noticed it early on. She really is a proud yet delicate Little Ghost.
"..." Lying in my arms, she raised her Head and looked at me with a confused Gaze.
"Well, it's a long story."
I sighed. To be honest, this is not something worth Show Off, it's even so bad that I don't want Little Ghost to know. The playful bickering just now was to get past it. I didn't expect I still couldn't get past this hurdle.
After I explained it in detail from beginning to end, she sat up. Frowning deeply, thinking about something, that rarely seen serious Appearance was actually so beautiful it made me lose myself. Alice at this moment was emitting the purest Holy Light from her Body, a serious and Holy Temperament was revealed on her dignified pretty face. If someone were to say she was the Saintess now, probably no one would doubt it.
After a while, she lightly sighed, her fragrant lips slightly parted: "Xiao Fan, I don't quite understand the reason you became like this. The Book also seems to have never recorded similar related cases. However, regarding your current Situation and what you said, I do feel there are some problems."
I quietly looked at her, waiting for the explanation.
"Do you still remember what Father said before he died? Whether it is Light Power or Dark Power, Strength inherently has no distinction between good and evil, but depends on the person controlling it. If Dark Power is used to Penalty evil people, that is also Justice. If Light Power is used by bad people, that is also evil. That is to say, Strength has no Consciousness, no Soul."
"But, this Strength within my Body indeed has self-Consciousness, and is currently controlling my Body to Battle!"
"Being able to control the Body to Battle doesn't mean it has Consciousness. Maybe this Strength just stimulated you, which is the Combat Instinct within this Giant Bear's Body. In other words, even if there is Consciousness, it's probably just your residual Consciousness."
"This... is not very likely, right? If that Strength is my Consciousness, why would it Resist my control? Self-Resistance? Self-rebellion? Self-conflict? Disgust? Heavens, this is a condition even more serious than chuunibyou! Are there psychological counselors in the Diablo World!?"
"What exactly is going on, I also cannot judge, but I don't think this is a big problem. The key to the problem is, I think..." Little Ghost paused, and continued speaking under my Expectation Gaze.
"I think this Strength is not opposing you, Resisting you, but rather, you are currently Unable to Control it."
"..."
"Goodness, Xiao Fan, you are still young after all." Little Ghost saw me flash to the side and squatting, drawing circles, and couldn't help but softly comfort me. But no matter how I heard these words, they sounded awkward, even though the other party clearly had a face that looked 10 years younger than mine.
"If I want to control it, what should I do?" I asked weakly.
"Specifically, you are Unable to Control this Strength is because your Soul Strength is insufficient. As long as your Soul Strength is sufficient, it will naturally happen smoothly."
"Soul Strength? What is this? Mental Power?" I consecutively typed three Question Mark. Soul Strength? This is a new term.
"Mm, it includes that. It's a very abstract Matter/Thing, for example, Perseverance, Willpower, Confidence, determination, decisiveness and so on... many, many. In simple terms, it's Soul Power, it can be strengthened through training..." Little Ghost lightly tapped her lips with her index finger, making a thoughtful Appearance, a troubled Demeanor appeared on her face, then her Eyes suddenly lit up.
"For example..." She changed from her previous seriousness, stood In Front of me with hands on hips, looking smug. It was as if she was saying, "Look, look at me carefully."
"Mm, it's indeed quite big." I stared at her proud Chest and commented, "Face is pretty, Figure is also extremely good. It's just that the personality is a bit lacking. Are you satisfied now?"
"What I wanted you to look at wasn't this! And what do you mean by 'personality is a bit lacking'? Are you dissatisfied with me? Are you tired of playing with me? Are you tired of the old and fond of the new?" Little Ghost immediately started acting up like a child. Phew, this familiar Little Ghost is better. That serious and solemn Appearance just now actually made me feel a bit breathless.
"Say it more clearly, how would I know what you want me to look at?" I looked at her innocently.
"It's me! Look at my Body!!" Little Ghost stamped her feet, looking like she was exasperated.
"Wasn't I just looking at your Body just now?"
"I wasn't talking about this! You idiot, you're making me so angry." She almost choked on her breath. Little Ghost panted softly, glaring fiercely at me.
"Look at me. Although we are both Ghost now, I can go out from the Necklace, can eat, can talk, can do all sorts of Matter/Thing..."
Mm. Including love, I added a lewd thought in my heart.
"And what about you, Xiao Fan? To speak frankly, now, as soon as your Soul goes outside, it won't be long before it dissipates like smoke."
"Eh?"
"That's right, this is the Difference in Soul Strength. This Saintess's Soul has already Solidified into an Entity. In this Act, I'm afraid no one can compare to This Saintess." Little Ghost patted her Chest and said with her Head held high and Chest puffed out.
"Then, may I ask Saintess Highness, how can one train their Soul to be able to Solidify into an Entity?"
"I don't know other Method, but for myself, as long as I continuously sing 'Avellina's Redemption' for a few thousand years, it will be enough."
"Are you kidding me? A few thousand years? Sanctuary would probably have been invaded by Hell long ago." I unceremoniously gave her Head a Finishing Hand Blade.
"Woo woo~~, don't be so unconfident in Adventurers." Little Ghost hugged her Head and whimpered tearfully.
"I also didn't say you must Solidify into an Entity to control this Strength."
"Then how many 'thousand' years would it take to be able to control it?" I almost squeezed the words out from between my Teeth, still asking in units of thousands.
"Ugugu~~" Little Ghost looked at me carefully, suddenly let out a Wail, and lowered her Head.
"Hey, hey~~, don't be so unconfident in me, okay?" I said, what is this reaction? Am I really beyond saving?
"Ugugu, I can't say. If I say it, you'll hit me again." She pitifully hugged her Head, looking like a Little Wife who had gone through Domestic Violence.
"Isn't what you said obvious enough, you idiot? Saying it like this makes people even sadder, you idiot!!" My whole person, or rather, my entire Soul, went into a Rampage State.
"Actually, there's also a simpler Method." Just as I was sighing, Little Ghost suddenly raised her Head and looked at me, her Eyes sparkled with a Glow I couldn't understand, neither serious and dignified nor mischievous, but a very complex Gaze containing many meanings.
After gazing at me for a while, Little Ghost seemed to have made up her mind, gently leaned In Front of me, and lightly cupped my cheeks with her hands.
"Xiao Fan, Close your Eyes. No matter what Matter/Thing happens later, don't panic. You must Accept it wholeheartedly." She said this.
"Wh..." Before I could ask, she had already covered my mouth with her Slender Jade Hand. Under her firm Gaze, I could only slowly Close my Eyes.
A moist, fragrant Aura approached, very familiar. This is Little Ghost's Scent. To be Accuracy, it's the Scent of Little Ghost's breath, the Scent of her lips.
The moment I regained my Spirit, lips gently bit down, soft, and a sweet Aura was transmitted.
"Mm mm——" I unconsciously hugged Little Ghost into my arms, wholeheartedly tasting her fragrant lips. No matter what Matter/Thing happens later, I believe, as long as I kiss her like this, nothing else matters.
To describe it with a very cliché yet fitting phrase—Holding her, it's like owning the whole world.