Free Web NovelChapter 471: Chapter 209: Consciousness Manipulation, A Light Touch
The power that awakened in his Dantian allowed him to control the Little Red Horse, an ability only a Beast Tamer should possess. Chu Lingguang vaguely recalled Guo Wei mentioning that Dantian Power fell into three major categories: one for artifacts, a second for living creatures, and a third for miscellaneous branches.
Since he could use his Dantian Power to control the Little Red Horse, even commanding it from a great distance, Chu Lingguang began to consider the connection between his Sea of Consciousness and his Dantian.
He had a bold idea.
’Perhaps that power isn’t Dantian Power at all, but a Divine Ability manifesting from my Sea of Consciousness Power!’
’Am I getting carried away?’
’Awakening Sea of Consciousness Power inside the Dantian... that makes no sense. If it were going to awaken, shouldn’t it have happened in the Sea of Consciousness?’
’But why does it feel like I’m controlling the Little Red Horse with my Sea of Consciousness Power, not my Dantian Power?’
It was this last doubt that gave rise to Chu Lingguang’s bold idea.
’If that power truly belongs to the Sea of Consciousness, then I shouldn’t only be able to control the Little Red Horse. I should also be able to control other horses, and even the fierce beasts and Demon Beasts of the forests.’
’If I can succeed, it will prove that this power is indeed Sea of Consciousness Power.’
Chu Lingguang muttered to himself.
’No, that’s not right.’
’If I can truly control other beasts, then the phantom of the Little Red Horse in my Dantian should also be able to change its form. If it remains fixed as a horse, but can evolve—like my master’s White Tiger, which will eventually become a terrifying Tiger King—then it would mean I’m just overthinking things.’
With this mental clarity, his Sea of Consciousness Power strengthened, and Chu Lingguang’s thoughts became more lucid than ever.
RUSTLE!
Just then, a faint sound entered Chu Lingguang’s perception.
Chu Lingguang discovered a Cauliflower Snake in a dark alley. It had a mouse in its mouth and had just crawled out of a drainpipe, intending to slither up a nearby Old Kui Tree to enjoy its meal.
’You’ll do for a test.’
Chu Lingguang smiled faintly.
He walked to the mouth of the alley and manipulated the image of the Little Red Horse in his Dantian, directing its power toward the Cauliflower Snake. At the same time, he released a powerful Spiritual Sense Fluctuation to guide that energy into the target’s body.
SQUEAK!
The next moment, a cry echoed in Chu Lingguang’s mind, and he felt the sensation of being bitten down on, hard.
He was both shocked and delighted.
The image of the Little Red Horse in his Dantian had transformed into a small mouse. He hadn’t managed to control the Cauliflower Snake; instead, by a strange twist of fate, he had taken control of the mouse.
CRUNCH!
The Cauliflower Snake felt the mouse struggling violently in its mouth. It bit down hard and coiled its body, squeezing the life out of the small creature.
At that moment.
The squeaking sound vanished.
The image of the little mouse in his Dantian dissolved into a wisp of smoke. Chu Lingguang snorted. The wisp of smoke flashed out from his Dantian. The Cauliflower Snake, just about to swallow the mouse, suddenly went rigid and nearly spat it out.
Chu Lingguang saw a phantom of the Cauliflower Snake appear in his Dantian. He could feel its thoughts, but since the snake had not yet developed Spiritual Wisdom, they were very simple: it wanted to eat its fill and have a good sleep.
Chu Lingguang severed the connection.
He quietly returned to the Little Red Horse’s back.
’So, the power I’ve awakened is actually Consciousness Manipulation.’
Chu Lingguang saw the power in his Dantian turn back into a cloud of smoke. Once he was on the Little Red Horse’s back, the smoke solidified again into the horse’s image.
The phantom Little Red Horse galloped inside his Dantian, a Wind and Wave Power swirling around it. It seemed to fly through the space, looking utterly joyful.
’Does this make me a Mind Master now?’
’Probably not.’
’I’m able to use Consciousness Manipulation, but it’s not because my Sea of Consciousness Power is strong enough to control others with my mind. It’s because a power that *can control consciousness* has awakened inside my Dantian.’
’Since it’s a power that awakened in my Dantian, how could it not be Dantian Power?’
’I’m overthinking it. Even if this ability is related to my Sea of Consciousness Power, it’s still fundamentally a Dantian Power.’
’But what about this Wind and Wave Power?’
Sitting on horseback, Chu Lingguang stretched out his hand and summoned the Wind and Wave Power from his Dantian. In an instant, the ambient Wind and Wave Power in the area began to converge in his palm.
It felt as though it was being guided, allowing Chu Lingguang to freely control all the surrounding Wind and Wave Power. This gave the Little Red Horse the sensation that it was about to take flight.
’I’ve already reached the state of Unity of Heaven and Man. Even back when my Sea of Consciousness only had two rings of light, I could manipulate this Potential Power with my mind, though not as effortlessly as Tuoba Yunhong. But now I have three rings of light around my Sea of Consciousness, and my great Qi Vortex has become a small ocean. My control over this Potential Power is definitely no weaker than his.’
’Even without this Wind and Wave Power in my Dantian, could I still easily manipulate this Potential Energy with my formidable Consciousness Power alone?’
’If that’s the case, then why did the Wind and Wave Power appear in my Dantian?’
’Is it just to make me more attuned to this Potential Power?’
WHOOSH!
At this thought, Chu Lingguang casually waved his hand toward the Old Kui Tree at the alley’s entrance. A hurricane-like wind materialized from thin air and slammed viciously into the tree.
The Old Kui Tree trembled violently.
The Cauliflower Snake had just climbed the tree, swallowed the mouse, and was preparing to sleep. The impact shook it loose, and it fell from the branches. Terrified, it spat out the mouse from its belly and scurried frantically back into the drainpipe.
However, before it could disappear completely...
Chu Lingguang seemed to have thought of something.
The Consciousness Manipulation Power from his Dantian entered the Cauliflower Snake’s body once more, forcing it back to the base of the Old Kui Tree.
