Aspros turned his eyes from his happy expression to a thinking one, as his gaze fixed on the ground. His eyes were staring at the lost limb in front of him.
His red eyes began to wander.
His eyes were not staring at the lost limb, but the blood coming from the slashed arm.
The metallic smell was permeating everything around him, and the color was contrasting very much.
As this happened, suddenly, Aspros had an idea come to his mind.
In the world of Jujutsu Kaise, the Kamo Clan wielded a unique innate technique known as "Blood Manipulation."
While it did not rival the formidable cursed techniques of the Zenin and Gojo clan, in terms of destructive capabilities, this skill possessed the potential for immense utility, allowing its users to exert control over their own blood.
Aspros knew what he wanted to do next.
Aspros began to allow his spiritual energy to come out of his body, and allow it to head towards the blood coming from his lost limb.
When the spiritual energy touched the blood, Aspros felt a connection, and he later began to try to use that connection and energy to begin moving the blood.
It didn't take long.
Aspros managed to take control of all the blood that was spilled on the ground and lift it towards his face.
Aspros smiled as he saw this sight; this meant that through his spiritual energy, he now had some control over the blood connected to it.
Aspros didn't want to waste time, and he quickly began to play with the blood.
The very first thing that he did was to concentrate the blood into a blade. It was not difficult.
[New skills acquired.]
[Extra Skill: Blood Blade acquired.]
[Extra Skill: Blood Construct acquired.]
[Extra skill: Blood Solification acquired.]
Aspros smiled as he heard the notification, but he didn't stop there; he wanted to see if he could do more, and he knew he could do more.
Aspros remembered that in Jujutsu Kaisen, Noritoshi Kamo, and even the likes of Chose, had a technique that could increase the user's body temperature, pulse rate, and the number of blood red cells to give themselves greatly increased energy and physical capabilities.
This technique was named "Flowing Red Scale."
Choso, the brother of Itadori Yuji, created an even more powerful skill called "Flowing Red Scale: Stack."
This skill intensifies the capabilities of the "Flowing Red Scale" further, increasing the user's physical capabilities to an even higher degree than normal.
Aspros tried to replicate it.
The principle of the technique is to make the blood of the body boil and accelerate the body temperature, the pulse rate, and the rate of blood cell production to strengthen the body.
Through spiritual control, Aspros managed to gain control over his body and even of his blood, and he later began to accelerate his activity to make the body stronger.
[New skills acquired.]
[Extra Skill: Blood Empowerment acquired.]
[Extra skill: Blood Defense acquired.]
[Extra skill: Blood Clotting acquired.]
[Extra skill: Blood Enhancement acquired.]
[Extra skill: Flowing Red Scale: Stack, acquired.]
[Congratulations, Master!]
[Extra skill: Blood Control acquired.]
Aspros smiled as he heard Raphael's beautiful words in his mind.
The information was also poured into him, just like before, and more and more information allowed him to control his blood even more.
As of right now, Aspros has complete control over his blood, and the good thing is that he doesn't need to use Ki to control his blood.
Aspros was able to control his blood through his spiritual power, but now he doesn't need spiritual power to control his blood.
Or at least the blood inside his body. If he wants to control the blood outside his body or the blood of others, he needs to use energy.
With this done, Aspros turned to another matter entirely. He needed to learn to control the natural elements, as these elements were necessary for his future plans.
Thankfully, he chose a place near a river, and he could use the river to experiment with water.
Getting up and entering the lake, Aspros closed his eyes and began to think of his next steps.
The first thing he did was to replicate the control of things through his spiritual energy, and that is what he did.
As the vibrant and powerful spiritual energy of Aspros began to come out of his body, he skillfully directed it towards the river.
He felt his spiritual energy resonate with the water, creating a harmonious connection.
With a focused thought, he guided his energy to lift the water towards him. The liquid responded as if it were infused with a consciousness of its own, rising gracefully from the lake.
It moved with a serpentine elegance, as if a majestic serpent had just awakened from a deep slumber, eager to obey its new master's command.
Aspros's lips twitched in a smile as he was now getting himself ready for what was going to happen later.
Controlling the water with powerful spiritual energy, Aspros began to experiment with it. Just like he did with the blood, the first thing he did was to adjust the water into a blade.
[New skill acquired.]
[Extra Skill: Water Sword acquired.]
This made Aspros smile.
At the same time, with a thought and some mental vision, he formed the water again.
He compressed the water into a blade, and the water was compressed to its absolute limit. As the tension in the liquid reached its peak, Aspros shaped it into a fierce, slash-like projection.
In a breathtaking display, what manifested was a shimmering water slash, or perhaps a water blade, glistening as it caught the light. With a precise flick of his wrist, Aspros propelled this aquatic projectile towards a distant rock, the air crackling with energy.
As effortlessly as one might slice through a vegetable or tofu, the water blade cleaved through the stone, the trees, and other things in its path with remarkable ease.
Yet, the journey of the water blade did not end there.
Unsatisfied with just the initial strike, the blade surged forward, maintaining its relentless momentum as it continued its path of destruction.
"Is this attack going to continue all day?" Aspros mused, a mix of awe and concern as he watched the relentless slash tear through everything in its path, leaving a trail of chaos behind.
With a decisive thought, he reached out to the spiritual energy embedded in the water slash. He gently guided it to dissipate, bringing an end to its furious ballet of destruction.
[New skill acquired.]
[Extra skill: Water Blade acquired.]
Aspros smiled once again as he heard the notification. Yet he didn't stop here; he still tried a few more skills using water.
At the end, Aspros heard what he wanted to hear.
[New skill acquired.]
[Extra skill: Water Manipulation acquired.]
Aspros also confirmed what he had been thinking for a while.
It seems that Raphael wants to keep some skills at the "Control" level, instead of actually granting the skill the "Manipulation" status.
This is because with the help of the skill "Molecular Manipulation," Raphael would be able to create a much stronger skill once she obtains it.
This means that Raphael can upgrade the skills "Mana Control" and "Blood Control" to "Mana Manipulation" and "Blood Manipulation" at any time.
Still, she chooses not to because she wants to create those skills with the help of "Molecular Manipulation."
Now... what comes next is to do the same thing that Aspros did with water, but with the other basic elements.
However, that is where the problem began.
Aspros used the natural water of this small lake to connect his spiritual energy with the water and later manipulate it.
However, Aspros saw none of the following elements, such as fire, wind, or lightning, around him.
The element of Earth is around him, so he didn't need to find it. But the other elements are hard to find in a utopia like this.
With that in mind, Aspros had to think of another way of getting to the other elements. And that is where he remembered a skill named "Conversion."
Or transmutation.
In some comics, anime, and even manwha, characters can convert their spiritual and physical energy into elements.
As you can see, water can be manipulated by spiritual energy; this means that fire, lightning, earth, and wind can also be manipulated.
This means those things can also be used by spiritual energy. If spiritual energy can use them, spiritual energy can be them.
"Raphael, my dear... Look into the properties of the elements, and try to figure out how to convert my spiritual energy into elements, please."
Aspros, who had been serious about trying to get more skills, had ignored Raphael for a time. Still, Raphael didn't mind, as she was also busy optimizing skills and more.
[Right on it, Master!] Raphael responded with a happy tone.
It seems that she is getting happier and happier with each moment that has passed.
[Request to upload information.]
"Granted."
It was surprising how Raphael could do something that could take someone else days, weeks, months, years, or even thousands of years of research in a matter of moments.
As the information was uploaded, Aspros had a big smile on his face, as he now knew how to convert his spiritual energy into an element.
Aspros quickly came out of the river, sat down in the lush green ground, and began to experiment with his spiritual energy.
The first element that he tried was Wind.
Although Wind in the anime is not seen as often, it sure holds a lot of potential. After all, sharp wind slashes are capable of cutting anything and everything.
He also had the intention of creating an attack like the Rasengan in this world, including the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
Aspros tried the element in three ways, and after that, Aspros obtained the skill.
The wind is a flow of energy that allows us to move things. So this means that wind is pressure, temperature, and motion.
The thing you need to do is to convert that energy into something that can move something. Of course, the exact detailed work is more than just that; the summary also works.
As for fire, you need to compress and accelerate the flow of spiritual energy in the body. Or the flow of spiritual energy outside the body to create fire.
After all, combustion and heat are technically the acceleration of particles.
The same thing applies to lightning, but lightning is on a higher degree. It is charging the particles and later discharging those particles, and that creates lightning.
It is more destructive, and therefore it is much harder to control.
Earth is very complicated, but Aspros was able to master the art very easily.
[New skill acquired.]
[Extra skill: Wind Manipulation acquired.]
Aspros didn't stop there, as he also tried the other elements.
[New skills acquired.]
[Extra skill: Earth Manipulation acquired.]
[Extra skill: Lightning Manipulation.]
[Extra skill: Fire/Flame Manipulation.]
Aspros finally stopped playing around with the elements that he was able to create using his own spiritual energy, and he smiled as if he had the necessary skills.
At the same time, Raphael, who got the information and skills, began to work. Not even a second later, she managed to get everything she needed.
...
In the distance, the Ancient One and Gaea looked at each other like they were stupid.
Gaea, the mother of nature, created the earth where humans now live. Over the years, she has seen humanity evolve and develop many technologies. She also saw the birth of the use of magic in the world.
However, not even after her long, ongoing journey of watching over human evolution and preserving Mother Nature has she ever seen a person get to that level almost in an instant.
It was truly heaven-defying comprehension and understanding. She even had to use some of her knowledge when she was in the Chinese pantheon to describe what she was seeing.
Such a talent and potential, and it was paired with such a good brain. But this was outrageous.
Mind you, not even an hour has passed since Gaea and the Ancient One saw Aspros begin to train.
But Gaea has already seen something else happening.
"He is using pure spiritual energy and converting said spiritual energy into elements. In theory, he is not using magic but pure spiritual energy."
The Ancient One was truly astonished as she heard Gaea, but was surprised that she also noticed it.
In Kamar-Taj, it is not easy to use pure spiritual power to perform what Aspros just did. Not even the most skilled of sorcerers is able to do something like what Aspros has done.
"Impressive. It takes even the most talented to do this."
Gaea replied.
This is true.
She saw Agamotto, the son of her sister, the Elder Goddess Oshtur, and the first Sorcerer Supreme of Earth, understand the three ways of enlightenment, or the three types of magic.
Egocentric Magic.
Egocentric Magic.
Exocentric Magic.
Magic is the purest essence of using spiritual power, either from the self, the world, or extraterrestrial dimensions, to use or alter the physical laws of the world.
Or you can think of it like a program.
Yes… You need to know that Magic is like a program. This is why the Ancient One, in the future, told Stephen Strange to think of magic like that.
But just like a program in technology, you need coding and the energy for it to work. The same thing applies to Magic.
Magic is simply the use of spiritual energy, either from the astral body, the environment, or dimensions, in an organized format, like runes or symbols, that seems like a program, and later expecting the result.
Those results are magical shields, teleporting magic, spatial magic, and so on.
Here is a more detailed example.
In truth, magic is having a thought, later having the idea of making that thought a reality, but you find you can't make it a reality.
You start to find the means to make that thought possible, and later succeed.
However, you find out that you have the energy to turn that thought into reality. This is where you start using spiritual energy, or, like everyone likes to call it, mythical energy, to produce that thought into reality.
It is turning possible "what ifs" into a "What is."
Turning a lie into a truth.
Gaea knows that most of the sorcerers of the current age don't know the real essence of magic.
But Gaea knows the essence of magic, and what Aspros was doing is not magic, but using the raw spiritual power of the astral self and converting said spiritual power to elements.
This retains the properties of the real elements, and it can also directly affect the astral body. It was clever.
Gaea and the Ancient One became more and more interested in Aspros.
Back to Aspros.
[Notice.]
These were the words of Raphael that Aspros suddenly got to listen to. Aspros was confused. But what came next surprised him.
[A new chain reaction has occurred.]
[Using the skill "Astarte, Lord of Heaven" to evolve some skills.]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill: "Water Manipulation" has evolved into the Extra skill: "Water Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Wind Manipulation" has evolved into the Extra skill: "Wind Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra Skill: "Lightning Manipulation" has evolved into the Extra Skill: "Lightning Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra Skill: "Earth Manipulation" has evolved into the Extra Skill: "Earth Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra Skill: "Fire Manipulation" has evolved into the Extra Skill: "Fire Domination."]
[After using the Extra skill "Water Domination" and the Extra skill "Fire Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra Skill "Molecular Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Molecular Manipulation" evolved into the skill "Molecular Domination."]
...
[After using the Extra skill "Mana Control," and the Extra skill "Mana Jamming," alongside the Extra skill "Molecular Domination," you acquired the Extra Skill "Mana Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Mana Manipulation" has evolved into the skill "Mana Domination."]
[After using the Extra skill "Blood Control" and the Extra skill "Molecular Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra Skill "Blood Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Blood Manipulation" has evolved into the Extra skill "Blood Domination."]
[After using the Extra skill "Molecular Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra skill "Matter Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Matter Manipulation" has evolved into the Extra skill "Matter Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master!]
[After using the Extra skill "Matter Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra skill "Matter Transmutation."]
[Congratulations, Master! After using the Extra Skill "Molecule Domination" as a base, including the memories from the Gods of Saint Seiya, you acquired the Extra Skill "Atomic Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Atom Manipulation" has evolved into the Extra skill "Atomic Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! After using the Extra Skill "Atomic Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra Skill "Subatomic particle Domination."]
[After using the Extra skill "Matter Transmutation" and the Extra skill "Mana Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra skill "Mana Transmutation."]
[After using the Extra skill "Matter Domination," "Matter Transmutation," "Molecular Domination," "Mana Domination," and "Mana Transmutation," you acquired the Extra skill "Omni-Transmutation and Domination."]
[After using the Extra skill "Omni-Transmutation and Domination" and the Extra skill "Blood Domination," alongside in-depth scientific knowledge of the human body, you acquired the Extra skill "Biological Manipulation.]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Biological Manipulation" has evolved into the skill "Biological Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Godspeed Regeneration" has evolved into the skill "Infinite Regeneration."]
[After using the Extra skill "Omni-Transmutation and Domination," alongside the knowledge regarding the laws of gravity, you obtained the Extra skill "Gravity Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra skill "Gravity Manipulation" evolved into the Extra skill "Gravity Domination."]
[After using the Extra Skill "Omni-Transumation and Domination" and the Extra Skill "Fire/Flame Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra Skill "Light and Heat Domination."]
[After using the Extra Skill "Omni-Transmutation and Domination" and the Extra Skill "Wind Domination" as a base, you obtained the Extra Skill "Sound and Wind Domination."]
[After using the Extra Skill "Omni-Transmutation and Domination," the Extra Skill "Lightning Domination," and the Extra Skill "Water Domination" as a base, you obtained the Extra Skill "Water and Thunder Domination."]
[After using the Extra Skill "Omni-Transmutation and Domination," the Extra Skill "Earth Domination," and the Extra Skill "Water Domination" as a base, you obtained the Extra Skill "Earth and Water Domination."]
[Using "Sound and Wind Domination," "Light and Heat Domination," "Water and Thunder Domination," and "Earth and Water Domination, alongside the Extra skill "Omni-Transmutation and Domination," as a base, you obtained the Extra skill "Weather and Nature Domination."]
[After using the Extra Skills "Omni-Transmutation and Domination," "Biological Domination," and "Weather and Nature Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra Skill "Organic Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra Skill "Organic Manipulation" evolved into the Extra Skill "Organic Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! After using the Extra skill "Omni-Tansmutation and Domination" and the Extra skill "Organic Domination" as a base, you acquired the Extra skill "Inorganic Manipulation."]
[[Congratulations, Master! The Extra Skill "Inorganic Manipulation" evolved into the Extra Skill "Inorganic Domination."]
[Using "Weather and Nature Domination," "Gravity Domination," and "Omni-Transmutation and Domination" as a base, you achieved the Extra Skill: "Law Manipulation."]
[Using the Extra skill "Law Manipulation" as a base, you obtained the Extra skill "Object Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra Skill, "Object Manipulation," evolved into the Extra Skill "Object Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! Using the skill "Object Domination" as a base, you were able to obtain the skill "Technology Manipulation."]
[Congratulations, Master! The Extra Skill "Technology Manipulation" evolved into "Technology Domination."]
[Congratulations, Master! Using the Extra Skill "Law Manipulation" and the Extra Skill "Mana Sense" as the base, you obtained the Extra Skill "Universal Perception."]
[Chain reaction has ended.]
Aspros was overwhelmed as the information came, crashing, and embedding into his brain and soul. It was surprising how, out of nowhere, someone could gain so many abilities.
But this made Aspros smile.
All of these abilities came from just unlocking the elements. Well... these abilities came from unlocking the elements and later combining them to create the Extra Skill "Molecular Manipulation," and the rest was history.
"Damn..."
As the information settled in, Aspros began to smile like a crazy maniac. This was something that he didn't expect to happen right away.
But he didn't think much of it.
The next part of his plan is to train his body and mind.
As the energy inside him has been controlled to an incredible level, although not a perfect level, he can train to reach that level.
Now… Aspros needs to start working out his body.
A strong mind and body are only able to elevate life into another state.
"Raphael, my dear... connect my consciousness to my body, please."
What does he mean?
Have you heard of the ability named "Life Return" in the anime of One Piece? No...? Well, it is an ability that allows the user to completely control their body.
Every muscle, every bone, and even functional parts of the body, like the digestive system, and even the heart.
A skill like this can allow its user to grow from fat to a Greek body physique with a thought, as the person is rapidly consuming the excess fat that the body stores up, and allowing the body to become fit.
Abilities include things like muscle control, blood control, weight distribution, and so on.
To be able to train every muscle in his body, Aspros needs to have control over his body, or at least have his body and mind connected.
[Right away, Master.]
Raphael was quick to answer and quick to connect the consciousness of the mind to the body.
In an instant, Aspros felt a massive change in himself, and the change was not caused by the information but by the perception.
Aspros heard the flow of his blood, the beats of his heart, and even sensed his own cells and molecules. He could go even further and go to the atoms.
But when he did, he was surprised. Inside each atom, there was a miniature universe. It was vast and beautiful.
However, after looking at it, Aspros found something strange. It was not a small universe inside each atom. No... each atom held a fragment of the universe. And when you see all of the atoms from a higher perspective, you can see the microcosm.
Yes... This makes sense.
All of the atoms that make up the human body come together to form the actual microcosm.
That each atom that makes up the human body has a very small fragment of the universe is not ridiculous. In fact, it is the utmost truth.
After all, each atom of the body is a fragment of the universe, and only by combining all fragments, in other words, all atoms, is the microcosm created.
Aspros had a thought.
As it was said, the atoms of his body hold fragments of the universe, which is the key to forming the microcosm.
But... could he not analyze the actual universe?
You need to understand that the fragments of the microcosm inside his body are specifically made to make the microcosm, which is the miniature version of the macrocosm, in other words, the universe that everyone lives in.
That is why people call it the "Small Universe."
But... what if he analyzed the universe itself? The actual macrocosm.
Like he said before, the microcosm is the blueprint of the original universe that is inside all beings, but only those who have talent can awaken it.
The theory he has is that after analyzing the universe, Raphael could complete the fragments of the universe inside his body, and thus, each atom of his body would later contain a complete microcosm.
You need to know that the original process is not just adding; instead, it is multiplying. The process of forming the microcosm is often explained as adding. Still, in reality, it is multiplying each atom by each other.
Adding each atom wouldn't make enough energy to even form the microcosm. By multiplying the atoms against each other, the energy produced can create the microcosm.
So when multiple complete microcosms inside of each atom combine, the microcosm created from that combination is going to be insanely strong and powerful.
The final result would be like a Supreme Microcosm.
This is what Aspros aims to create. Or what his random imagination led him to think, and what he wants to create.
Back to learning his body.
Everything about his body was known to his perception.
It was truly incredible, and like One Piece characters, he could control it to accelerate the digestive system, healing, and other things.
It was surprisingly an interesting skill.
"Raphael, my dear... start looking for ways of training the five senses to perfection, and also start ways to strengthen my soul."
Why strengthen the soul?
This is because Aspros just figured something out. Or more like he remembered something from his time as a fan of Marvel.
The essence of magic.
Have you wondered what is truly magic?
Magic, in essence, at the very core, is simply taking a thought and making it real. Taking a lie and making it the truth.
Magic is everywhere and anywhere.
Why is this?
This is because of spiritual energy.
Planets that have life have spiritual energy and thus possess people who could potentially learn magic.
This is because spiritual energy exists in every living thing. Including plants, which are living.
The concept of magic was created during the fifth cosmos, the cosmos that predated even the current cosmos and multiverse.
The oldest form of magic and the purest is Chaos Magic.
Chaos Magic was believed to be non-existent, yet it does exist. It is so potent that it can construct and deconstruct the very fabric of reality.
However, it is later revealed that chaos is not merely a force of destruction but an ancient fundamental aspect of creation itself-- the very building blocks of existence.
Chaos is neither purely constructive nor destructive; it embodies the possibility of both, neither, and everything in between.
As it was said, magic is turning a "What if" into a "What is." Chaos embodies that.
Chaos magic represents an infinite number of "What ifs" becoming their own "What is." Chaos is good and bad.
It depends on how people use chaos to their advantage. Is it to make peace, or to conduct evil?
This is why Chaos Magic is infinite in energy and also extremely powerful. That is why Wanda, one of its bearers, is extremely powerful.
But how is Chaos Magic so powerful and so abundant?
It is because of the special existence of chaos.
Chaos Magic infinite? But why? Chaos is everywhere and nowhere, even inside a person, even inside a soul.
Magic is done through spiritual energy, and this means that, as a force that exists everywhere and nowhere at the same time, chaos is infinite.
But what does this have to do with his plan?
Spiritual Energy is the source of a lot of things.
But where does spiritual energy come from? The soul.
Psychic powers, magical energy, emotions, and so on, come from the soul.
Aspros is a natural-born Psychic, Esper, and Psionic.
All of these categories require spiritual energy, including magic. Although the latter can be used by anything.
His point is that if he trains his spirit to perfection, which he knows he will, this means he will encounter this as well later on.
So Aspros was not against using magic or learning magic.
In fact, Aspros wants to perfect his spirit.
You also need to understand that the soul has multiple layers.
The spirit, the consciousness, and the soul.
All three are one, yet they are not the same.
What does this mean?
Let me give you an example from the world of Tensura, which explains this very well.
In the world of Tensura, what people call the "Soul" is the core of a person. The original core. But that is not the soul.
The true soul is the "Ego."
The core and this so-called "Ego" can be said to be the soul.
But what is the Ego?
The ego refers to the information particles that define a person; in other words, the individuality of a person.
The identity.
The core protects this "ego."
The shape of the protection shield of the "Ego" is a white flame. This white flame is what everyone thinks is the soul.
For those who like a more direct explanation.
The Ego can be said to be the equivalent of the processor of a computer. But unlike the processors of computers, this processor can also create information.
It functions as a way to process information, but also to create information.
But where is the information that the ego created stored?
This is where the spirit, or the astral form, comes in.
The core that holds the ego, which is in the shape of a white flame, in most universes, is later protected by the Astral form.
In other words, the spirit.
But where does the spiritual energy that forms the spirit come from? It comes from the very core that contains the Ego.
The spirit is also where the information that the ego creates is stored.
The spiritual body can be said to be the "true body."
As the spiritual body is formed, it acts the same as a real physical body, but it is made from spiritual energy, and thus only needs spiritual energy to operate.
However, this is where there are multiple layers.
The spiritual body is simply another layer to protect the core, right? How come it can store the information, if its core purpose is to protect the core?
But where are emotions, memories, and consciousness stored?
This is where the third layer of the soul and the spirit comes in.
The mind.
The mind can be said to be a realm.
In fact, this realm is called the "astral realm."
Each person has their own individual astral realm. Inside this realm, emotions, memories, and so on are stored.
This is also where the spiritual energy that comes from the core that protects the information particles is processed into the mind.
The mind is the evolution of that spiritual energy that was meant to protect the core, and it later transformed into something independent.
This is why the infinity stones separate the mind and the soul.
It represents an entirely new concept.
However, the mind evolved so much that it can even control spiritual energy, the energy from which it evolved.
This is why sorcerers who are able to do astral projection train their minds to do so. Only the mind, which is the evolution from spiritual energy, can access the spiritual energy.
Inside the astral plane of each person, emotions, memories, and other things are stored. This information is later passed through the spirit back to the core, where the information particles adapt and evolve.
This is where the explanation that the "experiences" define each person makes sense.
However, whether it is the astral plane, the spiritual form, or the soul, all of them are the same, but at the same time, they aren't.
When Aspros was reincarnated in this world, the system of reincarnation gave a true immortal soul to Aspros after he won the lottery in the wheel of reincarnation.
What Aspros really gained was a true immortal core and immortal information particles.
With a true immortal core and immortal information particles, Aspros doesn't really care if his astral body is destroyed, as he can regrow one at any moment he wants.
He will feel death, but after that, he will return.
After all of this, the training to train the soul and the mind is in line.
"Raphael, like we did for the training for the physical body and the five senses. Find the most optimal training method for the mind and the soul."
"Our goal is to increase the soul energy and to make the mind impenetrable. To make it absolute. To have control over every aspect. Emotions and so on."
With the training method that Raphael designed for him to push his five senses to perfection, and the upcoming perfect training method to strengthen his soul and mind, Aspros can say that once he awakens the microcosm, even if in terms of output, he would be limited; in terms of everything else, he would be superior to anyone and everyone.
Aspros also had in mind a proper training schedule.
One day physical, the next day mental and spiritual.
One day, he pushes his body to its limits; the next day, he allows his body to relax while he trains his mind and spirit to the limit.
This will be the training that he will do for the next ten years. Although ten years is a very long time, it is also the perfect time for him to properly learn and perfect all of his future skills.
After all, you can't reach the level of perfection in a year. Of course, Raphael could make a training regimen for that, which will make it possible, but with enough time in hand, why rush it?
Rushing things always comes with a price, and that price is less mature skills and experience.
With all of this, Aspros sat down, and he began waiting for the upload of the information by Raphael. He will train his mind, his spirit, and his soul.
This is because he wasted time on learning to control his energy, and thus took away essential time that he could put into his body.
However, it doesn't matter. At least he can train the mind first, and later the body.
Raphael fused the training methods that many Xianxia novels use with the methods of Buddhism and the methods of the saints from Saint Seiya.
Of course, she also included other methods into that mix aside from the ones mentioned, and the result of the combination of all of them was the most perfect method.
This method can cleanse the spirit, strengthen it, increase its defenses, expand the mind, increase the defenses of the mind, and develop many mind-related abilities, increase spiritual and mental energy, and, most importantly, bring the elevated spirit and the mind to its perfect limits.
When the mind and the body reach the limit of perfection, at that moment, Aspros will form the microcosm and elevate his entire being to an entirely new level.
After all, with the microcosm, his spirit and body will evolve.
I am sure you are going to say... but if he is training his spirit and mind, doesn't he have the sixth sense?
No.
In Saint Seiya, some people are already capable of using psychic abilities without the use of Cosmos. Kiki, the apprentice of Aries Mu, is the best example.
Kiki comes from a lineage that has telekinetic abilities, and from a very young age, he has been able to use those abilities. In some universes, the sixth sense is known as the ability to use psychic abilities.
And while this is true, the sixth sense in Saint Seiya is not only that, but also the awareness of the cosmos around them. The intuition of the cosmos inside of each other, and the formation of said cosmos.
When the microcosm is formed, the spirit, the mind, the soul, and the material body undergo an insane qualitative change.
That Aspros plans to train his body, his mind, and his spirit to the limit before he can form the microcosm will not hinder his future training. In fact, it will only benefit him.
Actually, it is the proper training.
You need to know that the formation of the microcosm is not just reaching the limits of the five senses, but also training the mind and the spirit for it.
The macrocosm came to be the macrocosm because of multiple factors. The same for the microcosm. The microcosm is formed after certain requirements are met.
So it was good that Aspros trained his body, mind, spirit, and soul.
As was stated before.
If you are a telekinetic who is able to move buildings, cars, people, and so on. Yet... you are not able to move things like matter, energy, molecules, atoms, and so on. When the microcosm is formed, these abilities will evolve to be able to do all of that on a higher level and with a much higher sense of control and precision.
With all of this, Aspros began to train his mind and spirit.
The day was going to be long and tiring.