novelraw Chapter 977: Soul Projection
Chapter 977: Soul Projection
The temptation became impossible to resist.
So Han Yu decided to try.
Carefully.
Very carefully.
Inside his Soul Space he approached the outer walls.
They surrounded the entire sea.
The first attempt failed.
The walls resisted.
His soul bounced back.
Han Yu frowned.
"Self protection?" he guessed.
It made sense.
The technique probably prevented accidental suicide.
He tried again.
This time softer.
Instead of forcing through...
He communicated.
Coaxed.
Allowed.
The wall trembled.
Han Yu felt understanding pass through it.
A moment later...
An opening appeared.
His eyes widened.
"It actually worked?"
Han Yu carefully moved through.
The next moment he appeared outside the Soul Space.
Inside his body.
The sight stunned him as he saw the internal structures.
His body sat cross legged.
Massive.
Like a mountain.
Han Yu looked down at himself.
His soul form was tiny compared to reality.
Then instinctively...
He expanded.
His soul grew.
Larger.
Larger.
Until finally it matched his real body.
Han Yu paused.
Then stepped forward.
And left.
The world changed instantly.
Everything became strange.
Colors shifted.
Sounds became distant.
The room looked different.
Transparent almost.
Han Yu turned around.
His body still sat there.
Eyes closed.
Breathing quietly.
Completely unaware.
Han Yu stared.
"This is so crazy..."
He slowly floated around the room.
His movement felt effortless.
He barely thought and drifted through the air.
No weight.
No resistance.
It felt bizarre.
He looked at his hand.
Perfectly solid.
Yet somehow unreal.
Han Yu cautiously reached toward a table.
His fingers touched it.
He felt it.
His eyes widened.
Then he touched the wall.
Again.
It worked.
He laughed softly.
"It actually works..."
Then another thought came.
Han Yu looked downward.
At the floor.
Slowly...
He moved.
His foot entered the stone.
He froze.
Half his leg disappeared inside.
Han Yu immediately jumped back.
"WHAT?"
He stared at the floor.
Then tried again.
Slower.
His hand entered the stone completely.
Han Yu blinked.
His soul could phase through objects.
He immediately became excited.
This was absurdly useful.
Scouting.
Espionage.
Exploration.
He could probably pass through walls.
Maybe even formations.
Han Yu was about to continue experimenting when suddenly...
The Eight Emotions Lotus cried inside his Soul Space.
"Yi ya!"
Han Yu paused.
A strange feeling appeared.
Weakness.
His body.
It felt distant.
The connection stretched.
Han Yu immediately returned.
His soul entered his body again.
His eyes opened.
Han Yu inhaled sharply.
The world stabilized.
He touched his chest.
Sweat had appeared.
"...There’s a limit."
He understood immediately.
His soul consumed energy outside.
The longer it remained separated...
The greater the burden.
Still...
Han Yu slowly smiled.
This was enough.
More than enough.
Because now he possessed something terrifying.
A True Soul capable of leaving the body.
Han Yu looked toward the window.
Then slowly grinned.
"So..."
"What else can I do?"
Han Yu did not continue immediately after returning to his body.
The strange feeling still lingered.
Even now he could vividly remember floating outside himself and seeing his own body seated there like an abandoned shell.
It felt wrong.
Interesting.
Useful.
And slightly terrifying.
He sat quietly for a while and stabilized his thoughts before attempting again.
This time his goal was different.
He needed data.
The first attempt had been too short. He only confirmed it worked. Now he wanted to understand the consumption.
Han Yu sat cross legged again.
His consciousness sank inward.
The Soul Space appeared around him.
The vast sea of Soul Qi shimmered beneath the floating Eight Emotions Lotus while his True Soul stood upon it. Without hesitation he left the Soul Space again, moved through the walls and returned to his body.
Then he stepped out.
The transition felt smoother now.
His soul drifted outside.
Han Yu immediately began observing.
The Soul Qi sea was indeed draining.
Slowly.
Steadily.
The consumption was obvious.
He floated around the room for nearly fifteen minutes before returning.
Then he repeated it.
Again.
And again.
Days passed.
Han Yu practically locked himself inside his cultivation room and immersed himself in experimentation.
The strange thing was that the more he practiced, the less Soul Qi was consumed.
Control improved.
Efficiency rose.
At first he needed constant effort to maintain shape.
Later it became instinctive.
His movements became smoother too.
Soon he no longer floated awkwardly.
He moved naturally.
A week passed.
Han Yu finally opened his eyes after another test and smiled.
"I’ve got it."
He had mastered basic control.
The next step was range.
Han Yu left his body once more and flew out of the room.
The world looked strange in soul form.
Everything appeared slightly faded while spiritual things shone brighter.
Formation arrays looked like rivers of light.
Qi currents drifted through the air.
Even emotions became easier to sense.
Han Yu expanded outward.
He moved across his peak.
Past courtyards.
Workshops.
Jiangshi storage rooms.
He kept going.
Further.
Further.
The speed shocked him.
He moved almost instantly.
Then Han Yu realized something.
He was moving according to his Spirit Sense.
Wherever his Spirit Sense reached... He could go.
His eyes widened.
His Spirit Sense now extended fifteen kilometers.
The breakthrough had expanded it tremendously.
Fifteen kilometers.
Even many elders would fail to match half that.
Han Yu drifted high above his peak.
His awareness spread.
He sensed disciples.
Buildings.
Formation nodes.
Hidden guards.
Entire sections of the sect.
It was absurd.
For a moment he even felt invincible.
Then he noticed something.
A connection.
A thin invisible thread linked him to his body.
The farther he moved... The more stretched it felt.
Han Yu immediately stopped.
"...No."
He returned quickly.
The moment he entered his body again he opened his eyes.
He had an unpleasant feeling.
If that link broke... He was probably dead.
Han Yu was absolutely unwilling to test it.
He had revival methods.
Undying Life Charm anchors existed.
Still...
Resources were resources.
Time was time.
He had no intention of dying voluntarily.
As he rested though... A memory surfaced.
SHUA
Han Yu froze.
Information flowed into his mind.
New understanding.
New technique.
He slowly spoke.
"Soul Projection..."