A lot of things happened after that first meeting.
The Ancient One, Gaea, and Aspros had an interesting conversation. After that conversation, Aspros slept in a room that Gaea prepared for him for that night and simply waited for the next day to start his training.
Now... he is on one of the forest of Avalon, looking for a place to train
After finding a place that isn't too far where he was now living, but far enough to not cause any problems to where he was now living, Aspros sat down near a river that was alone.
Here is where the most important part of his entire journey started. Training and understanding the world.
After sitting down and posing in a meditating posture, Aspros finally spoke to his partner. The Ultimate-Ultimate God-level skill, Raphael.
Aspros began with the most important thing: his energy.
But before that, Aspros needed to do something. And that something was to turn off his godheads and authorities.
"Raphael, dear... Please, turn off my divine power. Right now, I only want to understand the power inside of me."
As was explained before, godheads are what define a god, but they also control a God. Aspros doesn't want to be controlled by his own power.
He wants to control his power and his own emotions, but if his power is trying to instruct and disrupt his decisions and make him do things that he doesn't want to do, he needs to turn them off for a while.
[Right away, Master.]
As those words were uttered, Aspros felt disconnected from something. It was not his power, but his godheads, the things that define his godly power.
He knew they were still there, but they turned off so as to not control his emotions and decision-making. It was the best decision.
The godhead of Hela is the godhead of death. She is connected to the concept of death, and with that, she only thinks of killing and bringing death to the world.
In that episode of Marvel: "What If?" Hela lost connection to her godly power after Odin cast her out of Asgard.
In essence, it was a story based on the idea of "What if Hela experienced what Thor experienced?" But instead of being called that, the episode was called "What if Hela found the Ten Rings?"
In that episode, Odin forbade Hela from using her powers. Hela learned to control her own internal energy and value life, which allowed her godhead to evolve into the godhead of life.
But this is not about Hela, but instead, regarding himself.
"Raphael, my dear... how does Ki function in this world?"
As the mind calmed down, Aspros concentrated on the task at hand. His curiosity bubbled to the surface as he prepared himself for what was coming in the future.
Aspros knew that he had been reborn as a God in this new universe, but while that is true, he must start as a mortal first.
That is something that most MC forget to do after they are reborn as Gods. They immerse themselves in the grand fantasy of being gods.
While some of them are powerful, they forget the actual struggle of humans.
While he is not saying that those MCs that reincarnate as Gods need to show humility, as they are now gods, he is saying that they need to know the difference between good and bad.
Some MC forget they were once as fragile as an ant, and they start acting carelessly. Start thinking that humans are fragile.
Yes... Most "normal" humans are fragile, but humans who train, learn magic, and gain other forms of power are extremely powerful.
Aspros was now the Supreme God of Humans.
As the Supreme God of the Human Patheon that was created the moment he was born, Aspros now understood the truth between good and evil.
Not because he was a supreme god, even though he just said that, but because of what he learned from his past life after dying.
The important difference between Life and Death.
The importance of creation and the importance of destruction.
The importance of victory and the importance of defeat.
However, this did not come from his Godheads and authorities, but from his experience as a human being.
As a human god, Aspros needed to walk the path of a human. Why the path of a human, instead of the path of a god?
This is because humans learn, adapt, and evolve.
Gods have power, but they don't train, they don't struggle, nor evolve fast enough to keep up.
Why do you think that some gods and some powerful beings in some comics, anime, and video games fear humans?
It is because humans learn from their mistakes, and adapt, evolve, and so on.
Aspros needed to struggle. Aspros needed to train, adapt, and evolve, like all humans do.
This was something that all humans do: humans struggle, humans train, humans overcome, and humans adapt to their environment.
As they surpass their limits, humans reach higher, and when they reach high enough, they become Gods.
At least... that was the path that the God Emperor of Warhammer 40k believed. Or what Romulus-Quirinus also believed.
Romulus-Quirinus in the mobile game of Fate/Grand Order had a really good quote.
"Our arms reach anything, tear everything, and clear all paths. Eventually, it will reach even beyond the stars in the sky!"
That was the quote of his noble phantasm, "Per Aspera Ad Astra." It translates to the quote "Our Arms cut a Path Across the Universe."
That noble phantasm was the concept of the expansion and development of civilization abstracted into a noble phantasm.
And because Romulus was the one who cleared the path for Rome to be built into a big civilization, Romulus-Quirinus, the human who became God, in that game, obtained that power when he became the highest-ranking god among the Roman gods.
This can be said about humanity.
Anything that humans reach will get torn away, but that will clear the path for their evolution.
While Aspros thinks that this is not the optimal path for human evolution, Aspros thinks that this mentality is also somewhat okay.
He can worry about the problem of human evolution later in the future; right now, he needs to focus on gathering strength.
[Right away, Master!] Raphael was quick to respond.
Why did Aspros want to start with Ki first?
While Aspros wanted to hone his soul and mind, he also needed a strong body to wield a strong mind.
Both concepts need each other, and as a matter of fact, it is an equilibrium between the two.
The concept of Ki, or Chi, is the metaphysical energy of the body. Or the living energy that binds all living creatures in the universe.
In the Marvel universe, Ki is the bio-electric that surrounds all life forms. This explanation comes straight from the Marvel wiki, meaning it is not some crazy.
In fact, Ki, or Chi, is one of the main aspects that all Saints of the Saint Seiya universe need to master.
Ki, along with spiritual energy, is what allows one to form the Microcosm.
From what Aspros remembers from the Marvel Universe, only the people of K'un-Lun, especially the Iron Fist, use the metaphysical energy of the body known as Ki.
And while the people of K'un-Lun are masters at using Ki, Aspros thinks that their use of Ki is very limited. This idea comes from the fact that Aspros has seen many anime in his previous life.
[Master, in this world, Ki is the bio-electric essence that connects all beings together in the universe.]
[In a more universal type, Ki is the vital metaphysical conceptual energy, or energy that binds all living beings together. This is also the same energy that all living beings produce.]
[In other words, it is the energy that circulates through the body to our surroundings, and from the surroundings to the universe.]
Aspros nodded.
This was the information that he knew from many forms of media.
While the term Ki is universal, some special universes use Ki differently.
That is why Aspros asked the question; he wanted to know if this specific Marvel universe was using the universal way of using Ki or a different way of using Ki.
However, it seems that this universe is using the universal fictional way of using Ki.
"Can you explain what makes Ki? Like in detail?"
Aspros knew what Ki was, but he did not know what Ki was in essence. The true principles.
[Like I said, Master. Ki is the bio-electric energy that all beings produce. However, there is more to it.]
[The Bio-electric energy that forms Chi is generated by the cells and other parts of the body. However, this is not enough to be considered ki. Nor is he able to do the things that Ki is able to do alone.]
[This is where Spiritual energy comes in.]
[Ki is the perfect blend of that bio-electric energy and spiritual energy.]
[This is why learning Ki can allow someone to strengthen their physical body, and also strengthen their spirit.]
Aspros nodded.
Bio-electric energy. Electricity.
This comes from physics.
This means that Ki is the combination of the natural physical energy of the body, like kinetic energy, electrical energy, produced through multiple means, and later combines it with Spiritual Energy to add the mythical side to it.
"How can you make Ki stronger? Or how to get more of it?"
This was a very important question.
In the original series of Dragon Ball, physical strength and technique were very important. Especially fighting techniques and skills.
However, as the original series of Dragon Ball began to evolve and introduce the tournaments, the concept of Ki was introduced as well.
At first, the use of Ki was to enhance the physical body and to control the flow of energy so as to not tire the body so fast. It also required a very hard mental training.
It was also used to perform superhuman feats that weren't possible without its use.
However, as the characters got older and the series evolved, it became more and more evident that to become stronger, you needed to get more Ki.
At first, physical training, spiritual training, and special techniques were the only ways to become stronger. But as the characters reached a limit, the anime Dragon Ball introduced transformations.
This was because certain species had a limit that they couldn't break, no matter what. This was true as Goku and Vegeta were limited to a power limit of three million.
But certain transformations could bypass that limit and allow them to access certain powers.
Freeza, in the first part of Dragon Ball Z, who never trained in his life, had a power that most beings in the universe couldn't compete against.
All of this was due to the crazy amount of Ki that he had inside his body.
While in the Marvel Universe, the use and utility of Ki is what is important, certain quantitative changes can make qualitative changes.
This means that if Aspros manages to understand and perfect the use of Ki and later gains a large quantity of it, he would be quite powerful.
[There are multiple ways to strengthen Ki, Master. There are also multiple ways to increase the quantity of Ki inside one's body.]
Raphael began to speak once again.
[In this world, it seems that to get stronger, the person needs to fight and push their body to its utmost limit.]
[When that person manages to overcome those limitations, the Ki of the body will get stronger after recuperation, which will, in turn, make the person a lot stronger.]
This explanation made a lot of sense.
After breaking one's limits, a person can become stronger.
In the One Piece world, Luffy and Zoro got stronger due to the intense fights that pushed them to fight people stronger than them, and later had to surpass them to ensure their safety and the safety of other people.
They also recovered their Ki and vitality after eating a lot of food.
[Another effective way for people in this world to increase the quantity of their Ki in the body is to eat a lot of food, Master. And do a lot of mental training.]
[Normal people can absorb some of the Ki from food eaten, but the amount is very little.]
[I can create a skill that can help you absorb all the nutrients and Ki of all the food that you eat. And this energy will be used to strengthen your Ki and body.]
Aspros smiled through his meditation.
This was the kind of initiative that he was waiting for Raphael to do. He was really happy that Raphael was already thinking ahead.
"Sure, put some effort into creating that skill, Raphael."
With a skill like that, his body and Ki can increase just by eating.
Of course, this would mean that Aspros would need to eat a lot. But Aspros could also make Raphael optimize his stomach system so that he can ingest food better.
Those are ideas for later, but ideas that he was going to keep in mind.
Aspros also knew that Blood and Ki are related to each other.
While Ki is not seen through the blood, mostly because Ki is the metaphysical energy, the two are extremely connected.
A way to explain it would be like a layer.
Blood is the physical aspect, and the liquid that everyone sees when someone bleeds out. But the Ki is the metaphysical essence that can't be seen unless it is being projected.
The stronger the body, the more Ki the body can reserve.
In fact, you can say that they are one-to-one related to each other.
"Raphael, upload all the information collected to my brain."
Aspros needed to have that information. Information is key to anything and everything.
[On it, Master.]
[Requesting to upload information.]
[Yes/No.]
"Yes..."
As soon as the words were uttered, the next moment, Aspros felt a massive change.
The knowledge hits instantly in his brain and soul--deep details regarding the explanation of what Ki is.
With all of this information, Aspros was ready to start experimenting with it.
Normally, for a normal person to start feeling the energy inside of them, they had to meditate for countless hours, or even a few hours, until they find the precise moment and signature of energy to awaken their consciousness to Ki.
However, with the time against him, Aspros didn't have too much time on his hands.
When Aspros was walking through Kamar-Taj days prior, alongside the Ancient One, he noticed certain individuals.
He saw Wong, Mordo, and other mages who were famous in the first Doctor Strange Movie.
While Aspros doesn't want to be as cautious as he was in his previous life, he also understands the dangers of this world. He needs strength to protect himself.
To protect humanity.
Thankfully, Aspros had Raphael on his side, who could help him awaken his consciousness to that energy.
But this knowledge makes Aspros rethink his entire training method.
As it was stated, Ki is the combination of the physical energy of the body and the spiritual energy of the body.
This means... the stronger the body, the stronger the physical energy. The stronger the spirit, the stronger the spiritual energy.
Ki is not very suitable for him right now.
Or at least, at this very moment, training Ki is not the option.
Ki is the combination of physical energy, the bio-electricity that the body produces, and the spiritual energy.
Although Ki can be used in the future, it is not the main thing that Aspros wants to focus on. But he needs to control it in the future.
This is because Aspros needs a strong body and spirit to use Ki. As the perfect bland of physical and spiritual energy, if one of the energy is higher than the other one, there is going to be an instability.
Aspros body is not as strong as his spirit.
"Raphael, analyze my entire body. Try to analyze the immense energy and find ways to control it, and later upload the information to my brain, so I can be aware of it and somewhat control it."
Aspros gave the order.
[Yes, Master.]
Aspros smiled as he heard Raphael's response.
Aspros, in his previous life, when he had the time to read light novels and fanfiction, and even watch anime, always thought that the Unique Skill "Great Sage" and the Ultimate Skill "Raphael, Lord of Wisdom" were overpowered skills.
But he always thought that the users of those amazing skills in those fanfictions, including Rimuru Tempest, were complete idiots.
Aspros firmly believes the saying that came from the One Piece world: "There are no weak Devil Fruits, only weak users."
There are no weak skills, only weak users.
Aspros believes this.
Aspros believes in this so much that he is willing to put his life on the line for it.
Aspros believes this even more when he awakens his Microcosm. All moves performed by him will be attacks that attack on an atomic level.
Even if he makes a cut with a piece of paper, that cut made from a piece of paper will be infused with his cosmos and will cause severe damage on an atomic level.
But to make a better example, let's set another example.
Let's say that there is an analysis skill that wasn't as powerful as the Unique Skill "Great Sage."
Even if that skill was not as strong as the universally beloved skill known as "Great Sage," that analysis skill can have its uses.
Let's say that the Analysis skill, although being less powerful than the Unique Skill "Great Sage," allows for the analysis of things that "Great Sage" couldn't analyze until it evolves and becomes the Ultimate skill "Raphael, Lord of Wisdom."
That example in itself makes that analysis skill quite powerful, and even a skill that is worth having. Or even a skill worth combining with the Unique skill "Great Sage."
That analysis skill can become extremely powerful in the hands of the right people.
The Unique skill "Great Sage," and its evolved form "Raphael, Lord of Wisdom," are extremely powerful skills that are wasted on stupid people.
Rimuru was too much of a pacifist to use Great Sage the right way.
In fact, Rimuru never asked what kind of abilities the Great Sage had, nor did he ask Raphael, the evolved form of the Great Sage, how she works.
Nor did he ever try to improvise with the skill.
If it wasn't for the author of Tensura and how well the anime portrayed the skill set of the Unique skill "Great Sage" multiple times, Aspros was sure that most people who watch the anime would forget what kind of special ability Great Sage really is.
Aspros's version of Raphael is infinite DIMENSIONS above the original.
She is already able to analyze the impossible, nothingness, omnipotence, energy, matter, antimatter, concepts, laws, abstract concepts, and many more things.
But what makes Aspros's version of Raphael even stronger is the ability to deduce how things work.
For example.
She can appraise a skill, later analyze and deduce what that skill can do, analyze certain aspects to make improvements, and later analyze and deduce, at the same time, how to develop that skill to perfection or level it to transcendence.
So when Aspros asked her to analyze his internal energy, the physical aspect of it, he was not worried that she couldn't do it.
If Aspros had the original Unique Skill "Great Sage," or even the normal version of the Ultimate Skill "Raphael, Lord of Wisdom," he would need to find other means of information.
But this version of Raphael could gather information on her own with her own skill sets, meaning he doesn't need to gather information.
However, if there is precise information, Aspros and Raphael wouldn't mind using that information to their advantage.
[Requesting permission to upload information.]
"Granted."
As soon as those words were uttered, Aspros felt a massive change.
Before, the information was only explaining in deep detail what kind of energy Ki really was.
But the information that was uploaded now was different.
As it was stated, Ki is the combination of the physical energy the body produces and the spiritual energy.
The immense energy that Aspros seems to be exuding is spiritual energy.
So... Aspros learned to control his spiritual energy.
All of that information seems to be engraved into his mind and soul permanently. Aspros felt that Raphael had made a tattoo in his brain, and the tattoo was the information uploaded.
Aspros thinks that even if one hundred years have passed, he would be able to remember everything and anything that Raphael just uploaded.
This shows how well Raphael's abilities truly are.
Aspros felt that the information was natural to him, well... information was going to be natural to him from now on.
Aspros is the God of Wisdom as well.
While he doesn't have that much wisdom, which is ironic, he can feel that information and experiences are making his mind sharper and sharper.
Aspros ignored this small distraction and focused his mind on the energy that he could feel flowing through his body.
Before the information was uploaded to his brain, Aspros never sensed the tumultuous energy swirling within him.
Now that the information had been uploaded and assimilated perfectly, Aspros felt it completely.
The energy was fierce, a chaotic whirlwind, a relentless tornado that surged through his spirit, wild and unbridled.
The energy was vast, overwhelming, and extremely destructive and creative. Or that is what he felt.
Now, while that energy still resembles a world-ending cosmic storm in its intensity and ferocity, he had understood and comprehended how to harness it.
Before, it was as if he was oblivious to the storm that was around him and that was tossing him around.
Now, Aspros was completely aware of it and able to control it.
He now stood inside the eye of the powerful world-ending storm, and he was capable of directing the powerful currents of energy that once threatened to consume him.
No.
Not only could he feel the world-ending storm inside of him, but he could also feel an endless stream of energy in everything and anything around him.
Or at least the 'living things.'
Yes.
The spiritual energy around him was abundant.
Even if he was currently in the Dimension of Avalon, Aspros could feel the abundant Ki of the air, the space, and the lakes around it. It even made him think that he was inside an ocean of spiritual energy.
Aspros calmed down.
The excitement of feeling that amount of energy caused him to shake the foundations of his concentration.
But he quickly calmed down and simply sighed.
Aspros wanted to try something.
Many people don't understand that the Personal Skills of the world of Type-Moon, also known as the Fate Universe, can be extremely overpowered.
The personal skill "Clairyovance" grants a superior visual perception and dynamic occipital capture. But at higher ranks, it grants abilities like "Future Vision," and even abilities like X-ray vision and multiple forms of vision.
For example.
The Heroic Spirit Arash Kamangir, a legendary great hero from Ancient Persia, has this personal and class skill.
Arash has future sight, and using this skill, he can also read the minds of people.
The legendary Indian Hero Arjuna also has this skill. He can see invisible targets, and when he is extremely concentrated during combat, he can manipulate his own sense of time.
Merlin, Goetia, and Solomon have this skill at the EX Rank.
Solomon has the ability to see into the past, the present, and the future. The literal future. Not just seconds into the future, but the entire history of humanity.
Goetia, the Demon King of the 72 demons that Solomon created, after Solomon's death, took over the body of Solomon.
And because the Clairvoyance skill is a skill furnished on the flesh, he was able to use the Clairvoyance skill of Solomon.
This allowed Goetia to see into the past, the present, and the future. This helped in his goal of erasing the proper history of the Fate universe.
Merlin's clairvoyance allows him to see the past, present, and future. But he is also known to see everything that happens in the present.
The type of clairvoyance that Aspros currently has is the same type that Arjuna Alter, also known as God Arjuna, possesses.
God Arjuna is the Lostbelt King of the Fourth Lostbelt. The Indian Lostbelt.
This Arjuna is the alternate version of another universe of Arjuna; thus, people call him "Arjuna Alter."
He is a version of Arjuna that absorbed all of the gods of the Hindu pantheon, with the exception of Ganesha.
Arjuna was already a demigod, but after absorbing all the gods of the Hindu Pantheon, he became a full divine spirit.
In other words, Arjuna became a god. Or the Supreme God of the Hindu Pantheon.
The clairvoyance skill that the original Arjuna had evolved into a personal skill named "Clairvoyance (Transcendence.)
It is the ultimate type of clairvoyance that surpasses human limits.
Merlin and Solomon, as humans, although Merlin is a mixed human, still had a human perception of the world.
They couldn't see things that other higher beings could see. This made God Arjuna a powerful individual.
God Arjuna obtained the ultimate level of clairvoyance, which allows one to see anything and everything. Can see space, time, universes, dimensions, the past, the present, and the future.
Aspros has the very same clairvoyance skill as God Arjuna, but Aspros's clairvoyance skill is of a higher rank.
God Arjuna's Clairvoyance is on the EX level.
While Aspros's Clairvoyance is on the EX∞+++ rank.
The EX∞+++ rank level is pretty much infinity.
Or Infinity times infinity three times.
This means it is overpowered as fuck.
Raphael also made sure that this skill can be used passively.
Why explain all of this?
This is because this ability allowed Aspros to understand the extent to which his senses extended beyond his body.
With unwavering focus, Aspros sought to immerse himself in the world that enveloped him. Drawing his consciousness through the swirling essence of energy around him, Aspros allowed himself to connect with everything.
He gently pressed his palm against the earth of the Mirror Dimension, letting his consciousness fall downwards as he concentrated.
Though sight eluded him, his awareness and perception, which were beyond the gods, reached out to the vibrant energy pulsating from the ground beneath him.
As his consciousness was touched and forged a connection, he began to intertwine said consciousness with his own senses.
At the same time, as that happened, Aspros heard the voice of Raphael in his mind.
[New skill acquired!]
[Extra Skill: "Mana Perception" Acquired.]
Aspros smiled, but he also blinked.
"Mana Perception? I didn't use magic to sense things."
This made Aspros quite confused, but he ignored this for the moment.
He turned on the new skill to see what was happening around him.
"Beautiful..."
This single word escaped Aspros's lips, a whisper filled with awe, as he stood immersed in a world transformed by a breathtaking kaleidoscope of color and light.
Through the perception of the skill "Mana Perception," it was as though he had traded his eyes--once sharp yet limited, akin to a standard 720p camera--for a pair of eyes that were the equivalent of an ultra-high-definition camera capable of capturing life in vibrant 16k resolution.
Every detail sprang to life in vivid clarity. He could perceive the subtle nuances of color in the sky as the moon cast its white light down, casting a radiant glow over the world.
The rustling leaves and the fluttering wings of birds danced before him with astonishing precision.
Aspros also felt it.
He didn't just see everything; he felt enveloped by it. His perception expanded beyond a narrow viewpoint; it was as if he had been granted the ability to witness reality in an exhilarating 360-degree panorama.
Invisible to all, even to Aspros, from the depths of his heart, what appeared to be an ethereal circle began to unfurl, expanding outward in a dance of energy and light.
This circle that no one could see was actually the representation of the large radius of vision that Aspros currently had with his new skill.
"Raphael, darling, could you please... adjust the Mana Sense to mimic human vision a bit more? You can save the 360-degree complete view when I am engaging in combat."
Yes... after acquiring the Extra skill "Mana Sense," Aspros obtained the ability to see everything around him.
However, there was an undeniable aspect of it that felt disconcerting-- he could also see himself.
The Mana Sense skill granted him a perspective akin to that of a third-person view.
In that moment, he couldn't shake the unsettling notion that he had somehow transformed into a character in a video game rather than being fully alive and present.
It was this peculiar dissonance that compelled him to ask his partner, Raphael, to recalibrate the vision.
Having spent his entire life experiencing the world through the intimate lens of a first-person point of view, the abrupt switch to a third-person perspective felt alien and surreal.
With the vision restored, Aspros took a moment to absorb the breathtaking scenery surrounding him.
The landscape was a vivid tapestry of lush emerald greenery, vibrant wildflowers swaying gently in the soft breeze, and towering trees larger than any tree his previous life had seen, with trunks that shimmered in the dappled sunlight filtering through their leaves.
The air was fragrant with the scent of blooming jasmine and the earthy aroma of damp moss, creating an intoxicating atmosphere that felt almost otherworldly.
As he gazed at the crystalline turquoise waters lapping against the rocks of the lake, he couldn't help but marvel at the beauty that unfolded before him.
Jagged cliffs framed the coastline, their silhouettes stark against the clear sky, while colorful birds flitted through the trees, their melodic calls echoing through the tranquil air.
As this moment went on for a few more minutes, Aspros later concentrated on the ground once more. A spark of inspiration ignites within him.
With the addition of the Extra Skill "Mana Perception," or also known as "Mana Sense," Aspros could now perceive the spiritual in the air, the trees, the plants, the grass, the water, and even hidden underneath the earth.
In his past life, Aspros heard multiple times, mostly at random times, the saying: "If you can see it, you can grab it."
This idea represented human ideology.
If a human can see something, they want it, and to have it, they need to grab it.
Aspros's idea came from this ideology.
He had read and watched multiple comics, manga, and anime over the years. He was pretty aware of absorption techniques.
That is why he mentioned that saying.
"If you can see it, you can grab it."
Aspros calmed his mind and relaxed his body.
With his consciousness focused, Aspros began to move the spiritual inside of him towards his right hand.
However, the moment that his Ki was concentrated on his right hand, Aspros felt it change.
The Ki inside his body that he had willed to move towards his hand and palm had actually increased the durability, endurance, and overall strength of his hand to unprecedented levels.
It seemed that even without trying to recreate it, Aspros still managed to recreate a spiritual-based form of the "Iron Body" of the Six Styles of the Marines in One Piece.
While Aspros doesn't know what kind of physique he inherited, being born a God, he thinks that his current level of strength is higher than that of the average human.
[New Skills acquired.]
[Extra Skill: "Mana Reinforcement" acquired.]
[Extra Skill: "Mana Ki Defense" acquired.]
[Extra Skill: "Mana Augmentation" acquired.]
Yes...
Just by concentrating his spiritual energy on his palm and hand, Aspros acquired many potent skills out of nowhere.
Aspros sighed.
As Aspros relaxed, he began to retract the spiritual energy from his palm--not out of necessity, but as a deliberate choice to pull back the surplus energy he had unconsciously utilized for reinforcement and augmentation.
Yet, he refrained from wholly disengaging the flow of Ki. Instead, he found himself at a crossroads of experimentation, eager to explore the next possibility unfolding before him.
Placing his palm gently against the ground once more, Aspros closed his eyes. He attuned himself to the vibrant currents of Ki flowing beneath him.
The ground pulsed with energy, each beat resonating like a heartbeat in tandem with the universe.
It felt as though he were gazing into a vast, boundless ocean of energy, beckoning him to explore its depths.
Now... this is where the true experimentation takes shape.
Aspros concentrated, feeling the accumulated spiritual pulsating within his palm. With a deliberate motion, he released the energy, allowing it to seep out from his body like a warm breath of air.
The vibrant essence of the spiritual power flowed through his fingertips, cascading into the earth beneath him. He was channeling his spiritual power into the ground below.
Due to the fact that the spiritual energy that was seeping out belonged to him, Aspros still had control over it, and with extreme focus, he allowed it to touch the spiritual energy of the ground.
The first thing that Aspros tried to do was to stop the flow of spiritual energy in the ground.
Surprisingly, he managed to do it.
[New skill acquired.]
[Extra Skill: "Mana Jamming" acquired.]
At the same time that Aspros heard those words, Aspros felt that, suddenly, it was much easier to stop the flow of Ki.
It seems that due to his infinite god-like talent and potential, things that can take a person days, weeks, months, or even years, Aspros can do instantly.
From what he remembers, all the templates that were combined into creating his new existence multiply their talents on top of each other, meaning that even without the infinite talent and potential buff from his Unique Skill, Aspros was going to be extremely talented.
What he just did was something that would take a normal person a long time to do.
After all, a normal person is not able to jam the entire flow of the spiritual energy sealed underground in the first attempt.
Not only does it take a lot of mental fortitude and extreme control over spiritual energy, but it also takes a really great level of control over it.
And what he did was to perform an experiment, and the experiment worked in his favor.
At the same time that this was happening, Raphael, who, the moment he learned those useful skills, began to optimize them beyond what anyone else could comprehend.
It seems that all the information she gathered was enough.
[Requesting permission to upload the optimized information, Master.] Raphael spoke, and she was very excited.
Aspros blinked in surprise as he heard the voice of Raphael, but he didn't deny the request.
"Granted," Aspros said.
At the same time, just like before, as soon as the information was uploaded, Aspros felt like he had been able to use those skills for ages.
He also felt that he could remember that information for eternity without forgetting a single detail.
But Aspros was also left speechless as something new happened.
It seems that while Raphael was analyzing, deducing, improving, and even perfecting the information that he asked her to get, she tapped into the almost infinite information that the memories of the Gods of Saint Seiya held.
The crazy amount of information that the Gods had was because of their different perspective on things.
The Gods of Saint Seiya are able to see the truth of the world, see the laws of the world, and even manipulate them.
In fact, alongside the information uploaded, memories and experiences of the Gods, Saints, and Mages who had great control over energy were also there.
These memories and experiences were infused into his soul, body, and mind.
Normally, when the memories and experiences of a certain template are there, it takes the reincarnated person a long time to organize them and completely learn them.
Regardless of whether that was true or not, Aspros had Raphael for this task.
She quickly uploaded the information into his soul, brain, and body.
And because she is able to convert one type of information into another type of information, she was able to quickly transform that information into useful information that she and Aspros can use.
For example, transform the information that the muscles acquired after doing something so many times, in other words, muscle memory, into valuable information for other parts of the body.
For example, giving the mind the information on how to control the metabolism of the body to digest food better and faster.
The general experience from the Gods of the Saint Seiya Universe, including the fighting experience of the Gold Saints, was combined and given to Aspros almost immediately.
However, while he can use that experience and information, Aspros wants to try it firsthand. One thing is having the knowledge, and another thing is doing the things themselves.
After everything was settled down, Aspros began to reflect on the newly acquired skill.
The ability to jam the flow of the spirits of others is quite literally a cheat in this world.
In the world of Tensura, Charybdis, the so-called "Child of Veldora," had a skill named "Mana Jamming."
It allowed the user to jam the flow of mana inside a person, and even the flow of mana of the environment. This makes certain people unable to use their strongest magical attacks.
In the case of Aspros, who acquired this ability, the same range of effects is the same.
Anyone who wants to use spiritual-type abilities in front of Aspros would find it impossible to absorb Ki from the environment and even use their own internal energy.
However, even though this was a powerful skill, it was not Aspros's focus; what was going to happen next was the focus.
Instead of focusing on the colorful parts of the world, including its beautiful sounds, Aspros locked in.
He actively chose to close the colors of the world from his new sight. This included the smell, the sounds, and the sense of touch for this very moment.
The world was now completely black for Aspros, with the sole exception of the ethereal lights that spiritual energy produced in the metaphysical plane.
It was mythical and magical how the spiritual power of the world was portrayed in a beautiful green light.
Well... this seems to be the spiritual power of Gaea. After all, Gaea was the one who created the dimension, and she was tied to it. So it is fair that her spiritual power is also here.
But what most captivated him was the vibrant white, black, and gold that was coming from his own body.
From a mere glance, you could see that his Ki represented the qualities of nobility: regal, domineering, imposing, dangerous, elegant, and ethereal.
Aspros smiled.
He was getting carried away.
Controlling his spiritual power, which was interrupting the flow of spiritual energy on the ground, into something akin to a hand, Aspros did something nobody in this world would ever understand.
Focusing his untrained mental fortitude on the spiritual energy that was constructed in the form of a hand, Aspros prepared himself for the following operation.
The next operation in Aspros's mind was to grab the spiritual energy with the spiritual energy construct in the form of a hand and pull the spiritual power from the ground.
As the spiritual energy is pulled into his spiritual energy construct in the form of a hand, he can forcefully absorb the spirit energy from the ground.
As he tried that logic, somehow it worked.
As he felt the green spiritual energy around the golden white yet black hand construct of his own spiritual energy, Aspros tried to assimilate the energy.
Using this method, which is one of many, Aspros actually managed to absorb the spiritual energy into his body.
As that happened, Aspros also heard the beautiful voice of Raphael inside his mind.
Sometimes, Aspros forgets that Raphael is a skill that can also be shortened, or that can even skip certain steps for a skill to form.
[New skills acquired, Master.]
[Extra skill: "Spiritual Energy Infusion" acquired.]
[Extra skill: "Spiritual Energy Channeling" acquired.]
[Extra skill: "Spiritual Energy Construct" acquired.]
[Extra skill: "Spiritual Energy Absorption" acquired.]
[Congratulations, Master!]
[You have acquired the Extra Skill: Spiritual Control.]
Aspros blinked in surprise, but he later smiled like a small baby that got what it wanted.
This news was actually rather good to hear.
Before, he was getting frustrated that he was not getting a skill similar to spiritual control.
Of course, Aspros's true aim was the Extra Skill known as "Spiritual Energy Manipulation," but it seems that he might need other means to get that skill.
There is no need to worry; he knows what kind of skill Raphael needs to create that skill.
Raphael needs the Extra Skill known as "Molecular Manipulation."
This was a skill that the original Unique Skill "Great Sage" of Rimuru Tempest obtained after Rimuru managed to devour Shizue's and Ifrit's bodies.
This was because Rimuru obtained the Unique Skill "Degenerate" of Shizue.
Using this special Unique Skill known as "Degenerate," Great Sage managed to combine the Extra Skills "Fire Manipulation," which came from Ifrit, and Rimuru's own Extra Skill "Water Manipulation," which allowed for almost complete control and manipulation over molecules.
After Milim Nava, the Daughter of God, defeated Charybdis, Rimuru absorbed the core of Charybdis and obtained two skills from that core.
Combining the Extra Skill "Mana Jamming" and "Molecular Manipulation" together, Great Sage managed to create the Extra Skill "Mana Manipulation," which enabled Rimuru to manipulate his own flow of Mana, including the Mana of the environment.
Aspros thinks that most probably Raphael is waiting for the right Extra Skills to recreate the Extra skill "Molecular Manipulation," and from them, get a bunch of new skills.
After all, after you are able to manipulate molecules, pretty much some truths of the world are revealed to you almost instantly.
But Aspros also wanted Raphael to follow this approach.
Why?
This is because there is a clear difference in skills from person to person.
Let's continue with the same example.
The Extra Skill "Mana Manipulation."
Benimaru, one of the strongest subordinates of Rimuru Tempest in both the light novels and anime of Tensura, has the same skill as Rimuru, this one being "Mana Manipulation."
Benimaru can manipulate the mana around him, including his own mana. This is something that someone who has this skill can do.
But Benimaru himself does not compare to what Rimuru can do.
This is because of the Great Sage's help.
Great Sage created the Extra Skill "Mana Manipulation" from the combination of the Extra Skills "Mana Jamming" and "Molecular Manipulation."
This means that when Great Sage was creating that skill, she implemented the effects of those skills into this new skill.
This means that Rimuru's version of "Mana Manipulation" can allow him to control Mana on a molecular level.
This range of effect also works vice versa. With the help of Mana, Rimuru can manipulate molecules.
This is beyond what Benimaru can use, even if both possess the same skill.
This is why Aspros said that skills differ from person to person.
This is because the Great Sage managed to create a skill that was more perfect than the original skill, which allows for greater manipulation.
Even if Benimaru had the Extra Skill "Ki Manipulation," it wouldn't be as good as the Extra Skill "Ki Manipulation" that was forged through the help of the skill "Molecular Manipulation" by the Great Sage.
After all of this information was digested, Aspros began to continue experimenting with his Spiritual energy.
In fact, now that he had the Extra Skill "Ki Control," it was the perfect moment to start experimenting with Ki.
This is because the Extra Skill "Ki Control" grants Aspros a greater range of control to manipulate Ki in ways never seen before.
Now, Aspros can control his own spiritual energy perfectly and also interact with and control the spiritual energy around him.
Now it is the perfect moment to start experimenting with spiritual energy on a deeper level.
Raphael uploaded the information to Aspros's brain and body. With the help of the eons of experience from the gods that make his existence, Aspros can feel that controlling spiritual energy is as easy as breathing.
Yes... Controlling spiritual energy has become second nature to him, something that he was born with.
This is also true because the Quincy and the Shinigami of the world of Bleach learn to use that power. Aspros has the templates of the Soul King and many other people of that world.
The next thing that came to Aspros's mind was that spiritual energy is able to heal and even regenerate wounds.
Spiritual Energy can help accelerate the healing factor of the body, as it interacts with the physical body in a deep sense.
Aspros has seen this ability multiple times in anime.
However, even if Aspros has infinite god-like talent and a Heaven-defying understanding and comprehension, it is not easy to suddenly know how to heal injuries or how to regenerate entire limbs.
After all, he did not come from a world where healing magic, or even mutant abilities like the regeneration of Wolverine and Deadpool, are possible.
And Aspros himself was not a doctor.
But this argument itself was thrown out of the window when, suddenly, a surplus of energy, memories, and experiences was introduced into his memories.
This is because Aspros has the personal skill "God of Medicine," and also the skill "All kinds of Talent and Arts."
Not just this.
The memories of Irene Belserion and Wendy Marvell, mages who can use healing magic, appeared in his memories.
But the most important piece of information came from the few God Templates from the world of Saint Seiya, and the 13th Gold Saint of Ophiuchus.
All of this thanks to Raphael.
Raphael is quite literally the best support skill, and nobody can change Aspros's mind.
Aspros relaxed as he digested the information and prepared himself for what was going to happen.
Aspros settled into a serene meditation pose, elegantly crossing his legs in a comfortable yet focused manner.
He closed his eyes and turned his attention inward, meticulously channeing his spiritual power.
As the spiritual power surged and swirled, a subtle heat washed over him.
But Aspros could not use this knowledge without being injured. So using his spiritual energy, Aspros imagined a hand inside his body, and this hand was used to make an internal injury.
This injury is very severe, but Aspros did not scream as he didn't feel pain due to his "Pain Nullification" skill.
However, if the injury was not taken care of, it could cause a lot of damage. Aspros quickly began to cover the injury with his spiritual energy.
What was Aspros trying to do?
The first thing that Aspros wants to do is to heal. Healing is a natural part of the body. This is used by using energy and so on.
The bioelectric energy of the body is produced through natural biological factors.
So what Aspros was doing right now was to grab the spiritual energy around the area, and later focus the spiritual energy to accelerate the healing process of the body by a lot.
Aspros managed to do it as the information on how to do it was poured into him. He quickly replicated what he thought, and the injury he suffered was healed.
[New skill acquired.]
[Extra Skill: Healing.]
[Extra Skill: Healing Magic.]
Aspros's lips curled into a twisted grin as the news reached his ears, a delight dancing in his eyes.
Yet, he was far from finished.
Aspros focused his mind on another thing.
He did healing, but he did not do regenerative abilities.
The concept of Healing is the natural process of some races of using vital energy to heal some parts of the body.
The regenerative part of the body comes from the cells. This creates new tissue, new limbs, and new organs, as cells are what create the entire body.
This regenerative power can also be used on a molecular or atomic structure. This is what Odysseus of Ophiuchus uses in the anime and manga of Saint Seiya.
With that in mind, Aspros acted.
With a mere flicker of thought, he shot his spiritual energy outwards and quickly shaped it into a menacing blade construct, gleaming ominously in the light.
Without a doubt and hesitation, Aspros let his defense down on his left arm. With a surge of concentrated strength, he raised his right hand before bringing it down in a swift, decisive motion.
Red.
Blood.
The metallic began to fill the air, a stark contrast to the calm and beautiful scene that surrounded him.
That metallic scent was what Aspros smelled and saw right after he slashed his own arm off.
Anyone seeing this would call him crazy for even cutting his own arm, but Aspros knew what he was doing.
That statement was very true.
The Ancient One and Gaea, who were watching from a large distance, were stunned.
The two women saw how Aspros was quick to learn how to control his spiritual energy, and even Gaea allowed Aspros to disrupt the control of the spiritual energy inside the dimension.
All of that process was seen and analyzed by the two women, and to say that they were surprised was an understatement.
In quite literally a few minutes, Aspros went around, quite literally showing off his immense spiritual power, and later controlled said power almost instantly.
Yet... they were stunned when Aspros, out of nowhere, conjured a spiritual blade and later cut his own arm off.
Gaea was about to appear next to Aspros to help Aspros not bleed out, but what happened next shocked the two.
Back to Aspros.
Aspros took the extreme route to learn regenerative abilities, but it was the only sane choice. This is the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In this universe, there aren't mutants like Wolverine that have regenerative factors so advanced they can't even age.
So the only way was to improvise, and this was the only method.
Another method was that, in the middle of a battle, after one of his limbs got cut off, he learns to regenerate limbs and other parts of his body.
However, that is not very optimal.
The only choice that Aspros had was this one, where he could control the outcome.
Aspros calmed his mind and allowed his spiritual energy into his body, and later began to pour said energy into the cells, the way that he knew from the memories.
The first thing that he did was to focus the spiritual energy to control the muscles around the cut. This stopped the bleeding immediately.
As that was stopped, Aspros concentrated his full consciousness on focusing his spiritual energy. The first thing they did was to heal the injury, and later he began to grow the missing arm.
From the severed arm, bones, veins, and flesh were beginning to suddenly appear at a rapid rate, thus reconstructing the arm that was cut off.
At the same time, Aspros heard the familiar voice of Raphael.
[New skill acquired.]
[Extra Skill: "Regeneration" acquired.]
[A chain reaction has occurred.]
[The Extra Skill "Healing" and the Extra Skill "Regeneration" have been combined to create the Extra Skill "Regeneration and Healing."]
[Utilizing the Ultimate Skill "Astarte, Lord of Heaven" to evolve skills.]
[The Extra Skill "Regeneration and Healing" has evolved into the Extra Skill "Ultraspeed Regeneration."]
[The Extra Skill "Ultraspeed Regeneration" has evolved into the Extra Skill "Godspeed Regeneration."]
Aspros blinked in surprise as he heard the notification.
In the world of Tensura, the skill "Godspeed Regeneration" is an extremely powerful skill.
The Extra Skill "Ultraspeed Regeneration" in the world of Tensura allows a person to regenerate missing limbs and so on.
The skill "Godspeed Regeneration" is a tier above "Ultraspeed Regeneration." It allows for a far better level of regeneration than "Ultraspeed Regeneration," and at a higher level of speed.
However, this new "Godspeed Regeneration" that Aspros just obtained allows for healing and regeneration at the same time.
It is something like the regenerative healing factor that the demons of the anime Demon Slayer have. But this skill will evolve as soon as Aspros is able to use skills like molecular manipulation and even atomic manipulation.
This also means that as long as Aspros has energy, he is able to heal pretty quickly.
When he is able to think purely with his soul, just like spiritual life-forms can do in the world of Tensura, he would be able to heal even when his brain and heart are destroyed.
This made Aspros very happy.