Sitting on a recliner on the first floor of the building, Todd slowly opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.
As he struggled to his feet, he sighed and said, "One hundred souls..."
Ivy, who was standing to the side, quickly went over and helped him up: "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing, just a little dizzy." Todd rubbed his temples. "Now that I think about it, the fact that a hundred Heroic Spirits reside within me is really...weird..."
Deirdre brought over a cup of lily of the valley tea and handed it to Todd, saying softly, "I still don't understand how a hundred souls can reside in a human body?"
Do you remember Boyle?
As soon as Todd finished speaking, he saw the unnatural expression on Deirdre's face and knew that he had touched on her painful past.
“Evie, Deirdre, you two have both been to my soul space, a world constructed from the power of souls. The souls of the dead can reside there, undisturbed by the outside world. As long as I live, they can be immortal.”
Todd closed his eyes, frowning as he said, "This feeling is strange. I can feel those heroic spirits wandering around in my soul, hear their voices, and even discover their hidden thoughts."
Deirdre knelt beside Todd's legs and whispered, "Do you remember that accident? Boyle's obsession caused a collapse in your soul space, almost leading to a disaster."
Todd nodded: "I understand the danger you mentioned. At that time, I didn't understand how the power of the soul worked, and I was constantly oscillating between human and tyrant forms. This situation caused the soul residing in my body to collapse. In fact, it all boils down to a problem of insufficient power and loss of control."
"Now, my Tyrant form has evolved to the second stage, and my control over soul power has become even better. By the way, I can give it a demonstration."
After saying this, Todd pulled Deirdre and Evie into his soul space.
The three arrived at the large conference room in the Soul Space Research Institute.
Todd opened the control panel in the center of the conference room, and a huge 3D holographic projection appeared in mid-air.
Evie and Deirdre stared intently as the 3D image displayed a huge miniature three-dimensional landscape, which looked somewhat like a structural model often seen in computers.
The top level is the research institute plane where the three of them are located. In addition to a huge research institute building, you can also see the towering mountains, grasslands, towns and rivers outside the institute.
Deirdre looked at the three tiny figures standing in the research institute's main conference room in the 3D diagram, and raised her right hand with great interest. To her surprise, one of the three figures also raised its right hand.
“This holographic image will show everything that happens in the soul space, even the actions of the host souls.” Todd moved his finger down from the research institute floor.
Passing through the thick layers of earth and the dense gray fog, the buildings and furnishings on the next level were entirely scenes from the age of the gods.
Golden trees with canopies reaching the sky, magnificent palaces stretching endlessly, and a rushing, turbulent river flowing ceaselessly.
Todd pointed to a group of tiny figures next to the golden tree and said, "These are the one hundred heroic spirits who have just entered the space."
Todd placed his index finger and thumb on the screen and stretched them in opposite directions, rapidly enlarging the original model.
Tim Rothach sat at a long marble table, surrounded by a pile of food and wine, indulging in a feast without a care for his image.
Kasper sat beside him, holding a short sword made of gold, lost in thought.
Ivy was startled by the scene before her and stammered, "Are all these people the spirits of those heroes who died in battle?!"
Todd nodded and said, "That's right. After they died in battle, their souls wandered the world. The power of their souls weakened with the surrounding environment and eventually dissipated, a phenomenon commonly known as 'soul scattering.' Now, guiding them into the soul space can effectively protect them..."
Evie asked, puzzled, "Todd, I still don't understand why you took these people into your soul space. I mean, what's the point of doing this?"
Todd looked at the group of heroic spirits wandering around in the scene and sighed softly: "I am trying to do something that, if successful, will bring about a completely new and unimaginable world."
Ivy pressed further, "What if we fail?"
Todd smiled and replied, "Then we will disappear completely into the endless cycle of reincarnation, just like those ancient myths and legends."
Completely baffled by these words, Deirdre turned her attention to the 3D image: "What is this?"
Todd looked in the direction Deirdre was pointing and saw a row of floating data and charts at the bottom of the entire 3D model.
"What you're talking about is a console that I designed and created based on my past experience."
"Console?"
Todd scratched his head: "Observer, status table, monitoring system... You might not understand these terms right away, but you'll understand them quickly after a demonstration."
Todd pressed his finger against the data and forms at the bottom of the screen and pulled upwards forcefully. Hundreds of flashing data tables and charts instantly filled the entire screen.
"This is the weather display. It shows data such as season, wind direction, wind speed, precipitation, frost, fog, etc. You can control the weather changes in the soul space by using these buttons and knobs."
"This is for construction. It can be used to modify details such as terrain, landforms, buildings, lakes, greenery, roads, etc."
"This is celestial control, used to alter the alternation of day and night, tidal forces..."
"This is a boundary force field, used to delineate area boundaries and prevent heroic spirits from going to places they shouldn't go..."
Compared to Deirdre, who was completely bewildered, Ivy, while digesting the new knowledge before her, asked, "I have another question. You are sitting here, but those one hundred heroic spirits have already died in battle. How did you bring their souls into the space?"
Todd recalled, "Remember the 'Seed of Soul' ability I told you about? It can implant a part of an ability user's soul into an object or living being, using it as a medium for contact. This allows you to achieve a soul link without direct contact."
Ivy was a little confused: "Where did you implant the soul?"
Todd smiled and said, "It's that sanctuary. I planted my soul into the entire building. Once the ashes of those who died in battle are brought in, I can search for the wandering souls of heroes through the residual aura within."
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