They had simply transformed into another kind of form, and they ought to continue regarding themselves as ‘people’.
If not, what difference would there be between them and those Storm Beasts summoned by the Primal Fury Owl?
And since they are people, then even though conditions within this Divine Realm aren’t great, one should still try to create conditions for them to live as much like people as possible, to anchor this point even more solidly.
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After watching Colonel Derek go off to busy himself with his things, Gu Hang started to ponder his own matters.
His main objective for returning to this Divine Realm was to thoroughly explore how exactly to use this new ability.
Summoning Valor Spirits was just an unexpected bonus.
After completing the upgrade and obtaining the talent ability of the True Realm essence, Gu Hang sensed that the souls of those who had died in battle were still drifting here.
They could not return, and Gu Hang was also incapable of making their souls leave the True Realm wholly to return to their physical bodies in reality. However, he could use the True Realm’s essence to exert control over the Divine Realm and use Spiritual Energy to bond, mend, and fill their shattered souls.
Frankly speaking, these Valor Spirits were fundamentally no different from the Storm Beasts summoned by the Primal Fury Owl previously, both being a combination of broken, dead souls with Spiritual Energy.
But Gu Hang was not like that beast.
What kind of imagination could a beast have? It would only create a bunch of brainless things like itself.
Gu Hang, on the other hand, largely preserved traces of ‘humanity’ such as personality and memories within those soul fragments, and he used Spiritual Energy to recraft bodies for them.
Gu Hang would not only grant them thought, freedom, and will, but he also preserved the potential for their advancement.
At this point, there was a fundamental difference between them and those brainless Storm Beasts that could only serve as cannon fodder.
Thinking this far, Gu Hang suddenly realized, these Valor Spirits… didn’t they somewhat resemble Demons?
Existing in Hell’s Abyss or rather the True Realm; bodies composed of Spiritual Energy; possessing their own will yet controlled by him, a god-like being who’s not a god; the future advancement depending on the aggregation of more Spiritual Energy to strengthen themselves…
Shaking his head, he forcibly discarded this train of thought.
Don’t get carried away with wild thoughts.
Afterward, he began to consider the utilization of the entire Divine Realm.
Now, not only could he easily immerse his consciousness into this Divine Realm whenever he wished, but he was also capable of effortlessly tearing open a fissure to his Divine Realm in the True Realm from the real world.
This would be very useful.
In battle, the torn fissure could allow his newly formed Valor Spirit Legion to descend into the real world at any moment as a surprise force, appearing on the battlefield without any signs.
The strategic value was immense.
Tearing open a fissure to the True Realm could also, should Gu Hang choose to do so, allow him to use Spiritual Energy in the real world to an exaggerated extent. Especially when using storm series Psychic Spells, the power would become extremely exaggerated.
Right now, his real body had already reached a level where he could eliminate a unit of veteran endgame warriors on his own.
With the power of the Divine Realm now bolstering him, although he still wasn’t at the standard of an Evil God since his spiritual essence was still limited and he could control only so much power at once, a three to five-fold enhancement in his strength under the furious power of the True Realm was very normal.
Then, perhaps he could single-handedly destroy an elite Star Warrior Trooper Squad; even in stellar battles, his personal might could possibly influence the outcome of the fight by interfering with or enhancing something like a Void Shield.
Even some of the smaller ones, like patrol-class Starships, he could destroy if they weren’t at full defensive capacity, utilizing vastly strengthened storm spells!
After a considerable assessment of his full combat strength, Gu Hang couldn’t help but shudder.
It was a bit terrifying.
Aside from these combat aspects, Gu Hang also came up with some ideas in other areas.
For instance, the ‘storm’ divinity he inherited has strong control and dominion over the spiritual energy storms. So, could the Low Energy Storm problem that has plagued Rage Owl Star for hundreds of years be resolved?
Directly undertaking planetary-level climate and geological transformations would be astronomically expensive; however, by using the power of an Inferior Deity, Gu Hang could manage the intensity of Low Energy Storms and repair the environment.
He could enable the spiritual energy, which essentially permeates from the True Realm into our world but couldn’t be stored due to environmental damage, to be converted back into utilizable Spiritualized Gas Fields—an approach that may now be feasible.
The only requirement was that he would have to spend a considerable amount of time in places where the Low Energy Storms were fierce.
But it wouldn’t be too troublesome; after all, he always had a lot of administrative work to deal with. Working in Revival City, or having a mobile office, staying in one place for several months, there was not much difference, and it wouldn’t interfere with his work and tackling of Low Energy Storms at the same time.
This was not mere speculation; he planned to verify the feasibility of this idea in Gaota Province, firstly visiting Rubbish Town, now Gaota City, after he set out.
Besides, Gu Hang had thought of another possible method.
Ripping open the veil of reality would create a massive disturbance and was something Gu Hang certainly wouldn’t do until absolutely necessary. But creating a tiny slit, or even just thinning the veil slightly to let more spiritual energy seep through—this would be much less obtrusive.
By doing so, Gu Hang might not gain a significant boost in the midst of fierce battle, but the gradually permeating spiritual energy, accumulating day by day, could have a beneficial effect: within a considerable range, humans with high spiritual affinity would have a greater chance of awakening their psychic powers.
In other words, Gu Hang might have a way to mass-produce psychic power users.
At that moment, he even started contemplating the name for a Mage Corps he would form once he had enough psychics. What should he call it?
Honestly, mass-producing psychics, giving more people the chance to awaken spiritual energy, was a more feasible task than fixing the Low Energy Storm problem.
Generally, having too many psychics was not a good thing.
Psychics always came with many problems, such as not controlling their powers properly, harming themselves or others; or becoming easy targets for Hell’s Abyss, causing significant destruction after being seduced in mind, or even being possessed by demons, ripping open the veil of reality, leading to a small-scale demon invasion…
But after some consideration, Gu Hang felt these risks were manageable for him.
The psychics he cultivated would have their power awakened under the Storm God Kingdom controlled by Gu Hang. Although it also lay within Hell’s Abyss, there wouldn’t be any sensation of minds being seduced or bodies being possessed by demons, tearing open the veil of reality, and other such grand news, as long as Gu Hang himself didn’t wish it.
As for the remaining issue of ‘how to control psychic powers without harming oneself or others,’ that was solvable.
“In that case, before setting up the Mage Corps, I might need to establish a Psychic Academy first? Let’s call it the Magical School… or perhaps Hogwarts?”
Gu Hang mused to himself, entertaining his own thoughts.
Feeling quite happy, he turned his attention to the blue sun in the sky.
His perspective gradually receded, soon encompassing the entire Divine Realm.
It was still desolate, but in Gu Hang’s eyes, it appeared to hold a future brimming with life.
However, the process of pulling back did not stop there.
Soon, what he saw was not just the Storm God Kingdom. A vaster domain appeared in his view.
Beyond the Storm God Kingdom, bathed in the light of the blue sun, lay vast expanses of chaos. Countless colors rolled and entwined within this space, where various elemental forces twisted around each other, creating a scene of indescribable turmoil and distortion.
At first glance, it was quite beautiful, but upon closer inspection, the sheer disorder and chaos were almost dizzying and nauseating.
Looking further afield, Gu Hang thought he saw five distinct and enormous areas amidst the endless chaos.
But that was just a glimpse, as he suddenly felt a strong warning from his already formidable spirituality.
He cut off the view without hesitation, but the next moment, a severe headache still struck him.
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