Chapter 292: To Me, Her Safety Comes First
Chapter 292: Chapter 292: To Me, Her Safety Comes First
Hearing Mo Chen’s sudden voice, Yun Sheng stiffened slightly. Before she could react, Bai Ye took the initiative to step back, maintaining a respectful distance.
He turned to Mo Chen and asked mildly, "How is the situation?"
Mo Chen subconsciously glanced at Yun Sheng. He walked over to the sofa, his tone grave. "The situation is more complicated than I anticipated. Yun Sheng’s spiritual power is even more unique than my initial assessment."
He placed his data pad on the coffee table in front of the sofa. Tracing the complex, interlocking waveforms on the screen with his fingertip, his gaze was focused and rigorous.
"Yun Sheng doesn’t have a spiritual body. This is unprecedented among all known guides in the Star Alliance. Yet, her spiritual power possesses Guiding Abilities that not even an S-class Guide can achieve. What’s even more extraordinary is that she can actively absorb a Sentinel’s spiritual power during the guiding process. This ability is completely unprecedented, far exceeding the scope of current spiritual power research.
"Right now, based solely on the analysis of her spiritual power fluctuations and spiritual landscape, it’s impossible to determine why her spiritual power is so unique. But one thing is certain: the more she guides High-level Sentinels and the more spiritual power she absorbs, the greater the enhancement to her own spiritual power. She could even rapidly break through the shackles of her Level."
Mo Chen’s expression grew even more solemn, a hint of warning entering his voice.
"However, the accompanying risks are also immense. With such a massive and impure influx of spiritual power, if she cannot fully control it, she could lose control at any moment. Once that happens, it will cause irreversible damage to her spiritual landscape. In severe cases, it could even affect her consciousness. The consequences would be unimaginable!"
Bai Ye had been frowning at the chaotic waveforms on the data pad. Hearing the words "irreversible damage," his heart tightened. He immediately looked up at Mo Chen, unable to hide the urgency in his voice.
"Then what should we do? If we stop her from guiding and prevent her from coming into contact with any Sentinel’s spiritual power, will that keep her from losing control?"
His eyes were filled with worry, terrified of hearing the worst possible answer.
Yun Sheng also looked up at Mo Chen subconsciously, her fingertips gripping the sofa’s velvet cushions so tightly that her breathing quickened.
She also wanted to know the answer—she needed to figure out how to balance this situation.
"That is a possibility. Completely isolating her from contact with Sentinel spiritual power would indeed prevent a loss of control caused by power overload. But if we do that, the spiritual power she previously absorbed will slowly dissipate, and her own spiritual power will gradually weaken along with it. In the end, she might not even be able to condense the most basic spiritual power, entirely reducing her to an ordinary person."
Meeting Yun Sheng’s gaze, Mo Chen analyzed the situation with objective calmness.
"If you can accept this outcome—having her give up her power to become a pure, ordinary person—we can try this path."
At the phrase "reducing her to an ordinary person," Yun Sheng’s face instantly darkened. Without the slightest hesitation, she asked, "Is there any other way?"
She had worked so hard to raise her spiritual power Level and gain a certain amount of self-defense capability. If she reverted to being an ordinary person just like that, wouldn’t all her previous efforts and endurance be for nothing?
Furthermore, Lin Yueyao had been watching her like a hawk, secretly monitoring her every move. If she lost her power, she would become nothing more than a helpless lamb to the slaughter.
"There is, but it will take time. I need to further study the characteristics of your spiritual power, and I need a massive amount of experimental data to verify my hypothesis. If you’re willing, come here once a week to cooperate with my experiments. I will do my best to find a way for you to control this power without losing control."
"I can do that."
Yun Sheng nodded in agreement immediately, showing almost zero hesitation.
As long as there was a way to keep her power and avoid losing control, she was willing—even if it meant coming in every day for experiments, no matter how tedious the process.
Seeing her agree so readily, Mo Chen gave a slight nod before turning back to Bai Ye, his expression remaining rigorous.
"Additionally, Yun Sheng, you and your Sentinel, as well as Bai Ye, all need to undergo a spiritual power compatibility test. I suspect that the uniqueness of Yun Sheng’s spiritual power might be related to her compatibility with High-level Sentinels. I need to verify this hypothesis first."
Hearing this, Bai Ye subconsciously exchanged a glance with Yun Sheng, catching the obvious hesitation in her eyes.
He knew clearly that Yun Sheng’s hesitation was because of Si Jin.
He took the lead and spoke up, "Give us some time to think it over. We’ll give you an answer after we discuss it."
Mo Chen nodded. "Alright. There’s no rush. Just contact me once you’ve thought it through."
With that, he bent down to pick up the data pad from the coffee table, preparing to leave.
But just as he was about to move his feet, Bai Ye suddenly called out to stop him.
"Mo Chen, wait a moment."
Mo Chen paused and turned around, looking at Bai Ye with a flash of confusion in his eyes. "What is it?"
Meeting his gaze, Bai Ye’s tone was low and solemn. "I have something I want to talk to you about in private."
Mo Chen nodded slightly without asking any further questions. He simply said, "Then I’ll wait for you in the hallway outside."
After saying that, he turned and walked briskly out of the lounge.
Seeing this, Bai Ye turned to Yun Sheng. The solemnity in his eyes faded slightly, replaced by a touch of gentle reassurance.
He said softly, "Yun Sheng, I’ll be right back. Wait for me here for a moment."
"Okay."
Yun Sheng nodded. Although she felt a bit puzzled and curious about what Bai Ye wanted to discuss with Mo Chen, she didn’t pry.
Out in the dimly lit hallway, Mo Chen leaned against the wall and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose.
The lenses reflected a faint, cold gleam, making his aura feel even more aloof.
Hearing the sound of the lounge door opening, he looked at Bai Ye as he stepped out and asked directly, "What do you want to ask that requires you to purposely avoid her?"
Bai Ye quickly stepped forward, stopping just half a pace away from Mo Chen. His expression grew heavier, and his tone deepened.
"What you said earlier—if she stops guiding Sentinels and slowly loses her spiritual power, will she really just become an ordinary person? Are there absolutely no other side effects?"
Mo Chen raised an eyebrow, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes as his gaze toward Bai Ye grew complex.
"What, are you leaning toward having her choose that path? Bai Ye, you should know very well that it was Yun Sheng’s guiding that allowed the cracks in your spiritual landscape to slowly heal. It’s because of her that your spiritual power stabilized and stopped rampaging recklessly.
"Given your previous condition, if you stop receiving guidance now, your spiritual power will eventually lose control again. The cracks will worsen, potentially leading to dire consequences. Does none of that matter to you?"
"To me, her safety is the most important thing."
Bai Ye didn’t care if his own spiritual power went berserk again; he only cared about Yun Sheng’s safety. He demanded an outcome that wouldn’t bring her any harm whatsoever!
Mo Chen looked at him with an increasingly complicated expression. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke slowly.
"Yun Sheng’s spiritual power is the most unique and highly variable I’ve ever encountered since I began my research. There is no historical data to use as a reference. Therefore, I cannot tell you with absolute certainty that there are zero other side effects.
"Perhaps, after losing her spiritual power, she will simply become a normal, ordinary person. But perhaps... her condition will drastically deteriorate. It might affect her bodily functions, or result in other, even more severe consequences."