Chapter 198: Rune Concept
'Wow, are you an idiot? We're in the spiritual world now, and you're still using physical attacks?'
A familiar voice suddenly echoed in Lin Ye's mind.
'Miǎ? How are you here? And I don't know any spiritual attacks.'
Lin Ye attempted to communicate with Mia through mental connection.
'You're borrowing the princess's mental energy right now. Mental energy can transmit information. Since we're so familiar, of course I can communicate with you through spiritual messaging. As for spiritual attacks - don't you know runes? This is the spiritual world now. Just use rune concepts to attack it directly. This is the simplest form of spiritual attack.'
Runes were human-created techniques. Although Mia hadn't studied runes herself, she understood their significance - runes were tools humans used to interact with universal rules. So as long as Lin Ye comprehended the essence of runes, he could directly employ rune concepts for attacks in the spiritual world.
'Concepts? I only know how to use mental energy to inscribe runes, then manipulate spiritual energy through those runes. I can't directly manipulate concepts.'
Lin Ye tried creating spiritual energy blades to attack the High Priest directly. The spiritual world was indeed easier to manipulate spiritual energy than the physical world, and the spiritual energy blades he created were more powerful. But without physical coordination, the High Priest could easily swing its branches to shatter the spiritual energy blades.
'Not like that! Ugh, I don't know how to explain it. I was born in the spiritual world, a spiritual being that naturally influences rules. I've never actually used runes... Wait a moment, let me ask the Director. That old thing knows a lot.'
Mia's voice disappeared. "So you can't use that move continuously. That's reassuring. Now, return my heart to me."
The High Priest breathed a sigh of relief. With its main body severely wounded, it had nearly considered fleeing just moments ago.
Massive amounts of flesh and branches began growing outward from the High Priest as its center. Rather than immediately attempting to kill Lin Ye, the High Priest decided to first take root where it stood, absorbing citizens to recover its condition before dealing with Lin Ye gradually. As long as Lin Ye hadn't escaped the city limits, once it completed taking root, it could eliminate him in an instant.
Of course, the main reason it didn't attack directly was fear that Lin Ye might fight desperately and deliver another devastating blow.
Although the High Priest wasn't deliberately attacking Lin Ye, numerous flesh branches continued growing toward him. Unable to move currently, he could only control spiritual energy blades to chop down the approaching flesh branches.
But this stalemate couldn't last long. The severed flesh branches began taking root and growing around him, with numerous dark red flesh tentacles surrounding Lin Ye and continuously compressing his living space.
Victoria: What kind of technique is this? Material world spiritualization? If you have such a technique, why haven't you learned any spirit-related skills?
Lin Ye: Just acquired this skill, and it can only be used once. Do you know how to use rune concepts for attacks?
Victoria: I don't. That's a technique only usable in the spiritual world. Since I don't go to the spiritual world, why would I learn that stuff? But you should have one of my support cards. You could try using it - might be helpful.
Lin Ye: You mean that blue card for detecting participants? What use is that?
Victoria: That card contains the detection techniques of a tenth-tier spiritual energy user. Detection is a method of utilizing mental energy. Of course it's not very useful in the material world, but you're currently in the spiritual world. You might be able to learn my method of mental energy application. However, you can only perceive, not make contact, otherwise your spirit might be influenced by my mental energy.
Lin Ye: Thanks.
Lin Ye used the blue card.
A unique spiritual fluctuation spread outward from the card as its origin point. Within 1000 meters, there were two participants total - they had probably heard the commotion and come to investigate.
But that wasn't important.
What mattered was that in the spiritual world, Lin Ye clearly perceived the spiritual technique of detection.
Not just detection - Victoria's utilization of mental energy was concise and precise. By comparison, Lin Ye's use of mental energy could only be described as "crude."
This support card showed Lin Ye how to properly use mental energy.
It provided a standard, like elementary school textbooks.
If Victoria's writing was like printed text, then Lin Ye, who never received formal education, wrote in cursive script.
This wasn't to say cursive was inferior - many people wrote beautiful cursive, but the prerequisite was having seen standard printed text first.
Lin Ye was the type who wrote arbitrarily without ever having seen the standard.
He could indeed write normally now, but if he continued like this, eventually he would deviate completely from the standard, never to return.
Victoria: So? Helpful?
Lin Ye: Extremely. Your mental energy is beautiful.
Victoria: Heh, don't look at my current rough situation. My family comes from a prestigious lineage with long history. This is our foundation.
Lin Ye: Impressive. Just for showing me your mental energy, I'll definitely help resolve today's situation for you.
Even with the blue card in his possession, if Victoria hadn't mentioned it, he definitely wouldn't have used the detection card in this circumstance.
Victoria: Can you handle it now?
Lin Ye: No, but it helped immensely.
Victoria: Then what do we do?
Lin Ye: No problem, I have other backup plans.
'Old Lin, the Director said that as a material being, it's very difficult for you to directly manipulate rune concepts. But your friend can. You can indirectly manipulate rune concepts through your connection with her.'
Mia's voice happened to echo in Lin Ye's mind at that moment.
'She's not here. How should I operate this?'
More and more flesh tentacles had completely submerged Lin Ye's body. He could only continuously erect layers of mutated spiritual energy shields to block those tentacles trying to pierce into his body.
Fortunately, being half-spiritual being now, he could easily manipulate spiritual energy to create spiritual energy shields in the spiritual world.
'This is the spiritual world. You just need to imagine her beside you. As long as you create a shell, you can connect to the spiritual world through that shell... That's what the Director said.'
Mia wasn't actually certain herself. She didn't understand why Lin Ye couldn't directly use rune concepts.
'What's the point of this? Whatever, I'll try...'
Lin Ye didn't understand either, but he didn't think the Director would pretend to know something he didn't. That old man was quite formidable.
'Little Ye... Little Ye... Little Ye...'
Lin Ye closed his eyes, beginning to recall Little Ye's image in his mind, then suddenly opened his eyes.
"Come forth, Little Ye!"
A white-haired, robust elderly man appeared before Lin Ye.
"...Old Man Zhao? Why is it you?"
For several moments, Lin Ye questioned his own mental state.
"You must face your inner self."
Zhao Yong gave Lin Ye a thumbs-up.
"I'm perfectly normal. Who are you?"
Lin Ye suspected some abnormal condition was affecting him. He wouldn't randomly create spiritual entities without reason.
"Trying to deceive you is really difficult. Could it be you've never truly trusted anyone?"
Old Man Zhao said with a laugh.