Listen While Reading (Very Recomnded): Classic of Mountains and Seas
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The Heavenly Empress imbued the Golden Flas of Hope into my strange soul, trying to refine my Cosmic Heart into a Heart of Hope. We both didn’t know what would happen, but she was confident it wouldn’t endanger my life at the very least.
FLUOSH!
The golden flas beca a river, coursing through my Spiritual Body little by little, slowly gathering within my chest, circling the Cosmic Heart. The heart, in response, emanated gentle waves of cosmic energy.
Slowly, the energies assimilated the Golden Flas of Hope, and the refinent process started. The blue-colored core slowly started to change, becoming brown, then yellow, then gold.
I don’t know how much ti it has been as I saw the entire process within my Spiritual Body, but it felt like it was just seconds.
Slowly, the cosmic crystal was refined and evolved by the power of Hope.
I never thought it would work?!
And above all, Sepa!
She was helping, controlling the cosmic energy to successfully assimilate and refine the heart with the power of Hope.
Her body as a whole was changing as a result too, the Golden Flas of Hope fusing into her cosmic blue-colored body. Slowly, she evolved, becoming brighter, as if made of pure light.
“I’m evolving too?! My body…!” Sepa muttered. “I have never felt this sensation before… This feeling of liberation, of… happiness? This is Hope?”
As Sepa wondered, I saw visions, visions of my master’s past; they were mostly images or scenes of her past, of the struggles she went through.
The Hope she was giving was the one she felt for —the Hope I had brought to her after I had saved Zero One and told her that there was another way.
I saw her childhood friends cheering for her.
I saw her fighting against bandits, thieves, and rapists.
I saw her fighting against corrupt sects, where they held slaves as materials to be used.
I saw her slaying the mightiest of demonic cultivators.
And I saw her mourning too…
Mourning all those she lost, mourning all those that couldn’t make it.
Her friends, her childhood friends, were no longer in this world.
But despite all the despair she felt, slowly, the people that remained around her, the people she t in her travels, all lit up the fla of hope within her heart.
And she continued her journey, the never-ending path of the righteous cultivator, one filled with even more hardships than the rest.
Struggles, bloodshed, tears, and happiness.
By giving her Hope, I felt like I had lived a bit of her own life; I saw a glimpse of what she was and what she is now.
Her growth as a person, and how she slowly rose from a young and naïve girl into the incredible person she has beco now.
Master…
The more I see your life, the more I admire you!
Thank you for giving your Hope.
I will not waste it.
FLAAASH!
I opened my eyes at long last, as I saw a beam of pure golden light surge from my chest.
Under my pale skin, the cosmic core had changed its color.
It was no longer blue; it had beco completely golden.
It shone so brightly the light could easily be seen beneath my skin.
I felt the power of both Cosmic Energy and Hope Essence flowing through , combined with one another.
[Congratulations! You have absorbed the Essence of Hope and successfully refined your Heart into a {Heart of Hope}!]
[You learned the [Heavenly Golden Flas of Hope Arts: Tier 1] Spiritual Martial Arts!]
[Your [Cosmic Heart]: [Rank 1: Novice Star (Initial Stage)] has increased to Middle Stage!]
[You gained 1.000 Cosmic Energy.]
[You gained 2.500 Ki!]
[The Constellation sealed inside of your Cosmic Heart, Sepa, has undergone a Special Existence Evolution!]
[The Sealed Cosmic Throne {Trillion-Legged Millipede That Swarms The Cosmos} has evolved into {Trillion-Legged Golden Millipede That Brings Hope to the Cosmos}!]
[She has developed the Epic-Grade Trait: [Beacon of Justice and Hope]!]
[As a result, you have inherited the Trait.]
Hope and rcy?! Wait, so because my heart evolved, she also went through an evolution despite being a damn constellation?
And that title is so corny for her, I bet she’s cringing really hard.
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Also, I inherited the Trait she acquired, so it’s possible for her growth to also beco reflected on just like it happened in vice versa right now, which is fantastic.
A new Trait made my entire Soul tremble; my Phantom Dao Roots trembled as the Phantom Dao Branch was beginning to feel more real.
I’m getting there, slowly.
But anyways…
Yeah.
This feeling… It was incredible.
I looked at my hands as a tiny golden fla appeared.
It didn’t exactly have the power of flas to burn others, but it resembled a fla, made of Spiritual Ki of the elent of Hope.
“We did it…?”
The Heavenly Empress nodded, smiling at with a gentle giggle.
“Anna, you’re now the second wielder of the power of Hope in the entire world… Congratulations, my disciple!”
And she hugged tightly with her big arms and her wings.
Feeling her warmth, combined with her motherly hug, I couldn’t help but hug her back just as tightly.
What is this sensation?
I feel so happy…
It has been a long while since I was ever hugged like this.
From a figure that could be like a mother to .
Without realizing it, I was crying, tears falling over her shoulders.
“Thank you, master… I won’t disappoint you.”
“I know you won’t; I have high hopes.”
Heh, Hopes, the pun made itself.
“I feel tired though…” I sighed. “But I want to learn more, these flas…”
“For now, you should spend the rest of the day practicing,” she said. “I have matters to attend, so simply sit down and… Well, play around, experint. Tomorrow the real training shall begin.”
She patted my shoulders and quickly walked away; she had other disciples she had to check on after all.
“Okay, thank you, master!”
She was much nicer than that old crow, who would kick around or throw down a pit full of monsters instead of letting take it easy for once.
“Sepa, how do you feel?”
Though I was curious about her, just what was happening with Sepa right now? I was honestly a bit curious and also worried.
Constellations are tied to their Titles a lot; that it suddenly changes ans they have also changed trendously.
It ans their Story, their Tale, has changed and given a very big twist towards a new direction if the title changed like this.
It ans that Sepa’s journey hasn’t ended yet and that it is still developing.
“I’m… fine… Ugh, but my entire being has changed! Even though I am supposed to be a sealed constellation, thanks to being rged with your heart, if you change and improve the heart, I’ll also get stronger!” she said in surprise. “I evolved… I am no longer a being that represents swarms; I’m still a millipede but look! I am all shiny! I represent hope!”
FLASH!
She materialized in front of in her reduced form; she looked like a floating lamp now, so bright that it almost made blind! And that’s saying sothing when I mostly wield the light elent and I’ve gotten used to its brightness.
“Yeah, you do!” I laughed. “It’s really funny... But it’s nice, I guess? Like… Wait, are you being unsealed over ti?”
“I believe so; the stronger your heart becos, the more the seals wear down, the more I regain my powers,” she said. “But it’s also weird; now that I’ve changed, as I regain my forr powers, they might also mutate.”
“Interesting…” I nodded. “Hmm, once you unseal yourself, you aren’t going to try killing , right?”
“…Maybe.”
“Sepa! We’ve gone through a lot! We’re friends now!”
“Eh… The very reason I’m sealed right now is because of you… It’s not easy to forget. I used to be a very prideful Constellation; you know?”
“You were bullied by everyone; stop lying.”
“W-What? NO! I was Lord Anubis’ favorite!”
“I think he probably mocked you; I bet he called you his pet or sothing…”
“He did, but he always did it because he loved like a pet…”
“Sepa, get real.”
“…”
She started crying a bit.
“You don’t have to be so harsh…”
I never thought I would see her weeping like this.
Damn, I feel a bit bad now.
“Hah… Okay, sorry.”
I petted her head; she was shiny and lustrous, as if made of gold; she was also smooth to the touch.
“But you already know I killed Uroboros if you try to attack … I will have to defend myself,” I sighed. “But you’re free to go, escape, or do whatever you want. I won’t chase you down or try to seal you.”
“Really?” she wondered.
“Our hearts are one, so you can imdiately tell when I’m lying or not, and I’m being sincere right now, Sepa,” I said.
“Hmm, I know… okay,” she sighed. “You know, I am just a big fucking bug; getting so emotional is just not my thing.”
“I get it… For being a bug, you talk like an angsty teen though,” I comnted with a smirk.
“It’s rely because we’re tuned as one!” she roared furiously. “Your emotions and how you are... sohow affect in ways I don’t like! SHAAAH! RAAARRGH! SHYAAAGH! Is this how you want to act then?! I’ll bite your head off!”
She started nibbling my head very cutely.
I just can’t take her seriously in this form…
But really, I didn’t know my emotions and even my personality could affect her own heart. I suppose that’s also because our hearts are one.
I can rember she was much colder before the whole fusion thing happened; she mostly did that only because if I died, she would also die.
But now, it feels like she has indeed changed, for the better or worse.
“Sepa?”
“Grrrhh!”
“Sepa, co on…”
“What?!”
“What are your new powers?”
“Ah…”
She quickly flew in front of and then closed her eyes.
Suddenly, golden flas appeared around her body.
“I got sothing like that crane! I think this is golden flas of hope or sothing. Pretty neat trick!”
“It’s not a trick though, but yeah, it’s very powerful; they charge based on the hope that you generate for others, so it’s not an easy-to-use power.”
“I guess I’ll be relying on you to use it properly… I got a new Trait at least!”
“You an, OUR Trait, right?”
“Wait, you got it too?!”
“Looks like any new Trait you’ll get will be shared between the two, so get used to it, little centipede.”
“Not fair! That’s my progress, not yours!”
“I don’t make the rules here…”
As I talked with her, I decided to check out the new Spiritual Martial Arts, the power of the Heart of Hope.
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[Heavenly Golden Flas of Hope Arts: Tier 1]
[Comprehension Progress]: [0%/100%]
A Spiritual Martial Art that combines both the power of Spirituality and Martial Arts created by the Heavenly Empress of the Murim World of Bestia, Hue Xian. These Unique Martial Arts Techniques work differently than any other ever created in his world, or perhaps in any Murim Worldline ever.
By cultivating the Hope Essence that has been created by the disciple’s allies and friends after being inspired and instilled with the emotion of hope, happiness, or inspiration and combining them with Ki, it is possible to activate the power of the {Heart of Hope} and unleash this power as Golden Flas with the ability to transform into anything.
The more Hope the allies of the disciple harbor, as long as it is related to the disciple, the more Hope the disciple can harvest from them and the stronger its essence will beco, growing their Heart of Hope stronger and gaining the ability to further refine the power of the Golden Flas of Hope. However, the disciples themselves cannot employ their own Hope, and will always need the one from allies, friends, and family.
This is a power that is said to be able to grow indefinitely, and it can take upon a myriad of forms and shapes depending on each Inspiration, Dream, and Hopes of those sharing their powers with the disciple. From weapons, shields, and armor to healing wounds, creating burning flas, freezing ice, bright light, platforms to move, wings to fly—as long as there’s enough output of this essence and Ki, it can take on endless forms.
Naturally, it can also be used to fight with specific, special techniques; such techniques channel the powers of Hope to their extre and unleash devastating attacks that can even hurt a foe’s soul, shatter their defenses, disable their techniques, and even sap away their own Ki.
There’s close to nothing this Spiritual Martial Arts cannot do, but it is usually extrely hard to cultivate, and only a chosen few who have experienced true bonds and have a relentless personality capable of inspiring the masses can properly wield this power.
The way the Flas of Hope manifest will always be unique between each wielder of this Spiritual Martial Arts; even though the Master might also possess a Golden Naginata of Hope, their disciple’s Naginata might manifest completely differently than them.
These Martial Arts will only progress when the growth of your Heart of Hope aligns with your available Techniques. New Techniques will beco available through both discovery and growth of the Martial Arts. The Heart of Hold can grow as it absorbs Hope Essence and is refined.
{Heart of Hope (Tier 1)}: [Growth: 1/100%] [Hope Essence Storage: 1.000/1.000]
Available Techniques:
[Heavenly Golden Flas of Hope Weapon Materialization (Tier 1)]
[Spiritual Healing Golden Flas of Hope (Tier 1)]
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Oh, this was much more complicated than I had imagined, perhaps quite like the Demonic Seals too!
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