443 Smelting Trial 1.6 (1/2)

Raven liked to be in charge, specially when it comes to his own body.

This means that things going out of his grasp or completely unexpected is something that he doesn't want to see or experience, specially when it comes to his own body.

Of course, this includes this certain situation he is in.

It was his mistake to begin with. He didn't ask what kind of serendipity the Heavenly Elk was going to give him. He just accepted it since he figured that having a God Beast indebted to him is too good to pass. Therefore, he had no one else to blame other than himself.

Thankfully, the Heavenly Elk was kind enough to make him unconscious right now. If it didn't, then he would certainly be in a lot of pain.

The process of breaking the seals itself was never meant to be painful. The reason why it was sealed in the first place is to prevent him from imploding anyway. However, the remaining seals were released by an outside force. Raven's physical attributes was nowhere near to being enough to handle this much Cosmic Energy.

It had to be known that Cosmic Energy is a the result of combining Essence Energy, Vital Energy and Spiritual Energy. Therefore its quality is on a different scale compared to these regular energies, in fact they shouldn't even be mentioned in the same breath at all.

Raven's Master, Geezer - the founder of Cosmic Energy and the creator of the Crown, was hunted by many Divinities due to his discovery. Forcing him to settle down in a dangerous place where his life is constantly in crises. It was for the same reason that he couldn't watch over his disciples closely and offer them protection. Though Cosmic Energy isn't Origin Energy, it was still desired by many since, where everyone failed, only Geezer obtained some form of a breakthrough.

The original plan was to slowly but surely strengthen Raven's body until he can handle the rest without being burdened. Given his progress, he will surely attain this state earlier compared to his Senior Disciples. Unfortunately, his body is now forced to adapt due to the Heavenly Elk's actions.

Raven was bloated by how much energy there is on his body. His energy network couldn't handle this, his physical body couldn't handle this, only his soul could but it's also in slumber along with his Avatars.

Currently, Raven wasn't in control. The only lifesaver he has, is that his physical body is still operating according to his instincts, and is trying to pacify the berserk Cosmic Energies.

Unlike regular energies, Cosmic Energy does not only flow inside his energy network. It also flows to every corner of his body as well as his soul, nourishing them in a cycle and making him stronger in a faster pace. Now however, since there's too much Cosmic Energy present on Raven's body. All paths on his body was full with energy.

He would just die right away.

The reason why he could still hold on after all of this, is due to his physical training and the discipline that he ingrained on every cell of his body.

Sophisticated Control…this why Raven's still alive.

Thanks to his stubborn and unceasing efforts to hold reigns on his energies throughout these years, his physical body learned how to operate on its own and its doing precisely what Raven would do in a situation like this and that is…

To control.

As soon as the crises happened, Raven's bodily instincts kicked into full gear. When his instincts discover that it couldn't reign in the sudden increase of his Cosmic Energy volume, it struggled.

According to Raven's methods of control, it didn't try to get hold of everything at once. Instead, his specifically gathered all the energies that Raven could control before the seals were released.

Inside his inner world where the scene of absolute chaos were focused, there is a lone orb that's braving all the storm.