Chapter 120: Energy Incarnate, Phantasmic Doppelganger (1/2)

After entering the Pocket Dimension, I found a wide space and sat there cross-legged. Yuko and Yumiko followed me and settled on the side. They're watching me while also trying to improve their Unique Abilities even if its just a little.

Apart from them, there's also another person here at the Pocket Dimension who chose to watch my breakthrough.

Date Kazeyoshi, our classmate and one of the Heroes who I will be going to accompany to their Otherworld.

Dueto his ancestry, he is widely known to be idolizing the well-known warlord of the Sengoku Era, Date Masamune.

Due to that, he's basing his image on the famous illustration of Date that was often depicted in games and anime. Medium-long brown hair, a black eye-patch over his right eye, and the classic helmet with its golden crescent moon. Ah, he's not wearing that helmet but it was hanging behind him, held by a string. It was so he could equip it easily.

He also has his 6 Katanas before but it's nowhere to be seen right now. Maybe due to the Necklace we gave him, he finally found that it's burdening to carry all those at his side all the time. Though he's trying to look like him, his attitude and the way he talks is nowhere near close to the depicted Date.

The other two Heroes haven't met me yet but this guy was already in my Support List. He's the one that brought up the Intelligence stat average. Looks like he's the one with the highest base Intelligence stat or maybe there's some explanation to it.

Pulling out the Energy Stones that I haven't dug into yet since arriving from the World of Spirits, I arranged them neatly in front of me as if preparing for a ritual.

Err... Since I will be breaking through the three pathways, I'll probably need more Flux Energy just like the last time.

Asking for Yuko and Yumiko's help for this won't suffice so after piling up small hills of Energy Stones I started to break past my current realm.

”That's a lot of Energy Stones.”

Kazeyoshi commented upon seeing me stacking those Energy stones. He even lifted his fake eyepatch to see what I am doing with his two eyes.

”He's cultivating three pathways that's why. He's only trying to tackle the 3rd Realm but his strength is already only slightly behind us...”

Yumiko sighed in amazement. Though she's sighing, there's a hopeful look on her face as she watched me.

”That's Dai-kun for you.”

Yuko proudly said as she looked at me with undying affection in her eyes. For her, the vision of that future she saw was slowly being realized.

I looked at the two girls and nodded at them before starting.

Bathing me with Psyche Boost and the Psyche Energy of the surroundings first, the wind in the Pocket Dimension started to stir.

My control towards the inherent energy grew once more because of the additional intelligence stats I received. If that World's Will of the World of Spirits saw me this time, he'll probably send a lightning bolt towards me.

Along with the stirring of the winds and the energy around me, the small hills of Energy Stones started to be dissolved and turned to the multi-colored Flux Energy.

As it started to be absorbed inside me, the clouds of Flux Energy started to revolve around as my Streams materialized. Also, the Spiritual Twin which was merged within me was extracted and floated along with the Streams and clouds of Flux Energy revolving around it.

The five Streams fused with the clouds of Flux Energy as they covered the Spiritual Twin to slowly dissolve it.

Upon reaching the Transformed Spirit Stage, the Spiritual Twin will be extracted and be dissolved to become the foundation of one's Transformation.

When the Spiritual Twin was completely dissolved by both the Streams and Flux Energy, everything merged and coalesced together to turn into a wide expanse of a River. Though this River looks way bigger than the Rivers shown by the other Transformed Spirits, it is because the first River itself will be the one to produce the Transformation or the humanoid form for the Spirit Beasts.

As it swirled above me like a whirlpool, drops of what seems to be pure Spirit Energy covered my body. From a few drops, it eventually became a downpour which instantly submerged me inside that pure Spirit Energy.

Thereafter, my body started its transformation process.

Though there's no visible physical change in me, I could feel certain parts of my internal structure wriggled and changed into a physical manifestation of energy.

Err… yes, everything about me was slowly turning into solid energy as if it's normal.

After that, it expanded and covered all of my vital organs as well as my skin and flesh.

In this form, I will become nearly invulnerable to physical-based attacks.

Like I first thought, my transformation will turn me into something Energy-based, considering everything about me revolved around energies.

As soon as the whirlpool above me stopped raining, I stood up and still saw no change in my physical appearance except my hair which grew longer and my clothes which somehow also transformed into long white robes as it fluttered in the air.

After confirming that, a series of notifications rang inside my head.

[Advanced to Transformed Spirit.]

[Current Connection: 1 Rivers]

[Spiritual Twin Phantom has been removed.]

[Generated a Skill: Energy Incarnate Transformation]