Chapter 268: Static and Dynamic Cogent Phrenics (1/2)

Cogent Phrenics, the denizens of the Mental Realm; their forms were shaped based on the majority of the experience fragments that composed them. If the content related to the experience fragments were those of slashing motions, attacks, actions, of blades, rods, paper, etc. they would end up producing a Cogent Phrenics that looked like a flat sword with a wide body frame, lacking a hilt.

If the dominant portion within them consisted of swords and their hacking experiences, then the resultant Cogent Phrenics would have the texture of a sword, same for its shape, size, its mode of travel, and even its attacks.

So, when it attacks, it would make hacking motions. Generally, due to the experience fragments in them, the resultant Cogent Phrenics would only possess a set of actions. Their actions would become increasingly complex at higher Tiers, but for Tier 1 and Tier 2 equivalent Cogent Phrenics, they at most possessed three or four forms.

Tier 1 and Tier 2 Cogent Phrenics were also loosely composed, making them seem unstable in front of solid forms like Gerude Eagle. Gerude Eagle watched the humanoid figure arrive before one of the ten Shifters.

The Shifter nodded solemnly, watching the humanoid figure begin to break off his arms. The moment they were separated from his body, they broke down into experience fragments, forming a cluster.

As time passed, they would slowly form into a shape based on the contents within them.

Before that happened, the Shifter passed his arm through the cluster, absorbing everything. The experience fragments passed through his hand and flowed into his form like a stream, spiralling his body.

As they spiralled his body, many fragments seeped into his form, settling in their respective spots. They were arranged based on what their contents were and where it should be arranged to complement the overall effect his form exhibited.

Unlike the forms of other people, this Shifter's form readily absorbed all experience fragments and even allocated them complementary positions, ensuring his form retained its solidity while growing in size.

The moment he finished absorbing the cluster, the humanoid figure before him broke off another arm, presenting it to be absorbed. As the Shifter absorbed it, he noticed some imbalance in his form. After a moment of comprehension, he looked at the surrounding Cogent Phrenics, pointing at the ones shaped like grass and leaves.

The humanoid figure nodded and flew out, relaying his message to the ones fighting through a motion of hands. All instructions were conveyed in detail before the operation, so everything proceeded without confusion.

All the humanoid figures surrounded the Limitless Tower, forming a spherical formation. They created a loose defensive structure, keeping part of the force as a reserve. The Cogent Phrenics collided with them like a wave, overwhelming them. But they fought using their superior forms, giving out more damage than they received.

They also ensured the direction of their punches, kicks, slashing, and stabbing motions were directed towards their defensive layer, ensuring most of the experience fragments that splashed out from impacts were received by their own.

Otherwise, the Cogent Phrenics would keep forming as they absorb the experience fragments, causing a continuous loop of attacks. If that happened, then it was only a matter of time before they lost.

After all, their forms couldn't exist permanently in the Mental Realm. The adhesive that retained the solidity of their forms was their ego, will, emotions, and desires. It was a finite amount, the source being their bodies in reality.

Their bodies, in reality, were currently in a state of unconsciousness; therefore, the 'adhesiveness' they could draw upon was limited. Moreover, to move around and enact their formations, most of them had decisively severed their links to reality. So, it was a do or die situation for them.

Gerude Eagle severed his connection with reality the moment he glanced at Psychic Ancestor Marble and had experienced a solidification of his form. It was because he intuitively sensed that he had absorbed all 'adhesiveness' from his body in reality, using the emotional weight Psychic Ancestor Marble had in his mind as a catalyst.

'Goodbye my son, Garuk.' He waved his hand, cutting the thin cord that extended from the crystal in him and connected to his heart in reality. Confirming that the link had been severed, he turned around and lunged at the Cogent Phrenics that arrived before him.

It was shaped into a human's stomach organ. Condensed within were experiences of hunger experienced by many humans. Gerude slammed his fist into it, piercing its form without trouble. His hand emerged from the other size, holding a crystal similar to the one in him.

There were two variations of Cogent Phrenics: Static, and Dynamic. Static Cogent Phrenics were those that had formed as a result of the condensation of the experience fragments in the Mental Realm. But they were not sentient or were capable of moving.