Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 204 Consciousness, Soul, and Body; The Theory of Mind, Skill, and Body

Elias naturally did not know where the Ignivas were, or rather, no one knew where the Ignivas would stay.

After all, once their location is known, there is a possibility of being besieged and killed. As a race that has been active in the Star Sea for a long time, the Ignivas would naturally not make such a low-level mistake.

"I was just lucky when I encountered them... If I could actually kill one or two Ignivas, not only would I be able to prove my courage to the God of Courage, but I could probably get a new set of armor and even a better sword."

Clearly, at least judging from Elias's tone, the bounty offered by the Ignivas was ridiculously high—after all, Elias's armor itself was quite remarkable.

It was only after hearing Elias's description that Du Yi realized that these aliens had come to parachute, not by plane. They had simply relied on their armor to traverse the galaxy and arrive here.

This was terrifyingly powerful in Du Yi's eyes, at least it was beyond his comprehension. After all, in his mind, space was just space, with no air at all, and even various kinds of radiation. Just relying on the physical body to stay in that environment, even wearing armor, was still no different from courting death.

"You mean those chaotic spiritual energy fields? That's true."

After hearing Du Yi's question, Elias nodded.

"However, for this kind of thing, we just need to inscribe runes on the armor. Runes can stabilize our souls, and a stable soul means a concentrated consciousness, and a concentrated consciousness means a strong body..."

"Wait a minute?"

Du Yi heard words he had never heard before.

He had heard of runes before, but runes that could allow someone to traverse the stars... that was really too exaggerated.

But this exaggerated thing seems to be supported by a strange theory. At least what Elias said, such as the soul, consciousness, and body, sounds quite plausible.

"So, what exactly happened?"

Du Yi developed a strong thirst for knowledge.

Elias continued his narration.

Although the sources of power often differ for different races, for these champions who are obsessed with becoming stronger, the sources of power can be basically divided into three categories.

Consciousness, soul, and body.

In the eyes of these chosen champions, consciousness means a powerful driving force, just like those powerful Ignivas, who can ignite flames out of thin air simply by manifesting their consciousness—in a sense, those are no ordinary flames, but flames that are burning enemies with their consciousness, and the so-called flames are just an external manifestation.

In the eyes of these chosen champions, the soul is the source of life and the source of power. This means that once the soul is unstable, even the strongest person cannot exert much power, just as a person with shaky hands cannot hold onto something. Therefore, some special races or forces simply specialize in the study of the soul. Their attacks often seem light and easy, or even just a word or a gesture, but their opponents will suddenly fall to the ground and die, unable to get up again.

As for the body, in the eyes of these chosen champions, it is a vessel that carries the soul. The reason for using the word "vessel" is because it is like pouring water into a cup—the shape of the cup determines the shape of the water. From this perspective, the body determines the shape of the soul. When the body is broken, it means the container is destroyed. Just like when a cup is broken, the water that spills on the ground will soon turn back into steam and merge into the air.

"The body determines the shape of the soul, the soul gives birth to consciousness, and consciousness drives the body's movement," Elias concluded.

"That is what the chosen champions often refer to as mind, skill, and body."

The mind is the soul, the skill is the intention, and the body is the physical body itself; the three complement each other and are inseparable.

Most of the time, consciousness can only drive the body itself, but some special groups, like the Ignivas, can project their consciousness outside their bodies—in a sense, this is a talent that is extremely suitable for the Star Sea. When the flames of consciousness cover the whole body, these Ignivas can resist the tearing of the body by the chaotic spiritual energy field to a great extent, thus ensuring that the vessel of the soul will not be damaged.

To be fair, this might be considered a physical crossing of the stars.

As for the Chosen Champions, they used a different method. The runes engraved on their armor could unleash a more powerful driving force from their souls. Coupled with the determination born of courage in their hearts, their consciousness could naturally influence the armor itself. From this perspective, it was similar to the method of the Ignivas, except that the Ignivas relied purely on talent, while most of the Chosen Champions still relied on their armor.

"As for truly traversing the sea of ​​stars with one's physical body... that requires extremely high physical strength, or a high degree of unity between mind, skill, and body, so that the body, as a vessel, will not be damaged under the tearing of those chaotic spiritual energy fields."

At this point, Elias sighed.

"I've never seen a powerhouse of that level... but even if I did, I might not survive."

Just think about it. As the chosen champion, the first thing he would do upon seeing a strong opponent is to rush up and challenge them. But with his current strength, a strong opponent of that level could probably kill him with a simple wave of their hand.

It can only be said that sometimes always holding your head high is not necessarily a good thing. Just like now, after thinking about those truly strong people and comparing them with his current level, Elias couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration.

However, in Elias's view, this was not necessarily a bad thing.

It is precisely because we understand our weaknesses that we have the opportunity to become stronger.

"It's a good thing that you have this mindset."

Du Yi suddenly realized that this alien tin can named Elias was actually quite easy to talk to when he wasn't going crazy.

"But...the world is so big,"

In a sense, this was Du Yi's first real experience of seeing the world for the first time.

Not this small world right now, but the vast world above the stars.

"So, in that bigger world..."

Where on earth has my mammoth gone?

(End of this chapter)