Chapter 155: an out-yang spirit
Elijah reminisced for a moment, but in the next second, he suddenly recalled another incident from last night!
While he and Hannah Fiona were having a good time playing, his Seed of Consciousness faintly sensed a reaction indicating someone's advancement.
Lost in playfulness at the time, he didn't pay much attention, dismissing it as a misconception.
Now clear-headed, he immediately sensed something amiss.
"I think I'm right. Could it be Charlotte?"
Charlotte had mentioned possibly advancing these days, and if she had, it would validate that the Hun Yuan Technique could replace spirit plants...
Elijah pondered silently! Thinking more wouldn't help. Better to test her abilities by switching.
Elijah acted swiftly, switching to Charlotte's introspective ability!
Instantly, he felt the difference in power compared to before. His mental strength was enhanced, allowing him almost perfect observation and control of his own body, reaching a level of meticulousness.
Moreover, he felt his consciousness no longer confined within his body, but able to extend outward. Just as he thought this, his consciousness broke free from bodily constraints, ascending continuously.
Soon, his spirit, his consciousness, floated above him like a wisp of feather.
"Could this be the legendary out-of-body experience?"
Elijah stared in astonishment at his lying form below, along with Hannah and Fiona!
"Or perhaps... an out-yang spirit?"
Elijah struggled to find words to describe it! Now completely detached from his body, his consciousness floated weakly like a faint candle flame in the air. He felt it could disperse at any moment.
Elijah didn't dare linger, quickly re-entering his body.
Opening his eyes, Elijah moved his hands over Hannah and Fiona's chests and backs, feeling just as he always had—normal sensation.
Very comforting!
This eased his mind.
"Charlotte has truly advanced to the Second Stage!"
Elijah was genuinely happy; this meant that beyond the Third Stage, even without the help of spirit plants, he could advance to the Fourth, Fifth Stages... just a matter of time!
The path ahead was clear!
Elijah eagerly studied Charlotte's Second Stage abilities for a while, discovering he could project his spirit externally like Fiona's telekinesis, observing everything around.
This observation was different from Olivia's and Sophia's perceptions, which were like fixed programs limited to specific content.
Want to observe something else? Sorry, not possible!
Although Charlotte's out-of-body range was extremely short, about half a meter around her, she could perceive everything within that range.
Even Chi, which was previously difficult to sense, now became crystal clear.
Combined with subtle control over her body, Elijah couldn't help but think of a saying: "Not a single feather added, not a single insect missed."
If he wanted to, he could truly achieve that now.
Elijah felt like he had a new toy, constantly experimenting with Charlotte's spiritual projection to perceive his surroundings. During this, inevitably, his attention focused on the two women.
Just as his spirit landed on Fiona, she suddenly opened her eyes.
Simultaneously, Elijah felt a heavy blow to his consciousness, making his head spin and his spirit involuntarily retreat into his body.
"What was that hitting me just now?"
Fiona sat up, unconcerned about her state of undress, scanning the surroundings with sharp eyes.
It took Elijah a while to recover.
"Did you just use telekinesis to punch me?"
"Yeah, how did you know?"
Fiona was surprised but quickly connected the dots.
"It was you?"
"Exactly. You nearly knocked me out!"
"Knocked out? That was your spiritual consciousness just now?"
In her normal sharp-witted manner, Fiona quickly figured it out.
"No, wait. You didn't have this kind of ability before... Olivia? Sophia? It doesn't seem like them. Your spirit just felt like it was trying to thoroughly examine someone!"
"No need to examine me thoroughly now, right? Isn't it already clear?"
Elijah glanced at Fiona's graceful upper body.
"Just a figure of speech!"
Understanding Elijah's look, Fiona explained with a roll of her eyes.
"Oh, don't bother guessing. It's Charlotte's Second Stage ability. Her spirit can project and perceive while detached!"
"Charlotte advanced to the Second Stage?!"
Fiona's face lit up.
"So, the Hun Yuan Technique really works! No wonder she ran her hands all over me..."
As Fiona continued, there was a hint of resentment in her voice.
"No, I have to focus on mastering the Hun Yuan Technique and advance to the Second Stage sooner!"
Fiona jumped out of bed, barefoot and undressed, heading to the wardrobe.
"Hannah, lend me some clothes!"
Without waiting for Hannah's approval, she began picking through the clothes.
Elijah stared at Fiona's smooth and beautiful curves for a moment, then glanced down at Hannah lying there.
He noticed her eyelids twitching, clearly pretending to sleep!
And Fiona had already seen through it!
Fiona quickly threw on a piece of clothing and returned to the bedside.
"Oh dear, it's not early anymore, time to get up!" Hannah remained still, pretending to sleep.
"Hannah, what's there to be shy about? You were like that yesterday, and both of us enjoyed it very much. No one's mocking you!"
Hearing Fiona's words, Hannah remembered how she had almost lost her soul from the duo's antics last night, a blush creeping onto her face.
She dared not get up.
"If you keep pretending, the three of us won't have breakfast together, just like Grace and Katherine yesterday, isn't that a shame?"
"You... you two go out first!"
Hannah finally spoke up! Fiona grabbed a corner of the summer blanket, a mischievous grin on her face, and then pulled it hard!
"If you don't get up, I'll help you!"
"Ah!"
Hannah covered her face, letting her smooth and fair body fall into the gaze of the two.
It perfectly illustrated the phrase 'to pretend ignorance while knowing the truth.' Fiona couldn't resist teasing her, much to Elijah's delight.
If it weren't for the fact that it was really not early anymore, it might have turned into a scene like last night.
The three clumsily dressed themselves, with Hannah returning to her cool demeanor and Fiona adopting a smart and capable look. Together, they headed towards Elijah's villa.
"Fiona, Hannah, good morning, Elijah!" As they entered the villa, Lily came out of her room cheerfully greeting them.
"Good morning, Lily!" Fiona smiled back. Hannah pulled Lily directly into the kitchen.
Fiona lazily sat on the sofa, nudging Elijah with her chin, pointing towards Lily's silhouette.
"Isn't she the only one in this villa you haven't conquered yet?"
Elijah: ...
How do you know everything?
As if sensing what Elijah was thinking, Fiona lazily said, "Just look at her eyes, you can tell. Lily can't hide her admiration! I also heard about your knight in shining armor act. Although it's a bit cliché, it really works! When are you going to win her over?"
"Why are you asking this?"
Elijah glanced at her, feeling like she was up to no good again!
"I just want to try some face wash!"
...
Elijah couldn't help feeling that Fiona seemed to have developed an unspeakable hobby.
She won't be competing with me for people in the future, will she?
Just as the two were talking nonsense, Charlotte came down from the second floor.
Fiona immediately straightened up!
"Huh? Coming to exercise so punctually, did the sun rise in the west?"
Charlotte glanced outside, surprised.
Fiona was speechless for a moment!
"I heard you advanced to the Second Stage, so I came to congratulate you!"
Charlotte glanced at Elijah.
She hadn't told anyone she had advanced to the Second Stage, so Elijah must have found out through his mimicking ability and told Fiona.
They must have been together last night!
"After advancing to the Second Stage, I feel my constitution has been greatly strengthened. How about we spar a bit?"
Charlotte looked expressionless at Elijah.
"Um... it's not appropriate to spar vigorously so early in the morning. You two chat, I'll go see if Daisy's awake!"
Elijah finished speaking and didn't wait for their response, quickly running upstairs.
"Why would we spar in broad daylight in front of everyone? It's more appropriate to spar at night!"
Elijah muttered to himself, pushing open Daisy's door.
"Oh, Elijah, why are you coming in? Out, out!"
Elijah was pushed out of the room just as he entered, puzzled. He glanced inside again and saw Daisy was changing Abigail's clothes.
"I've seen it before!"
Elijah muttered under his breath and was finally pushed out of the room, the door firmly closed behind him.
"Did Abigail just smile earlier?"
As he was being pushed out, Abigail heard the commotion and glanced at him.
Elijah vaguely felt that Abigail had smiled.
Thinking of Abigail, Elijah subconsciously switched to her ability.
His skin immediately took on a metallic sheen!
"This is..."
Elijah was shocked!
Copper skin?
A defensive Second Stage ability comparable to metal defense?
Has Abigail advanced?