Ryn knew Seele didn't believe him, but it was difficult for him to explain. He could only wait until Seele truly felt anger and was determined to do something, then she would understand the kind of power she possessed.
He placed his hands on Seele's shoulders, his teasing demeanor gone, and looked at her seriously.
Seele looked into Ryn's serious eyes and felt inexplicably flustered. She really didn't feel any incredible power within herself...
"Seele, trust me. Would I lie to you?"
"Seele is willing to believe Brother Ryn, but Seele really doesn't feel any power..."
"It's okay, it's okay, you'll understand sooner or later~"
Ryn chuckled with his hands on his hips. Those who know, know. There's nothing to be done about those who don't.
"Hmph! Playing mysterious, are we!"
Seele pouted, sulking and not wanting to talk to Ryn anymore.
Who says a bunch of things to pique someone's interest, only to say nothing more!
"Hahaha, anyway, just listen to me for now, Seele. Try to consciously absorb and channel the energy of the Sea of Quanta, and reduce your reliance on Honkai energy."
"Mhm."
Seele nodded and immediately began to try absorbing the energy of the Sea of Quanta. At the same time, she paid close attention to the energy's absorption path to verify if it was really as Ryn said, that the energy of the Sea of Quanta was being unconsciously converted into Honkai energy by her.
But just after absorbing a little, she discovered that this transparent energy quickly turned into purple Honkai energy after entering her body.
Observing this phenomenon for the first time, Seele's eyes filled with surprise and curiosity.
So she continued to absorb the energy, consciously trying to control it and prevent it from converting into Honkai energy.
It was as if the energy had a will of its own. Hearing Seele's thought of not converting, it stopped its transformation and entered her body normally, then dispersed and merged with her entire being.
It was not corrosive and polluting like Honkai energy, nor was it as stable and gentle. It was extremely violent and chaotic, like a rabid dog running rampant inside Seele's body.
Simultaneously, starting from the first strand of unconverted energy, the energy of the Sea of Quanta seemed to have found an outlet and began to pour frantically into Seele's body.
Absorbing the unconverted energy of the Sea of Quanta for the first time, Seele was immediately overwhelmed by this violent energy, her face flushing red, her whole body feeling like it was about to explode.
In fact, it was about to explode. In Ryn's eyes, countless balls of light were chaotically flowing under Seele's skin, and her body was inflating like a balloon being pumped with air.
Ryn transferred his own energy to Seele, helping her stabilize her mind.
As people who had been through it, Kukulkan and Maheśvara had already told Ryn about Seele's current phenomenon.
Because Seele had always used Honkai energy and had even converted all the energy from the Sea of Quanta into Honkai energy for use, the energy of the Sea of Quanta was now remodeling Seele's body, changing her from the shape of "Honkai energy" to the shape of the "Sea of Quanta." (not)
If an ordinary person tried to directly absorb the energy of the Sea of Quanta without any preparation or great strength, they would almost instantly be blown apart by it, becoming a piece of debris in the Sea of Quanta.
In this sense, Honkai energy, which acts like a disease that gradually kills a person, was indeed gentle enough.
With the blessing of the Sea of Quanta, Ryn wasn't worried that Seele would fail or get hurt.
Besides, from the moment Seele began to truly absorb the energy of the Sea of Quanta, someone else was even more nervous than Ryn...
Ryn didn't dare to move a muscle right now, because he could clearly feel the Great Will of the Sea of Quanta right behind him.
Even if Ryn turned his head, he probably wouldn't see It, but Its gaze sent a chill down his spine.
For some reason, Ryn suddenly had a feeling that the Great Will of the Sea of Quanta would disregard its status, personally descend to bully a junior, and pop out from somewhere to beat him to a pulp...
Then, as if confirming Ryn's thoughts, a ray of light locked onto Ryn and shot towards him unhurriedly.
Ryn subconsciously wanted to run, but his entire body was locked in space-time, unable to even blink...
He watched helplessly as the chaotic white light, filled with a destructive aura, drew closer.
Ryn's heart was in his throat. His immortality was granted by both the Great Wills of the Sea of Quanta and the Imaginary Tree. If the Great Will of the Sea of Quanta acted personally, would his immortality still be effective?
With the light just a million kilometers away, Ryn had already closed his eyes, ready to accept the attack from the Sea of Quanta.
But to Ryn's surprise, when the light was less than half a meter away from him, it stopped instantly in a completely jarring manner, as if the laws of physics and inertia didn't exist.
Then... the light transformed into a giant hand...
From the hand's gesture... Ryn knew he would probably be fine, but a beating was unavoidable.
Wait! This posture? Wait, wait, no way! Don't hit the face!!
*SLAP—*
The palm slapped Ryn across the face, sending him spinning like a top at supersonic speed, turning into a comet, and getting knocked several dozen astronomical units away...
[It's one thing to be greedy... it's one thing to have a harem... but sleeping with my daughter and then running off to sleep with someone else is just too much!]
The finger formed by the Great Will of the Sea of Quanta very humanly gave the middle finger in the direction Ryn had flown.
Then, It looked with concern at Seele, who was undergoing the transformation of the Sea of Quanta's power. Although It knew Seele would be fine, what parent wouldn't worry about their child?
Ryn? He was an extra, an optional child. There was no comparison between a rebellious son he picked up and his precious angel girl.
What parent would harm their own child? The Sea of Quanta's energy within Seele's body quickly calmed down and continuously strengthened her.
But just as Ryn said, how strong the body is depends on how firm the heart is. How much of this power can be wielded depends on whether Seele's heart can match its strength.
After confirming that Seele had stabilized, the Great Will of the Sea of Quanta did not intend to have much interaction with her.
A child must walk her own path; it is enough to support her from behind. There is no need to impose one's own ideas on them.
Before leaving, the Great Will of the Sea of Quanta took a few more glances at Houraiji Kyuusyou and the others, who had fallen out of the black hole after it was forced to dissipate when Ryn was sent flying.
Houraiji Kyuusyou stood dazedly on the deck of the Homu pirate ship, her eyes wide with utter bewilderment.
"Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?"
[So dorky, kinda cute. As expected, I still prefer daughters over a rebellious son. Too bad, she carries the fate of that world, I can't snatch her away.
But in a way, she's my child now too, right?]
The Great Will of the Sea of Quanta suddenly chuckled and slapped Ryn, who was flying back this way, again.
Ryn: ???