Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1299 - 736: Controllable Alpha-level
“All of you, come at me together.”
These words sounded quite arrogant.
Perhaps the spiritual ability tutors present, through the battle reports sent back from the front line, could acknowledge that Gu Hang possessed a strength far surpassing that of a Grade S Psychic.
After all, many of them were themselves Grade S Psychics, and what Gu Hang accomplished was beyond their abilities, making this comparison very straightforward.
But… what does coming at me together even mean?
At Dou Zhao’s request, most members of the Tutor Committee attended this exchange meeting, except for those too far away to return in time.
All nine principal tutors possessed strength above Grade S.
Out of over two hundred members, at least they possessed the strength of A-level Psychics. Among them, seven had reached Grade S, matching the level of the principal tutors, only a position away from advancement.
Among the total 16 Grade S Psychics, there were individuals like Dou Zhao, Margaret, and Ni Xun who were at an S+ level.
Although S+ is not an officially recognized psychic level, it undoubtedly refers to those who are a notch stronger than regular Grade S Psychics.
Led by such a group, with an addition of two hundred A-level and A+ Psychics, Gu Hang claimed he would fight them single-handedly?
Even an Alpha-class Psychic would have to retreat in defeat.
In reality, many among them had experiences dealing with Alpha-class Psychics.
Alpha-class spiritual energy is considered uncontrollable for humans, yet that doesn’t mean it cannot be possessed. In fact, some fortunate—or perhaps unfortunate—individuals receive special favor from Subspace. They become like funnels, fully connecting the Real Universe with Subspace, displaying the violent Subspace energy in the form of spiritual energy upon themselves.
Their growth speed becomes extremely fast once their talent emerges, far exceeding the scope of regular Psychics. Initially, the spiritual energy abides by these extraordinary talents’ control, allowing them to wield immense power at will. However, over time, as they gain more power, they must release it, or risk dying from overwhelming energy.
During this phase, rampant spiritual power damages their souls; the Chaos Corrosion from Subspace that accompanies the spiritual energy fills the soul’s damage, quickly warping and altering the Psychic’s character, eventually twisting them into a demon constantly linked to Subspace.
The entire process is irreversible.
The Psychic Academy once attempted to harness this power. They used technology to suppress spiritual energy levels and reinforced the control of Alpha talents over spiritual energy through education.
However, these measures only worked temporarily. Over time, the ever-expanding spiritual power of Alpha Psychics eventually destroyed all suppressive devices, consuming the Psychic, turning into a walking Subspace monster, and simultaneously forming a channel connecting the Real Universe and Subspace. The ever-looming demons would seize this opportunity to swarm into the Real Universe.
The Empire has encountered many such psychic disasters. If it evolves into the worst-case scenario, it often means the destruction of a world.
Therefore, persecution of Psychics continues across various human worlds out of fear of such events.
A single mistake could lead to the extinction of a world.
And the destruction occurs extremely swiftly; an Alpha-class Psychic with a demon army can rapidly sweep across the globe, often making it impossible for local planetary defenses to hold out until Imperial aid arrives.
Early identification of Alpha-class Psychics is extremely important. The emergence of a psychic prodigy, albeit rarely, might indicate an Alpha-class Psychic. The stronger the talent, the greater the potential, and the more urgently intervention is needed—prioritize execution before they mature.
If identification is impossible, simply go straight to persecution and hunt all individuals with psychic talent.
But there are always times when intervention is too late, yet not evolved into a global disaster. Often, these situations require joint efforts from the Psychic Cultivator’s Association and the Tribunal.
Many present had gained experience handling Alpha-class Psychics from such scenarios.
Despite the Tribunal’s assistance, and numerous Anti-Spiritual devices attempting to reduce and control the dangerous Alpha-class Psychics, the core part of the operation was still performed by top-tier Psychics.
They had personally experienced the power of Alpha-class, which can be incredibly overwhelming, almost beyond imagination.
Yet, with various means, it was still manageable.
Gu Hang was very powerful, they could admit that.
But even if he had stably mastered Alpha-class spiritual energy, while lacking the Tribunal’s aid and various Anti-Spiritual suppressive equipment as during past, uncontrolled Alpha-class Psychic scenarios, they had never mobilized the entire Psychic Cultivator’s Association against a single uncontrolled Alpha-class.
That would be overly dramatic.
According to their evaluation, Alpha Psychics could definitely be opposed.
And with their collective power, they could fully suppress.
Furthermore, some believed that spiritual energy beyond Alpha level could never be mastered by humans. That was a truth proven through both theory and countless historical research practices.
