Thinking of a new method, Zhang Xiaoman’s face couldn’t help but reveal a look of anticipation.
He felt very sympathetic towards the little girl, Lin Sisi, and coupled with that slight special feeling, he believed that as long as it was within his capabilities, he would be very willing to help her.
After going over his idea once more, Zhang Xiaoman felt there was still some feasibility to it. Although the method might sound a bit unreliable and might not be able to heal the girl’s eyes.
But this was the only thing he could do at the moment. At the very least, he could give the girl a glimmer of hope.
With this in mind, Zhang Xiaoman directly mobilized Dark Energy and began to arrange the skill he had envisioned—Spirit Detection Technique!
Since he couldn’t heal Lin Sisi’s eyes for the time being, he might as well try another method—apply the Spirit Detection Technique directly to her. If she couldn’t use her eyes to see, then she would perceive with her heart.
This time, Zhang Xiaoman decided not to explain his intentions in advance. He planned to use the skill first, to avoid any disappointments like before, in case anything unexpected happened.
Looking at the silvery-white light wrapped around his fingertips, Zhang Xiaoman also secretly harbored a sense of hope in his heart.
"Lin Sisi, don’t move. I’m going to apply something to your eyes," Zhang Xiaoman said as he slowly extended his hand, gently touching the corner of her eyes.
Initially, Lin Sisi didn’t grasp the meaning of his words. It wasn’t until a large hand suddenly touched her face and a strange sensation came that she couldn’t help but panic, freezing in place, not daring to move.
Zhang Xiaoman’s hand passed over the girl’s eyes, and the silvery-white Energy was infused into her eyes. When his action was completed, the Spirit Detection Technique skill that had been at his fingertips was fully applied to Lin Sisi.
"All right, you can open your eyes now and have a look," Zhang Xiaoman said softly.
Although Spirit Detection Technique, as a new form of perception, would still be affected by the concept of "line of sight" when attached to the eyes—meaning, she would need to open her eyes and "see" the areas her gaze covered to perceive the scenes in her mind.
Of course, Zhang Xiaoman had also tried activating it elsewhere, such as directly on his fingers.
This allowed him to achieve almost a 360-degree perceptual viewpoint simply by raising his arm, but the perceptual range and clarity would drop by roughly 80% if the technique was used anywhere other than the eyes.
Upon hearing Zhang Xiaoman’s words, Lin Sisi slowly opened her eyes with a hint of confusion. As she did so, a silvery-white light also shone from her pupils, mysterious and powerful.
Zhang Xiaoman inwardly nodded as he watched from the side. This was the first time he saw the Spirit Detection Technique’s appearance from a third-person perspective, and it looked quite intimidating. Coupled with Lin Sisi’s original beauty and clear features, anyone who didn’t know better would think she was a powerful Transcendent.
As for Lin Sisi, as soon as she opened her eyes, she experienced a strange new perception in her mind. Unlike the sensation of seeing with her eyes, the perceptual range was still affected by her "line of sight," but the way it presented in her mind was completely different from vision.
"Ah... what... what is this..."
Lin Sisi hurriedly looked around. Although she still couldn’t see any scenery, it was different from the usual darkness.
In her perception, the world seemed to have turned a murky gray, with countless tiny particles filling the air. If she were to "look" carefully, she might even notice that they were like a tranquil lake’s surface, flowing ever so subtly.
Following a short exclamation, Lin Sisi suddenly noticed a figure in front of her—a man’s silhouette. He was standing right next to her, and within this endless gray haze, his presence was filled with profound dark auras, the only thing setting him apart from everything else.
"Brother Xiao Man? Is... is that you...?" Lin Sisi covered her mouth with her hand, her face full of disbelief.
While Zhang Xiaoman hadn’t applied Spirit Detection Technique to himself, he was accustomed to that sensation and could guess what the girl was seeing now.
In the perception provided by Spirit Detection Technique, the outer world’s landscapes, including the surrounding environment and the natural light, could not be seen by this skill.
Instead, only the omnipresent Dark Energy from the inner world could be observed—like an Awakener, or those monsters, for example.
Besides, Zhang Xiaoman noticed a new change.
Previously, some "Warrior type" monsters didn’t manifest Energy on their bodies, and his Soul Absorption Technique couldn’t extract any Energy from them.
However, after the Sect Establishment Order altered the setting, all monsters seemed to contain Dark Energy within their bodies—even if they did not use skills—and could harbor Dark Energy, like those Mineral Essences he encountered on Dragon Sleep Mountain last time.
As long as an object contained Dark Energy, it could easily be seen with Spirit Detection Technique, appearing as heavy black shadows, though their depth varied with the strength of the Dark Energy.
Zhang Xiaoman waved a hand in front of the girl’s eyes, pleased that he could let her "see" him in this unique way.
He smiled, placing the painting in his hand on the table, then turned to the girl and said, "It’s me. Don’t be afraid. What you see is a special perceptual ability I’ve temporarily added for you. It’s like an inner world underneath the outer world, only this inner world is also in reality, composed of Dark Energy that humans normally can’t perceive."
Although Lin Sisi was still a bit perplexed after his explanation, she eventually understood that everything she observed was real, and the man in front of her was indeed Zhang Xiaoman!
As Zhang Xiaoman was explaining this to her, he suddenly felt a weight in front of him, and a figure had plunged into his arms. A fragrance wafted to his nose, and warm tears fell on the front of his shirt—it was Lin Sisi, who else could it be?
"Wuu wuu wuu~ Thank you, Brother Xiao Man... thank you for letting me see all this, thank you... wuu wuu wuu~"