Chapter 5: Going Outside

Whilst observing the simple lifeforms he created. His body suddenly felt a pang of weakness. With the orb's perspective, glancing at the clock on his desk, he noticed that only an hour passed, and it was in the dead of the night outside. He also determined that he had already spent nearly 24 hours inside the orb. "So, this is the current limit of this body against this unique energy," thinking to himself.

He decided to get his body outside first whilst dividing his consciousness. One controlling the body and another continuing his endeavors inside the orb. He also took note that although the body felt weak and needs rest, he can continue to control everything inside the orb indefinitely with his consciousness.

"Before bringing this body out, I should try to do a little experiment...," controlling the energy in the orb, he channeled his power of creation and created a liter of water and put it into a bottle, a pebble, an iron bar, a non-sentient life form - a flower, and a life form that is supposed to be sentient but is only an empty vessel.

With a thought, he willed his body to appear outside. He felt that the body, seems to be having a burden of getting out. It was a suffocating feeling, as if imploding inside. He determined that it's because he's trying to bring his creations outside. And so, he decided to not bring the empty vessel, only then did the feeling of suffocation disappeared although he is still feeling a slight pressure on his body. "There should be a limit to the things I can bring outside," thinking to himself.

In Quinn's bedroom.

A figure suddenly appeared as if it has always been there. In its hands are a bottle of water, a pebble, an iron bar, and flower. "So, it's indeed possible...," Quinn thought to himself.

Looking at the creations he brought outside, he felt a sense of connection from them. Even if he closed his eyes, he could still determine where it is and visualize in his mind what it is. He can even feel what it feels if it has its senses. "There seems to be no significant changes or reaction from my creations or from this universe, " murmured Quinn.

He then thought about the empty shell which he did not managed to bring outside. He looked at it carefully with the orb whilst also looking at his own body. "That feeling of suffocation... from inside...," frowning deeply. "When I brought out my creations it feels as if something is coursing through my body. It must be because my body is acting as the medium for whatever is inside the orb to manifest itself outside. In the case of the empty vessel I created, the issue lies with the strength of my body. It is unable to withstand the amount of energy making up that empty vessel that's why it felt like the body is suffocating and exploding. This means that the body must have at the very least, an equivalent amount of energy to what I bring outside. With the current strength of my body, I can't just directly take out a sun and launch it like a fireball. Although, the thought of it is awesome, the body will definitely be destroyed, " Quinn thought as he determined the crux of the problem.

"If that's the case then a similar issue should arise if I try to bring something from the outside world inside the orb. There must be, however, a certain difference. As I felt like the energy making up my body is superior to that of the qi of this universe, maybe I can bring in things of higher energy composition than my body. I must at least, determine the ratio between them," concluded Quinn.

Glancing around his bedroom and looking at his body, "I should try it next time," he murmured. He then placed his creations on his desk and dragged his body on the bed. He didn't feel any sleepiness, hunger, or coldness even this cold winter. These characteristics of his are some of the reasons that his adoptive parents believed that he was a failed experiment of the Immortal Human Project, only that he cannot cultivate and stayed an ordinary human in the eyes of those who know him.

Lying on the bed, he cast his senses inward, focusing on his dantian. There, he saw the strand of unique energy he had absorbed earlier, pulsating with an enigmatic power. Its potential and mysteries fueled his determination to unravel more of his abilities.