Kranos stared ahead in disbelief. It had actually worked—a single blade of grass had slowed down. For a mont, he thought it was just his imagination, but he knew he wasn't mistaken. Just then, a new line of text appeared before his eyes.
[Congratulations on comprehending the basic level of your first ti-based technique: Slow. With this ability, you can slow down ti for 0.1 seconds. As your comprehension increases, so will the duration of the effect. Usage cost: 10 Ti Points.]
AAfter reading the ssage, Kranos took a deep breath. His guess had been right—he had truly comprehended sothing! He felt elated inwardly, he decided to use the technique several more tis to increase his proficiency in the technique.
He fixed his gaze on the sa blade of grass and began the first step: linking his Ti Orb to the temporal field around it. That part was completed quickly. He then moved on to the second step, but after several minutes, a frown appeared on his face. The difficulty of using the ability hadn't decreased in the slightest
Confused, he imdiately pulled up the system panel.
[Ti points: 4900.]
However In the next instant, he was stunned. His ti points were decreasing with each use, yet the technique wasn't taking effect. What was going on? Kranos stopped using the ability and began thinking deeply.
According to the information from the system, as my comprehension of the ti ability increases, the duration of the technique also improves. But if that's true, why isn't it activating? There's only one possible explanation... Could it be because of my low cultivation? Because I only have one Ti Orb?
He considered the possibility. If I had a second orb, my control over the ti field surrounding the blade of grass would increase significantly. The idea seed plausible. Kranos cald himself and decided not to dwell on it. Instead, he began recalling several other ti-based techniques from his previous life, hoping to comprehend them as well.
One that ca to mind was the Ti Pause skill. His eyes lit up. If I pause ti around an opponent while they're casting a technique, wouldn't that interrupt their ability entirely? The more he considered it, the more effective it seed.
From what I know, casting a cultivation technique involves channeling mana from the dantian through the ridians. If that flow is disrupted—even montarily—the skill could be canceled... or worse, it might cause a backlash. Damn, isn't that insane?
But he quickly realized the difficulty of the technique, causing him to frown slightly. In order to use such a technique, I'd have to infiltrate the flow of ti within a living being. That's far more complex than just slowing down an object without the need for infiltration.
It was similar to selectively altering the ti flow in parts of a plant—affecting certain cells so they wouldn't grow, yet also wouldn't decay. Kranos realized that this technique was too far from him for now he decided to just focus on comprehending the techniques for now before anything else.
Ti passed, and soon two hours passed in the blink of an eye. It was already deep into the dark night by this ti, but Kranos remained seated in deep ditation, comprehending the pause technique. Another thing he just noticed was his ability to see clearly in the dark, which could be attributed to the qi cultivation technique he created. Thanks to this advantage, he continued cultivating through the night.
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Sigh, this is truly too difficult! Kranos sighed as he opened his eyes and saw that rays of morning sunlight were already piercing through the clouds. I didn't expect the Ti Pause skill to be this hard to comprehend.
Similar to the previous ti, the first part was indeed easy after all Kranos had done it a couple of tis; however, the second part was the main problem, because unlike slowing down ti, he needed to forcefully stop the flow of ti, even though it should only be for barely an instant.
Ti truly is mysterious, he thought, slowly standing from his ditation position. Still, I can feel that I'm getting closer.
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As soon as he stood up, he took a mont to stretch his stiff body due to the ditation of the previous night. Once again, he didn't sleep in the night but did not feel the least bit tired.
"Son, it's ti for breakfast." Kranos heard his mother's lodious voice coming from within the house. He guessed that his parents had returned the previous night but, seeing that their son was so diligent with training, chose not to disturb him.
He quickly rushed into his room, and after a quick bath, he went to the dining room for breakfast, which was as pleasant as ever. Surprisingly, neither of his parents ntioned the recent assassination attempt. Kranos assud they had taken care of it, although he didn't know how, he felt reassured. Having lived over ninety years in his previous life, he could sense their thoughts through subtle gestures.
training grounds as usual to work on his sword techniques. Later, he planned to cultivate. He had already devised a training schedule for the next few weeks until Donald returned. He would cultivate the Knight's Breathing Technique for half a month, then focus on the Orthodox Path and the Ti Path for ten days, and finally spend the remaining five days assimilating his sword techniques to his body's newfound strength.
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After a full day of training, Kranos went for a walk to get so fresh air. He made his way toward the royal library, which he visited occasionally. Although there wasn't much to gain there since he basically had all the important knowledge, he had developed a habit of studying chess under the guidance of his first teacher, Mark.
From what Kranos could tell, the ga of chess was a truly intriguing ga. It had the subtle hints of being in control, sothing that Kranos loved deeply; as such, he easily took a fancy to the ga of chess. Under Mark's tutelage, Kranos had improved rapidly, going from constant defeat to occasional victory.
Although I knew about chess in my past life, I never took an interest. I thought it was just a ga. Besides, back then, most of my ti was spent researching ancient artifacts and relics.
As he approached the royal library, he slowed his pace. He had developed a habit of eavesdropping on the guards to stay inford about the latest events in the capital. This ti he heard sothing that astonished him greatly.
"Hey, did you hear? Raphael, the sixth son, sent just two subordinates last night... and they wiped out all the assassin organizations," one guard said with excitent.
"No way! Seriously? That happened, and I didn't even hear about it?" Another replied in disbelief.
"What could they have done to anger him? Did they try to assassinate his wife? Or son?"
Everyone was curious and puzzled at the sa ti as to why Raphael would suddenly turn hostile to all the assassin organizations. Unfortunately, their questions would undoubtedly remain unanswered.
Kranos, listening from a distance, was stunned by the strength of his father. If just two subordinates could do that... How terrifying must he be himself? "Dad, is this your answer?" Kranos smiled faintly as he stepped into the library.
He understood the underlying aning of his father's move clearly. His father's actions were saying, Look, son, I destroyed the whole assassin organization casually. What can't I do?
Truly just like a ga of chess.
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