Skills:
Skill: Acceleration
Effects: Increases movement speed by over 150%.
Skill: Gentle Regeneration
New Effects: Improves overall regeneration of stamina and health. The higher the vitality, the stronger the effect.
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Reading the new effects of each skill, he could only let out a deep hiss. Wanting to test it, he held his shoulder and without any hesitation, he broke his own bone.
His face was expressionless when he did it, as if breaking his arm was just a normal routine for him.
After dying from being cut in half more than three times, breaking his arm was nothing compared to that pain.
Then, in his broken shoulder, he felt the bones slowly reattaching. The shattered pieces began to connect and form again, and in just half a minute, it was back to normal as if nothing had happened.
"Damn, this regeneration is insane. I wonder what would happen if I cut off my arm. Would it regrow like in the movies?" he wondered.
But slowly when he feels that his thoughts were getting a bit too dangerous, he shook his head.
What would happen if his hand did not regrow? Then that would be very unlucky for him.
Then, remembering something earlier during the dungeon he decided to test it again. He looked at the skill book, Flashstrike Dive, which was a iron-grade skill.
He wanted to see if he had really become smarter, so he held the skill book and began to read its fundamentals.
This time, the complex explanations on how to initiate the skill became very easy for him to understand.
After reading it, he followed the instructions like channeling his mana into his leg muscles and compressing it tightly without releasing it.
After that he circulated the energy in short bursts, letting it build pressure within his muscles.
Fully wrapped in focus, it stated that he must be direct on a single direction and eliminate all hesitation.
Following it he releases everything in one instant and step forward thus becoming the strike itself.
Like a gust of wind, his speed doubled and he even felt like he could cross any distance in a single step.
He had been near the bed, but in the next moment he was already back on the balcony where he had watched the battle earlier, leaving him shocked.
This increase in speed was truly powerful. He had moved from his room to the balcony in a single step, almost like instant teleportation.
And this was only at the middle stage, which shocked him even more. According to what they said, that genius Leo took about three months to learn this skill.
Meanwhile, in just a few minutes, he had skipped the early stage and already reached the middle stage.
Extremely excited, he runs back to his room using only Flashstrike Dive.
"That blue orb is truly a heaven-defying treasure. Even though I read the skill and practiced it for hours before, it did not work. But after increasing my intelligence, applying those principles has become much easier than before," Alexander said as he stepped inside.
Closing the door, he continued to read the skill book and then meditated in order to reach the perfect level.
Sitting cross-legged, his breathing slowed as the words in the skill book began to flow clearly in his mind.
What once felt complex now seemed even more simpler, as if each line revealed a deeper truth behind movement itself.
At this moment, he felt like his mind was so clear that he was lost in thought as he can only absorbed this knowledge in his mind.
Alexander realized that speed was not just about power, but about timing, control, and perfect release.
Instead of forcing mana into his muscles, he learned to let it flow naturally, reducing resistance within his body.
This is to make every step lightern and every motion more precise, as if his body and mind moved as one.
As he opened his eyes he understood how to compress energy without waste, storing it until the exact moment of release.
With that realization the barrier broke, and his mastery surged from peak to perfection in a single breath.
Letting out a breathe he opened his panel and saw it.
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Skills: Acceleration [4] | Stormbreaker [1] | Flashstrike Dive [Max]
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Reading it, he smiled and tried to remember what had happened and why he had suddenly become so absorbed.
At that moment, it felt like he could see through everything, which was very strange since this had not occurred before.
"Earlier, it took me about five hours, and I had not even reached the elementary stage. But after absorbing over a hundred blue orbs, my mind is as calm as the ocean. It is so clear that even an iron skill only takes a few hours to master," he said, finding it truly amazing.
Picking up another book, he was excited to learn it as well, the next skill book he took is called, 'Iron Skin Tempering Art', another iron grade skill.
Opening it, he began to read its fundamentals, and the instructions quickly aligned in his mind.
For its initiation, it told him to gather mana into his skin and spread it evenly across his body.
After that, he needed to compress the energy layer by layer, starting from the muscles to the outer skin.
As he tried it, he felt like his skin was burning. Even inside, it felt like many ants were biting him, but he endured the burning sensation and maintained steady breathing.
With this level of pain, it was nothing compared to what he had experienced before.
Continuing, he circulated the mana continuously until the body adapts. Following it, his skin tightened as a faint metallic sensation spread across his body.
Opening his eyes, it was out of his expectations that he had only reached the early stage and not the middle stage.
Also he spent about half an hour from this which is so slow. If those people who cultivated this skills heard this they will puked a mouthful of blood since body tempering skill are three times harder compared to any movement and offensive skills.
Activating it, he felt his skin become slightly tougher, increasing his defense by about half of its current power, which was a huge improvement since his base defense was already quite strong.
"I wonder how strong the peak stage of this body tempering skill is," he wondered.
After setting his goal, he continued without stopping, slowly refining the flow of mana with better control.
Within an hour, he reached the Middle Stage where his muscles and bones strengthened making his body far more durable than the early stage.
His endurance increased, and normal attacks above the foundation establishedment felt almost harmless against him.
But this is only his estimation since according to some, mana condensation stage is nothing compared to those who are in the foundation establishedment stage.
Pushing deeper, he tempered every inch of his body without leaving gaps. After another three hours, he entered the Peak Stage, his skin gaining a hardened layer that could resist blades and powerful force.
Finally, after eight hours he reached Perfection, where the sun had already began to hung on the sky.
His entire body felt like it was forged into iron, capable of withstanding powerful strikes while maintaining flexibility.
With this defense he was even more confident of staying alive than before.
He felt that if he met that god-like rabbit in the grass dungeon again, he might not die this time, but would only suffer serious injuries.
Looking at the window, he saw that it was already close to noon. Then he remembered that there was going to be an examination for the younger generation.
He decided to stop for now and continue later that night, since he wanted to see the level of those so-called geniuses compared to him.
Opening the door, he saw that Zemina had just arrived to deliver his lunch.
Gazing at his lean body, since he was currently shirtless, Zemina's eyes were glued to his abs and muscles.
Looking up, the man was so handsome and almost world-defying that it made her freeze.