Chapter 124

As I traveled through the forest, I thought about my sudden strength increase and the aura that was released from my body . 'The aura I released was not a simple aura of dominance, it was something else . It felt like this aura came from my bones, as if I always had it' . I tried replicating that aura but I found out that I couldn't . I could only release the aura of dominance .

While I was testing my aura out, I came up with another idea . 'I can integrate my aura into my skills!" . Of course one aura couldn't be used for all skills . For example, the domineering aura could be used for skills that would pressure the enemy, such as fast attacks in close combat but it was completely useless for stealth skills . 'I need to find few auras that I could use to enhance my skills further . I have the domineering aura but besides close combat, I don't know where else I could use it' I thought . Nevertheless, I decided to try it out when I fought next time .

I searched the forest for prey but as usual, it was quite empty, maybe besides some rabbits and other small animals . 'There is nothing I could test my strength on, nor is there something I could test my aura on' I thought as I moved through the forest .

I searched and searched and finally! found a group of bears that numbered 8 . The group consisted of normal bears only but I wanted to try my aura and strength on them anyway . I ran straight for the bears without concealing my movements . I had no weapons in my hands, no daggers, sticks or stones . As I ran towards the group of bears, they noticed me and roared "Roooar!" . The bears were now pouncing towards me as well . When I was close to the bears, I released my aura . "Whoosh!" the whole area became quiet, the bears slowed down and stopped while trembling .

I thought 'So the aura can actually paralyse my opponents . Although those are just normal bears, they are unable to move' and attacked the bear that was at the front . I used my fists only to attack, I also didn't use everything I had in me . I wanted to test out how much damage I could do with just half my strength .

I thought 'So the aura can actually paralyse my opponents . Although those are just normal bears, they are unable to move' and attacked the bear that was at the front . I used my fists only to attack, I also didn't use everything I had in me . I wanted to test out how much damage I could do with just half my strength .

When my fist arrived and connected with the bear's head, it exploded into pieces with an audible cracking noises before "boom!" . I was shocked myself 'About 50% of my strength is enough to destroy normal bear's head . Then what can 100% of my strength do' I thought . My thirst to find out became even greater but I had no opponent to test it out .

I looked at the other bears . I knew that before I killed the 1st bear, they feared me and couldn't move but now? They were trembling and the fear was replaced by pure dread . I took care of the rest of the bears and collected their meat . I didn't even move from that location and simply made fire to roast my food . While I ate, I thought about more ways my aura could be used . 'I have the aura of dominance but that is just one aura . I always copied the aura of common people and those auras do not possess any effects . I need to figure out how to create an aura of stealth and perhaps other auras that could have positive effects on my other skills' I thought .

When I was done with my food, I went back to my camp . 'I can't get complacent, I still need to train hard and perfect my arts . The new skill from the Art of Stealth needs to be perfected, then I can focus on something else' . More strength training had no real benefit to me . The bag I was carrying almost helped me in no way but I wanted to test something before I would simply give up on improving my strength .

When I was done with my food, I went back to my camp . 'I can't get complacent, I still need to train hard and perfect my arts . The new skill from the Art of Stealth needs to be perfected, then I can focus on something else' . More strength training had no real benefit to me . The bag I was carrying almost helped me in no way but I wanted to test something before I would simply give up on improving my strength .

Back at the camp, I started by practicing the 1st and 2nd modified diagrams . I wanted to test how long I would be able to last . I positioned my body to make the 1st modified diagram pose and started counting . 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and I was still fine . When I hit the 20 minutes mark, I started to feel some strain but I could still carry on, so I continued . 21 minutes, 22 minutes, 26 minutes, at which point I started to feel the effects and was trying to hold on for a bit more . 27 minutes, 28 minutes… . and before the 29 minutes mark, I had to stop .

I fell down onto my a.s.s and said out loud "Almost 30 minutes, this is more than I've ever dreamed of . The diagram still has some effect therefore I will still practice the 1st and 2nd diagrams . At least until I can reach 30 minutes with the 1st diagram and at least 20 minutes with the 2nd diagram" . I rested properly before trying the 2nd diagram pose .

Before I begun, I thought 'If I could last almost 30 minutes under the 1st diagram pose then how long will I last in the 2nd diagram pose?' . My curiosity was eating me alive so I a.s.sumed the 2nd diagram pose and started counting . 1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 7 minutes and I could already feel discomfort but I could still continue without any issues . 9 minutes, 10 minutes, 11 minutes and I could feel that I would not be able to last a lot longer anymore . 12 minutes, 13 minutes and 14 minutes . Short while later, I gave up and the final time was a bit less than 14,5 minutes .

I fell down onto my a.s.s and said out loud "Almost 30 minutes, this is more than I've ever dreamed of . The diagram still has some effect therefore I will still practice the 1st and 2nd diagrams . At least until I can reach 30 minutes with the 1st diagram and at least 20 minutes with the 2nd diagram" . I rested properly before trying the 2nd diagram pose .

Before I begun, I thought 'If I could last almost 30 minutes under the 1st diagram pose then how long will I last in the 2nd diagram pose?' . My curiosity was eating me alive so I a.s.sumed the 2nd diagram pose and started counting . 1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 7 minutes and I could already feel discomfort but I could still continue without any issues . 9 minutes, 10 minutes, 11 minutes and I could feel that I would not be able to last a lot longer anymore . 12 minutes, 13 minutes and 14 minutes . Short while later, I gave up and the final time was a bit less than 14,5 minutes .

I thought 'Still a long way to go, if I want to reach 20 minutes mark . When I get to that point, I think it would be safe for me to practice the 3rd modified diagram' . I stayed a bit in the pose from the 3rd modified diagram and it was seriously straining . Only a few seconds was enough for me to confirm that . That was of course before increase in my strength . Now, I would be able to last about 2 minutes in that pose . I still decided to train the other two diagrams to perfection or at least what I considered perfection . I wanted to squize out as much as I could from those two modified diagrams .

I had to rest again and let my muscles regenerate . I also found that I was hungry again . Keeping the poses for such a long time, used much more of my energy . Although I wasn't very hungry or starving, I wanted to eat something nevertheless . The 8 bears I hunted previously would be enough for me for about 2 days, maybe less if my consumption increased .

I noticed that the more strength I use the greater my appet.i.te seems to be . I ate some meat while resting and prepared for my next training . Learning how to calculate the nature and find the best route .

As I traveled through the forest, I thought about my sudden strength increase and the aura that was released from my body . The aura I released was not a simple aura of dominance, it was something else . It felt like this aura came from my bones, as if I always had it . I tried replicating that aura but I found out that I couldnt . I could only release the aura of dominance . While I was testing my aura out, I came up with another idea . I can integrate my aura into my skills! . Of course one aura couldnt be used for all skills . For example, the domineering aura could be used for skills that would pressure the enemy, such as fast attacks in close combat but it was completely useless for stealth skills . I need to find few auras that I could use to enhance my skills further . I have the domineering aura but besides close combat, I dont know where else I could use it I thought . Nevertheless, I decided to try it out when I fought next time . I searched the forest for prey but as usual, it was quite empty, maybe besides some rabbits and other small animals . There is nothing I could test my strength on, nor is there something I could test my aura on I thought as I moved through the forest . I searched and searched and finally! found a group of bears that numbered 8 . The group consisted of normal bears only but I wanted to try my aura and strength on them anyway . I ran straight for the bears without concealing my movements . I had no weapons in my hands, no daggers, sticks or stones . As I ran towards the group of bears, they noticed me and roared Roooar! . The bears were now pouncing towards me as well . When I was close to the bears, I released my aura . Whoosh! the whole area became quiet, the bears slowed down and stopped while trembling . I thought So the aura can actually paralyse my opponents . Although those are just normal bears, they are unable to move and attacked the bear that was at the front . I used my fists only to attack, I also didnt use everything I had in me . I wanted to test out how much damage I could do with just half my strength . When my fist arrived and connected with the bears head, it exploded into pieces with an audible cracking noises before boom! . I was shocked myself About 50% of my strength is enough to destroy normal bears head . Then what can 100% of my strength do I thought . My thirst to find out became even greater but I had no opponent to test it out . I looked at the other bears . I knew that before I killed the 1st bear, they feared me and couldnt move but now? They were trembling and the fear was replaced by pure dread . I took care of the rest of the bears and collected their meat . I didnt even move from that location and simply made fire to roast my food . While I ate, I thought about more ways my aura could be used . I have the aura of dominance but that is just one aura . I always copied the aura of common people and those auras do not possess any effects . I need to figure out how to create an aura of stealth and perhaps other auras that could have positive effects on my other skills I thought . When I was done with my food, I went back to my camp . I cant get complacent, I still need to train hard and perfect my arts . The new skill from the Art of Stealth needs to be perfected, then I can focus on something else . More strength training had no real benefit to me . The bag I was carrying almost helped me in no way but I wanted to test something before I would simply give up on improving my strength . Back at the camp, I started by practicing the 1st and 2nd modified diagrams . I wanted to test how long I would be able to last . I positioned my body to make the 1st modified diagram pose and started counting . 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and I was still fine . When I hit the 20 minutes mark, I started to feel some strain but I could still carry on, so I continued . 21 minutes, 22 minutes, 26 minutes, at which point I started to feel the effects and was trying to hold on for a bit more . 27 minutes, 28 minutes… . and before the 29 minutes mark, I had to stop . I fell down onto my a.s.s and said out loud Almost 30 minutes, this is more than Ive ever dreamed of . The diagram still has some effect therefore I will still practice the 1st and 2nd diagrams . At least until I can reach 30 minutes with the 1st diagram and at least 20 minutes with the 2nd diagram . I rested properly before trying the 2nd diagram pose . Before I begun, I thought If I could last almost 30 minutes under the 1st diagram pose then how long will I last in the 2nd diagram pose? . My curiosity was eating me alive so I a.s.sumed the 2nd diagram pose and started counting . 1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 7 minutes and I could already feel discomfort but I could still continue without any issues . 9 minutes, 10 minutes, 11 minutes and I could feel that I would not be able to last a lot longer anymore . 12 minutes, 13 minutes and 14 minutes . Short while later, I gave up and the final time was a bit less than 14,5 minutes . I thought Still a long way to go, if I want to reach 20 minutes mark . When I get to that point, I think it would be safe for me to practice the 3rd modified diagram . I stayed a bit in the pose from the 3rd modified diagram and it was seriously straining . Only a few seconds was enough for me to confirm that . That was of course before increase in my strength . Now, I would be able to last about 2 minutes in that pose . I still decided to train the other two diagrams to perfection or at least what I considered perfection . I wanted to squize out as much as I could from those two modified diagrams . I had to rest again and let my muscles regenerate . I also found that I was hungry again . Keeping the poses for such a long time, used much more of my energy . Although I wasnt very hungry or starving, I wanted to eat something nevertheless . The 8 bears I hunted previously would be enough for me for about 2 days, maybe less if my consumption increased . I noticed that the more strength I use the greater my appet.i.te seems to be . I ate some meat while resting and prepared for my next training . Learning how to calculate the nature and find the best route .