’The control is smooth...zero hesitation, zero wavering...’ Azelis thought as she observed the flow of energy.
She couldn’t see much, but she could sense the flow of energy, and that was enough. If the flow was wavering and unstable, it meant John’s control was getting unstable.
But from the start till the end, the energy flow remained smooth as John unlocked more points in his Spirit Physique (Body for Azelis) and connected them, ultimately breaking through his nexus to Silver-stage!
"Wonderful," Azelis said with a smile as John opened his eyes.
"Told ya." John grinned.
"Now, let’s get started on the next thing. Look at the Geno Ability you want, and observe its formation. It will resemble the structure you have created in your body. You have to make an exact connecting pathway in your body as that formation. You won’t need resources for this since you have an affinity for Blood and Metal."
John nodded. ’So, people who don’t have a matching affinity with Monster Geno Art can still get Geno Ability using matching attributed resources. That’s nice. It means I’ll be able to learn Geno Abilities of that 10-star Monster Geno Art.’
He did worry about getting Space and Gravity attributed resources, but hopefully, he would find them in the exotic islands of the Mysrin Archipelago and Xhalthuun’s shop.
For now, he began drawing the formation of this Geno Ability in his Spirit Physique and was done in just five minutes.
"Done. So, how do I activate it now?" John wondered as he looked at the formation.
Azelis had gone to the pond since this could take half an hour to an hour or even more, but she was stunned to hear John in just five minutes.
"Wait, you completed it?" Azelis looked at him, slightly startled. But then she realized that if John also didn’t make any mistakes at all from start to end, then he could indeed complete it in five minutes, given his control.
"Which Geno Ability?" she asked.
"Strider’s Gaunt."
Azelis blinked. "Interesting choice. A wise one. Movement-type ability will ensure your safety, which is most important, and this one will also increase your combat power overall."
"Yep."
"Now, activating the Geno Ability is pretty simple. You just have to focus on the formation and trigger its activation. You can set the trigger yourself. It can be your right eye blinking, a toe finger moving, or anything."
"To do that, spread soul energy through the formation, light it up. And then think of a movement you would like to have as a trigger. Your thought of the movement will put it as the trigger."
John nodded and did as she instructed.
Azelis just watched him because this wasn’t hard at all.
In just a minute, John was done.
Standing up, John’s pinky finger moved, and he felt his stamina getting consumed a bit while his body powered up, especially his legs.
*Swoosh!*
John moved around the ground speedily at first before jumping at the tree, from one branch to another with just a simple foot touch.
The agility and maneuverability he acquired were crazy!
But Azelis was speechless. ’How is he getting accustomed to this so fast?’
*Smack!*
And then John fucked up a bit and directly fell flat on his face, his butt-up.
Azelis blinked before she burst out laughing.
John quickly got up from the embarrassing fall and massaged his neck. "Damn...Well, I’ll get used to this after practicing a bit."
"Yeah, practice it. Now. In fact, let’s play tag. You just have to run from me and stop yourself from getting toughed by my hands," Azelis said with a grin. "Don’t worry, I’ll suppress my stats to the same as yours."
"Sounds fun!"
"Take note of your stamina consumption, though it will lower as you become more proficient in using this ability."
John nodded. "Got it."
...
One had to know their current speed was five times as fast as average humans.
10-10-10 was average stats. Some people with stronger physiques and trained agility would have higher speed or strength, but 10-10-10 is average.
But 50-50-50 is the peak of the Bronze-stage.
At first, John was easily caught within three seconds every time they started playing.
The difference was barely 3-4 seconds later because Azelis wasn’t holding back in technical aspects, despite lowering her stats to the same level as John.
Her movement-type Geno Ability was quite powerful, and it was the same type as John’s Strider’s Gaunt. Increasing general speed and maneuverability.
John felt there was more to her movement power, but he felt Azelis had restricted it to match his level.
After he exhausted his stamina in less than five minutes. They took a break and continued.
After two hours of practice, John became quite proficient and could run away without getting touched for eight to ten seconds.
To be honest, he considered it a massive improvement because Azelis was powerful! And since they used the courtyard as a field that had a small garden, trees, and a pond, there was just no way to escape her in the end.
"Wonderful, John. As long as you increase your stats to 100 before the competition, you won’t need to worry about getting hit unless it’s an area of effect power."
John grinned. "I still have Umbral Drift. I can fly away with it pretty fast."
"Yeah, that skill of your Pet Monster is great." Azelis smiled. "Now, it’s time to practice in the Soul Technique—Blood Allow Sculpting. That’s going to be a tough nut to crack, but we’ll crack it."
"Let’s rest and decide what kind of weapon you want to create with Blood Allow Sculpting. After that, you will also need to build the type of attack that the weapon can release and other stuff. Unlike other Soul Techniques, this one needs a lot of things to be done before you can use it in combat."
"I’ve already decided what kind of things I want with Blood Alloy Sculpting." John grinned.
"Oh? What is it?"
John pointed his hands forward, his index finger straight and other fingers fisted with the thumb above.
"Bang, bang. I am going to make pistols."