Chapter 187: Self challenge 16
Chapter 187: Self challenge 16
Chapter 187: Self challenge 16
Chapter 187: Self challenge 16
” For Mastering the Shards… Just do as I teach you, ”
With that, they went to an underground room, which was untouched by corruption, made out of stone floor and ceiling.
As Bai Lung sat in the cold, The figure threw 10 shards at Bai Lung, these shards weren’t glowing red instead they were glowing purple.
” Take them as a reward, they are powerful versions of shards, a shard has five different glows, Dim, Bright golden, red, purple, and lastly black,” he explained.
” The black shards are hard to evolve because they require lots of mastery, precision, and bloodlust… Those shards are weapons designed to kill someone, as long as it moves, it needs blood or any other source, or else, it will get weakened and return back to being dim white, ”
Bai Lung looked at the purple shards with burning eyes, unable to keep the excitement.
The figure extended its hand, and the shards around Bai Lung quivered in response.
” The shards are powerful, but they are also a part of you,” he further explained. “You must learn to control them with precision, to use them as extensions of your own body, not just as weapons, ”
” So, your first lesson will be Initial Connection… Try to control the shards without looking at them… Are the World through the vision of shards, ”..
Bai Lung closed his eyes.
his breathing was slow and controlled.
He reached out with his mind, feeling the connection between himself and the shards that hovered around him.
‘ The shards are not just tools…they were a part of my essence,’ Bai Lung thought in his mind.
He could already sense their subtle vibrations, the hum of energy that coursed through them.
Tho, it was because of his skill ‘ Echo manipulation ‘ but he doesn’t know it yet.
” not just feel their presence, trying moving them, you can also look at the world through perspective of shards, after all, it is a magical weapon,”
The figure said with his guiding voice.
“Guide them with your mind… mind is absolute when controlling the body,” The figure further added.
With intense concentration, Bai Lung willed the shards to move.
At first, they responded hesitantly, jittering in mid-air like nervous insects as Bai Kung couldn’t fully visualize the surroundings in his head.
But,
He focused harder, envisioning them as extensions of his own limbs. Slowly, they began to move with more fluidity, circling around him in a controlled orbit.
Not just that but all shards even had a black dot in the center, indicating that Bai Lung was currently seeing the world from the perspective of shards.
However, it wasn’t easy as Bai Lung was seeing 10 different things at once.
He could see his 360° surroundings.
“Excellent!!!” the figure said, nodding approvingly.
He couldn’t believe this boy would master the first step of shards in an instant.
” Now, let us refine this connection, I will teach you about – Defense and Offense with shards, ”
Snap!
The underground training hall was vast, filled with an array of targets and obstacles.
The figure led Bai Lung to a section filled with training dummies however these dummies were different compared to before.
” We will start with basic techniques. First, the defensive shield… Go stand in the center, ”
Nodding his head, Bai Lung stood in the center of the hall with his eyes fixed on dummies.
” Control the shards and form a barrier around yourself,” the figure instructed. “Make it impenetrable,”
He closed his eyes again, focusing on the shards.
The shards covered him formally in direction, and the next instance the shards released a strange glass-type aura that covered him from all sides, forming a strong barrier.
It was a little easy for him because he had seen the shards release some kind of protective mechanism beforehand when fighting with some monsters in the dead forest.
As soon as the barrier was formed, one of the dummies raised his hand and launched a laser beam, in an instant the defensive barrier was destroyed.
” Try again! ”
Bai Lung nodded his head.
This time, he envisioned them forming a tight, protective barrier around him, he doesn’t know why it broke on the first try even though the barrier looked strong in his eyes,
The shards moved swiftly, arranging themselves into an overlapping pattern that encased him in a shimmering cocoon of energy.
He felt a surge of satisfaction as the barrier held firm, he was sure this time.
And as expected, the barriers was actually deflecting the incoming lasers, fired by dummies.
” Oh, that’s pretty quick… You must be talented when it comes to such stuff,” The figure couldn’t help but praise Bai Lung.
However, the reason for Bai Lung’s past progression was due to talent in array-making and formation.
” Now, it’s time for you to learn to attack while defending, use only a few shards to defend and the remaining to attack, ” The figure spoke.
Bai Lung thought for a while, and with a sharp command from his mind, Bai Lung directed the shards outward.
They shot forward like a hail of arrows, striking the dummies with pinpoint accuracy.
The wooden figures shattered under the force of the impact, splinters flying in all directions.
However, in the process, one of the dummies shot the barrier with a laser beam and destroyed it.
Try Again!
Once again, 5 shards floated around him while maintaining the barriers while the remaining 5 were used for attacking.
The control required for both attack and defending was hard, when focused on attacking he could maintain the perfect control over his defensive shards, and the barrier was instantly shattered.
Again!
Again!
Once Again!
While the other two were masters in an instant, attacking and defending at the same time actually took some time.
It has been 2 weeks and he has good control over his defensive and offensive shards however he couldn’t move to the next session as he has yet to kill all the dummies before they could recover.
Before with the help of 10 shards, Bai Lung was able to pass the session but this time he has only 5 shards nig to mention the count of dummies is very high
‘ wait… Thats it! I need to utilize fewer shards on defense and more on attack, I was never told to use 5 on defense and 5 on attack,