Chapter 15: Progress (3)

In a dark room, Akila sat on the cold tiled floor, cross-legged just beside his massive, king-sized white bed. His eyes were wild open and his right hand let out bright brown light, the only source of light in the room. He controlled his breathing carefully as he let the power slowly flow through his hand, all the way to his shoulder.

"Now… The next…" He muttered and held his breath once again as he tried to focus his spirit energy into his left hand while maintaining the power in his right hand.

Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and by the time the brown spirit energy completely shrouded his left palm, he was already soaked in his sweat. His tan-colored face reddened and he was at the verge of gasping for air but he still held it in with determination and fighting spirit in his eyes.

The brown energy began moving once again and made it to his wrists, by this time Akila couldn't hold in anymore.

"Peeeewwwww!" Akila made a strange sound as he breathed in greedily. His eyes were bloodshot and his body shivered lightly. He smacked the bed angrily and abruptly jumped on his feet.

He was completely frustrated.

His reinforcement superpower was quite simple but effective. It provided him with a reasonable amount of defense and offensive capabilities. Even though it didn't really make him look cool as all those people with flashy abilities, he was amongst the strongest freshers in the liberation union.

A black superman, one may say!

When his father used this power to make a name for himself during the bloody war half a decade ago, he was like an unblockable spear, bulldozing his way through all those who dared to stand in his way. That is until he encountered the unshakable mountains, the god sects twin masters.

With a mere punch, he could create violent air currents and with a roar, he could create twisters! His body was so thick, firearms could not penetrate, and on numerous occasions, he literarily punched missiles out of the sky.

Whenever his old man appeared on the battlefield, he shook the souls of his enemies with his domineering laughter and stature! He invoked fear into the hearts of the strongest men and shattered buildings and massive structures with a punch or two! The man's overwhelming strength and invulnerability made his name scare the crap out of the guardians of the sovereign federation.

After Akila inherited this ability, he was overjoyed but then again, it wasn't as simple and easy to control as he thought. This ability already gifted him with a unique body physique and a reasonable amount of physical strength and durability, but for some reason, he could tell he was far from his father's level.

To activate this ability, one must be able to skillfully manipulate their spiritual energy, spread it around their body, and let the energy refine their body and improve their strength. He has only been able to accomplish this once and that was after the awakened process when his aura was still wild and abundant. But now his realm has been stabilized, he realized he didn't even possess up to a quarter of the power he displayed that day.

He felt bad and was troubled by this reality but he wasn't discouraged. Akila knew each special ability came with its own pros and cons and he had no right to whine about his own issues like a big baby. He could tell the other three were facing issues as well in improving their strengths but they never complained about it in public.

"The reinforcement ability is quite straightforward and simple… so I'm a bit lucky…. It's quite simple to understand… The amount of spirit energy I pump into my body determines the amount of strength I receive in return. At the low tier of the infant phase, my spirit energy is not really abundant… this may be why I'm finding it hard to reinforce my whole body, just like I did back then…" Akila said thoughtfully as he paced around the room in circles.

"I'm not really interested in using the spirit herbs either since the reward is not proportionate to the price and all the good resources are hoarded by the various institutions and the government… The Oscuro organization may be big but it lacks the connection other powerful bodies in the liberation union have… That's why it is yet to have its own territory in the outside world, where it can acquire reasonable cultivation materials which can help me improve quickly…" Akila sat on a sofa next to his bed as he spoke out loud…

"My Dad always said the best way to improve is by getting involved in dangerous situations… Only through combat can one improve rapidly… Yea, I think that's the way he use to speak" Akila laughed.

His current level of energy is not enough to completely reinforce his whole body, all he could do at the moment is focus on his vital body parts until his power improves. Concerning his combat technique, Akila already had plans for it. Since his abilities were quite simple, it wasn't really difficult for him to create his own combat technique.

The more spirit energy he focuses on any of his body parts, the more explosive his strength becomes. His body wasn't strong enough to contain a certain amount of power so he didn't bother going all out against the assassin. All he needed to do now is keep testing his power and find out his current body limit is. As for improving himself through risky situations, he was pretty sure the rest of the team will be interested in this idea so he decided to wait until Zero recovers.

If his old man was a monster back then, Akila was determined to be a demon!

"I will definitely surpass you, old man!" Akila laughed out loud with a hint of sadness in his eyes.