Advancing  to the mystic scholar realm

After a few seconds of lying flat on his belly with his arms relaxed beside his hips, he raised his legs into the air until his whole body was supported by only his chest and shoulders.

This was the 'grasshopper' yoga pose; particularly essential for opening one's shoulder mana channels when used in conjunction with the Fibonacci-Breathing-Sequence.

His body began quivering as a trace of kundalini mana escaped from the Kundalini serpent in his base-chakra once more.

The torrent of kundalini mana felt like a gushing river as it pushed towards his left arm's mana channel.

In the arms lay the twin yin-yang subclavian mana channels. Opening them would make it possible to weave spells with one's bare arms and even increase their strength.

However, Hugo wasn't just aiming at opening the subclavian channels. He was also targeting the ulnar and radial channels that would nourish his hands with a constant supply of mana.

This time, the barricades were much stronger. Nonetheless, they were still insufficient to halt the torrent of his kundalini mana that flooded into his arm.

"Hong!"

An earth-splitting explosion, like shattering mountains, rang through Hugo's head as the mana within his body surged past the barricades of its previous extent and streamed unhindered through his arm.

The torrent of mana flowed with the force of toppling mountains and overturning seas, incessantly advancing. In a matter of minutes, all the mana channels in his left arm had been cleared.

Hugo initiated the same procedure and opened up the channels in his right arm.

"What a divine world?!" He intoned whilst feeling the surging mana surging through his body. Hugo's lips stretched into a smile. His facial expression was akin to that of a goat slumbering after eating tons of fodder.

However, as thoughts of his mother crossed his mind, they slowly broke him out of his reverie.

"Maybe I'm now advanced enough to open the ring." He mumbled while relaxing out of the grasshopper pose.

[Practice… Practice… Every single step I take will bring me closer to her. I should aim at becoming a mystic wizard as soon as possible.] Hugo deliberated.

He could tell that it wouldn't be hard for him to open up the rest of the mana channels in his body.

Although the Kratos manual stated that all the major and minor channels added together could total up to a distance greater than 100,000 miles when outstretched, Hugo felt like he could easily achieve it.

[Only by opening up all the channels in my body, will I be able to connect with and activate my earth-star chakra.]

[With my Kundalini-Physique, I should be able to step right over the mystic wizard realm and become a mystic knight right away.] Hugo deliberated as he remembered what Tracy had said about the perks of the Kundalini physique.

"The channels in my arms and legs should follow. Today, I will finally progress to become a mystic scholar. I should be able to do much more after today." Hugo mumbled as he turned his attention to his legs.

Hugo once again started practicing the Kratos-Body-Yoga. However, this time, he lay supine on the floor, and then raised his buttocks off the floor thereby transitioning to the bridge yoga pose.

Whilst keeping his thighs and inner feet parallel, he maintained his practice of visualizing the mana channels in his legs and feet. His breathing followed the patterns of the Fibonacci sequence, as he maintained the Kratos-Body-Yoga pose.

In just a few minutes, Hugo felt a trace of the now-familiar kundalini mana come cruising out of the base chakra, and through the aorta and vena cava mana channels, as it came crushing towards the channels in his legs.

"Aahh… I can't get enough of this." Hugo moaned in bliss as he felt the channels in his legs open. He was beside himself with extreme joy.

[The path of mysticism appears to be very easy. Why do the others over-complicate the process?] Hugo mused as he reminisced about the times the Matriarch had denied him access to all books related to mysticism.

[Maybe, opening mana channels shouldn't be this easy. My speed should be a result of my kundalini physique or the Kratos yoga?] Hugo mused as he exited the bridge pose.

He had overheard Aladdin and the rest discussing how hard it was to walk the path of mysticism. Yet, the process seemed as simple as drinking porridge to him; albeit without sugar. The only exception was when he opened up his first channels.

"Where is the so-called difficulty? At the higher realms?"

[I should stop for today. I'll open the ones to the brain later. No need to rush.] Hugo mused as he rose from the floor.

His movements were slow and measured in an attempt to take care not to break the floor with his increased mystic powers.

Once Hugo got onto his feet, he felt a stronger connection with the world-mana. Every breath he took nourished his vitality as mana continued to flow into his physique.

With just a little focus and visualization, mana would come cruising towards his limbs, ready to be woven into spells.

"I should now be capable of practicing the rank one levitation spell. The levitation spell combined with the Cloak of Thanatos will make for a perverted godly spell." Hugo's face became plastered with an ear to ear grin, as he fantasized about future applications of the spells.

"…COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO…"

It was at this time that the crowing of the neighbor's rooster shocked Hugo out of his fantasy.

"Why is it that the Matriarch's arrays can't keep away such noises?" Hugo grumbled as he looked down at his body which was covered in grayish slime.

[This must be residue expelled by the body when advancing mystic powers.]

[I wonder whether the Matriarch and the rest are back yet. I should be heading to the Blacksmith's workshop today. A mystic-engineer? What kind of profession is it?] He mused as he wrapped himself in a towel and scrambled towards the showers.