Martial Combat Qi
In the Titan's Training Ground Noah walked casually through the crowd to the Gravity Chambers. The Disappearance skill was rather convenient in travelling noticed since it didn't use much mana he just always had it active.
Inside the building, he paid 2 gold to the robot to rent a room for two hours. He changed out of his equipment into regular clothes and sat down on the floor of the room. Then set it so the force of gravity gradually rose till it reached the maximum.
"This should be enough to warrant a stressful environment..." Noah had sweat rolling off his forehead and his face stiff as he resisted the force. He normally didn't use such a high setting when he trained, it was just to help him awaken.
'Attributes.'
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Attributes-
[Strength 31] [Agility 22] [Physique 29] [Intelligence 24] [Willpower 24] [Sense 21] [Mana 31]
(Bonus Attribute Points: 14)
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These were his attributes without any equipment, even cutting the connection of the Cursed Requiem.
At the moment he felt no different than a normal human. The transcendent feeling he would get from wearing all the equipment had disappeared. Equipment was no different than an exoskeleton suit, it brought you to the level to fight monsters but the body inside was still squishy.
His attributes had grown a lot since he first entered, he had raised all of them greater than 20 which was extremely uncommon among the population in the Eternal Battlefield.
Since you could only start off with a maximum of 10, with the low attribute stones you could reach a maximum of 15. After that, you had to train to raise them in special buildings. Other people did do this but it was a gruellingly slow process compared to getting better equipment, so it wasn't yet seen as something necessary.
Feeling his state stabilise, Noah took out two potions.
[Enhanced Ominiscent Potion]
Will permanently add 20 points to any one attribute of your choosing.
[Acrobatic Body Potion]
Increase Strength by 10 points and Physique by 5 points for 60 seconds.
One was the potion he got from the Lab while the other was one he bought before coming here from EternalFlame City.
The Basic Breathing Technique emphasised balance and control of the body to bring out a 150% from it. All physical attributes were connected so Noah felt he might need to raise all of them so had bought the potion for 100 gold. You could only have one potion active so he had bought the best one related to Agility and Physique.
He started following the steps that were written on the scroll. His more than a decade of training in martial arts and combat had met the basic requirement for awakening Qi. He just now needed a burst.
He drank the Acrobatic Body Potion. Then quickly chugged the Enhanced Omiscent Potion.
[Which attribute would you like to add 20 points to?]
'Strength.'
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Attributes-
[Strength 51] [Agility 32(22)] [Physique 34(29)] [Intelligence 24] [Willpower 24] [Sense 21] [Mana 31]
(Bonus Attribute Points: 14)
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The Attribute screen changed. Noah felt his body heat up, and it soon turned a boiling red. His clothes were soaked in sweat, even steam could be seen coming off him. His body was acclimatising to the sudden rise in strength.
His breathing was rhythmic, he tried to find a sensation inside his body he could grab and pull, that would awaken his Qi. Sitting for 50 seconds he finally felt something. It was like a string too short to grab, he only had this one chance he didn't want to lose it.
'It's still being limited by my other attributes, add 8 to Agility and 6 to Physique.'
He used up all the bonus attribute points he had saved up bringing them both to 40 points. The energy inside him suddenly freed up. His body glowed with white energy.
[You have awakened Qi (normal)!]
Just as Noah wanted to try using it, the energy turned a brick red colour.
Ding!
[Awakened talent 'Genius Martial Combat Body' has been upgraded to C Class]
[Genius Martial Combat Body (C Class): A special talent forged by the combination of mastering many combat styles and unique body structure allowing you to easily practice physical skills. You have enhanced regenerative properties and only need to sleep for one hour a day to fully recover.
*You have broken the chains limiting mortals and formed Qi.
Effect 1- High increase recovery and physical attributes
Effect 2- Increased strength of physical combat skills
Effect 3- Increased understanding of physical combat skills
Effect 4- Martial Combat Qi]
[Martial Combat Qi]
A mysterious type of Qi that is associated with your awakened talent. Allows a human to break the physical limits.
"It actually combined with my talent, I wasn't expecting this. I thought it was going to form a skill." Noah looked at floating holographic screens.
"System how do you upgrade talents?" Noah asked, he had thought they were set in stone so had never tried.
[If certain conditions are met they will upgrade.]
"How do I upgrade my Truth Seeker talent?" Noah changed the question since his last one was too general.
No response.
He nodded, "I'll have to figure it out myself. I should just focus on Qi for now."
Noah stood up and controlled the red glow to cover the body, "The Qi has already turned into another type. I can't tell how much it's improved through the talent since it happened so fast."
Bang!
He punched out, the air pressure of his punch hit the wall causing a loud noise. He then tried a few movements and noticed how unrestricted they were. The attribute screen had changed again with a note appearing whenever he activated Qi.
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Attributes-
[Strength 51] [Agility 30] [Physique 35] [Intelligence 24] [Willpower 24] [Sense 21] [Mana 31]
*Physical attributes empowered by Qi
(Bonus Attribute Points: 0)
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Using the Qi he could make himself as light as feather or heavy as boulder. He could use it for defence and attack. The Qi only moved around his bod he couldn't push it out, at most covering his skin with it.
"There doesn't seem to be a time limit to it." Noah noted, he had it on for almost twenty minutes yet he didn't feel any different, "Is this one of its effects combining with the talent?"
Trying it out a bit more he put it away. His time for the room was almost up. He changed back to his equipment and walked out of the building. He started walking back to the Secret Hall where he had some unfinished business.