Chapter 646
Chapter 646 - 626: Sucking Dog
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At dusk every day, Lu Ping’an is the most awake.
At this time, he is often organizing the day’s earnings and managing the courtyard’s affairs. Even if Catherine is very capable, he cannot completely let go.
There are always events happening in the team, so it’s necessary to at least check the briefings.
However, starting from the third day, a sudden change began to trouble him.
"This is quite sudden. It seems like my original breathing technique is gone..."
Breathing techniques are the foundation of professionals, gradually enhancing and changing oneself through long and slow adjustments... Even a lazy person like Lu Ping’an would practice from time to time.
Lu Ping’an’s previous breathing technique was a 2-tier Runner profession Wave-chaser, and it was already "practiced" to lv7, not a low level at all.
However, most Runner breathing techniques have "running" as a "ritual prerequisite". It’s normal for Meow and others to practice diligently in the gym every day, while Lu Ping’an practices only occasionally... He doesn’t really value the buffs provided by Runner breathing techniques. The theoretical "reflection" enhancement is almost nonexistent (his level is too low). The only benefit is some added endurance.
Low-end breathing techniques and low-end professions have this kind of behavior; no matter how good they sound, the improvement is slow and can be ignored.
He originally planned to learn a new and useful breathing technique when he changed professions, so he would run a few laps after dinner to avoid stagnation.
But now, after trying to run, there is no activation feeling at all, which made him a little anxious.
"...Try doing the ’All-In-One’ with something else." Big Meow gave a suggestion.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’an immediately used his martial arts, linked it with the Storm Lance in his hand, and then...
Lu Ping’an knelt on the ground, feeling very uncomfortable.
The part where his right hand was holding the lance turned pitch black, the same color as the death-curse on the lance.
He was being eroded.
"...As expected, stop... " Big Meow seemed to have a lot of mixed emotions.
"...Practice a bit more lately, but as for the Storm Lance, a dangerous weapon like this, wait until your breathing technique is formed."
There was no need for her to explain. Lu Ping’an has already found the answer from his own physical experience and system prompts.
When he initiated the All-In-One, the unformed breathing technique started to operate on its own, and the two abilities seemed to have merged to some extent.
In various aspects, his abilities had undergone significant changes.
The previous "All-In-One" was a "link of life", connecting several objects together and using the "resonance of breath" to form a new whole.
Although there was a link and flow inside, it was mostly static, and everything was independent of each other.
But now, he just used the connection, and it felt like being eroded by sea waves. The original static state turned into a dynamic one, and the "whole" started a strong "internal circulation".
Is this a good thing? Lu Ping’an thought about it, and it should be.
𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Normal living beings should have internal circulation, while independent parts are like Vajra. His previous "martial arts" were actually at a relatively low-end stage.
He could barely invoke the power of the taboo weapon, albeit with great difficulty. If this kind of circulation becomes normal, his "All-In-One" would be much stronger.
"Has my breathing technique started to merge with my martial arts..."
Soon, he found some tricks. The prerequisite for the previous Runner breathing technique was "running", while the prerequisite for his current half-matured breathing technique was linking with something living.
After testing, the Life Bank’s system panel also gave a more bizarre answer.
[You have gained minimal control experience of death energy, minimal knowledge of the Withering Skill, minimal driving experience of life energy, and minimal affinity increase for death/life energy...]
Strangely, when Lu Ping’an calmed down and continued to link, it indeed played the role of a breathing technique and improved him.
Although Lu Ping’an himself didn’t know how extreme the term "extremely minute" was, at least the "extremely minute" reflection enhancement feedback from the Runner’s Breathing Technique had never truly been reflected on the panel. However, the increase clearly exists,
Lu Ping’an could understand the rest, as the energies of death and life were originally the "contaminating qualities" of this lance. Yet to obtain knowledge of the Withering Skill truly exceeded expectations... After all, the complete Withering Skill would at least be a 2-tier Silver Mid-position professional skill, requiring quite high prerequisites.
However, at the same time, this ability obviously had side effects...
[Your body is being eroded by the power of death... Your physique experiences an extremely minute decrease.]
Without the system prompt, Lu Ping’an’s dizziness and discolored arm had already explained everything... The big cat was right; he couldn’t link to the lance for a long time now.
After some thinking, Lu Ping’an understood everything.
The normal Breathing Technique was a "product" of Deity, containing the power of rules, and was a relatively stable directional mutation.
But his technique was clearly a "My Way" that bypassed the safety protocol of Deity... The mutation occurred whether it was safe or not, and how effective it was all depended on him taking responsibility.
"Train more to stabilize this ability as soon as possible, but do not link to those with a life tier higher than yours. The erosion of the power of life is just as dangerous as the power of death."
This ability was still immature, with many unknown points, but only what was currently shown had already surprised Lu Ping’an.
Normally, this kind of non-standard "Breathing Technique" was basically equal to courting death. Nobody knew the result of forcing training and mutation, but now...
"...As long as there’s a prompt from Life Bank, I can plainly detect my minute changes and choose the most suitable resonance target..."
With this new toy and the obvious reaching of his limit, Lu Ping’an rested for a night and made many attempts.
Little Flame and Zhi Xi could still resonate... When they linked together, erosion also occurred.
[Gained an extremely small amount of Fire affinity. Physique gains an extremely minute twisted increase...]
The link with Little Flame brought about an increase in flame affinity and a clear increase in physique... Lu Ping’an estimated that when his physique reached the same level as Little Flame, this increase would be relatively noticeable.
The gain from the dog was evident, but after a while, Lu Ping’an had to stop.
The Breathing Technique could basically accelerate the progress subjectively, and Lu Ping’an could control the "circulation degree" through his will. This time, however, he could only open the lowest gear.
[Eroded by Flame Energy, please eliminate as soon as possible...]
Even without the system prompt, Lu Ping’an’s burning body temperature and burn marks on his body showed the double-edged sword of his ability.
Moreover, when Lu Ping’an increased the "absorption," the emotional feedback from Life Perception indicated that Little Flame had become slightly more irritable.
"How are you feeling?"
"...Expending a bit more energy, but if you didn’t mention it, I wouldn’t have noticed. Overall, the connection is actually tighter than before, so it doesn’t make much of a difference."
After linking with Zhi Xi, Lu Ping’an could intuitively feel the change.
"No more than 10%, it’s acceptable."
She could feel the increased consumption, and non-essential spending had obviously increased, but it was not to the point of affecting her condition.
Beasts, however, were different. A slight discomfort or feeling of "being attacked" would make them restless.
This didn’t really affect Lu Ping’an since the All-In-One ability was originally a high-consumption short-range skill that couldn’t last long. Now, a slight increase in consumption didn’t affect him much.
But what surprised Lu Ping’an was not this...
[Gained extremely minute knowledge of ’Telekinesis Drive’, suffer Ghost Energy erosion... Spiritual power gains an extremely minute increase...]
Among the bunch of system prompts, the hidden "spiritual power" increase made Lu Ping’an instantly spirited.
"Absorb Zhi Xi... after linking with Zhi Xi, this Breathing Technique can actually increase spiritual power?!"
— End of Chapter 646 —