Chapter 69 - Magnus's Shock

"Follow my instructions! Close your eyes and sit in a position that you are most comfortable." Magnus guided. "Now, relax your body!"

Blaize sat cross-legged, shut the eyes, and relaxed his body. Magnus carried on with his instructions while he followed suit without missing any details.​​

"Follow your breathing, try to perceive the energy within you. The energy can be anything; a feeling, color, word, image, or something similar."

Blaize followed his guidance and sought to feel the energy but he couldn't sense anything. He knew it's like meditation, it can't be achieved in a single day.

"You may not be able to sense the spiritual energy immediately, but it doesn't mean your talent is poor. It takes time and will get easier as you repeat the process."

Magnus's voice reached Blaize's ear as he fails to sense his spiritual energy even after trying for half an hour. "Take some break and then continue."

Hearing it, Blaize slowly opened his eyes and reflected. He first needs to stop the wandering thoughts and should learn to focus his mind entirely on one thing.

After relaxing for fifteen minutes, Blaize continued and repeated the process. As he practiced, again and again, he finally touched something but it was just for a fleeting moment.

Two days passed,

Most of his injuries healed, except for his arms. If Blaize isn't wrong, they need another five days to completely heal.

As for Magnus, he didn't give him any hint after the instructions. So, it's up to him to sense the spiritual energy.

Unlike before, he would sense something every time he tries to feel his spiritual energy but that feeling would soon disappear. He wasn't able to grasp them completely.

Like every other time, Blaize closed his eyes and relaxed his body to feel the energy. Without knowing, his thoughts were completely cleared up while his mind reached the state of emptiness.

It happened suddenly and it was just for a second, but that short timeframe helped Blaize to feel his spiritual energy. It was a golden ball of mysterious energy with silver luster around its edges.

'Is this my spiritual energy?'

Before he could rejoice, he lost the feeling and everything returned to normal. Even so, Blaize was thrilled. Jumping to his feet, he exclaimed.

"Old Man Magnus, I just felt my spiritual energy. It was a golden ball of energy with silver radiance."

"What?" Magnus was shocked. Though his back was hunched and he carried a walking stick, his speed was fast as he flashed next to Blaize at breakneck speed.

"Tell me about the process?"

Blaize then recounted everything but nothing seemed different. It somewhat mystified Magnus, as he knew it's impossible to sense the spiritual energy in such a short time.

Even he, who was considered a prodigy took a month to sense his spiritual energy. 'How did he do it in mere two days, is something different about him?'

"I think you are innately gifted in learning Haki. Let's proceed to the next step." Magnus's eagerness to teach Haki was one step higher than Blaize's enthusiasm to learn.

He wants to see in how many days will Blaize learn the next step. Wasting no time, he spoke about the next step.

"Remember the feeling of sensing your spiritual energy and repeat the process. You should first understand that it's your spiritual energy and they are part of you.

Only you have the power to control them!"

Magnus guided in the next step while Blaize listened carefully and executed according to his direction. But it wasn't easy as he couldn't sense the spiritual energy again, no matter how many times he tried.

Thankfully, Old man Magnus was there to guide him. During the failure, he will motivate and share some of his experiences of sensing the spiritual energy.

It helped him a lot. Now he understands why it's nearly impossible to learn Haki without someone's guidance.

It didn't take long for Blaize to sense and feel his spiritual energy. He was just a step away from completing the next step.

According to Magnus, he should have successfully completed this step when he was able to feel his spiritual energy with a thought.

'Spiritual energy is a part of me...like arms and legs, it's always there. It should come naturally; feeling and controlling them.' Blaize pondered upon his failures and improved quickly.

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Days passed, soon it's been fifteen days since Blaize came to this Island.

His body recovered and healed with no hidden wounds, even his scars disappeared. It's the power of his Senju constitution. His strength returned to its peak while his attributes also raised slightly, thanks to the battle against Sakazuki.

Blaize successfully completed the next step—feeling the spiritual energy with a thought. It's only been a day since he finished this step but he got a complete hang of it.

Magnus was shocked but he didn't express it in his face. After ten days of observation, he inferred why Blaize can sense and feel his Haki in a short period.

It's true Blaize is a talented person but it's not why he was able to learn Haki quickly, it's because of his strange constitution.

At first, Magnis didn't notice it, but after Blaize began to feel his spiritual energy, it came to light. With his Observation Haki, he could feel Blaize's surging vitality and endless power contained within his body.

In this world, there are various kinds of races with strange and special physiques so this finding didn't astound him that much. He thinks Blaize is different.

Magnus didn't hide this, he directly told his findings to the latter. It came as a surprise to Blaize. 'No wonder...it's because of the Senju Bloodline!' It cleared his head and new theories popped in his head.

"Once you learn to control your Haki, we will be able to find the full extent of the abilities granted by your physique." Magnus expressed his thoughts.

"Good! Shall we proceed to the next step?" Blaize asked.

"Yes!" Magnus agreed while he inwardly shook his head. The process which would have taken a few months was completed by Blaize in few days. 'If this goes on like this, I won't have anything to teach him after two or three months!'

Magnus's intuition tells him that Blaize will become a formidable Haki user that the world hadn't seen before. 'His powers will soon shock the world! World Government will have a hard time dealing with him once they became his enemy! It's going to be fun!'