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"Pouring the different intent or sword principle in a single world produces different results," said Old Ryong as he wrote the word 'Blade' multiple times on different paper before showing it to Shin.
Shin observed the words and realized that some words carried the intent of 'sharp', others possessed the intent of 'swift', while the rest carried different intents.
"But you can also produce the same result by putting them on a different with similar properties," added Old Ryong as he showed different words to Shin such as 'Sword', 'Knife', 'Dagger', and such.
Shin observed them one by one before comparing them to the first batch of words with 'Blade' in them.
Then Old Ryong continued. "At the same time, you can also apply that method of combining them that you have already learned."
This time, he wrote the word sword that carried multiple intents in it.
Shin stared at it for quite a while before nodding his head. This lesson was teaching Shin how to transfer his 'intent' to words by writing them. It sounded a little simple, but it included a set of complex steps in them.
Shin first had to put an image inside his head or at least imagine the word that he wanted to write along with the intent that he wanted to project. Then he had to carefully transfer them toward the brush on his hands while writing the word that he 'visualized' inside his head.
"Once you are capable of projecting your intents into words, you can start with the next step and try writing a single phrase," Old Ryong continued while writing on a paper.
When he showed it to Shin, the words written on it showed – "The sword descending from the heaven." –
Seeing that phrase, an image seemed to have been projected inside his head. He saw a giant sword falling from the sky before destroying the land where it landed.
In that image inside his head, Shin could sense multiple intents such as Straight Sword, Swift Sword, Heavy Sword, and Destructive Sword. These principles united into one and produced such a result.
Shin could not describe what he was feeling.
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After Shin digested everything inside his head, Old Ryong continued. "You can also project similar things when you are painting, but in a more complex manner and much clearer."
The old man picked up a brush and started drawing a sword before showing it to Shin.
After looking at the drawing, Shin could not help but compare it to the words that Old Ryong had written earlier. This drawing carried similar intents as the previous ones, but it projected a much more intense 'feeling' in them and clearer as well.
As Shin was looking at the sword, Old Ryong was already painting the scene that Shin had seen inside his head.
When he showed it to Shin, the latter felt like his consciousness was transported into a different dimension where he could see the scene within the painting. It was as if the painting had become lifelike.
While Shin was too immersed in the vision that he was seeing, Old Ryong's voice sounded inside his head like a clap of thunder, waking him up.
"Once you reach a certain level when practicing this method, you will be able to visualize your desired 'outcome' whenever and wherever you want."
"Being able to visualize these scenes inside your head, which also projects your understanding of your sword, your path, and your ideals, will produce results that even yourself will become surprised."
"This method will not only be good for your swordsmanship but will also be of great help for your Martial Arts and Mentalism, especially the latter since it is a method perfect for making use of a strong willpower trained through Mentalism."
"That is enough for now," Old Ryong paused as he found that should be enough for today.
"You should focus on projecting your intent into words first since putting them into painting is much harder than you think. You should start with the fundamentals before moving one step at a time."
Information about the assailants was quite accurate as well as all their targets were the selected participants for the mission. The majority of them were from their class, which indicated that there was most likely a mole within the academy that was feeding those people enough information.
'But why am I included in the target list? I am not included in the mission,' as this thought crossed his mind, his eyes suddenly turned wide as he realized. 'These people are most likely from the organization that is specifically targeting him.'
There were only two major dark organizations that were targeting him – the Black Serpent Mafia, which had had a history with, and the Shadow Alliance, which he had messed with during the incident in the Central Region.
As this string of thoughts ran through his mind, he was already sending distress signals to the people close to him, particularly Shiella, David, and Nathan.
But he later realized that the signal was being jammed. By spreading his Spiritual Sense into the surroundings to further look for the intruders, he also noticed that multiple formations stacked on one another were sealing off the entire room.
'Tsk! Now this is troublesome. I don't know who they are, but their skills are no joke. I never noticed the formation until they were activated,' Shin frowned deeply as he glanced at himself.
He was currently topless while the pants that he was wearing were meant for sleeping. Aside from the spatial rings that contained his swords and the advanced watch on his wrist, he did not have anything else on him.
Not long after, shadows within the room seemed to move as multiple figures in dark cloaks revealed themselves one after another.
There was also a buffed man in a set of assassin outfits but with a sleeveless shirt. His muscular arms were fully exposed, signifying that there was a lot of strength in them.
But what caught Shin's attention was the black serpent coiled in a dagger tattoo on one of this person's arms.
'So, it is them,' the expression on Shin's face suddenly turned grave when he realized who these people were.
But what confused him was that these people were only at the peak of the 'Qi Refinement Stage' with some being in the early stages of the 'Core Formation Stage'.
If they wanted to assassinate someone, then these people were more than enough. But with Shin's current strength, these people were far from being enough to handle him. He easily wiped the floor with them within a couple of minutes.
The only problem that Shin had to worry about was the buffed guy and the mysterious person behind their formation, who happened to be a Mentalist as well. Shin guessed that this person must be the one who set up the set of arrays inside his room.
Seeing Shin remained calm despite the current predicament that he was in, the buffed guy, who seemed to be the leader of the group suddenly said. "You can't rely on those people outside. All of them are pretty much occupied with our people."
"As for your friends-... all of them were currently trapped within their rooms. I reckon that they will only be able to escape once we leave the vicinity," he added with a provoking look on his face.
'The others as well?' Shin's eyes suddenly turned cold as a dangerous glint appeared in them.
The buffed guy was quite surprised at the immense killing intent coming from Shin, but he was able to recover himself within an instant.
He then crossed his arms in front of him and said. "Don't get too agitated yet. We don't have enough people to deal with all of you since we also have to keep the Dragon King busy."
"Some of our people are also keeping an eye on the Junior Dragoness of the Springfield Family, the Wanderer, and those two Young Ghosts of the Valentine Family."
"But the traps that we have set up within this hotel are more than enough to harm them and the other innocent people staying here."
His eyes then suddenly turned dangerous as he continued. "Deserter Uno. All we need is for you to come with us and your friends and the others staying within this building will be fine."
Shin did not immediately respond as he was trying to come up with a plan to deal with the current situation. At the same time, he was also trying to figure out what these guys were planning to do with him.
'It has been a long time since these guys made a move on me. What are they plotting this time to risk waging war against the Springfield Family?'
He was not sure about it yet, but he felt that it had something to do with the current events within the Soaring Continent.
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