Chapter 28: Hollow Core

Chapter 28: Hollow Core

[Profile]

Name: Cedric Stormrider

Age: 21

Race: Human

Class: Tier 1 - Swordsman

Level: 2

Titles: Jr.Undead Slayer, Scholar, Sword Child

Aptitude:

Body: S

Energy: S-

Spirit: (S) - Locked. Tier 2 req.

Final rating: S

Skills:

Actives: Sword Ki Lv.5, Kickboxing (M)

Passives: Vision (M), Learning (M), Ki Mastery Lv.6, Smell (M), Multitasking (M), Taste (M), Touch (M), Listening (M), Intuition (M), Footwork (M), Recovery (M), Tolerance (M), Tactics (M)

[Mandatory Task:]

: Hell Dive - Survive the Endless Undead Horde for 3 hours.

: Rewards - 100% Demon Soul gain, Clearance Streak +1

: Punishment for Failure - Failure Streak +1.

: Record: Clear Streak - 3, Failure Streak - 0

So really...buying more equipment to strengthen himself even further sounds excessive to him. So, he chose to save his Demon Souls for now.

It wouldn't be too late to purchase items he'd actually need later anyway. Especially since the System Shop's transactions would always remain fast.

That being said, Cedric was prepared for emergencies. He had bought an extra pair of equipment and necessities just in case he got placed in a tight spot. Beyond that though, he kept his expenditure at a minimum level of comfort.

Currently, it was midnight...

Cedric could be seen sitting on the floor in his room. Looking closely, numerous sigils and runes are glowing around the room. They're nothing special though, just something to isolate the rampant Ki from escaping the room. He didn't want to cause alarm throughout the entire center with his nightly activities.

With his legs crossed in a meditative position, a strain could be seen on his face. Sweat dripped down his entire body as he continuously circulated his Ki through his entire body.

Each successful circulation purified his Ki to a higher degree. His entire body was emitting a faint white light in the process. His powerful heartbeat echoed across the room as he continued and his body was also releasing a subtle amount of pressure.

In his body, his Ki was just about finished with its 100th circulation for the night. Once it has returned to its previous location, an explosive change occurs.

Tremors rocked Cedric's body as his Ki suddenly condensed into a faint yet solid core. It reduced its size to a hollow marble which penetrated his heart, turning into an aperture in there.

An unprecedented clarity illuminated his entire being. Cedric could feel his entire existence ascending to a level unlike before. The feeling was positively euphoric and he couldn't help but release a groan due to the sensation.

His field of senses expanded and elevated to a finer degree. The abundance of Ki within his body practically doubled, and he could vaguely feel his spirit being uplifted despite knowing that he shouldn't be able to access it for now.

When the tremors ceased, Cedric felt an unprecedented level of calmness surging within him. He felt like there was nothing that would ever surprise him anymore, nothing would ever disrupt the calmness and serenity of his mind, and that in itself was shocking ironically.

Cedric felt so light, it's like the Resistance Stamp became worthless just like that. Of course, he would increase the level of resistance later once he's done appreciating this feeling of freedom.

When he opened his eyes, a placid and serene calm seemingly washed over his entire room. It's like his immediate vicinity resonated with his mental state, it was incredible.

Then, his state slowly subsided. Cedric already knows that it's only a fleeting thing but he still enjoyed it to its fullest. With this breakthrough over, he officially stepped into the first stage of the [White Lotus Core Scripture] - the Hollow Core stage.

It took him some time but that can't be helped. The origin of this technique was different from where he was. He's already lucky that it was even recognized by this world so you won't hear him complaining.

Because of his breakthrough, his 『Ki Mastery』 jumped all the way to Lv.7 from Lv.5, with that increase, he's expecting his 『Sword Ki』 to enter a short period of explosive growth as well.

He just got even stronger, and that came with the confidence that, just like the previous months, this month's Hell Dive should be a piece of cake for him.

"Alright, now that that's over. It's about time I do something about this smell...urgh!"

His breakthrough also came with the expulsion of impurities from his body so after riding out his high, he didn't hesitate to run towards the bathroom to clean himself of this filth.ViiSiit novelbi/n(.)c/(o)m for latest novels