It's approximately 4:00 PM right now and I have all the time in the world until my mother calls me for dinner. I'm in my room right now and I've decided that I will train until I'm called over
I sat up on my bed in the [Three Positions Focus] position and did breathing exercises. I also cleared my mind and calmed my heart
I started to hear my pulses next to my ears as my hearing gets enhanced
Although, currently, my goal is not to level up 『 Sound Sorter 』
My goal is to try and develop my chakras as I learned from the heavenly cultivators in my previous life
Truthfully, I never successfully developed all Seven Chakras since I didn't have a heart back then. None of the chakras even reached its maximum level
Now that I've regressed, I have the chance to develop all of them and reach the peak of health and well-being
In my previous life, my physical body was shattered, my soul broken, my mental unstable, torrential emotions, and my spiritual removed
Even if my existence is broken, I was still living. That's how my body itself and the universe and reality refuses me to die, this my search for ultimate death
Once I reach peak health and well-being, not only would I gain more power and reach higher realms, it might also be key to the ultimate death that I'm seeking
*Inhale*
*Exhale*
The first chakra that I should develop first is the Root Chakra, located at the base of the spine. Opening it fully should help me increase my strength, become more durable, and allow my body to be stable at all times
This is the foundation where my powers and abilities would reach greater heights in the future
One method of opening the Root Chakra is to get in contact with nature and the earth. Go hiking, gardening, sightseeing, and such
However, simple breathing exercises can do plenty. Especially since I'm utilizing a superior breathing position that increases the efficiency of my cultivation by several folds
『 Seven Chakras has been recognized 』
『 Root Chakra was selected 』
『 Root Chakra unlocking progress: 5% 』
Even if the progress is slow, the potency of the focus will be greater
I'm aiming to condense the chakra and make it more potent rather than hastily unlocking it and making my Root Chakra brittle and weaker
*Inhale*
*Exhale*
『 You are absorbing trace Mystical Energy in the atmosphere 』
'...'
『 You have gained 0.001 Mana 』
It's been an hour and I'm sweating a fair amount. Fortunately, my bed is not wet from the sweat, but my clothes are
I stopped meditating and doing breathing exercises. I checked my progress
『 Root Chakra unlocking progress: 10% 』
'That's a decent amount of progress'
Considering that the progress increased by 5% after an hour, the progress would considerably go slower exponentially. At later stages, the progress could only possibly increase by a percent if I do breathing exercises for 24 hours straight
However, that doesn't mean I won't do that, but the time efficiency is too low if that's the only thing I would do for a year just to open the Root Chakra
Although, that would be the most ideal method to condense the Root Chakra to its limit, but there should be a more time efficient method. That's what I would do later at midnight, when the neighborhood would be asleep
For now, there should be another thing that I need to do to develop an ability. I didn't change my clothes yet nor went to the bathroom to take a shower
Instead, I found and grabbed a metallic ruler and held it like a sword
In my previous life, I was a swordmaster. Not just an ordinary swordmaster, but a stage that surpassed even the Sword God and the Sword Law that created the laws involving the sword
The Sword Concept, the sword itself and itself the sword
Back then, I achieved this state of being very early, like four years after the transition to Mystical Age, because of three reasons
My love for the sword, obtaining the Primordial Fissure sword, and earning the Stigma of the Sword
However, since I achieved it very early, my foundation of the sword is non-existent. I had to learn from the Sword God himself to barely form my foundation
But even then, I didn't fully form my foundation and the Sword Concept since my vessel was destroyed the moment I became the Sword Concept
Just like how my body is the cup and the Sword Concept is the liquid being poured into the cup. Instead of just spilling and overflowing, the liquid is actually molten lava and that caused the cup to shatter and explode. The cup became irreparable
However, I was still able to harness the power of the Sword Concept, but every time I use it, my body will be damaged
Therefore, I have to develop my Sword Mastery from the bottom. Practice the basics of the basics and work myself from scratch to the top
Achieving Sword Beginner stage is another one of my goals for now
With that in mind, I used the metallic ruler as an imitation of a sword. After all, as the Sword Concept, anything can become a sword, even a stick, a piece of paper, a rock, a ball, even air or light
"Huff-!"
"Hmph-!"
I swung the ruler meaningfully and assumed different kind of stances. I remember from the Sword God's teachings and from several swordmasters' form and techniques
Drops of my sweat splashed in the air as I abruptly stop my swings. My muscles contracted and my bones hardened. My blood vessels compressed as my blood flowed faster
My heart started to beat rapidly from the increased flow of blood. I could feel it and hear it, but I completely ignored it and focused on my sword swings
My lungs also contracted as my body limited my breathing so that my body could exert more meaning in my swings
I don't feel any pain from the lack of oxygen, but my chest area is starting to become painful
"Ack-!"
I stopped my sword practice and quickly clutched my chest
'This is painful...'
I could remember how it felt to have a heart. It felt like my chest was about to open a hole with how my heart kept pounding rapidly
I sat down and quickly did basic breathing techniques to catch up with the lack of oxygen that my heart is experiencing
'Is it really okay to keep this heart?'
Yes. I have to keep this heart and unlock its secrets
I looked in front of me and checked the system if there were any notifications of me achieving the Sword Beginner stage
『 Your agility has increased by 1 』
『 Your stamina has increased by 1 』
Alas, there's no notification about me achieving the Sword Beginner stage. I know it won't be that easy, but I would like to see it as progress, especially my increase in stats
At this point, I'm almost at the same stats as an adult male. I don't know if that makes sense, but maybe I should test that soon
"..."
I looked at the time and it's 5:48 PM
'It's still too early'
I decided to increase the proficiency of my other abilities until my mother calls me for dinner. I also decided to do a few strength exercises
『 Scan (Lv.1) proficiency increased to 11% 』
『 Sound Sorter (Lv.1) proficiency increased to 13% 』
『 Your strength has increased by 1 』
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It's already almost midnight. I have eaten well, took a bath, brushed my teeth, and the usual routine before heading to sleep
I didn't develop any abilities in the meantime and only stared at the night sky from my bed. I could see the entirety of the sky because of my room's big windows
The windows are so big that if I were to stand on the windown stool and reach my hands on top of head, I would barely reach the window rail or casing
The night sky looks kinda pretty, if not only for this eye sore of a building that's blocking a part of the view
The night sky in these early years are so clear that I could see most of the stars. This would be different after 10 years or so since the city smog would blur the atmosphere
Although, that changed after the transition to the Mystical Age
Also, although the starry skies could look pretty right now, I'm actually feeling indifferent
Kids around my age would draw stars as that five-pointed star, but I would draw stars as giant balls of hot gas and fire
I've seen plenty of stars up close and they're way prettier up close. I could see flares bursting and prominences flaring. They are big masses of destruction to me
『 You have earned the ability Eye Vision (Lv.0) 』
'Heh...'
I smirked and scoffed. I stood up from my bed and stood on the window stool while holding frame to the side
Looking at extreme long distances allowed me to develop the 『 Eye Vision 』 ability. As the name barely suggests, the ability allows me to see farther distances. It is also the base for my other eye related abilities
The fastest way to earn that ability was to look at the farthest object I could see and that was the closest star to Earth other than the Sun, Proxima Centauri A
So, I had to stare at Proxima Centauri A for at least an hour for the light from eyes to travel 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) and back so that the information of the image of the star would be complete
Thus, I obtained 『 Eye Vision 』
Now, it's already 12:15 AM and most of the neighborhood and my mother should be already asleep
'Then I have some freedom in the world!'
I looked down on the ground and I'm approximately 5 meters high. If I, as a kid, jumped down from here, I would break most of my legs and spine or worse, die
But since my stat values are all 2, I should be fine
Just to make sure, I vaulted down from the window stool and hung on it, lessening the distance of my feet to the ground by 1 meter
I then let go and managed to land relatively safely. My legs slowed my fall like a spring, but I had to slam my hands on the ground like an amateur and slightly injuring my palms as they turned slightly red
I then quickly went to the gate, slowly and carefully opened it to avoid the rusty noise it makes, and went out the street
If an adult would see me right now and since it's literally midnight, they would definitely be concerned and worried and they would call for my mother
But since most of the neighborhood is asleep, I should be fine and alone
'Safety? Naaah...'
How about kidnappers or any criminals making moves in the night? I wouldn't worry about that too much since my neighbor is one of the safest places in this specific region of Metro Manila
'Withour further ado...'
I started to jog in my place without going forward. I also did stretch exercises for my arms, legs, and waist to condition my body and muscles
After a few minutes, I started to walk down the street. I maintained this pace for 30 minutes then I started jogging
I avoided the main streets were cars and people pass through. Although there would be barely any cars or people roaming at these hours in my area, it's best to avoid people for now
After all, this region has a grid-like neighborhood with three horizontal streets and five vertical streets. I have plenty of room to cover since if I estimate the distance of each street and calculate the perimeter, there would be approximately 2.5 km to work on
『 Supreme Sense of Measurement (Lv.9) proficiency increased to 2% 』
I jogged for several minutes and covered at least a kilometer already
『 Your agility has increased by 1 』
『 Your stamina has increased by 1 』
As my agility and stamina increased, the limit of my tiredness increased. Therefore, I kicked it up a notch
From jogging, I started to run. I ran and ran and ran
While I kept running. I started to smile without me realizing. I then began tearing up and eventually, it flowed backwards
I suddenly stopped in place and it was coincidentally in front of the apartment complex I live in
I don't know why I smiled or cried. It's probably because this should be my first time I exerted myself like this
Unlike in my previous life where I'm already that powerful, this time I'm powerless and I'm trying to become powerful again
It was a strange feeling and it's not that bad
I wiped my tears and pumped my fists while smiling. Although I rarely ever smiled, I couldn't help but smile now
I started to run again and I went for a few more hours
『 Your agility has increased by 1 』
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I think it's already 4:50 AM and I trained like my life depended on it. I'm full of sweat and my limbs are slightly sore, but it's not that uncomfortable
I went back at the apartments and checked my status on the way
'Scan'
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Name: Philip Ibasco
Age: 7
Level: 1
Exp: 0/10
Strength: 3
Agility: 4
Stamina: 3
Mana: 0.002🔒
Traits:
[ Unbending Kindness (Lv.9) ],[ Immortal Mortal (Lv.?) ]🔒
Abilities:
☆『 Regression (MAX) 』☆, 『 Fate Control (Lv.?) 』🔒, 『 Scan (Lv.1) 』, 『 Sound Sorter (Lv.1) 』, 『 Sensitive Touch (Lv.0) 』, 『 Supreme Sense of Measurement (Lv.9) 』, 『 Eye Vision (Lv.0) 』
Skills:
Talents:
Arts:
🔒☆☆☆Omega System (Lv. 4)☆☆☆🔒:
Levelling System
Status:
Tired
Satisfied
Curse of Extreme Gamma Time-Dilation
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I'm satisfied at the results of my training, as shown by the system. I'm also at the stat values of an adult male and I have to test my limits against an adult male to confirm my suspicions and theory
At this moment, I arrived the gate of the apartments and noticed that the lights downstairs are open
'Ah shit!'
I completely forgot. Today should be Monday and this is the time where most people are awake to prepare their children for school. Therefore, my mother would be awake preparing and cooking for our breakfast and lunchboxes and she would be about to wake me up too
I quickly but silently opened the gate and looked up at the window of my room
'Ahh...'
The height is pretty far and it would be impossible for me to climb to the window directly from the ground, unless I preemptively prepared a makeshift rope out of towels and clothes or a ladder
I quickly looked around to try and find something to use to climb up, but there's nothing at all. Just some potted plants, but my neighbor at the third and fourth door have big tables
Though, I couldn't just get these tables, stack them up and climb back to my room. That would be beyond idiotic
However, the structure of the front yard of the apartment is quite unique
Instead of a wide yard, the distance of the door to the firewall at the other side is only approximately 3 meters. There is a wall here because there is a house at the other side and it separates this house and the apartments
It's an odd architectural design, but it works for lodging
Not only the distance of the door to the wall is 3 meters, the second floor of the apartments are indented and the distance is reduced to 2.5 meters. Each apartment segment is also separated by a wall that divides them and the distance of this wall to the firewall is also 2.5 meters
The firewall is also uneven with several indentions and medium high concrete windows that are made from horizontal concrete bricks. The holes of that bricks act as the window and ventilation
But those also act like handholds or footholds for me
This should also be the best time for me to test my agility and strength
At this current time and age, a wall jump is near impossible, much more since the gap between walls are 2.5 meters
Masterful ninjas could probably do it, but their agility should be fairly high
I tried it anyways because this is needed so I don't get in trouble
I quickly jumped on one wall to the fire wall. I made moderate noise and failed
I immediately retried the wall jump and tried to propel myself higher to grab the brick window
Surprisingly, I was successful and managed to hold on. A strength value of 2 really helps with my grip strength and my stamina allows me to hold on longer
I pulled myself up and reached for the cracks between the bricks. I placed my foot inside the brick window and I immediately jumped back to the window of my room
*Crash*
'Fuck...'
I made a loud noise from crashing on the wooden wall. Fortunately, I managed to grab a hold on an awkward ledge and quickly propelled myself up
I grabbed the window stool and carried myself up and vaulted into my bed
I then quickly adjusted my body as if I was just sleeping. Then the door of my room slammed open
"Philip?!"
My mother called, but I kept on pretending to sleep. I was even pretending in snoring
"What the hell was that..."
My mother murmured as she tried to peak outside my window and saw nothing
Eventually, she woke me up to prepare to go to school
I don't think she noticed how sweaty I am since I was covering my body with a blanket
『 Root Chakra unlocking progress: 15% 』
'Oh! Nice!'
As I've been exercising for a few hours by jogging and running, the progress of unlocking my Root Chakra has risen considerably
Without further ado, I immediately took a bath as I went down, ate breakfast after chaging to my school uniform
My uniform is a white buttoned polo above a sando, navy blue shorts, white socks, and black shoes. Of course, I couldn't forget my green laced ID
"Don't forget your watch!"
'...?'
I looked towards my mother and she reached out a metallic wrist watch. I vaguely remember that I used to wear these kinds of watches and I put in on my left wrist
I also picked up my bag that's filled with eigth notebooks and school supplies. I then carried the big jug filled with water with me
Then, I waited for my shcool bus to arrive
'Oh yeah... I was riding a school bus at this grade'
Although it's called a school bus, it's actually a van or a delivery van that's modified to cater student passengers. The color was painted to that yellow, the same as school buses from America, and the name of the school is plastered on the side since there are dozens of schools with school buses
My heart suddenly fluttered thinking about my old school bus mates
*Pot pot pot! Pooot*
Then, the school bus arrivws and horned repeatedly to alert its arrival. I walked to the front door to leave, but my mother called out to me
"Where's my goodbye kiss?!"
*Snap*
I turned around and grazed my cheek on her cheek and quickly left. I didn't look at her reaction and I wiped my cheek with my hand when she couldn't see me anymore
The back door of the school bus opened to welcome me. I climbed inside and chose a seat among the empty seats
The orientation of the seats are vertical on the sides so that there will be middle space for big bags and packages to be placed on
I chose the back end of the seats, just behind the driver and next to the air-conditioner
I
looked around and looked at my school bus-mates and I recognize the driver and her wife that's managing to open the door to let the students in
However, I cannot recognize any of my school bus-mates at all
I forgot every single one of them
The school bus then began to drive away and took routes to other houses to pick up more students until it eventually reached our school