『 Root Chakra unlocking progress: 20% 』
Twenty percent, that should be the limit of what my breathing exercises could do. If I want to increase the progress, I have to directly connect with the earth and the nature directly
I stood up and changed clothes once again because of the sweat. It's already dinner and my mother is calling for me to eat
Again, I reluctantly went downstairs to eat with her
Surprisingly, she wasn't engaging any conversation and we ate in peace and quiet. I prefer this over hearing her talk since I only hear her screeching in my ears
Though, the mere fact that her presence is around me is already making me angry. I quickly ate, did the evening routine and quickly went upstairs
She didn't asked for a goodnight kiss. I don't feel bad for her and I could only feel indifferent. Even now, I want to immediately get out of this house and live without her, even though I love this house, but I know that this young body won't be able to handle living alone, for now that is
However, I could feel a foreboding sense of despair and anger
I ignored it and shrugged it away and entered my room
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Before midnight comes, I decided to do an hour of sword training with the metal ruler
After an hour, I still haven't obtained the Sword Beginner stage
'Maybe I have to practice with an actual sword just to set my foundation and define the Sword Potential. If I keep doing this with a metal ruler, I might get the Ruler Mastery instead instead of Sword Mastery"
After all, I'm currently not the Sword Concept that can consider anything I touch as a sword itself
In this universe, all weapons, tools, and practically all kinds of objects have a mastery depending on how a person practiced and trained with that concept
The very first mastery stage is the Beginner Stage and the last mastery stage is the Concept Stage. There are King Stage, Emperor Stage, Saint Stage, God Stage, and many more. But that discussion is for another time once I achieved Sword Beginner stage
I sat down on my bed and instead of starting breathing techniques, I decided to develop my level 0 abilities
There is 『 Sensitive Touch 』 and 『 Eye Vision 』. The easiest one to develop is 『 Eye Vision 』, therefore I'll develop 『 Sensitive Touch 』 first
Instead of sitting on the bed, I stood still on the floor and spread my arms on the sides. I did this so that I could lessen the surfaces that my body are physically touching
Like what I did from my hearing, I mentally eliminated most of my senses. I closed my eyes, blocked my smell, pushed my tongue on my palate, and turned down my hearing
All I could detect is my sense of touch and the presences surrounding me. This should also be a good method to develop my sixth sense. However, I have to focus on my sense of touch for now
I slightly moved my arms and I felt the change of wind trajectory, especially when the electric fan is on full blast. I can feel the weight of the wind caressing my skin as my skin hair is waving
I could obviously feel my clothes touching me as it ruffle from the wind
『 Sensitive Touch (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 10% 』
'That was a big jump!'
I then tried to push my sensitivity to the absolute limit
The lights of my room are turned off, so it's relatively dark, but the streetlight outside of my window is slightly shining light inside my room
Light is a stream of photons and these particles have a force, therefore light has mass and weight. If light has a mass and weight, a very sensitive person could feel the stream of photons washing over their bodies
Although, it is different from the photosensitivity trait. It is closer to the Photon Sensitivity aspect
I tried to feel the light coming from the streetlight and the ambient light bouncing off from the walls
『 Sensitive Touch (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 80% 』
『 You have gained the aptitude for Detection (Lv.1) 』
『 You have gained the aptitude for Recognition (Lv.1) 』
『 You have gained the aptitude for Perception (Lv.1) 』
'A little more...'
The source of touch is mostly from the recognition of the nervous system. It comes from the movement of atoms through waves in a medium
It is the force that pushes and pulls
There are Four Fundamental Forces of the universe and there's another one that I should be able to feel
'Gravity'
A force that pulls objects towards itself and all objects has a gravitational force. My body, the earth, the bed, air, the moon, stars, and even space itself
'How could I feel gravity? Gravity is intangible unlike light particles...'
There's only one answer
'Gravitons'
The theoretical particle of gravity. But it's not theoretical, it's been proven several years after the transition to the Mystical Age. I was one of the lead researchers for gravitons and we made a breakthrough
That was the time when Earth developed exponentially, along with other groundbreaking researches and discover with magic and mana, and began space travel
I won't go into further details, but gravitons are particles that are smaller than atoms and it's in the realm of subatomic particles, almost the size of quarks
If I could feel this with my 『 Sensitive Touch 』 ability, I can increase its proficiency by a lot
I focused deeper and deeper. I used 『 Supreme Sense of Measurement 』 to enhance my perception and measuring at subatomic levels
In the end, no matter how hard I tried, I didn't manage to feel the gravitons. However, I did manage to feel the magnetism of the atoms in the air
I was able to feel the discharge of electrons as the atoms absorb and release energy. I was able to feel the reaction of the magnetic fields between atoms and the attraction and repulsion whenever they pass each other
『 Sensitive Touch (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 338% 』
『 Due to your super sensitivity of the atomic realm, Sensitive Touch has levelled up!!! 』
『 You have achieved Sensitive Touch (Lv.0) » (Lv.3) 』
『 Sensitive Touch (Lv.3) 』
『 Lv.1 - Able to classify danger and identify touch specifically 』
『 Lv.2 - Pressure applied is defined and textures are accurately defined 』
『 Lv.3 - Able to feel waves and vibrations through solids and weightless velocity』
『 You have gained the aptitude for Classification (Lv.1) 』
I opened my eyes and released a deep breath
'That was some very good progress'
When I opened my eyes, I strained my eyes to the limit to perceive the minisule amount of light in my dim room
From 『 Supreme Sense of Measurement 』, I was able to estimate all the measurements and dimensions of my room accurately, even with the absence of light. In doing so, I was able to make a mental image of my room, with the help of the ambient light from the streetlight
With absence of light, there is darkness. There is the ability to see through darkness
『 You have obtained the sub-ability of Eye Vision, Night Vision (Lv.0) 』
'I have obtained another'
I then elegantly jumped ln the window stool of my room. I was able to jump elegantly without effort because of my stats
Although, I don't know how my stats compare to professional athletes, street fighters, and extreme professions though
The moon is in Full Moon. I used my eyes to survey the surface of the moon
I can see the patches and craters of the moon, but those are not my main focus. I was trying to find something else
『 Eye Vision (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 20% 』
In the end, there was nothing peculiar on the surface of the moon. The level of my 『 Eye Vision 』 ability is too low that I wasn't able to see the planted American Flag by the astronauts of Apollo-11 space mission
I then shifted my eyes towards the many stars in the sky. I looked at them for several minutes until 『 Eye Vision 』 levels up
『 Eye Vision (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 100% 』
『 Eye Vision (Lv.0) has levelled up! 』
『 You have achieved Eye Vision (Lv.0) » (Lv.1) 』
『 Lv.1 - Natural vision distance increased to one kilometer and magnification increased to 100% 』
When I was looking at the stars, I wasn't able to directly see the stars and how they look like. I wasn't able to magnify my vision at this stage after all
The only reason my proficiency went up is because I was able to perceive far away objects. That enhances my visibility in seeing farther
In that case, I have to perceive smaller objects at this point or develop other vision abilities, like [Night Vision] for instance, to increase the proficiency of 『 Eye Vision 』
It has been a few mintues past midnight and I quickly jumped off from my window. This should be my midnight routine at this point
I first walked for half an hour then jogged for an hour and a half. Eventually, I started running once again and I went for several hours
Since my agility and stamina has 4 points each, I didn't get tired fast and I went longer distances. I still avoided the main roads though
『 Your agility has increased by 1 』
'Hm, only agility increased...'
Looks like I have to do more straining activities to increase my stats. Although, considering my stats, I don't know the stat limits in my current stage
My seven year old self probably has a limit of 5 stat values and an ordinary human probably has a limit of 10 stat values
I started walking back to my home and I checked my status
'Scan'
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Name: Philip Ibasco
Age: 7
Level: 1
Exp: 0/10
Strength: 4
Agility: 5
Stamina: 4
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.3) 』, 『 Supreme Sense of Measurement (Lv.9) 』, 『 Eye Vision (Lv.1) ▼ 』
Skills:
Talents:
Arts:
Aptitudes:
[Persuasion (Lv.1)], [Detection (Lv.1)], [Recognition (Lv.1)], [Perception (Lv.)], [Classification (Lv.1)]
🔒☆☆☆Omega System (Lv. 4)☆☆☆🔒:
Levelling System
Status:
Satisfied
Curse of Extreme Gamma Time-Dilation
Foreboding Disaster
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Everything looks normal and it is the way I expected. I have no abilities that are level 0 and I'm satsified
On the other hand, I still have this [Curse of Extreme Gamma Time-Dilation]
That is to be expected since I regressed for who knows how many years to be exact, almost forever. This curse means that I'm experiencing a very delayed time perception in a wide scale in terms of the Gamma variable, meaning as wide as the 10 Dimensions
This curse is not particularly bad nor good, it's neutral since it's more like nerfing me in a way
It might even be a protection from beings who can time travel and follow me here
I wasn't particularly concerned. However, the status under the curse made me very concerned
'Foreboding Disaster???'
I looked around my surroundings in panic
'Could it be???'
I closed my eyes and enhanced all my senses and expanded my detection radius
Ruffle of the leaves, wind velocity, changes in light waves, and the vibrations across the air and the ground. I opened my eyes and used [Night Vision]
『 Night Vision (Lv.0) proficiency increased to 5% 』
『 Eye Vision (Lv.1) proficiency increased to 1% 』
『 Sensitive Touch (Lv.3) proficiency increased to 44% 』
『 Sound Sorter (Lv.1) proficiency increased to 21% 』
Everything in my vision became relatively bright, but I didn't see anything. I then scanned everything just to make sure
'Scan!'
『 Scan (Lv.1) proficiency increased to 13% 』
There was nothing out of the ordinary as 『 Scan 』 revealed all the mediocre objects like trees, cars, grass, dirt, and such
I shrugged my shoulders and resumed walking back. I panicked for no reason at all
Well, there is a reason, but it shouldn't happen at this point in time. That disaster will happen 16 years later
I looked up at the night sky and reminisced about a certain planet
I smiled and frowned afterwards
'I'm sure they'll be fine this time...'
I continued walking back, until...
『 Scan (Lv.1) proficiency increased to 20% 』
'What? That much of a jump??'
I quickly looked around my surroundings once again. Proficiency increasing so high like that must mean that I have scanned a very rare object somewhere around here
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¢25 coin
Rusted Q-tip
Broken Pin
Crusted Bread Crumb
Cockroach Carcass
Dirty ₱20 Bill
House Key
Petrified Dog Poop
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Other than the ₱20 bill, what I found are shit, literal shit too. However, I looked carefully since the proficiency wouldn't increase that much with just these things
I searched for several minutes until I noticed an out of place dull object under the row of Birds of Paradise, on the dirt. It was a few meters next to my home
I went closer and picked it up
It looks like an ordinary stone, but it's almost see through. It's not necessarily see through, it's very dull and almost look like a silicon object. It is hard and it has a slightly smooth surface
I scanned it again just in case
'Scan'
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Depleted Spirit Stone
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'As I thought, it's only an ordinary stone... Wait, what?!!!'
My jaw dropped and I almost blurted out my surprise
'A spirit stone this early and it's depleted???'
I immediately looked up at the sky. The first thing that came to my mind is that this was accidentally dropped by flying cultivator or a mystical being that managed to obtain these
That was the most likely conclusion
After all, several unique entities has been roaming around Earth. Not just humans and animals
There are spirits, vampires, cultivators, and various low-class to mid-class deities
These spirit stones are the most basic mana stone that was discovered after the transition of Mystical Age. They are located at Mana Hotspots across the world
These Mana Hotspots opened after the transition and they are the primary source of pure mana
This was because during the formation of the Earth around a few billion years ago, there remnants from the birth of the universe that we called as the Primordial Remnants
The Primordial Remnants are the sources of Primordial Particles, in other words, Mana
Since the birth of the universe, along with quarks, aroms, bosons, and many more subatomic particles that were created from the Genesis Singularity of the Big Bang, Primordial Particles are one of them
After a few billion years later, the scattered Primordial Particles decayed into Dark Energy as we know it today. Only the Primordial Remnants remained and it was contained by Dark Matter and stopped them from releasing more Primordial Particles
Until these remnants were caught by protoplanetary systems and became a part of the formation of the planets and that's what happened to Earth
This is also the reason why some different worlds across the universe are magically developed with swords and magic and such
However, it doesn't mean that a Mana Hotspot already opened up at this point in time. There are spirit stones that emerge from the ground like they sprouted
After all, spirit stones are so rare and scarce that whoever has the means to gather these will only have ten at most
Which could also mean that whoever accidentally dropped this spirit stone is actually a powerful or distinguished being
'Yoink! Mine now!'
I immediately pocketed the depleted spirit stone and head back home
This is a relatively good find, but it won't help me this early. All I could do with this is supply it with mana and replenish it
Spirit stones act like mana batteries after all. They were also used as currencies after the transition of Mystical Age and an abundant amount were collected
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It's already 5:00 AM and I am late in getting home. I'm sure some early bird people might've seen
me, but I'll deal with that another time
I parkoured up to my room, just like yesterday, and landed on my bed. My agility is at 5 and I can do this much
However, to my surprise, the lights suddenly turned on and my mother is at the door of my room standing with her aems crossed and eyes seething with rage
"Where did you just go?!!"