It was easier to control the Quickcloud spell in water than in the sky. The buoyancy of the water allowed Saleen to manipulate his movements easily as if he was in the air. Moreover, the water resistance was hundreds of times stronger in the water and it actually made it easier to practice.
After practicing in the water for over half a month, Saleen could slowly control the electric current and let it disappear on the surface of the water shield and not be released. This reduced the amount of magic chords depleted tremendously. Of course, this meant that there were no attacking powers. Saleen was not anxious to practice his electric current attack as of now, an attack like that would wipe out all his magic chords. If his Quickcloud spell stopped then, he would fall from the sky and Saleen would become the first mage to fall to his death because his flying spell failed.
