It had been a long time since Rui had looked back to the past so deeply. The reason he avoided doing so was not because he was running away from the past.
No.
It was not that he was avoiding the past, it was that he was too focused on the future.
He had a Martial Path to tread. He had a Martial Art to grow. A higher Realm of power beckoned to him. That was why he didn't have time to wallow in the past. of course, he didn't forget it, but it had been a long time since he was immersed in it.
That was why he felt overwhelmed when he revisited his previous life. It made him boundlessly grateful for everything he had in this life.
A healthy body.
An extraordinary mind.
Priceless memories of his previous life which not only contained invaluable knowledge and experience, but also contained the magnum opus of his previous life; the VOID algorithm, and his lifelong ambition that became his Martial Path.
He went from struggling to breathe to gaining the power to deprive an entire town of air and then destroy that town with a single breath. It was a stark contrast that surpassed anything he could have ever imagined.novElbIn
'Alright, back to the topic.' He heaved a sigh, getting rid of all superfluous thoughts. 'My memories are a powerful base for the manipulation of my opponent's mind.'
lightsΝοvel He only needed to gather all his memories of suffering from asthma, which was a lot, and then refine and distill the suffering caused by strained breathing, and then embody that image.
Once again, he needed to make sure that he extracted purely the suffering of his asthmatic attacks from his memories and ensured nothing else came along. The more irrelevant information came along, the greater the dilution of the image, causing the technique to be less effective.
The only feasible idea he had was pain induction. But that was a little dull as far as he was concerned.
'If I have to use pain, then I'm going to have to go all out.' Rui narrowed his eyes. 'The greatest pain that all Martial Artists past the Apprentice Realm have felt.'
The Squire evolution breakthrough process. It was easily far and away the most painful experience he had ever had in either life. It was most certainly a dark memory in the minds of all those who had experienced it.
It was the price of the power of the Squire Realm, in addition to the risk of life.
'That could be worth it, but the pain was so extraordinary that it's hard to recall it precisely and accurately.' Rui mused. bender
Still, if he was going to go for pain, then he would not stand to go for anything less than the highest pain imaginable.
'That's set then.' Rui mused.
That left the self-hypnosis upgrade for the Godspeed technique so that he could get rid of the Forestep technique.
Self-hypnosis was different from the other technique, it involved willingly removing the guard of the consciousness while impacting one's own subconsciousness. The issue with self-hypnosis was reaching a level of proficiency such that one could execute then and there on the spot in the middle of a battle.
Considering the nuances and challenges of all four technique projects, he knew that it was not going to take a short amount of time. Regardless, given his affinity for mental techniques, he wanted to be thorough rather than quick.
