"It took you 28 years huh, that is slower than I expected,"
Vyriana spoke as she observed Nux standing in front of him.
28 years had passed, and Nux was now 106 years old.
In these past few years, there was little to no change in Nux's Cultivation and honestly, there was no big change in his aura either. He didn't learn anything completely out of the ordinary like *Essence*, he didn't find any holes in his system he could use in the future, he didn't get any overpowered Bloodline, and neither did he collect any System Points by himself. It could be said that these 28 years were the years in which his progress had been slowest.
If Nux had to put it into numbers, then when his strength was at level 123 earlier, his strength right now would only be at level 130.
An increase of 7 levels in 28 long years.
However, these 7 levels were different in one way.
Nux gained these 7 levels without actually gaining them. That ant that his stats may be of a Level 130 Nux right now, his Level was still 123.
His Potential had grown.
And Nux wasn't the only one who could see it, Vyriana could see it as well. Rather, Vyriana could see what even Nux himself couldn't.
Nux already had a perfect body after he broke through to the Semi Saint and went through a complete reformation, his muscles, his bones, his tendons, his skin, his blood vessels, and even his nerves, everything was perfect, however, after these 28 years, his body had transcended that level as well.
And his transformation still wasn't over.
He had only learned 5 out of the 6 Skills given to him.
Thinking about it, Vyriana smiled inwardly.
"Slower than you expected? Didn't you say it would take 30 years to learn these? I did it in 28." Nux spoke, challenging Vyriana's words.
"30 was your Deadline, if you couldn't even learn so simple techniques in 30 years, then you didn't deserve to be taught by ." Vyriana's reply was cold.
"So it was a deadline huh…
Whatever you say, Lady Vyriana.
Guess I at the very least deserve to be taught by you." Nux muttered in a low voice.
He didn't show any strong reaction to Vyriana's blood and only stared at her.
"What?" Maybe she felt uncomfortable under his gaze, Vyriana decided to change the topic.
"You already spent 28 years just to master these Skills, you don't have ti to waste in empty talks like that,"
"I hope Lady Vyriana can guide for the last step," Nux replied with a nod.
"Start reading the book and follow the steps ntioned there," Vyriana ordered.
Nux frowned in confusion. If it was just that easy, then Vyriana wouldn't have told him to call her, she would have just given him another few years to master and then combine the skills himself.
However, Nux didn't bother asking, he had a feeling that he would understand Vyriana's reasoning on his own.
And he was correct.
An hour later, Nux finally realized that the Silent Vessel was not a Skill Book, it was just a way to achieve 'Zenith', an empty state of mind that was perfect for battle.
A State of mind that allowed a cultivator to fight in the most optimal way possible without having to think.
"Did you get a basic understanding of how the technique works?" Seeing the lost look that had appeared on Nux's face, Vyriana who had been silent for the past hour spoke up.
"I did, however…" a frown appeared on Nux's face, "The Skills allow to fight without thinking, from what I understand, it ans that the mont I see my opponent move, my body should also move to counter his attack without having to think about it.
It allows to fight using my muscle mory, even if I am thinking about a completely different thing, my body would still do perfectly on its own. It is almost as if I am shutting down my brain and still fighting in the most optimal way."
"That is correct. You understood it perfectly." Vyriana nodded. "What's bothering you?" She questioned, noticing the strange look on his face.
"That is not how muscle mory works. When you repeatedly perform a specific action or task, your brain and muscles develop neural pathways that allow for the efficient and coordinated execution of that action.
If I repeatedly practice the sa move, say a kick, then eventually, there will be a ti when I can perform the sa kick without thinking, that is muscle mory.
Muscle mory doesn't react according to the situation. It only performs the sa set of tasks again and again.
How can I solely rely on muscle mory in a situation as everchanging as a Battle?
How would my body know the best response to every situation if I am not even thinking?"
Nux asked and hearing that question, a big smile appeared on Vyriana's face.
"Why did you think I told you to Master those five Skills first? Don't forget, we are going to combine all five of those skills into one."
Nux's frown deepened, soon, however, when he finally realized what Vyriana was talking about, his expression changed,
"You are trying to ingrain all those Skills into my muscle mory. Using them without thinking… we are not just training Silent Vessel, we are training all six of these Skills at the sa ti."
"Correct." Vyriana nodded.
"No wait… how is my body going to understand what move to use in what situation? Even if I ingrain all those skills into my muscle mory, I would still need to see my opponent, think, and respond to his moves before my muscle mory can kick in."
"Oh you don't have to worry about that, Nux Leander."
Vyriana spoke, her tone sounding strangely joyful.
"…?" Nux tilted his head and narrowed his eyes as he glanced at the Dragon woman.
Then suddenly, a sword appeared in Vyriana's hand, the smile on her face turned demonic, and as she looked into Nux's eyes, she spoke,
"You don't have to worry at all.
We are not just going to ingrain the Skills into your muscle mory, we will do the sa for the 'responses' as well.
We will be creating so many new neural paths between your brain and muscles that your body will react without conscious thoughts the mont you sense your opponent's move.
And what's the better way to teach a being's muscles than to beat it into them?"
Vyriana then tightly held her sword and,
"I will be personally ingraining all the 'moves' and 'responses' in your body and I will continue to do so till you master your new Battle Style to Perfection State, no matter how many decades it takes.
After all, we have plenty of ti, don't we?"
Translation: I will be beating you up to the point your body will start acting separately from your brain.
Nux trembled.
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