With the help of Perfect Energy Conservation, Eric was already full despite not eating all the foods on his plate. He exhausted his body excessively during the day and night, but his body and mind seemed to have attained the peak, barely even leaving him exhausted.
With a small plate in his hand, carrying the light of the candle above, he proceeded to his room.
He placed the plate on the table and blew the light. His window faced the east, and the moon had just risen, so its light gleamed through, illuminating his room. With his enhanced eyesight, he did not need light, he could work in darkness.
He sat near the window, facing towards it and closed his eyes. Under the basked of the moonlight and with his serene face, accompanied by the tranquility outside and inside, he felt at peace. His breathing slowly seemed to have attracted the energy, circulating inside his body, providing nourishment and enhancement.
He felt refreshed.
His thoughts slowly entered in rumination.
At this point, I can cultivate to my peak. However, he soon realized the world he was in was not similar to the Murim World anymore. I will eventually obtain abilities in accordance with my evolution. It's also undeniable that my subjects will also be exposed to martial arts, causing them to be stronger than cultivators back in my world, as they have abilities and martial techniques.
Eric soon felt his mind was clear. Meditation worked in mysterious ways. He was now ready to complete the exercise mission–fifteen hours of plank.
He changed position, placing his forearms on the floor with elbows aligned below shoulders and arms parallel to his body at shoulder with. His position was perfect and stable. The average humans to perform plank was a minute, but he planned to finish the mission in one go.
In addition, he planned to finish it while sleeping…
What if I eat the crystal, too? That way, It will be three birds with one stone. Sleep, completing the mission, evolving to the third mortal stage and gaining ability–these were what he wanted to acquire overnight. After all, he still has many tasks left–creating the blueprint, providing and training his subjects martial arts, and raid stores to obtain food and water.
He considered sleeping, mostly because it helps him travel in the future–fifteen hours will be in an instant. Furthermore, he was confident in his body control and sensitivity to his surroundings, ensuring his survival.
The red and two dark red crystals were with him. He hesitated for a while and finally decided to eat the dark red crystal. Although the chances of mutation might be greater, his abilities might be stronger than the average.
Of course, he was confident he would be able to control the raging energy possibly two times than the grey crystal could provide.
He took out the dark-red crystal from his pocket and ate it, stabilizing his plank position and closed his eyes. His breathing was natural and often unique–a breathing technique solely for him.
As expected, the raging foreign energy burst forth on his body, causing red veins to pop out. He took out his t-shirt earlier and was now half-naked, causing those protruding red veins to be conspicuous–slithering on every part of his body.
However, Eric's face did not change. Everything was under his control. He remained still for an hour and the only difference occurred in his room was the slight shift of the moonlight, illuminating from the outside.
The chilling breeze smacked on his bare body, yet he did not shiver. In contrast, he enjoyed the chilliness suffusing on his body, often negated by the foreign energy he controlled through breathing technique.
At this point, when Eric discerned that his control on the foreign energy has finally stabilized and his body could automatically assimilate it slowly with the help of his breathing technique.
At the same time, the voice of the system echoed in his mind.
{Congratulations! You have finally evolved into the Third Mortal Stage.
You have awakened an ability, Pyromancy.
Please bear in mind that your body has limitations on how many abilities you can awaken. Your abilities will evolve with you.}
Eric calmly noted what the system had said in his mind. He then asked the system to provide him information about the ability he awakened.
{Abilities: Pyromancy
Description: "An Emperor's final is eternal." The Pyromancer ability grants absolute mastery over fire, evolving from simple combustion into a force that devours laws, consumes essence, and reshapes the battlefield.
Current Effects: You gain basic flame manipulation–ignite flammable objects instantly in a meter radius, launch firebolts the size of a clenched fist (up to 20 meters), enhance melee attacks with fire, causing burns and increased damage, and minor fire resistance.}
Eric was a bit surprised. He still recalled the first element he could manipulate and conjure was fire, and then earth, wind, and water. For him to attain the peak, every cultivator must master every element.
Of course, he still preferred the first element he was most familiar with.
His lips curved upward. It's such a strange yet not bad feeling…
Of course, the pyromancy in the murim world and in this world was slightly different… in application. There was no such thing as fireball as the fire was incorporated to their martial techniques, as it was a norm. Even if there was, a fireball could easily be evaded.
Hence, mostly, the fire enhanced their attack, coating their weapons, even fist as they developed resistance towards it.
Eventually, they could summon a meteor, not literally, but by burning their fist in extreme heat.
I really have to grow accustomed to the rules of this world. Eric thought amusedly.
Of course, he did not want to waste his energy summoning a fireball… depending on the circumstances.
Now that he had finally awakened an ability and perhaps another later once he completed the other mission, Eric was now ready to travel to the future by sleeping so he could complete the mission already and focused on other tasks…