I took out some meat from my Storage Feather, and roasted it on the fire . I wasn't hungry, when I started the process of purifying my blood, but after taking that Blood Purifying Essence and going through so much pain, I was starving . I ate like possessed, then I remembered something . I asked Frosty "Do you want some?", but Frosty shook its head and declined . I was a bit bewildered and asked "What do you eat then?" . Frosty spat out the Water Stone, and pointed at it .
I asked "What if you don't have those stones? It's not like, they grow on trees or walk around the wastelands" . Frosty pointed at the stone again, and then at some herbs . I was a bit confused at first, then I realised what it meant . "So, you eat herbs with water element as well?" I asked . Frosty nodded its head, and swallowed back the Water Stone .
I started combing through my memory . I was trying to remember, what herbs possessed the water element . I found about a dozen or so, of such herbs . For one, there were some herbs that grew near a water source, so they had that type of element inside them . 'It wouldn't be a problem, to find such herbs in the Great Forest . Finding them in the Northern Wasteland, is more of a challenge' I thought .
I asked Frosty "What herbs here can you eat?" . Frosty ran off somewhere and collected a few herbs . Frosty brought back couple of varieties, probably all of them contained the water element . I said "Alright . I will collect as many of those herbs as I can . I will also make a purified form from them . This way, you can also avoid some impurities . This is the Northern Wasteland after all" . I wasn't worried that Water Stones were impure . The water in the Valley, was free from impurities, which was a rare sight in the Wastelands .
Frosty jumped on top of my shoulder, and changed back to a tattoo . I looked at my right arm, and didn't notice anything wrong with it . 'When the burning sensation overwhelmed me, I was a bit worried about my right arm . It seems that the freezing abilities, didn't disappear' I thought, and continued eating .
When I was full, I laid back and rested . 'When I rest enough, I will try and break through the Half Step of my Outer Limit . I myself wonder, how well it will proceed' I thought and fell asleep . There was no sense of time passing, in the North . When I woke up, the skies still looked the same . I was full of energy . 'Maybe it's because, my blood got purified?' I thought . I seemed to have much more vigor and strength .
I stood up and decided to test it . I walked in front of a tree and punched . "BOOM!" my first drilled straight through the trunk of the tree . "It seems, that I'm a bit stronger, but not by a lot . It's probably due to the effect of the Essence . With purer blood, I can better utilise my strength" I said to myself . There was also one more thing that blood was responsible for . 'How about my regeneration then? I wonder if my wounds will heal faster, now that my blood is purer' I thought .
There was only one way to find out . I took out a dagger and slashed my hand with it . 'This much pain is nothing, compared to what I already experienced' I thought, and examined the wound . I noticed that the bleeding stopped fairly quickly, visibly quicker than in the past . 'This is already good . Let's see how well it will regenerate' I thought .
I waited and waited, and waited some more . The wound was healing slowly, and a scab started to form . 'This is not bad . Before I took the essence, it would take much longer than this, for the wound to start scabbing' I thought . With those experiments, I already figured out, that I could better utilise my strength . My regeneration ability, was improved too .
'Time to try and break through that Half Step' I thought . I took out the Earth Strength Essence, and swallowed about ¼ of it . With that done, I assumed the stance from the 3rd Modified Diagram of the Strength Manual . 'My limit was 5 minutes, and not a second more . Let's see, if I can beat that now!' I thought .
The seconds slowly passed and turned into minutes . 1 minute, I didn't feel much of a stress on my body . 2 minutes, I could still continue, no problem . 3 minutes… then 4 minutes . I already started to have a hard time . My strength started to deplete, but then, a sudden increase in my strength, I felt as if, I could stay in that pose for eternity .
'The Earth Strength Essence probably started to take effect . I should be able to break through my Half Step Outer Limit, no problem' I thought and counted the seconds . 4 and a half minute . My strength was still boundless, I didn't waver at all . 4 minutes and 55 seconds . I could feel my strength being depleted again, but I could still last more!
5 minutes . The limit of my power . When I reached that stage, my strength started to fall, sharply . I didn't give up and stayed in the pose . It lasted less than a second but for me, it felt like never ending process . I screamed in my mind 'BREAK FOR ME!' . Then "BOOOM!" . Something inside my body exploded and the second passed . I now lasted 5 minutes and 1 second .
All the strength I possess, got drained instantly and I fell onto my ass . "I did it! I broke through the Half Step of my Outer Limit!" I exclaimed out loud . I wasn't only happy, I was elated . Although I was tired, I could feel my body becoming lighter, sturdier and more powerful . The feeling was very pleasant . I felt no pain, it was as if my body, started regenerating all my strength back, at an incredible speed .
After a while, the feeling disappeared, and I was no longer tired . I stood up and stretched myself a bit . 'It's time to test my strength . It was only the Half Step of my Outer Limit, but I can still feel the increase in my power' I thought . I decided to test my speed first . I wanted to know, what type of acceleration would I have, when using my full strength .
I bent my legs a bit, to gather all my strength in them . Then released it . "BOOOOOM!" a loud explosion sounded throughout the Valley . The dust and debris flew in all directions, from my sudden acceleration . My speed, was something else . In the past, I could easily travel a short distance in a blink of an eye . But now? I could travel twice if not three times as much, in the same time . 'This speed is amazing!' I thought, as I stopped .
Although I was elated and excited about my new strength, there was a problem again . 'I will have to adjust to my new strength again . I already have experience with that, and although the increase of my strength was quite substantial, it was not overwhelming' I thought .
I then decided to test my punching strength . I could already destroy the trees in the Valley, so I searched for rocks . I soon found, what I was looking for . 'I don't know if this is a good idea, but hell! I have some herbs with me . Even if I break my arm, I can just heal it!' I thought and gathered all the strength in my left hand, then punched . "BOOOOM!" . . . "Crack… . Crack…" . My hand hurt quite a bit, from the impact . But thanks to the gloves I wore, there was no real damage to my fist .
The stone, or rather a boulder, that was the size of a human being, had cracks all over it . It didn't explode or crumble, but it was nearly there . 'My punching strength is also much better now . I will not test my kicking strength on a boulder . I don't want to break my leg' I thought . Yet, looking at the damage my punch could create, the kick would be even more powerful . 'This means, I should be able to destroy a boulder, with my kick' I thought .
I would have more opportunities, to test out my new strength . I still had to take care of those Tentacle Creatures from the pond .
Chapter end
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