Skill creation

Undisturbed for the entire night, he opened his eyes when sunlight started seeping through his eyelids.

"Goals for the day: 1. Try and find a town. 2. Fully upgrade my dantian foundation to gray. 3. Create a skill to defend myself."

Climbing down the tree, Sora marked the stump of the tree, so he knew where he had left the chimp's body.

"First thing I should do is learn a skill, or more precisely, how to create and use one. System, can you tell me how to create a skill?"

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"No answer huh, Alright, open status."

<[Sora Jin]

(Race: Human, Locked, Locked)

(Age: 15)

(Physique: Zen Physique)

(Bloodline: Locked)

(Dantian Foundation: White, 1/4 Gray)

(Rank: Qi gathering 1)

(Qi required for breakthrough: 0/100)

(Skills: Air purification, Qi Meditation)>

"Maybe if I inspect the skills I currently have, I'll be able to come up with one of my own."

Clicking on the first skill shown, Air purification, a small information window popped out of the original status.

<Air purification,

Air purification is a special physique skill gained from the Zen Physique.

Air purification manipulates the air to the caster's will; It can gasify and liquify components in the air around the caster. Example: Turn solidified energy (Life Soul) into a gassy substance that becomes another component of the air around you. Qi in the air is easily manipulated by bearers of the Zen physique and allows the bearer to use the qi around them.

Gasify: Control Qi in the air to surround the object or space you want to gasify, infiltrate it with Qi and imagine it becoming gas form.

Liquify: Control Qi in the air to surround the object or space you want to liquify, infiltrate it with Qi and imagine it becoming liquid form.

Area of use: 1 meter (Area increases as cultivation level increases.)

Max weight: 1kg, Doesn't work with living creatures (Weight increases as level increases.)>

"Oh, it involves infiltrating Qi; isn't that what I did with my dantian?" Sora thought, confused after reading the new information he'd just gained.

"Maybe it was instinct."

Closing the small window, He clicked on the second skill contained within the skill tab.

<Qi mediation,

Qi Meditation is a special physique skill gained from the Zen Physique.

Qi mediation lets the caster meditate using only the Qi found in the air, life soul is not needed. Qi meditation is a byproduct of the Zen physique; Qi is attracted to owners of the Zen physique and allows itself to be absorbed by the bearers.

Area of use: 1 meter (Area increases as cultivation level increases).>

"Both of my skills are a byproduct of my physique?"

"Qi is attracted to me? Do they know I'm a minor?"

Closing the small window, Sora clicked on the physique tab, hoping to gain some information about this mysterious physique. Unfortunately, nothing occurred when clicking on the physique.

"Fuck, why is this dumb system so secretive? It's a part of me; why would it not tell me stuff about myself?" Sora complained out loud.

Ignoring the system, he returned his thoughts to his original goal.

"Skills seem to be used by controlling Qi in the air, right? But the Air purification skill states that bearers of the Zen physique easily manipulate Qi in the air."

"Does this mean that while everyone else has to use their own Qi to cast skills, I only have to use the Qi around me?"

"That's fucking broken."

Gathering all the information, Sora looked around him as he tried to manipulate the air around him using the same imagination technique he had used while controlling his own Qi.

Incredibly, it worked. As Sora imagined some of the Qi particles in the air gathering, a small white figure started forming.

Floating in mid-air before Sora was his creation, a big transparent white-ish penis.

"OMG, IT ACTUALLY WORKED!"

"This is way too op; developer nerf me."

"Skill created, please name your skill." The robotic voice sounded.

After a while of contemplation he came up with a suitable name.

"Zen Creation."

Having admired the creative mastermind behind the creator of the creation, Sora calmed down, dissipated his first creation, and started imagining a different one. This time, a serious creation.

Hovering before him was a small transparent white-ish dagger.

Carefully, Sora reached his hand towards the dagger's hilt and was able to hold it without worry.

Inspecting the dagger in his hand, he moved his attention to the blade of the dagger; it looked sharp, but obviously, he still had to test it. Bending down, he found a small stick, picked it up, and imitated a cutting motion.

Fortunately, the dagger did manage to cut through the stick. Looking for another test subject, Sora walked towards the nearest tree, but after only two steps, the dagger dispersed.

"What? Oh, it seems that my creations can only be used within an area of a meter where I created them."

"That's pretty bad."

Reaching the tree, Sora imagined the dagger from before and grabbed its hilt again. Sora cut at the tree, making sure it was as sharp as before, leaving a slight cut on the bark. Looking good, Sora used all his force, swinging the dagger at the tree.

Connecting, Sora was really surprised. The dagger hadn't shattered as Sora had believed; it actually managed not to break. It hadn't gone through the tree, only about 5 centimeters in, but while pulling the dagger out, he saw a few cracks had appeared on the blade.

"Hmmm, the durability seems decent, I used all the Qi I could to form this dagger, and it weighs around a kg. What if the durability and sharpness depend on the weight of Qi used in the creation of my objects."

Thinking this, Sora created the same dagger but used half the amount of Qi he used for the other one. He cut the tree and noticed a big difference in sharpness; he could only leave a slight mark, while last time, he could leave a small cut.

Testing the durability, Sora used all his force and swung the dagger towards the tree. The dagger could only make it about 3 centimeters before shattering and eventually dispersing.

"It's a very situational skill. I should be able to use this as a weapon from now on, but I'll have to make sure to stay inside the 1-meter area; otherwise, It'll disappear, and I'll have to spend a second to create another one."

"Alright, one goal down, 2 to go."

"I need to find a town and fully upgrade my dantian."

"Last time, it took a little over 4 hours to upgrade a 1/4 of my dantian, but I think I'll be able to do it faster now. I felt like I was getting better and better at it yesterday."

Thinking this, he returned to the tree he had marked earlier and climbed to the top. At the summit, he reached toward the ape's corpse and grabbed the gray crystal.

"Detected key component 'Life soul,' Do you want to use it to speed up the skill Qi meditation?"

Not responding, Sora sat down and tried to use air purification, focusing on the life soul. Infiltrating the life soul's exterior, he immediately dispersed the entire life soul, and a big cloud of pure energy formed around Sora.

Focusing, Sora sucked in qi rapidly, reaching the excruciating pain in just slightly over a minute.

Having reached the limit, Sora formed another small Qi droplet, hovered it over to an uncovered part of the dantian, and started fusing the two.