Total Concentration Breathing

[Ding! You learned the Thunder Breathing Skill]

Rio who was practicing the first form of attack in Thunder Breathing was startled by the sound of the system notification.

"What is it Rio, why did you stop?" Jigoro asked who was watching Rio from the side.

"Nothing, I just lost focus a little."

Rio didn't immediately look at the Skill he just learned because Jigoro was still nearby.

Without realizing it was already noon...

In the winter chill, Rio was holding a wooden sword soaked in his own sweat and he was breathing heavily.

"Let's rest first, good thing you worked hard, but rest is also important."

"Hard work and rest must be balanced, otherwise your body will not survive."

Jigoro entered the hut, he intended to make Onigiri as lunch.

"Okay sensei."

Rio let go of the wooden sword on the ground, seeing his hands getting callused from swinging the wooden sword from morning to noon, he didn't seem to care.

"Hahhh... Hahhh... Hahhh... It's more tiring than the previous training."

Because his body was sweaty and hot, he didn't go into the hut, sitting on the wooden chair in front of the hut, Rio cooled his body temperature with the winter temperature.

"Status screen." Rio said in a low voice.

[Character : Rio (Player Number 12)]

[Race : Human]

[Title :-]

[Bloodline :-]

[Rank : F]

[STR: 11]

[VIT: 15]

[AGI: 17]

[INT : 20]

[System Note: The average value of each adult stat is 10 points]

[System Warehouse :-]

[Active Skill :]

<Reduced Earth>

<Thunder Breath>

[Passive Skills:]

<Danger Detection>

<Apathy>

"There's no increase in attributes, I guess it's only natural since I've only practiced sword techniques for half a day, instead it would be weird if my attribute points went up."

Rio wasn't surprised his attributes didn't improve, this practice was indeed more difficult than the previous one, but he just practiced, it's normal the improvement hasn't been seen.

"Why did the Reincarnation Room system, only now add Thunder Breathing to the list of active skills?

"Is it because previously I only studied the breathing method, so the system didn't include Thunder Breathing in the list of active skills?"

"Forget it, let's see what rank this Thunder Breath is…"

Rio no longer thought about this matter, he clicked on Skill on the status screen.

[Thunder Breath]

﹝Rank : D﹞

﹝Level : 1﹞

﹝Ability :﹞

✦Six Forms of Attack:

❖Ichi no kata: Hekireki Issen (First Form: Thunderclap and Flash).

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﹝Description: This Breathing Style was created by one of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's students who tried to learn Sun Breathing, but because they weren't as strong as Yoriichi, they were taught a personal Breathing Style which eventually developed into Thunder Breathing﹞

"Mmmm... Skills can also be acquired through training, that's good news though it's not as good as the Reincarnation Room which directly implants Skills into the mind."

"It is currently unknown how to acquire the Skill from the Reincarnation Room, for now I can only rely on training to become stronger."

Rio saw that there were marks of five locks, it was according to Jigoro who said there were six fighting techniques in Thunder Breathing.

"Rio, let's have lunch."

Hearing Jigoro call out to him, Rio went inside the hut.

The teacher and disciples enjoyed the simple lunch.

A week has passed...

"Ni no kata: Inadama (Second Form: Rice Spirit)"

With his eyes closed, Rio made five consecutive slashes forward.

*Shua Shua Shua Shua Shua*

From the wooden sword a curved airwave accompanied by a small splash of thunder slashed at a 10 meter pine tree.

The pine tree suddenly had five slash marks, but the slash wasn't strong enough to cut the pine tree.

"Good job Rio."

Jigoro sat on a wooden chair watching Rio's training.

But Rio is still not quite satisfied with the results of his training, in this week he only managed to master the second form.

"Looks like I'm not good at swordsmanship, Jigoro sensei."

"Nonsense! What's not talented, you can learn the second form in just a week, that's already really great!"

Jigoro was annoyed to hear this, even he himself needed two weeks to master the second form.

"68 more days..." Rio calculated the remaining quest deadline, he felt that there would not be enough time for him to complete the quest at his current training speed.

Although he didn't know what Rio was thinking because he never had an expression, Jigoro also felt that this student seemed to be in a hurry.

"Why do you look like you're running out of time?"

"Jigoro sensei has sharp senses, I really need to get stronger as soon as possible to avenge my parents who were killed by Demons."

Rio gripped the wooden sword as if he was angry, but what he said was half true and half a lie.

"Hmmm..."

Jigoro rubbed his beard, after thinking for a while, he seemed to have made up his mind.

"Actually I didn't want to teach you this technique too early, but since your enemy is one of the Twelve Moon Devils, teaching you this technique will be of great benefit to you."

"What technique is sensei referring to?"

Rio doesn't know the technique Jigoro is referring to, he doesn't watch the Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, no wonder he doesn't know a lot of things.

"I will teach you Total Concentration Breathing." Said Jigoro who was still sitting on the wooden chair.

"Total Concentration Breathing? How is it different from Thunder Breathing?" Rio asked still not understanding.

"Total Concentration Breathing is an advanced breathing technique in which the user inhales the maximum amount of oxygen in a specific breathing pattern to increase their physical and mental strength to the maximum extent."

"The effects include a large number of increases in physical and mental abilities, such as superhuman physical characteristics, faster thought processes, maximized concentration, and information overload processing."

"Wow, just breathing can have superhuman abilities? The person who first created the breathing style must have been a genius."

Rio was dumbfounded to hear this, but he believed what Jigoro said.

He remembered several pieces of videos showing the epic battle scenes in the Kimetsu no Yaiba anime which were uploaded on Facebook.

Rio really wonders, how is it possible that just breathing can have the ability to exceed ordinary humans?

But after practicing Thunder Breathing, he now believed.

Jigoro had a satisfied smile at his student's surprised reaction, he continued his explanation.

"At a more advanced level, Total Concentration Breathing is also capable of freezing wounds from severe injuries and slowing the circulation of poison in the bloodstream."

"How? Great right?" Jigoro lifted his chin high proudly.

"Mn, so great..."

"Please teach me Total Concentration Breathing, Jigoro sensei." Rio bowed his head in front of Jigoro.

"Yosh, let's add to your training schedule, apart from learning the other forms in Thunder Breathing, you will also learn Total Concentration Breathing."

"Since you seem to be pressed for time, the training will be more stringent, are you ready, Rio?"

Jigoro jumped from the chair and got down in front of Rio.

"Yeah I'm ready!"

"From now on, please guide Jigoro sensei!"

"That's great, let's get started!"

Jigoro started teaching Rio how to practice Total Concentration Breathing.

The teacher and disciple duo looked excited on the lonely snowy hill.