Chapter 48 A Genius (4)
Chapter 48 A Genius (4)
Anger? Hatred?
Sure, he was annoyed at the attacks of the Lion King, but was he really so angry?
He had never been so enraged in his life, so was it normal to feel so angered over a mere test fight?
No, this was not normal!
These were not his feelings. Something wasn't right here!
As Aiden realized this, the ominous purple light faded as quickly as it had come. Although this took a long time to describe, it all happened in under a second.
But the strange occurrence wasn't without any benefits. After Aiden suppressed the burning anger, he felt his mind grow calmer and more clear than ever before. It was a good thing too, as just after this happened, Aiden began to crash back into the earth!
The terrifying winds cut past his face like sharp blades as Aiden started to tumble.
Despite his perilous situation, Aiden's mind was as calm as a lake.
His mind even had time to wander and appreciate the situation.
Ignoring the impending fall, the sense of soaring through the air made Aiden smile. The rushing air, the feeling of pure weightlessness, even the deafening winds—in a sense, it was strangely liberating.
It was almost as if he was just like one of the many arrows he had fired into the sky.
Hold on… Arrow?
As soon as Aiden had this thought, it was like a spark had gone off in his mind.
Yes, that's it!
He had already started to see his archery in everything he did. Last time, he had used his experience in archery to use his body as a bow and his sword as an arrow, but why stop there?
Why limit yourself? Think broader, think wider, think to…
The realm of the gods!
Since everything in the world could become a form of archery in the right situation…
Couldn't he himself also become archery?
The thought was bold and even more ridiculous than the one he had when he tried to turn his swordplay into archery. But when he thought about it, Aiden couldn't suppress his wild thoughts.
His mind started to run wild, and the gates couldn't be closed anymore.
His body would become the arrow, and the sky, the earth, and gravity would become his bow.
An arrow transformed from the body and a bow that became the world!
It was a grand and courageous concept but Aiden didn't back down
He thought back to the time when Oliver taught him archery and applied it perfectly.
First was stance.
Thinking about this, Aiden corrected his body posture perfectly, facing head-on like a sharp spear that wanted to pierce straight through anything.
Next came muscles.
As he thought this, his heart began to beat like a deafening drum as divinity began to bubble, and a golden divine light poured from his veins like a raging river gushing out and surrounding his body, strengthening his muscles to an almost inhuman degree.
Last came breathing.
As Aiden entered this state, he felt everything was extremely different
. This time, he wasn't just trying to harmonize himself with the surroundings but with the very essence of the world and the beauties that came with it.
Of course, it would be impossible for Aiden to truly complete this step, but if he could achieve just a fraction of this skill, the strength he could achieve would be unimaginable.
And so, that's exactly what he did.
Even as Aiden was falling, his mind began to wander as his breathing became stranger and more ethereal.
The wind, the sun, the clouds, even the minuscule trembles of the ground far beneath him, Aiden tried to feel it all and draw it towards himself, becoming one with it.
Aiden was so preoccupied with the process that he didn't even notice that as this was happening, a strange phenomenon was forming.
Golden clouds of light started to slowly gather in the sky above him, forming a dark and ominous cloud that hung over the arena.
Hailing winds began to rage as a storm from heaven began to descend and surround Aiden's body.
In this strange state of breathing, Aiden felt a sudden enlightenment and went even further.
Visualization.
This was the true core of divine technique and separated mere parlor skill and street techniques from the techniques of the gods.
Aiden thought towards the two divine techniques he started to practice, drawing them to himself.
He thought back to the man that absorbed light rays and turned into a true manifestation of heavenly light. He also thought back to the arrow that tore through the sky like a rising sun.
Intrinsically stowing away the insignificant parts, Aiden made a realization—and that was all that was needed.
BOOM!
The last chain had been shattered, opening up the gates to a new world, and it couldn't be stopped.
Fueled by divinity, the air around Aiden instantly combusted, turning into a massive streak of golden-red flames.
The surroundings all around Aiden seemed to turn into a primordial hellscape!
Fire from heaven descended from the skies, wrapping around Aiden and only becoming more ferocious and deadly as the winds raged even wilder.
As this was happening, all light in the vicinity under the giant golden clouds was drawn towards Aiden and his raging flames, leaving the surrounding arena in a night-like darkness.
It was as if a small world had been created under the golden clouds, and in this small little world, there could only be one source of light, there could only be one sun!
That sun was Aiden!
Aiden's body had been replaced by a gigantic flaming arrow that made one's scalp tingle and eyes burn just by looking, as if these horrifying flames would leap across space and burn anything in their path!
The Lion King and his followers all froze as dread descended, nearly driving them mad with fear.
A terrifying, malicious intent locked onto them from the skies.
Their bestial instincts were screaming and afraid to the point of near collapse.
It was as if they had been looked down upon by an immortal and omnipotent god in the skies!