(Autor note: may you listen to this soundtrack while reading this chapter: Aes Dana - Borderline [24-bit 2017 Remaster] | Chill Space (start from the 3rd minute))
Near the rough river.
'wush', 'wush', 'wush' – the whistling sound of rapid swings of the medium-sized sword was heard periodically.
Aizen swiftly moved from one side to another, his jabs were nimble.
Small beads of sweat streamed down, now and then.
'Hmm…I see so it definitely takes longer than expected to ingrain my past swordsmen experience, that is still in a dissociated state, into this body!"
Aizen made a sword swing to the side, the blade had reflected his fluttering green hair.
It was evident, the so-called dissociated state of his past life`s experience was not so easily accessible through his new body, of course from the outsider`s perspective, Aizen`s swordsmanship was improving by leaps and bounds! Would an outsider sword-master use the mere word 'genius' to assess his talent?
By all means no!
The word 'monster' would be much more accurate!
Aizen acrobatically rolled to the side and aiming at the nearby log, performed seven consecutive sword strikes!
every slash was stronger than the previous!
The sound of the slicing was very short-lived and not very loud.
The log had been divided into seven pieces.
Aizen bent his body steadily, picked up a small piece, and ran his fingers across it. The surface that was cut at first glance appeared to be somewhat smooth. This 'somewhat smooth', needless to say, was not to Aizen`s satisfaction!
'The distribution of my strength is still very scattered! I need a higher level of physical energy centralization at one spot…'
Aizen looked at his face reflected on the surface of the blade.
'i wish to achieve greater outburst of power, using explosiveness to kill an enemy.
However, explosiveness does not equal to brute force!
Does being ferocious mean that you do not need to control your very own strength?!'
Aizen glanced at the nearby turbulent river, the water droplets were produced from waves crashing against rocks. Individual wave's significance was minimal but together they created different effects!
'Seven consecutive slashes-the zanjutsu (Art of the sword) that I took from my past life! Its essence-to gain and accumulate momentum of the power! With every next move, much more force could be unleashed by consuming less mental power as opposed to a single but very powerful strike! The latter technique requires way more mental energy concentration to pull it off!
Even if one has a very big reserve of physical energy, what use is it if control over that power is lacking?
The spiritual energy mastery level is the key factor in how much and how well can one wield the physical energy!
Speaking of mental power,I may not have any means right now to increase its quantity, due to the seal, but to use it more efficiently- a much more profound meditation technique is required. The latter is not accessible so easily, I need to either find a sword grandmaster or get it from the military via merits. Of course, there may be another way too.
Now, back to the Seven consecutive slashes…yes, performing frequent but relatively small outbursts instead of a single very powerful outburst saves spiritual energy! But it has its weaknesses, such as the time and the speed of the execution, there is a possibility that consecutive slashes might get interrupted!
When faced with someone who has quite a high rapid eye-hand coordination level, that person could break up consecutive slashes move before I could string them together.
Fortunately, this technique`s next level can solve that problem!
Collective seven slashes!- it can superimpose outbursts and multiply lethality.
Once I turn it into seven collective slashes, there won't be a problem anymore.
To swiftly merge separate strikes as one in a special combo way! Sounds somewhat simple, however doing it is another matter altogether.
A weapon is an external object after all. If I want to use it as easily as I control an arm, it is a little bit of a challenge for the current me.
To strongly enough imagine that my sword is part of my arm…I need to achieve 'The stillness of body', the first realm of samurais` meditation technique, at least!
This way, the association process with my past life combat experience will speed up!'
Ebon sheathed his sword and rapidly started moving from one location to another.
"fush", "fush" ,"fush"… - the sound of clothes and hair fluttering sounded from time to time.
Upon careful look, one could notice that Aizen`s footwork was getting more advanced. Chakra released from his feet soles was a little bit less than the previous one, but it didn't hinder Ebon`s speed, contrary to one`s expectation it subtly was increasing.
Aizen swiftly appeared near the random tree and pressed his hand onto its surface, his eyes reflected contemplation!
' I can definitely improve "Sokudo"(the samurais` movement skill)! The crux of the matter is to find the most optimal way of chakra redistribution and release via foot chakra points, and if I were to take Shunpo and Sonido movement as an inspiration for that, it will produce an interesting result! " Aizen smiled in interest and rapidly moved to the next tree,
While moving rapidly, different images of the foot and legs` chakra pathways flashed in his burning mind! His brain cells were shining with a bright light!
Suddenly Aizen stopped and started drying his sweat-soaked face with a black towel.
' Obviously, for my ideas to work out,I just simply need to elevate my chakra control as well as an understanding of chakra pathways to another level!'
Having thought of that, Aizen packed his things gracefully and headed home with a steady pace.
A weak wind fluttered his green hair and black clothes, the face was calm and gave off the feeling of firm determination!