Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Chapter 2066 Surge

Ryu had already seen that the path to strengthening his Spacetime Soul Nature, or rather, maximizing it to the greatest degree, was taking the approach of extreme complexity.

Until now, Ryu had done a very good job at this, but it was still limited in its effectiveness when he was facing off against the strongest enemies. Well, at least not the ones that were wholly incompetent.

But now, he felt that he was on another level. And the shocking part about it was that it had found its roots in simplicity, not complexity.

Usually, as one strengthened, your movements would become so controlled and perfect that even the simplest of actions could carry a great deal of power.

Often, reaching the peak of complexity was often only seen as the beginning, before one should continue and refine it until a technique, comprehension, or Dao became an extension of one's breath.

This was how things were meant to be.

But for the first time, Ryu had been faced with a situation where he had to do the opposite.

Everyone gained access to a degree of control over time and space once their comprehensions reached a certain level. Even Transcendeds could already break into the void, a high level of space control.

Because of that, Ryu felt that the only way to maximize his Spacetime Soul Nature was to layer it in so much complexity that only someone with a deep affinity could possibly parse apart everything that was happening.

However, in his battle with Sarriel, that had become a detriment. She had eyes capable of seeing through too much, and despite not having a Spacetime affinity herself, she was able to counter him well.

The worst part was that because he was layering in complexity to try and fool her eyes, he was using up too much time to move the way he wanted to. And that was the other issue with complexity.

In battle, most wouldn't allow you the chance to gather up your momentum or cast some intricate technique unless you earned it. That was why simplicity was so important. Only the strongest of warriors could possibly explode with 99% of their strength in short, abrupt movements.

But now... there seemed to be something particularly unique about his Spacetime affinity. Much like how his Empyrean Warframe Bone Structure allowed him to make the elements around him an extension of himself... why wouldn't space and time be the same?

It was like Ryu could be Spacetime rather than just control it. It was the flow of his blood, his breath, even an extension of the synapses of his mind.

And therein lay one of the most shocking matters here. It wasn't related to all of these fancy Bone Structures, but rather the simplest of them all...

The Ice Jade Crystal Body.

Ryu had learned recently that part of the reason, or maybe even 90% of the reason for his shocking intelligence was his Ice Jade Crystal Body. After he learned that, he even had hopes of returning to it. As great as his Boundless Cosmos Bone Structure had been, his greatest asset had always been his comprehension abilities.

What he didn't expect was to return to it in this way, but it could only be said that it was truly a stroke of Fate.

His mind felt as though tendrils of diamond were running through it, almost like his neurons had become a fiber optic lane of sparking lightning. Every thought came so smoothly and calmly, sharply and quickly.

There was no lag between an intention to do things and the actual actions, and it felt like anything he thought of could be seen through a million different angles in a split second before a conclusion could be reached.

He had only just sat down to analyze the changes to his body, and yet he had already seen through so many myriad changes in what was nothing more than a split moment.

A part of Ryu couldn't help but wonder if it was this amplification of his lee Jade Crystal Body that caused Little Gem to suddenly become so attached. After all, there were four aspects to his Bone Structure, and one of them was emitting a scent that was especially friendly to beasts.

Of course, by now, Ryu realized that things weren't so simple. In fact, it was because of this that he had been able to succeed in the end.

This so-called scent was actually just a product of the oneness with the Ileavens his Ice Jade Crystal Body had. That was to say that among all the Bone Structures... the Ice Jade Crystal Body was among the closest the Human Race had to becoming Beasts themselves!

That was when it all came together for Ryu. His Ice Jade Crystal Body had such a calming effect on beasts because they saw him as one of their own. In fact, it might even be said that the real reason Little Gem was so attached to him was that he was the first of her "kin" that actually showed her true affection.

But that still left three other factors. There was the flexibility... the balance.... and finally...

SHUUUUUU!

A surge of qi surrounded Ryu. Large amounts of Chaos Qi poured in from all directions.

This feeling... he had missed it.

Ever since he lost his Ice Jade Crystal Body, he had been forced to cultivate just like everyone else, breathing in qi through the mouth and nose.

But now, he had returned to his most natural state.

Chaos Qi poured into his pores, cleansing him from head to toe and making him feel full and revitalized.

His connection with the Chaos Plane deepened and swirls of dark gold flooded the scene around him, piling up and growing to the point that Ryu himself seemed to have grown in size.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Ryu was already at the Peak of the Omniscient Realm, but he still felt like he was a bottomless well. The shimmering cadence of his two Spiritual Foundations proved it so.