Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 150: Lv3 Black Snake Meditation, Three Techniques in Parallel
The last time Lin Bo saw the inspirational words "I have glimpsed a higher view" was when he used the art of controlling life to promote the art of controlling flow.

Back then, he had used the ever-changing Life Control to forcibly reverse the power of the Flow Control, achieving the effect of Level 2 Flow Control prematurely. Now, using the Solid Control to push the Fierce Control, he also knew what Level 2 Fierce Control was like.

The power of the shock accumulates to the limit, leading to a magnificent explosion.

This state wasn't about performing simultaneous spells, but rather a fusion of them. One surface, one depth, becoming one. This state was characterized by a sharp increase in cursed energy consumption; detonating a single seawater ball would completely exhaust him.

He'd already taken a lot of whale oil rejuvenating potions today, but Lin Bo had to keep taking them. The alchemy workshop's automatic furnace gave him virtually unlimited potion consumption, allowing him to drink as much as he wanted until his body reached its limit.

Lin Bo wanted to try this new skill again.

So he took another potion from his backpack and drank it, reciting the real names of different things, trying to detonate them one by one.

Solid materials like rock and metal are the most difficult to detonate, requiring a long buildup and consuming a significant amount of mana. He drank two bottles of Rejuvenation Potion before he could destroy a small rock. The explosion created a massive amount of shrapnel and dust, with the primary lethality coming from the high-speed flying fragments.

Liquid substances such as water are slightly less difficult to detonate. After the explosion, there are no fragments, but a cloud of high-temperature steam that lasts for a short time is formed.

Magical flames such as whale fire are very suitable for the Fierce Control Technique. Only a short period of charging is needed to create a high-temperature and high-pressure explosive flame ball with extremely considerable destructive power.

The disadvantage is that the killing range is a bit too large, and even he himself may be injured if he cannot dodge in time.

Of course, the most likely to explode are refined whale oil, or truly high-risk explosives like nitrocellulose. To detonate them, there's no need to suppress the shockwaves with the Solidification Technique; simply increase the temperature.

After several attempts, the stomach discomfort worsened, and Lin Bo knew he had to stop and meditate and rest.

He returned to the second floor of the lighthouse and sat cross-legged on a cushion on the floor, still pondering the wonders of the imperial technique.

Lin Botong observed the beliefs of each of the four schools of control, from the restlessness of the flow control, to the publicity of the life control, and then to the emptiness of the fierce control. The three progressed step by step, like a piece of music that continued to rise.

It wasn't until I learned the Art of Consolidation that my mood took a sharp turn for the worse, or perhaps it could be said to have plummeted off a cliff, completely reversing from extroversion to introversion. It was precisely because of this stark difference in overall tone that the Art of Consolidation seemed so out of place compared to the other three arts.

He had been using the method of focusing his mind to unconsciously activate the fierce control technique, thereby fusing the two control techniques. This was a tricky method, and it did not truly promote the intersection of the two control techniques in his heart.

The clear and liberated nature of Lie's technique, and the melancholic and apathetic nature of Gu's technique, seem completely different. How can a person be both liberated and melancholic?
Maybe it's not impossible.

Lin Bo thought slowly before entering into meditation.

It was natural for the Fierce Control Technique to lead to the Solid Control Technique, just like how he had witnessed the dry wood in the fire pit burn out, leaving behind white ash that slowly cooled down.

Because of the uneven burning, part of each piece of firewood has already turned into charcoal and is slowly cooling, while another part is still blazing. There is a clear boundary between the two.

But his consciousness has no boundaries, and Lin Bo cannot make one part of his emotions cheerful and another part depressed.

"Is it possible that I can only rely on the unintentional intention of the mind-binding technique to forcibly accommodate the belief in the control technique? Although the unconscious state of the mind-binding technique is good, it is difficult to control the degree." Since he couldn't figure it out, he could only sigh secretly.

Then, he fell into deep meditation.

Around 1 a.m.

Lin Bo came out of his suspended animation and finished his sleep for the night. It was time to start a new day of daily life.

[Skill judgment successful... [Black Snake Meditation] Proficiency +1.6]

Black Snake Meditation: Lv2 (101/100) Actively enters a state of suspended animation, effectively recovers spirit, and can wake up at any time when conscious

More than a week had passed since the last upgrade, and the Black Snake Meditation Technique had once again accumulated proficiency.

"upgrade."

A cold current was released from his mind and spread throughout his body. Lin Bo had the illusion of stepping into the cold autumn.

The edges of my vision began to turn black, then quickly spread and converged until my vision was completely dark. I couldn't see, hear, smell, taste, or even feel anything.

Finally, only the mind is left.

He could still access the integrated network panel, and the information in it naturally flowed into his mind, allowing him to understand the effects of the upgraded Black Snake Meditation Technique.

黑蛇冥想术：Lv3（1/300）（知识残卷0/1）冥想状态中，可选择损耗精神来恢复活力，或损耗活力恢复精神

He remembered the origin of this meditation technique: a group of ancient spellcasters observed snakes hibernating in winter and grasped the secret of the connection between life and spirit—the unity of a frail body and a dormant mind. The instruction manual listed the precautions for the upgrade process, and he knew very well that what he needed to do now was to reconnect his mind with his body and regain his lost sensory abilities.

Lin Bo's mood diffused in the vast darkness, like the sun shining in an eggshell.

By expending the mind, one gains physical vitality. When the warmth released by the mind warms the frozen body, its senses gradually revive.

The first thing to return was sound, the faint beat of a heart like a stream beneath the ice. Then came touch, the air near the surface brushing against the palm of my hand, which draped over my lap, like a kitten's fur gently tickling me. Smell and taste emerged simultaneously, the airy scent of ink, dust, and bird droppings spreading like a spiderweb across the room.

Finally, the vision returned, and a little white light appeared in the originally dark field of vision, gradually spreading until the study under the lamp came into view again.

"Huh..." Lin Bo felt his mind sluggish and stiff, but his muscles and bones felt comfortable and flexible, his blood vessels were flowing freely, and his pores seemed to be breathing.

Glancing at the player panel.

Health: Excellent (well-nourished↑, energetic↑↑↑, mentally tired↓↓)
Now that his gastrointestinal condition was much better, he took another bottle of whale oil potion and waited for the effect to take effect. His stagnant thoughts gradually became flowing, and the light emitted by the rune of his real name became rich and bright.

He checked the player panel again.

Health status: Perfect (well-nourished↑, energetic↑↑↑, full of energy↑)
Originally, after completing a deep meditation, there would be a gain in physical and mental activity, but now this gain is divided into two parts: the vitality of the body and the spiritual fullness of the mind.

Perfect health can provide a proficiency coefficient of ×2.0, but it is relatively difficult to maintain it for a long time. Once the body is tired and the mind is exhausted, it will fall back to "Excellent".

Many melee players forge their bodies and minds into steel, allowing them to maintain perfect health for extended periods. However, Lin Bo simply cannot spare the time or energy to cultivate his body.

He had no choice but to use other means to ensure his physical health, such as refining some soups and pills to replenish his essence and energy.

Level 3 Black Snake Meditation gave him a second way to recover his magical power. To replenish his spirit by sacrificing his physical vitality, he needed to provide sufficient nourishment.

Lin Bo closed his eyes and entered into meditation again to experience the effects of the upgrade.

The body is like an egg nurturing a black snake. At this moment, it is full of vitality like a flame, and the heat released warms the relatively weak and cold spirit.

In the health status displayed on the panel, the gain icons after being full of energy are reduced from three to one, and the icons after being full of spirit change to two.

Lin Bo continued to push the vitality into spirit. Even though the temperature of the snake eggs had dropped, his soul still absorbed heat unsatisfiedly.

Health status: (… ​​physically exhausted↓, mentally energetic↑↑↑)

He felt his body weakened, even his movements seemed sluggish and feeble, but the scenery before his eyes was bright and full, and his thoughts were as active as lightning.

This extreme disparity between his physical and mental states made Lin Bo feel both excited and tired, and he vaguely grasped the common ground between the two beliefs in control techniques.

He stood up and punched and kicked in the open space, but soon he was exhausted. Fatigue surged into his lively heart like a tide, and the two emotions coexisted at this moment.

Lin Bo breathed slowly, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his body, but he smiled.

He knew how to use the Fierce Bending Technique and the Solid Bending Technique simultaneously. One was about shock, burning, and transformation, and the other was about suppression, death, and transformation.

The temperature difference between hot and cold can create convection, and the connection between body and mind leads to the increase and decrease of one while the other increases and decreases. The two kinds of control beliefs, relief and depression, can also be transformed into each other.

"(Mantra) Water."

The night watchman whispered his real name, and he summoned a few drops of water remaining in the cup on the table and suspended them in the palm of his hand.

The fierce control technique vibrated, and the water droplets transformed into a cloud of white mist. When the mist expanded to the size of a human head, it was suppressed, collapsed inward, and then expanded again. This expansion and contraction repeated until the cloud remained the size of an orange, and the two forces of expansion and compression reached equilibrium.

The core of this ball of fog is still a drop of water, which continues to evaporate outwards and is constantly replenished by the returning condensed water, forming a foggy outer shell.

Lin Bo maintained the two imperial techniques in parallel, his emotions surging.

Then, he carefully performed the Art of Controlling Life, stretching the mist in his hand little by little until it turned into a short sword. He gripped the hilt and could feel a clear feedback force, just like holding a live snake. The mist was like skin, and there was a pulse beating underneath.

He raised the mist dagger and stabbed it at the glass of water on the table. It was like poking it with a pole, and the soft mist knocked the glass over.

Lin Bo waved his hand to disperse the mist sword. This was also his first time using three different control techniques simultaneously. His achievement was to knock down a glass.

(End of this chapter)