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Mercer mimicked that unique fluctuation in breathing frequency.

A completely new feeling emerged.

It's a feeling of perception.

He instinctively began to use his Observation Haki, and a refined sense of perception unlike anything he had ever experienced before appeared in his mind.

There's a kind of "perception" as if I've received some kind of blessing.

Mercer sensed the tiny spirit within his body when, suddenly, Perona's spirit burst out of Mercer's body.

With a flushed face, he stared at Mercer with wide eyes and asked, "How did you do that? I suddenly felt like I was touched inside and out."

Can you touch my spirit?

Mercer tilted his head, his Observation Haki enveloping the spirit in front of him, and the spirit Perona trembled instantly.

"Ugh~ I feel like ants are crawling all over my body."

"You were really able to touch me?"

Perona was surprised and incredulous. "How is this possible? There are actually people in this world who can encounter spirits?"

Mercer frowned slightly, glanced at Perona, and said:

"Your words are somewhat inaccurate. It's not that someone can encounter spirits, but that you haven't encountered anyone who can."

"And it wasn't that I bumped into you, it was more like, how should I put it? It was like our eyes met, our gazes collided, and sometimes it felt like we touched each other."

"Yes, that means that even though I can't touch you, our senses are deceiving us, making us feel like we can touch each other."

Perona's eyes widened, and she frantically rubbed her hair: "It's meaningless, I don't understand, can you explain it more simply?"

Mercer stroked his chin and glanced at her: "Hmm, if you understand a little better, let me give you an analogy."

We can divide a person into two parts: the physical body and the spiritual body. The physical body carries a positive charge and can touch each other normally, while the spiritual body carries a negative charge and can touch each other. I couldn't touch it normally, but just now I saw that my Observation Haki suddenly carried a bit of the breathing frequency fluctuation of the spiritual body, which is a negative charge, so it can be said that two negatives make a positive.

It's like we just had a phone call.

Perona became more and more engrossed as she listened, her eyes turning into circles as she stared blankly at Mercer.

Seeing this, Moses sighed helplessly.

"Forget about that, let's talk about something else."

“Peipei, now that I’ve finished what I was doing, let me teach you cultivation.”

"Cultivation?" Perona's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. "Great! I've always wanted to be like you."

"Then let's go."

Mercer stood up, and Perona suddenly burrowed into Mercer's body.

Reaching the window, Moses looked at the crow Da Bao flying in the sky, called out to it, and the crow immediately flew down.

"Take me to Pepe's room," said Moses.

Ya Dabao nodded, and a ripple appeared on his body, drawing Messer into it.

In the blink of an eye, he entered Perona's room through the window.

Looking at Perona lying on the bed like Sleeping Beauty, her spirit flew out of her body and entered her own flesh.

He sat up abruptly.

Perona asked excitedly, "How do I train in Mercer?"

"Free Breathing Method"

Mercer began to explain to her, and after a moment, silver needles were inserted into her breathing points, watching as Perona gradually entered the state of focus.

Mercer sat on the bed, sensing what he had just perceived. The aura of living beings was complex and ever-changing, as he sensed the frequency fluctuations of Perona's spiritual breathing.

Now, Mercer sensed a unique fluctuation in his breathing frequency that had never been noticed before.

Like a dream, illusory and ethereal.

There was no real tactile sensation.

"breathe"

Breathing slowly, the breath flowed throughout the body. Using sight and hearing as a bridge, the fluctuations in the breathing frequency of the physical body and the breathing frequency of the spiritual body gradually came into contact in the perception of "sense".

"True Qi permeates the whole body"

With each breath, I sensed my physical body and spirit merging together.

An unprecedented sense of control arose in my heart.

Every part of my body, inside and out, was truly felt.

The rise and fall of breath is not only the breathing of the physical body, but also the breathing of the spirit.

As breathing continues, benign changes begin to occur throughout the body.

It is becoming stronger.

After a long while, Mercer opened his eyes, and a serene and clear aura appeared on his body.

Sensing his own body, inside and out, Mercer smiled and looked at Perona, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed breathing. A gentle and joyful light flashed in Mercer's eyes.

When I first met her, I just felt that her abilities were very useful and that she was cute, so I wanted to kidnap her.

As time went by, the more I learned about her, the more I gradually came to truly regard her as one of my own.

This is what they mean by spending a lot of time together and developing a good relationship.

Today, her erratic behavior, with her spirit moving in and out of her body, actually brought her a completely new understanding.

Mercer's light screen panel is projected onto the retina.

Attributes:

[Physical Fitness]: Strength: E+ → D- Endurance: E+ → D- Agility: E+ → D-

[Soul]: Willpower: E+→D- Perception: E+→D- Spirit: E+→D-

[Special/Mysterious (Energy)]: E+ → D- (Observation Haki growth bonus in progress.)

One's basic attributes undergo a transformation through certain aspects of the "Free Breathing Technique." With the initial convergence of the spirit and the body, control over oneself increases, and the quality of attributes also undergoes a comprehensive transformation.

Open the Gift Abilities tab.

[A+ Grade Blessing: Breathing Technique] (Can be improved through comprehension)

[Blessing Effect: Qi flows throughout the body, achieving oneness with nature, greatly enhancing the application of one's own spirit and body, greatly enhancing the perception of all things in nature, and permanently and significantly accelerating the growth of "Physical" and "Soul" attributes of A+ grade or below.]

[Gift's Evaluation: Is this a breathing technique? No, this is the foundation of some kind of spiritual practice. At this moment, you have taken a crucial first step.]

The effects of the blessing have changed; instead of significantly increasing its application to the "physical body," it now includes the "spiritual body."

It's very comfortable.

Chapter 55 A Powerful Experiment!

"And then there's Observation Haki. Although, like Breathing Techniques, its quality hasn't improved, its 'visual perception' characteristic has been greatly enhanced."

"It's no longer limited to the effects of introspection in terms of 'sight,' but also includes subtle interactions with the spiritual realm in terms of 'sensory perception.'"

Observation Haki has become more comprehensive, and is closer to the aspect of "divine perception".

Previously, I could sense the aura of the physical body; now, I can even sense the aura of the spirit.

Moses thought to himself, "As time accumulates and as breathing continues to affect me, my spirit and body will constantly interact and influence each other. Will my Armament Haki awakening later also carry the characteristics of a spirit?"

For example, can the most basic Armament Haki really attack spirits? No, let's experiment first before making any claims.

At this moment, Perona's body on the bed began to tremble. Mercer suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind and used quick and precise techniques to remove the silver needles from her body one by one.

With his left hand supporting the back of her head and his right hand pinching her chin, he pressed hard on her philtrum with his thumb.

A few seconds later.

Perona suddenly opened her eyes and began to cough violently.

Tears, snot, and saliva were everywhere.

Mercer shook his hand dismissively and wiped it on her bedding.

Pat her back and help her catch her breath.

A few minutes later.

"Are you feeling better? If you are, then breathe quickly to help build up the foundation for memory."

Perona looked at Mercer with red eyes: "You didn't say it would feel this bad? You liar."

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; every gain comes with a hidden price.

"It can help you quickly memorize your breathing rate, and the only price is that your body will feel uncomfortable for a little while, it's nothing."

I took a deep breath to adjust my breathing, but then it started rattling like someone with tuberculosis.

Mercer glanced at the sweat on her pajamas, pursed his lips, and said, "I'm going outside. Go take a shower, and remember, don't breathe too loudly."

He opened the window and jumped out.

"Holy crap! Da Bao, you tricked me!"

His attempt to show off backfired, and looking down at the sea about ten meters below, Mercer's lips twitched.

She only had time to take off her shirt when a splash of water erupted.

The shirt that was falling from mid-air was caught by Ya Dabao's claw as he swooped down, and then he let out a mocking "caw~".

It entered the sea.

Mercer lay on his back and sank downwards.

Looking at the undulating waves on the sea above, and the barnacles clinging to the hull of the warship not far away.

He flipped his body over, swung his arms and legs and swam downwards.

The water pressure around them was constantly increasing.

Looking down at the seabed of the island, about a hundred meters below, Mercer pushed off the waves and slid down.