Thinking twice about doing my upgrade while sitting in a fragile and old wooden chair, I place myself on the floor in a lotus position. Fearing for the unknown pain I slowly mutter the word ‘Yes’ while looking at the silver pop up.
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Initiating Body alterations…
Plase wait….
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As I am hoping for the best, this doesn''t come true as I slowly start to feel tingles all around my body. Like an ich, I try to resist the urge to break my concentration and scratch myself all over my body. Eyes unfocusing at the rapidly increasing pain I realize that the silver screen has changed to an estimate of the time it will all take to upgrade.
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<td style="text-align: center">Body alteration predicted finale: 1 days; 8 hours; 10 minutes; 25 seconds</td>
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Like an envoy from hell, I feel pain spasm through my body, like a fierce forest fire all of my limbs burn up to impossible degrees while I faintly hear bone crack. Not being able to pinpoint the cracking sound, all of my other senses except for the pain receptors in my brain are numbed.
I avoid passing out by analyzing various aspects of this new world. Slowly coming to terms with the lack of technology and laws as the hour''s pass, I think about various philosophical aspects of my reluctance taking part in the killing done by every person.
My sentimental side debates my logical side all throughout the time it takes to modify my body.
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Hours pass as I sit still and in pain, never getting used to it nor feeling any worse than what it already is. Gritting my teeth, I almost feel those crack too, but I keep my lotus stance for longer than I remember sitting still in one position.
Battling my own mind as I try to see the process to the end, approximately nineteen hours after my bones became powder and reformed, I feel yet another type of pain. This time, while my bones have been broken and remodeled countless times I feel my muscles start doing the same.
Muscles turn and expand just to contract in violent ways, making me almost lose my mind. When the bone pain began I immersed my thoughts in my own little world and time flew faster than what seemed to be. Einstein did say time was relative, and in this semi-conscious state of mind, I find that concentrating is really more difficult if the person is under extream stress.
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Not know how much time had passed I open my eyes only knowing that the pain has subsided to reflexive muscle ache. Just like muscle memory, pain can also become memorized and ingrained into the body, making movement extremely stiff and agonizing.
Trying to get rid of the stiffness and sore muscles I wince at the phantom pains that cruise through my body. Putting my hand on the ground and pushing myself upwards I almost fall face first before I can properly equilibrate my body.
Aiming my head towards the ground I see that my hand left a mark on the floor about the size of my palm. Quickly standing straight due to surprise my body whiplashes like a well-crafted whip.
The sound that is made reminds me of a sonic boom and in surprise, I frantically search in the corner of my vision for any minimized windows.
I see two of those silver status updates and in haste, I open them.
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Body alteration has been successful…
New body type has been successful…
Calculating status changes...
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Wondering what kind of body would give me the strength to become so fast as to cause a small sonic boom I patiently wait for the results of the calculations while tapping my feet as a stress output.
Finally, a new window is made visible after waiting for almost twenty minutes.
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New body type unlocked
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Dao Body of the 5 Major truths
Status changes:
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Due to the body being formed by the Dao, previously locked affinities have been unlocked.
Affinities unlocked:
Water element; Earth element; Wood element; Steel element;
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I dismiss the new window flabbergasted by the new affinities unlocked by the new body type and check my status.
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Status
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<td style="text-align: center">Name: Li Xiao Nu/Mathew brown</td>
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<td style="text-align: center">Race: Human</td>
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<td style="text-align: center">Age: 17</td>
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Level: 19
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<td>Strenght: 53</td>
<td>Stamina: 55</td>
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<td>Dexterity: 56</td>
<td>Wisdom: 54</td>
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<td>Intelligence: 56</td>
<td>Charisma: 20</td>
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<td>Fame: -16</td>
<td>Luck: N/A</td>
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Qi Realm: Qi condensation of the 9th realm
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Special Body type: Dao Body of the 5 Major truths
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Dao Understanding/s: Comprehension of the Fire Dao (0.05%)
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Martial Techniques: Bronze Fist (Max); Bronze Chop (Max); Bronze kicks (Max); Half-Step Mirror Movement (Intermediate).
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Qi Circulation Techniques: Low Qi fireball fist (Beginner).
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Element Affinities: Water element (10%); Earth element (10%); Wood element (10%); Steel element (10%); Fire (27%).
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<td style="text-align: center">Traits
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<td>Gambler</td>
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<td>Heavy Drinker</td>
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The one who died covered in foolishness
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Dao’s Chosen Champion.
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Out of all the changes I focus on the special body type and a full description appears in front of my eyes. Seeing the changes in the glimmering small light of the status update window I step backward and fall on the floor because of the wooden chair.
The old chair not resisting my powerful new body collapses into splinters while I completely ignore it.
‘Th-this is a cheat, it can’t be real right?’
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Dao Body of the 5 Major truths
Due to a new body type never before seen, a new cultivation path has been unlocked. This new body type has different levels of the common and known paths.
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These are: Qi condensation; Qi refining; Dao Foundation; Dao understanding; Dao integration; True Daoist; Daoist false immortal; Daoist immortal; God immortal; True God; God sovereign; Sovereign of the Eight Realms.
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‘By the gods…’ I say while clumsily getting up and inspecting the rest of the status changes.