SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Meteor Bullet.

Meanwhile, back inside the Start Room, time quietly flowed by.

Roughly six hours later, Kael slowly opened his eyes.

The instant he did, a powerful wave of Earth Energy erupted from his body.

The surrounding mana rippled violently.

Fortunately, Kael reacted almost immediately, reining the energy back under control before it could spread any further.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"This place really is perfect for cultivation."

The difference between cultivating inside the Tower and cultivating in the outside world was simply too great.

The mana density here was on an entirely different level.

During these six hours alone, he had successfully cultivated over five hundred cells into embryonic planets.

Had he been cultivating back in his apartment, he estimated he would’ve managed only a few dozen at best.

Probably not even thirty.

The gap was simply ridiculous.

Standing up, Kael stretched his body.

A series of satisfying cracks echoed from his joints as his stiff muscles finally relaxed.

His legs felt slightly numb after remaining motionless for so long.

Even his back protested a little.

He couldn’t help but think about all those cultivation novels he had read in the past, where all those old monsters could supposedly remain in secluded cultivation for hundreds or even thousands of years without moving an inch.

"Those guys must have nerves made of divine metal..."

Kael muttered to himself with a chuckle.

"I can barely sit still for six hours."

Shaking the random thought away, he shifted his attention elsewhere.

Instead of drawing Earth Energy into his body to strengthen himself, he guided it outward.

A faint brown mist slowly gathered above his palm.

Although mostly transparent, a subtle earthy tint lingered within it.

The energy pulsed with astonishing power.

Kael carefully observed it.

"So this is pure Earth Energy..."

Almost immediately, an idea surfaced in his mind.

Wind Mages.

One of their most basic offensive techniques was Wind Bullet.

A compressed projectile of wind fired at incredible speed.

If wind could be compressed...

Then why couldn’t Earth Energy?

Without hesitation, Kael began experimenting.

His concentration intensified as he compressed the floating Earth Energy.

The energy gradually shrank.

Smaller.

Denser.

More compact.

Then—

The energy suddenly became unstable.

Kael’s expression changed.

He immediately released control.

Boom!

A violent explosion erupted before him.

The resulting shockwave blasted straight into his face, sending his hair flying wildly.

The entire Starting Room trembled slightly.

Kael stood there for a moment.

Then he scratched his cheek.

"...Guess that experiment was a blast."

The words had barely left his mouth before he froze.

Silence.

He slowly looked around the room.

Thankfully...

Aiona wasn’t anywhere nearby.

She hadn’t heard that absolutely terrible joke.

Kael let out a quiet sigh of relief.

"Good."

"My dignity survives another day."

His gaze returned toward the aftermath of the explosion.

"Well..."

"I was trying to invent a bullet."

"I accidentally made a grenade instead."

He nodded to himself.

"Progress."

A second later, he sighed.

"Alright..."

"Enough with the bad jokes."

"Back to work."

He replayed the previous attempt inside his head.

After carefully analyzing every step, realization gradually dawned upon him.

The problem wasn’t the compression itself.

It was maintaining control during compression.

The denser the Earth Energy became, the more violently it resisted being compressed.

It was like trying to compress an extremely powerful spring.

The further it was pushed inward, the greater the force trying to rebound outward.

The instant his concentration slipped, even for the smallest fraction of a second, the energy snapped back violently.

Unlike a normal spring, however...

Earth Energy didn’t simply return to its original form.

It exploded.

Its unstable energy burst outward in every direction.

"So that’s the issue..."

Kael rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

The unstable version certainly wasn’t useless.

With enough refinement, it could probably become an explosive technique of its own.

But it was still too unstable.

Too unpredictable.

That was something to study another day.

For now...

He still wanted his bullet.

Taking a deep breath, Kael tried again.

Failure.

Boom!

Another explosion.

He tried once more.

Failure.

Boom!

Again.

Boom!

Again.

Boom!

Soon, the once peaceful Start Room began sounding more like a military testing ground.

Explosion after explosion echoed throughout the tiny room.

Kael briefly glanced toward Aiona’s tiny house.

"...Hope it’s soundproof."

Since she still hadn’t come outside to complain, he simply convinced himself that it probably was.

Then he continued experimenting.

Around fifteen minutes later...

Success.

A condensed sphere of Earth Energy floated above his palm.

Kael’s eyes brightened.

"I did it."

Well...

Sort of.

The projectile was perfectly stable.

Unfortunately...

It was round.

More like a marble than a bullet.

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