Chapter 441: Discovering His Limits

Fortunately, the spontaneous combustions weren’t as bad as he thought. It was mainly because of Freya’s manipulations that his kinetic energy went out of control. All she did was tweak his kinetic energy with her aura and gave it the last bit to destabilize his control over it.

She did make sure he knew that it would be very hard for anyone under Tier 6 to do what she did. It would require them to overpower Julius’s natural willpower defenses, which wasn’t something easily accomplished. That made him feel a lot better about the next time he fought someone.

Additionally, it wasn’t as if he had lost total control of his kinetic energy. It had only become a little more dangerous to wield and a little more unruly. As long as he paid attention to it, he wouldn’t accidentally explode.

He did some testing with Cain and quickly discovered his limits. The only real downside was the fact that he wasn’t able to overclock his body like he had been against the Tier 5. That technique was barely controllable then, and it had only gotten worse with the new skill.

The moment he first attempted it, he had detonated like a bomb. Since the technique was already dangerous, it had left him with some injuries despite the usual outbursts not inflicting any harm to himself.

He healed himself right away, and they all unanimously agreed that the technique would be shelved for the time being.

On the bright side, his kinetic energy was much more… stable in other aspects. There was a weight and depth to it that hadn’t existed before. There was also a newfound connection between him and the energy. The process of infusing his Force Concept into his kinetic energy was seamless; it didn’t require too much thought or focus on his part.

It was surprisingly nice, allowing him to focus on the multitude of other things he had on his plate.

It was funny in a way. He had been transferred to the advanced course because Cain wanted him to learn how to use all of his kinetic energy, but he had been afraid that Julius would hurt the less experienced students.

Now, he was back to the same stage. He wasn’t allowed to use all of his kinetic energy and had to work to get control of it again. However, it wasn’t as bad as it sounded. It wasn’t like he had gotten any weaker, far from it.

As a matter of fact, he had gotten stronger if you looked at it in a certain light. Using less kinetic energy now resulted in the same level of power he had demonstrated before. It took a little more concentration, but he didn’t find his firepower lacking in any way.

He also knew that once he got the hang of it, he would quickly experience another growth in strength.

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His new skill didn’t go unnoticed by the other members of the advanced course. He was not surprised by that. They were all very talented in kinetic energy, and he would have been disappointed if they hadn’t been. Furthermore, their kindness was put on display once again when they offered their help without any prompting.

Apparently, he wasn’t the only person who had experienced a similar problem, and he was shown many exercises that would help him get better control over this powerful energy. He could not have been any more grateful either.

It almost made him forgive them for eviscerating him during their spars.

Almost.

Each time he peeled himself from the floor, he would remind himself of their kindness, and that somewhat softened the fact that he was getting absolutely whooped. It didn’t help that since they were all around Tier 4 and had strong willpowers of their own, Julius found his kinetic energy getting siphoned more than he had ever experienced.

He had gotten a slight edge over the others in the beginner’s course because they were unable to break through his willpower and siphon his energy. That wasn’t a problem for most of the advanced class.

Although they couldn’t easily absorb his kinetic energy, they were successful enough times to capitalize on it to significant effect. It wasn’t all bad, though.

He had learned a lot of unique applications of kinetic energy that he hadn’t really delved into before. For example, there was a girl who was exceptionally good at reading kinetic energy, to the point where she could predict their movements as if she were seeing into the future.

Arthur was extremely talented in using his kinetic energy to pierce defenses. He was able to compress his kinetic energy to the point where he could puncture through anything. That included any defenses that Julius threw up to protect himself. He was also one of the fastest people Julius had ever met.

The young man was terrifyingly fast. It was only due to [Absolute Spatial Perception] that he was able to keep up with his movements. If Julius had been relying on his kinetic energy senses, he would not have detected Arthur until the guy’s fist was already in his gut.

Additionally, Einar was a beast when it came to reinforcement. His already strong body transformed into a tank when he harnessed kinetic energy. He was somehow able to manipulate his mass as well, which caused his attacks to be extremely heavy and way faster than they should have been.

He tried to learn from all of these people around him as they helped him improve his control, and he found himself getting better far more quickly than he had ever done so before. He sucked in all of the knowledge and experience they had to offer him and implemented it into his own skill set.

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He pushed himself hard. Even though he had always pushed himself hard, this time was different. He pushed himself harder than ever before. It was more desperate than most of his manic trainings. Every moment was spent pushing himself to get better and to get control over his kinetic energy.

It was exhausting and it wasn’t easy. Yet, it was thanks to this effort that after two weeks, he finally started to regain some of his confidence and some level of control over his kinetic energy.

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Arthur POV

Arthur used some kinetic energy to remove the rest of the water from his damp hair, flinging the water at Einar, who was right beside him. He received a heavy pulse of kinetic energy in response, staggering him into the bench. Arthur chuckled as he put on his clothes.

“So what do you think?” He asked the much larger man.

“About what?” Einar’s deep voice rang out, muffled by a towel wiping his face.