Curious about the combat training mode function, Levi selected the Training mode option and confirmed the change.

Instantly, the Gladine platform in the center of the room suddenly hummed as it retracted into the ground and then a mettallic sheet slid over it.

Almost at the same time, the three combat robots immediately activated. Their eyes revealed a glow and their chest lit up with a holographic screen with various functions on them.

They immediately stepped down from their charging stations and stood there.

"Awaiting further instructions!"

Their robotic voice rang out through the entire room.

Levi chuckled slightly but he made a mental note to explore the combat training features later.

For now, he had something more important to do. He switched the chamber back to cultivation mode, and the Gladine platform smoothly rose from the floor once more while the combat robots moved back to their charging stations and turned switched off.

Climbing onto the Gladine stone, Levi sat in a cross-legged posture.

The effect of the Gladine material was immediate. Within seconds of sitting down, his breathing had naturally fallen into a steady rhythm, his racing thoughts had quieted and he felt himself entering meditation without much effort.

Satisfied, Levi withdrew one of the technique manuals from his spatial ring, The Star Annihilation Slash manual.

Levi opened the manual to the first page and began reading carefully, his enhanced mind absorbing and processing the information.

The Star Annihilation Slash was based on the concept of ultimate compression and sudden release, mimicking that of a collapsing star that reaches critical density and then explodes with unimaginable force. The practitioner had to learn to gather their energy from throughout their entire body, compress it into the smallest possible point within their weapon, and then release it in a single devastating strike.

Levi read for an entire two hours without pause, his eyes tracking across page after page of instruction and illustration. His mind worked to absorb the steps one after the other.

Near the end of his second hour of study, something unexpected happened. A familiar chime sounded in Levi's mind, and text appeared in his mental vision.

[Ding! Random multiplier activated: 4,000x!]

[Reading skill increased → Level 3]

"Eh?"

Levi was surprised. This was the first time the reading skill had come up even though he had read several manuals. But not as long as this.

If reading itself was a skill that could be improved and multiplied by his system, then studying technique manuals could become very easy!

Energized Levi immediately returned to the beginning of the Star Annihilation Slash manual and started reading through it again from the first page. He wanted to test whether his improved reading skill made a difference.

He actually noticed his reading speed was faster and he could also understand and comprehend the text better than the previous time he read it.

After another hour of reading, the system chimed again.

[Ding! Random multiplier activated: 5,200x!]

[Reading skill increased → Level 5]

Levi's reading speed and comprehension became even faster!

In another hour, he had completely comprehended the book entirely!

Levi kept the book in his Interstellar space and stood up from the Gladine platform. He had grasped the fundamental principles of the Star Annihilation Slash technique, understood the energy circulation requirements, and memorized the physical movements required.

It was now time for the physical aspect.

Levi switched the cultivation chamber back to practice mode, causing the Gladine platform to retract once more and providing him with open floor space suitable for weapon training.

Some of his Astra energy compressed together, forming layers upon layers upon each other until they formed a core.

The first layer folded like silk. The second crushed it smaller. The third devoured the second, and the fourth devoured the third, each collapse faster, hotter, until the newborn core in his chest shrank to a white-hot ember the size of a raindrop.

He also began the breathing technique. This breathing technique provided additional oxygen to his muscles that were being overheated.

Levi's muscles tensed and relaxed in a unique frequency. The power for the strike would begin in his legs and core, generating rotational force that would travel up through his torso, transmit through his shoulder and arm, and finally through the blade in his hand.

Every muscle group fired up rapidly but according to his plan as they built momentu

He suddenly took a step forward.

"Bang!"

A muffled 'bang' rang out through the entire room as he slashed his blade through the air.

At the moment when his blade moved, a faint shimmer of golden light appeared along the saber's edge for half a second before dispersing into the surrounding air.

[Ding! Random multiplier activated: 800x!]

[Star Annihilation Slash progress increased]

Levi frowned slightly and sat cross legged on the ground and meditated as he analyzed what had given wrong.

His breathing technique had been mostly correct, he was confident about that and also his muscle frequency had been correct based on the manual.

The problem seem to be the energy compression and release. it was not easy to mimic a collapsing star with one's body.

Levi stood up and teturned to his starting stance and began the technique again from the beginning.

He paid more careful attention to the energy compression phase this time.

The results were slightly better than his first try, with the golden shimmer lasting almost a full second and also creating slight heat.

[Ding! Random multiplier activated: 1,200x!]

[Star Annihilation Slash progress increased]

Again and again, Levi repeated the cycle. Each repetition taught him something new about the technique's requirements, allowing him to adjust his mistakes.

[Ding! Random multiplier activated: 600x!]

[Star Annihilation Slash progress increased]

"1200x multiplier and 600x multiplier? Am I that untalented or is this technique just incredibly hard to master?"

Levi muttered in slight despair as he continued.

The multipliers were generally lower than some of the values he had received in life-or-death situations, which made sense given that he was practicing in a safe environment without genuine pressure or danger forcing his capabilities to their absolute limits.

After approximately an hour of continuous repetition and adjustment, Levi felt himself getting closer.

Suddenly, he executed the technique once more, and this time everything flowed perfectly without a single pause!

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