290: Chapter 290 Refining a Perfect Breathing Technique! New Feature!

The night was already deep.

Blackrock Castle, top-floor bedroom.

After reviewing the free attribute points he had harvested this time, Rowan thought for a moment, took out the newly acquired scroll of the Black Prison Thunder Dragon Breathing Technique, and began to flip through it.

Just like the Perfect-grade Breathing Method, the Scarlet Hymn Breathing Technique, which he had refined before, this Black Prison Thunder Dragon Breathing Technique also required a specific physique to practice.

The beginning of the scroll directly named this physique the Thunder Dragon Physique.

This physique was generally passed down from generation to generation only within Duke Witton's family, and not everyone could inherit it.

He had previously asked Niss, and among Duke Witton's more than twenty offspring, only three had inherited this physique.

They were Niss herself and her two older brothers.

She said that her two older brothers had already taken a portion of the wealth from Duke Weiduns Estate out to sea from Weixino City long ago, heading for the New World.

Rowan pondered, and a clear understanding gradually emerged in his heart.

The Perfect-grade Breathing Method was essentially a specialized breathing method deduced by experts based on a certain physique.

Only those with a perfect match could practice it and unleash its true power.

That was why it was called a perfect breathing method.

As for those universal Breathing Techniques, anyone could practice them, but generally, they could only reach the Excellent grade at most.

They could not achieve a perfect fit with any single physique and could only strike a compromise between universality and performance.

Therefore, the Breathing Techniques he would deduce using the Deduction Spell in the future would probably have similar characteristics.

In other words, the application range of the Perfect-grade Breathing Method was actually not large, and it was very likely that it could only be passed down to a small minority of people with a specific physique.

Thinking of this, Rowan continued to read down.

The specific practice process section following the Black Prison Thunder Dragon Breathing Technique carried an overbearing and stern aura that hit one in the face.

The concept of this Breathing Technique was the exact opposite of the Scarlet Hymn Breathing Technique.

If the Scarlet Hymn was a dark night poem of feminine guile and tempting depravity, then the Black Prison Thunder Dragon was a righteous thunder spear that broke laws with sheer force.

What it pursued was not the transformation of life, but forging the human body into a vessel capable of carrying thunder—using the physical body as a black prison to imprison the violent power of thunder and domesticate it for one's own use.

Overbearing, direct, and leaving no room for retreat.

After reading the specific practice process, Rowan's gaze narrowed slightly.

He glanced at Niss sleeping soundly beside him, without disturbing her. Instead, he got up from the bed, walked to the carpet by the floor-to-ceiling window, and sat down cross-legged.

The moonlight outside the window spilled down.

He took a deep breath, then waved his hand to casually cast a few strands of battle qi, forming a simple isolation barrier around him, sealing both sound and aura fluctuations inside.

After doing this, he closed his eyes and, according to the description of the Black Prison Thunder Dragon Breathing Technique, began to guide the battle qi in his body, attempting to construct the first layer of the "Thunder Meridian Foundation".

But the moment his battle qi touched the so-called main thunder meridian recorded in the scroll, a strong numbness and tingling suddenly exploded from deep within his spine!

It felt as if countless fine needles were pricking his bone marrow, or as if an irritable thunder snake was twisting wildly in his meridians, trying to tear his body apart and crawl out from the inside.

His muscles spasmed uncontrollably for a moment.

He opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath.

Sure enough, it was yet another Perfect-grade Breathing Method that could not be practiced directly.

Because he did not possess the so-called Thunder Dragon Physique.

Forcibly practicing it would only attract the repulsion and backlash of his internal battle qi.

Therefore, without further hesitation, he directly activated the Myriad Manifestations Furnace within his body!

In an instant, a vast and scorching power surged from deep within his body.

It was as if an invisible furnace was ignited inside his body with a roar, its flames blazing fiercely.

"Refining all methods, embracing all rivers..."

Rowan closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into his body, guiding the power of the Myriad Manifestations Furnace to begin analyzing and adapting the Black Prison Thunder Dragon Breathing Technique.

Since he could not practice it directly, he would first simulate a body capable of practicing it!

Following the description of the Thunder Dragon Physique in the scroll, he began to adjust the form of his battle qi, its oscillation frequency, and even the way it resonated with his physical body.

What the Black Prison Thunder Dragon Breathing Technique required was a pure, overbearing, and nearly paranoid affinity for thunder life energy, tolerating not a shred of impurities.

And the "Refining All Things" characteristic of the Myriad Manifestations Furnace allowed him to not truly change his physique, but merely temporarily construct a framework within his body capable of simulating the operating environment of the Thunder Dragon Physique.

Faint black electric arcs began to surface on the surface of his body, like small snakes slithering beneath his skin, making slight sounds.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

When he completely finished a major celestial cycle along that specific path...

Boom——!

The furnace within his body suddenly shook.

An exceptionally clear prompt surfaced in his mind:

[Detected meltable Breathing Technique: Black Prison Thunder Dragon Breathing Technique (Perfect)]

[Current Myriad Manifestations Furnace Level: Lv4]

[Conditions for melting met!]

[Whether to activate the Myriad Manifestations Furnace and refine the essence traits of the Black Prison Thunder Dragon Breathing Technique?]

[Yes / No]

It succeeded!

Joy stirred in Rowan's heart!

Without any hesitation, his consciousness plummeted downwards:

"Yes!"

Rumble——!!!

A muffled, deafening sound exploded from within Rowan.

Inside his body, the phantom of the Myriad Manifestations Furnace shook violently, and the intricate myriad manifestations patterns on the furnace wall flashed frantically, as if they had come alive, interweaving and entangling.

The platinum flames at the furnace core surged, enveloping the black thunder that had just been ingested, repeatedly quenching, hammering, and fusing it like forging iron.

The black electric arcs twisted in the platinum flames, trying to break free from the constraints.

But before the even more overbearing might of the Myriad Manifestations Furnace that refined all things, it was ultimately subdued, decomposed, and reorganized bit by bit, turning into the purest essence traits and slowly merging into Rowan's furnace.

As the platinum flames at the core gradually subsided, those shining myriad manifestations patterns also slowly dimmed.

The panel's prompt surfaced once again:

[Refining complete!]

[Extracted essence trait: Black Prison Thunder Dragon (Purple)]

[Efficacy and Abilities]:

One, "Black Prison Thunder Armor".

Guide the power of thunder to cover the whole body, condensing into a suit of armor woven from black thunder.

The armor's defense was astonishing, possessing extremely high resistance to both physical and elemental attacks.

The thunder armor itself had no weight, completely unaffected the flexibility of movement, and could be partially manifested or instantly dismissed at will, making it extremely convenient.

Two, "Nirvana Thunder Spear".

Highly compress and condense the power of thunder, turning it into a throwable thunder spear.

The thunder spear had extremely strong penetration, and its accompanying "Nirvana" trait could annihilate the target's battle qi shield and magic barrier, causing dual damage to them.

After hitting the target, it could also trigger a secondary thunder explosion, causing area-of-effect damage to the surrounding area.

Three, "Thunder Dragon Battle Aspect".

In this state, dark dragon scale patterns surfaced on the body's surface, the pupils turned into vertical slits, and a dragon tail composed of black thunder condensed behind the back.

All attributes were greatly enhanced, and it possessed an extremely high affinity for thunder-type attacks.

"Hoo..."

The moment the refining completely ended and the "Black Prison Thunder Dragon" trait was completely stabilized within his body, a warm current gushed out from the furnace, instantly sweeping across Rowan's entire body.

[Myriad Furnace Breathing Technique proficiency +1200]

He abruptly opened his eyes.

Deep within his pupils.

Two black electric arcs flashed and disappeared.

His whole person seemed to have no major external changes, but his temperament had become even more elusive.

He raised his hand, his five fingers clenching into an empty grip.

As his thoughts moved slightly, wisps of black electricity appeared in the space of his palm, crackling and leaping restlessly, like a group of imprisoned tiny thunder snakes.

"Black Prison Thunder Dragon..."

Rowan whispered the name of this trait, a satisfied smile blooming at the corner of his mouth.

This was the overbearing Breathing Technique that had overawed the entire Will Province for hundreds of years.

The only Perfect-grade Breathing Method on the surface of Will Province that could lead to a Sky Knight.

He stood up and stretched his muscles and bones.

Then, he walked back to the bed, gently lay down, and reached out to hug Niss's warm and soft body beside him.

In her sleep, Niss unconsciously rubbed against his embrace, letting out a vague murmur.

Feeling the warm and soft touch in his arms, Rowan closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

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