Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 169

Chapter 169 Senses

If he had to describe it, it was like a muscle-to-mind connection one might feel while lifting weights, but more ethereal in a sense.

He wasn't sensing a muscle but rather a type of ability.

He could clearly feel the limits of Strength, as though he could pinpoint the exact amount of weight he could pick up down to the gram.

That wasn't all; he could see the Strength stat in a way he never had before. He could feel how it related to Speed, how it made maximizing Dexterity harder, how it synergized with Constitution to become more effective.

These things were more clear to him in this brief instant than they had ever been when he used Madness Control. In that brief instant, even without the Skill, he felt that his control over his body was on an entirely different level…

And then it vanished.

That magical feeling fluttered away from him like wisps of air and plumes of smoke. It somehow felt both close and so far away, almost addictive in a way.

So Sylas did it again.

He was better at controlling it now, so he targeted a Strength Gene once more on purpose.

He shattered the Gene against his body, and instead of giving up halfway like he had before, he kept pushing even after it broke apart.

This time, the feeling was even more intense, and unlike an addictive drug, it didn't wane or weaken.

Sylas subconsciously punched out, trying to move to see if he could put this new understanding to better use.

His eyes lit up, and his blood pumped with excitement.

When he punched out just now, he felt that he had an intimate understanding of exactly how to maximize his Strength. The position of his feet, the torque of his hips, the rotation of his shoulder down to his wrist, he could feel it all so clearly.

The images reflected in his Visualization, and he realized that it was deeper than just controlling his body.

It wasn't that he could just control his body better, but he felt that in this state, he could truly maximize his training.

He not only understood Strength more intimately, but he could train his Strength with far more efficiency.

The feeling lasted for much longer this time, around thirty seconds or so, before it faded.

'Fascinating. If I trust this feeling, increasing my Strength stat is more than about just lifting a lot of weight. It's also about flexibility, and beyond weight lifting, there are static and dynamic stances that I can use. It could be said that weight training is the least effective method of using an excess of Strength Genes.'

The findings were truly fascinating, but it made Sylas wonder. If he could feel this magical state when he failed to absorb a Physical Gene, what about a Mental Gene?