After making these fire series techniques, Ankit was satisfied. He now had these fire techniques covering aspects like attacking, defensive, movement, healing, puppet, and eye.
He knew there were other aspects like manifestation techniques, environmental manipulation, spirit summoning, etc. But these techniques were very difficult and required more time and effort. Ankit didn't want to waste all his time on fire series techniques.
He would create more in the future, but for now, these fire series techniques were good, covering 6 aspects.
For now, he would create other element series techniques.
He started with water series and after 6 days, created these 6 techniques:
1. Water Needle Strike (Attacking)
Ankit compresses water elements and Essence Flow into needle-sharp water jets fired rapidly, piercing enemy defenses with high precision. The fluidity allows attacks to curve and follow targets.
2. Deep Ocean Mist Shield (Defensive)
Creates a dense mist barrier that absorbs damage and obscures vision. Allows survival in deep ocean depths by converting water into breathable oxygen. Can rebound incoming attacks with amplified force.
3. Flow Step (Movement)
Ankit moves gracefully by riding currents of water Essence beneath his feet, enabling silent, swift glides over surfaces and short-distance water-based teleportation.
4. Healing Waters
Channels revitalizing Essence like pure spring water that accelerates wound healing and purifies toxins in the body. Prolonged immersion can fully restore stamina and Essence Flow.
5. Water Marionettes (Puppet)
Summons semi-transparent water figures that obey Ankit's commands. They can adapt fluidly to environments, infiltrate through cracks, and perform reconnaissance or combat support.
6. Aqua Veil Vision (Eye Technique)
Ankit can view underwater clearly, see water-type Essence Flow in the environment, and scan bodies to find the flow of water within living beings. This grants unparalleled tactical awareness in aquatic environments and precise targeting of biological weaknesses.
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Ankit had made these water series techniques and thanked himself for opening energy pathways.
Because all these techniques depended on energy pathways. Using techniques requires massive and instant supply of essence flow, and if he had used only his cores and meridians, he wouldn't have been able to swiftly use these techniques.
It would require more time to use these techniques, causing delay.
In real battle, this would be his weakness. Even if the technique was powerful, if there was delay and the opponent took precautions, the technique wouldn't be very useful.
So energy pathways were a great help.
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Ankit then began to make earth series techniques.
He created the same number of techniques. These techniques are:
1. Stone Fist Strike (Attacking)
2. Earth wall Barrier (Defensive)
3. Terra Glide (Movement)
4. Root bind Healing
5. Earth Puppets (Puppet)
6. Seismic Vision (Eye Technique)
He created wind series techniques. These techniques are:
1. Pathway Cyclone Shredder
2. Cyclone Shield (Defensive)
3. Zephyr Step (Movement)
4. Refreshing Breeze Healing
5. Wind Puppets (Puppet)
6. Aerial Eye (Eye Technique)
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Even though Ankit had created this many techniques with the help of novels, his favorites were just four techniques: Pathway Cyclone Shredder, Earth Puppets, Flow Step, and lastly, Fire Lotus Technique.
Ankit just liked them because these techniques were very powerful and cool.
All these techniques were created in just 20 days.
But in these 20 days, Ankit hadn't rested for a moment.
Now he just wanted to sleep.
He quickly began to prepare for sleeping, but before sleeping, he called his parents and told them not to worry. This caused his parents' worried hearts to relax.
After saying goodnight to his parents, he went to sleep.
Ankit slept for 2 days straight.
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26 July, 2018
He woke up on this day after sleeping and freshened up. Then he began preparing breakfast for himself.
After eating breakfast, Ankit began to play Free Fire because the 3rd elite pass had come.
And he hadn't bought it yet. There was also a new ranking season that was going to come soon.
He bought the elite pass and played with his friends.
His friends asked where he had gone for so many days and what he was busy with that he didn't even have time to play.
But Ankit didn't say much, only said, "I'm preparing for something."
Ankit's friends asked what he was preparing and for whom.
But Ankit didn't say anything and kept his mouth shut.
Also, there was a new ranking season, but because Ankit was creating new techniques, he didn't notice it.
Now his rank had fallen to gold, and he had to reach heroic again. But Ankit wasn't much interested in this rank season. Comparing cultivation and game ranking, Ankit would always choose cultivation.
Ankit could ask his friends to play with his ID and help him reach heroic, but Ankit didn't want that.
He could easily reach heroic himself, but he just didn't have time. And even if he reached heroic, he wouldn't be top 1. Because all players had reached heroic and achieved max ranking, and now the ranking was fixed. Even if Ankit reached max ranking, he wouldn't be top 1.
So he didn't want to rise in ranking. He would reach top 1 again in the next season, but this wasn't a promise because anything could happen.
What if Ankit got really busy with cultivation and didn't have time to play like now?
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When he exited the game, Ankit messaged Yash and Gyan Gaming. In his message, Ankit said he was going to start the "Player Control and Sensitivity Customization Event" soon and they should select 5 people.
Ankit also made a video and uploaded it to YouTube. In the video, Ankit said he was starting the event and players could send their handcam videos now.
He also said in his video that he was going to select on a luck basis, but Yash and Gyan Gaming could select however they wanted, so stay updated on their channels to know the criteria.
With this video, Ankit wanted to help his friends.
His other friends, Sumit and Amit, hadn't started their YouTube channels yet, but they were preparing for it.
Ankit murmured that they should've really taken this decision earlier.