"It still requires a great deal of work."
Dan murmured as he lifted his head from the scroll spread out before him across the laboratory table, its surface filled with equations, schematic drawings, and notes written in every direction. He then set the pen aside and quietly leaned back against his chair.
The operating mechanism of the Sixth Vitality Seal is fundamentally different from that of the previous five seals, both in nature and in its requirements. In reality, it is an extremely specialized technique. To successfully construct it, he must account for every single aspect and dimension of his own body in particular, including all of its unique characteristics and every transformation it has undergone throughout decades of training and accumulated seals.
It will be built upon that highly individualized foundation. In other words, the Sixth Vitality Seal will be a technique designed exclusively for Dan and based solely upon his own body. No one else will ever be able to practice it or benefit from it, because it simply will not be compatible with any other body. Its conditions and specifications are so extreme that they can only be applied to the body for which it was originally created.
In truth, this limitation does not apply only to the sixth technique. His entire path, from its very beginning, cannot be replicated by anyone else. It is extraordinarily unique, even among his own sons and daughters who share the same blood and possess the same Blue Bloodline. None of them can walk the exact path that Dan has carved out for himself.
For the members of his family, the limit of the Vitality Seal system lies at the first three seals. None of them can independently apply the Fourth Vitality Seal, which is dedicated to the brain and nervous system, with the sole exception of his daughter Hoshi. Even then, she succeeded only with tremendous difficulty and through Dan's direct assistance. That was never intended to place her upon the advanced path of the Vitality Seals, but merely to enhance her brain, increase her cognitive capacity, and improve her ability to conduct scientific research.
As for advancing to the next stage the Fifth Vitality Seal that is impossible even for Hoshi, despite her exceptional talent in this field.
Therefore, once the members of his family successfully apply the Third Vitality Seal which greatly enhances both their talent and strength while extending their lifespans to twelve hundred years when combined with the devouring Seal . they generally begin specializing in paths better suited to their personalities and natural talents. Some excel in Fūinjutsu, others in swordsmanship, where Sophia's talent is extraordinary, while Leon naturally gravitates toward taijutsu and direct physical combat. Others pursue genjutsu or countless different disciplines that match their individual inclinations. This diversity of paths and specializations is itself one of the family's greatest treasures.
In truth, Dan already has a specific method for creating a far broader and deeper environment through which his family can continue improving both their combat abilities and their scientific achievements. At the center of that method lies the enormous Inner World project that he is currently constructing using materials gathered from thousands of planets across numerous star systems.
He intends to design that world in a way that genuinely helps the members of the Walt family undergo intensive training, develop their own unique combat styles, deepen their research, explore the unknown, and ultimately break through the limits that currently restrict them, reaching extraordinary heights that were previously beyond their grasp.
This is also the fundamental reason why he chose to divide the world into two major sections: the vast outer continent, filled with diverse landscapes, different civilizations, and challenges of varying difficulty, and the great branching Tower containing thousands of completely separate paths, each representing its own unique trials, creatures, and experiences that never overlap with any of the others.
This intricate and highly branched design was entirely intentional. It was never merely an aesthetic choice, but rather a carefully planned structure created with clear objectives for training, development, and growth.
Dan also has another extremely important idea regarding the lifespan of the Walt family as a whole. In his eyes, twelve hundred years is simply not enough. He has no desire to watch his children and grandchildren die of old age while he himself continues living for tens of thousands of years or even far beyond that after the completion of the Sixth Vitality Seal. The thought of witnessing entire generations of his family being born, growing old, and passing away while he remained at the peak of his health and strength was something he sincerely wished to avoid, at least for the first four generations, who would naturally be the closest to him.
However, accomplishing that goal will require considerable time before it can become reality. He must first complete the Sixth Vitality Seal and achieve perfect mastery over it. Only then will he modify the biological mechanisms of his own body at the level of his DNA in order to influence his descendants, extending their natural lifespans to the level he considers appropriate and consistent with his vision. But every part of that plan depends entirely upon completing the Sixth Vitality Seal and achieving complete stability in its operation.
Yet another problem still remained, one fundamentally different from everything that had come before. During the period before reaching that stage, he would be forced to search for a solution to another issue that would soon confront him . one whose outlines had already begun to emerge clearly enough to demand serious thought and careful preparation well in advance.
Dan lowered his gaze once more toward the scroll before him and picked up his pen again.
The work never ended, and time waited for no one . not even by his own standards.
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