Cursed Immortality

Jacob couldn't help but felt nostalgic when he remembered that meeting decades ago and smiled lightly.

'In the end, it still took them thirty years to create one Quantum Rifle, while I was completely obsessed with finding how to increase my life and grasping every straw I can.

'The Art of Nature I got from that lunatic was really authentic and might be the biggest reason I lived that long. That ancient book helped Hope live another twenty years as well. But it was just too difficult to progress any higher because we start practicing it too late in our life. If we have got it in our youthful years…'

Jacob couldn't help but sigh sadly, but soon he locked those sad memories deep in his mind again. Only the memories of the ancient book were left in his mind, and he completely concentrated on it.

'The Art of Nature, the ancient exercise that can help humans to tap into their secret potential. It can increase the lifespan, but it was also deadly if someone makes mistakes. It can have an opposite effect as well.

'That's why even that lunatic didn't dare to practice too deep into this technique. Even I, at that time, it seemed impossible to practice and thought it was probably just a legend. But now…'

Jacob pulled a sharp smile on his face as he left the place to find a water source.

The Art of Nature was the name of that ancient book he once trade for one of his secret technology, as well as to teach those greedy businessmen a lesson that sometimes they should leave some things to remain hidden for the greater good.

Especially his second son, Ryan, who was the greediest one, and was after Jacob's hidden research all his life.

In the end, he was content with the Quantum Sniper Technology because he thought it was the only technology Jacob had hidden since there didn't even dare to imagine that he could've hidden more superior technology.

But no one knows just how much hid in Jacob's mind except Jacob himself.

He had destroyed all this research so it would never see the light of the day after he became obsessed with increasing his lifespan. And it all started after his wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

It was at that time; that he realized that he cared about more things than his research on weapons.

Anyhow, the Art of Nature was a book that was discovered from an ancient shrine deeply hidden in the ground and the book wasn't erosion even after thousands of years.

Jacob found every detail before he dared to practice this method in this book. He even had someone else first practice it, just to be sure. In the end, the book was authentic and really work.

But the thing was, a human can only practice the small part of the first exercise and it had five levels in total!

Furthermore, there weren't any details about what these levels will do to the human body once they exercise in them. In the end, Jacob only knows the first level can slow down the aging process of cells in the human body if someone practiced it daily.

The First Exercise was called Water Meditation, which included someone meditating underwater and exhaling in a unique rhythm until they were completely out of breath and felt suffocating.

Then they can take only a single breath of air before doing the entire process again and they had to repeat this process for three hours, minimum.

If they took even two breaths or they weren't suffocating in the water, this won't work and they had to start the entire process again.

From Jacob's research, it was found that if this exercise was done correctly, the O2 in water will decrease, which was impossible for a human to achieve since they can't breathe underwater!

That's why he believed what was written in the book was true.

But the things went into the realm of fantasy once someone read the latter part of the Water Meditation.

This includes them meditating underwater for three days and night without taking any breath of air and continuing to exhale the air in their lungs extremely slowly, and only then they'll be able to qualify to practice the second level, which was even more absurd.

Anyhow, Jacob was now in a world, which was nothing but a fantasy in his previous world, so he couldn't help but think about this Art of Nature suddenly.

He wanted to see if he could practice this art to a higher level or not.

As for compressing his muscles with this art, it was a strange phenomenon that occurred after he held his breath underwater and exhale it at thirty minutes intervals, his muscles felt pressure with gravity.

This was also the biggest reason he was never able to increase his limit from 35 minutes. His old bones weren't strong enough, and he even concluded that any adult male can only do this process for one hour before their bones will crush if they keep doing this practice.

However, now his body was like the Tiger Bull and he knew just how much a freak he was with this physique. He even tried to punch a one-meter-thick tree with his full strength and almost blasted it in half!

That's why he now wanted to see if he could compress his muscles while practicing the Water Meditation. Most of all, he was curious about what happened if he really can complete the first exercise.

Soon, Jacob reached a small pound while only fifty meters in size. He tossed his ragged clothes and jump straight into the lake, creating a massive splash.

As for any animal in it, he wasn't afraid anymore, but to his luck, there wasn't anything dangerous inside, except for some toads and tadpoles.

The pond was ten meters deep, which was enough for him.

He first took a deep breath before diving toward the pond bed and sat cross-legged while he put his hands on his knees and close his eyes.

He was just too familiar with this process.

In his previous life, he only stopped doing it after he found out there weren't any benefits left from just thirty-five-minute meditation and his old bones won't allow him to practice this exercise any longer.

Anyway, as time passed, Jacob released a tiny air into the water every three minutes and continue to maintain his position.

Strangely, the small tadpoles swarmed around Jacob as if he was their food but they didn't touch him and only swim around him from a small distance.

Half an hour passed like this, but Jacob was still peaceful like a statue as he released his small air every three minutes.

Suddenly, he felt that strange pressure again, which started to weigh down on his body from every corner. But this time, he didn't feel the urge to stop and take a breath.

Furthermore, he was now feeling a strange sensation in the water as this strange misty image started to appear in his mind. For some reason, he felt the more he breathes in the three-minute rhythm, the clear that image got.

One hour passed.

Jacob finally started to feel the tension in his entire body, but it wasn't enough to make him give up, furthermore, he was started by the time he was underwater while continuing to release his breath.

However, as soon as the one-hour limit was reached, the gravity suddenly increased visibly, as his body dug slightly under the pond bed because of its weight.

'Five-time G Force, not its 10 times?!'

Jacob instantly guessed, but he still felt he can hold one. But he was aghast when he thought no normal human can survive this much gravitational pull.

'If this G Force increases by 10 every hour, won't someone have to bear 720-G before they would complete this level?! And is it still the minimal threshold to practice the second level?! Just what kind of person wrote that Art of Nature and how can it appear on Earth?!'

Many questions rose in his mind, but he knew the answer to such questions was not just any random person could answer.

Nevertheless, the misty image in his head also becomes clear while he continues to endure.

His bulky muscles also broke in that pressure, and his heart beat fast to recover them. His recovery speed was abnormal with his abnormal heart.

In the end, Jacob exhales his last bit of air when one and half hours passed until he started to feel suffocating in five minutes since the pressure again started to increase after this point.

After one hour and forty minutes, Jacob finally couldn't endure it and stood up so he could take a breath.

But his eyes almost popped up when he stood because that 10-G force still remained affix even after he open his eyes and break the mediation stance!

Jacob's heart lurched. 'What the fuck is going on?!'