章節 55: Ch 47 - Reality Check (Part 2)
"Show him who's the boss! Break that noisy beak of that darn dumb bird," shouted Tracker excitedly.
The cheering was getting more exciting that it seemed the candidates would barge into the stage any second to cheer the virtue. This was getting more annoying than the bird's howling.
The beast taking the punch by virtue was knocked back a few steps back with a bloody mouth. The beast was also in a state of shock as its head wobbled in dizziness.
During that time Lux hovered around the beast and wrapped the light rope around the beast's neck and shoulder wings with ease. In a mere instant, the beast was now wrapped with the ethereal rope thanks to the virtues of flight and strength.
Lux then grabbed the end of the rope and sat on the beast's back as if he was riding a horse. The beast was still in a shocking state but the regeneration of its broken beak had already begun.
Lux lifted his head and his condescending smile reappeared,
"Children, the blessing ritual shall now end. Now it's up to you how you make use of this blessing as this will be your one and only opportunity. I expect great things from every single one of the young mages present here. May the divine light of Eternia be upon you."
Saying so, Lux pulled the ropes with both his arms.
The phoenix responded by flapping its wings and taking flight. The beak had again regenerated back and it once again started spewing out the pale green divine flames.
Lux stirred the beast flying out of the amphitheater in the same way it came in. Finally, the virtue and the so-called divine phoenix familiar finally left.
We could still hear the scream of the beast as it spread the green divine pale flames throughout the city. The beast must be flying around the city spreading the flames wide and far.
At this moment, all the people in the city are roaming outside to bathe themselves in the divine flames. They were eager to be targeted by the phoenix familiar so that they could get the purest divine flame for themselves. This must be the only instance where people were eager for a beast to target them.
Thankfully there are those green iron lantern altars placed around the city if there are some unlucky folks who couldn't get the divine flames. The altar is made to attract the divine flames and gather them in a single place. Hence, why the people were desperate to get a good place near the altar.
There was a distant scream of the phoenix that was getting softer and peace finally returned to the amphitheater.
"You kids, get back to meditating at once. The amphitheater will lock the divine flames within this amphitheater but it won't last forever. Now is the time for you to gather as much experience as you need. I hope you won't disappoint Lord Lux's hopes pinned on you." said Sigurd, the head mage.
The candidates didn't say anything.
Everyone sat back in a meditating state absorbing the pale green flames.
Even Tracker who was going bonkers was already meditating before I knew it.
I never have taken meditating seriously but there's no reason not to try.
So I also closed my eyes and tried to conceive the so-called divine blessing that was traveling through my meridians at this moment. I could sense the divine power of the flames within my body passing through my body and reaching where the mana core should be located.
Mana core is the heart of a mage, the most essential part that a mage must protect.
Every living being has a heart whose main function is to regulate blood throughout the body. The blood stirs the nutrients and oxygen and delivers it to every corner of the body, hence maintaining the well being of its body's host. Destroy the heart, and the functions of the body will fall limb, succumbing to death.
In a similar way, the mana core is the heart of the mage. The core supplies and maintains the sustenance of mana throughout the mage's body and lets it use the mana according to the host's will.
Although the mana core has more features than a normal heart.
The core can also create mana within its host and it can also absorb the mana from the surroundings and then channel it to the host. It also transforms mana to the required elements according to the mage's attributes. It can also host a divine spirit that the mage has contracted within, and many more such things.
Hence, the stronger the mana core, the stronger the mage.
The mana core also has stages of maturity depending on the individual mages. A contractless mage can reach up to tier 4 class, which is the limit of every mage. To ascend even further, a mage needs to forge a contract with a spirit, only then can they ascend further.
Also, the mana core is not actually physically present in one's body. It is in an ethereal state where it cannot be touched by physical means. It's similar to a human being's soul.
Hence the only way to connect to your mana core is through a spiritual way.
Meditating is one of the ideal ways.
But it's been some time since I started meditating but I couldn't actually perceive anything so far. I was getting bored and started info dumping just because I was really bored trying to perceive mana core.
I already had access to mana, I was a prodigy so there was no need to meditate. I was already ahead of everyone else.
I slowly opened my only eyes to check the other candidates who were still in a deep meditative state. Am I the only one bored doing meditation?
Was I doing something wrong or maybe I was at the pinnacle of the perfect mage, or something. I tried getting back into a meditating state but to no avail.
Suddenly there was a group of muttering students on the side who became noisy.
"Are you seeing what I am seeing!"
"He already succeeded."
"Is that a mana orb?"
I quickly opened my eyes and turned my head to see what all the fuss was about.
There in the corner, I saw a fellow candidate in a deep meditating state having his two palms placed together on his lap. Over his hand, there was a mysterious white glowing ball over his hand.
I could clearly guess what the glowing ball of the orb was.
It was a mana ball made out of pure condensed mana gathered on the palm of his hand.
I did create a mana shield which was also made of pure mana so I could guess it.
This kid is quite lucky to do so. He already reached my level this quickly.
He must be some kind of fellow prodigy as well.
"Well I guess I shall be having rivals here after all," I muttered to myself in excitement.
I am still the prodigy though.
I went back trying to meditate but then-
Suddenly the candidates were getting noisy everywhere.
As I turned my head around to be met with shock.
I see one, two, and then several candidates who could perform the mana orb ball technique. Not only mana orb, some even created a mana armor, while some candidates' eyes were also glowing white and levitating in the air like some possessed beings.
"What the hell," I yelled in surprise.
The candidates were quickly gaining mana abilities like a bargain sale at the flea market. What the hell is even with those divine flames?
There was one special candidate for every 1 in 50 candidates like myself. Okay, this is a little too much for me, I must as well unlock the hidden mysteries with the divine flames and rise even further.
As I was trying to enter into a meditating state in a frenzy, there was a loud lightning strike within the amphitheater that almost tore my ear drums.
"What the-"
Everybody screamed in horror.
It seemed that thunder suddenly appeared within the amphitheater and struck a candidate down here.
I turned my head expecting a dead candidate or something but what we saw was even more surprising.
A blonde girl covered herself in lightning as the sparks of electricity whizzle over her body like worms creating a fabric of lightning armor.
"Fucking, unfair world," I muttered to myself in disappointment.
And here I thought I was the prodigy, this is a real dose of a reality check.
"Hey, isn't that Trisha Valencia, the knight apprentice. Holy shit, she already unlocked a lightning attribute, I knew she would be an elemental mage." muttered Tracker, "I can't believe she already reached 2nd tier mage from the get-go. I really do hate prodigies, we pissants will have to learn to work the hard way."
"No shit."
Suddenly Tracker looked at me with pitiful eyes,
"Oh, Beanjam! You are a tier 1 mage as well, so no need to mope around. So what you are not special anymore, you know you are still better than me and most of the candidates!"
"Shut it, I don't have any need for your pity. Lemme just go meditating so stop making any more fuss." saying so I went back to meditating.
"Yes, I love your positive attitude! Let's fight on!" shouted Tracker as he followed suit.
We went back to meditating as the divine flames started withering.
We eagerly tried to gain the fruits of divine flame but nothing ever happened.
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