#When I returned, my family was ruined (245)
I stared at the potion. For some reason, a violent feeling was flowing from the red liquid. It might have been natural since the by-products from the tyrant were utilized.
I drank the potion right away. The salty taste spread out. The fact that a fishy yet bitter scent lingered was a bonus.
‘…Well, I didn’t expect it to taste that good.’
The reason for taking the potion was simple. This is to make acceptance easier.
After killing the tyrant, he analyzed his body and thoroughly analyzed how his body was composed.
However, visual analysis had some limitations. This was especially true for rulers who, unlike ordinary dragons, could draw enormous power and power.
The muscles, tendons, blood, and skin all had a much more complex structure.
Even if one reaches the level of transcendence, it is impossible to grasp its essence at once. It was for that very reason that I was unable to maintain Yonginhwa for a long time during my training.
Although it was difficult to create a shape with vibrating mana, the crucial reason was that the process of transformation itself was not perfect.
At first glance, it looked similar to a tyrant’s arm, but Ethan judged that it could not even draw 50% of the dragon clan’s power.
Since the unstable form is made up of unstable mana, the maintenance time cannot be prolonged.
The inside of the body. Ethan, who became a transcendent, was able to perfectly control his own body. This means that the best way to analyze something is to feel it directly through the body inside. In other words, in order to completely analyze the tyrant’s body, it was best to eat his skin.
Like this potion now.
Its blood was heavier and thicker than that of other dragons. The blood itself seemed to contain special power. What is that?
I closed my eyes. I felt liquid flowing down my esophagus.
As I concentrated my mind and observed him, the essence of the liquid began to appear. Very small clumps of cells.
‘The composition itself is completely different.’
It looked completely different from both normal dragons and humans. The power and authority of the tyrant may be hidden in these small lumps. My concentration suddenly increased.
To not only check the exterior of the cell, but also check its interior in detail.
After concentrating for a while, he frowned slightly.
Even with the power of insight possessed by the transcendental, it was not easy to see through this ideal. The sight in front of him was still the same, as if this was all you could see.
‘…It’s a little difficult.’
cell.
Even in my past life, I had never looked at a unit smaller than this. This was a story that applied not only to Ethan but also to all transcendents.
It is simply a word given out of reverence for experts who are rarely encountered among humans in a single generation.
The state of transcendence was not a realm close to absolute that could perfectly penetrate the essence of everything.
Observation was ultimately blocked due to lack of discipline.
‘Then do it until you make it.’
It was generally known that the limit to which the human race could rise was to transcend.
The state beyond that is only a story that appears occasionally in folk tales, and even if such stories exist, they are rarely accepted as truth. Even the first head of the family who developed white flames was not sure whether he was truly an absolute expert who had surpassed the level of transcendence.
Aren’t rumors always exaggerated? Objectivity cannot be guaranteed if you have not witnessed it with your own eyes. Even though he had returned to the past, his growth was overwhelmingly fast, and he still had some time left, Ethan was not sure whether he could go beyond the state of transcendence. If we focus on training, go through many experiences, and pass time as we have done so far, will we be able to reach this level naturally?
‘I may or may not reach it.’
It’s half and half. At least it was definitely a higher possibility than in my previous life. Even so, the probability could not be set high. Soon you will reach the level you have achieved.
A superior transcendent.
The realm of his experience only ended there. The advantage of having memories of a past life was that that was the destination.
Therefore, he had to gain the power of a tyrant. I didn’t know that if my experience was mixed with the power and power of a tyrant, I might be able to move toward a realm beyond transcendence.
Moreover, crucially….
‘Sticking to the right path is not necessarily the right path.’
If there is an absolute figure of 100 that humans can reach, the bodies of transcendental people were close to 9899 at the minimum.
Making 100 from 99 means increasing just 1, but going from incomplete to perfect was a level of difficulty beyond imagination.
Therefore, knights who reached the state of transcendence often placed more importance on cultivating the mind and heart instead of the body. In fact, the body had been trained close to human limits.
Because everyone does it, this training method has become established as a standard.
However, Ethan did not think this method was necessarily correct.
As you reach a higher level, you train your mind and spirit more seriously. Isn’t this because your physical training has reached its limit?
It was not because it was wrong to train and strengthen the body or because it was the way of an apostle.
‘But I am different.’
Yonginhwa.
Ethan had a way to strengthen his body. It is also a way to easily overcome the limitations of the human race.
This was also the reason why he was so persistent in analyzing the tyrant’s body.
If the tyrant’s body and the vibrating formula were mixed, he was confident that he would not be defeated even if he faced the cult leader. A body with that much strength would be able to take on an opponent even if his level was one level lower.
‘see.’
I had no intention of ending the training until I finished contemplating it. Uncover the tyrant’s secrets and gain his power.
The time of contemplation continued. As time went on, my perspective on the body began to gradually become blurry.
Contemplation was an act that consumed a large amount of mental power. Moreover, even in that contemplative state, Ethan was pouring out his mana and mental power to observe the inside of the tyrant’s cells.
A tiny amount of scope bigger than anything else. Maintaining focused vision was extremely tiring.
At some point, my shaky vision became completely dark. The first thing to notice something wrong was the bread that was closely connected to it.
-…master?
-master…? Oh my, I passed out.
He stayed cross-legged and meditated for three days, and eventually seemed exhausted.
When Bbangi saw his owner, he stuck out his tongue.
Not only was I exhausted from observing my body, I even passed out.
His owner had a truly terrible poisonous tumor.
* * *
Ethan was not the only one who began to focus on training. Lately, Isera has been doing her best to train herself. There was a schedule to sign a contract with the Spirit Lord, and accordingly, it was necessary to be in optimal physical condition before the contract date approached.
Three weeks, which felt like three years, passed. All preparations have been made to handle the contract. Among them, the thing that took the most effort was securing the mana stones.
In order to summon Lorotia, a huge amount of mana was needed. Additionally, the fact that the spirit priest had to supervise the contract process was an added bonus.
Normally, when we say that the levels of spirits and spirit masters are similar.
It was difficult to manage the contract process using the spiritist’s mana. What you need in that case is a mana stone. Starting with the mana needed to form a contract magic circle, to the mana used when reciting an oath through a contract.
The elementalist’s lack of mana is resolved through mana stones. You may ask whether it is okay to get help from others, but using someone else’s mana during the contract with a spirit was one of the taboos.
The mana that has been accumulated in a person’s body for a long time is bound to have its own personality. It was a kind of impurity in the bond between the spirit and the spirit master. Although you can save money by using other people’s mana, the contract itself becomes incomplete.
In fact, even when a provisional contract was made with Lorotia, the duke only opened the passage and did not provide any other support. Fortunately, since it was a temporary contract, the mana consumption was manageable.
In the end, the only mana that could be used in the contract was the mana of the mana stone, which could be said to be a completely null attribute, and the mana that the spiritist possessed within the body.
Mana that makes up the world.
Mana was one of the resources that was in high demand.
Of course, as the grade increased, the price was bound to skyrocket.
Therefore, a spiritist was usually one of the professions called hippopotamuses that cost money, along with wizards.
This was because the amount of mana stones needed to manage the contract process became enormous as the spirits reached higher levels.
Ignis, the highest spirit of fire.
When I first signed a contract with him, a huge amount of mana stones went into it.
Was it the price of a small castle? Fortunately, Marquis Fractal was wealthy, so he was able to afford that level of consumption.
But this time was different.
A real contract with the Spirit Lord.
To be honest, I couldn’t even predict how much mana it would take. One thing was certain: one could never be underprepared.
Because the contract was a process that took place by sucking up all the mana from the spirits, spirits, and the surrounding people.
What if you don’t have enough mana?
There was no way to cancel the contract magic circle once activated. Even if it means filling up the lack of mana with the spirit’s vitality, they will force the contract to proceed.
If that is not enough, the only result will be a dried out corpse and a magic circle that has completely lost its light.
Originally, the plan was to collect mana stones using only the power of the Fractal Marquis, but this was not an issue that one family could handle due to time and money constraints. Wasn’t it a contract with the spirit lord? In the end, what the marquis chose was to appeal to the king.
The birth of a new transcendental person who signed a contract with the monarch. Can you provide magic stones for him?
Because it was such an important issue, the kingdom’s famous families gathered in one place. It is unknown what kind of negotiations the marquis, the king, and other nobles negotiated at that time, but soon a huge amount of mana stones began to arrive in the duchy. As if that wasn’t enough, Ardan also provided full support. In the end, the amount of mana stones collected in the duchy was so enormous that Ignis’ contract, which cost the price of a small castle, looked really cute. The quality was also much higher.
Even the highest-grade mana stones, which are known to be difficult to obtain by picking up the stars in the sky, were occasionally in sight.
‘…There is no risk of failure at this level.’
It was an amount of mana stones that was almost equivalent to the kingdom’s annual budget. This amount was able to be collected thanks to support from the kingdom’s most powerful families and even the king.
Even if it were a contract with a monarch, this would not be enough. Soon, light began to come on above the contract magic circle. The mana stones melted one by one. Before long, a familiar face appeared above the magic circle.
He was the fire lord.