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Ethan’s mind had gone into complete concentration; it was to the extent where he couldn’t even fathom what was happening around him.

A few minutes had already passed; his crimson mana was dangling around the dark green core of the Orc. Both the manas seemed to be circling each other, trying to combine but couldn’t.

But then, both of them finally mixed up with each other. Ethan’s mana devoured it whole and wrapped itself around the core completely.

The dark green had slowly started to lose its colour, and just a while later it had turned dark grey.

Right away, a translucent screen appeared in front of him which shimmered brightly.

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◇ MANA CONSUMPTION & AFFINITY ◇

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[Consumption Analysis]

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[Mana Core]

└ Normal Mana Core

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[Consumption Status]

└ Successful

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[Core Status]

└ Fully Consumed

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[Remaining Mana]

└ 0%

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[Mana Assimilation]

└ Complete

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[Foreign Mana]

└ Completely Assimilated

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[Affinity Analysis]

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[Mana Affinity]

└ C-Rank → C-Rank Pinnacle

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[Current Affinity]

└ C-Rank Pinnacle

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[Cause]

└ Complete Consumption & Assimilation of Mana Cores

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[Remarks]

└ The host’s mana is now significantly more compatible with higher-grade Mana Cores.

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But he didn’t care about it for now, and continued circulating his mana around the remaining seventeen cores.

Almost an hour had passed away now, the cores had already started crackling and most had turned grey. Just a single one of them had remained, his mana was already working on consuming it too.

After consuming all eighteen cores, the accumulated mana surged back toward him, seeping through his skin before flowing through his meridians and finally converging within his Mana Core.

When he finally opened his eyelids, he looked at his palms, which felt a little different. His skin had started to glow; the fatigue and Calluses from today’s battle had faded away.

He curled his fingers and formed them into a fist, then he released it. ’Whoa... this is ridiculous.’ He said inwardly, but before he could think anything else.

The same screen, which was still radiating with bright blue color, had updated once again; the entries had changed entirely.

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◇ MANA CONSUMPTION & AFFINITY ◇

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[Consumption Analysis]

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[Mana Core]

└ Normal Mana Core

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[Consumption Status]

└ Successful

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[Core Status]

└ Fully Consumed

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[Remaining Mana]

└ 0%

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[Mana Assimilation]

└ Complete

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[Foreign Mana]

└ Completely Assimilated

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[Affinity Analysis]

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[Mana Affinity]

└ C-Rank Pinnacle → B-Rank Pinnacle

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[Current Affinity]

└ B-Rank Pinnacle

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[Cause]

└ Complete Consumption & Assimilation of Mana Cores

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[Remarks]

└ The host’s mana is now significantly more compatible with higher-grade Mana Cores.

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His eyes widened significantly, his lips parted as he muttered. "What... What the hell?! My affinity is at the benchmark of B-Rank?"

He hadn’t even recovered from the sudden influx of information when the screen vanished into thin air, only to be replaced by a new one bearing an entirely different set of words stretched across its surface.

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◇ AETHERBLADE ASCENSION ART ◇

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[Current Stage]

└ Second Layer — Intermediate

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[Core Status]

└ Mana Core Stability : 41% → 60%

└ Mana Core Capacity : 4870 / 4870 → 8000 / 8000

└ Mana Purity : 27% → 50%

└ Core Compression : 9% → 18%

└ Mana Circulation : 43% → 60%

└ Core Integrity : Stable

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[Sword Foundation]

└ Sword Intent : Dormant

└ Blade Affinity : Dormant

└ Sword Qi : Unawakened

└ Technique Mastery : 20% → 40%

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[Affinity Status]

└ Mana Affinity : C-Rank Pinnacle → B-Rank Pinnacle

└ Aether Compatibility : B-Rank → B-Rank

└ Mana Assimilation : Enhanced → Enhanced

└ Ascension Compatibility : Moderate→ Moderate

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[Physical State]

└ Body Tempering : Intermediate

└ Meridian Condition : Open

└ Stamina Recovery : Enhanced → Overly Enhanced

└ Mental Focus : 84% → 90%

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[Cultivation Progress]

└ Progress to Layer II : 94% → 100%

└ Estimated Breakthrough : Complete

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[Remarks]

• All Mana Cores have been completely consumed.

• Mana Capacity has increased significantly.

• Mana Purity has undergone qualitative refinement.

• Mana Affinity has advanced from C-Rank to B-Rank.

• Aether Compatibility has increased accordingly.

• The Second Layer foundation has been achieved.

• Sword Intent remains dormant.

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He read through it nicely; his eyes widened slightly, but still excitement filled his stomach, and a grin appeared on his face the moment he saw his affinity had increased to the pinnacle of B-Rank.

But then he read about the advancement to the second layer, which made him stand up in excitement; his smile grew wider as another screen appeared in front of him.

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◇ AETHERBLADE ASCENSION ART ◇

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[Current Stage]

└ Second Layer: Intermediate

[Layer II: Aetherblade Resonance]

The practitioner has successfully completed the Second Layer.

The Mana Core has undergone compression and qualitative refinement, allowing Mana to resonate with the blade and temporarily assume an Aether-like state.

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[Core Evolution]

└ Mana Core Stability : 60%

└ Mana Core Capacity : 8000 / 8000

└ Mana Purity : 50%

└ Core Compression : 18%

└ Mana Circulation : 60%

└ Core Integrity : Stable

[New Effect]

└ Aether Resonance : Unlocked

└ Mana can now be temporarily compressed around the user’s sword, increasing the density, sharpness, and destructive force of sword techniques.

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[Sword Foundation]

└ Sword Intent : Dormant

└ Blade Affinity : Dormant

└ Sword Qi : Unawakened

└ Technique Mastery : 40%

New Passive: Aetherblade Resonance

When wielding a sword:

• Mana circulation through the blade increases.

• Sword techniques consume less Mana.

• Cutting power increases with Mana compression.

• Aether-based techniques become more stable.

• The blade can temporarily withstand vastly greater Mana output.

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[Techniques]

Aether Slash: Evolved

└ Rank : C -> B

[Description:]

└ Condenses Aether along the blade before releasing it as a crescent-shaped projectile.

└ The slash leaves the sword and travels through the air, possessing enough concentrated force to cut through reinforced materials.

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Aether Step: Unlocked

└ Rank : C

[Description] :

└ The practitioner compresses Aether beneath their feet and releases it explosively, propelling the body in the chosen direction.

└ The movement is so sudden that, to an untrained observer, it appears as though the practitioner briefly vanishes.

[Functions] :

└ Short-distance burst movement

└ Instant directional change

└ Mid-combat repositioning

└ Evasion enhancement

└ Can be chained with sword techniques

[Restriction]

Repeated use places considerable strain on the meridians.

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[Physical Evolution]

└ Body Tempering : Intermediate

└ Meridian Condition : Open

└ Stamina Recovery : Overly Enhanced

└ Mental Focus : 90%

New Passive Aether Circulation

The body has adapted to the increased density of Mana.

└ Mana recovery : +20%

└ Technique recovery : +15%

└ Physical exhaustion from Mana usage : Reduced

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[Special Reward]

└ A hidden condition has been fulfilled.

[Requirement]

└ Complete the Second Layer

└ Maintain Core Integrity

└ Achieve B-Rank Mana Affinity

└ Successfully synchronize Mana with a weapon

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[Hidden Reward Acquired]

[Aetherblade Seed]

└ A microscopic Aether construct has formed within the Mana Core.

[Current State]

└ Dormant

└ Growth : 0%

└ Synchronization : 3%

[System Notice]

└ The Aetherblade Seed cannot currently be activated.

└ Its true function will become apparent after sufficient Sword Foundation development.

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[Cultivation Progress]

└ Second Layer : COMPLETE: 100%

└ Third Layer Progress : 0%

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◇ AETHERBLADE ASCENSION ART ◇

Second Layer — COMPLETE

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