The crystalline orb pulses with a rhythmic, ethereal glow, channeling the echoes of ancient masters directly into your mind to reveal the divergent path toward total martial transcendence.Lex's gaze fell on the two crystal orbs on the far left side of a distant shelf.“Channeling the echoes of ancient masters.”Lex muttered as he tried to understand the message with his perception.'Which means it shows me how to fight or use my skills better, just like the ancient masters did, and probably master it to the extent of its full capacity.'Lex thought to himself as since his perception had increased to 67, he could decode sentences like this quite easily.However the skills and wisdom the orb should give would probably be related to the demons, lex figured as he stood from his crouched position beside Naomi, found his way through the shelves, and went ahead to lift the two orbs.The orbs were oddly large, and there was no ethereal glow the golden scroll had mentioned, nor any pulse.So

Over the past few hours, lex slowly recovered from the black flash of fatigue and mana drain. Although the system had emphasized on 5 hours for recovery, it took lex seven hours to pull himself together.“The Eternal Flame.” Lex muttered to himself as he sat up on the slightly dusty palace floors. “I must find out if she’s a legend and actually existed, or the stories are mere fables.”His eyes darted towards the position of the first orb, the glow it emanated initially had dissipated, its vibrant form becoming shaded. Lex approached the second orb, wondering who the second master was going to be and what sort of power they’ll manifest.Lex’s heart began beating in anticipation as he began pouring Mana into the orb. The orb immediately glimmered in unmistakable ethereal glow, one second and lex was focused on the mana transmission, the next?His consciousness was absorbed and then lex was dragged into another scenario, entirely different from the previous one.Lex’s consciousness emer

{Phase Two: Maintain a pre-compressed ripple and trigger Daze at the exact moment of visual lock, sustaining its form across rapid gaze shifts without dispersion.}Lex stared at the blue translucent screen with a brow raised. After thinking for a while, he understood what it meant. The instructions from the system were directed at increasing the speed of casting Daze, the ability to cast it in relentless succession at instant speed.'This might take a toll on my eyesight.' Lex wondered to himself as since he had gotten the power of the kalupalik, his eyes had become more formidable and couldn’t easily take damage. However, that wasn’t enough to cast Daze towards multiple enemies while still maintaining its ripple like form when casting it.The only way was to keep on trying until he could finally pull it off. Lex knew this part would be necessary, as continuously trying would deepen his perception of the basic mastery of Daze and ensure he didn’t make foolish mistakes later on.Lex

Lex studied his stats with amusement. Although he could not feel the changes in endurance, the difference in his perception between a few minutes ago and currently was widely vast. His perception stat had hit a whopping three digits, as it was now currently at 137 with the help of his Vine Bending. Lex’s lips curled into a smile; he could feel his grasping speed had increased by folds. He could now predict up to twelve steps ahead after analysing a scenario. “Alright then, let me see what the intermediate stage of Daze is all about,” Lex muttered to himself as he recalled how the Kalupalik stopped the spell of a dragon, causing it to retreat. He immediately unwrapped the scroll and began reading through its contents. [All that exists within mana is not born of chaos… but of will made orderly. Each spell is a thought made flesh, a pattern sustained by intent, a fragile harmony bound by unseen law. If thou seekest to halt such power, do not gaze upon the hand that casts it…

Lex’s lips curled into a smile. His fingers curled across the ancient skill scroll as he prepared to decipher whatever information it relayed about Vine Bending, learning it as fast as he could. Without hesitation, he flipped it open and began going through its contents.Forsake the illusion that power is drawn from the earth beneath thee, for roots and soil are but borrowed mediums of lesser will, instead, cast thy consciousness beyond the reach of physical grounding, and descend into the formless expanse where mana exists not as energy, but as potential awaiting command.There, inscribe thy intent not as request but as law, forcing the unseen to acknowledge thy existence as its shaping authority. Give form to the vine not through growth, but through absolute dominion over unformed essence.Refine it beyond natural limitation, stripping away fragility, hesitation, and imperfection until only pure intent remains; let it become not a plant, not a construct, but a manifestation of thy