Paths!
In every novel Ethan read, he recalled how every wizard tower or cultivation sect had a secret technique that made their organization stand out.
Some techniques had special attributes to them, and others increased cultivation speed.
At first, he had brushed over this aspect as he focused more on the essence of their strengths.
However, now with his sister’s phone call, his max level comprehension began to run wild again.
All kinds of nine-star techniques, Medusa visualisation method, heaven-swallowing techniques ran through his mind.
Entering a state of enlightenment, he once again began manipulating the energy through different paths.
’Ack!’
’Cough cough!’
’Come on! You can do this!’
Coughing up a clot of blood, Ethan’s face went pale; with every failed attempt, his heart seemed to burst, his blood flowed in reverse, and death seemed to dance in front of him.
However, even with this, he didn’t waver, as success was the only thing on his mind.
"Going in the shape of a star didn’t work, sigh..."
"Is this the thirtieth attempt? What shape should I try next, haha."
Laughing with a pair of blood-stained teeth, Ethan’s eyes remained bright as he felt he was getting closer than ever.
"Wait a minute, the issue with the last star path was that right at the tip of the star it exploded from that sudden concentration."
"In that case, why don’t I use a circle around the heart? Continuously keeping the energy in motion and without any sudden peaks?!"
Thinking of this, he didn’t hesitate!
Sitting cross-legged once more, he wiped the trail of blood from the corner of his mouth and began to act.
Slowly, little by little, he began to guide the energy around his heart, forming a circle.
One hour.
Two hours.
Three hours, four hours.
Hour by hour, Ethan sat cross-legged, motionless as he formed the circle around his heart.
It wasn’t until the fifth hour that he finally succeeded.
’Bang!’
With the tips of the circle touching, an explosion seemed to occur in his body.
A sudden wave of energy spread through his body, rapidly strengthening him, not even giving him a chance to react.
His face that had long since been pale due to the lack of blood, suddenly became full.
His bloodshot eyes retained their colour.
And his whole body seemed to carry a transcendent aura around him.
Not only that, but his awakener system, which had suddenly been silent all this while, upon his success began to ring with dozens of notifications.
[Ding! Congratulations, awakener Ethan Smith! You have achieved an unprecedented achievement!]
[You are the first human to manipulate energy on your own]
[You have created a new power outside the awakener rank system]
[Your actions alone will change the world]
Looking at the words on the system, Ethan couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
Although he didn’t have a system in his past life, he knew that systems gave rewards to awakeners who accomplished great feats.
However, he never expected to encounter it so fast.
[As a reward for this great feat, you are allowed to name this power system]
[As a reward for being the first to manipulate this energy, you are allowed to give it a name]
Reading this, Ethan, although shocked, didn’t hesitate.
In fact, as early as he picked up the first book, he already knew what he would name this power system of his if he succeeded.
"System name the power system magic, current rank one ring apprentice mage."
"As for the energy system, name it mana."
Yes, Ethan had decided to name it magic! Just like those mages who used magic to leverage the laws of the world and fight against Gods in novels.
He too was going to fight against the apocalypse.
[Mana and mage system have been saved to Ashaik records]
[Title the first mage is given]
[Effect 1: for every rank you increase as a mage you get five more attribute points than other mages
Effect 2: attacks done using mana are 100 percent stronger than other mages]
Reading these two effects, Ethan couldn’t help but be stunned, although he knew the system rewards would be good, but weren’t these too good?
You know the average strength of a regular human is 5 points.
"However, that wave of strengthening I just felt, could this title have had anything to do with it?"
Muttering to himself, Ethan silently called up his property panel.
And sure enough, with the success of this circle, it had changed drastically.
[Name: Ethan Smith]
[Title: The First Mage]
[Age: 23
Race: Human
Evolution Rank: F
Mage Rank: 1st circle apprentice wizard
Strength: 20
Agility: 20
Vitality: 20
Spirit: 25
Evolution Energy: 0/100
Abilities: Max Level Comprehension, 10,000X Feedback]
Looking at these attributes, Ethan was stunned.
You know, with his success, he felt he could add more circles; that’s why he called it 1st circle apprentice wizard.
If he added more, wouldn’t it mean his attributes would increase by ten per circle? In that case, even without including his evolution rank, he would be able to deal with most awakeners.
"Also, once I teach this with a ten-thousand-times increase, isn’t this the route to invincibility! Haha!"
"This is it!"
"Who dares say they’re invincible! Who dares say they’re undefeated! Under the might of a mage, all is but nothing!"
Saying a line from one of the novels he read, Ethan was filled with joy! After almost twelve hours, he had taken his first step in succeeding in the apocalypse.
’Ring...ring....’
Lost in joy, his phone once again rang, bringing his attention back to reality.
"Haha, hello. Sister, is it about Grandpa? I’m on my way! Don’t worry, I’ll be there before-!"
"Shut up, Ethan and get downstairs. Do you know how many times I called you? I’m downstairs waiting for you."
"If you make me come upstairs, I’ll have to remind you why I’m your big sister."
Not waiting for him to reply, Elena hung up the phone, leaving Ethan with a wry smile.
"Sighh, to think I, the honourable first mage with four times the strength of a regular human, would be afraid of his older sister."
Muttering under his breath, although he said this, Ethan still headed to take a shower and get ready.
In this life and the past, his sister was one person he couldn’t afford to let get angry.