I stared at my palm, which felt hot and was trembling slightly. Fortunately, the energy reaction explosion was not large because the amount of Chakra I had used was very small, so it only injured the surface of my palm.
After experiencing a series of failures over and over again without any results, I finally tried to find out the main reason why my body's system was rejecting the absorption of Arc into my body.
I decided to uncover the truth after secretly using my Mangekyo Sharingan.
I knew very well that in this world's dimension, the existence of the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan, or the Sharingan itself, was also real.
"Rather than being considered a dangerous intruder or some mysterious spy from the Uchiha Clan, it's better for me to move in secret," I thought cautiously.
I then secretly used the sacred power of the Mangekyo Sharingan to find out why I could not absorb Arc and use Magic.
My vision penetrated much deeper, observing the flow of energy moving inside my body with a precision that would have been impossible with ordinary vision.
After my eyes successfully dissected the flow in detail, the true reason behind the mystery was finally revealed.
It turned out that all of those repeated failures were caused by a difference in the coordinate position of the Arc Core.
My Chakra Core was centered in my abdomen, while the Arc Core in this alternate world was always centered in the chest.
Every time I tried to forcibly absorb Arc energy, there would be strong resistance from the Chakra.
Because the Arc Core I was trying to create in my chest would interfere with the Chakra pathways located there, that was why I always failed.
I had to find a way for the Arc Core not to interfere with the Chakra pathways inside my body. In order to make that happen, theoretically, there were several solutions I could take, and each one had its own advantages and disadvantages.
The first option was to continue forcing myself to create the Arc Core in the chest area. For this plan to work, I would have to make the Chakra pathways bend around the part of my chest where the Arc Core was located, so that the existing energy pathways would not collide with the new energy center.
In theory, this would not interfere with the existing Chakra pathways, and the new Arc Core could still be created there.
However, this option would clearly be very troublesome for me to put into practice, especially because I would have to modify energy pathways that had been functioning stably all this time.
On top of that, if I later used Arc energy, I would have to stop using Chakra for a moment and allow the Arc pathways to flow through the Chakra pathways.
That would obviously be extremely difficult, troublesome, and completely impractical for battle.
The second method I thought of was to directly combine Arc energy with Chakra.
However, I still did not know for certain whether this method would succeed or end in failure.
An experiment like this had too many variables that I could not yet account for, so even a slight mistake could potentially lead to unpleasant consequences.
However, in terms of energy theory, if Natural Energy alone could exist within the Chakra Core without interfering with the Chakra Core itself, then Arc should theoretically be able to do the same.
Or perhaps the energy could even provide some kind of nourishment to the Chakra, eventually creating a new Core or Center that was a combination of Chakra and Arc. However, whether that could actually happen or not, I still did not know.
In any case, a theory remained merely a theory until I actually proved it myself. Therefore, I could not determine the final result before directly trying the method.
The third option was to create a ring-shaped Arc Core, so that its shape would not interfere with the straight Chakra pathways at all.
Once the ring-shaped Core was formed, Arc energy could be distributed throughout my body like flowing water by creating a small tap-like opening in the ring-shaped Arc Core. That way, the Arc would not interfere with the Chakra pathways because they followed different routes. Find the original chapter at novelping dot com.
Technically, this method was similar to a pipe submerged in water. Even if the Chakra continued flowing through the pipe, with the Arc spreading like water, the energy could still cover my entire body without interfering with the Chakra pathways.
Because the tap-like opening could be opened and closed, I could freely control how I used the Arc without letting it run out unnecessarily.
I only needed to open the flow whenever I needed it, then close it again after I was finished using it.
‘All right, then. I’ll try the third option first,’ I decided inwardly, steeling my resolve.
After all, having weighed all the risks of the available options, the third choice seemed like the most reasonable one to try for now.
At the very least, this method did not require me to damage the existing Chakra pathways or directly mix the two types of energy together.
Then, I immediately began the process of developing my ability to manipulate the energy.
I began concentrating on the area around my chest, slowly and carefully attempting to form a flow of Arc energy without allowing it to come into contact with the Chakra pathways.
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For days afterward, I continued trying to create a ring-shaped Arc Core inside my body.
Every time the energy structure I formed began approaching the shape I wanted, some part of it would inevitably collapse or its flow would become unstable.
I had to repeat the process over and over, correcting even the slightest errors that were almost imperceptible, before starting again from the beginning.
After suffering through exhausting failures repeatedly for ten full days, I finally succeeded. I managed to create a ring-shaped Arc Core precisely in the area of my chest.
However, although I could consider it an achievement that I had managed to accomplish something this extreme in just ten days, the process was incredibly draining.
There was no denying that those were the most exhausting ten days I had ever experienced in my life.
The situation was different from when I first learned how to use Chakra. This time, I had to create a core from a new type of energy inside my body without disturbing the existing energy pathways, namely Chakra, even in the slightest.
I experienced failure repeatedly in the middle of creating the Core. Every time the process failed, my chest would immediately become extremely painful, as if it had been struck with tremendous force by a blunt object.
The pain appeared whenever the Arc Core structure I had formed collapsed. I had to endure the sensation while gathering the energy again and repeating the same process from the beginning.
That was the main reason why I dared to call those ten days the most exhausting period of my entire life.
After finishing the Core, I then tried spreading the Arc energy throughout my body like flowing water.
I controlled its flow through the ring-shaped Core, making sure that the energy could move without interfering with the existing Chakra pathways.
I managed to accomplish the initial step, but unfortunately, the energy distribution could only last for one minute. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
After that, the Arc flow began to weaken, and the amount of energy remaining inside the Core rapidly decreased.
"Damn, it turns out I have far too little Arc," I cursed inwardly as I realized the limitations of my body.
The Arc capacity I currently possessed was even far smaller than that of a five-year-old child in this world.
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