Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1046

Chapter 1046 Towers and Effects Part 2

With Phloria’s keen mana perception and two excellent teachers, it took her less than an hour to master both Invigoration and Accumulation.

"Now use Invigoration to study your own body and mana flow." Solus said. "Avoid using Accumulation until your body doesn’t stabilize, otherwise you’ll risk a core break."

Phloria gulped at the idea and did as instructed.

"This is the hard part. Open your eyes but keep studying your mana core while you also focus on the outside world." Tista put a small stone right in front of Phloria’s legs.

"Focus on the pebble and will for it to float."

At first, all Phloria managed to do was to squint her eyes and frown. With each failed attempt, her frustration grew until she gave up in a fit of rage and the pebble reached for the ceiling.

"Did I do that?" Phloria had just perceived a tendril of mana coming from her core lashing like a whip and sending the stone flying.

"Yes, you did." Solus pointed her finger at a small burn mark on the floor where the whip had hit.

"Do that again, but this time do not affect your surroundings." Solus placed a fistful of sand in front of Phloria and the pebble on top of it. "Once you manage to move the pebble without messing with the sand, you’re good to go."

Between her mana perception, the ability to see the mana tendril with Life Vision, and a few pointers, Phloria needed only a few attempts to succeed. She then learned how to move more pebbles at the same time and kept practicing until she was capable of applying Spirit Magic to her swordplay.

In a matter of a few hours her estoc, Reaver, danced in the air with the same grace and speed as if it was in her hand.

"Good gods, this is amazing! Why did Lith never use Spirit Magic to fight this way?" Phloria panted, drenched in sweat for the constant effort despite her repeated uses of Invigoration.

Yet she was smiling from the bottom of her heart like it didn’t happen since her military trial had begun. Phloria loved magic, but between her stagnating career and having peaked the specializations she already knew, there wasn’t much she could do except inventing new spells.

Now, however, she felt like during her first day of the academy.

"For several reasons." Solus said. "First, anyone who sees it will understand there’s something wrong. Being Awakened is a matter of secrecy. Second..."

A tendril of her own mana interfered with Phloria’s, making Reaver move as if its wielder was a drunken sailor during a storm. Phloria tried to regain control of the blade, but Spirit Magic was very sensitive to energy signatures.

"Third..." Solus exploited Phloria’s distraction to Blink by her side, with a small knife aimed at her throat.

"Bottom line, it’s not worth it. It’s a flashy technique that requires too much focus and leaves you full of openings." Solus said.

"Got it, thanks." Phloria sat down on the floor, never stopping to smile.

She wasn’t angry with herself for her mistakes nor with Solus for her strict teaching methods. Phloria had learned from her father that only an uncaring teacher would let their student get conceited.

A good teacher would point out all of the student’s mistakes as well as their successes, so to increase their chances of survival on the battlefield.

"Meaning?" Phloria dabbed her sweat with a towel. _{freeweɓnovel.cѳm}