Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4270

Chapter 4270: Same Principles (Part 2)

Just like the tower constantly absorbed the power of the mana geyser beneath its foundations, Lith absorbed the power of the tower itself every time he breathed in. Enchantments reverted to spells that bent to his will, and world energy became mana.

He used the Fury to share the excess mana with his companions and the rest of the Set to shield his life force and core from harm. When he breathed out, he let go of the tower core and the world energy, bringing the various floors back to life.

It allowed him, Solus, and their companions to wield the full might of the tower at their fingertips, and the tower to develop a mana flow.

The energy released by Lith contained the might of the world energy stored inside the magic metals in the Crucible, the crystals in the mines, and the artifacts in the Armory.

The resulting wave of pure mana flooded every nook and cranny of the tower before returning to its rightful place and restoring the balance. Yet it took the span of a single breath to start the process anew, causing the energy to ebb and flow.

For the duration of the Forgemastering process, Lith became the tower’s living heart. He drew the world energy to himself and then spread it across the various floors with the rhythm of his breathing technique.

Crafting the Sage Staff had taken a team of bright violet-cored awakened hours, yet this time the power core disappeared under the surface of the glaive shortly after the thirty-minute count.

At that moment, Lith took one last breath, severing his connection with anyone but Solus to keep any stray thought or distraction from disrupting his focus.

He recalled the power from the copies of the Furies and injected it all inside one last magic circle that enveloped the artifact.

The resulting mana pillar shone so bright and expanded to such a size that Faluel thought that somehow Mogar had recognized the glaive’s existence and was helping it to reach its next evolutionary stage.

Yet Mogar had nothing to do with it, and the pillar was comprised of pure mana, not world energy.

Lith channeled every iota of his will and power into the final Forgemastering Circle. It entered the glaive’s mana circulatory system via the runes engraved on its surface and reached the still-unsettled power core.

Lith’s mana enveloped the core and flooded the glaive’s mana circulatory system, fixing every imperfection left and severing any conflicting mana veins or capillaries from within.

The energy inside the pillar became denser and more compressed as his hands moved closer until his palms touched.

Then, the pillar collapsed on itself and the glaive, forming the mana pathways that permanently bonded the power core to the metal and would keep its energy from dissipating for a long time, even without an imprint.

The lights in the Forge seemed to go out for a moment, but it was just everyone’s eyes being blinded by the pillar and needing a few seconds to adjust. When they recovered their sight, they noticed that the mana crystals on the glaive had become dull.

The weapon fell to the floor with a silvery sound, yet without displaying any of the mystical properties one would expect from a powerful artifact.

"Give it a second." Lith said. "It must get rid of my mana first. I didn’t imprint it, so the power core perceives what’s left of my energy signature akin to mana poisoning."

The mana crystals blinked a few times, and blue runes of power appeared across the haft and the blade for a few seconds before disappearing from sight forever. The glaive hummed with mana, floating vertically as if held by an invisible hand.

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