Life Before Becoming an Omniverse Entity-Chapter 40: Forming the first circle

Just like when he controlled the mana inside his body, he succeeded on the first attempt. ’Success,’ he thought as he continued controlling the mana around him. Unlike when he barely moved the mana inside his body, he had no fear of mana rampaging, so he continued to control it.

Gracen observed closely, watching Renan with keen eyes. After five seconds—faster than before—the mana around Renan started shifting, but Renan didn’t open his eyes immediately.

Gracen, who saw this, was surprised again, but this time, he was prepared. ’Amazing. To think he would control it even faster. But why hasn’t he opened his eyes yet?’ he wondered.

But not for long, as he observed the mana around him still moving. ’Hmm, it looks like he’s having fun controlling the mana, but how long is he going to take?’ Gracen thought inwardly. However, he didn’t have to wait for long, as Renan finally opened his eyes after one minute.

Renan, who was enjoying controlling the mana around him, continued for a while before stopping. Then he suddenly remembered, ’Oh, I think that’s enough for now. Father is still waiting for me. I’ll try it again after the training or some other time,’ he thought as he let go of the mana, allowing it to return to its natural state, and slowly opened his eyes.

As Renan opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Gracen’s face, watching him like a hawk, carefully observing his every movement. It was clear that Gracen was paying full attention, not letting even the slightest detail escape his sight. However, the moment Gracen saw Renan open his eyes, his facial expression relaxed, and his posture returned to its usual self. A small smile appeared on his face as he spoke.

"Took you long enough," he said to Renan as soon as he opened his eyes.

Renan, realizing he had taken longer than expected, smiled awkwardly and responded, "Sorry, it just felt amazing controlling mana. It felt almost unreal." He then thought inwardly, ’It felt like I became Superman from a normal human.’

Gracen nodded at Renan’s words and spoke, "Indeed, even for me back then, it felt surreal, so I can understand. The first time one gains control over mana, it is always an incredible experience."

He continued, "Anyway since you have been able to control the mana in your surroundings, we will now start forming your first circle. But before we begin, you must understand one thing." Gracen’s expression turned serious, no longer smiling like before. "From this point on, you must follow my instructions exactly as I give them. No distractions, no unnecessary movements. Understood?"

Renan, seeing Gracen’s serious face, immediately straightened his posture. He knew that if his father was acting this way, it meant the next part of the training was extremely important. He nodded his head firmly in response.

"Good. Then let’s start," Gracen said, his voice steady and unwavering, ready to guide Renan through the next phase of his training.

"Since your mother-in-law has already taught you about the history of dragons and where they mana of circle came from, you should know that they originated from humans, who are currently the biggest enemy of dragons. Forming a circle around the dragon heart was also inspired by human mages to make dragons stronger faster. Although it wasn’t the only thing, this method was the most beneficial to dragons. But unlike humans, you will not be using the mana in your surroundings—you will be using the mana from your heart," Gracen stopped talking, letting Renan process what he said and ask any questions if he didn’t understand.

Just as he expected, Renan raised his hand, prompting Gracen to nod, signaling him to go ahead and ask. Understanding the gesture, Renan asked his question.

"Father, I do know everything about dragons and humans and their long war, but I don’t understand—why do I need to use mana from my heart instead of my surroundings? Wouldn’t it be better to preserve the mana in my heart rather than use it when I have a vast amount of mana around me? Also, doesn’t the mana in my heart come from my surroundings? So what’s the difference?" he asked, tilting his head in confusion.

Gracen replied, "Hmm, indeed, Renan, what you’re saying is technically correct if there were no other factors influencing it. For example, the mana around us is not pure but impure. Humans manually purify it before absorbing it to form a circle, but dragons don’t need to go through that process because they have a dragon heart. The dragon heart works 24/7, absorbing impure mana from the surroundings, refining it into pure mana, and storing it in the heart without the dragon having to do anything," he explained.

"Wow," Renan said, his eyes sparkling with surprise at the dragon heart’s abilities. ’I know I’ve said this before, but no matter how many times I say it, it’s not enough. Dragons are truly overpowered,’ he thought inwardly, silently thanking Kaishi for reincarnating him as a dragon.

"Anyway, let’s start forming your circle," Gracen said.

"Yes, let’s do it, Father," Renan said enthusiastically but suddenly stopped and asked, "But Father, how am I supposed to form it?"

"All you need to do is form a circle of mana around the heart and then connect it to your dragon heart. After that, just make your dragon heart store mana in the circle instead of the heart. Just change its storage location and leave everything else the same," he said patiently.

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"Hmm… Father, how am I supposed to connect it to my dragon heart and change the storage location of mana?" Renan asked, still not fully understanding him.

"Don’t worry, you’ll understand when you feel your dragon heart," Gracen said, thinking inwardly, ’Well, that’s what Namari told me to say.’

Renan stared blankly at Gracen for a while before sighing and saying, "Huh… okay," as he closed his eyes again, focusing on his dragon heart.