And this was only the beginning.
Deep in the cave, as the first Arcane Soul Mark fully formed and glowed within him, the entire Mana field stirred. The cave trembled softly. Thin traces of cyan-blue light danced through the air, drawn toward him like moths to a flame.
His eyes opened slowly, glowing with the same ancient hue.
"Finally… I completed one," Tian Lei muttered under his breath. "Took me three days for a single mark."
His voice was calm, but his heart stirred.
Forming a Arcane Soul Mark was no simple feat—it was like carving divine script into the essence of one's being. But now that he had succeeded once…
The floodgates had opened.
And Tian Lei had just taken his first step toward becoming the Next Magus King.
Tian Lei slowly raised his hand.
