Alec had a good feeling about his insights. He needed to change his mana and remove the bubble-like outer layer to fulfill the first layer of the Hollow Gale method and condense his first circle.
Doing so would, presumably, unleash the mana within. That mana would then be vigorous enough to form the magic circle around his heart.
From what he had read and heard from Taryeon and the others, a catalyst wasn't necessary, and neither was some sort of surge of mana or whatever. It was possible to condense a circle as long as one was ready or had the necessary talent.
But Taryeon had made it pretty clear that his mana and magic circle right now were a lot stronger than they would have been if he hadn't taken that bolt of lightning to the face.
'The more exciting the process, the stronger the circle.' Alec drew a conclusion.
But it didn't come without drawbacks.
Stronger magic circles and martial stars meant a heavier load on the heart.
