First Legendary Dragon: Starting With The Limitless System-Chapter 38: Mark of Fate

[Approximately four hours, Master. You’ve made amazing progress for your first attempt! Your body has been optimized for mana now. (＾▽＾)]

"Four hours? It felt so short." Orion stretched his body leisurely, standing up.

He glanced outside, noticing the dimming evening sky. Deciding it was enough for today, he closed the book gently.

"Training in mana is really pleasant," Orion smiled lightly. "No wonder those mages in stores could stay virgins for half of their lives."

[Cough, Master, it isn’t so pleasant for others. Most take months to sense mana, while top geniuses take days. You took a single breath.]

"Nothing special. All True Dragons can do that much at birth," he shook his head and stretched his body. "But even they take a few hours," he smirked at the end.

[Indeed, Master! Your potential is limitless! (≧∀≦)]

Chuckling softly at Lumi’s enthusiastic words, he took out the Bonesteel Sword.

Swinging it around, he felt the balance of the sword in his hand. "Hmm, I need to learn how to use a sword. I can’t just rely on mana for close-distance battle."

He took a deep breath and held the sword in front of his chest. He started mimicking the movements he had seen in movies and anime in his past life.

[Hahaha, what are you even doing, Master? You can’t learn only based on your memories. There are more things involved, like breathing, balance, movement, stance, etc. You need a proper instructor if you want to learn swordsmanship seriously. (≧∇≦)/]

Orion’s body paused in his steps, "Hmm...you are right. I should put my swordsmanship training on hold until I reach the academy."

He stared at the sword for a second before placing it back in his inventory. "Haa..." He dropped back down on the bed.

"So many things to learn... so many places to explore... so many spells to learn... so many mysteries to uncover..." His face slowly formed an excited smile.

[Are you excited about your future, Master?]

"Yes, of course I am. I finally have a clear goal for what I want to do. In my past life, I was just mindlessly living my life, dreaming of reincarnating in a fantasy world and getting a system to do as I wished." He tightly clenched his fist in excitement.

[Looks like your wish came true after all. But is this all you want to do? Don’t you want to reach the peak and become a truly immortal mythical being?]

Orion softly shook his head, "The peak is lonely. And what’s the point of gaining immortality if I won’t be able to share it with others? Let nature take its course. I want to see how far I can go on this path."

[Mm, don’t forget about the Mark of Fate, Master. I can feel it subtly influencing your surroundings. If I have to guess, you becoming the Human Emperor was also influenced by it.]

His eyes became sharp as soon as he heard her words; he sat up straight, "...can it control me directly? Is it good or bad for me?"

[No, Master, it can’t control you or anything. In fact, you’re looking at it the wrong way. It’s a part of you now, just like your Dragon Bloodlines. It is your own fate. But it is influencing the fate of everything, making you the focus of everything. It will bring both fortune and...]

"...Misfortune." He slightly rubbed his head, "Why didn’t Echo tell me anything about this? It’s also the highest grade of treasure I got from the draws. Haa... I would need a few lifetimes to achieve all my goals. And this Mark of Fate won’t give them to me."

[Do not worry, Master! For I will walk the path alongside you and will never leave you! (≧∀≦)]

"Hmm..." Orion hummed in acknowledgment with a gentle smile on his face.

"But I need absolute strength if I want to achieve all those goals. And for that, I need an unshakable foundation."

His gaze landed on the Beginner’s Guidebook lying on the table.

"...Tomorrow, I’ll focus entirely on Mana Control and Breathing."

Orion stood up and stretched again before walking toward the window.

Night had already descended.

The moonlight cast a calm glow inside his room, making him feel peaceful and silent.

Knock Knock

"Master Orion, dinner is ready," Rina’s voice came from outside.

"All right, coming."

He turned away from the window, a small smile forming on his lips.

...

Orion sat inside his room, focusing intensely on learning how to control mana.

Small, azure wisps of mana formed around him, swirling around his body in a wavy pattern. But inside his body was a different scene.

Mana could be seen rushing among his Nine Mana Channels, heating them up and adapting them to itself.

Orion continued to do this with his entire body, filling it with mana before releasing it outwards. He wanted his body to adapt to mana completely, despite being a True Dragon.

Due to his Perfect Transformation, his body was more human-like than a Dragon at this point, so he wanted to refine his body to adapt to mana as quickly as possible.

He exhaled a long breath, azure mist seeming to exit his mouth as he opened his eyes, "Looks like I will need a couple more days to optimize my body to the max."

[You have been practicing the breathing technique since the morning, Master. Will you continue or try something else?]

He slowly stood up and stretched his body, "Mmm... I should try to create a spell constellation inside my Sea of Consciousness now."

[Even though your Grandma warned you not to mess lightly with your Sea of Consciousness?]

He chuckled, "I’m not messing around. I will just engrave the Slave Seal Spell. It is divided into levels, and the level one is easy, after all."

Lumi asked in a slightly worried voice,

[But are you sure about this? You weren’t even going to learn its element.]

"It’s just the Darkness Element. If I’m going to learn the Light Intent, then I might as well muddy my hands in darkness." He cracked his knuckles while smiling lightly.

[Haa... I feel like you will slowly start to learn all the elements.]

"That’s the plan for now. If I can’t even master all the elements, then wouldn’t this talent be wasted on me?" He got up from the bed and sat down cross-legged on the ground.

Closing his eyes, he remembered all the details he had learned of the skill from the scroll he had received. ’I see, so first I need to form a basic rune inside my Sea of Consciousness, which will channel my mana through it and change it into Dark elemental mana.’

[That’s where you are special, Master! A normal human’s Sea of Consciousness can only hold one such rune. But you... I don’t even know how many your Sea of Consciousness can hold.]

"Well, my Sea of Consciousness is absurdly huge, even compared to True Dragons. I should try to test the limit when I get my hands on more Elemental Runes." He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, finally deciding to form his first elemental rune.