Reincarnation Of A Swordsman: The Omni Mage

Kyle stood amidst the scorched battlefield with ragged breathing. His gaze fell on the massive, bisected corpse of the Infernal Flame Lion, its fiery mane extinguished and its molten hide cooling rapidly.

He removed the [Veil of Silence] from his face and placed it in his inventory before sighing.

"Damn… that was close."

He secured the beast within his inventory and stretched his sore muscles before looking up to the sky.

"I should probably go home and rest," he murmured. His sword intent always took a toll on his mind and he seriously needed some rest.

He glanced at the [Aurora Fang], its once-glowing blade was now subdued. With a thought, he sent it into his inventory too, not willing to risk another fight in his current state.

Shaking his head, Kyle took one last look at the smoldering battlefield before turning on his heel. His figure blurred once more as he activated [Lightning Dash], zipping through the forest at incredible speed.

For almost an hour, Kyle dashed nonstop through the forest, until the oppressive atmosphere finally broke, and Kyle burst out into the open. Cool evening air greeted him, and the stars began to emerge in the darkening sky.

He slowed to a stop with a triumphant smile spreading across his face.

"I'll give Orion the mana cores first," Kyle decided before heading to Orion's house.

***

After delivering the needed Tier-4 cores to Orion, Kyle finally headed home. He didn't bother with anything else and found his room to take a much needed bath first.

After his bath, Kyle dried off and walked to the bed.

'Inventory!'

[Inventory: 1091* Tier-1 mana core, 77* Tier-2 mana core, 152* Tier-3 mana core, 36* Tier-4 mana core, 1* Tier-5 mana core...]

Kyle grinned widely as he observed his inventory. "I really had a massive haul."

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Beginner Lightning Mage: Lv 9

EXP: 29,910/40,500

Beginner Chaos Mage: Lv 8

EXP: 11,919/27,000

...

Kyle inspected his status to calculate the maximum mana cores he could gobble that would ensure he doesn't break through.

"10,590 EXP needed," he muttered while calculating.

"That'll be, all 91 Tier-1 mana cores, all 77 Tier-2 mana cores and 26 of the Tier-3 mana cores. Let's do this."

With a mental command, Kyle summoned the required mana cores on the bed and began gobbling them one after the other.

[EXP +30]

[EXP +30]

[EXP +30]

...

Some minutes later he was done with them all.

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Beginner Lightning Mage: Lv 9

EXP: 40,380/40,500

Beginner Chaos Mage: Lv 8

EXP: 22,269/27,000

...

Kyle had ensured he didn't come too close on purpose, not like he could avoid it as another core meant a breakthrough, but he preferred it that way; so that any attempt he made at cultivation, to complete a quest for example, would not make him breakthrough.

'It's just a pity that I can't level my Chaos attribute either,' Kyle thought. He couldn't direct the mana on a particular core while gobbling, but he could do that with cultivation but it was still sad he couldn't do it easier. That would have let him have both his elements at the peak before his trial. Find more to read at empire

'As for the remaining Tier-3 cores, I might as well give it to Riya since I can easily get them,' Kyle thought before recalling how much EXP he needed to breakthrough from the 6th stage.

"12,000 EXP... 100 mana cores should do," he muttered before summoning the required cores. Unlike him who could literally eat the cores to gain mana, Riya would still have to absorb them through cultivation, and why that was way faster than normal cultivation... it wasn't that remarkable.

'Hopefully it'll help her breakthrough before the trial.'

Kyle went over to Riya's room to give her the cores and after many thank yous and surprise from her, he left her with some work to do as she paused the technique book she was reading and began to cultivate.

She obviously understood that while it would take her many months to master the technique, her cultivation would be vital to her in the short term.

'Time to sleep,' Kyle thought, falling on the bed without minding the fact that Void wasn't back yet. He could feel his presence through their mind link and had even spoken with him, Kyle knew he was safe.

***

Over the next three days, Kyle maintained his relentless routine. Each morning, he set off into the depths of the forest, honing his skills whilst hunting high-tier beasts for mana cores.

It felt almost addictive to him as his pile of mana cores grew in his inventory with each day. Void, meanwhile also took to the forest to hunt. Though he did his separately. Though they didn't fight side by side, Kyle felt reassured that Void was progressing and had taken his advise to not devour any mana cores after reaching the peak.

Riya, however didn't venture into the forest like them as she was occupied with the invaluable mana cores Kyle had presented to her.

She dove headfirst into her cultivation with single-minded determination and for three days straight, she immersed herself in absorbing their energy, her progress accelerating beyond what she could have imagined.

The technique book she had been reading lay momentarily forgotten on her desk. Though its knowledge was vital, but breaking through in cultivation took precedence at that moment.

***

[Congratulations! You have completed your daily quest]

[You have obtained 1 STA point]

[STA: 236 >> 237]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

[Energy: 472 >> 474]

[Time: 0:02:41]

[10/10 Km]

Upon noticing he had completed his daily quest, Kyle decided to take a detour to Orion's house right away.

"It's finally time," he murmured as his pace quickening. The Tower's opening was going to happen that day and he knew that he was ready for it. But he had one more thing to pick up before that.

Reaching Orion's house, Kyle paused to collect himself. His thoughts drifted briefly to the promise of the bow Orion had promised to forge and how amazing it should be. With a wide smile, he raised his hand and knocked firmly on the door.