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Chapter 2851: Mana Reconstruction

Chapter 2851 – Mana Reconstruction

What an amazing bridge!

When Shi Feng spread his senses across the broken bridge, he was astounded .

This was because this bridge was actually made entirely of Mana that had solidified .

Although this Mana was solid, it was akin to sand . He could walk on this bridge without it collapsing like a sandcastle only because of special Mana Constructs holding the grains of sand together .

After thinking up to this point, Shi Feng promptly extended his Mana Domain to take control of these Mana Constructs and prevent the bridge from collapsing any further .

However, the instant he did so, he was stunned .

Manipulating solidified Mana is this taxing? Shi Feng had plenty of experience manipulating Mana that had condensed into a mist or liquid . In fact, he could control liquid Mana as if it were his own arms .

Yet, when he tried manipulating only a small bit of solid Mana, he felt as if he was trying to move arms that had been injected with lead . Not only was the process incredibly strenuous, but even the slightest distraction meant immediately losing control of the Mana .

Meanwhile, the difficulty of maintaining the entire bridge’s integrity was akin to holding up a weight of tens of tons . Not to mention, he also had to have this solid Mana move according to his will to reconstruct the collapsed portion of the bridge .

Looking at the continuously collapsing bridge, Shi Feng finally understood just how difficult this trial was .

Let alone reconstructing the bridge, just keeping the bridge from collapsing any further was already a monumental task .

As Shi Feng racked his brain over how to prevent the bridge from collapsing, the phantom of a gigantic Dragon was quietly observing him in a distant cloud of mist .

“His grasp on Mana is too immature . Let alone three days, he won’t last even three hours at this rate . ”

After taking a look at Shi Feng’s understanding and control over Mana, the Dragon shook its head and wings, disappearing silently from the mist .

Time passed quickly . Now, less than half of the broken bridge, which was originally over 20 meters long, remained . Moreover, the bridge’s rate of collapse was even accelerating as it grew shorter .

This won’t do . At this rate, the entire bridge will be gone in less than half an hour . I need to think of a way to stabilize a small portion of the bridge first .

Shi Feng had a headache as he looked at the collapsing bridge . He gave up on manipulating the entire bridge and chose to secure only a two-meter-length of the bridge . This was also the maximum amount of solid Mana he could currently manipulate . Any more and the solid Mana would challenge his control .

Everything progressed just as Shi Feng expected . In less than 20 minutes, the portion of the bridge he had given up on collapsed completely, and only the two-meter stretch under his feet remained relatively stable . Even so, this small portion was still disintegrating gradually . How strange . Shi Feng stared in confusion at the drastically slower collapse . The Mana Constructs that had been keeping the bridge together before clearly had their Mana supply cut off and operations stopped after I arrived . However, the bridge’s initial rate of collapse was much slower than when I started controlling it . The rate of collapse accelerated afterward .

When he saw the broken bridge starting to collapse right after he appeared, he thought it signaled the start of his trial and represented his time limit .

However, when he began manipulating the solid Mana, he realized that he had been mistaken . The Mana Constructs keeping the bridge together had simply stopped operating, so the solid Mana would naturally try to revert to its original form .

Is there something wrong with my manipulation method? Shi Feng couldn’t help entertaining such a question . However, he promptly shook his head and denied this thought . No, I was simply manipulating the solid Mana according to the original Mana Constructs . There shouldn’t be a problem with my manipulation method . Otherwise, the entire bridge would’ve collapsed instantly instead of breaking apart bit by bit . A Mana Construct was similar to a magic array . If one did not use the appropriate method to manipulate a magic array, it would not activate . This was also the case for Mana Constructs, except Mana Constructs were much more fragile than magic arrays, crumbling if manipulated incorrectly . Due to his understanding of Mana Constructs, Shi Feng had to wonder what exactly he had done wrong in preventing the bridge’s collapse .

Due to the Eternal Energy surrounding him, Shi Feng’s mind was operating with unprecedented clarity and activity . Numerous ideas came to mind, and he considered the issue from various perspectives .

When less than one meter of the bridge remained, Shi Feng’s eyes suddenly widened in realization .

I see! I’ve been doing things wrong from the very beginning! I shouldn’t have tried to force the Mana! Whether manipulating my own Mana or the ambient Mana, I should guide it down the desired path instead of compelling it to do so . While forcing Mana does produce some results, Mana has its own operating principles . Not only is forcing Mana strenuous, but the bridge’s Mana will also conflict with my own Mana .

Upon thinking up to this point, Shi Feng immediately began guiding his own Mana into the Mana Constructs holding the broken bridge together . He no longer compelled it to enter the Mana Constructs .

However, guiding Mana was much more difficult than he had thought .

This was because the Mana in the environment was heterogeneous . Even his own Mana was composed of various types of Mana . Needless to say, trying to guide all these diverse types of Mana to do the same thing was an impossible task .

This meant that he had to refine and separate the different elements of Mana in his body and have them do different things .

Originally, accomplishing such a refinement would require a lot of time . After all, the disparate elements of Mana in his body were all intermixed . Just separating them would already drive countless expert players to despair .

To put this task into perspective, one could imagine a player’s Mana Body as a box filled with millions of marbles of different colors, and these marbles represented Mana of different elements . If players wanted to use a specific type of Mana within their bodies, they would have to sort through all of these marbles and take out the ones they wanted to use . Doing so would be incredibly difficult and time-consuming . Not to mention, a Mana Body was much more complex than a box of marbles, which would further add to the difficulty .

Fortunately for Shi Feng, he had acquired a Saint’s Legacy . Although the Ice World Saint’s Legacy focused more on the ice element, the Legacy had provided an introduction to the other elements .

Thank goodness that Saint Legacy mentioned the various elements of Mana . Otherwise, I likely wouldn’t have any hope of completing the trial this time .

Shi Feng couldn’t help smiling bitterly as he sensed the jumbled Mana flowing within his body .

Previously, when he made use of Mana, he did not bother segregating it at all . He simply used it as it was and didn’t find any problem with it . Now, however, he realized that his past actions had thoroughly mixed up the various types of Mana in his body and made them even more difficult to separate . Separating the various types of Mana in his body without knowing their basic properties would be akin to sorting a box of colorful marbles while colorblind—that would be mission impossible .

Immediately, Shi Feng began classifying his Mana based on the Ice World Saint’s introduction on the various elements .

Fire-type Mana was violent, scorching hot, and extremely difficult to control .

Ice-type Mana was quiet, cold, and hardly moved .

Wind-type Mana was free, refreshing, and spirited .

Different elements of Mana had their own habits and operating principles . If it were in the past, Shi Feng would’ve found it impossible to distinguish them in detail . However, Shi Feng was currently a Half-step Grandmaster Magician . While distinguishing between the various types of Mana remained difficult, it wasn’t impossible .

One trick he thought of to facilitate this process was constructing a single-attributed Elemental Magic Array for each of the various elements . This magic array would act as a filter and capture only the specific element of Mana it was made to capture; the other elements would pass through the magic array unimpeded .

This way, whenever he wished to call upon a particular element, he could immediately use the corresponding Elemental Magic Array to gather the Mana he needed .

Originally, constructing these Elemental Magic Arrays within one’s Mana Body was a very delicate task . Even a Half-step Grandmaster Magician like Shi Feng would need one or two days to construct all of the necessary Elemental Magic Arrays .

However, thanks to the Eternal Energy surrounding him, Shi Feng spent only 15 minutes constructing all the necessary magic arrays . Immediately, the various elements of Mana in Shi Feng’s Mana Body gathered at specific locations, no longer one big heterogeneous mess . Amazing! So, this is the effect of segregating Mana?

When Shi Feng scanned the Mana in his body, he found that not only had its purity undergone a qualitative transformation, but his Mana Body also resonated far more powerfully with the environment . In fact, he also had a much easier time manipulating the magic array responsible for controlling his Mana Body .

Now, he could even operate his Mana Body with a threefold manipulation method .

So, this is why I couldn’t cross the 110% threshold despite my Concentration having reached the Tier 4 Peak standard!

Looking at the system notification that had appeared before him, Shi Feng grew ecstatic .

Just a moment ago, his Mana Body’s Completion Rate had hit the legendary threshold!

His Mana Body had reached a 120% Completion Rate!

Meanwhile, the instant his Mana Body reached the 120% threshold, Shi Feng sensed his physique improving significantly and his perception of his surroundings rising to a whole other level .

Most importantly, his Mana was not only much denser than before, but its quantity had also doubled .

Now that I’m done segregating my Mana, it’s about time I started taking on the trial!

Shi Feng shifted his gaze toward the half-meter-long bridge underfoot .