As soon as the giant needle pierced Felix's heart, a blue fire erupted, engulfing him in its familiar embrace. The needle's feather emitted an invisible fla, intensifying the heat within the room. Wooden lockers instantly caught fire, and black smoke billowed from the flas, darkening the ceiling. Though the fire provided light, the thick smoke quickly turned the room pitch-black.
A regular person would have succumbed to suffocation, but Felix inhaled the carbon monoxide as if it were the freshest air. His lungs absorbed the smoke and digested the small dust particles, converting them into mana liquid, which was then absorbed into his bloodstream. As his body temperature rose, his lower abdon produced a cold energy from the dantian, attempting to balance the heat.
Yet, his internal temperature continued to climb.
Felix ignored the raging fire around him and concentrated on his breathing rhythm. With each inhalation, he drew in flas, expelling impurities from his body. The first ten breaths seed ordinary, but as Felix entered a ditative state, the fire swirled around him, turning him into the eye of a fiery tornado.
Flas and black smoke were sucked into his mouth and nostrils, only to be expelled as warm white smoke.
Impurities within Felix's blood circulation system began to exit through his skin as black sweat. However, the intense white fla purified the sweat instantly, transforming it into black ink. As more ink erged, it gathered and ford a pattern on his back, creating a permanent tattoo.
The ink seed alive, shaping into the image of a featherless chicken riding an alligator. The tattoo's details were so intricate that the figures appeared to move.
"POK-KOK!"
Felix coughed, making an unexpected noise that sounded eerily like a chicken. Oblivious to the sound, he opened his eyes and took in the chaotic scene around him.
The storm of fire continued, with Felix at its core, drawing in black smoke and flas and expelling them as sweat. The tattoo on his back expanded, soon covering half of it.
Finally, the flas subsided, leaving behind only the extre heat radiating from Felix's body. His muscles had beco more defined and toned, yet they retained their flexibility. His side abs were more refined, and the lats on his back were now visibly prominent.
Felix stood and patted his body, feeling the firmness of his chest and stomach.
"Damn," he muttered, satisfied with the results of the body refinent process. However, he knew his transformation wasn't complete. A prickling sensation behind his ears caught his attention, and he reached up to scratch them. To his surprise, he felt sothing extra—a soft, fluffy texture.
Curious, Felix purchased two mirrors from the system store and examined his reflection.
Behind his ears were tiny feathers, fluffy and warm to the touch. Stunned, Felix moved his head from side to side, inspecting the unusual growths. Fortunately, the feathers were hidden behind his ears, making them difficult to spot from the front. Only soone closely inspecting his ears from behind would notice them.
Felix put the mirrors away and surveyed the damage he had caused.
The walls, floor, and ceiling were scorched black, and the wooden door had turned to charcoal, crumbling at the slightest touch. Seeing the destruction, Felix smiled wryly and quickly dressed before anyone could discover the ss. He purchased a new door, removed the charred remnants, and installed a replacent. The entire process took ten minutes.
With the ss cleaned up, Felix returned to the now-blackened room. He spread a piece of used clothing on the floor and sat down, sighing. He glanced at the system screen, checking the ti.
8:00 AM…
"Man, the day is too long."
Felix grumbled. He was eager to finish his matches and go ho. Growing bored, he opened his system nu to pass the ti.
anwhile, Jiji, his contracted familiar, had been observing him. As usual, the magic contract allowed her to sense his thoughts and emotions. Noticing his boredom, she offered, "Would you like to provide so entertainnt?"
Felix chuckled, already guessing what she had in mind. "No, my stamina will be drained dry if I take that offer."
"How unfortunate," Jiji replied with a gentle smile, resuming her silent observation.
Felix shook his head, appreciating her sincere company. He pushed thoughts of ti aside and checked the quest system screen, wondering if the quest had been completed since no notification had triggered.
The quest remained active, indicating that his transformation was still in progress.
Determined to understand what was missing, Felix browsed the recorded text of the Void Phoenix Breathing Manual. As he read, he noticed a small section he had previously overlooked during his training.
In the last two pages, the manual emphasized that the final step would take at least a month to complete, even with the aid of the phoenix feather. For the dantian and the mana heart to perfectly harmonize and stabilize, the body needed ti to recover and adjust.
Additionally, during this adjustnt and stabilization period, any spell or magic in Felix's arsenal would consu ten tis the usual amount of energy, and he would struggle to control it fully, particularly in terms of mana manipulation. Fire spells, in particular, could range from being significantly stronger to dangerously overpowered.
After reading the last page, Felix pursed his lips and snorted. Unexpectedly, flas burst out of his nostrils like twin flathrowers, scorching the air in front of him.
Startled, Felix quickly patted and rubbed his nose to douse the flas. He coughed and scratched his head, now uncertain about how to proceed in the tournant. His recent actions had set irreversible changes in motion. At this rate, he might accidentally incinerate his opponents or even roast the spectators in the stadium.
"I guess I'll have to stick with a regular gun or sothing," he muttered to himself.
Feeling ntally exhausted from overthinking, Felix decided to stop worrying about his upcoming matches and distracted himself by playing around with the system. As he browsed through the log to pass the ti, he noticed sothing he had previously overlooked: the ability to purchase house add-ons.
Intrigued, Felix opened the system shop to check out the new items. To his surprise, there were only three add-ons available for purchase at the mont.
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