?Horen Laal had a C-Rank mana core that he had cultivated within him inadvertently as he kept progressing further on his Path as a Body Cultivator.
However, his mana core was not an accurate indicator of his capabilities. He was a Diamond Body Cultivator who could go against an A-Ranked entity and win without breaking a sweat.
Horen's Laal's acquaintance, Vasco Joel was an equally qualified candidate that had still remained in the race to beco a bonafide Demon Slayer. He had high aspirations to beco a Demon Slayer so that he could get a better Tantra and compatible elent-rich environnt for his needs.
Vasco Joel looked to be in his mid-30s by mortal standards, possessing an enigmatic aura that drew attention among a sea of candidates. His rugged features told tales of experience, with eyes that flickered like dancing flas, revealing the fire that raged within his Soul Space. His fiery mane, resembling the untad flas of an eternal forge, cascaded down his shoulders, a reflection of his affinity for fire-type mana.
Clad in intricately woven crimson robes adorned with shimring patterns resembling dancing flas, Vasco carried a staff-type Hex Artifact that crackled with contained infernos. The staff, a conduit for his elental prowess, resonated with the volatile energy that coursed through his veins.
Vasco's presence commanded both awe and respect, leaving behind a trail of smoldering embers. His mastery over fire magic was not rely a Skill. It was an extension of his very being, a manifestation of the relentless determination burning within and the profundity of his Path.
Unlike Horen, though, he was an Elentalist.
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Elentalists' Path could be said to be completely opposite to Body Cultivators. Their Path to Power made them especially focus on their Spiritual Sense, Spiritual Force, and Elental Attainnts. They were the masters of wielding elental magic and capable of dealing with multiple enemies all by themselves. That's why most of the Elntalists were often compared with an army of people.
If the Body Cultivators had certain Resistances by default, the Elentalists had Bonuses whenever they used a certain set of elent-type Skills. Their elental-type attacks were much deadlier than the regular Practitioners, thanks to the elent-type Bonuses they received.
Bonuses often included enhanced elental-type damage points, elevated elent-type defense points associated with respective Skills, and lower mana consummate rates when it ca to using a certain set of elental-type Skills.
Sotis, the Bonuses could be transferred to the weapons and artifacts as well. The Elentalists with the right set of gears could unearth the true potential of their Path. Thus, Elentalists liked possessing Hex Artifacts. They often invested a great amount of their resources and ti in getting the compatible artifacts they desired.
A high-level Elentalist with a complete set of Hex Artifacts was considered a force to be reckoned with. They were capable of summoning calamities in the region all by themselves with the control they had over nature's elents.
The Elentalists also sharpened their Spiritual Sense to the extent that they could summon multiple elental clones of themselves easily. They often had various clone-type Skills that allowed them to deal with multiple enemies while protecting themselves.
Elentalists often had relatively weak constitutions. If caught off guard, they would be done in a re slash by a regular Practitioner of their rank.
As such, they preferred keeping a distance from their enemies, wielding range-type weapons that allowed them to take advantage of their Bonuses and deal with their enemies. They often used elental shells, being protected inside barrier-type Skills that were hard to break through.
Elentalists cultivated mana core within them. However, more often than not, it was not the only source of their power. If the Body Cultivators infused mana in every fiber of their muscles, the Elentalists took the sa concept but applied it differently.
Elentalists also had mana points and mana veins in their bodies like Rankers. However, instead of just ranking up their mana cores, they preferred transforming their mana points and mana veins into mini-mana cores.
They accumulated compatible elental mana in their bodies in certain mana points and mana veins, turning them into a source of power rather than rely acting as carriers. These strengthened mana points would then develop additional pathways.
Thus, Elentalists had more complex mana circuits than Rankers who only kept mana cores as the focal point of their source of power. This was the reason why it was difficult for Elentalists to execute their spells regularly. However, once learned, the Elntalists were able to use their spells more profoundly.
Elentalists from Labh Salem would have had a hard ti expressing their powers if it wasn't for the sh. The Skill execution allowed them to skip manually handling the complexities related to their mana circuits, enabling them to reap the rewards of their Path without having to suffer from the initial backlash.
Shallot Lancelot was an Elentalist when she was active in Anfang during the tumultuous Calamity Era. It was very difficult for her to contend with her enemies due to the lack of mastered spells she had in her arsenal.
Plus, the Land of the Faithless didn't have the sh as well, even during the Calamity Era when the Divine Isolation Array Formation was yet to be established. She wouldn't have been able to leave a mark in Anfang's history if it wasn't for the Elder Seed Artifact.
The approach of decentralizing the mana core also allowed the Elentalists to have higher mana reserves than their Ranker counterparts. It also enabled them to wield their Elentalist powers more efficiently and effectively. So Elntalists could leverage this capability of theirs to turn their bodies into pure Mana Bodies temporarily as well.
Elentalists, who could turn their fleshly bodies into Mana Bodies, were considered elites. When they were in this transford state, they could break past their mortal limits and wield their Elentalist-centric powers with enhanced potency and control, enabling them to dominate their opponents.
One could say that a Ranker's Path was balanced in that they took care of their mortal vessels as well as their Elental Attainnts. Whereas, the Body Cultivators and Elentalists represented two extres of the Ranker's Path.
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