The crystal scroll Leon received unlocked a private chamber deep beneath the arena—part gym, part spiritual forge. The chamber pulsed with rhythmic vibrations, mimicking the internal tempo of the ants' unique Body Force Cultivation.
Core Breathing Pulse was unlike any technique Leon had learned before.
Where magic and summoning drew on external forces—mana, origin planes, spirits—Body Force stemmed from within. It required syncing your heartbeats, breath, and muscle strain into a living circuit of power.
Each breath cycle compressed his muscles, hardened his bones, and circulated vitality through his core.
He sat cross-legged on a blackstone mat. Sweat rolled down his back as the first transformation began—not magical, but visceral.
Roselia watched from the training platform above. "You're changing."
