In order to rectify the problem of limited energy capacity, the life seed split into two. This split was similar to the division of cells. Every part of the life seed was replicated perfectly within the two life seeds.
The process went smoothly, but it weakened the individual life seed. However, each life seed had a lot of potential to spare and was capable of reaching the peak of the second on its own.
When they reach the peak of the second mortal coil on their own, he would have two life seeds that each possess the amount of energy he had with one life seed when he was at the peak of the second mortal coil.
So his energy storage has effectively doubled. This split solved the lack of energy for now. It also meant that he has reached the first transformation of the third mortal coil.
His breakthrough to the first transformation of the third mortal coil is different from that of Roar because Roar received a life pill that had fused with the natural wonder.
Roar's initial life seed didn't need to split into two because of the presence of the life pill. But from now on, he and Roar will have to progress through the third mortal coil in the same way.
When he reaches the limit of energy storage for the two of them, he can split them again into two each. This will give him four life seeds and make the second transformation of the third mortal coil.
That is for the future. For now, he will have to remain at the first transformation of the third mortal coil for a while.
He looked at himself in the mirror and smiled as he said, "Success."
What he saw in the mirror was a blue-skinned man looking back at him and smiling. The man was young but odd-looking.
Apart from the blue color of the skin that made him odd-looking, there was also the weird color of other parts of his body, such as his teeth, tongue, eyes, and hair.
His eyes, teeth, and hair were all violet. But his tongue was blue like his skin. And just like his skin, his tongue also had small silver tattoos all over it.
Aside from this, there was a glow in the depth of his eyes and even a low hum coming from his body. The most important external change, though, was to the world, not to him.
He didn't need to look into the mirror with his eyes to see himself, and he didn't even need to use his eyes to see himself. His mind has solidified now, so he has a divine sense to do those things.
His divine sense is essentially a new perception that he can use to see, hear, and touch. It is all because his mind has become so powerful that it can decipher more information present in the surrounding mana.
His divine sense doesn't make his other senses obsolete though. If anything, the appearance of his divine sense has made him gain a new way to reinforce his perception of the world.
For instance, he doesn't need to use his eyes to see himself. His divine sense can do that and more, such as seeing his back and the sole of his feet where his eyes can't see normally.
But if he combines the sensations from his divine sense and his eyes together, he can increase his perception of the world because the two senses will perform division of labor, which will make them more efficient and more accurate.
When the eye and his divine sense are working together, his divine sense won't have to work on perceiving what his eyes already see. So his divine sense will be able to work on what his eyes can't see.
This arrangement will give his divine sense more power to do what it can do. It will also make his perception of something more accurate if he focuses on that thing with both his divine sense and his eyes.
The way the world has changed in his eyes is one of the effects of this increase in accuracy. His eyes can see shapes, while his divine sense can sense temperature and texture.
The two senses work together so well that what he now sees is not limited to shapes and color anymore. He is also not limited to only perceiving light that is reflected straight from a source.
Because light is also a type of mana, he can now see what is inside an opaque container as long as the lid of the container is open and mana can enter and leave it. So it is like a new world has opened up to him.
He grinned and said, "It is so awesome. It truly is life-changing. Now I can touch people with my mind now."
He said the last statement while thinking of getting his revenge on a certain elder of the Dyson family. That revenge has become possible now that he has gained a divine sense.
A divine sense isn't only for sensing mana. His mind has grown to such an extent that he can now control the mana in the environment to a certain extent.
Thanks to his divine sense, he is no longer limited to just pulling mana from the environment into his body. He can now push and twist mana to do his bidding. He can't cast spells with external mana yet, but he can control it to use it to touch and push people.
The thought of what he can do with this newfound power made him smile to himself in anticipation and say, "I am no longer that weak boy that you can examine without resistance. I can now touch you back, and I can even freeze you with my mind."
He chuckled evilly before he checked his state of existence through the Mountain Sitting Dao.
-MOUNTAIN SITTING DAO
State of Existence: Third Mortal Coil (First Transformation of Foundation Establishment)
Life Span: 42/(165 > > 400)