William stood in the center of the private training room, taking a moment to feel out the space. The room was simple, it had reinforced walls, a solid floor designed to handle essence techniques, and enough space to move around without feeling cramped.
He closed his eyes and focused inward, reaching for his essence the way he'd done thousands of times before.
The difference was immediate.
His essence responded instantly, flowing through his pathways with zero resistance. It felt effortless, like breathing. William opened his eyes and channeled fire essence into his palm.
The flame appeared perfectly formed, stable, and exactly as hot as he intended without any conscious effort to control it. He increased the output and the flame grew proportionally. He decreased it and the flame shrank back down.
'This is insane,' William thought, staring at the fire in his hand.
