I Refused To Be Reincarnated

Chapter 487 - 487: The Heart of the Matter

"The decision to transmute my soul into my grimoire and wait for that elf to return. I added a layer of protection by trapping the room in case anyone discovered it before him. But man, I never thought someone without affinity would find it first."

He gazed at her enthusiastic smile and the surprise flashing in her eyes as she clapped her hands in joy.

However, he was anything but joyous at her revelation.

Ironically, she filled the description of the individual Elysia had been

Following her words with a nod of gratitude, he placed the gem on the densely packed engravings.

The soft hum of mana resounded before a terrible cacophony of clashing power reverberated in his eardrums.

A blinding light forced him to shield his eyes for a tense minute as a flicker of doubt nestled in his soul.

Why was the reaction so different from last time? What if the process failed?

Amidst the chaotic room, he pinched the bridge of his nose, his lips quivering in anxiousness as the light's intensity diminished gradually.

And there he saw it: the mineral began its transformation!

A pulse of excitement coursed through him, banishing the doubts and sending tremors jolting his frame as he observed the process with undivided attention.

Slowly, the smooth surface turned to a fleshy texture, and the once colorful lights deepened to a deep scarlet.

A few minutes later, delight painted his face red as he heard faint beatings from the forming heart.

"That's crazy."

Elena muttered, her eyes widening with each passing second.

The ritual gulped her mana like an insatiable beast. Yet, she couldn't stop.

She hadn't admitted it, but witnessing the first Manacor Heartgem's transformation into an actual heart through the ritual she spent centuries thinking of and developing? She would miss it for nothing in the world.

As excited as Adam, she increased her mana output as the solar stone shattered into glinting dust particles.

Despite the strain, her eyes sparkled as the gem reached its transformation's last stage.

Fortunately, the solar stone had helped, and she was sure they'd succeed!