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"But if that's the case, then the animals and creatures with talent should expend a significant amount of physical and mental energy to utilize their talent without mana. If not, then I should have an easy time overcoming the fire lion after its breath attack," Ikem pondered for a while before another thought occurred to him.

"Maybe I took a different approach with those creatures the moment I started interacting more with mana rather than my talent. Ikem remembered how, when he used his ability, the mana left in his body would swoop in to replenish the spent physical strength and mental energy. However, his father suggested that instead of letting the mana passively interact within him, he should take control of it, leading him to his current stage."