NotaNuffian
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Mana circle... not referring to those drawn on the ground and the SFX effect as the mages cast their spells. I am referring to something like the 8th circle magician (there are two manhwas with the similar name...) and in KR, they often just use how many mana circles in the heart as the gauge of a person's level. 8th circle is always the peak of humans and they are called Archmages, the 10th level is for gods (even though D&D has a 12th level spell... wtf) and anymore higher is unfathomable.
So what exactly is a mana circle in heart/ body? I understand it is a gauge to a mage's mana cap and competency level but there is no template. Unlike the standard cultivation (variants ignored) where it is just suck air to Mpreg, the method to gauge mage is to just see what is their highest level of spell casted (Mushoku style) or how long their white beards are. Having an actual numerical scale is nice only when it makes sense, but for magic users, I can make no sense of what they do.
So what exactly is a mana circle in heart/ body? I understand it is a gauge to a mage's mana cap and competency level but there is no template. Unlike the standard cultivation (variants ignored) where it is just suck air to Mpreg, the method to gauge mage is to just see what is their highest level of spell casted (Mushoku style) or how long their white beards are. Having an actual numerical scale is nice only when it makes sense, but for magic users, I can make no sense of what they do.