The Elemental Pool.
Vast elemental power filled the entire space. Ian took a deep breath and looked at the panel.
The Phase Coordination Technique slowly moved onto the Four Symbols Codex.
"Complete it!"
At Ian's will, the former immediately merged into the latter.
A change began.
Ian felt as though an unknown stretch of time had passed. The contents of the Four Symbols Codex kept turning over, reorganizing, and changing in his mind...
Gradually.
A new version of the Four Symbols Codex emerged, something completely different from the original.
Ian examined his body.
His body felt so awkward now. The Transcendent Physique he had once considered absolutely perfect was riddled with flaws like a honeycomb.
In a flash of inspiration.
Ian slowly circulated the Four Symbols Codex, and the mana and even the mental power within him slowly began modifying his body.
At the same time.
Ian took out four Rule Fragments again.
The Rule Fragments drifted down around him like four little suns. Ian needed their energy to complete his body.
But these were Rule Fragments. Under normal circumstances, there was no way a Second Ring Wizard could break them down.
But...
Ian took a deep breath.
His body worked to its limit. The Four Symbols Power felt as though it would burst his body apart, and ripples of balance spread, sending the entire Elemental Pool churning.
At that moment.
He slowly cast a spell he had not used in a long time. Elemental Transmutation was like a key.
Sensing this aura.
Hidden locks seemingly concealed within the Rule Fragments slowly opened, and the Rule Fragments actually began breaking down.
They slowly dispersed into almost imperceptible particles of rules.
Then they surged into Ian's body.
The instant they entered.
Ian's eyes widened.
It was as though he had returned