In the Heavenly Screen, everything continued.
After mourning and holding a funeral for Master Kailan, the librarian who had been killed, Huo Yuhao devoted himself to his studies once more.
The scene shifted. As the seasons came and went, and the trees in the Sacred Hall Courtyard went through a cycle of prosperity and decay, his reputation as a genius spread among the mages and apprentices of the Sacred Hall.
His terrifying talent for mastering almost any spell at a glance—and perfecting it just as quickly—left everyone astonished.
During that time, he had even gone on several missions. He displayed tremendous strength while helping fight Outer Dimension Invading Creatures, wielding all sorts of spells with effortless skill.
Some of the Temple Mages even believed that this young boy might soon become the next Master-level figure in the Sacred Hall!
Then, one day, Huo Yuhao once again brought a large stack of Magic Classics to the Library to return them, but the new librarian was nowhere to be seen.
"Old Wang, are you here?" Huo Yuhao looked around. Seeing no one, he simply went to the shelves at the back and put the books away himself.
As he was about to leave, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a peculiar bookshelf.
It was Master Gu Yi's Private Collection. He had read one of the books there before, but hadn't understood a word of it.
Huo Yuhao hesitated, then walked over and took down a Magic Classic bound in chains. He sat in the librarian's chair, casually picked up an apple from the desk, took a bite, and opened the book.
The pages were still covered in those dazzling Magic Runes, but this time Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes flickered faintly, and he read their meaning with precision. "The Book of Cagliostro..."
He flipped through the pages, skimming most of the contents without studying them closely. Then his brow furrowed.
Two pages were missing! Judging by their ragged edges, someone had torn them out roughly.
No ordinary mage would treat a precious Magic Classic that way.
"Legend says Kaecilius and his followers killed Master Kailan to steal a dangerous ritual... Could those two pages be what they took?!"
After a moment's hesitation, Huo Yuhao continued flipping through the book. He came across an illustration of a peculiar eye-shaped Artifact, with its name written beneath it: [Eye of Agamotto]!
"The Eye of Agamotto... a Time Artifact... it contains a Time Singularity and can be used to Manipulate Time and alter the Timeline!"
Huo Yuhao read the passage aloud without thinking, then abruptly looked up toward the far end of the Library. There stood a strange device resembling an altar, and atop it, the Eye of Agamotto rested quietly.
Huo Yuhao stood and looked around. The Library was as quiet as ever. He tried calling out once more for the new librarian, Old Wang, but no one answered.
Taking a deep breath, Huo Yuhao went to the altar and removed the Eye of Agamotto without incident. Then he put it around his neck.
Back at the desk, Huo Yuhao carefully read through the instructions in the book.
"First... I have to activate the Eye of Agamotto..."
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and raised his arms into a Peculiar Casting Pose. He brought the middle and ring fingers of both hands together, then slowly crossed them.
As he moved, the Eye of Agamotto hanging against his chest made a faint, crisp metallic scraping sound. The Artifact's casing turned slightly, then, with a soft click, a Green Light burst from within.
The eye-shaped Artifact opened completely. Green Light shone from its center, like the eye of a god.
"...Next, I have to use the Eye of Agamotto's power to form a basic Time Magic Ring..."
Keeping his eyes on the instructions, Huo Yuhao swept his hands through the air, conjuring a Green Array. Then he slowly reached one hand into it.
When the spell was complete, a green ring covered in swirling, intricate runes encircled his arm.
Huo Yuhao studied the Green Array slowly turning around his wrist, then looked at the apple he had bitten into.
"Let's see if the Spell Effect described here is real!"
He extended his arm, the Array still around it, and pointed it at the apple with the bite mark. With a slight jolt, Light Green Radiance enveloped the fruit.
Then, as Huo Yuhao moved his arm, the apple became whole again, as if it had never been bitten!
Huo Yuhao's eyes widened. He turned his arm in the opposite direction, and the apple grew more and more incomplete. It rapidly became a core covered in bite marks, then withered and turned moldy.
Time itself seemed to have become a tool Huo Yuhao could Manipulate at will!
He repeatedly changed the apple between withered and fresh states. Then, as something occurred to him, he reached out and flipped the Book of Cagliostro back to the two missing pages.
Just as he had changed the apple's time, Huo Yuhao easily turned back the Magic Classic's time.
Then, at a certain moment, two pages appeared as if from thin air, neatly aligning with the ragged edges and restoring the book perfectly!
"Dormammu, the Dark Dimension Lord... an eternal being beyond time and death?"
Huo Yuhao read the restored pages aloud, but immediately put the matter out of his mind. His Spirit Eyes filled with elation. "Time Travel! Mom can be saved!"
But just as Huo Yuhao was overcome with joy, a strange Ding Dong Sound rang out in the space before him. Strange, translucent crystals appeared from thin air and rapidly spread in every direction, as though space itself had turned to crystal.
"Stop at once!"
A furious shout came from behind him. Huo Yuhao turned and saw the Bald Old Mage, Ryze, striding angrily into the Library. Venerable Gu Yi followed behind him, as calm as ever.
Huo Yuhao instinctively let the spell he was maintaining dissipate. The Eye of Agamotto Artifact on his chest closed on its own, returning to its inconspicuous appearance.
With the spell interrupted and the Eye of Agamotto closed, the Spatial Crystals spreading in front of Huo Yuhao quickly vanished, and everything returned to normal.
"Master Ryze, Master Gu Yi, you're here to..." Huo Yuhao scratched his head. He had just started to greet them when the furious Bald Old Mage cut him off:
"Interfering with Spacetime Continuity is forbidden!"
"Manipulating Time creates Time Branches! Unstable Dimensional Rifts! Spatial Paradoxes! Time Loops!"
The Bald Old Mage, usually stern but very fond of Huo Yuhao, was livid. He shouted, "Do you want to get trapped in a Time Loop that repeats over and over? Or do you want to be erased completely?"
"The end of the book clearly warns about the dangers of these rituals and spells! Did you not even read that far?"
"Ahem... I haven't gotten there yet..." Huo Yuhao felt awkward. Knowing he was in the wrong, he offered a quiet defense. "I think warnings like that should be written at the very beginning."
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