The Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, had appeared, and Kaecilius had left. Luo Xia sensed that something unusual was happening at Kamar-Taj. He had always been a little wary of this sorcerer sanctuary, so the sooner they could resolve the problem and leave, the better.
The Ancient One glanced at Luo Xia. "If you want a way to control or suppress your emotions, I can teach you. But you'll have to help me with something, too."
"What is it?" Luo Xia asked cautiously.
"If you hear anything about Kaecilius, notify me immediately," The Ancient One said.
Hearing this condition, Luo Xia felt even more certain that something was seriously wrong at Kamar-Taj. But he didn't particularly care. The request was simply to inform the Ancient One of Kaecilius's whereabouts, which was perfectly acceptable.
Luo Xia returned to his room and thought carefully about what had happened that day. He found himself unable to sleep.
In the end, he took the Simulation Learner with him and entered the Virtual Space.
"Let's see how this energy matrix overlay works," Luo Xia muttered to himself.
AllSpark energy spread from his fingertips, and he began constructing a combined matrix of Thunderbird's vertical pupils and a shield.
But before long, the AllSpark energy intertwined and then collapsed into oblivion. His first attempt had failed completely; Luo Xia hadn't even figured out what had gone wrong.
But he'd already suffered countless failures while learning the Oscillation Matrix, so he didn't hesitate for even half a second before beginning a second attempt.
He repeated the process over and over. In the Virtual Space, where time moved a thousand times faster, Luo Xia practiced tirelessly. Yet whenever both energy matrices were complete and he tried to overlay them, they immediately collapsed.
This wasn't a matter of proficiency. There