Crack!
As the golden whirlpool continued to expand, the instruments used to observe it finally reached their limit. The entire Sky City shuddered. Ordinary observation devices could not possibly capture the process of a Seventh-Level Lifeform advancing.
The whole of Beren Sky City was the body of that enormous observation instrument.
Now, under the impact of a Seventh-Level Lifeform, Beren Sky City had reached its load limit. Observation had to stop while it underwent energy repairs.
The image on the projection vanished. No one knew what kind of Qualitative Transformation Capecchi was undergoing.
But by then, it no longer mattered whether they could watch. Capecchi's successful advancement was a foregone conclusion. As the first Wizard in the Wizarding World to reach the Seventh Level since the Ancient Era, he was destined to leave a bold stroke in its history.
The many High-Level Wizards raised their heads, strange expressions on their faces as they looked toward where the projection had been in the sky.
Countless High-Level Wizards, especially those who had mastered Rule Force and reached the Sixth Level, were filled with envy.
Capecchi's advancement had seemed perfectly ordinary, as though every step had been sensibly planned. But behind that plan lay the price Knoxville Academy had paid: at least two secret treasures.
Both the Fleshstone and the Sands of Time were extraordinarily precious secret treasures, part of the foundations of the great powers.
Two had been consumed at once for Capecchi's advancement. The many High-Level Wizards could not judge whether the price had been reasonable. But judging by the result, Knoxville Academy had not made a mistake.
Wizards who practiced the Advanced Meditation Method clearly faced a harsher trial when breaking through to the Seventh Level. Without the aid of secret treasures, Capecchi might well have died in the First