Days at Kamar-Taj returned to their former peace.
Raine lived a disciplined, two-point routine between the dormitory and the cafeteria, spending all his remaining time behind closed doors, frantically making his own skills "spar" with him.
Under the host's active cooperation, various skills surged in proficiency as if they had taken stimulants.
Especially the newly acquired Space Blade.
This thing possessed astonishing lethality, and Raine favored it dearly, often using it to chop firewood and bricks within Multiple Mirror Dimensions.
Under relentless internal competition, the proficiency of the Space Blade increased once again.
Just as Raine was immersed in the joy of leveling up.
Trouble knocked on his door once again.
Knock, knock, knock.
A knock sounded from outside the door, but this time the rhythm was significantly more restrained.
Raine opened the door, only to find that the brown-robed Sorcerer Devin, with his nostrils flared to the heavens, was the one standing outside.
However.
Compared to his previous arrogance and domineering attitude, today's Devin looked like a completely different person.
He stood respectfully outside the door, even bending his waist a few inches.
"Sorcerer Raine."
"Master Kaecilius wishes to see you, please come with me."
Raine raised an eyebrow in surprise.
This Devin changed faces faster than flipping a book; it seemed he had been disciplined by Kaecilius.
To make a haughty second-generation sorcerer bow his head, Kaecilius really had a few tricks up his sleeve when it came to his methods of subordinating men.
Since he had nothing better to do anyway, Raine simply locked his door and followed Devin to Kaecilius's meditation room.
As soon as he stepped inside.
Raine saw Kaecilius sitting cross-legged on a straw mat, his face as still as water, striking the pose of an otherworldly master.
"You're here." Kaecilius didn't even lift his eyelids.
"Did the Master want something from me?" Raine offered a bow.
"I haven't seen you in a few days, and I want to check on your cultivation progress."
Kaecilius's tone was flat, as if he were simply performing a routine duty. "Show me the Space Blade."
Raine caught his meaning.
He raised his right hand and shifted his will slightly.
Swish!
Gone was the previously somewhat unrefined sound of space cutting; a completely transparent blade, as if fused with the air, condensed into shape in his palm in an instant!
At the edge of the blade, a tiny current of air tearing through the void was even faintly discernible!
Seeing this scene.
Kaecilius's pupils violently constricted deep inside.
This...
How could this be!
Beneath his expressionless face, the muscles were twitching wildly.
It had only been a few short days!
Not only could this brat instantly condense the Space Blade, but the purity of that energy had even infinitely approached his own, the creator's!
What the hell kind of monster was he fed to grow up like this!
Kaecilius was bleeding in his heart, but he gritted his teeth hard and stubbornly kept his expression from collapsing.
He hadn't called Raine here today just to get his morale crushed.
He had soaked in the Library for days, poring over countless ancient texts.
All to find a top-tier magic that Raine absolutely could not learn, one that could completely crush the other's intelligence!
Before this freak of an apprentice, he wanted to reclaim the dignity belonging to the number one genius of Kamar-Taj!
Kaecilius took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the violent shock in his heart, and put on the calm expression of an elder pointing out the path of the world.
"Hmph... barely acceptable."
"The condensation speed is passable, but the compression of spatial power is still not solid enough."
"If you want to cut through the bones of demons in actual combat, you still need much more rigorous training."
Kaecilius spoke nonsense with his eyes wide open, a trace of disappointment leaking from his tone.
"Understood, I will definitely work hard." Raine nodded cooperatively.
Seeing Raine's respectful attitude, the stifled feeling in Kaecilius's heart dissipated slightly.
"Very well."
"Today, I will teach you another true foundational divine skill of Kamar-Taj."
Kaecilius stood up, slammed his hands together in front of his chest, and then slowly pulled them apart.
Hum!
An extremely dazzling, sacred and inviolable white-gold radiance instantly illuminated the entire meditation room!
The light converged, transforming into a two-meter-long lightsaber whose blade was covered in intricate divine patterns!
"Vishanti's Holy Sword!"
Kaecilius gripped the hilt of the sword, descending like a heavenly deity, pride incomparable in his voice.
Raine's eyes lit up instantly.
He was far too familiar with this move!
The ultimate trump card that Doctor Strange used for close-range hand-to-hand combat against Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War.
Although Thanos, armed with the Infinity Stones, caught it with his bare hands, this was definitely the ceiling of close-combat lethality in the Marvel sorcerer world!
As long as his magical power was massive enough, cleaving an alien warship in half with a single sword was no problem at all!
Seeing Raine's shining eyes.
Kaecilius's vanity was finally satisfied to an unprecedented degree.
Kid, now you know how powerful this magic is, right?
This was a top-tier forbidden spell that directly borrowed the power of Agamotto, the first Sorcerer Supreme, and the Vishanti, the source of White Magic!
It not only required extremely massive mental power to channel the divine power, but also an extremely profound comprehension of magical structures.
Even that fat bastard Wong trained until he was sweating profusely just learning this move.
Even if you, an apprentice, are a freak of nature, can you really reach the heavens?
"Look closely, listen carefully."
Kaecilius began to explain the energy structure of Vishanti's Holy Sword, speaking extremely slowly and in painstaking detail.
He refused to believe he couldn't stump this little monster this time!
Raine stood to the side, listening intently like a well-behaved child.
In reality, however.
The system in his mind was already boiling over!
[Ding!]
[The host has listened to the teachings of a top-tier sorcerer and gained the recognition of Vishanti's Laws!]
[Successfully comprehended the high-tier forbidden spell -- Vishanti's Holy Sword!]
[Ding!]
[The host is currently within the radiation range of the 'War Frenzy Aura', all offensive magic experience acquisition multipliers +300%!]
[Ding!]
[Your 'Vishanti's Holy Sword' has been stimulated by the big shot's aura and directly entered the liver-exploding epiphany mode!]
[Your 'Space Blade' has sensed the threat of the newly arrived ultimate move, producing a fierce desire to win, and its cultivation efficiency has doubled once again!]
A succession of golden prompts flashed crazily across the screen.
Raine hurriedly blocked out most of the secondary information in his consciousness before feeling like his skull stopped buzzing so loudly.
He raised his head, his gaze somewhat vacant.
To Kaecilius, this looked like the most wonderful scenery in the world.
Hahaha!
Stuck, weren't you! Didn't understand, did you!
The corners of Kaecilius's mouth turned up wildly, but he desperately suppressed the overwhelming joy in his heart, replacing it with an extremely benevolent expression.
"Raine."
"Vishanti's Holy Sword is Kamar-Taj's core forbidden spell, and the number of people across the entire Sanctum who can master it doesn't even exceed one hand."
"This requires an extremely long time to comprehend the power of the deities."
"Therefore, it doesn't matter if you don't understand; learning slowly is even a normal phenomenon."
"Never feel anxious just because of temporary difficulties."
Kaecilius patted Raine on the shoulder, his tone so gentle it gave one goosebumps.
Raine shivered.
Had this guy been hit by something and suffered a mental split?
Even so, he lowered his head cooperatively.
"Thank you, Master, for your guidance. I will surely cast aside arrogance and impatience, and comprehend it slowly."
"Very good! I just admire young people like you who keep their feet on the ground."
In high spirits, Kaecilius burst into hearty laughter.
"As long as you maintain this attitude, the peak of Kamar-Taj in the future will definitely have a place for you!"
Looking at Raine, whose progress bar was crawling like a turtle, Kaecilius roared inwardly.
I, Kaecilius!
Am the true peerless genius!
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