Elyndros, Diana, and Victor soon arrived at the capital city of the Moon Empire, where the massive Morningstar family estate was located. The aircraft descended smoothly through the clouds before finally landing atop a private platform reserved exclusively for the clan.

The moment they stepped out of the plane, several servants immediately approached respectfully from a distance. However, Elyndros dismissed them with a simple gesture before turning toward Victor. Diana also looked at him quietly, seemingly expecting him to follow them into the clan estate.

Instead, Victor calmly shook his head.

"I will not be going to the Morningstar Clan now," Victor said while looking directly at Diana. "Remember, I made a promise. Unless I become worthy of your hand, I will not enter that place. Besides, I still need to know how Rudi is doing."

Diana’s expression changed slightly after hearing that. She clearly wanted to argue with him, especially considering his current condition, but before she could speak, Elyndros slowly shook his head.

The old sage understood Victor’s thoughts immediately. Regardless of his current strength or talent, Victor still possessed his own pride as a man. Certain matters could not simply be ignored.

"Be careful," Elyndros said calmly. "Do not enter any dungeons before your body fully recovers."

Victor nodded respectfully toward the ancient sage.

"Thank you, Sage Elyndros," Victor replied. "I will remember that."

A flying taxi soon descended nearby after Victor called for one through the city network. He stepped inside without hesitation before the vehicle rose into the air once again and disappeared into the distance.

After Victor left, Elyndros quietly turned toward Diana. The earlier calmness within his expression gradually disappeared, replaced by visible solemnity.

"What will you do now?" Elyndros asked slowly. "After learning the truth about his mother and sister, there is a considerable chance he will eventually try to find her. If he does that, then...", he stopped.

Diana’s eyes immediately turned cold after hearing those words. Her expression remained calm outwardly, but the chilling aura surrounding her intensified noticeably.

"I will go with him," Diana answered firmly. "I am not afraid of them."

Elyndros sighed softly after hearing that response. Although Diana sounded confident, he understood better than anyone how terrifying those people truly were. Even so, he did not attempt to stop her further.

Several minutes later, Victor arrived at the commercial district where his shop was located. The familiar streets immediately eased some of the tension within his mind. Compared to the suffocating pressure surrounding sages and high ranking awakeners, this place felt far simpler.

Victor entered the shop quietly.

Rudi was currently sitting behind the counter while checking several documents. The moment the door opened, he instinctively raised his head, assuming another customer had arrived.

However, the instant he recognized Victor, his entire expression changed completely.

Rudi immediately jumped out of his seat and rushed toward him without hesitation. Before Victor could even react properly, Rudi tightly hugged him with obvious relief visible across his face.

"I was so worried about you, Victor," Rudi said emotionally. "But I could not even go there to see you."

Victor smiled faintly after seeing his reaction. Despite Rudi’s usual sarcastic personality, he genuinely cared deeply about the people close to him.

"Hey, brother, I am alright now," Victor replied calmly. "Do not cry like a girl. Look at how those maids are staring at you."

Several nearby maids immediately lowered their heads awkwardly after being mentioned. Rudi quickly released Victor before glaring at him irritably.

"You really know how to ruin emotional moments," Rudi muttered.

Victor laughed lightly before patting his shoulder.

"Now tell me how you are doing," Victor said more seriously. "I am sorry I could not come see you earlier. The emergency situation there was too severe."

Rudi waved his hand dismissively as though the matter was insignificant.

"Do not worry," he replied proudly. "I was not badly injured at all. I was wearing one of the high tech armors underneath my clothes at the time."

Victor immediately narrowed his eyes suspiciously after hearing that explanation.

"Why would you wear high tech armor just to go outside?" Victor asked slowly.

Rudi snorted coldly while crossing his arms confidently.

"It is called safety protocol," Rudi replied. "Handsome idiots like you would never understand something so intelligent."

Victor rolled his eyes helplessly.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say," he answered casually. "I am going to practice now. Do not disturb me unless it is absolutely necessary."

"Go ahead," Rudi replied while returning toward the counter again.

Victor soon entered his room upstairs before closing the door behind him. The moment silence filled the room again, his expression gradually became serious.

"Should I test the Chaos Attribute first or attempt my breakthrough?" Victor thought inwardly.

However, the moment he remembered the terrifying destruction caused earlier at the hospital, he quickly abandoned the first option. Using the Primordial Chaos Attribute recklessly right now was clearly dangerous.

"It is better to break through first," Victor concluded inwardly. "After that, I can enter some dungeons safely."

The moment those thoughts crossed his mind, his grimoire suddenly emerged automatically from his body. The floating book hovered quietly beside him while radiating faint elemental energy.

Victor immediately noticed something different about it.

The grimoire had become noticeably thinner than before. Only ten pages currently existed within it.

"How exactly am I supposed to break through?" Victor suddenly wondered aloud.

Normally, advancing into the Novice Rank required Novice Rank spells inside the grimoire. Yet his current grimoire still lacked such pages entirely.

The familiar mechanical voice of the system echoed inside his mind.

[Ding! You need to use all elemental attributes to upgrade your grimoire.]

[Ding! You have already fulfilled the requirement. The grimoire is currently upgrading.]

Victor nodded slightly after hearing the explanation. However, a second later, confusion suddenly appeared across his face.

"Wait," Victor muttered slowly. "When did I use the Time Element? I do not remember using it at all." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

A dangerous thought immediately surfaced within his mind afterward.

If he had unconsciously activated a time ability during the chaos earlier, then the consequences could have been catastrophic. Time based powers were terrifying precisely because of the enormous price attached to them.

Victor swallowed hard.

"My lifespan," he muttered urgently.

The system immediately displayed the information before him.

[Lifespan: 149 Years 10 Months]

Victor’s eyes widened slightly after seeing that number.

"Two months disappeared?" he muttered quietly.

His heartbeat unconsciously accelerated as several possibilities flashed through his mind. Fortunately, after thinking carefully, he quickly arrived at a conclusion.

"That means I used Time Stop for roughly two seconds," Victor concluded inwardly.

A deep sigh of relief escaped his mouth afterward. Compared to Time Reversal, Time Stop consumed far less lifespan. If he had unknowingly activated Time Reversal earlier, the consequences could have been horrifying.

At that moment, the grimoire suddenly began glowing intensely.

Victor immediately focused his attention toward it again. The once thin book gradually thickened as new pages continuously formed inside it. Vast amounts of elemental mana gathered around the grimoire while ancient runes faintly appeared across its cover.

Victor remained seated patiently while observing the process carefully.

An entire hour passed before the transformation finally ended.

The glowing slowly faded away afterward.

Victor immediately grabbed the grimoire before opening it carefully. The moment he checked the contents, surprise appeared within his eyes.

The book now contained eighty five pages in total.

The arrangement remained similar to before. Ten spells existed for every elemental attribute, while the Space Element possessed three spells and the Time Element contained two.

Victor inhaled deeply before calming himself.

"Let us begin with the Fire Element," he murmured.

The grimoire immediately responded to his thoughts. Its pages flipped automatically before stopping at the very first intermediate spell.

"Burning Field."

Victor carefully read the description appearing beneath it.

[Burning Field: The user may create an area with a radius of fifty meters. All enemies inside the area will continuously receive fire damage as long as mana is supplied.]

Victor’s eyes immediately lit up after reading the spell description.

"It is a crowd control spell," Victor thought excitedly. "This would be devastating against large groups."

However, a second later, his expression became more thoughtful.

"It could harm allies too," he realized. "I will need to be careful while using it."

Victor then began reading the deeper principles and mana formulas connected to the spell. Soon afterward, he slowly closed his eyes and began comprehending it fully.

An hour passed quietly.

Then the system notification finally appeared.

[Ding! Unparalleled Comprehension has activated.]

[Ding! The host has successfully comprehended the intermediate spell, Burning Field.]

Boom!

The instant the comprehension completed, Victor felt his mana erupt violently throughout his body. Vast streams of fiery energy circulated through every vein and muscle at astonishing speed.

Victor could clearly sense the difference immediately.

His body was no longer absorbing ordinary fire mana. Instead, higher order elemental fire energy had begun refining his entire physique at a deeper level.

This process was fundamental for all mages during advancement.

Although mages were physically weaker compared to warriors or knights, that comparison only existed among awakeners themselves. Even an ordinary Novice Rank mage possessed physical abilities far beyond normal humans.

After several minutes, the intense burning sensation gradually disappeared. Victor’s mana slowly calmed down once more as stability returned to his body.

Then the updated system information appeared before him.

[Combat Prowess: 750 Stars]

[Physique: 170]