54: Wind, Fire, Ice, Thunder, Four Elements Aura

Silence.

Instantly.

Everything around them seemed to freeze.

Pages stopped turning, the hourglass stilled, and only Avinia's hair gently drifted down.

"Time Stop?"

Lin Ye himself possessed time abilities, but they weren't something he learned himself; they came from his equipment.

"Relative Stasis."

Avinia turned her head and smiled.

"By using the ancient space formation within this tower, with the Eternal Empire's Time Grimoire as a guide, and consuming a large amount of time crystal, we can create this relative stasis barrier."

"I've been studying and researching here for three years, which is equivalent to about three hundred years outside."

"It's just a pity that the grimoire isn't a complete version, so the barrier it forms is also incomplete. It can only be used for learning and acquiring knowledge, and it won't provide attribute enhancements through cultivation as described in the ancient scrolls."

Lin Ye thought to himself.

Even for learning, that's still quite extraordinary.

For an Arcanist who needs extensive knowledge accumulation and study, this place is like a golden finger.

"Let's make the most of our time. I have very little of the time crystal excavated from the ruins left; it can only last for a few more days..."

Avinia was halfway through her sentence when she was stopped by the time crystal in Lin Ye's hand.

"You... Where did you get time crystal?"

Lin Ye smiled slightly and retorted, "Is this enough?"

"Mm-hmm, if there are dozens, it'll last for a month, more than enough..." Avinia didn't finish speaking when she saw Lin Ye continue to pull out more time crystal: "Ah, this... Is there so much? Enough, really enough..."

Lin Ye gave her the remaining hundreds of time crystal in his hand.

"Inexpensive little things, just take them and play with them."

In... inexpensive?

Avinia couldn't help but gasp, her deep eyes filled with shock.

"You don't know, I've been offering 100,000 gold coins per piece for the past few years and haven't received much."

"The output of this time crystal is extremely limited. Few monsters in the surrounding countries possess it. To obtain a large quantity, one would probably have to break through space-time and venture into the space-time turbulence to find the root of the Eternal Empire's rise, that star sea lost in time..."

"It's too dangerous. Even a Supreme Arcanist would barely survive if they fell into the space-time turbulence."

She knows about the star sea?

Lin Ye was a little surprised this time.

"You know quite a lot, but I guess you're trying to acquire it in the wrong place. If you spread the word a bit more, maybe I could sell some."

Pfft ~

Avinia chuckled, stepped forward, chased after Lin Ye's hand, and almost coquettishly said, "Arcanist are all very poor. I can't afford so much time crystal..."

As she spoke.

Avinia leaned forward slightly, her eyes gently closed, as she pressed her face against his and lightly imprinted her thin lips.

"Mwah ~"

"Payment successful!"

Lin Ye was speechless at once.

You... This is too much!

Look at our relationship, we're lifelong confidants!

How could I take money from you?

Moreover.

When I asked you for something just now, did I mention money?

Really...

Money.

It would only tarnish our hard-won, noble friendship!

Lin Ye was just thinking about how to educate this Arcane Master when Avinia suddenly said, "Alright, take off your clothes."

Thump!

Lin Ye's heart pounded: "What do you mean?"

Good heavens!

I treat you like a brother, and you're lusting after my body, aren't you?!

Avinia said calmly, "To learn Arcane Aura."

"I need to take off my clothes to learn?" Lin Ye frowned.

"Mm-hmm, definitely."

Avinia explained earnestly, "If you rely on yourself to learn, staying here for 5 years might give you a small achievement, and in 10 years, you might figure out one aura. To comprehend all four elemental Arcane Aura, it would take at least 100 years."

"But if I use ancient Arcane arts to transfer the secret runes I've mastered to you, it'll only take a few days for you to learn them ~"

Uh, what you said makes a lot of sense.

Lin Ye completely believed her; anyway, he wasn't the one losing out, so he wasn't afraid.

"No, don't leave it on. Why are you shy?" Avinia furrowed her brow, so anxious she almost reached out herself.

"Alright, alright, alright, I'll do it myself." Lin Ye gave in.

Then.

Avinia untied her magic robe, and Lin Ye was stunned again.

"You..."

"The secret runes are on me. How can I give them to you if I don't take them out?" Avinia said earnestly.

"Al... Alright!"

Lin Ye chose to believe her again.

The next second.

Avinia stepped forward gracefully, her arms wrapped around Lin Ye's shoulders, and the two pressed tightly together.

"This... This really isn't right, is it?"

"It is, it is, this is how it's done. Anyway, that's what the ancient scrolls say. Don't move around, okay? This is my first time using it too. If something goes wrong, we both might die." Avinia's expression was serious, seemingly not joking.

Okay!

I'll trust you one last time.

In front of him.

Avinia's eyes shimmered with starlight, and at the same time, she softly chanted complex incantations.

Immediately after.

Waves of arcane rune light burst forth from her body, condensing into numerous arcane rings imbued with profound arcane mysteries. There were so many that besides the four elements he could clearly distinguish, there were many more that Lin Ye didn't recognize.

"A normal Arcane Master can master one Arcane Aura for every 300 points of wisdom."

Avinia explained:

"Other professions require more; for every 1000 points of wisdom, they can master one Arcane Aura. So, this isn't something that can't be mastered, but rather it's too difficult and requires too much investment."

Lin Ye glanced at his panel.

"Do you have any wisdom-type equipment? I'm still a few points short. Should I make up for it?"

"Yes." Avinia handed him a ring: "Wisdom is a hard requirement. If you don't have enough, even if you learn it, you won't be able to use it."

Hmm.

Lin Ye looked at the ring; it was of legendary quality, with good attributes, no worse than that wisdom gem, both having percentage bonuses. He put it on his hand.

His wisdom immediately increased to around 6000 points.

"Alright, let's begin."

"Just leave it to me, and whatever you do, don't move ~" Avinia gently pushed with both hands, and Lin Ye tilted his head and fell backward. Then, she took a deep breath, formed arcane hand seals with both hands, and her body slowly descended.

"Mm ~"

Avinia's brow furrowed slightly, and her pearly white teeth gently bit her thin lip.

Damn it!

Lin Ye inwardly cursed that he had been tricked.

This really isn't right, is it?!

Buzz ~

A flame magic ring expanded from her body, rotating around the two of them.

Huh?

Lin Ye was stunned; he had actually misunderstood her, this was correct!

The next second.

Lin Ye felt his whole body enveloped by scorching flames, but it quickly turned icy cold.

Because the ice magic ring expanded with a hum at that moment.

Then.

Wind blades and lightning were unleashed one after another!