Chapter 73: Secret Realm of Time
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Uncle Panson held a syringe and stabbed Allen's arm.
The strong muscles instinctively tensed up and bent the needle.
The injection was finally completed before the needle broke.
Alan breathed a sigh of relief.
Every time he injected the awakening agent, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
According to convention, disciples of Pansen Martial Arts School who are promoted to level 1 before the age of sixteen will be rewarded with a "Bloodline Awakening Agent".
After the injection, there is a high probability that the 1st level magic "Giant Transformation" will be awakened.
However, Alan has spontaneously awakened the "Giant Transformation Technique".
Mentor Pantheon was particularly fond of him and specially replaced a bottle of treasured high-end blood awakening agent and injected it into him.
The efficacy of this reagent is even more powerful than the "Giant Transformation Technique"!
If everything goes well, there is no blood rejection reaction.
Within three days, Alan will awaken the 1st level spell "Thunder Wave"!
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Thunder Wave: Consumes 4 points of magic power, instantly triggers a circle of shock waves, accompanied by a huge noise, spreading to 5 meters around the body, causing sonic damage to targets within this range.
Those who cannot stand steadily will be blown to the ground by the "thunder wave".
Glass, crystal, ceramics, minerals, and fragile crystals take double damage!
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Generally speaking, only warlocks with wind, lightning or sound wave bloodlines can awaken the "Thunder Wave".
Alan does not have the above bloodline, so if he wants to awaken the "Thunder Wave", he must rely on external objects.
This is also the value of this blood awakening agent!
Allen was very grateful for this.
"Teacher, thank you..."
Pan Sen waved his hand, signaling him to stop being polite.
"Alan ! You've been in the martial arts gym for more than half a year."
"I have been practicing very hard and have made great progress."
"but!"
Pan Sen changed the subject and his expression became extremely serious.
"Don't think you are qualified to compete with those children from wealthy families!"
"Teacher, I know what's going on." Allen said obediently, "Others are more talented than me, have more resources than me, and work harder than me. There is no reason for them to be surpassed by me."
"Kid, you have a good attitude, but I have to say that your idea... is still too one-sided!"
Pansen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"In addition to talent, resources and hard work, there is one more thing that is equally important!"
"Teacher, what do you mean?"
"Chance!"
"Opportunity..." Alan frowned and pondered.
"Many times, things in this world are 30% determined by hard work and 70% determined by fate."
Pantheon sighed.
"These seven points are determined by fate, which refers to chance!"
"But then again, opportunities often come with risks."
"How can you try to get something out of the fire without getting your hands burned?"
"Alan! There is such an opportunity right in front of us."
“It’s a good opportunity, but it also carries a big risk.”
"As a teacher, I have always been responsible and unwilling to take risks."
"But this time, for your future, I want to fight for this opportunity and give you a chance to enter the secret realm to practice!"
"Alan, now it's up to you to make a choice!"
"If you are not afraid of risks and are willing to take a chance, I will recommend you to Vice President Ganesha to participate in a special mission."
"Once you complete the mission, you will get this opportunity - a precious opportunity to enter the secret realm for cultivation!"
"Teacher, what is a secret realm?" Alan asked curiously.
"A secret realm is a hidden place that ordinary people cannot enter. It is home to many exotic flowers and plants, magic stone veins, and also many ferocious demons and monsters."
Pansen explained patiently.
"The secret realms that have been explored can be roughly divided into two types."
"The first type is called 'Secret Space Realm'. It is located in a different spatial dimension from the world we live in."
"It's possible that it's hiding in the demiplane."
"Or it could be a different dimension itself, such as the Feywild, the Abyss, or the Hell where the demons were born."
"If you want to enter the secret realm of space, you must find a special transmission channel or use transmission magic."
"We at the Warlock Academy have already mastered quite a few spatial anchor points."
"Go directly into the corresponding secret space through the anchor point."
"Most of the secret realms in space have unique ecological environments."
"You can collect resources that are helpful for cultivation, or simply plant and raise exotic flowers and animals that cannot grow in the warlock world, and harvest them regularly."
"The secret realm of space has basically these uses."
Pansen took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
"The secret realm of time that I am going to talk about next is more important and more complicated!"
Alan nodded and listened.
"The Secret Realm of Time, as the name suggests, means that the speed of time flowing in the realm is different from that in the normal world!"
"There are two types of secret time realms."
"In the first kind of secret realm, if you stay in it for a day, many days or even years will have passed in the real world."
"So when you come out of the secret realm, you haven't changed much, but the world outside has changed beyond all recognition."
"The friends you played with are now either white-haired old men or buried in graves, but you are still young..."
"This is the first kind of secret realm of time."
"Usually used to house terminally ill people, giving them more time to seek medical treatment, or to avoid natural disasters in the real world."
Panson continued.
"The second secret realm of time is exactly the opposite of the first one."
"You have been in the secret realm for a full year, but in the outside world, only a month or even just a few days may have passed!"
"Alan, I'm sure you've guessed it."
"This secret realm is definitely a holy place for cultivation!"
At this point, Pansen couldn't help but get excited.
"The biggest worry for a warlock in training is not having enough time."
"Whether you are a genius or a loser, whether you are from a noble family or a commoner, everyone has only 24 hours a day. It is absolutely fair!"
"However, with the emergence of the second secret realm of time, the above fairness no longer exists!"
"You entered the Secret Realm of Time and used the special laws of time in the Secret Realm to practice for several years. Your power increased greatly. When you went out, you saw that only one year had passed in real time. Of course, others' progress was not as great as yours! Doesn't this mean you have surpassed other competitors?"
"Teacher, I understand what you mean, but..."
Alan frowned, looking doubtful.
"For example, I am fourteen years old now. I have been cultivating in the Secret Realm of Time for ten years, but only one year has passed in the outside world."
"When I come out of confinement and return to the real world, my physical age and the image I have in the eyes of others will look like a 24-year-old young man or a 15-year-old boy?"
"The answer is of course... twenty-four!"
Pan Sen told the truth.
"This is the only flaw in the Secret Realm of Time."
"The higher the time flow multiplier in a secret realm, the more life span is shortened."
"It's even possible that a person might be a teenager when entering the secret realm, and after a period of cultivation, become an old man in his sixties. He actually looks older than his parents who have been living in the real world."
After hearing what his mentor said, Alan suddenly lost interest.
The so-called secret realm of time cannot prolong a person's life.
It just turns the uniformly flowing life into a number series with uneven density.
After years of madly practicing in the secret realm, his temples were already gray when he came out.
The friends who played together back then were still young boys.
Do you think your cultivation is higher than that of your friends and that you have gained a great advantage?
But you are old.
You are closer to death.
To put it bluntly, this method of practice is to accelerate ripening.
The precocious boy looks taller and more mature.
It does give you an advantage in competition with people of your "peers".
But the price to pay is...
Overdrawing life and potential.
Sighing, Alan felt the need to say something from his heart to his mentor.
"Teacher, please forgive me for speaking without restraint."
"In my opinion, the so-called secret realm practice is essentially involution."
"If everyone uses the secret realm to speed up their cultivation, it means that no one uses the secret realm."
"I have wasted a lot of time and wasted my life."
"It's like everyone is watching a play in a theater."
"Someone in the front row suddenly stood up so that they could see more clearly."
"This way, the people behind him are blocked."
"In order to see the stage clearly, the man had to stand up."
"And so it went on, and everyone in the theater stood up."
"Standing to watch a show is obviously not as comfortable as sitting, and the field of vision doesn't improve much, so why bother?"
"Instead of being inward-looking like this, it would be better if everyone didn't use the secret realm from the beginning. Life would be easier."
"What you said makes sense, but I also have a question!"
Pantheon raised his index finger.
“If you’re sitting in a theater, and the audience around you is standing up.”
"You are surrounded and you can't even see your shadow on the stage."
"Tell me, will you continue to sit and endure this unfair treatment alone, or will you stand up and join the involution?"
Alan put himself in their shoes and thought about it...
Suddenly, a fire broke out!
"...I'm just gonna roll it upside down!!"
Pantheon laughed.
"Okay! Now tell me, are you going to fight for a spot?"
"Just go, who's afraid of who?"
Alan gritted his teeth.
"Roll them all up for me!!"
