System vs Rebirth

"Are you done?" Raincart asked while his eyes were observing Noel from his appearance to the fluctuation of his energy.

"Yes. I have officially become a Spirit Grandmaster, Grandfather." Noel reported while raising both hands. On his right hand flared up the Undying Fire and on his left hand formed an ice crystal.

It looked simple for normal people, but Raincart could clearly see the difference. Noel could actually release his element with such ease. In fact, he used the Spiritual Energy around his body to form it instead of the one within him. This was the characteristic that symbolized the Spirit Grandmaster's strength.

Once Noel reached this stage, he believed that he could kill those Spirit Grandmasters and Spirit Masters who chased after him in just a few rounds. Although there were still some gaps between him and Qiel, he wouldn't be so powerless after this.

"Great. Do you need more time to consolidate your power?"

"Aside from getting a hang of it, I think I can continue to the next part." Noel shook his head.

"Is that so? You're going to absorb the ice element item, right?"

"Indeed." Noel nodded. The ice element was the one that he needed to form a Spirit Link with Ardagan after all.

"Alright then. I will continue watching over you." Raincart nodded before pointing at the side. "But before that, you should be pretty hungry. I'll ask the soldiers to cook you something."

"Yes."

While Raincart asked the soldiers, Noel continued with his meditation. But this time, he tried to control his new power, trying to grow accustomed to the change.

This was the first time he felt so refreshed when controlling his element. It was as if there was nothing that clogged up within his body.

With a single wave of his right hand, Spiritual Energy absorbed his fire energy and fused with it, allowing a fire to light up around his arm.

After moving around for ten minutes, Noel returned to eat with his grandfather. The latter asked a few things because he was worried about him, but after confirming that everything was fine, Raincart dropped the topic.

Although Noel wanted to continue, Raincart suggested he should sleep and condition his body for what was going to come next.

Since he was more experienced as a Spirit Grandmaster than him, Noel agreed.

Before sleeping, there was a peculiar thought entering his mind.

"Now that I think about it, Anna said that we were at the peak of Spirit Grandmaster and was about to become a Spirit Transcendence… Back then, our strength was so high that we could even rival the Spirit Transcendence. Yet, why did I actually get myself killed?"

as Anna. He obviously could see what was going on and the relationship between the Third Prince, the

mystery,

it, I have come to the conclusion that it's better to start over. No, I don't think I will reach that decision… I mean, I'm not going to give up even if

get strong enough to rival my speed with the help of Ardagan… No, that wasn't possible unless…

to the Spirit Grandmaster… What actually caused such a drastic change in my

bigger the mystery had become. However, he knew that the mystery involved

information. At the same time, I'm not planning to go all the way to discover it. I guess I will stick to my original plan and search for clues after becoming a

the past, he thought that the Third Prince and the Royal Family were the cause of all this. And the Supreme Devil Organization had forced them

With the power they wielded, his parents should have made some sort of move already. Yet, he had never heard anything from them as if

as well, considering Anna

had to do something big in

…

Noel returned

chest. After dropping it on the ground, Raincart

peculiar series of jewels that covered it. This series of jewels was

is… quite powerful…" Noel frowned. Although the energy it released wasn't comparable to the ice jade he found in the Atracaeca Kingdom,

This crown is one of the artifacts that the Ice King used in the past. I don't know if you are aware of the Ice King or not, but he was quite formidable. Although he was only a Spirit Grandmaster,

seem to be holding back this

you

lot of things, but

message." Raincart patted

After Raincart moved

ready to absorb it. However, I have noticed that there might be

"Resistance?"

ice jade we found previously, this one had been used by someone for a long time. The jade remembered how he utilized its strength, so I'll reverse everything and return it

sort of memory effect, I guess." Noel

careful. The crown might behave unpredictably

his eyes as he began

from the crown reacted to his own energy as it

had focused his energy on his feet to counter the burst. But the fluctuation got stronger and stronger to the point where his Spirit Seal glowed brightly. It seemed that Heisk was using all

clash escalated right away. The energy around them began to freeze, creating a few spiral-shaped ice crystals. Because the clashes happened continuously, more and more ice crystals

dropped in an instant, alarming