"What did you just say?"
Arthur’s calm voice echoed across the silent street as he stared directly at the trembling official.
The pressure in the surroundings instantly beca suffocating.
The man’s face turned pale. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead as he imdiately dropped to his knees.
"Please forgive , Your Majesty, for losing my composure," the man said hurriedly while lowering his head deeply. "The boy has indeed awakened one month ago with affinity with all eight elental attributes. His potential value is ten."
The mont those words fell, the expressions of countless people watching the live broadcast changed drastically.
Shock.
Disbelief.
Confusion.
Every emotion appeared at once.
Even Diana finally understood why Victor had been labeled as Supre Trash earlier.
At first glance, possessing all elental affinities sounded heavenly. However, the reality was completely different.
Ordinary magi only needed to specialize in a single elental path.
But eight?
That was a nightmare.
Victor would need to comprehend eight tis more spells than ordinary people. Every realm advancent required deeper understanding of elental laws, spell structures, and mana manipulation.
For a normal person, such a burden was impossible.
Unless soone possessed a monstrous physique capable of supporting such comprehension speed, they would spend their entire life stuck at low realms.
Diana herself could only walk such a difficult path because she possessed a Dao Physique blessed by heaven.
Otherwise, even she would never have reached her current level in such a short ti.
Lyria narrowed her eyes slightly as she observed Victor.
"How many spells have you comprehended so far?" she asked.
Victor answered honestly.
"Forty spells."
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Even the air itself seed to freeze.
Victor naturally understood that the people standing before him were extraordinary figures. The way the examiner addressed Arthur as "Your Majesty" already revealed enough.
Still, he had not imagined they were actually sages.
anwhile, Elyndros swallowed hard.
Across the world, countless viewers stared blankly at their screens.
Even Valkan, who had remained horrified throughout the entire ti, finally showed a look of disbelief.
Did the boy say forty?
Not four.
Forty.
The number sounded so absurd that many people wondered if they had misheard him.
Arthur slowly looked at Victor with sharp eyes.
"Boy, do not joke around," he said coldly. "Do you even understand what you are saying?"
Victor blinked once before speaking carefully.
"May I know who you are first, sir?"
Arthur placed both hands behind his back as his aura naturally beca imposing.
"I am Arthur Ashborn."
The mont the na entered Victor’s ears, sothing clicked instantly in his mind.
His eyes widened.
His breathing almost stopped.
"Wait... are you "The" Arthur Ashborn?" he asked with disbelief.
For so reason, Arthur suddenly felt very satisfied seeing that reaction.
"Indeed," he replied calmly while slightly nodding.
"Damn!" Victor exclaid without controlling himself. "The man, the myth, the legend himself is standing in front of ? Sir, I admired you so much when I read about your achievents in history books."
Arthur’s lips almost curled upward.
Although he constantly received praise from countless people, Victor’s admiration felt strangely sincere. There was no flattery hidden behind political intentions or fear.
The boy genuinely respected him.
Arthur stood straighter unconsciously as if silently telling him to continue.
Victor did not disappoint.
"You fought alone during the Northern Cataclysm and defended three collapsing cities at once. I still rember reading about that battle. It always gave goosebumps."
Arthur coughed lightly while trying to maintain his dignity.
Still, the satisfaction in his eyes remained obvious.
Elyndros imdiately beca annoyed seeing Arthur monopolizing all the praise.
"Cough. Boy, surely you have heard my na as well," Elyndros interrupted. "Elyndros Morningstar. The Crimson Fla."
Victor almost choked.
"Holy..."
He barely stopped himself from cursing.
"You must be joking, sir. How can two Primordial Rulers appear in the sa place together?"
His expression beca increasingly excited.
"I have read your biography too. During the Moon Empire Dungeon Break, you personally killed three S Rank Ancient Beasts and saved millions of people. That battle was legendary."
Victor’s voice carried genuine admiration.
The previous owner of this body had always admired the sages deeply. Whenever he found free ti, he would read books about their battles and accomplishnts.
To him, these people were living legends.
Arthur and Elyndros both maintained calm expressions outwardly, but internally they felt extrely pleased.
Then Lyria suddenly snorted coldly.
"What a pair of shaless old n," she said mockingly. "You two are practically begging a child for praise."
Arthur and Elyndros instantly looked away in embarrassnt.
Lyria then shifted her gaze toward Victor.
"You must have heard about too," she said casually. "I am Lyria Windsor. The Black Valkyrie."
Arthur and Elyndros imdiately turned toward her with disdain.
So she wanted praise too.
Lyria glared at both of them fiercely.
"What are you looking at?"
Victor quickly bowed respectfully.
"It is an honor to et the Eternal Beauty herself, Sage Lyria," he said sincerely. "I read about how you cleared multiple Red Dungeons completely alone. Honestly, your achievents sounded unreal when I first read them."
Lyria smiled proudly.
Unlike Arthur and Elyndros, she did not even bother hiding her satisfaction.
Then suddenly, Victor froze.
Sothing finally connected inside his head.
If that old man was Elyndros Morningstar, then...
Slowly, Victor turned toward Diana.
His eyes widened in horror.
He swallowed hard before looking back at Lyria.
"Then... is she...?"
He could not even finish his sentence properly.
Lyria’s smirk instantly widened.
"You guessed correctly," she replied while enjoying his reaction. "She is Diana Morningstar."
The atmosphere suddenly beca strange.
Diana quietly looked away instead of eting Victor’s eyes directly.
For so reason, she felt slightly embarrassed.
Everyone watching the broadcast expected Victor to panic imdiately. After all, earlier he had hugged her and declared to protect her.
Most people assud he would now apologize desperately or start groveling in fear.
However, Victor surprised everyone once again.
He calmly raised both hands.
Then he extended his index and middle fingers.
Instantly, four different elental spells appeared simultaneously around him.
A small fireball burned above one finger.
A sphere of water floated calmly nearby.
A miniature typhoon rotated violently beside it.
Finally, a compact sphere of mud condensed near his other hand.
The control displayed was flawless.
Even Arthur’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Victor then looked directly at Diana.
"Lady Diana," he said carefully, "may I ask you sothing if you promise not to kill ?"
Diana’s expression beca serious.
"Go ahead."
Victor took a deep breath.
"I can comprehend spells very quickly," he said honestly. "If soday I manage to reach your level... would you allow to beco your friend?"
Silence filled the surroundings again.
Diana’s face beca slightly warm, though she hid it well.
No one expected such a question.
He was not asking for wealth.
Not asking for protection.
Not even asking for resources.
He simply wanted the right to stand beside her one day.
"Of course," Diana replied softly after a short pause. "I will wait for you in the Moon Empire."
Then she continued calmly.
"And since you saved my life earlier, I will grant you one wish. Tell what you want."
The entire world exploded into excitent.
A wish from Diana Morningstar.
One of the youngest and most talented sages in history.
People watching the broadcast beca restless instantly.
What would he ask for?
A legendary weapon?
Rare cultivation resources?
Protection from the Moon Empire?
Victor answered instinctively before even thinking properly.
"Please stay single for five years."
Boom.
The sentence exploded inside everyone’s minds like thunder.
Even the viewers watching remotely almost lost their minds.
"This bastard has gone insane!"
"He actually dared!"
"The audacity!"
anwhile, Diana’s heartbeat beca chaotic again.
Lyria looked thoroughly entertained.
"He certainly has courage," she said while laughing softly.
Then she looked at Victor again.
"Are you saying you can reach the level of a sage within five years?"
Victor’s expression turned calm and confident.
"Of course," he replied without hesitation. "Not only will I beco a sage within five years, I will beco the strongest sage in the history of Ethereum."
His eyes shone brightly.
"I possess eight elental affinities. That ans I also possess eight tis more possibilities than everyone else."
The confidence in his voice stunned countless people.
Lyria suddenly burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha! Interesting. Very interesting."
Even Arthur and Elyndros exchanged strange looks.
Normally, such words would sound arrogant beyond reason.
Yet sohow, hearing them from Victor did not feel ridiculous.
Diana looked at him quietly for several seconds.
Then she finally spoke.
"Your wish is granted."
Victor’s eyes brightened instantly.
The mont she finished speaking, she vanished from the area imdiately.
Her heart was beating too wildly to remain there any longer.
Victor watched the empty space silently before his expression slowly beca serious again.
"Victor," Arthur suddenly called out, "would you like to enroll in the Royal Magus Academy?"
Victor imdiately shook his head.
"Sir, I need real combat," he replied honestly. "The more I fight inside dungeons, the faster I comprehend spells. I do not want to waste ti sitting inside classrooms."
Arthur frowned slightly.
Before he could speak again, Elyndros stepped forward.
"If that is your concern," he said thoughtfully, "then how about relocating to the capital city of the Moon Empire?"
Victor looked toward him attentively.
"There are countless dungeons near the capital," Elyndros continued. "You would never lack opportunities to fight. Furthermore, with special authorization from us, you could enter dungeons at certain tis when ordinary hunters will be prohibited from entering."
Victor’s eyes narrowed slightly.
The offer was extrely tempting.
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