A million years... Blake couldn't imagine that, and it was precisely for that reason that the surprise was big enough to leave him speechless. If he had all that time at his disposal, the idea of learning all the runic abilities in the world no longer seemed so impossible, but he kept shaking his head at the thought.
It was true that each realm was different, both in the path of magic and in the runic path, it increased life energy and extended life expectancy, although the amount was somewhat curious. Taking the runic path as an example, someone who reaches the Runic awakening realm can live fifty more years, reaching the Primary runic realm would get one hundred more years, the Middle runic realm would give five hundred years, the Ascending runic realm would be one thousand years, reaching the Royal runic realm would add ten thousand years, and finally, the Emperor runic realm would give an increase in life expectancy of fifty thousand years.
In the case of wizards and witches it was the same, depending on the realm in which they are, their life expectancy will increase by the same amount. No one argued about this as it had become common sense throughout Futhark, although in all ages there is never a lack of people who have an irresistible desire to unravel all the mysteries of the world, there was no other explanation besides the increase in vital energy by cross the new realms of each field.
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Returning to the space inside the Sharance tree, Blake had already calmed down enough, besides that topic seemed to be over. He felt that he had understood everything perfectly, so he didn't ask anything more about it.
"Any other question?" Mei looked into his eyes when she felt that there was something else bothering him.
"Well…" Blake was a little reluctant to ask, but he had already gotten there. "Can the great master explain to me about the routes?"
That aspect was still mysterious to Blake and he had remembered it at that moment, he could essentially understand what it was and how it worked, but he would feel calmer if he listened to an explanation from Mei. She looked at him for a bit while the little light in the place made her dark eyes shine a little, but it didn't take long for her to start talking.
"Routes are something that everyone who practices the runic path forms sooner or later, the earlier you do it better, as it is truly beneficial for your future growth and development. In a few words, your route is the desire you have to walk through the runic path as well as the aspect you want to focus on, the clearer and stronger this desire is, the difficulty you will have in advancing through it will be much easier for you." Blake did not want to miss any of that information. "It is entirely up to you to create it, you will also shape how you want to continue building it, so it is good that you are clear about your desire to move forward, as long as you gain strength, your route will continue to take form and it is something very important if you want to reach the highest levels of the runic path."
The explanation was somewhat ambiguous, but Blake realized that it wasn't much different from the idea that was still in his mind. Mei didn't pay much attention to Blake's somewhat thoughtful expression as she went on to explain the benefits of forming your route.
"First of all, forming your own route helps you more easily absorb the runes from your surroundings and then convert all their runic energy into elemental essence, part of this essence is also used for you to continue building your own route, so it is simply beneficial for you." Blake had already experienced exactly that, he was still not used to staying calm and spending long periods absorbing the runes around him, he also realized that he had to change that since that was another way of becoming strong. "Another of its benefits is that you have the opportunity to choose a runic ability and make it evolve with you."
That part was really new, so Blake paid a lot of attention.
"For example, if you choose to link a Beginner rank ability with your route, as you further develop your route, the runic ability will also grow to the point that it can become an Apprentice rank ability, too… If you develop your route to a very high point, the idea of that Beginner rank ability evolving its power and characteristics into an Emperor rank ability is also not that exaggerated, and I am telling you this because it has already happened in the past." And with that, it all made sense for Blake this time.
He quickly recalled the strange change that Timeless Slash had gone through, he was aware that his route had been formed because he had that runic ability with him, plus they were linked from the beginning. If the Timeless Slash he had used the first time was a simple oblique slash, the slash he had used against the raccoon had surely been a new feature since it was linked to his route.
Blake continued with his thoughts, maybe that was the wish he had to follow, or more than anything, it was the wish that the person who gave him the runic ability entrusted to him. He remembered the strength he had shown in that space, so he was quite clear that he should make Timeless Slash famous in the world once more, so making it an Emperor rank ability was only the first step… Although Blake also realized that time affinity had been completely combined with it, and from what he felt, he couldn't change the time element for another...
Many aspects were tormenting him at that moment, he agreed with the idea that he formed in his mind, but now he realized the complicated situation he was in. Mei kept looking at him while he was in that state, so she asked a question to bring him back to reality.
"So... did you form your own route?" And sure enough, Blake froze upon hearing that, which reminded him that he had to think before he spoke...