Felix woke up in his room after a long coma.
He needed to rest a lot longer this time to recover after his second Tribulation. Therefore, he missed his seventh birthday and the yearly examination.
Now, Felix was browsing the new information in his inner disciple's token.
"Inner Desciple: Felix Westgate The Second, Merit: 250, Quests: not registered, Department: Mage Department, Clan branch: Purple Sand, Ancestral line: Tyranum."
"Ximen Academy Map, Department: Mage Department (New! 2x), Library Status: Inner disciple, Cultivation level: World Law Stage, Schedule: Law Spells (0/10), Elemental Conversion (0/3), Mental Energy Class (0/10), Progress: 100% (First Year), 0% (Second year), School: Mage (2 stars), Personal Teacher: None, Status: Inner Disciple, Rank: Unranked."Felix saw many new classes and a few notifications in his department.
"Notification: Summon to register in Palace of Magic for your end-of-year exam!
Notification: Summon to report for examination by Professor Penox Sihar!"
"It seems I have to go to finish my exams, huh?" Finally, Felix felt refreshed after such a long sleep
Today, he was seven years and two months old!
Felix quickly rushed to register in the Palace of Magic and met Elder Paul again.
"Hello, Felix! I believe you are late for exams! Haha!" Paul joked.
"Yes, teacher Paul, I must register now!" Felix said.
"Don't rush. I already informed the higherups! They will soon take you for an exam!"
Felix heard Paul say, and precisely at that moment, few figures teleported inside the registry hall.
"Haha, did you have a nice sleep, kid?" Professor Penox appeared with a smile. It seemed he knew why Felix was absent for so long.
"Hello, professor Penox! I had a nice sleep indeed, haha!" Felix showed an awkward smile.
Behind the professor stood several figures, but Felix had no recollection of them in his memory.
"Let's go to the examination hall!" So Penox teleported Felix to the exam site.
"Felix, I am examination elders director, Dorian Westgate! These are other elders who will evaluate your results!" A nice-looking guy who sat in the middle introduced their group.
"Right, Felix, I will examine your fundamental elements progress after your World Law Stage examination! They will act as witnesses!" Penox said with a smile and sat down.
"That is enough chit-chat! First, student Felix, I must inform you that you had to progress in at least half of your elements to reach the requirement! If you were not capable of that, we would have to demote you to a regular disciple! Now let's begin! Paul, show us his entrance Mirror Book records!"
Elders looked at information of Felix's elements at the time he entered Ximen Academy.
"Fine, you have a lot of elements! Show us your elemental convergence in meditation state!" Director Dorian wasn't impressed and instructed Felix to begin.
Felix sat in the lotus position and revolved his World Palace!
All World Law energies he had runes for stormed around him, but he showed great control as they stayed precisely two meters around him.
"Perfection! You reached Law Runes of all recorded elements and constructed new Law Runes of Time, Space, and Death!"
Felix watched how the elders discussed his progress.
"Show us basic energy balls, create them around ten meters of yourself, ten small balls for each element, like this!" Director Dorian lifted a finger, and three small balls of energy appeared.
Felix understood the assignment. He quickly entered his focused state and conjured element balls around himself.
He still had trouble controlling Time and Space energy, but he created the balls nonetheless.
His death energy was the most prominent now, as he received all accumulated energy before his reincarnation. After all, he experienced dying!
"Awe-inspiring control. However, I see some distortions in Time and Space energy balls! Fortunately, your death energy seems close to Law Integration level! Next, I want you to try casting this spell!"
Dorian gave Felix a small scroll.
Felix read a complicated diagram of this spell called Introductory Summoning.
"Wow, this is so interesting. This spell uses a sacrifice of mental energy, to later form invisible instructions to place energy formations, for the summoning gate to open..." Felix pondered what he read and spent over thirty minutes muttering and trying out his spell formations.
Elders observed his progress, and many showed happy looks as the kid exuded prominent patience.
"I think I'm ready!" Felix thought and began constructing the spell circle.
He used his mind-blowingly vast mental energy, and the instructions quickly appeared in his mind.
He placed various energy formations in space, constructing a three-dimensional portal from space, fire, metal, and mental energies.
Felix completed the spell successfully, and he watched how a small white bunny jumped from the gate.
"Extraordinary spellcasting speed! Also, you have summoner talents! Now we will discuss your evaluation and rewards. Please begin your four elements test, from Professor Penox!" Director Dorian instructed Felix.
"Kid, summon your four elements, and show me if they are in balance!" Penox said impatiently.
Felix smiled and summoned his fire, wind, water, and earth energy balls.
They gently exchanged power while revolving around each other. Soon, these energies formed a four-colored ball of energy and almost fused.
"Chaotic convergence! Felix, you created chaos energy seed so quickly!" Penox was shocked and happy to see such divine progress.
"Chaos seed as well? Well, I believe we are ready, right?" Dorian looked around and saw all elders agreed with their evaluation.
"Felix, we evaluate your progress with the highest level of accomplishment! You have reached a new stage and achieved various improvements to your control and energies! Next year you will have to show progress to half of your elements and one World Law Spell to remain inner disciple!"
Dorian turned to look at Penox, and they both nodded with a smile.
"Your reward for this progress is 15000 merit points and return of merit points for the Penox's lesson! We will also recommend you for advanced library privileges! Till we meet again!" Dorian said with a smile.
"Let's go, Felix. I want you to learn new things!" Penox impatiently teleported them to his class.
Felix felt a little tired, but he was excited to learn new things.
"Felix, your ability to almost fuse four elements is the most basic seed for chaos energy! Please comprehend that as much as you can, and when you merge it fully, report back to me! Now take these four element spells for two stars mage to be nice for your training! Bye!" Felix felt dizzy again and appeared in his room.
He saw his token buzz with notifications, so he looked through them:
"Notification: Your library privilege changed to World Law Mage.
Notification: You gained access to Four Elements Spell Matrix, Tome written by Penox Sihar!
Notification: You gained access to Chaos Magic Energy fundamentals, Tome by Heron Westgate the Third!
Notification: You gained 15000 merit points!
Notification: Your 750 mp for lesson Four Elements Fundamentals was refunded by Penox Sihar!
Notification: Your status was updated to World Law Mage! "
Felix saw a lot of notifications and skimmed through them.
"I should go to Merit Hall. Maybe I will find some good stuff to buy!" So Felix decided to visit Merit Hall tomorrow morning, as he had some free time.
Now, he just meditated while trying to comprehend chaos seed.
The next day, before the classes, he visited a vast pavilion, bursting with people. It was Merit Hall.
He went through the crowd and found a free staff member, waiting for students.
"Hello, could you explain how I can exchange merit for things you have?" Felix asked.
"Sure, young student, please follow me!" The clerk leads them to a quiet room.
"Place your student token in here," the clerk said while pointing at an aperture in the stone table.
Felix placed in his token and saw an information hologram appear, showing his status, merit, and lineage.
"Young student, as you can see, you have the clearance to see Inner Disciples shopping list!" The clerk pressed the token, and new information appeared.
Felix saw an extensive list where the academy sold potions, books, spells, abilities, and much more.
"Could you select items, for World Class Mage, no additional body talents, and Chaos Energy, also include World Palace?" Felix asked the clerk, who nodded.
"Yes, young student, wait a moment! Here these are the only items that your specification and clearance include!" Then, the information on the hologram screen changed again.
"Search Results: Available now
Books:
Chaos Rune: Tome by Clown Magician Principality, restriction removal cost 9500 mp.
World Law Spell - Ancient Ring of Elements, Ancient Magi Relic, cost 2500 mp.
World Palace Records: Tome of Ancient Magi Civilization, Author Unknown, cost 10000 mp.
Potions:
Mental Energy Enhancement Potion - cost 3000 mp
Mental Energy Restoration Potion - cost 125 mp.
Training Grounds:
Mental Energy Tower - 10000 mp/ 1 day
Lessons:
World Laws Integration - by professor Ignis Toffi, cost 15000 mp
Treasure:
Mental Energy Restoration Cross - created by Demigod Firgom Treska, cost 25000 mp.
Earing of Chaos - created by God-King Diluvian, cost 1000 mp, and recommendation from High Council.
Pendant of Starlight - created by Monkey Mage, cost 16300 mp.
Ouroboros Ring - created by Snake Emperor Diall'gah, cost 1000 mp, recommendation from High Council, recognition of ring, the Westgate Clans permission."
Felix read more equipment, but most reached astronomical prices or requested additional recommendations and permissions.
"Could you explain why we need recommendations?" Felix asked the clerk.
"Yes, young student! Recommendations are for if the treasure has a lot of destructive aura or unique elemental properties, thus requiring their master to use it to its best potential! Permission from the clan is to give important items!" Clerk explained.
"What is Mental Energy Tower?" Felix asked more.
"It is a floored training ground, where mental energy depletes faster, the higher you climb! So it helps train effectively." Clerk explained.
"Also, why are there so few books?" Felix asked.
"It is because other tomes are above a million merit points price, and other books are unconfirmed, thus set as not suitable! So you will find them accessible in the library." The clerk was very direct.
"Can you send the information about those treasures to my token? I will see if I need any of them?"
"Yes, young student!" the clerk said.
"Goodbye!" Felix left without buying anything.
"I must first research, then see if I need any of them!" Felix didn't want to waste his merit points.
Felix passed his day reading, attending classes, and researching magic in the library.
Months passed quickly, and he learned how to integrate the laws!
Law Integration State requires all elements must achieve harmony in their strength and comprehension.
Felix decided to imitate his Death Law Runes power and compare other elements until he was satisfied.
He passed his time studying and training his spells.
"This is a rather relaxing way to live!" Felix was satisfied every day in this solitude.
Felix used only three months to master his first World Law Spell completely.
Its name is Earthbound, as he had to use Earth Law and Gravity Law to bound the enemy and crush them under the weight of the stone.
When Felix successfully cast the spell for the first time, he was shocked by the enormous crushing force it had.
"I should know better. It seems Law Spells are a lot stronger than basic ones!" Felix concluded.
After one month, Felix's eighth birthday will come.
He already integrated most of his laws into his World Palace. Only Time, Space, and Life were imbalanced.
Inside his mind-space, a thriving world orbited a miniature sun. It had seven moons.
A life filled the planet with plants. However, no animals or bugs were on land or water!
"I still can't comprehend life to such an extent!" Felix was upset by this stagnation.
"I should ask for guidance!" Felix decided to go to the Palace of Magic to stop stagnating for too long.
The following day he went to the Mage Department.
Felix saw a familiar sexy figure.
"Hi, Felix! I haven't seen you for so long!" Anabelle smiled, and Felix tried not to look at the jiggling peaks of love.
"Nice to meet you, Anabelle! I came here today to find some help with Life Law!" Felix smiled and composed himself.
"Oh! I see! It would help if you met Professor Undying Tree! He is very experienced with Life Magic! However, he is close to a breakthrough from the Principle Mage stage. I'm not sure if he is available now! Let's go see Uncle Paul!" Anabelle chirped and took Felix's hand as she ran through the labyrinth of corridors.
They quickly found Paul, who was still inside a pile of books.
"Hello, Ana, Felix!" Paul peeked through the books.
"Uncle Paul, Felix needs professor Undying Tree to help with Life Law! Is he available?" Felix looked at how Paul slammed his bone staff and closed eyes.
"Well, you are fortunate! He was ready to enter seclusion just now, but after receiving my message, he asked to meet you, Felix!"
Felix went dizzy through teleportation.
"Well, nice to meet you, Felix, right?" Then, a young man with blonde hair and no shirt appeared.
They were inside a tiny cave abode, where plants were all over the walls.
"Haha! I'm not young. I just have a lot of vitality! My constitution is Life Force Heart so that I will live thousands of times longer than others!" Undying Tree said with a smile as he saw intrigue in Felix's eyes.
"Hello, professor!" Felix said with a smile.
"Paul said you need help with Life Law?" The blonde boy asked.
"Yes, teacher, I can't seem to find a way to create a life of moving organisms!" Felix watched how the boy frowned.
"You have a World Palace?" The boy inquired.
"Yes, is there a problem?" Felix frowned as he saw the boy looking at him with a questioning gaze.
"Well, a World Palace is a blessing and a curse! You have already experienced the tribulations of your abnormal amount of elements! Surviving is difficult. Thus the benefits are extreme as well!"
Felix frowned as he listened to the boy.
"Haha, it seems those old farts didn't tell you anything!" Felix tried to focus, but the boy had such a weird charm as if life energy just flooded you the more you looked.
"Boy, you are not focused!" Undying Tree clapped and brought the focus back into Felix's eyes.
"That was weird..." Felix frowned.
"Child, the lifeforce is like a drug to everyone, living or dead!" Professor said severely.
"Now, you must learn this! The moment you complete your Law Integration Stage, you will face the third and last Tribulation! However, you will instantly reach Inner World Creation Stage, as you already have constructed a world! Sadly for you, the trial will be lightning elimination by nine! Lightning will strike you 81 times, each time with more ferocity! Every new wave will bring Tribulation Phenomenon!"
Felix looked at the boy with fear in his eyes. He still recalled his previous Tribulation, and it was even more painful than the first.
"Child, this time, no external help will be enough to ensure your survival! Your soul will either transform or perish! You will either create Inner Spell Formation or explode from inside! This Tribulation is why World Palace is called Death Palace. Only one in ten survives it! However, survivors are always great magi, who are living in history!"
After his comfortable Life, Felix was unhappy to hear such news.
"Why does nobody says anything?" Felix asked with irritation.
"Kid, we had several World Palace Mages in the past, but none of them survived! We must help any reincarnation. That is ancestral teachings! Now you better read about Law Integration Stage and Inner World Creation Stage after explaining Life Law to you. "
Felix listened to the man explain Life Law, and soon he heard an obvious statement:
"Felix, you must bathe Life with time energy so that plants would evolve, and microorganisms appear! Then Life will mutate and get more and more complex!" Professor Undying Tree said.
"Right, how did I not think about evolution!" Felix had an epiphany and entered his cultivation state immediately.
"Haha, what a smart child!" Professor Undying Tree teleported Felix back to his dorm room and entered seclusion.
Inside his mind-space, Felix observed all the Life inside his planet.
There was warmth from the sun, a good atmosphere, and light gravity! So even nutrition was not a problem.
Felix gently commanded the Time Law Rune to speed up the time inside deep waters and land and observed how time let Life evolve.
Various organisms appeared in the water. They got more complex over time and even adapted to magic energy. Soon, his Life Law Rune integrated into World Palace.
Time and Space Law's were left until his Law Integration Stage.
"I should prepare for the tribulation now!" Felix decided not to rush his comprehensions until he was ready to face the Tribulation.
Felix used to research Time Law, Space Law, and tribulations in the following months.
He passed his eighth birthday and easily remained an inner disciple after examinations.
The Law Integration Stage was harder to reach than he imagined, as a new year passed and his ninth birthday was arriving.
"I feel ominous premonition!" Felix had a bad feeling, as he felt Time and Space fuse and incorporate into his World Palace.
He finally completed his Law Integration process, and he needed to accumulate enough energy to break through. However, he underestimated the power it takes to level up to World Palace a third time.
Days passed in routine, and he even visited Mental Energy Tower to reinforce his mental capacity.
He talked with High Council, and they reassured him they would try all means to help him survive.
Felix even learned all spells available, just in case he needed them during his breakthrough.
Unfortunately, the heavens turned dark on his birthday, and the elders sent him to Tribulation Realm.