"Calm down."
"Of course, I'm excited. I'll be so overwhelmed by excitement that I won't just rely on weak, cheap monster jewels to level up. Instead, by choosing the right combat skills according to my rules, I'll build a strong foundation in preparation for entering the world of law in the future.
Speaking of the future, it looks very bright... very... very..."
Steve's words are accurate. The world of law is called the nightmare world, because fighters must start from scratch with their own rules, to the extent that many spend years of their lives in this world.
This is because training in the law before activating it leads to the breaking of the soul's essence, so everyone postpones training in legal techniques until they enter its world."
"On this side, Steve, who will train early on his laws, will have the upper hand, but things aren't that easy. Without a monster essence that matches his soul's form of at least level five, reaching the fusion world remains impossible.
'It seems his excitement made him forget that the world of law is also a nightmare for him. No need to spoil his joy...' Alex thought to himself and continued speaking, 'Creating a contract with the spirit partner consists of two parts: the first is difficult, and the second is easy.'
Steve jumped with excitement, saying, 'No matter how difficult it is, just tell me what I need to do.'
'The difficult part is obtaining an immature Siberian wolf horn.'
'An immature wolf horn? Is that the difficult part? I actually have one. Look at this ring, it's a wolf horn sculpted like this. My family crafts jewelry from the bones and horns of monsters.'
Without hesitation, he took off the ring from his finger and poured his energy into it, showing it to Steve.
'What are you doing?'
'I'm infusing my power into it.'
'Are you foolish? The ring has been on your finger all this time, which means it's already saturated with your energy. Did anything change when you infused it?'
(He shook his head in negation.)
'Then you didn't need to do anything. I didn't ask you to do it anyway. Regardless, if you manage to acquire the wolf horn, let's move on to the easy part...'
Before Alex could continue his speech, Steve interrupted with laughter, 'Wow, I've become the strongest guy in the village.'
'Hold on to the second part; you need to die temporarily...'
The singing stopped, and the joyous expressions vanished immediately. Alex's seriousness was evident, prompting Steve to jump back a step, asking, 'Die temporarily? Isn't the second part supposed to be easy?'
Alex shrugged indifferently, as if asking for death was a trivial matter hardly worth mentioning. 'If not for the ring, you'd have had to hunt a Siberian wolf yourself, and that's not an easy task, especially since those creatures live in packs. But your death isn't the difficult part. All you'll have to do is lie down on the ground, and I'll do the rest. Don't worry; it'll only take a minute. I'll send you to the world of spirits to meet your partner face to face, seal the contract, and bring you back.'
'I guess I forgot to take out the trash. My mom will go crazy if I don't. I need to go; goodbye.' Steve's voice grew distant as he reached the door, ready to leave, but Alex stopped him.
'Reaching the heights or dying, as I recall, wasn't this the line that brought you here?'
Steve's hand froze on the doorknob. His heart told him to flee and escape with his life, but his mind and ambition whispered the opposite. In the end, he surrendered to his mind.
'How will you do it? How will you...' He couldn't even pronounce the words.
'How will I kill you temporarily using magic? Of course, I'll draw a magical circle on your chest. It will stop your heart and send you to the world of spirits.'
Steve's eyes widened in shock, and he gasped, 'A sorcerer? You're a sorcerer! No wonder you're so confident about passing the exam and daring to make this bet. You know, there's a saying that goes, "The poor don't befriend sorcerers." Despite that, you refused Blackstone's offer to help beginner sorcerers. They need a vast amount of elixirs to improve and enhance their abilities, not to mention the exorbitant cost of magical tools. You, a common sorcerer, are quite the exception.'
Alex didn't want to delve into the topic and continued, 'So, what's your decision? Do you want to meet your partner or not?'
'Curse it! Isn't there another way? I don't know what's scarier, that I'm about to die, or your coldness, man. Listen carefully, if I don't make it out alive, I swear my spirit will haunt you forever.' After uttering this, he stretched out on the ground, closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and waited for his death. His wait was prolonged, and nothing happened, so he finally yelled after opening his eyes, 'Are you going to do it or not?'
Alex chuckled lightly, 'You seem anxious. Shouldn't you be used to death, considering your line of work? Fine, focus and pour all your energy into the ring, and don't stop until you feel a change.'
Steve nodded and executed the command after a short while. He no longer felt capable of...
He gripped the ring tighter, feeling a burning sensation between his fingers, then placed it on the table, shaking his hand and exclaiming, "Cold, it's so cold... that means I possess the ice element. Defensive and offensive law. This is the happiest day of my life."
Overwhelmed with joy, he began jumping and throwing punches in the air, but he suddenly stopped and pointed at the ring floating in the air. Steve's eyes stared at Alex, seeking an explanation for what was happening. With a smile, Alex answered, "Congratulations, you possess a second law, the law of wind." Discovering he had the ice law filled Steve with immense joy, but now, possessing a second law, he was practically dying of happiness.
"Wind... ice and wind, icy winds, the ice tornado..." Steve's face grew strange, entering a state of euphoria that one couldn't determine whether it was happiness or hallucination. "Is this what they call waking dreams? He's naming his strikes."
Alex sighed at his antics, then approached the still-floating ring and moved his hand above and below it, noticing something different. He said, "Steve, wake up and look at the ring. I don't feel any wind around it; it's the element of air, not wind."
Finally awakening from his reverie, Steve realized that his carefully crafted names were not accurate. His expression changed, and he asked, "The air law? I've never heard of such a law before."
Alex replied to his question with a question, "And what's stopping you from finding something in the library? Don't forget, you owe me a Nasik herb... Don't look at me like that; I don't recall promising to do all this for free."