Even Dorcas was a little dumbfounded when he heard these four strict restrictions.
Were Time Elemental abilities so strict?
Moreover, according to what the Black Earl had said, if there was a mistake in the process of releasing the ability, even if it was just a little carelessness in the details, it would be hard to remedy.
The appearance of a variable meant that the probability of receiving a backlash would also increase.
In other words, just releasing the ability could cause one to lose their life if they were not careful.
This was something that Dorcas found hard to believe.
It had to be known that there was a chance of backlash when they released a spell, but the probability was extremely low. Most of the time, it would happen when they first learned the spell and thought they were smart enough to cause a backlash. Once they learned the spell, they would naturally have a memory of how to use the spell. Following the memory of the energy, there would basically be no backlash.
Even if there was a carelessness in the details, as long as it was discovered before the release, there would be a way to remedy it. Even if it could not be remedied, there were many ways to avoid the backlash.
However, for Time Elemental abilities, no matter if it was a beginner or someone who had learned them for a long time, one had to carefully release them. This was because the process of releasing the ability had to change according to time, place, and person. Once there was a variable, there would be a chance of backlash. Once there was a backlash, the consequences would be unpredictable.
This was a difficulty that Dorcas could not imagine.
"Now, do you think it's fair?" The Black Earl looked in Dorcas' direction and said indifferently.
Dorcas smiled embarrassedly, "Fair, it's very fair …"
Time Elemental Chops seemed simple, but there were many restrictions and there was a risk of backlash. On the other hand, Bloodline Chops required a person's Physique. It could be said that the prerequisite was very high, but after learning it, there was basically no need to worry about the release of the ability, let alone the backlash.
Both sides had their advantages and disadvantages. It could not be said to be unfair.
However, in terms of the evaluation of everyone present, the scales were actually more biased towards Bloodline Chops. After all, Bloodline Chops were something that the practitioner could freely control. As long as their Physique was enough, they could learn it. If they could not learn it, there was no need to worry about problems. They could continue to strengthen their Physique until they learned it. Compared to the "extremely random" Time Chops, it was obviously much better.
The Black Earl said, "Do you still remember what I said just now about the second and third restriction of Time Chops? For Time Chops, the most important thing is the weapon. "
"Time elemental Adepts will need to custom-make a weapon if they want to cast a stable combo. As for Aixen, from the various details after he came to Star Street, we know that he probably doesn't have such a weapon. Whether it's teaching or the continuous slash that Dorcas saw him release, he used an ordinary weapon. "
This was actually quite normal. At the very least, it was impossible for a normal alchemist to customize a weapon for a Time Wizard.
Be it Aikesi, Witch Sharon, or Stop, none of them seemed to have any suitable alchemical equipment. Maybe they couldn't find a suitable alchemist, or maybe they found an alchemist, but the alchemy tools they made didn't suit them. Therefore, it was better not to use alchemy tools.
Dark Earl continued, "It was also because Aixen used normal weapons that they left behind evidence."
"You mean the teaching sword, sir?"
The Black Count nodded. "That's right. I smelled an unusual energy reaction from the teaching sword."
"Time elemental energy is very special. I can't tell if it's Time Elemental energy. But as long as we convert the energy reaction into data and bring it into the Positive Conducting Formula, we can get a general coefficient. And this coefficient just happens to correspond to the energy spectrum of time elemental energy. "
Therefore, Angor was sure that Aikesi used the teaching sword to cast a Time Chops. And this was the best evidence to prove that Aikesi was a Time Wizard.
The Black Earl said, "After confirming that Aikesi is a Time Wizard, the incredible abilities he used before can be explained."
Apart from Time Chops, there were two other "strange" abilities that needed to be explained.
The first one was the disappearance of the illusions Angor encountered.
How did Aikesi make Angor's Nightmare Illusion disappear? Angor had many guesses before, but none of them proved to be true. Now that he knew Aikesi was a Time Wizard, Angor couldn't figure out what kind of ability could make Nightmare Illusion disappear.
Angor looked at the Black Count with a curious look.
The Black Count considered for a moment and came up with three guesses. "Time Scale, Quick Recover, and Space Barrier."
These were the three temporal spells that the Black Earl had seen in Hermes's Notes on Cultivation.
Time Scale was a level-1 spell, an advanced version of Second Scale.
The function of Second Scale was to make any energy that came into contact with the user's body, whether it was a buff or a debuff, stay at the current coordinates and release it later. The delay was usually calculated in seconds, and it wouldn't take more than one minute.
On the other hand, the Time Scale increased the time of the explosion. It could be delayed for more than an hour before the energy would explode. This was why it was called "Time Scale".
"This delayed explosion … Will it happen to him after the delay?" Dorcas asked.
"No, it won't. The explosion will happen at the original coordinates. It won't follow the Time Wizard, "Dorcas said.
"It won't follow the Time Wizard?" Dorcas couldn't help but ask, "It won't follow the Time Wizard? Then this method of delaying the explosion of the attack … was a bit too much of a cheat! Doesn't that make him invincible? As long as someone attacks him, there will be a delay. Who can attack him? "
Black Count snorted. "Didn't you agree when I asked you if it's fair when we talked about consecutive strikes? Why did you forget about it now? "
"Just think about it. Time Cantrips have a lot of restrictions. Do you think Time Spells don't have restrictions?"
Dorcas' expression froze. He put away his angry look and agreed, "You're right, sir. There must be a lot of restrictions."
The Dark Earl did not continue to pay attention to Dorcas and continued, "No matter if it's the Second Scale or the Time Scale, there's a prerequisite when they're released, and that's to 'let the external energy come into contact with the body'. In other words, he must first endure an attack before he can delay the explosion. Think about it. If the first attack breaks through his defense and injures him badly, can he continue to use the spell? "
"Also, there's a limit to how much energy the spell can absorb. Once the energy limit is exceeded, not only will the user not be able to release the explosion, but he will also be punished."
"These two restrictions are clearly recorded in the handbook. However, Homis isn't an official wizard. All the spells he knows are from his teacher. Therefore, there must be other restrictions."
Even if there were only these two limitations, this spell technique still wasn't very powerful.
"If the Time Scale can only be triggered by physical contact, then my illusions should work. Eckstedt already learned about illusions when he came to the underground arena. "
"Objectively speaking, he did meet the requirements to use Time Scale," Black Count continued. With a change in tone, the Black Earl continued, "However, the Time Scale would normally only delay the time by an hour. Right now, an hour has already passed. If the time had really been delayed, then your illusion technique should have exploded in the arena. However, it didn't happen in reality."
"Of course, it's also possible that he has mastered the Time Scale well and can extend the time. He just hasn't used it yet. But at most, the time delay can't exceed 12 hours. Otherwise, it won't be 'Time Scale' but 'Day Scale' instead. "
If Eckstedt really did use the Time Scale, it would not be long before the time was up. They would know when the time came.
Apart from "Time Scale", there were other ways to make Angor's illusion disappear, such as Quick Recover or Time Condensing Barrier.
Quick Recover was a level-1 spell. Set up a time forcefield in advance. For a certain period of time, all attacks received by the caster would be transferred to the forcefield.
This technique was even more difficult to learn than the Time Scale.
Black Count did not mention any examples, but he personally believed that Eckstedt was unlikely to use Quick Recover.
Another reason was that Eckstedt's schedule could be found. According to Lucia, Eckstedt never left the Biron Tree Garden recently. In other words, if he wanted to set up a time forcefield, he would have to do it in the Biron Tree Garden.
However, there was no information about such a forcefield.
Besides, if the forcefield was really in the Biron Tree Garden, and Eckstedt transferred Angor's illusion to the forcefield while Angor himself was in the Biron Tree Garden, Angor should be able to sense the location of the illusion.
Therefore, Black Count only mentioned this spell, but it was unlikely that it would work.
The other possible spell technique was the "Space-time Condensation Barrier".
Time Condensing Barrier was a level-1 spell. Create a time-condensing energy barrier inside a high-dimensional organ. All attacks received would be absorbed into the barrier.
High-dimensional organs referred to "mind space, spirit sea, soul realm", which could be sensed but were difficult to find inside a human body.
Were these organs really "extra-dimensional"? Not necessarily.
However, this did not stop the wizards from thinking about it.
The difficulty of learning the Space-time Shield was not too high, and its effects were pretty good from the looks of it. However, there were not many time-manipulating wizards who actually learned this spell because of its severe side effects.
Condensing an energy barrier inside a high-dimensional organ was risky. After all, once the "mind space, spirit sea, or soul realm" were damaged, it would be difficult to repair them.
Also, the so-called "absorbing the attacks into the energy shield" did not mean that one would be able to sit back and relax after absorbing the attacks.
Energy would not disappear or be transferred on its own.
Therefore, the only way to remove the attacks from the barrier was to release them again.
This was similar to the "Time Scale", which could be considered as a delayed outburst.
However, the Time Scale would leave the outburst where it was, and it would not affect the wizard.
Meanwhile, the delayed outburst of the barrier would follow the wizard. Once released, the wizard would definitely be affected.
And this effect was unavoidable.
Since the attack was released from a high-dimensional organ, it had already formed a connection with the caster.
In other words, when a time-manipulating wizard released an attack from the barrier, he or she would have to endure or neutralize the attack. There was no way to dodge it, and the only way was to face it head-on.
Take Angor's illusions as an example. If Aikos used the illusions absorbed by the barrier, he might not be affected for a short time. But he would definitely release the illusions from the barrier and try to find a way to break them.
"Time Scale, Quick Recover, and Time Barrier. As far as I know, these three spells can nullify your illusions," Earl Black said. "But I don't know if Aikos has other time-manipulating spells that can neutralize illusions as well."
Angor nodded. Everyone learned different spells. For example, as an illusionist, no one would have guessed that his first spell slot would be a space-related one.
"If I have to choose between these three spells, which one do you think Aikos will use, Mister Black?"
The Black Count pondered for a moment before replying, "The Time Scale, or the Spacetime Congealing Barrier. It's morning now. If there is still no news about the outburst of the illusion by noon, I'll rule out Time Scale. "
Even so, Angor could tell that Earl Black believed Time Barrier had a higher chance of success.
The Time Scale … a delay of one hour was the norm, and a delay of twelve hours was a rare occurrence. Now, Earl Black believed that Time Barrier had a higher chance of success.
Angor didn't think so himself.
The main reason for this was that he didn't know much about the Time Element, and these spell techniques all sounded a little far-fetched to him.
Even so, Angor's confusion was gone.
He was confused because he didn't believe that the Nightmare Illusion could be broken so easily. Now that he knew how strange time-manipulating spells could be, and that there was more than one way to break a nightmare illusion, Angor was no longer confused.
Only by knowing what he was lacking would he be motivated to pursue it.
Now that Angor's confusion was resolved, he had time to think about other things.
In addition to breaking illusions, what Aixen had shown before was another ability that made them feel incredulous.
Secondly, how did Aikos and his people break through the barrier?
Earl Black also gave his own guess about this, and he was quite sure about it.
"Time Walk."
Time Walk: level-3 cantrip. By consuming magic materials and a large amount of mana, the caster can travel through space without being obstructed by any non-time-manipulating spells.
In other words, as long as the caster calculated the distance and direction, he or she could travel through space even if the space around him or her was sealed.
(End of Chapter)
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