Chapter 516 - 210: The Truth Is Inevitable

"Third, and what I believe to be the most fatal flaw..."

"The most fatal flaw of the Blink Spell is a vulnerability in some of its runes that can cause the Magic to fail during casting, inflicting a Spirit shock on the Caster!"

"What?!"

The Wizards from the Elemental Spell System, who had been barely restraining themselves, could hold back no longer.

"How is that possible?!"

"Even if you are a Great Mage, I still think you’re talking nonsense!"

"Indeed!" An Elemental Mage with the numeral ’50’ on his forehead looked at Wei’en with utter disdain and said sarcastically, "Putting aside the Wizards from the Ghost Soul, Mechanical, and Blood Spirit Schools, Wizards from both the Spiritual Mystery and Shadow Schools need to quickly draw runes when casting Magic."

"It’s not just a failed Blink Spell that can cause Spirit shock; this can happen when most Magic fails. Does His Excellency Faceless believe that all Magic Runes are flawed?"

Even Nana Mage, who was standing to the side, couldn’t stay silent and asked hesitantly, "His Excellency Faceless, if that vulnerability is fixed, would a failed Blink Spell no longer cause Spirit shock? And could you please tell us what that flaw is?"

Wei’en listened quietly to their clamor, his understanding of the Wizard World deepening a little more.

In truth, he didn’t know if other Magic Runes had similar flaws. However, from the few Elemental spells he had learned, both the Blink spell and the one for the Water Elemental Spirit did indeed share the same defect.

It was a flaw hidden within the central stellar ring of the Magic Rune. A subtle difference in angle created an extra channel between the intersecting lines of two corners.

Most of the time, this channel didn’t cause any problems. But if a Caster’s Spirit isn’t focused enough during the drawing process, that line will register the Rune as flawed, directly causing the Magic to fail.

"I’ll answer two questions. One, not all Magic Runes are flawed. At least from the Magic Runes I’ve learned so far, some are without defects. Two, fixing the flaw doesn’t mean failure is impossible. After all, not everyone can draw a perfect Rune every time."

"As for what this flaw is, I won’t be revealing it for now. We can talk about it after you’ve verified the first two flaws."

Wei’en’s voice was calm, as if he were discussing mundane daily events like eating and sleeping, rather than a runic legacy that had been preserved through the changing of epochs.

"That’s complete nonsense! How could a flaw like that possibly exist?"

"Rune studies have been refined over countless years; they are the lifeblood of each school. How dare you spout such nonsense?"

"Stupid, shameless, bas—"

"Hm?" Wei’en looked at the Wizard who had offended him, a menacing glint in his eyes.

"My apologies, His Excellency Faceless, he didn’t mean it." Nana Mage had to step forward again. Her illusory body twisted a few times as she gestured for everyone to be quiet. "All of you, shut up!"

"If you express opinions so carelessly, without even attempting to verify the truth," Wei’en said coldly as he descended the altar, "then I am... very disappointed in you Wizards of the Spiritual Mystery School!"

What disappointed him even more was—

In fact, the real reason he had chosen to reveal the Rune’s vulnerability was to test a theory he had—whether only the Magic Rune knowledge obtained from the Ghost Soul School was flawed.

Since the first time he had max-leveled a Magic Rune and fixed its flaw, he had come into contact with dozens of Runes.

And aside from the basic Runes provided by the runic knowledge in his mind, most of the Magic Runes he’d obtained from the Ghost Soul School had their own unique flaws.

This made him wonder: had the Ghost Soul School deliberately placed obstacles in the knowledge they passed down, or were the flaws inherent to the knowledge itself?

And as it turned out, the knowledge from the Ghost Soul School wasn’t the problem...

Instead, every school had problems...

He wasn’t sure if he should be pleased, or... pleased.

"You!?"

"Shut up, Shukri!" Nana Mage glared down at the crowd. "His Excellency Faceless is right. Until you’ve verified the flaws in the Blink Rune, you have no right to express any opinion! Understand?"

"I..."

At this moment, Tren Mage, who had been silent the whole time, also took a step forward and said, "Thank you very much, His Excellency Faceless, for the inspiration you’ve provided. As a fellow Wizard of the Ghost Soul School, I believe His Excellency Faceless would not present baseless research findings at a gathering like this."

"And as for the truth of the matter, everyone will naturally reach their own conclusions after the gathering is over..."

She watched Wei’en’s retreating back with a peculiar look in her eyes. She had originally hoped this Wizard gathering would provide some ideas for her own research topic.

She hadn’t expected someone to reveal such an impressive thesis right from the start...

She was now certain that this His Excellency Faceless was not only a Wizard from the Ghost Soul School, but also the most outstanding researcher on the subject of the Blink Spell from any of the Research Centers!

"I can’t wait for the gathering to end! Everyone, I’m taking my leave!"

The figure of a Wizard from the Spiritual Mystery School dissipated; he had directly left the Nightmare Realm World, choosing to return to reality to verify the two flaws he had just learned about.

"Uh..."

"My apologies, Nana Mage, Tren Mage. I’m heading back as well. I’ll announce my findings after I’ve verified them."

While he was speaking, more than a dozen dark figures also dissipated.

"..."

The two Witches, Tren and Nana, glanced at each other, then at Wei’en, who was now speaking quietly with Flanta. They had no choice but to helplessly announce that the gathering was postponed.