Their exchange lasted for about two days and two nights.

When he emerged from this state, Lu Cang felt an extremely clear epiphany resonating within him. The Root Magic described by Dusk was now completely branded in his mind, becoming a part of his own understanding.

’The Root Source corresponds to Space; it’s a substance with actual coordinates. Everything in the world has a one-to-one correspondence with a point in Space. Even thoughts in the mind have a spatial coordinate that corresponds to them.’

’As expected of a Root Mage.’

’Even though I’m so much stronger than him, I can’t help but marvel at his Root Source... What a stroke of genius.’

’Now, it’s mine.’

「Ascension: Root Magic—Spatial Transfer (Tier Five)」

「Exchanges the positions of multiple areas in space without bisecting living beings. Can also be used to rotate them.」

Now, he no longer needed to mark two separate locations to swap them.

Instead, he could directly exchange multiple areas of space on a large scale.

WHOOSH!

With a single thought from Lu Cang.

The layout of the entire room was instantly swapped. Originally, Lu Cang was in the west, and Dusk was in the east.

Now, the space had been split down the middle, and their positions were reversed.

Dusk’s pupils contracted.

He stared in shock at the transposed space, his jaw trembling. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

"R-Roo... Root... Root."

Lu Cang chuckled. In a single step, he exchanged his position to appear behind Dusk and patted him on the back. "Thanks for the help."

WHOOSH!

With just a thought.

Lu Cang appeared a hundred kilometers above Kernoya.

’Finally...’

’I’ve finally learned Space Root Magic for myself.’

WHOOSH!

Another thought, and he was back inside the mansion.

This wasn’t pure speed anymore; it was a direct spatial exchange.

’Previously, to use Exchange Space, I had to send my ’Source’ to the target location before I could swap places with it.’

’It was just too much of a hassle.’

’Although my ’Source’ can create a Replica of some people’s Root Magic, the properties of the original and the Replica can still be quite different.’

’This was especially true for the Shift of the Dipper Root Magic. Using the Replica version was a pain, mostly because it tied up my ’Source’. If I wanted to move to a pre-marked location, I had to dedicate my ’Source’ to maintaining it.’

’However.’

Lu Cang extended his Perception downward.

Right now, Jie Zhu was leading a squad of black-robed men, waiting in the academy.

’Looks like Dusk is about to be arrested after all.’

’But in a world where strength is paramount, if Dusk is willing to cough up his ill-gotten gains and pay a hefty fine...’

’Lorren probably won’t do much to him.’

’After all, a Space Element Root Mage is still a priceless treasure to Lorren.’

...

WHOOSH!

In a flash, Lu Cang appeared beside Jie Zhu and clapped him on the right shoulder.

Seeing Lu Cang’s face—so clearly that of a child—still made Jie Zhu’s heart pound with fear.

"Lord... Lu Cang?"

When Lu Cang had first defeated him and taken the title of Chief Mage, Jie Zhu had been filled with resentment.

But now, meeting again, he had no choice but to respectfully address him as "Lord."

The enforcers behind Jie Zhu also bowed to Lu Cang in unison.

Lu Cang clasped his hands behind his back and gave a slight nod, projecting the aura of a true powerhouse.

"Mm, after you finish your business here, come find me. I have something to discuss with you."

...

Lu Cang paid no mind to the affairs of the kingdom, focused solely on increasing his own power.

’Lu Cang’s horizons were wide. There were so many continents in this world, so many kingdoms. As long as he was powerful enough, the trifling Lorren Kingdom was of no consequence to him.’

’To be precise, I don’t even need to get any stronger. With my current power, I could probably steamroll the entire Lorren Kingdom all by myself.’

Another three days passed as Lu Cang learned Jie Zhu’s Root Magic.

’Root Magic really wasn’t as easy to master as other spells. I could learn most magic with a single glance, but it had taken me five days just to learn two Root Magics.’

He’d barely seen Iz during this time.

He seemed to be staying in An Zheng’s room.

’Heh, is he playing Sword Holder now? Ready to stop An Zheng the moment he even thinks of making a move.’

Feize wasn’t in Kernoya either; he’d gone off to war.

With Ruijia already fallen, the Lorren Kingdom began to deploy its forces in earnest, declaring war on the entire continent.

But frankly, with Ruijia out of the picture, all the other nations on the Ruelun Continent put together were no match for the Lorren Kingdom.

And with a Level 6 Mage like Feize leading Lorren’s charge, they were more than capable of sweeping the entire Ruelun Continent. He figured it wouldn’t be long before he heard news that Lorren had conquered it all.

’This continent will probably be renamed the Lorren Continent soon. I suppose I’ve witnessed a piece of continental history in the making.’

[Battle Arena]

Since he couldn’t find any more Root Mages in Kernoya for the time being, Lu Cang went to the Battle Arena to continue his search.

"Bro, you’re Level 4 now."

Xu Zhou appeared before Lu Cang.

’I haven’t seen Xu Zhou in a while. At least, I don’t recall seeing his name in the records of the Forgotten Moon. I’m not sure if that’s because he didn’t do anything noteworthy, or if I just missed it.’

"Yeah, I hit Level 4 a little while ago."

A faint smile touched Lu Cang’s lips. "I’ve gained some new insights into the Root Source recently. Care to exchange a few pointers?"

Xu Zhou seemed plenty confident himself. "Bring it on!"

"Perfect timing! I just figured out my own Tier Four Root Magic! Let’s see what you’ve got!"