"So, what have you prepared for us?" Edena asked with a curious look while sitting in a chair with one foot on the other.

"Is it some kind of cauldron? Essence, maybe?" Lui Bu uttered as he clasped his hands together.

"No." Wain shook his head, "All you called it is equipment, but I'm going to give you something more valuable, knowledge."

Lui Bu and Edena froze with strange looks.

"Are you serious?" Edena frowned, "Wain, you're definitely better than us in many aspects, especially in combat, but it's not about alchemy."

"I agree... Maybe the cauldron is better after all?" Lui Bu muttered while holding his head on the back of his head.

"Huh, I didn't know my alchemists were so ungrateful." Wain grinned, "Of course, I don't know shit about alchemy, but I have my ways. Stand in front of me and don't ask unnecessary questions."

Edena and Lui Bu were puzzled but did as Wain said.

"Good. Now prepare yourselves properly, or your heads will literally explode from so much information." Wain smirked as he touched his index fingers to their foreheads.

Whoooooosh.

His aura intensified since he wore a gray robe and eye patch, and his hair turned ashy.

"Hey, kids. I'm sure you're going to love this." Blind Sorcerer uttered with a sly smile on his face before releasing a pulse of energy.

The pulse as though lightning split into two streams that entered Lui Bu's and Edena's heads.

A flood of light erupted from their eyes as their bodies shook as if in a powerful shock. This went on for some time until Lui Bu, and Edena fell to the ground.

"Job done." Blind Sorcerer muttered as Wain returned to his former form.

"Well, did you like my gift?" Wain asked while looking at Lui Bu and Edena, that were lying on the floor.

"Damn... I'm going to die... It hurts so bad!" Lui Bu exclaimed as he grabbed his head with both hands.

"How did you do that...?" Edena asked in a pained voice.

"It doesn't matter. The most important thing is that now in your head is the knowledge from the hundreds of books on alchemy that I read in the Fifth Chronicle alchemist's library. It will probably take you some time to fully comprehend the information you have received, so I hope the next time I come here, you will surprise me." Wain said before heading for the exit.

Edena held out her hand as she wanted to stop him, but a terrible headache prevented her from even moving since she could barely stay conscious.

'Hey, you could have been gentler. Their heads nearly exploded. It wouldn't be good at all if I lost my only alchemists.' Wain muttered internally in a disgruntled manner.

'Huh, since when do you care so much about anyone?' Blind Sorcerer grinned, 'Don't worry, I had complete control of the process. The headache will go away in a few hours, and then they'll realize how useful your gift was.'

'We'll see.' Wain shrugged as he headed for the ice caves.

He needed a place of solitude to begin the evolution of Void, so Elegan quickly found a suitable place for him.

"Wow, it's even better here now than before. I'd forgotten all about the beautiful places here." Wain muttered while looking at the icy lake.

"Yeah. Usually, hundreds of monsters rest here, but now this place is just for you alone. I hope you give it your all, as always." Elegan muttered as he clapped Wain on the shoulder.

"Of course." Wain nodded.

"See ya!" Elegan shouted while waving his hand.historical

In the center of the lake now grew a huge tree with silver bark that was covered with a thin layer of ice, so it shone brightly because of the shine.

"Good. It's about time we started." Wain muttered, threw off his clothes, and dove into the lake.

He swam to the tree, sat down on the root that was at water level, and closed his eyes as his aura began to increase slowly.

[Void, Forest of Frozen Dreams is ready to evolve.]

Whooooosh.

A dark pillar of energy burst out of Wain that pierced through the ice walls and made its way to the sky, so the monsters in the desert and the forest saw it from afar.

[The process of evolution began. Your energy soaks into every area of Void. Don't stop, or unforeseen events may occur].

Wain had an enormous amount of energy, so as he decided to release some of the energy to the area, a sea of darkness that divided into many streams literally fell upon the area.

Each stream consisted of hundreds of black threads that penetrated the monsters and endowed them with almost pure energy, as Wain had 99% blood purity.

It was a great leap forward for the monsters, as well as for the entire Void.

[Forest of Frozen Dreams achieved Third Chronicle.]

[Many monsters took several steps forward in their development.]

[Your Void will gradually grow and evolve. The evolutionary process is complete.]

"Huh, I don't think so." Wain uttered with a confident smile on his face, "I should have upgraded the zone to Third Chronicle a long time ago, so I'm definitely not stopping there today.

Whooooosh.

More energy came out of Wain as he had already used more than half of his reserves.

'Wain, are you sure?' Gladius asked in a worried voice.

'Don't worry, I have enough energy,' Wain muttered while continuing to increase his pace.

'I know, but two zone evolutions in a row... it might be too much for your monsters, especially since you're jumping from Second Chronicle to Fourth Chronicle.' Gladius uttered.

'Huh, that's right, they're my monsters. There's no way they'd die from something like that. It might not be easy, but they'll definitely do it. That's it, don't distract me.' Wain grinned as several messages appeared before him.

[You have begun the evolution of your Void, Forest of Frozen Dreams, from Third Chronicle to Fourth Chronicle.]

[This is a special stage for any zone, so prepare for the real challenge. You must release as much energy as you need, or the zone will be destroyed.]