248 Going, Not Going (1/2)

That Crimson Heart Meditation Law Set his younger cousin had given him had ten formulas, and furthermore, when he gave it to him, Lin Yun had repeatedly warned him that he shouldn't use the Crimson Heart as a core Meditation Formula. Lin Yun also told him that once he had completely mastered the Crimson Heart, he would give him a more formidable Meditation Law Set, and only then could he choose his core Meditation Law.

In contrast, what was a Meditation Law Set with only nine formulas?

In William's eyes, Solomon was only looking to start a fight. 'My cousin said you could keep it, so keep it, why stomp your feet like a child… A 9th Rank High Mage like yourself losing your composure because of such a formula… What about your reputation?'

It wasn't strange for William Merlin to think this way.

After all, he was only a Great Mage.

He had only been a 5th Rank Great Mage when he left Okland for Thousand Sails City, and he hadn't seen that many Meditation Law Sets before.

He did know that the more formula there were, the better the Meditation Law Set.

But how good could it be?

William truly couldn't understand. The Crimson Heart Meditation Law Set that he was currently using had ten formulas. William only knew that this set was very powerful, but he had very little idea about others.

He had never considered how powerful or great it might be compared to others.

Thus, William truly couldn't understand when he saw Solomon's flustered appearance. 'It's just a nine-formula set, why would it cause such a great reaction?'

William even felt that this old man had stayed too long in the small Thousand Sails City and had never been outside of it, had never seen the world. If he told this High Mage that his own Meditation Law Set had ten formulas, how would he react?

'Hold on… This isn't right…'

William thought about it before suddenly realizing where his thinking had gone astray.

That old man who had been staying in Thousand Sails City wasn't someone who had never seen the world.

That old man's teacher was Star Sage Jouyi!

'Could it be that Meditation Law Sets with nine formulas are truly that powerful?'

William couldn't help fidgeting a bit when that thought came to his mind.

”Err, High Mage Solomon, may I ask, how many formulas does your Cloud Tower's core Meditation Law Set possess?”

”What are you asking for?” Solomon suddenly glanced warily at William. But he then recalled that he was Merlin's older cousin, and from the way Merlin didn't seem to care about the Splendid Starry Sky, William shouldn't be lacking Meditation Law Sets of his own. He relaxed a bit as he thought of that, so he responded, ”Nine formulas, just like the Splendid Starry Sky…”

”Then…” William heard that and realized. He managed to calm down and gulped before hesitantly asking, ”If… If there were a ten-formula Meditation Law Set… Then…”

”Ten formulas? Haha, that would be the number one Meditation Law Set of the entire Andlusa Kingdom!” Solomon answered, grinned broadly.

”...” William became breathless.

'The number one Meditation Law Set of the entire Andlusa Kingdom! I am studying the number one Meditation Law Set of the kingdom! And there's still more!?”

William felt as if he had been struck by lightning as that thought echoed like thunder. He stood there in a daze, his eyes unfocused, mumbling under his breath, ”Number one Meditation Law Set, number one Meditation Law Set, number one Meditation Law Set…”

”Did something happen?” Solomon couldn't help feeling strange as William didn't answer for a long time.

”Eh, nothing, nothing…” After being asked by Solomon, William recovered from his shock. He casually dodged Solomon's question before leaving with a sluggish expression, not caring about Solomon's reaction.

”What's wrong…”

William was in no state to answer. This genius of the Merlin Family was immersed in the shock brought to him by the Crimson Heart.

When he just started learning the Crimson Heart, William had once thought to himself that the Meditation Law Set seemed quite powerful. After a short few months, he had become a 9th Rank Great Mage from his starting point as a 5th Rank Great Mage.

William remembered that his younger cousin had told him that he shouldn't be too absorbed in the effects brought by the Crimson Heart because this Meditation Law Set had flaws. Ten formulas were too few and couldn't fully evolve the Crimson Heart. The only reason he gave him this Meditation Law Set was as a foundation. Once he mastered the Crimson Heart, his cousin would teach him a Meditation Law Set that could fully evolve the Crimson Heart, and only then could he choose a core Meditation Law Set.

At the time, William truly hadn't thought that the flawed Meditation Law Set his cousin had talked about would be that formidable.

And yet it was assessed as number one in the entire Andlusa Kingdom by Solomon.

William truly didn't know what to think now. How formidable was the Meditation Law Set that his cousin was planning to give him next?

As he thought of that, William turned and looked at Merlin with reverence.

He felt that he truly couldn't understand this younger cousin. He thought he knew him well enough, but now that he looked back, William felt that his cousin was shrouded in more mysteries than ever before.

'Fortunately, fortunately… Fortunately, I went to Thousand Sails City, fortunately, I chose to cooperate with my younger cousin…'

Although he was known as one of the geniuses of the Merlin Family, ranked number five among the younger generation, what did he amount to in the end?

His future in the Merlin Family had already been decided. He would never be able to compete with Leon Merlin for the Patriarch position. His path would end at being sent to a territory to manage it while looking up at the high and mighty patriarch.

But now.

William believed that as long as he was given some time, he would definitely be able to compete for the patriarch position. What about Leon? William had the number one Meditation Law Set, his future seemed boundless. He would only need a few years before being able to surpass this older cousin that he had always been forced to look up to, and then he would be able to look down at him instead.