Kyle looked at the Time Energy inside the Spacetime Metal with intensity.
'It's still hard to believe that you can use time like this. I already thought that time was powerful, but I didn't expect it to be this powerful.'
'This thing is creating time. It is literally making new time. The addition of new time also forces the creation of new space, but the old space is already occupying the space of the new space. Because of that, time and space overlap.'
'That's why Spacetime Metal is so strong. There's not just one bit of metal. For every bit of metal, there are also two other bits of metal that exist in the same moment and location. Every bit of metal I can sense actually represents three bits of metal that exist at the same time. They just overlap, which is why I can only see one. However, I can theorize and calculate the ones I can't see.'
'That's crazy,' Kyle thought as he kept looking at the Spacetime Metal.
Cracking this secret had been the hardest part of comprehending the Law. As soon as he created a framework for calculating the separate spaces and times, comprehending the other aspects of the Law became much easier.
Instead of slowing down, Kyle's speed of comprehension increased as he approached 80% completion.
Kyle gathered all the pieces of the Spacetime Metal and performed several experiments.
Most of the experiments produced the expected results, but a couple of them still produced surprising results.
More time passed, and Kyle's comprehension approached completion.
At one point, he focused on all of the Spacetime Metals at the same time and infused them with Energy. The bits of Spacetime Metal shone in a bright light, and tiny bits of Energy came out of them.
Kyle's mind went wild with calculations as the bits of Energy fused together, producing a new kind of Spacetime Metal.
In the next moment, the new Spacetime Metal transformed countless times, going through thousands of changes every second. Its properties changed after every transformation, but the products were all stable. None of them dissipated.
In the end, the Spacetime Metal returned to its original form, and Kyle took a deep breath.
He gathered all of the insights and created an overarching framework.
BOOOOM!
Understanding filled Kyle's mind as the small gaps of knowledge were filled by the world.
Kyle had comprehended the Level Five Law of Spacetime Metal!
For just a moment, Kyle enjoyed the feeling of success and achievement.
'My first Elemental Level Five Law. Comprehending it was about as hard as I had expected, but the Element itself is more complicated than expected. I finished a bit faster than expected, but I comprehended more than I had anticipated.'
Kyle took out his Emblem and looked at the time.
'A bit more than 3,300 years. That means I still have about a thousand years before I have to focus on my Complex Laws.'
Kyle took out the Comprehension Fruits he had received from Swamp Dragon.
'I should use this time to further my insights into the Primordial Force Laws. Based on my plan, they are the weakest link. If I can improve them a bit, all of my Infused Laws will have a similar level of power.'
Kyle contacted the others to ask if anything had happened while he had been busy. Luckily, nothing important had happened, which meant that Kyle could get back to comprehending.
'I really wanted to spend more time with everyone else, but we just don't have the luxury,' Kyle thought. 'I expected a lot when I came to this world, but fixing this world is even harder than I had feared.'
'But I don't mind the isolation. I'm working towards something important. This is not just about me but about all of Ayuvar. If I don't give all of my focus to Ayuvar, I will forever have regrets.'
Kyle took out the first Space Comprehension Fruit and consumed it. He would eat seven fruits each, which would amount to about 1,050 years of time.
After consuming the first fruit, Kyle saw space with new clarity. He had advanced an entire Realm since he had last consumed one, and on top of that, he had also learned a lot about space after comprehending the Law of Spacetime Metal.
The first thing Kyle focused on was pushing the Fragments he already knew to new heights. Compared to other Laws, the Minor Fragments of the Primordial Force Laws were not static. This meant that their powers could still improve since Kyle was just learning more about the actual Fragments, which were the Major Fragments.
Afterward, Kyle focused on the next Fragment, which was the Fragment of Spatial Wave. Creating a Spatial Wave could disrupt space, which made it harder for Energy to perform a function its user wanted it to do. In short, it would be harder for a fireball to stay hot and cohesive if it traveled through a Spatial Wave, as an example.
Kyle pushed his understanding of the Fragment of Spatial Wave as far as he could during his remaining time with the first seven Space Comprehension Fruits. At the same time, he also improved a couple of other parts. He did that whenever he felt like comprehending more about the Fragment of Spatial Wave was difficult.
Eventually, Kyle had to go to the next fruit, the Time Comprehension Fruit.
Once again, he worked on the Fragments he already knew. Afterward, he focused on the next Fragment, the Fragment of Temporal Freezing.
Temporal Freezing was different from Temporal Decrease. One was using Energy to keep time static, while the other used Energy to slow it down. The way they worked was completely different.
Temporal Freezing was a powerful Fragment, but it could only affect certain parts. Someone's will couldn't be influenced, which meant that a Seeker could still think. Additionally, Temporal Freezing worked on space, not on a Seeker directly. The Seeker could still try to do things, but if they lacked the Energy required to break through the Temporal Freezing, they would be helpless.
Freezing time was not that difficult, but without mastery, trying to freeze time would just consume all of one's Energy without achieving much. Like the other Fragments, this one also became stronger the more one understood of it.
Kyle also focused on other Fragments as well, from time to time, but eventually, he had to move on to comprehending gravity.
He focused on strengthening the other Fragments before focusing on the next one, the Fragment of Gravitational Manifestation. Like the Fragment of Spatial Manifestation, the Fragment of Gravitational Manifestation could stop others from influencing gravity.
After a couple of centuries of comprehension, Kyle noticed that the effects of the last fruit were dissipating.
'And that's it,' Kyle thought. 'I've pushed the Primordial Force Laws as far as I could within the given timeframe. Now, I have to focus on my Infused Laws.'
Kyle took a deep breath and prepared himself. He had already come up with a final plan for his Infused Laws.
The only Law that wouldn't improve was his External Complex Law. Every other Complex Law would undergo a major transformation.
Kyle dissipated all his infused Essences and gathered the Essences of his uninfused Laws.
Except for the Laws of Gravity Metal, Gravity Fire, and Gravity Wind, every other Law was present.
Kyle's eyes narrowed as he looked at his collection of Laws.
'All of these are components, and I will use every single one of them.'
'When I'm done, I will show Humanity that there's hope.'
'I will rewrite the book of Battle-Strength.'
'I will show Humanity that the ceiling of Battle-Strength in a given Realm is higher.'
'Far higher!'
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