Chapter 10

Arthur felt a feeling of euphoria wash over his body. He had finally awakened his element. Finally, his dream of two lives has been fulfilled.Slowly, he tried to connect to the element he had awakened. Immediately, he felt a suction force, and in the next moment, he felt himself floating in a vast space.This vast space is the realm of consciousness. In this space, every person who awakens their element can see, observe, and even connect with their element.As Arthur was floating in the realm of consciousness, he found a huge ball of light hovering in the middle of his consciousness. It is a huge ball of milky white light that is hovering like a sun in space.Normally, any person who awakens an element will have their element in various forms, and we can measure the affinity of the element by the size of that said form.Normally, the lowest affinity will be the size of a giant boulder, and the highest will be the size of a huge asteroid, at least according to Arthur's knowledge of the elements.But this ball of light is as huge as a planet suspended in space. In front of it, Arthur felt like a speck of dust. Looking at this huge ball of light, Arthur felt an unknown feeling well up inside him.This ball is his element. This represents his power and, technically, his future potential. Looking at it, Arthur started laughing foolishly with a toothy grin on his face. As he was admiring his element, he suddenly felt a suction force on his body from the side.This is his consciousness. So there should be nothing in here except him and his element, so why is he feeling a suction force? Realizing that there was something else, he followed the force and went in that direction.As he was following the direction of force, he noticed a speck of silver light far in the distance. As he came closer, he finally saw the source of the suction force.It is a huge silver hole suspended in space. It is like a huge black hole only in silver colour.Normally, every element a person awakens will be denoted by a color.Usually red for fire, blue for water, and green for plants; gold for light; black for darkness; gray for air; and brown for earth elements. Every element is denoted by a color, and silver is also denoted by a specific element.An element so rare and arguably considered one of the most powerful elements, Space.Even though every element is powerful, some elements stand above others, but the drawback of awakening these elements is also a problem.The drawback is nothing but the difficulty of practicing and thereby achieving the next level. Space is one such element.It is considered a powerful element, but it also has the reputation of being one of the most difficult elements to practice.There are many times in history where people awakened this element but were not able to reach far in their journeys. But even then, any person who awakened this element is considered heaven's gifted in the eyes of common people.Looking at the huge silver hole suspended in space, Arthur realized that he had awakened a second element, and this second element is none other than the famous space element.Looking at the silver-abyss-like thing, Arthur remembered the words Seraph said before leaving. "There is a surprise for you, which you will discover at the time of awakening."This surprise is none other than space element affinity. Celestial light, or Neolight, is something that is of the power of creation. Even angels themselves are not able to control it, as it stands even above them. But angels themselves are powerful and are also technically the administrators of this universe. So Seraph was able to give Arthur the affinity of space as a boon.Looking at the silvery abyss, Arthur muttered, "This is an amazing gift indeed," saying that he started laughing. Now he is a proud dual-element magician, one of the rarest and strongest in the world. And also, even his two elements are the strongest elements in the world.After he looked at the elements until he was satisfied, Arthur exited his consciousness and opened his eyes to the real world. Anyone can exit their consciousness realm with just a thought.As he observed around, everyone was still seated and checking out their elements and mana core.Arthur then thought of his mana core. Last time, his mana core was a little problematic, but this time, as he observed his mana core, he got a pleasant surprise.Not only is his mana core perfectly all right, it is also four times bigger than a normal awakened core.Everyone is usually born with a mana core, which is awakened at their time of awakening. Some people normally have less mana than others, whereas some people will have a bigger core than the rest.Usually, people who have a bigger core than others are considered more talented. Most of the nobles have a bigger core than common people. Some say it is because their ancestors have reached far higher levels of cultivation.Looking at his mana core, which is four times bigger than normal, Arthur felt happy because it usually means that they are more talented than the others of the same level.Well, if both you and your opponent are at the same level, then automatically the person who has more mana will have an advantage over the other.The bishop, seeing everyone had finally awakened, started speaking again. "Everyone who has awakened slowly forms a queue and comes to the front. We have another test waiting for you."Hearing him, everyone formed a queue and started marching to the front.At the front, there are two large glass balls, which were kept in the middle of the stage. These two balls help identify the element of the person and also the affinity of the said person for that element.Arthur also followed others and slowly joined the queue.