After a brief moment of joy, Ronan gradually calmed down, continuing to ponder over the mysterious rune that kept shattering and reassembling in his hand.
"This rune is too profound and mysterious; at present, I have only grasped a smattering of its essence. There’s still room for refinement and enhancement."
Moreover, Ronan noticed something.
"The combination of ’Spatial Stasis’ + ’Space Shattering’ is not only confined to the application of Metal Magic."
He could possibly add these two characteristics to the other two Soul Seals as well.
Particularly the [Frozen Tundra Soil] Seal.
"The stronger and more Solid the spatial structure is, the more powerful the energy of Space Shattering will be after its breaking..."
"Like... the more solid a Mirror is, the sharper its shattered edges will be when broken..."
The first occurrence Ronan thought of from this spell principle was his own Ice Cold Domain.
How could two Second-order Metal mirrors, silverized, compare to a Domain that forms a "Mirror"?
"If I could construct the Ice Cold Domain and then transform the entire Domain into a ’Mirror’ and shatter it..."
Ronan’s eyes flickered, "How terrifying would the resulting power of Space Shattering be?!"
But one day, he would witness it with his own eyes.
Ronan was already preparing to start optimizing and modifying the [Frozen Tundra Soil] Seal.
As expected when he opened his character panel, there was indeed a slight regression in his Strength progress.
The already solidified Soul Seals aren’t immutable, and altering them leads to outcomes like Ronan was now facing—diminished soul power, weakened spiritual power.
Because this act would consume a large amount of soul power, causing the soul to "weaken" temporarily.
This was not the first time that Ronan had experienced this; he had repeatedly "retouched" the solidified [Silverization] Seal within the Ascetic Tower, and each modification period meant experiencing this kind of "weakness", which would recover after some time.
It’s just that his soul power is already not enough to reach a Level 3 Wizard, and now it has become even further out of reach.
However, compared to the future’s might, these minor "side effects" are truly negligible.
He carefully preserved the mysterious rune he held and glanced upwards at the scenery before him again.
The once beautiful and serene small garden had vanished without a trace, leaving only a pitch-black void in front of him.
None of the additional Secret Realm Spaces that Ronan had envisioned behind the garden appeared.
Perhaps it could have been a corridor, or the living quarters of the garden’s owner...
No further areas formed after the Garden Secret Realm shattered—it was a completely independent Secret Realm Space, on the brink of decay.
And the reason it hasn’t completely faded until now... is due to a mysterious Spatial Energy supporting this tottering space "shell".
A clump of silver-white light.
Filled with an incredibly rich concentration of Spatial Energy.
Just like the silver glow that had enveloped the mysterious shattering rune before.
It floated silently in the center of the void, becoming the sole light source dispelling the surrounding darkness.
Ronan’s gaze flickered slightly as he slowly approached the orb of light.
When he got close to the orb, he saw what was inside and his expression froze for a moment.
Ronan blinked, reaching out and grasping the entire orb of light.
He thought that the twisted, transparent humanoid form inside contained the "Key" to escape the Palace’s Garden Maze, but he was wrong—it was just a rune.
He thought there was no other layer beyond the Garden Maze.
It seems he was wrong again.
After the total shattering of the Garden Secret Realm, a real "Key" appeared before him.
A silver key that looked no different from the common ones paired with door locks, made of brass.
The size of a palm, its material was peculiar, resembling silver, yet more transparent than silver and containing indescribably rich Space Energy Particles.
"This is a key forged from some kind of Space attribute material!"
Ronan’s expression shook with excitement.
Space attribute material!
Just this alone made the "Key" shaped object in his hand an extremely precious treasure.