"The name of the book is a bit weird."

  | During this test, the user's age will not increase and will not die as a result of injuries. |

  Another strange condition in the test, as if it were a test of talent and skill in addition to mental stability. A truly gruesome test no matter how much Maximus thought about it.

  He turned the front page after failing to move the book out of position. Dozens of strange techniques existed within it, one page for each technique at best. The book was also thick having at least two thousand pages...

  'What the hell is this? Should I learn at least a thousand techniques? I can't imagine how long it would take to do this.'

  Maximus was on the verge of collapse in this hopeless situation. Although he is a seven-circle magician, he is in an unenviable position.

  He had no choice but to give it a chance, so he read the second page carefully.

  {This book is my best masterpiece and the product of my experience and the information I have gathered over the course of my life. You, who read this book, will get knowledge that you never imagined it existed before. Take advantage of my legacy and achieve what I could not.}

  He read on and moved on to the next page, the content of which was not promising in any way. He realized here that this test will take an eon in the fullest sense of the word.

  {Before construction is demolition, and before construction of an edifice, everything must be demolished and started again to build a solid foundation. Before learning any of the techniques in this book, you have to destroy the foundations of your training so far to start from scratch. Just as grasses grow from ashes and flowers after winter, the ascension to the top begins with returning to the origin.}

  Maximus almost cried after reading this, this could last for a year, for five years or even for ten.

  He sat on the floor and began to dispel the rings of magic that he spent his life building one by one until there was nothing left. After doing this, he returned to the level of a five-year-old child.

  Recalling the description of the first technique in the book, it talked about how to move and manipulate mana without having a storage source. This task was more difficult than it seemed, as moving the mana in general depends on linking it to the mana of the user's body in order to control it, which he will not be able to do now.

  After reading the technique over and over again, it gradually became clear and confusion began to unfold.

  Behind each technique is a goal, either clear or hidden. The goal of these was: {Before you become a Mana master, you have to familiarize yourself with the Mana. You should make it listen to you without forcing it.}

  Once he realized the goal, he was sure of how he can succeed

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  He mastered the first technique within two days, then moved on to the second. It talked about strange ways to store mana and allow the capacity to increase many fold. The second and third techniques were complementary as one describes the storage method while the other describes the absorption method.

  .........

  He then continued to learn the techniques mentioned in the book one by one, from magic spells to martial arts and then curses and healing techniques. It was followed by the methods of chemistry and mechanics. The content of the book surrounded various fields without exceptions and Maximus continued to learn them one by one.

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  Week... Month... Three months... Year... Five years... Twenty years... Forty years...

  'Finally completed the last technique in this damn book, fifty years have passed and I have been in this pure white ominous room. Can I leave now?'

  | Challenger is verified... 5...16...34...58...82...98...100%, the challenger met the conditions for completing this test. |

  'I can't wait to go back, I hated seeing these walls all the time. Hurry up, system.'

  | The challenger's score is being calculated... The applicant took less than the previous record time, and convenient rewards are offered within five seconds. |

  'What is the prize? Even these techniques are a precious treasure, I wouldn't be upset even if there were no prizes.'

  | The award has been presented, please check the last page of the book to find out what the award is. |

  Maximus returned to the book holder and turned the pages until he reached the last page. It was strange, he had previously inspected it and it was just a blank page.

  For now, the page is still blank. Maximus continued to stare at it for a few seconds, and words from an unknown language written in blood unfolded out of nowhere, as if someone were writing them in real time. Maximus was amazed at his ability to understand it so clearly.

  {You who read this page have come to an end. The truth of this world will be revealed before you.}

  A strange glow of words came out as soon as the last one appeared and Maximus felt a severe pain in his head, as if someone had entered his head by force and began to jam the information.

  Maximus held on to the book holder and continued to read the scripture as the pain gradually began to decrease.

  {Power has a price to pay sooner or later, whether you like it or not. You have now gained an incomparable power, so you have to pay a heavy price. You will remain an observer who only watches, unable to intervene to save his world from its inevitable fate, your eternal nightmare has begun.}

  [Your eternal nightmare has begun; I have given you a little extra gift: it is a single-use time travel spell. Good luck in enjoying the destruction of your world.]

  A different voice from the usual automated voice, as if it were the voice of a real person talking to him. Maximus did not have time to think about what and who the owner of the voice was after he read about the inevitable destruction of his world. He was also able to see the structure of the ruins and opening the doors and locks, and he hurried to leave without looking behind him once...

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  'How much I hate you, O ruins, and indeed abhor you. How long has it been here for me?'

  Maximus passed between the rooms by forcing the doors to open and hurriedly crossed the rooms towards the last room.

  | System malfunction... Doors can't be locked... Try to regain control... The operation failed. |

  'Shut up, you voice. I don't want to hear you again.'

  | The intruder is trying to control the system... Resistance. It failed....... End....... |

  When he thought about it, the sound was very similar to the sound he heard when he walked through the gate yesterday.

  'In the end, they're related. My guess was correct.'

  He entered the last room and recalled the suffering he went through. Bearing fifty years in this limited place between four white walls.

  The book was in its usual place, the book of knowledge in the same place on the stand.

  'Come to me.'

  Maximus reached out to the book, the book that had not budged in the past by a hair from its place moved and flew towards Maximus' hand.

  'So I could have done this in the past? I was hasty in my overwhelming desire to return.'

  The heavenly magician opened the book to check its content if there was a change in it... The entire content disappeared as if it had never existed before.

  'Is this another of your tricks, anonymous? It seemed to have been a waste of time.'

  The book turned completely black, as if devoured by shadows and began to dissipate through Maximus' left hand. Maximus waited for the process to end in the hope that something would change the book or his body.

  [Knowledge book transfer process completed, remaining information is being revealed.]

  Finally something different happened with Maximus as he was expecting except that it was even higher than his expectations...