Chapter 131: Pushing the Limits
Nero sat cross-legged in the dojo, eyes fixed on the shimmering barrier before him.
The runes pulsed steadily, holding firm even after hours of maintaining the Shikigami within.
The leyline-powered storage barrier was stable. Now, it was time to push its limits.
After the previous success, he had reworked the energy filtration to accommodate longer durations.
If his technique was going to be viable for real use, it couldn't just function for an hour or two, it needed to last through an entire day at the very least.
He had set a clear goal for this experiment: twelve hours.
This time, the assigned task was more complex.
Instead of simple memory retention like copying texts, the Shikigami was given a layered set of instructions:
Perform independent magical analysis on a selection of written spells.
Recreate basic elemental formations using Onmyōdō principles.
Identify weak points in barrier inscriptions Nero had intentionally introduced into a test scroll.