In his room, Ed was staring at the Purple Fire Seal he had exchanged for.

It was a notebook with only a few dozen pages, and a small glass bottle containing bright red blood. Even through the glass, he could feel the heat slowly emanating from the blood.

Ed took a deep breath, adjusting his mindset and thoughts, and opened the notebook, beginning to read it carefully.

The main language of the Hunter world was almost identical to the one Ed had used in his previous world, and he wasn't sure why.

He speculated that perhaps long ago, someone from his world had come to the Hunter world and spread their culture and language.

Of course, this was just a guess.

The notes detailing the Purple Fire Seal were exceedingly obscure. Many of the words and sentences had multiple meanings, making them particularly hard to understand. Just reading through them gave Ed a headache.

For a Hunter who hadn't studied any sorcerer knowledge, this was undoubtedly a torment.

It took Ed the entire day to finish reading the notebook, which was only a few dozen pages long.

When he finally figured out how to learn the Purple Fire Seal, a strange expression appeared on his face. He had a strange feeling that the method for learning this Seal was somewhat similar to his Moonlight Meditation Technique.

While reading, Ed had been trying to follow the instructions in the notebook. After each step, he would pause for a moment.

It wasn't as difficult as he had imagined, and in fact, it could even be described as surprisingly simple.

The biggest difference between the Purple Fire Seal and the Moonlight Meditation Technique was that one involved a continuous absorption of energy, while the other involved a massive release of energy over a short period of time.

The way energy flowed, the internal pathways it followed, and various other aspects—all of it felt familiar to Ed.

A question formed in his mind: Was it because the Purple Fire Seal was so similar to the Moonlight Meditation Technique that he could learn it quickly and without difficulty? Or was it because the Moonlight Meditation Technique had a special quality that gave him a significant advantage in learning Seals?

Perhaps, if he had the chance in the future, he could try learning other Seals. If it was indeed the second reason, that would be fantastic!

It would mean that he could quickly master various Seals, constantly improving his strength.

A Hunter with only one Seal would be no match for a Hunter with multiple Seals. The latter would undoubtedly be far stronger!

Ed pushed down his excitement. He had nearly finished learning it. Now, the next step was the most crucial one.

Following the instructions in the notebook, Ed needed to use the blood from the glass bottle to draw the corresponding pattern on any part of his body.

This step was like gathering wood, arranging it, and then performing the most crucial act of lighting the fire.

Ed carefully poured the blood from the glass bottle, took a metal rod, dipped it into the red blood, and began drawing on his arm.

The moment the bright red blood touched his skin, Ed felt a momentary haze. It was as if his arm was on fire.

A sharp, searing pain caused Ed's body to instinctively tremble. He looked carefully at his arm and saw that it was still intact—there were no burn marks.

Ed thought to himself: Could the real suffering be here? The pattern in the notebook is incredibly complex, and it has to be completed within a certain time frame, or else it will fail.

He thought about the threats from Reve, the speculation about Dorey City, Karot's proposal to sell him as a slave, and Arya's disregard for those with poor potential.

If it weren't for his ability to practice the Moonlight Meditation Technique, he would have already become a skeleton in the fox woman's cave.

In this world, without powerful strength, you can't do anything. Who knows, maybe one day he would face a situation like Alice's.

Yes, Ed felt some fear. If someone threatened him using the lives of those he cared about, what could he do?

He remembered a saying: All suffering and mistakes stem from a lack of power.

This wasn't 100% true, because it ignored external factors and the presence of others.

However, in a situation where the world and others couldn't be changed, this saying held true.

Compared to the regret that might come in the future, the pain he was enduring now was something he could bear!

Ed took a deep breath, found some ropes, and tied his left arm. That way, even if the burning pain returned, it wouldn't affect the pattern he was drawing.

He then proceeded without hesitation, dipping the metal rod into the special blood and quickly drawing the pattern on his arm.

At this moment, Ed felt as though his arm was being burned by endless flames. The pain was indescribable.

If he had to describe it, it felt like having his arm sliced open, and then having liquid metal, heated to a molten state, slowly drip into the wound, corroding his bones and flesh with every drop.

The intense pain nearly caused Ed to lose consciousness. He gritted his teeth and continued drawing.

Three long hours later, Ed had finished drawing the complex patterns from the notebook. His entire body was drenched in sweat, his face had turned as pale as a corpse, with not a trace of color in it.

He looked at the pattern on his arm and smiled faintly.

The next step was to try releasing the Purple Fire Seal.

If he could successfully release it, it would mean that he had mastered the Purple Fire Seal!

Ed took a deep breath, slowly untied the rope from his left arm, rolled up his sleeve, and was about to move when he suddenly felt dizzy and nearly collapsed.

After a long while, Ed regained some of his strength. He moved carefully, intending to step outside to test whether he had succeeded and how powerful the Purple Fire Seal would be.

But his eyelids grew heavier, and in the next moment, he collapsed to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.

The next morning, as the warm sunlight shone on Ed's face, he slowly opened his eyes. Melissa's figure appeared in his line of sight.

Ed was a bit surprised—how did Melissa end up here?

Melissa was looking at him with a reproachful expression. She spoke up:

"Ed, are you trying to learn the Purple Fire Seal?"

Ed froze for a moment. He glanced at the notebook on the floor and the glass bottle that he hadn't yet put away. It seemed that Melissa had seen these and realized he was trying to learn the Purple Fire Seal.

Before Ed could respond, Melissa continued in a serious tone:

"I know you're eager to improve your strength, but learning the Purple Fire Seal is an extremely difficult and lengthy process. The entire Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association only has Jade who has barely managed to master it."

"His physique is unique; he can't feel pain, which is why he was able to complete the Purple Fire Seal pattern."

"Ed, you only just received the reward for discovering the ruins yesterday, and you've had the Purple Fire Seal for less than a day. Trying to draw the pattern so soon was far too reckless!"

Melissa was a bit angry. To her, Ed was incredibly important. If something happened to him, the moonbeams inside her body would no longer be able to release.

It wasn't just any random person who could replace Ed, which is why she was so concerned about him.

At that moment, Ed's voice interrupted her scolding.

"Uh, I think I've already succeeded."

Melissa froze. She stared at him with a skeptical look, furrowing her brows, clearly not believing Ed's words.

Why was Melissa so knowledgeable about the Purple Fire Seal? Because it was something she had provided to the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association.

She naturally understood the difficulty of mastering the Purple Fire Seal. Learning the entire notebook and completing the Purple Fire Seal pattern in just one day was practically impossible!

However, the expression on Ed's face showed no sign of lying, and Melissa couldn't help but ask, "Where did you draw the pattern?"

Ed raised his left arm and pulled up his sleeve.

At just one glance, Melissa was completely stunned. She quickly grabbed Ed's arm, examining the pattern on it closely. As she looked, she muttered under her breath:

"Impossible, it's absolutely impossible!"

"The pattern is wrong, the color of the pattern is wrong, why is it wrong?"

"Optimization! It's optimization! The most natural and optimal optimization, but why?"

Melissa fell into an obsessive state typical of sorcerers, as though she was staring at the most fascinating thing in the world. She continued to analyze, speaking to herself.

Without caring about Ed's reaction, Melissa immediately pulled out a notebook and began rapidly writing in it.

Ed, seeing Melissa's actions, felt confused. He looked at his arm again and noticed that the color of the pattern had changed completely since yesterday!

According to the notebook, once the Purple Fire Seal pattern was completed, it should have a reddish-purple color. But now, the color of the pattern on Ed's arm was a bluish-purple!

Had something gone wrong? Had he failed?

As Ed watched Melissa write furiously, he was about to ask her what was happening when, to his surprise, Melissa suddenly looked up at him with the same intense gaze a hunter would give to their prized prey.

She suddenly said, "Ed, your body doesn't just endure large amounts of moonbeams, it can directly absorb them, right?"

Ed froze. He had never told Melissa such a thing—how did she know?

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