"…Phew."
Sensing the aura surrounding the pedestal finally start to wane, Ataraxia let out a faint sigh of relief as he retracted his own Intent in response.
"That took a lot more out of me than I thought," muttered the young man as he took in a deep breath, his mind briefly thinking back to the progress he made throughout the fifth trial.
Thanks to the discovery that the effects of [Perception of the Grand Origin] stacked when both he and Valyr were comprehending something at the same time, the young man was able to make great progress in his first infusion of knowledge from the pedestals.
Though, by the time he had gotten to his second infusion of knowledge, there wasn't much of an overall improvement to what he comprehended. If anything, the only thing he felt like he'd improved during his second attempt was the Intent of Tranquil Winds.