Isaac glanced around and nodded. After observing everyone carefully, he was very pleased with their progress.
Smith and Rona went without saying. Both had successfully advanced to the Fourth Tier through the Boundless Tower, and their foundations were solid. Even Smith, who lagged slightly behind, merely lacked a little combat experience. That was no major issue.
After all, he was no longer a knight. In essence, he was now a dragon in human form, and dragons, as higher magical beings, were rather similar to witches: they awakened corresponding abilities upon advancing.
What pleasantly surprised Isaac was Lapis Lazuli and the other familiars who had remained in the Real World.
Although they were all still at the Third Tier, the changes in them were obvious at a glance. Their auras had grown much stronger. The Holy Master had the strongest aura, followed by Magic Eye Soren (the Three-Eyed Goblin), then Lapis Lazuli, and finally Little Mouse.
Yes, the Holy Master and Magic Eye Soren had both come from behind to surpass Lapis Lazuli and Little Mouse.
There was little to explain about those two. One relied on plundering the power of Dimensional Demon Gods, and after advancing to the Third Tier, the power he obtained from them had improved considerably in both quality and quantity. The other had become a wizard through astonishing intelligence that transcended his race, so his combat strength was naturally formidable.
By comparison, Isaac had stolen Lapis Lazuli's power from the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood. Although both involved stealing divine spirit power, her situation was far more complicated than the Holy Master's. The Holy Master only needed Isaac's help to prepare a ritual when he finally seized the power outright—in other words, when he defaulted on his debt. Until then, he could borrow power