Soul-rending advances, the World Explorer Association, a third-ring Elemental Pool, and another physique upgrade!

P.S. I was so swamped last night that I forgot to update!

In a slightly dim room.

Ian sat in the center, his mental power spreading unconsciously. Suddenly, a second stream of mental power spread out.

It had the same aura as Ian, yet carried a slightly different feel.

"Is this soul-rending?"

Ian sensed the mental space within him.

In the empty mental space, Ian's primary mental body occupied the center like a silver moon.

But beneath that silver moon was another, smaller silver moon, only about a tenth the size of the core.

This was the mental power he had split off through soul-rending.

"It's clearly all my mental power, yet it feels as though I've gained another brain."

Ian found it hard to describe such a complicated sensation.

But...

Ian's breathing slowed gently. The next instant, both masses of mental power began working at once, each operating a different spell.

Two independent mental power models formed within him.

There was no conflict whatsoever.

It was simply inconceivable.

Even though Ian was a second-ring wizard whose control over mental power had already reached an astonishing level, this was actually difficult even for him.

He had cast large numbers of spells before, but he had essentially cast them one after another. They had merely seemed simultaneous because they were instantaneous casts, but there had actually still been tiny intervals between them.

But this time.

Two Sorcery Models appeared within Ian simultaneously.

The next instant.

The models activated.

A wisp of flame and a cluster of ice spikes appeared before Ian at the same time, reflected in his left and right eyes respectively.

Ian's breathing quickened.

"The Black Wizard Codex really is a top-tier secret wizard art."

Ian could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

Two mental bodies held tremendous