Growth in Strength

A fulfilling life makes time seem to fly by.

Although it felt like only Saine had reunited with Lina, they had actually spent nearly two years in the Trial Zone of the Knight Continent.

Over the course of two years, both Saine and Lina have seen significant improvements in their stats.

The gains were mostly in materials and specimens.

Thankfully, Saine had a Bixi- gifted Space Conch; otherwise, with him and Lina being two research fanatics, the storage capacity of their Space Equipment wouldn't have been enough for them.

Over the past two years, Saine's physical condition has improved the fastest.

It's possible that the environment of the Knight Continent itself is more suitable for organisms to undergo passive evolution.

It's also possible that the red potions made by Saine were potent enough.

So much so that in just two years, Saine's physical attributes were almost catching up with his Mental Strength and Magic Power.

You should know that Saine is a pure Mage!

It's just that Lina suffers because she has to endure Saine's torment every now and then.

Saine had also considered using the Azure Fire Body Tempering technique to enhance Lina's physique, since he had previously achieved considerable success with the Construct Master Yuli.

But in the end, Saine didn't use that tactic on Lina.

The Azure Fire Body Tempering is not something an ordinary person can endure. Lina is his wife, not a slave like Yuli.

Saine had no intention of hurting Lina.

Even for Lina, who is an elemental Mage, body tempering doesn't offer that much benefit.

Unlike Saine, she did not inherit the secrets of the Azure Fire Element.

If Lina is going to go to such lengths to improve her physique just for the sake of sex, she might as well use that time and energy to study magic.

"Hmph, I'll try it on you again once my Dark Element Body is fully developed," the petite Lina snorted.

Lina's Dark Element Body is very similar to the Azure Fire Body Ablaze that Saine is becoming increasingly proficient in.

These are all Level-1 Magician attempting to master special abilities comparable to the Elemental True Body of Second-Level Magician.

Whether it's Saine's Azure Fire Body or Lina's Dark Element Body, once they reach their peak, it will undoubtedly make their future attempts to become Second-Level Magician much smoother.

Every visionary Mage will make certain plans for their future development.

Whether it's the Dark Element Body or Saine's Azure Fire Body, they are merely stages in their growth path.

It has been almost three years since Saine entered the Knight Continent.

Over the past three years, Saine's Mental Strength and Magic Power power values have steadily approached the 300 mark.

Such rapid growth cannot possibly last.

Because the path of cultivation generally becomes increasingly difficult as you progress.

Even though Saine's passion for exploring the Truth and mastering knowledge has not diminished, there is a limit to how fast his strength can grow.

Not to mention, magical research is not always 100% fruitful. →

For example, two months ago, Saine had a sudden inspiration to research the fusion of Necromancy Element and Fire Element, but the experiment ultimately ended in failure.

On the contrary, his experiment, by analogy, provided Lina, who was beside him, with other research ideas.

Based on the past patterns of opening the Knight Continent, Level 1 Knight and Mage can stay on the Knight Continent for an average of more than ten years.

Level 2 requires 20 to 30 years, while Level 3 can last 30 to 40 years.

As for those who can stay for a full hundred years, neither Saine nor Lina have ever heard of such a person. It is estimated that only those powerful Wizard World of level four or above who participate in the trials have that level of ability.

Saine wasn't greedy; he felt that staying on the Knight Continent for twenty years would be enough.

Before leaving, he believed that if his Mental Strength and Magic Power energy levels reached over 500 points, he would have met his expectations.

Of course, the apparent values of Mental Strength and Magic Power are secondary.

Even after leaving the Knight Continent, this kind of patient, meticulous work will give Saine plenty of time to meditate and improve.

"Boom!" The dull thud of a heavy object hitting the ground echoed around.

A nearly seven-meter-tall Iron-Backed Black Ape finally collapsed to its knees under the relentless energy attacks.

Streaks of red and green Elemental Flame, like ropes, coiled around it.

The Iron-Backed Black Ape, which had reached the first level of Life Level, tried several times to stand up again, but each time it fell back down heavily after a painful roar.

Only on his dark chest muscles, more and more dark bloodstains seeped out.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" One after another, Dark Energy Ball were released from Lina's hands in the sky.

During this time, Saine had already begun planning to make a Magic Staff for Lina.

He has a lot of rare resources at his disposal, but not many that can completely satisfy Saine.

For example, the eyeball of the Owl-Eyed Elk that Saine gave to Lina before is a good main material for the Magic Staff head.

But Saine still didn't like that thing. If he had a choice, he would prefer to use a treasure comparable to the Azure Fire Heart as the head of Lina's Magic Staff.

However, this is obviously impossible.

This level of treasure is something that Saine cannot obtain at this stage.

Could it be that he can go to a level 5 creature and extract some crystal from it?

At this moment, Lina maintained her tall and dashing figure.

Lina's long, black hair flew through the air behind her as powerful Dark Element energy orbs shot out one after another from Lina hands.

In the realm of magical application, Lina is far more talented than Saine in some aspects.

For example, she used her own hair to increase her absorption of Element Power from the surrounding environment.

This can be considered a way of using Lina's Element Body, which is a different elemental mystery from Saine's Azure Fire Body.

With the combined efforts of the two well-coordinated Level-1 Magician, Saine and Lina, the angry roars of the Iron-Backed Black Ape gradually subsided.

Instead, there were low moans and whimpers, as if begging for mercy.

This huge creature, Saine and Lina have been chasing it for almost a week.

The opponent not only possessed exaggerated physical strength, but also agility that did not match its strong and tall physique.

Now that the battle is finally nearing its end, both Saine and Lina breathed a sigh of relief.

Under Saine's control, a diamond-shaped flame erupted from the tip of the Azure Fire Heart Magic Staff in his hand.

The fiery blade was aimed directly at the Iron-Backed Black Ape's brow.

The once arrogant and ferocious Iron-Backed Black Ape, upon sensing the approach of death, revealed a hint of human-like pleading and fear in its deep black pupils.

Unfortunately, Saine is not the kind of person who would be soft-hearted.

Even in Saine's right arm, there is still a faint throbbing pain.

His right arm is likely broken, probably from the struggle he had with the Iron-Backed Black Ape when he activated his Azure Fire Body Ablaze state.

This guy is incredibly strong; at least among level one creatures, Saine has never seen one stronger than him.

"Sizzle!" The fiery blade, infused with the Azure Fire Element, pierced directly through the Iron-Backed Black Ape's brow.

A stream of red and white brain matter gushed out from beneath Saine.

The Iron-Backed Black Ape's struggles grew fainter and fainter as its brain was pierced.

Just as Saine was about to call on Lina to deal with the big guy, he suddenly felt a violent elemental tremor coming from the western part of the jungle.

"What happened there?" Saine couldn't help but gaze westward into the distance.