Evolution

Unable to recover his magic, Lu Cang had to make a choice.

If he wanted to survive, he couldn't delay any longer.

He had to kill the Lord before him first!

Ice Cones were unleashed without pause!

Lu Cang didn't know how many more Ice Cones it would take to kill it.

Therefore, using all his remaining magic for offense was the optimal solution!

BOOM!

An Ice Cone spun and pierced the Giant Snake's lower jaw, drawing blood, and then exploded!

An ice burst occurred!

As the previous Ice Cone shattered, the next spinning, piercing Ice Cone stabbed into the newly opened wound!

More and more pierced!

Is this the vitality of a Lord?

So tenacious...

It's not even on the same level as the monsters before.

At least a thousand times stronger?

The lesser monsters outside, seven Fireballs could instantly kill them with just two.

How many full spells had this BOSS already taken?

If we only considered its HP, it was probably more than ten thousand times that of the lesser monsters outside...

And its attack power.

His physique would probably die from just a graze.

Magic...

It was gradually running out.

But the Giant Snake's body was still writhing.

Even though its entire head was frozen, it wasn't dead yet?

Since entering the second phase, thirty Ice Cones had been fired consecutively.

With every cast, Lu Cang had meticulously managed his magic.

Striving for maximum power with minimum magic consumption for each Ice Cone.

And under this meticulous operation.

Each Ice Cone used provided Lu Cang with 150,000 proficiency experience.

If you don't push yourself, you'll never know your limits.

But to ensure the killing power of the Ice Cones.

No matter how much he reduced magic consumption, he still had to use 2% of his magic to cast Ice Cone Technique.

Now, the Ice Cone Technique cast with 2% magic surpassed the killing power of the one cast with 3% initially.

He possessed the talent "God-Tier: Proficiency Evolution."

He could continuously improve and evolve!

But was he going to die here, at the very beginning? Die in the first dungeon he adventured into?

A surge of unwillingness welled up within him.

His magic was being squeezed dry.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

BANG!

However, an unexpected turn of events occurred once more!

The Giant Snake, which was almost frozen solid, shattered countless ice shards again!

Its rotten, broken head turned towards Lu Cang...

"Die..."

"Die!"

"Why aren't you dead!"

Lu Cang's unwillingness turned into rage. He didn't understand why it had come to this, why he was inexplicably going to die...

Why?

All his remaining magic was condensed!

"Ice Cone Technique Proficiency EXP +100,000"

Ice Cone Technique Proficiency EXP +100,000

Ice Cone Technique Proficiency EXP +100,000

Ice Cone Technique Proficiency EXP +100,000

Compress.

Compress the hardness of the Ice Cone even further, make it spin, spin faster!

It doesn't need to be a large Ice Cone, it needs to be thinner and longer!

Magic poured out continuously.

And in Lu Cang's mind, the notifications for proficiency increase kept ringing.

This time, the proficiency increase was extremely fierce.

An Ice Cone like a long needle condensed beside Lu Cang.

Under the high-speed rotation, the entire cave was filled with icy cold air.

The magic was all used up.

But it wasn't enough.

I can still over-cast! Squeeze out all my strength. If I can't kill it, I'll die anyway.

Not a single drop of the Magic Tide remained.

In its place was a void within his body.

That was the place where not a single drop of magic remained.

It was depletion...

It was nothingness...

A strong sense of dizziness washed over him!

Bang!

And in this instant!

The ice needle beside Lu Cang disappeared!

Pfft!

A long stream of blood sprayed out along with ice shards! A long pillar of blood shot towards the cave ceiling!

The Giant Snake's head was completely pierced through. Not just its head, this ice needle went straight through the hole in its head and deep into its body!

The entire body of the long snake instantly froze into an ice sculpture.

Lu Cang only saw this last scene.

His vision went black. Before he lost consciousness, he vaguely heard faint sounds in his mind.

"Magic Enhancement Technique: Magic Tide has evolved."

"You have learned: Void Magic (Tier 2) (Forbidden Art)."

"Void Magic Proficiency EXP +100,000."

"Magic Enhancement Technique: Void Magic (LV: 10) -- Auto-operates, gaining more magic from the void."

Iz pushed open the stone door and entered, catching Lu Cang who was about to fall to the ground.

He sighed softly.

"I'm sorry. If I didn't put you under pressure like this, you might not have been able to fall into a crisis. Your talent is too strong."

Iz snapped his fingers lightly.

The elements in this space once again became dense.

Iz looked at the Giant Snake before him.

"Your mission is also complete."

Clack--

"Demonic Beast Frenzy (Tier 4) (LV: 100)."

The spell was dispelled.

Boom!

The Giant Snake, frozen into an ice sculpture, turned into fine ice powder and dust, collapsing with a roar.

The actual strength of this Giant Snake wasn't that great.

It was just that Iz had used the Demonic Beast Frenzy spell, making it much stronger.

My body feels so light...

But I can still feel my body.

So warm.

Not cold at all.

Did I win?

Did I die again and get reincarnated into another world?

Lu Cang slowly opened his eyes.

What he saw was soft, emerald green long hair.

A familiar face.

Kumiloni.

Lu Cang sat up abruptly!

Instinctively on guard!

He stood on the sofa.

However, Kumiloni looked at him with a gentle smile.

"You're awake."

"Mhm, I might need to help Iz and you clear up some misunderstandings."

Lu Cang raised his right hand towards Kumiloni, his guard still up.

His voice deepened as he asked, "Misunderstandings?"

Kumiloni twirled a strand of her hair, a hint of helplessness on her face as she sighed, "Little Lu Cang, Iz didn't leave you there because he wanted to kill you."

"He did it to help you break through your magic limit."

Lu Cang's guard remained tense.

But at the same time, he observed his own physical condition.

The Magic Tide had disappeared.

The magic within him no longer surged like a tide, but was replaced by a tiny void, like a black hole.

Inside the void contained his magic.

Lu Cang couldn't feel the limit of the void, only that he could draw magic from it at any time.

And the total amount of magic...

It was about fifty times more than before.

Equivalent to over five thousand times the magic he had when he first awakened...

"See... if Iz hadn't shown you malice, you wouldn't have felt like you were in a life-or-death crisis~"

"Only when you feel despair will you push yourself to your absolute limit and unleash all your potential."

Lu Cang's body gradually relaxed a little.

"Besides, if he really wanted to kill you, he wouldn't have brought you back for me to heal..."

"Who would bring back someone who hates them to the bone?"

What Kumiloni said did make sense.

Lu Cang then noticed his body. His right hand had completely recovered, and all discomfort was gone.

Rather.

He felt his physique was even stronger than before. His previously slender frame now had some muscle.

His physical condition was much better than before he entered the dungeon.

As for his spells...

"Void Magic (LV:92)"

"Ice Cone Technique (LV:100) (Pending Evolution)"

"Fireball Technique (LV:91)"

"Wind Blade Technique (LV:86)"

"Illumination Technique (LV:55)"

"Lightning Strike Technique (LV:43)"

"Light Cross (LV:39)"

The Magic Tide had been replaced by Void Magic, and Ice Cone Technique had reached level 100, with a pending evolution notification.

Knock, knock, knock--

Just then, a knock came from the door.

Kumiloni softly said, "Please come in."

Izpalut pushed the door open and entered.