Linley and Bebe's First Meeting

After leaving the Andrew Family estate, Liewen returned directly to Welin Warrior Academy.

He was already a 6th-Level Warrior and could apply to graduate from the academy. However, he had nowhere else to stay for the time being, so he was in no hurry and remained at the academy.

At Welin Warrior Academy, one could graduate upon reaching the level of a 6th-Level Warrior. Those who had not become 6th-Level Warriors by the age of thirty would be forcibly expelled.

Although Liewen had accepted the letter of recommendation Joseph gave him, he had no intention of using it.

The military was not free. He still needed to witness Linley's rise, and joining the army would make it inconvenient for him to act.

In a few months, Linley would meet Bebe. During this time, Liewen planned to cultivate at the academy.

Spring passed into autumn, and the time of Linley and Bebe's meeting drew near.

The original novel had not specified the exact date, but fortunately, the system provided a countdown.

When there were two days left in the countdown, Liewen set out early for Wushan Town.

In the rear courtyard of the Baruch Clan estate.

Linley was cleaning the clan ancestral hall.

After finishing, Linley closed the ancestral hall's doors and prepared to practice magic.

Suddenly, he frowned, having heard an unusual sound.

The sound came from the courtyard of an old house.

Linley quietly made his way to the courtyard entrance and looked inside.

"What is that?" Linley's eyes widened at once.

In the courtyard, a black rat nearly twenty centimeters long was gnawing on a piece of broken stone.

"Witnessed Linley meeting Bebe. Potential enhancement attempts +1."

"Liewen Andrew."

"Strength: 6th-Level Warrior."

"Potential: Saint Realm Peak."

"Potential enhancement attempts: 1."

Liewen, who had been lying in wait nearby, successfully witnessed the scene and gained another potential enhancement attempt.

Liewen used the attempt, and his potential information updated once more.

"Potential: Saint Realm Limit."

Having achieved his goal, Liewen did not linger and quietly left the Baruch estate.

Meanwhile, Linley was discussing with Doehring Cowart in the Coiling Dragon Ring how to tame Bebe.

Bebe was the second God-Slaying Rat in the Coiling Dragon World, a supreme Divine Beast that could become a Lowgod upon reaching adulthood.

He would become Linley's lifelong companion and experience countless life-and-death moments alongside him.

Bebe's parents were both 9th-Level Magical Beasts. Back then, the reason the earth-style Saint Magus Rudy and the Starry Sky Sword Saint Tylong fought in Wushan Town was to seize Bebe's parents.

To protect his wife and child, Bebe's father died first at Tylong's hands. Bebe's mother fled to Wushan Town and hid Bebe in the rear courtyard of the Baruch Clan estate, then tried to lure Tylong away, only to encounter Rudy.

With a wolf ahead and a tiger behind, Bebe's mother was captured by Tylong.

But Tylong could not defeat Rudy. In the end, Tylong chose to kill Bebe's mother so that Rudy would not get her either.

And so, Bebe, who had been left behind at the Baruch Clan estate, met Linley.

After leaving Wushan Town, Liewen followed the system's prompt. The next witness opportunity would come about a month later, when Linley passed the magic test and entered Ernst Institute.

Ernst Institute was named after Ernst, the legendary Pope of the Radiant Church, and was the number one magic academy on the Yulan Continent.

There, Linley would meet three close brothers and the love of his life.

"After the next enhancement, my potential should reach the God Realm, right?" Liewen was looking forward to it.

Rather than returning to Welin Warrior Academy, Liewen first made a trip to Fenlai City.

He planned to buy some medicinal herbs for medicinal baths.

For a warrior's cultivation, the body was crucial. The stronger the body, the faster one could cultivate battle qi.

Medicinal baths were an excellent way to improve physical strength. The medicinal properties of herbs stimulated the bones and muscles throughout the body, accelerating the awakening of one's physical potential.

Liewen had rarely taken medicinal baths before, because they could only awaken potential, not increase it.

His original potential had only been that of a 7th-Level Warrior. No matter how many medicinal baths he took, their effects would be limited and not cost-effective.

But things were different now. His potential had risen to the level of a Saint Realm Limit expert, and he had a great deal of potential awaiting excavation and awakening.

Welin Warrior Academy was one of the top warrior academies in the Fenlai Kingdom. It possessed many medicinal bath formulas, and Liewen purchased herbs according to one of them.

"Lingxin Grass... Blood Orchid... Essence Blood of a Fifth-rank Magical Beast, the Cloud-Patterned Tiger..."

After making all his purchases, Liewen had only five gold coins left.

Over the years, Liewen had lived frugally and saved some gold coins from the living expenses Joseph gave him.

Otherwise, he could not have afforded these herbs.

Five gold coins was not a small amount to ordinary people. An ordinary person could only earn twenty or thirty gold coins in a year of work.

But for Liewen, five gold coins would not last long.

He was a 6th-Level Warrior. Warriors often underwent high-intensity physical training, and his appetite was far greater than that of ordinary people.

Moreover, after his potential increased, Liewen's training intensity had become greater than before, and his consumption had also risen. Five gold coins would barely cover a month's food.

After the next witness opportunity, I'll make a trip to the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Liewen calculated inwardly.

With his current strength, he could hunt some low-level magical beasts in the outer regions of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Magical beasts of the third rank and above possessed Magical Crystal Cores that could be sold for money.

Liewen returned to Welin Warrior Academy with the herbs he had bought.

There was no place in the dormitory to take medicinal baths, but the academy had dedicated facilities for them. After all, it was a warrior academy; this was basic equipment.

After returning to the academy, Liewen did not immediately take a medicinal bath. Instead, he began strength training.

Medicinal baths were most effective after one had trained to complete exhaustion.

Two hours later, Liewen, drenched in sweat, dragged his exhausted body toward the academy's medicinal bath facilities.

The dedicated medicinal bath facility at Welin Warrior Academy was a large domed building divided into many rooms. Each room contained a large pool with pipes that supplied hot water.

Liewen entered through the main doors, collected a numbered token at the front desk, and found the corresponding room.

Liewen tossed the herbs into the pool. The herbs he had bought this time were enough for several medicinal baths.

He turned on the water supply, and scalding hot water poured from the pipes. Before long, the pool was full.

The medicinal liquid in the pool was an emerald green.

Liewen immersed his entire body in the pool, and his body, drained to the limit, began greedily absorbing the medicinal power in the water.

Liewen felt a wave of numbness throughout his body. His muscles trembled slightly beyond his control as he circulated the Light Battle Qi within him, accelerating his absorption of the medicinal power and strengthening his body.

Several months had passed since he became a 6th-Level Warrior. During those months, he had never slacked off, and his strength had improved considerably. He felt that he was not far from becoming a 7th-Level Warrior.

Liewen immersed himself in cultivation.

Over the following month, Liewen cultivated wholeheartedly at the academy. High-intensity strength training combined with medicinal baths allowed him to advance rapidly.

Finally, on the day before Linley's magic test, Liewen broke through once more.