New Discipline

This meant that while Mages possessed powerful souls, they also possessed powerful bodies, and their foundations were stable enough. The number of Phantom Beasts they could sustain might not surpass those prodigies of the Phantom Beast World, but it was at least around one more than ordinary Phantom Beast World cultivators.

Thus, the number of Phantom Beasts Mages needed was four to six. Of course, Magical Pets also deserved some of the credit.

Although the Mage World system greatly strengthened the soul, the Phantom Beast World had developed for so many years that it naturally possessed profound research into the need for Phantom Beasts. They were likewise strengthening their own souls. Perhaps their system was not as well suited, but the gap between them and the Mage World should not have been this great.

The most important reason Mages could sustain one more Phantom Beast than people from the Phantom Beast World lay in Magical Pets.

To Mages, a Magical Pet was essentially an external soul. Since the two souls were connected and influenced one another, a Magical Pet's soul was exceptionally powerful. Together with the advantage the Magic World held over the Phantom Beast World, it was just enough to bear an additional Phantom Beast.

Therefore, whether in the Black Witch World or the Magic World far away in another stretch of the Void, everyone had gone madly about gathering resources, resorting to every possible means.

One strange life-form after another began appearing in the Black Witch World and the Mage World. All Mage Apprentices discovered that their coursework, already heavy enough to push them to the limit, had grown heavier once more. This time, it was not merely another ear of corn added to the load—it was a boulder dropped directly onto their backs, nearly crushing some Mage