Chapter 600
Aurora has never shown any vulnerability; she has always been like a little sun—cheerful, optimistic... well, even a little 'violent' at times.
Aside from certain scenes on the Sky Screen, Fang Ming rarely saw Aurora in a vulnerable state.
But now, Aurora finally possesses a maturity befitting her age.
She was like a bewildered teenage girl, crying, confused, and unsure of where to go next.
Fang Ming's gaze lingered on the red-haired girl for a long time.
After a while, he suddenly said to Aurora:
"Watch."
"Huh?"
Aurora looked up, puzzled, only to find that Fang Ming's image had vanished, replaced by the Magical Girl Xiao Bai.
The silver-haired little girl stood in front of Aurora, her silver hair fluttering behind her even without wind.
Holding the scythe in both hands, she stood the long-handled scythe upright on the ground and whispered to Aurora:
"This is Shining Form 1."
As the girl spoke, her magical power suddenly erupted, but the power was surprisingly gentle, and its aura steadily covered the surroundings.
The girl's appearance had also changed at this moment.
The unknown military uniform on his body became slightly more ornate, with silver magical patterns blooming on his body like flowers on the clothes.
This is Xiao Bai's Shining Form.
Aurora had seen it before, but what she didn't understand was why Xiao Bai wanted to reveal its Shining Form here.
"This is..."
"Next up is Shining Form 2."
Before Aurora could ask any questions, the girl interrupted her, and a massive surge of magical power erupted from her body once again.
Aurora's pupils contracted upon hearing this, and her gaze towards Xiao Bai was filled with surprise.
Shine... Form 2?
Xiao Bai... wasn't she only able to activate Shining Form 1? When did she unlock her advanced form?!
Aurora looked blank.
And under Aurora's watchful gaze, Xiao Bai's body changed once again.
Her body grew, from a little girl to a slightly older young woman.
Although there's still a difference in height compared to when she shrunk, at least she no longer looks like a child.
Suddenly, the clothes she was wearing changed from black to pure white.
No... it wasn't sudden. It was the silver patterns that appeared on her clothing when she activated her Shining Form. Those patterns covered and spread, completely reweaving the Magical Armament on Xiao Bai's body.
The woven Magical Armament is pure white, appearing almost sacred.
At that moment, silver chains also appeared behind Xiao Bai. The chains connected side by side and merged to form a pair of silver wings behind Xiao Bai.
In that instant, the girl seemed like an angel from mythology.
Pure, beautiful... it unconsciously inspires fascination and worship.
This is Xiao Bai's Shining Form 2.
That's right, Fang Ming has successfully activated Shining Form 2 in that virtual world.
Furthermore, Fang Ming already knew the plot of the next few episodes.
After all, it was something he had personally experienced.
However... those episodes haven't been released yet.
Aurora was unaware of Fang Ming's past; she was still in shock.
She stared at Fang Ming with wide eyes, her voice trembling as she asked:
"M-Uncle... how did you suddenly learn how to activate Shining 2? How... how did you do that!?"
"Want to learn?" A mischievous smile spread across Xiao Bai's face. "I'll teach you."
She tilted her head and smiled at Aurora.
Looking at that familiar smile, Aurora suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.
She suddenly remembered that her first encounter with the older man had started with him teaching her fighting techniques.
Thinking about it this way, Aurora suddenly relaxed for some reason.
She bowed deeply to Xiao Bai and said loudly:
"Then I'll have to leave it to you, Coach!!"
The Aurora incident was just a side story.
But actually, apart from Aurora, the Magical Girls who haven't activated Shining 2 or Shining Form also have some psychological issues to varying degrees.
However, these are all minor issues. Given time, Fang Ming will be able to resolve them all.
Therefore, the focus is not on these Magical Girls right now.
It was Fang Ming himself who was the problem.
In that world where the course of history was fixed, Fang Ming experienced a lot as Tsukinomiya Yuki. He learned about Tsukinomiya Yuki's inner journey and what she was thinking under those circumstances.
Of course, none of these are Fang Ming's biggest gains.
Fang Ming's biggest gain, of course, was the 'Shining 2' game he had been longing for.
"... As expected, if both sides reach the Pillar Rank together, the Magic Source Skill will upgrade to LV5... But I didn't expect that upgrading from LV5 to LV6 would require five million experience points..."
"Five million... So, the Demon Lord's magic power level is over five million?"
Fang Ming made guesses about the Demon Lord's strength.
With 100,000 experience points of magical power, one can reach LV5, which is the standard for the Pillar Rank. Based on Fang Ming's previous estimate of the Pillar Rank strength...
Pillar Rank Demons's strength should be between 100,000 and 500,000.
Fang Ming thought that if the experience required to level up was increased tenfold, then going from LV5 to LV6 would only require a million at most.
Although Overlord Demons is called Commander Rank demon, its actual magic power level should be within the LV5 range.
However, their magical power must be over 500,000, which is why they are Commander Rank.
However, it seems that the maximum strength of Commander Rank character can be increased to five million!
Five million... that's no small sum.
Even if Fang Ming continuously activates his Shining Form, his current magical power is only a few hundred thousand at most.
My combat power is 530,000.
... Fang Ming couldn't even afford 530,000.
"But... if it's the next form... it should be fine, right...?"
Fang Ming looked at his skill bar and muttered to himself.
After activating the Shining 2 form, as expected, a new skill (???) appears after the Shining 2 form's skills.
If Lesos is right, then this skill...
Without a doubt, this is the so-called 'Liberation Form'.
That is, the Final Form of Magical Girls!
Volume 6 <Magic Autumn> Season 4: Chapter 641 You admit it, right?
According to Lesos's deductions, and the records left to Lesos by the First-Generation Magical Girls.
The Magical Girls's Shining Form is actually her initial form.
To give an example.
If an ordinary human being is equivalent to a newborn baby, then becoming Magical Girls is equivalent to becoming an 'adult'.
Activating the Shining Form is equivalent to this adult transforming into a warrior.
Shining 2's form is that of an elite special forces soldier.
Normally, this is the limit for an average person.
Although described as 'ordinary people,' Magical Girls are by no means ordinary people.
Therefore, Magical Girls will have an unprecedented ultimate form after this.
Liberation Form.
Unleash your full power, unleash all your potential, and elevate your strength to the absolute limit!
This is equivalent to elite special forces soldiers being injected with gene-enhancing drugs.
And...
The potential of this gene serum... is limitless!
Unlocking the Liberation Form should be the ultimate goal for all Magical Girls, but unfortunately, apart from the original leader, no one has ever unlocked this form.
Not to mention the Liberation Form, even Shining 2 was only activated by the original team.
Even the fourth generation, which Lesos belonged to, only activated Shining 1.
"... On the bright side, at least after Shining 3, there won't be another Shine 4."
Fang Ming thought to himself, amusing himself.
He called the Shining Form Shining 1, the advanced Dawn Mode Shining 2, and the final Liberation Form Shining 3.
Although... it sounds cheap, at least this way it's easy to understand.
It's better than having to shout "I want to activate Shining Form: Dawn Mode and Activate Liberation Form" every time I want to activate a new form.
A simple "Shining 3" will solve everything.
As for where the inspiration for this name came from...
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However, Shining 3 is probably the limit. It's impossible that in Xiao Qiu's generation, they could really break through the limit and create a new form like Shine 4...
This isn't the set of the movie "Dragon ○" next door.
Although the Shining 2 form has been activated, Fang Ming still has no clue how to Liberation Form.
This cannot be achieved by simply perceiving emotions; at this point, the power of idealism has actually reached its limit.
To go further, one must focus on the very core of magic.
"The Source of Magic... is that it?"
Fang Ming narrowed his eyes as he stared at the LV5 level Magic Source Skill.
Ultimately, even though Fang Ming has experienced at least ten episodes of the story in the 'Illusory World,' he still hasn't figured out what the Magic Source really is.
The Source of Magic... the origin of magic... Where does magic come from, and why is it divided into two distinct camps?
Fang Ming has yet to find the answer to this question.
If Future Qiu could explain this to Fang Ming in the future...
Unfortunately, after Fang Ming woke up, Future Qiu disappeared again, and it's unclear whether she was deliberately avoiding Fang Ming.
"... Hmm, never mind, let's watch the Sky Screen first... Wait, I've already experienced the later parts of the story, watching it now... feels a bit strange..."
Before we knew it, it was time for the Sky Screen projection again.
Fang Ming looked up at the brightening Sky Screen and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
In the Sky Screen World, he experienced the activation of Aurora and Luna's Shining Form, and also activated his Shining Form through Tsukinomiya Yuki, indirectly activating the Shining 2 form.
Therefore, he was actually very familiar with the plot in the Sky Screen. Looking back now, he could only fill in the gaps from other people's perspectives.
At most, the last three episodes of Sky Screen are more relevant to him.