Astonishing His Fellow Disciples

Chen Ji beamed with delight.

He suddenly realized that the value of talent entries did not lie in their quality.

Rather...

They encompassed everything and lacked nothing!

Every trade and profession could potentially generate its own exclusive talent entry.

And once he obtained an entry, even if it was merely a white talent, he could upgrade it with Luck Value!

Even if it could not directly grant him power, it could still allow him to grow at an astonishing rate.

[Name]: Chen Ji

[Identity]: Formal Mage

[Talents]: Academic Prodigy (Blue), Grandmaster (Blue), Self-Taught (Blue), Fortune After Misfortune (Blue), Opposite-Sex Appeal (White), Provisional Weird (Black), Covetous Burden (Black).

[Luck Value]: 65.9

"The remaining Luck Value can still upgrade the white entry once more!"

Chen Ji secretly rejoiced.

[Use Luck Value on [Opposite-Sex Appeal] (White)?]

"Confirm!"

In an instant.

A brilliant, dazzling radiance flared up!

The [Opposite-Sex Appeal] entry officially upgraded!

[[Opposite-Sex Appeal] (White) has evolved into [Extraordinary Charm] (Green)]

[Extraordinary Charm] (Green): You possess an innate affinity. Regardless of gender, everyone will become your friend.

"Regardless of gender?"

"Damn!"

Amid his excitement, Chen Ji's expression turned strange.

This "friend"...

Was it the proper kind?

"Big brother?"

"Did I fall asleep?"

"And... you're so handsome!"

A crisp, ethereal child's voice rang out.

Sugar slowly woke up.

A glimmer of brightness flashed through her scarlet eyes.

Vast Cosmic Arcane Energy surged through her petite body.

Even Chen Ji clicked his tongue in amazement.

Then, hearing Sugar's words, a teasing smile immediately appeared on his face.

[Extraordinary Charm] had only just settled in, and it was already taking effect?

This entry's effect was truly overbearing!

Chen Ji walked over to Sugar and said fondly.

"Sugar."

"Do you feel anything unusual?"

"Anything unusual?"

"I seem to be able to see this world clearly."

"This world..."

"Isn't real..."

Sugar's brows drew together slightly as she expressed her confusion in her own way.

"Not... real?"

"What do you mean?"

Chen Ji froze.

When he had established a connection with the Weird World, he had not gained such an insight!

"I can't describe it either."

"If this world is a house, then everything outside the house is fake."

"The stars in the sky are like stickers."

Sugar explained slowly.

A trace of sorrow even appeared on her exquisitely beautiful face.

"Stickers?"

Chen Ji frowned.

The doubts in his heart deepened!

How could the Weird World be fake?

He could even draw the magic power he needed from this world!

And Chen Ji's black talent entry, [Provisional Weird]...

Every single thing proved the Weird World's reality!

Could it be that the Weird World existed between reality and illusion, a spiritual manifestation of all living beings?

"A painting?"

"This world is actually just a painting...?"

Chen Ji fell into thought.

Then he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine!

A painting?!

He had not crossed into another dimension; he had directly entered a painting?

And who was the owner of this painting?

What changes had his arrival brought to it?

If Chen Ji's guess was true, then wouldn't an invisible pair of eyes be watching everything he did?!

Perhaps "It" only needed to raise an eraser to wipe away his existence?

"Calm down! Calm down!"

"This guess may not be true..."

Chen Ji let out a soft breath and tried his best to calm himself again.

However, his gaze turned directly toward the distant sky, his heart filled with wariness.

He hoped the "eraser" would not appear before him!

Otherwise, his entire worldview would collapse!

Even the Book of Arcane Arts Chen Ji had read contained no record of anything so outrageous!

"Once it's daylight, I have to go to the library and look through some materials."

"I hope the Ancient One returns from her travels soon."

Chen Ji felt uneasy.

Then, he saw a ray of light appear at the boundary between heaven and earth.

The Fog of War churned violently.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already returned to Kamar-Taj, lying on his back on his dormitory bed.

Chen Ji remained lost in thought for a long while.

Tonight!

The information he had received had been far too shocking!

Yet none of it was impossible!

Even magic could exist, and the Earth Gods stood high above all. Compared to that, a painting becoming a world no longer seemed so strange!

"Ah!"

"I didn't properly say goodbye to Sugar."

"I have to remember next time."

Chen Ji scratched his head.

Then, he fetched water to wash up and changed into a clean set of clothes.

This was the attire of a Formal Mage. It was exquisitely made and well tailored; paired with his sturdy six-foot frame, it gave him something of a fashion model's bearing.

Chen Ji put away the Book of Arcane Arts, then pushed open the door and headed for the library.

Kamar-Taj advocated the sharing of knowledge.

Mystic Arts Mages were permitted to borrow any book.

But they also had to return them regularly.

Otherwise, Master Murphyson would personally come knocking to retrieve them.

If a Book of Arcane Arts was lost, it also had to be recovered. If it could not be recovered, Master Hamir would impose punishment as well!

Master Hamir.

He was the one-armed mage who appeared in the story.

He was essentially Kamar-Taj's chief steward.

His authority was second only to the Ancient One!

He even had the authority to summon every Mystic Arts Master!

Kamar-Taj.

As a hidden sect, the food, clothing, and daily necessities of all Mystic Arts Mages were handled by Master Hamir, who issued fixed monthly stipends.

As for Kamar-Taj's operating funds, that was a secret beyond Chen Ji's reach.

Still, Chen Ji had reason to suspect that Kamar-Taj had a gold mine at home!

Otherwise.

How could it support thousands upon thousands of Mystic Arts Mages and still make the world flock to it?

"Chen?"

"You actually became a Formal Mage?"

"That can't be possible!"

"We entered at the same time, and I still haven't mastered Sanskrit..."

"Tell me!"

"What's your secret?"

Along the way.

Apprentice Mages who had crossed paths with Chen Ji before suddenly gathered around him one after another.

Seeing his Formal Mage attire, envy showed on every face.

They had entered at the same time!

Yet their statuses were worlds apart!

Faced with the gap between them, everyone's hearts were filled with unwillingness.

"My secret?"

"Does Total Recall count?"

Chen Ji smiled.

"Total Recall!"

"Damn!"

"You're a genius?"

The Apprentice Mages all revealed jealous expressions.

No wonder.

Chen Ji had pulled ahead of everyone and become a Formal Mage first!

"Don't lose heart."

"You must have your own unique talents too."

"I'm going to return the Book of Arcane Arts."

Chen Ji pushed through the crowd and walked onward.

All along the way.

He enjoyed the stares of every Apprentice Mage.

His vanity was greatly satisfied!

However, he had observed the other Apprentice Mages. Nearly all of them possessed only one or two white talents.

Their potential was truly limited.

Even the Apprentice Mage who had been chatting so happily with him earlier had the talent entry [Five-Star Reviews]!

[Five-Star Reviews] (White): Every dish you cook will receive unanimous praise from customers.

He was practically born to be a cook!

"I wonder how Baron Mordo chooses his new disciples."

"If I become the head mage, this would never happen!"

Chen Ji secretly curled his lip.

Then, he arrived at the library.

Master Murphyson was honing his skills, his punches and kicks flowing as smoothly as drifting clouds and running water.

Amid the wide, sweeping movements, the faint whistle of air being torn apart could be heard.

But in Chen Ji's eyes, it was simply riddled with flaws!

After all, he now possessed [Grandmaster]!

[Grandmaster] (Blue): Draw upon the strengths of countless schools and integrate martial knowledge into a whole. Your fists and kicks have reached perfection. Once you establish your own school, you will be a grandmaster!

"Master Murphyson."

"Your lower back... has been injured before?"

Chen Ji frowned slightly.

He had found the root of Master Murphyson's weakness.

His waist lacked strength!

As a result, the flow of energy throughout his body could not become unified.

"Chen?"

"You noticed it too?"

"Yes."

"During our last internal sparring session, Kaecilius injured my lumbar spine, and I still haven't fully recovered."

Master Murphyson finished his routine, picked up a towel from the side, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

A trace of bitterness showed in his eyes.

Kaecilius...

Chen Ji shook his head.

No wonder.

Master Murphyson had warned him not to get close to Kaecilius.

So that was what had happened!

And with his inadequate medical skills, he naturally could not heal Master Murphyson.

It seemed Master Murphyson's fate...

Would most likely still end in a "plot death."

[Name]: Murphyson

[Identity]: Librarian

[Entries]: Unhurried and Methodical (White), Erudite Memory (Green), Masterful Craft (Green), Array Mastery (White), At Death's Door (Black).

Looking at Master Murphyson's Entry Panel, Chen Ji secretly felt immensely fortunate.

At this very moment, he already possessed four blue, one green, and two black talents!

And all of it was thanks to the Talent Entry System!

Without the Entry System, he would probably have been almost no different from the other Apprentice Mages.

Still struggling bitterly at the bottom!