Outside the meditation chamber, Gang Jide, Atali, and the others took turns keeping watch, waiting for three full days and nights.
Suddenly, the door opened.
Roland emerged with a smile on his face.
Atali studied Roland. His appearance had not changed much, but his bearing seemed entirely different.
He still looked like a young man in his twenties, but as he stood there, phantom images of the void seemed to hover around him. The soul resonance stimulated by the potion had yet to fully subside and remained at its peak, radiating fluctuations of mental power.
Specks of starlight shimmered, forming constellation-like patterns as his source of magic transformed.
"Did you successfully advance?" Atali asked, sounding a little uncertain.
"Of course." Roland spread his hands and smiled. "Only by seeing into the void could I know my true self.
"After successfully making this soul resonance permanent, I finally understood what being a higher-tier life-form really meant!"
This time, he had not only truly embarked on the path of transcendence, but also found his direction toward becoming Legendary, and even going beyond it.
He had truly undergone a complete transformation.
"Congratulations! Advancing to the higher tier so smoothly-you were much faster than we expected."
As they spoke, several High Mages who happened to be nearby approached to congratulate him.
They looked at the young man with smiles, knowing that from this moment on, he had overcome his final shortcoming-"the level of his own life"-and become their equal.
No, in terms of his standing in Arcana and his role in governing the Empire, he actually surpassed them!
After exchanging greetings with them, Roland went upstairs to share the good news with his teacher, Ovesto, and Antonia, the Legendary mage who had always cared for and supported him.
"Now that you've successfully advanced, you