The fundamental reason is that he doesn't have enough knowledge of the elemental side. Although the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard opened the Purple Flame Academy's library to him for free, Leo doesn't have time right now.
Leo doesn't even know many apprentice-level witchcraft spells, so advancing to the next level will definitely take a lot of time!
Even if he were given fifty years, he was confident he could become an absolute powerhouse among First-Level Wizard; if he were given a hundred years, Leo was confident he could become Elemental Body Refinement Wizard.
But the reality is that he didn't have fifty years, only ten!
There are so many things to deal with, but ultimately it all comes down to not having enough time!
There were many tasks, but Leo quickly made arrangements, starting with the Shadow Transformation, while also urging Toronto and Skye to search for nuclear weapons at any cost.
The nuclear material in a nuclear bomb is not only a key material for evolution, but also an important material for advancing to the next level on the elemental side. Secondly, a nuclear bomb is the most offensive weapon he can control.
For the expedition to the Jeft World, Leo will need to sneak across alone in the early stages, so preparing plenty of weapons isn't unreasonable, right?
If one nuclear warhead isn't enough, then two will do; if two aren't enough, then ten will do. As long as we hold out until the space passage opens, we'll release as many Leo as we need.
Besides what must be done as mentioned above, during this period you also need to constantly familiarize yourself with the Hunter's combat style to ensure you can perform at more than 90% of your strength.
Time was too short; Leo didn't even dare to hope that he could perfectly unleash the Hunter's power!
If Leo can finish all these things in ten years, he can safely sneak into the Jeft World.
"You should contact your main body immediately and have him get the preliminary preparations done over there. I don't want to see a chaotic and disorganized faction when I get there."
Leo was a little angry as he looked at Benji, who was still wandering around. He was so busy that he felt like he was working ten people at once. What was with Banjani crawling in and out of the sugar jar? He was hundreds of years old. Why was he still so childish and immature?
It's clearly a consciousness clone that can't eat, yet it drools over candy all day long; it's pathetic.
No matter how many times he told her, she wouldn't listen. Leo was so angry she wanted to shove the candy jar down the drain.
Seeing Leo's dark expression and obvious displeasure, Benji immediately ran out of the candy jar, sat down on a stool, and quietly said, "I'll contact the main body right away."
Leo wasn't worried about Benji's main body causing any trouble. With the Wizard Consciousness present, even though it was a consciousness clone that had signed the contract with Leo, the main body couldn't refuse.
In other words, the main body of Benji has been tricked by his consciousness clone, who signed a contract of servitude with Leo without the main body's knowledge. But from another perspective, didn't the consciousness clone's actions also save the main body and his race?
Because of the urgency, Leo went directly to Alexander. After explaining the difficulties he was facing, Alexander immediately approved a top-level laboratory for Leo, even more advanced than the one Leo had seen at Gavarci's place.
The right to use the property is for ten years, and all consumed resources will be charged to the academy.
Hearing Alexander's generous words, Leo smacked his lips. The difference between being promoted and being an apprentice was completely incomparable; the treatment was too good.
There's no way around it; the apprentice level is just for building a foundation, so even if you give them the best, they won't be able to use it.
With the best laboratory, Leo's experimental speed can obviously be increased several times. Compared with such a laboratory, the portable miniature laboratory in the Shadow Space can be thrown away. What a lousy laboratory it is, it can't even be accurate to one decimal place.
Time seemed to sprout wings and enter super-fast mode, beyond Leo's control.
Finally, just as the five kilograms of uranium-235 in the Shadow Space were about to run out, good news arrived.
Good news came from Toronto, from Green Cottage Green Cottage: they had indeed found a nuclear bomb, but other wizards were also willing to pay a high price to buy it, suggesting that Leo should wait a little longer.
How could Leo wait? Regardless of who his opponent was, he waved his hand and snatched the nuclear bomb with ten energy crystals at a 45% premium. His wealthy and powerful demeanor seemed to radiate golden light.
The moment Leo received the nuclear bomb after making the payment, Toronto's smile was so wide you could see his stomach bulging from his mouth. He had made a profit, but what made Purple Golden Flower's Skye hadn't.
But Leo's words immediately made him laugh even harder.
"Keep looking for me, I'll still offer the same price, as many as you want."
After patting his chest so hard it seemed to ignite a flame in Toronto, Leo returned to the thirty-seventh floor of the tower.
When Benji, who was burrowing in and out of the sugar jar, saw Leo take out a nuclear bomb from the Shadow Space, his three tails instantly stood up. If his consciousness clone hadn't been incorporeal, he would have shown Leo what it meant to be agitated.
Benji had personally witnessed the power of this thing. If it were to explode inside the tower, the tallest tower in the Purple Flame Academy would instantly become the shortest, even shorter than a single-story house like the one in the Gru Courtyard.
"Don't worry, it won't explode; it hasn't been activated."
Leo recognized it at a glance as a nuclear bomb from Russia. Leo was happy because Russia was always known for its high-yield nuclear weapons.
Sure enough, when Leo disassembled the nuclear bomb, the nuclear material uranium-235 inside weighed a full 100 kilograms.
Even if Leo used 50 kilograms to modify a low-yield nuclear bomb to save his life, he would still have 50 kilograms left.
Thank you, Da Mao!
Leo could still clearly feel the nuclear radiation attacking his body, but he didn't even turn on his protective gear and directly took out the nuclear material with his hands.
Level One Body Refinement Wizard, even though Leo's body was still in the early stages of advancement, he was already completely immune to nuclear radiation attacks.
Even if it stays with nuclear materials for a long time, not a single cell will be damaged.
When Leo body's cells to become cancerous. Fortunately, his physical condition was good at the time, and he was able to expel all the cancer cells.
Now my body is like an impenetrable fortress, completely unaffected by any nuclear radiation attack; the radiation can't even penetrate my cells.
Leo casually tossed fifty grams of nuclear material into the shadow at his feet, where it was instantly swallowed up.
Then a shadow crawled up Leo Leo entire body, and merged into every cell, which then accelerated the evolution of his cells.
Apprentices cannot perceive the acceleration of cell evolution; Leo wouldn't have even noticed it if it weren't for three consecutive years of experimental records.
But now that it's at level one, the shadow that devoured the nuclear materials has just merged with his body, and Leo has already felt the joy in his cells.
It's like it's taken stimulants; the bicycle instantly transforms into a motorcycle, and the speed of evolution doubles.
Nuclear radiation provides accelerated evolution; it serves a secondary function.
With Gravity Rune Array, High-Temperature Rune Array, and Electric Shock Rune Array activated on Leo's body, along with the constant toxin stimulation from his tonsils, his body was already passively evolving.
Such passive evolution is gradual and continuous over a long period of time. It is the most basic evolutionary training that all Body Refinement Wizard will do, and it will accompany them throughout their lives.
After nuclear radiation was absorbed by the shadow, it accelerated the body's original rate of evolution.
Nuclear radiation does have the function of promoting cell evolution, but it mostly causes cells to evolve randomly, which is harmful to the body. Only after being devoured by the shadow can it become a targeted and accelerated evolution.
The shadow acts like a filter, eliminating all the evolutionary directions that nuclear radiation would have been Leo to Leo, leaving only those that were beneficial to him.
Leo didn't know the underlying principle behind this result, but he had some guesses. It was probably because Leo's Shadow Talent was too advanced, belonging to the world-class source power.
World-class primal power can filter what is beneficial and what is harmful based on Leo's own characteristics, thus helping Leo evolve.
Of course, this is just speculation at the moment, and Leo needs to verify it further.
After Leo finished modifying a wizard-style nuclear bomb, Leo returned to the laboratory.
" Body Refinement Wizard, First Layer Hunter Bloodline, Activated!"
With a roar from Leo in the laboratory, a three-meter-tall giant Hunter with dark, ferocious muscles appeared, its aura violent, as if it were about to hunt down life and extinguish the anger in its heart.
The Hunter reached out and grabbed a set of black armor, which seemed to have its own consciousness.
When the armor was put on the Hunter, it instantly stretched and expanded, completely covering the Hunter in the blink of an eye. Even the face was covered by the mask, with only two crystals at the eye positions to ensure vision.
The armor fits snugly against the muscles, ensuring perfect execution of every movement without affecting mobility in the slightest. Most ingeniously, the armor is engraved with a wind-based levitation array, so despite its original weight of over a ton, Leo only felt as if he were wearing nothing at all.
The Hunter reached out again, and the one-ton spear appeared in his hand. He casually slung it over his back, instantly transforming into a majestic general about to step onto the battlefield.
This mighty general, however, did not go into battle to fight the enemy. Instead, he carefully picked up a beaker from the lab bench and began his busy day.
Although sometimes he couldn't control his strength and crushed the beaker to pieces, Leo still refused to revert to his Hunter Form.
Unfortunately, Leo didn't have time to train in the Hunter Form, so he could only fully equip himself during regular experiments and master the Hunter's power from the smallest details.
Although this kind of training doesn't have the rapid integration and progression seen on the training field, it allows Leo to more accurately grasp every bit of power.
If asked which training method is better, Leo prefers the current one. If he can master the Hunter Form and control every muscle, he can improve faster than on the training field.
"Hehehe, I'm such a genius!"
The Hunter's sinister laughter echoed from inside the laboratory.