You are all my wings...

Lyon thought for a moment and then asked:

"By the way, comprehending those mysterious characters has also been quite taxing. Could you provide some food to help me recover my mental burden as quickly as possible and allow you to see the results of my comprehension sooner?"

"can."

Without turning her head, Terena tossed a palm-sized gray cloth bag over to her.

"I have a collection of the mythical creatures I hunted in my spare time, so feel free to take a look and eat them."

Lyon's first thought upon receiving the package was that it was very light and small.

But when he opened the bag, he found that it contained a spacious room at least the size of dozens of football fields, which was very luxurious.

Judging from the grade and cost of this item, it is most likely a powerful thirteenth-grade treasure.

I didn't expect Terena to trust me so much, casually tossing over such a powerful treasure.

Lyon continued to observe the inside of the storage bag.

The space had no ground; it was like a bright cosmic space with all sorts of conspicuous corpses of divine creatures floating in it.

Since the divine creatures are generally quite large, with the smallest being at least ten meters tall, they float like majestic floating islands.

Lyon observed for a few moments, and a slight tremor ran through him.

'No wonder Terena could casually give away twelfth-tier treasures. This storage bag contains eight dead twelfth-tier divine creatures, and even more eleventh and tenth-tier ones.'

'Speaking of which, intelligent species typically only produce one twelfth-tier being every ten million years, so how come divine species have so many twelfth-tiers?'

'No, divine creatures are equivalent to high-level monsters from ancient times, so it's not surprising that there are so many of them?'

The Divine Species are an exceptional race that has been blessed by the world since birth, and they are also the dominant species of the Divine Species Era.

Therefore, they do not need to undergo complex professional advancement like intelligent species. They can naturally become stronger simply by developing the talents in their bloodline, making it easier for them to advance than intelligent species or even nature gods.

Due to the accumulation of nearly three eras, some terrifying beings of the thirteenth rank have appeared among the divine species, and a large number of beings of the twelfth rank have also accumulated, with the total number far exceeding that of natural gods and intelligent species of the same rank.

Of course, the vast majority of divine creatures do not possess intelligence; if they do, it is only equivalent to that of a seven- or eight-year-old human child.

Therefore, although the divine species have been the dominant species for several eras, they have not produced more magic or extraordinary profession systems. Instead, they have become the resources for advancement for species in the two eras before and after them.

After observing for a moment, Leon took out a portion of the processed twelfth-order divine creature jerky and slowly chewed it.

This thing is ridiculously hard; even with his current physique, it's quite difficult for him to bite into it.

But the effect is amazing. After taking a small bite, you feel your body warm and full of energy, and your strength, agility and other attributes are gradually increasing.

Leon continued to meditate while munching on monster jerky.

During this time, he wanted to find some clothes to put on, but Therena's voice came from inside the temple, stopping Leon from dressing and asking him to remain uncovered so that she could observe him.

Lyon was speechless.

Fortunately, he was already used to this kind of thing, so he stopped caring and focused on understanding the remaining mysterious text.

After the third and fourth hours, all the modes were exhausted, leaving only a few modes such as Purification, Sharing, Carrying, and Life Prediction still running.

By the fifth hour, only the carrying mode originating from Hamra remains, which is also his only mode that can currently reach the longest of 9 hours.

After using up the mode, although his comprehension had been honed and improved a lot, his efficiency was naturally not as good as when he was using the mode, and his comprehension efficiency became increasingly slow.

Terena had no objection to this, because even other gods might not be able to sustain such a high level of comprehension of her mysterious script for so long.

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye, and Lyon's model began to be reorganized.

Therena stepped out of the temple, crossed her arms, and scanned Leon's still exposed body before asking, "Your talent has been restored?"

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Huh, why did her favorability rating increase just by glancing at me today?

"It's back to normal."

Not only has his mental state been restored, but Leon's mental strength has also improved by leaps and bounds!

"Then let's begin. Try to stimulate your talents as much as possible and recreate that special change from yesterday, understand?"

Even without Terena's input, Leon wanted to test whether he could sense the subtle changes in her body that she had previously mentioned.

Judging from her attitude, the changes she experienced when absorbing the mysterious text while the 14 modes were superimposed must have been extremely useful.

Lyon immediately activated 14 modes.

Boom!

After a whole day of contemplation and the spiritual power gained from integrating a large number of mysterious characters, under the blessing of this terrifying mode, it quickly transformed into a rapid learning ability. In almost half a minute, he instantly comprehended a mysterious character.

Immediately, this golden droplet of shimmering culture merged into the body.

Although he had received what appeared to be a rather significant memory, Leon was currently focused on reviewing it more closely later.

He also used this surge in mental energy to amplify the accuracy of his observations.

Soon, he felt a very, very subtle power, which seemed to be flowing through his entire body according to his will.

Wherever this power passes, countless tiny particles of matter seem to undergo transformation, which is quite miraculous.

Beside her, Terena's eyes flickered, a hint of surprise and astonishment flashing through her mind:

'After only one day, he, who should not have been able to perceive the change, seemed to have gained some ability to guide that power?'

'Interesting. Perhaps I should use more sophisticated methods to study his body.'

Just then, after observing the changes in his body and processing the memories, Leon looked up at Terena and said:

“Your Excellency, I now understand why these mysterious characters you created using the [Arcane Inscription] magic are so compatible with me.”

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Terena: "...Why?"

She exhibited the same barely perceptible tremor as last time.

Chapter 531 Terena: Such a perfect match, don't you think it's strange?

Lyon noticed Theraena's slight hesitation and thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

The barely perceptible embarrassment I saw on her face earlier was probably related to this.

He then said, "Your Excellency, the effect of your [Mystic Life-Giving] magic is to endow mystical texts with wisdom and spirituality, and the medium used is your life essence, right?"

Terena raised an eyebrow.

Leon smiled: "Looks like I was right?"

Terena nodded slightly: "Interesting. I thought no one would be able to detect it, but I didn't expect you to be able to see through it."

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If it is a normal aura, a strong person can naturally perceive the difference between different life sources. This is just like how humans can easily distinguish the appearance of other people with their eyes. This is a very basic operation.

The difference is that the mysterious scripts created by Theraena, even if they contain some of her life essence, will be distorted. Therefore, people often mistakenly believe that they have some divine aura because Theraena is the creator, and they do not realize that she used her own life essence as the key medium.

Therefore, since the creation of Terena's mystical script, no one has realized that she used her own life essence as a medium to imbue the script with spirituality.

Some people even believe that Terena has successfully created the magic that allows spirituality to come into existence out of thin air.

Lyon clearly perceived this core difference: the spirituality possessed by the mystical script of Terenas was not something that came out of thin air, nor did it originate from the script itself.

"It was a stroke of luck."

Lyon said, "Therefore, I understand another key point: I can perfectly absorb your mysterious writing, which means that your life essence is also perfectly in harmony with mine."

A barely perceptible glint of something unusual flashed in Terena's eyes.

Amidst the dazzling spectacle, there lies a strange mix of awkwardness and unspoken emotions about to be revealed.

“Since my life essence and yours are perfectly aligned, then it is reasonable to explain why I can easily integrate into your mysterious writings… By the way, besides that, this alignment also means another very important thing.”

Lyon said.

"What's so important?"

Terena said.

“Normally, it is impossible for two people to have such a perfect match in their life origins. It’s like the lines on a person’s palm or the veins on a tree’s leaves. They may have very similar patterns, but they can never match to the extent that you and I do.”

Lyon held up two fingers:

"But there are always exceptions. Since the phenomenon of our life origins being so compatible has occurred, it must mean that there is some interesting reason hidden within. And just now, you repeatedly wanted to witness the changes in my body during the first hour of my comprehension and absorption of the mysterious characters."

He paused here, waiting for Therena's response.

She first showed obvious surprise, then said, "So you're saying that your change just now is related to the reason why it resonates so well with this source of life?"

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"That's right. After careful consideration and referring to the changes I just noticed, I think I've figured out some of the situation."

"Oh? Well, I'd like to hear what you have to say about that."

Terena took two steps back, hugged her chest, and a hint of obvious interest flashed in her eyes.

Leon also noticed that, with his explanation, the slight unease that had been there before seemed to have disappeared, whether it was suppressed or easily resolved by her detached state of mind.

However, in any case, the state that Terena was exhibiting at this moment was more like that of a researcher who had heard an interesting research topic.

Lyon's mind raced, but he said aloud:

"First, there was a change in my body. After merging with your mysterious text, a mysterious force was generated in the microscopic layer of my life code. It naturally flowed along with my subconscious thoughts. Wherever it passed, my life code changed more and more, optimizing a lot of redundant and garbage code, allowing my body and mind to evolve towards the direction of a perfect being."

What he didn't mention was that this mysterious power could only be generated by activating fourteen modes and then integrating the spiritual mystical texts of Terena into the body.

What Terena observed was likely the transformative effect of this mysterious power on her.

Because the modification was so subtle, he hadn't been able to detect it before.

Only after a day of absorbing and accumulating the mysterious text, and with his mental strength surging by hundreds of points, was he able to successfully observe this change and then perceive the existence of this mysterious power.

Terena's eyes flickered slightly: "Anything else?"

"In my understanding, there is no such thing as a truly perfect being. It is only a theoretical existence. Even the strongest beings above the level of true gods are mostly unable to reach that level of perfection in life. After all, gods have obtained the authority of the world and then used that authority to strengthen themselves. And unless that authority is omnipotent, the other party cannot transform into a truly perfect being by virtue of that authority."

Lyon said:

"It's strange that I could undergo such a change after merging with the mysterious script that Your Excellency endowed me with the essence of life. After all, even if we were to unite, we would still be far from reaching the level of perfection in life. Even if Your Excellency is the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, you are still not a perfect life, are you?"

He has come into contact with quite a few Lords of Forbidden Zones, but to say that reaching the fourteenth rank is enough to achieve perfect life is still not enough. After all, ranks represent the height of power and knowledge, while perfect life represents the height of a life's existence itself.

While their connotations may overlap, and the higher level is often closer to perfection than the lower level, they are ultimately not the same concept.

In addition, life can be divided into different sizes. For example, the life of a nature god is much larger than that of a wise god, and because it is larger, it is powerful enough.

But that is still not a perfect life. The nature god only represents a part of the natural phenomena or natural objects, so it cannot be considered perfect.

In Lyon's view, a life that is destined to fall is not a truly perfect life and is still flawed.

"Interesting, and then what?"

Terena's gaze toward Leon became more focused.

"Therefore, I have come to think of a possibility: beyond the life codes of you and me, there are third, even fourth, fifth, and even more powerful life origins that you have successfully integrated into your own life origin!"

Lyon continued:

"Therefore, when those mysterious characters merged into my body, it seemed as if the life essence of you and I were fusing, but in reality, it was also merging with the life essence of the other forbidden zone lords, and even the Goddess of Origin! Only by gathering enough life essence of your level and above, enough to complement each other, could I truly reach the level of a perfect being!"

He made this conclusion partly because of himself, whose body had also incorporated the life codes of various demonic and divine creatures, and was striving towards a perfect level in the mortal realm.

What he had experienced before was a perfect life at the level of God!

On the other hand, it was also because every time he absorbed Terena's mysterious writings, he could see a large number of confrontation scenes between Terena and the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, and even the Goddess of Origin!

Life essence doesn't need to be abundant; it's entirely possible to obtain one or two threads by inflicting damage in battle, which is enough to keep it hidden.

Upon hearing this, Terena's eyes flickered slightly before she said, "I didn't expect you to have guessed that. Impressive... However, there's one thing you're wrong about."

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"Oh? I'd like to hear more details."

Leon looked at Terena, realizing that his current conclusions hadn't yet managed to make her feel that subtle embarrassment.

Terena smiled, a rare occurrence, then stepped closer to Leon, who was still naked, and gently stroked his chest.