Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

"Your combat skills are very solid, your fighting spirit is refined, and you have rich practical experience," Lynn objectively commented.

"It's just... your fighting style is too conventional."

"Too perfect?" Rex asked, puzzled.

"Yes. Following the fixed routines of breathing techniques and combat skills, and pursuing the ultimate in strength, speed, and technique, is not wrong."

"But every move you make is too obvious in its intent."

Lynn pointed to his temple. "In my perception, what you're going to do next is almost transparent."

Rex remained silent.

He knew that this was an absolute gap in reaction and perception.

The opponent's mental strength is so great that they can easily detect the slightest muscle tremors and energy flows, thus predicting everything.

This is also an awkward situation for the knight when fighting the wizard.

Unless you are faster than a wizard's senses, all your combat skills will be of no secret to a wizard, and you will be easily manipulated.

"And..." Lynn continued.

"You rely too much on battle aura and combat skills. When they are countered or you cannot gain an advantage, you lack the means to adapt."

Rex bowed deeply: "Thank you for your guidance, sir! Today's battle has shown me a whole new world."

He had initially been somewhat proud of his legendary knightly prowess, believing he could even rival a wizard, but now he was filled with awe.

This young wizard is not only unfathomably skilled in witchcraft, but also has reached such a terrifying level in close combat.

"Don't underestimate yourself," Lynn waved his hand.

"Different systems, different focuses. On a battlefield with thousands of troops, your combat skills and fighting spirit can play a far greater role than my solo assassin style."

These words made Rex feel a little better.

Indeed, his combat skills are expansive and powerful, making him more suitable for battlefield charges and frontal breakthroughs.

"Alright, that's enough for today. Thank you, Sir Rex." Lynn nodded his thanks to Rex.

"Your demonstration has been very informative, Baal. Take Knight Rex to rest and give him two hundred magic stones as a reward."

"Yes, sir!"

Barr, standing nearby, quickly responded, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Lynn.

As expected of my mentor, not only is his sorcery superb, but his melee combat ability is also unmatched by other knights of the same rank.

"My lord, this is too much! It would be my honor to demonstrate for you..." Rex quickly declined.

"Take it, it's what you deserve. You've worked hard these past few days." Lynn waved his hand.

"Also, if anyone asks about it when you get back, you know what to say."

Rex's heart skipped a beat, and he said solemnly, "I am only here today at the invitation of the Night Song family to exchange sword techniques. I know nothing else."

Lynn nodded in satisfaction.

Rex bowed again and followed Baal away.

His back seemed a little more hunched than when he arrived, but there was a glimmer of light in his eyes.

Today's battle may be more rewarding for him than years of hard training.

The training ground fell silent.

Arya stepped forward, offered a cup of perfectly warm tea, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, mentor."

Lynn took the tea, took a sip, and glanced at the traces of the battle.

"Not enough," he muttered to himself.

Today was just a small test, and the opponent was just an ordinary legendary knight.

In the future, they will face equally cunning wizards, otherworldly creatures with bizarre abilities, and even opponents at the level of rules.

Especially when participating in war missions, one faces a completely different cultivation system, and who knows what methods they might use.

Space Blade + Earth Blade + Multiple Displacement + Rule Prediction + Diverse Sorcery + Undead Legion Synergy...

The framework of this combat system is in place, but the flesh and blood still need to be added, and it needs more refinement in actual combat.

However, the direction is right, and I have now become a well-rounded individual with no weaknesses.

He handed the teacup back to Arya.

"Restore the training grounds as soon as possible. Also, keep an eye out for information on any creatures or professionals in the North who are skilled in unorthodox assassinations or possess special close-combat abilities, not limited to humans."

"Yes, sir." Arya noted it down.

Lynn turned and walked toward the training room.

A practical exercise validated our ideas and also revealed our shortcomings.

In the days that followed, in addition to daily meditation, analyzing rules, and optimizing meditation methods, another daily task was added.

To perfect and refine this unique "All-Encompassing Battle Strategy".

...

Time flies, and the Shadow Mine has quietly passed two years in its orderly operation.

Lynn immersed himself deeply in his own world of cultivation, never stepping out of the mine, nor returning to the distant Bone Spire.

He wasn't in a hurry to resolve his promise to Harold, the owner of "Gears and Bones," and wasn't afraid at all that the magic stone would fly away.

As a seasoned blacksmith wizard with many years of experience, Harold doesn't need to ask Lynn about most problems; he can figure them out himself.

The questions that need to be asked of Lynn are not something that can be resolved in a short time.

The more you accumulate, the more valuable it is to solve it all at once, and it also saves you from having to make frequent trips and encountering unexpected problems.

Lynn is currently in a phase of rapid development, and what she fears most is an unexpected event.

In the past two years, he has been immersed in the pleasure of cultivation and the exploration of rules, almost forgetting the passage of time.

The results of his secluded and arduous practice were also quite remarkable.

Lynn's mental strength had already broken through the theoretical limit of 500 points for a first-ring wizard, reaching an astonishing 880 points!

And this isn't even the limit!

If word got out about this speed of cultivation, it would be enough to drive those formal wizards who cultivate step by step to the brink of collapse.

What kind of monster is this? Others take one or two months to hone and improve their mental strength even a little.

Lynn improved by more than 300 points in two years!

But that's not the key point. More importantly, the vast network of truth traces above the main world's sky also bears the marks of his exploration.

Although limited by my current level of understanding, I can only perform a "shallow analysis" of each one, understanding its surface operating rules and core characteristics.

When one touches upon the deeper essence of the rules, it becomes difficult to continue, and one needs to improve one's level of understanding before one can go deeper.

Even so, the discovery of over a hundred Truth Marks has given him a completely new level of understanding of the fundamental rules of the main world, far surpassing that of ordinary wizards.

What good wizard would involve so many rules? Even a typical Holy Mark wouldn't have hundreds of rules...

Based on this, Lynn's self-created "All Things Meditation Method" has undergone more than ten major optimizations and iterations.

The original five core elements of death, stars, ley lines, soul, and space were already stable and efficient. On this basis, he successfully introduced four more energy elements: shadow, annihilation, flesh and blood, and skeleton.

Although the condensation and transformation efficiency of the four newly added systems is far less than that of the five core systems, the overall increase in cultivation speed has not reached the ideal multiple.

However, the system's inclusiveness and future potential have been greatly expanded.

Each meditation session felt like a dialogue with a miniature, his own "cosmic universe".