Panlong, starting from becoming Lin Lei's golden finger

"A red spider birthmark?"

A hint of murderous intent flashed in Lin Lei's eyes.

In the past six months, Lin Lei has slaughtered more than 10,000 level-eight monsters in the Monster Mountain Range.

His murderous aura made Hogg look frightened and take two steps back.

"Lin Lei, you?"

Hogg's words startled Linley, who quickly shook his head, "Father, I'm fine."

As he spoke, Linley stepped forward and helped Hogg to sit down. "Father, you've had a hard time all these years."

"It's not hard work." Hogg smiled and shook his head. "My greatest hope was to raise you and Wharton to adulthood, so that I could take my revenge in peace. But I never thought that one day I would be able to transform into a Dragonblood Warrior."

At this point, Hogg became quite agitated, grabbing Linley's arm. "Promise me, you absolutely won't seek revenge until you reach Saint-level strength, okay?"

Hogg's words left Linley somewhat stunned.

Because this is quite different from the previous Hogg.

"If you can't bring back the sword to slaughter, I will never forgive you!"

When I left home last time, my father's words still seemed to echo in my ears.

Lin Lei was somewhat taken aback by his sudden change in demeanor.

"Father, don't worry!" Lin Lei nodded. "I won't throw my life away, but with our current strength, we won't be in any great danger."

"That's true." Hogg nodded, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief. "I've been keeping your mother's death a secret from you and Wharton, but I feel better now that I've told you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hogg looked somewhat forlorn.

Just as Lin Lei was about to speak to comfort his father, a waiter knocked on the door. "Sir, the young master from Yale sent me to deliver his formal attire."

"Come in!"

Lin Lei got up and went to the door. There were seven or eight servants outside, each holding a suit.

The waiters entered the room one by one and unfolded the formal attire in front of Linley and Hogg.

"I want this one." Hogg stepped forward and picked one out. "Linley, this one will suit you."

Lin Lei nodded without objection, "I'll listen to Father."

"Uncle Hogg, Linley!" Yale came into the room just after they had chosen their formal attire. "My father invites you to dinner. Come on, come on, we have some level seven magical beast meat delivered today."

Yale seemed somewhat excited, while Linley and Hogg remained calm.

Lin Lei remained calm because he had previously eaten level eight magical beast meat and even Saint-level dragon meat in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, so level seven magical beast meat was nothing special to him.

As for Hogg, he simply suppressed his surprise with strong self-control.

The Baruch family has been in decline for over a thousand years, and Hogg is currently just a minor country baron.

The meat of a level seven magical beast is even stronger than Hogg's strength a day ago.

Of course he had never eaten it.

Time passed slowly, and before we knew it, it was night.

A luxurious carriage stopped in front of the Royal Palace of Finlay.

Linley, Yale, Hogg, and Monroe, dressed in formal attire, stepped down from the carriage.

"Mr. Munroe, Mr. Hogg, welcome!" Paterson waited at the palace gates. "Young Linley, young Yale, hello there!"

"The Duke of Padson!"

The four returned the greetings and walked together into the palace.

Today, the palace is frequented by some of the most powerful people in the entire city of Finlay.

Besides Duke Parderson, the kingdom's three marquesses and numerous earls were also included.

The viscount and baron were not even qualified to enter.

"Linley, Yale, hello!"

Prince Carré, holding a wine glass, greeted the two men.

This prince was considered the most likely successor to the throne among King Clyde's sons.

His own strength is quite good; although he is only twenty years old, he already has the strength of a level six warrior.

It's probably impossible for Clyde the Golden Lion to become a level nine warrior in his lifetime, but there's still a good chance he'll become a level eight warrior.

"His Majesty has arrived!"

In the noisy banquet hall, a waiter's loud shout instantly silenced the room.

The next moment, a middle-aged man with long blond hair came out.

Beside him was a middle-aged man dressed in a red robe.

"Greetings, Your Majesty; greetings, Bishop Gilmer."

Many nobles in the hall bowed in greeting.

"That's Clyde the Golden Lion, and next to him is Gilmer, one of the cardinals of the Holy See of Light," Yale whispered to Linley. "Every cardinal of the Holy See of Light is a level nine mage."

Yale's words made Linley glance at the two of them again.

However, Lin Lei's own strength was already greater than the two of them, so he didn't feel that there was any difference between them.

"No need for formalities, gentlemen," Clyde said with a smile. "I have good news to announce today, Baron Hogg."

Clyde spoke, and Hogg, who had been with Monroe, stepped forward with some confusion, "Your Majesty."

"As a nobleman of the kingdom, Lord Hogg has made great contributions to the kingdom," Clyde said, stepping forward to Hogg. "Hereby, I announce the promotion of Lord Hogg to Earl of the Kingdom, and bestow my mansion on Greenleaf Drive upon him."

The sudden promotion surprised Hogg, but he still expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty."

"No need for formalities." Clyde took Hogg's hand with one hand. "Please make yourselves at home, everyone. Earl Hogg, let me introduce you. This is Cardinal Gilmore of the Holy See."

"I have met Bishop Gilmer."

Hogg bowed slightly, while Gilmer smiled and said, "You have a fine son. May I introduce him?"

Upon hearing Gilmer's words, Hogg waved to Linley, who was not far away.

When Linley approached, Hogg said, "Linley, this is Bishop Gilmer, and this is my son, Linley Baruch."

Linley bowed slightly in greeting, "Greetings, Bishop."

Gilmer didn't speak, his gaze sweeping over Linley.

After a long pause, Gilmer finally spoke: "What level of mage are you now?"

"A fourth-level mage." Linley's expression remained unchanged. "He broke through about five months ago, so he shouldn't be far from becoming a fifth-level mage."

Lin Lei's words surprised everyone around him.

I originally thought Lin Lei was just a genius.

But an eight-year-old level four magician?

Can this really be summed up by the word "genius" alone?

"good."

Gilmer remained calm. Linley's mental strength was already very high, and so-called cultivation was nothing more than refining magic power, which would increase his strength, so level four was not surprising.

"What school of magic does your teacher belong to? Perhaps we know each other?"

Gilmer was even more curious about who Lin Lei's teacher was.

"My teacher is an earth mage," Linley said. "However, he forbids me from revealing his name in public. Please understand."

"I understand." Gilmer nodded slightly. "I heard your teacher is already preparing to break through to the Saint Realm?"

"Yes." Lin Lei said the words he had prepared long ago, "After my teacher took me as his disciple half a year ago, he was already preparing for a breakthrough. He said that he would be able to break through successfully in ten years at most."

Linley's words caused Gilmer's expression to change slightly.

It's not surprising that a level nine mage would say he broke through to the Saint Realm through seclusion.

However, when a level nine mage states their exact breakthrough deadline, it can only prove one thing.

This mage is probably just one step away from reaching the Holy Realm, and could break through at any moment.

The Church of Light doesn't really care about a level nine mage.

However, if it were a Saint-level mage, the Holy See of Light wouldn't completely ignore it.

As for Lin Lei lying?

Even though Linley was already a level four mage, he was still an eight-year-old child.

Gilmer didn't believe Linley would lie.

"Linley, you're very good." Gilmer's smile became genuine. "You're now a student at Ernst Magic Academy, and you have close ties with the Holy See. You can come to the Holy See when you have time, or you can bring your teacher with you."