Magical Cat

"With your current abilities, you're already capable of wreaking havoc on a village; low-level adventurers simply can't handle you."

Melina commented after watching Lee En's presentation.

"Li Encai wouldn't be that bad," Elaine immediately defended him.

Li En slowly retracted his claws, and simply smiled slightly.

He never expected that the passive skill of Spiritual Body Tempering would so directly bring him combat power.

Moreover, if his guess is correct, this skill will likely continue to enhance his physical strength based on his magical power.

Li En believes that the term "psychic power" is related to his comprehensive magical abilities, which should include many abilities such as magic power, mental power, and elemental affinity.

After all, if it's only related to one factor, it could easily be called magic body tempering or advancement body tempering.

As for the relative weight of these factors, Li En will need to explore and practice on his own to collect data.

His talent is great in every way, except that there are no detailed descriptions of his skills, so he has to figure out the specific data and effects on his own.

However, the "bonds" that appeared on the multi-panel today caught Li En's attention.

After verifying the physical growth, he immediately began to cast a spell.

Li En habitually imagined the magic circuits to their limits, and then cast a binding spell that covered a ten-meter radius around himself.

Countless vines burst forth from the ground, baring their fangs and claws as they tried to entangle nearby targets.

The sheer scale of the magic caused Elaine to widen her eyes in astonishment.

She couldn't unleash magic on such a large scale even with all her might, but Li En seemed to do it effortlessly.

"Is this... is this the result of Li En's cultivation?"

At that moment, Elaine suddenly felt that Li En had left her far behind.

While she was happy and shocked by Li En's progress, she also felt a sense of resentment and disappointment. She even began to reflect on whether she had been lax during this period, which led to such a large gap between them.

"Is it really being surpassed by my own magical beast?"

"But Li En is still just a child..."

Elaine was somewhat unable to accept the reality before her eyes.

Melina, who was standing nearby, noticed Elaine's disappointment and reached out to pat her head, offering silent comfort.

Perhaps for a normal magician, it is common knowledge that magical beasts are always weaker than themselves.

However, such common sense does not apply to the Tongxin Society.

The sooner Elaine accepts this fact, the better it will be for her future.

Elaine wasn't the only one surprised; Lee En also stood there stunned.

"I still have more than half of my mana left. Is this really just a case of the spell's cost being halved?"

Relaxed, incredibly relaxed.

In the past, when Li En practiced alone, he needed to rest for a while after casting such a spell before he could cast the next spell.

But now he could clearly feel that he still had energy left, and casting the same spell at least twice more would not be a problem.

But you should know that Li En imagined it according to the limits of his own magic circuits, and then infused it with magic power and mental power.

For most mages, this would be a desperate, all-out attack.

Li En, however, can deliver three consecutive full-force attacks.

[Synergy: Archmage (2/4): Spell cost halved.]

"The effect of this synergy is a bit overpowered!"

Li En checked the bonds again and was shocked.

Clearly, this so-called halved spellcasting cost is not just about mana consumption, but also includes mental energy consumption in all aspects.

This is why Li En felt that he could cast such magic three times in a row.

Moreover, according to the prompts on the panel, he had only collected half of the bonds, and there were still two waiting for him to collect them all.

Based on experience, each additional ability unlocked will further enhance the original ability.

"Won't collecting all the Archmage's bonds make casting spells costless?"

Li En started daydreaming and couldn't help but giggle foolishly.

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Melina stared at Li En's silly grin.

She had seen Li En cast this binding spell countless times.

Although this time it seemed no different, Melina felt that something was wrong.

She looked at Li En, then at the vines, but couldn't find anything wrong.

"The range is about the same as before, the quality of the spells hasn't improved much, and the casting speed isn't faster either. What is he grinning about like an idiot for?" Melina wondered.

Luna, however, noticed something different.

"He was much more relaxed than before; he was so tired that he lay down to rest like a dog before he even finished casting his spell."

Luna's words enlightened Melina.

She immediately responded using her demonic thoughts: "It really is. Could it be because his physique has become stronger? But that doesn't make sense. His magic power and mental strength haven't changed much."

Melina had never heard of the idea that casting spells is easier when one's physical condition is better.

Although the college also arranges physical education classes for students, those are mainly to help them develop their brains, and the cultivation of basic physical fitness is secondary.

The changes in Li En made Melina increasingly confused.

But this also convinced her that Joey and Phoebe had also failed to understand Li En's talent.

She became increasingly confident in Li En, and as soon as the deadline was up, she would immediately apply for another Apostle assessment for Li En until the Tongxin Society discovered Li En's true talent.

After experimenting with the new passive and new synergy abilities, Lee was thrilled.

On the character panel, only the mission to defeat Phoebe, which has no time limit and no penalty, remains.

This task cannot be completed in the short term, but Li En is not in a hurry.

Now that there were no tasks to complete, Li En felt a little empty inside.

He had just finished one task, but he couldn't help but look forward to the next one.

He was especially eager to see the effects of the new synergy system once all the Archmage synergies were collected.

Li En looked around the basement for quite some time and suddenly felt that he no longer had the same crazy enthusiasm for cultivation as before.

He now understood that, compared to cultivation, he cared more about the experience of completing tasks and receiving rewards.

"Looks like I'll have to find a way to trigger a new quest."

While Li En was thinking, Elaine and Melina looked at him strangely.

He used to train so intensely, but now he's just standing there in a daze.

The two women exchanged a glance, both somewhat unable to fathom Li En's thoughts.

"Li En, aren't you going to continue practicing?"

"I took the day off today, so I can stay and replenish your mana and we can cultivate together."

Elaine said with some anticipation.

She felt that she should work as hard as Li En.

Only in this way can I keep up with my magical cat's pace.

But Li En shook his head: "No more training, let's rest!"

Elaine pouted and muttered, "You just don't want me to replenish your mana..."

Melina was also surprised; Lee En, who had been tense, immediately relaxed.

"Since you've all taken the day off, let's go out and have some fun!"

Li Enxing made the suggestion with great interest.

Elaine and Melina exchanged a glance, both seeing interest on each other's faces.