The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

She still had those eyes as clear as lake water, and that face with a touch of childishness.

But her petite figure, which once only reached his chest, is now graceful and tall, almost at his eye level.

As her gaze moved downwards, Viner's expression shifted from confusion to astonishment.

"Are you sure you're not Lisette's twin sister or something?"

Wiener's face was filled with disbelief.

While changes in height can be explained by physical growth, this is not the case here.

Her once flat chest now has gentle undulations.

Lisette naturally noticed the change in Venus's gaze. With a mix of shyness and pride, she puffed out her chest, as if showing Venus her growth.

"What? Are you captivated by my charm?"

"Finally, we beat Felix." Viner was filled with relief.

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, Lisette puffed out her cheeks slightly and kicked Vina in feigned anger.

If you genuinely compliment her on being prettier than Felix, she will naturally be pleased.

But when Wiener brings up Felix as an example, he is clearly saying—

"Alright, alright, I really did seduce you so much you didn't recognize yourself." Vena slid her hand away and pulled Listie into her arms, patting her back gently. "You've suffered a lot these past few days, haven't you?"

It is true that after returning to school, Wiener went straight to Lisette's dormitory.

That action was taken only after he had messaged and inquired about Tilisalis's location.

If the person in question isn't there, and Viner still runs headlong back to the dormitory, wouldn't that be no different from a pervert sneaking into a girls' dormitory?

In her reply, Tilissa stated that Lisette had encountered some difficulties during her spiritual practice and was recuperating in her dormitory.

But when he pressed for details about what went wrong, she refused to answer, saying only that she would know when she saw it.

That's when Wiener chose to dive in quickly.

“How can this little hardship compare to yours?” Lisette shook her head slightly. “I heard that you have eliminated another demon apostle?”

“Actually, it was Jessica who solved it,” Viner corrected.

He simply didn't want Lisette to worry about him, nor did he want to see her feel disappointed because of the difference in their circumstances.

Wiener still remembers the brilliant young girl who stood in the spotlight and attracted much attention when she enrolled.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Lisette's rate of progress already lives up to her reputation as a genius.

However, within the Silver Wolf Class, she had unknowingly fallen behind the other two members of the team.

Seeing his companions engage the demons head-on while he could only stay behind, it would be a lie to say he didn't care.

Otherwise, the accident wouldn't have happened during training.

“The message that my senior sent to the teacher made it very clear that you were the one who delivered the fatal blow to that demon apostle,” Lisette insisted.

“Well, strictly speaking, Jessica and I were just lucky to get in; Earl Feld was the main force against the Apostles.”

The idea of ​​eliminating a demon apostle through a series of battles doesn't sound so exaggerated anymore.

Lisette's intuition was incredibly sharp; such an evasive explanation couldn't possibly fool her.

"Are you sure you're not just trying to appease me?" Lisette asked bluntly. "Like, are you afraid that I'll realize I've been left far behind and that my self-esteem will be hurt?"

"Absolutely not!"

Even though Wiener answered quickly, he couldn't hide his guilty conscience.

"Hehe, then you've been worrying for nothing."

Lisette suddenly smiled, handed her hand to Vina, and slowly released her restrained aura.

“How could this be…?” Wiener exclaimed in shock.

With the full release of Listy's aura, her presence was now comparable to that of a seventh-tier Emblem User.

If breaking through from the fifth rank to the seventh rank of Emblem Master in a month is considered a mistake, then he wants to experience that feeling immediately.

"You were startled, weren't you?" Seeing the rare look of shock on Venus's face, Lisette couldn't help but laugh.

She finally rediscovered that feeling of fighting alongside Venere. "Now, we can stand together again."

Normally, spellcasters advance at a slower pace than warriors.

Warriors who hone their bodies possess stronger physiques and can naturally accommodate more magical energy.

However, spellcasters are different. They use the magic energy within their bodies as a lever to mobilize free magic energy in the environment, making their utilization rate of magic energy far exceed that of warriors of the same level.

If we compare spellcasters and warriors of the same rank, spellcasters are naturally rarer.

Almost every few years, St. Freya Academy produces students who reach the seventh rank upon graduation.

However, if it were a spellcaster from the Demon Court, such an occurrence might not happen even once every ten years or so.

Even Jessica's breakthrough to the seventh-tier Emblem Master in her third year was partly due to some connections.

This shows just how extraordinary Lisette's talent is.

The strength of a seventh-tier emblem master, combined with the Staff of Tyr's Hunt, is enough to threaten ordinary demon apostles.

If we are well prepared, victory is not difficult.

While Vina was worried about leaving Lisette behind, Lisette had already overtaken him at the bend and stood ahead in a more dazzling manner.

However, there was no joy on the person's face.

“But Tissalis says you had a mishap during your practice.”

Vina knows all too well what it feels like to experience a sudden surge in magic power.

Every time he used the One-Slash Asura technique, his biggest feeling was that his body was about to explode from the demonic energy.

However, Lisette advanced from the mid-level to the high-level Emblem Envoy within a month.

Can the body really withstand such a rapid pace of promotion?

"Yes, because the progress was too fast, it needs a period of time to stabilize. Teacher Tilisa told me to temporarily put down my cultivation and take a good rest for a while."

“Tilissa isn’t one to make a mountain out of a molehill, but if even she says so, then it’s definitely not something that can be glossed over.” Vena looked at Lisette. “Can you tell me the truth?”

Upon hearing Venus's question, Lisette could no longer suppress her longing and suddenly lunged at Venus, the two embracing tightly as they fell onto the bed.

In the embrace, Lisette finally found an outlet for her emotions; all her loneliness turned into hot tears, soaking Vina's clothes.

"Vina, I really miss you."

“I miss you too,” Viner replied softly.

"I miss you ten times more than you miss me."

"Then I'll miss you a hundred times, a thousand times more."

"Who's kidding you!" Lisette laughed through her tears, lightly punching Venus's chest. "Do you even remember how many days you've been gone?"

"More than thirty days?" Wiener asked uncertainly.

Without the school's two-day weekend schedule, he lost his sense of time and could only remember a rough estimate.

“It’s been thirty-seven days,” Listy still clearly remembered the day Venus left. “You’ve only been gone for a month, but I haven’t seen you for three hundred and seven days.”

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Chapter 437 The House of Time

After Vina and her party arrived at Snow Valley.

Lisette, carrying the ancient books she had found in the library, ran all the way to Tissa.

She discovered this ancient book by chance today; it contains information about a special facility in the Silver Wolf Class.

It is called the House of Time, and it was once a training ground left behind by a hero. It is no exaggeration to call it a special demiplane.

Its effect, as the name suggests, is to change the flow of time.

Spending ten days inside is equivalent to only one day outside.

“Teacher Tilisa!” Lisette looked at Tilisa solemnly.

Are you dissatisfied with your progress, or do you feel that the training tasks I've given you are too lenient?

Tilisa glanced at the ancient book in Listy's arms and immediately understood her purpose.

“That’s not the case,” Listy shook her head. “You are the best mentor I’ve ever met. If I train according to your method, I can break through to the sixth-tier Emblem Master in three months at most.”

"So you still plan to enter the House of Time?" Tilissa frowned slightly.

The Time Chamber may seem to save ten times the time, but it is an extremely dangerous place.

There, magic energy is scarce, temperatures fluctuate wildly, and gravity is ten times stronger than normal, which also causes all sorts of hallucinations.

If one is not careful, one can lose oneself in the illusion.

That is why it was sealed away by the previous generation of heroes.

“Yes,” Lisette said firmly.

Warriors naturally advance faster than spellcasters.

But the strength gained through hard work alone can't compare to the transformation in actual combat.

Lisette's talent is indeed astonishing, but catching up with Felix, who is only half a step away from becoming a sword saint, and with Vena, who uses forging as a way to improve her strength, is not an easy task.

Tissa sighed softly, stepped forward and hugged Lissty, stroking her to comfort her, "I know you're under pressure, but training in the House of Time is just overdrawing your potential."

The time that passes within the House of Time will be fully reflected in the user's body.

Ten times the speed of time flow means ten times the speed of aging.

In addition, the cultivation efficiency is actually lower than that of the outside world because a lot of energy is needed to resist the effects of the harsh environment.

Spending a year in the Time Chamber is probably not as good as cultivating for seven or eight months in the outside world.

Only those Emblem Envoys who encounter bottlenecks and seek breakthroughs through seclusion will risk entering the House of Time to attempt such an endeavor.

In Tilisa's view, it would be a complete waste for a magical genius like Lisette to enter the House of Time for training.

“I was already two years behind them, and if I didn’t do this, I wouldn’t even have a chance to catch up with them,” Lisette insisted.

The period between the ages of eighteen and thirty is the time when the activity of the emblem is at its peak, and it is also the golden period for emblem users to improve their strength.

Once this period has passed, the emblem's activity will begin to stagnate, making further breakthroughs extremely difficult.

If you want to continue to improve your strength, you can only seek breakthroughs in experience and skills.

Many Emblem users choose to hone their bodies relentlessly during their prime to accommodate more magic breakthroughs.

As for the lack of skill, that can be made up for after the golden age ends.

This approach may allow you to progress faster than your peers, but it makes it difficult to go far.

After all, rating the level of the emblem based on the total amount of magic essence is a method designed to take care of ordinary people.

Even if Tissa suppresses her magic power to the same level, she can still defeat the Vena squad by herself.

If Felix were to get serious, he could easily defeat Jegan, who is a seventh-tier emblem user.

Differences in weaponry, equipment, and tactics are enough to erase the gap in magic power.

"I can understand why you're willing to take such a big risk, but have you considered your own health?"

"The burden that the dual emblems place on your body has already shortened your lifespan. Every minute you spend in the House of Time is accelerating that day's arrival."

“If you want to spend more time with Wiener, I advise you to give up that idea.”

The gentleness on Tilissa's face was gone, replaced by a hint of warning.

"I have a question, and I hope the teacher can answer it seriously." Instead of immediately giving a response, Lisette asked another question, "Is the Hero in grave danger?"

After a long silence, Tissa finally spoke: "...Now it seems that's right."

There was a sense of helplessness in her voice.

Lisette, however, gave a relieved smile.