127 Chapter 127

The mages with enough talent in both the absorption and comprehension might only need a few years to reach the 3rd fusion rank

However, to breach the gap between the 3rd and 4th fusion rank, most mages would spend more than a decade

After that, every advancement would once again take years but it does not mean that it would be easy

In fact, even if a mage is given a long period of time, as long as they don’t have enough talent and resources, they might still not advance in rank

Since mages at the mortal rank don’t have an increase in lifespan, 5th fusion rank mages are mostly middle-aged people in their thirties or even fifties

As for Claude, he reached that rank in his early to mid-twenties. His terrifying talent and also fortune could be seen in that

In the history of mages, he has the fastest cultivation speed. He was far above his peers

As such, although there are also other talented mages in the younger generation of the current era, they are still far below him

Claude has both talent and fortune. He was the only mage that other mages think have the potential to reach the 7th rank

His cultivation speed was so fast that his advancement to the 6th fusion rank was halted not because he don’t have talent or he lack resources. No, the reason was the limitation of his mortal body. It cannot endure his fast cultivation at all!

Despite the fact that Claude already met the criteria for advancement, for the sake of his foundation, he maintained his current rank

But now, after the misfortune of accidentally entering an ownerless Blessed Land while escaping from the Twighlight Beast, that misfortune turned into yet another opportunity for him

Claude can feel that the bright light on his body was healing and mending the hidden injuries he has as well as solidifying his foundation

These hidden injuries are not because of any battle that he went through. He got them as a result of rapid advancement in rank. He didn’t give his body and soul enough time to get used to his newly acquired stronger power before becoming stronger once again

With the help of this bright light, all the hidden injuries vanished and his foundation was once again solidified

After some time, Claude opened his eyes and from his elixir field, two mystic gems flew out

These mystic gems were completely identical to each other. They are both mystic gems of the darkness element

With a click of his fingers, the identical mystic gems started combining with each other. And with yet another click of his fingers, a black magic circle formed

The fusion of mystic gems is the easiest thing to do when advancing. The hard part is stabilizing the mystic gem that resulted in the fusion

However, Claude acted as if he doesn’t have that problem. His mystic gem only showed instability for a moment before calming down

Just like that, without any suspense, Claude has broken through the bottleneck that held back countless mages in the history

He is now a 6th fusion rank mage! A real powerhouse!

In the secular world, without the meddling of the 7th rank mages, he is already truly at the top!

Even without the support of his family, he is already a real powerhouse. A bigwig that countless people would want to form a connection with

However, instead of showing happiness, a frown formed on his handsome face. His piercing blue eyes were filled with complicated emotions

“I broke through just like that?” He muttered in disbelief

People only view him as a person born to be a mage with both talent and luck but that always filled him with doubt. His absorption talent as soon as he was born is already at the legendary grade

Most legendary talents can only absorb 90% or a little bit more than that of the essences of their consumed resources

However, Claude has 99% absorption talent. In the entire history of humanity, very few people have that

But now, after yet another fortuitous encounter, his absorption talent was upgraded and become a perfect 100% absorption rate

For thousands of years, even one person with that level of talent might not appear yet Claude easily reached such a level

This filled him with complex and indescribable emotions. Not to mention…

Claude stared at an empty space yet his eyes seems to have the ability to pierce through space itself

“Why do I feel like once I reach the peak of the 6th fusion rank, I would learn the reason why I have this much talent and luck” he mumbled

He can sense some sort of hazy fog that is hiding a terrifying truth and this fog would only clear up once he reaches the peak of his current rank and starts having the ability to pry on the famed 7th rank

Claude doesn’t have a good feeling about this but he knew that his ability no matter how strong in the secular world is still not enough

He can only continue on his way and he entered the Palace and he once again received another fortune inside it

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Greenwood City

“I appreciate the thought but… do you want my stomach to burst from eating too much?” Rezen cried out

Currently, he was inside a dining room and in front of him was a large table filled with various dishes

There is no lack of high-ranking meat of magic beasts or even edible spirit plants

Just these dishes alone might have already costs hundreds of thousands of mana stones!

“Hahahaha, if you’re already full, how about you take them home? I’ll have the servants arrange them for you” Kacy replied

After days of thinking, Rezen finally decided to give his answer to Kacy’s proposal

Rezen has already decided and he is sure that Kacy is already aware of his answer

“Sir Kacy, there is no need to further entice me. I believe, you already know my answer” Rezen said bitterly

His answer is undoubtedly ‘yes’. He would have full cooperation with Kacy and Daydream

One of the reasons was the ‘gift’ or ‘bribe’ that he had received. Just the spirit plants seed inside alone is already a great temptation

Many of them are not something Rezen could get even if he were to ask Florine for help

But another large part of his decision was the danger in Greenwood City. Even Florine warned him and ask him to stay in the Academy as things are about to erupt

With danger approaching, Rezen wants to increase his strength, and to do that, he has to cooperate with Kacy and Daydream

He should at least upgrade his farm again and with the help of Spirit Plants, he would expedite the progress of his artificial human subordinates

At the very least, they should have the strength of 5th rank Tattoo Warriors. Only when they reach that rank would Rezen be safer

Once Zero and the others reached the 5th rank, they would then have the ability to capture 5th rank magic beasts

With these 5th rank magic beasts, Rezen can evolve his plants and they would have the fighting prowess of quality 5 conscious spirit plants

With enough numbers of them, even a 6th fusion rank wouldn’t be able to force Rezen to flee

, As long as Rezen still can’t bring his farm with him, he cannot abandon it! As a result, increasing the power of his forces has become a priority!

“Being overly confident wouldn’t do me good. I should continue to do my best to make sure that you’ll agree with my proposal” Kacy replied with a chuckle

Just the ores— metal potatoes of Rezen are already enough to further elevate the status of Daydream. Not to mention, his other plants are still in the middle of the research phase

Who knows what surprise those plants would show? Their value might not be any lower than the metal potatoes

Rezen can only smile wryly. This shrewd businessman!

“As Sir Kacy might already know, I planned on agreeing with your proposal but I hope that you’ll also listen to some of my demands” Rezen said

As Kacy is a mage far stronger than him, he naturally showed respect. However, he also wishes to obtain a result that is favorable to him

“You can speak casually” Kacy said while nodding his head

Normally, with Daydream’s power, he could make the cooperation favorable to him and the company

However, he didn’t lie when he said that he could not hurt Rezen in any way. Even hinting one of his people or those that are close to him to hurt Rezen is not allowed if he doesn’t want to die

Naturally, Kacy cannot use any underhanded tactics and he is also not stupid enough to do so

Most people could only shine brilliantly and give Kacy enough benefits if they are free

Those that are forced and shackled most of the time are only able to perform a fraction of their abilities