In the training room.
Aldrich looked at Karl in front of him, his eyes full of amazement.
This kid was simply too much of a genius.
Such a hard-to-get-started kind of mystic art as Kamar-Taj's combat technique…
…and he grasped it in the blink of an eye.
How long had it been since Kamar-Taj produced a genius like this?
The last one with such talent was probably Master Sorcerer Kaecilius.
And to some extent…
Karl's talent was even more shocking than Master Sorcerer Kaecilius's.
Kamar-Taj Combat Arts required incredibly fine control over energy.
Very few people could reach that kind of astonishing level.
Yet Karl did it.
"This kid really is a freak."
"With talent like this, I'm afraid Kamar-Taj will produce another Master Sorcerer in the future."
Aldrich said with a sigh of emotion.
Aldrich was delighted from the bottom of his heart.
Kamar-Taj hadn't produced another Master Sorcerer for a long time.
Now, it seemed…
Karl was the next one.
Aldrich stared at Karl with a face full of joy.
But…
as he kept watching…
Aldrich's expression changed instantly.
"What is going on?!"
"What is Karl doing?"
"Why isn't he stopping?!"
Aldrich's face turned exceptionally ugly.
He suddenly realized—
Karl had no intention of stopping at all.
The surrounding cosmic energy grew denser and denser.
Golden specks of light ignited one after another.
Even Karl's body looked as if it were becoming somewhat transparent under the glow.
Inside him, it was as though an entire galaxy had appeared, radiating golden energy and light.
Aldrich was about to lose his mind!
He had warned Karl long ago—
the first time you cultivate it, you absolutely must be careful!
Why did Kamar-Taj Combat Arts have to be practiced slowly, step by step?
Because the human body was extremely fragile.
Your brain, your internal organs—everything was unbelievably delicate.
If you weren't careful, even a slight fluctuation in energy—
could cause irreversible damage to the body's fragile internal organs!
It could even be life-threatening!
The energy gathering around Karl had long exceeded the limit an ordinary sorcerer's body could withstand!
Aldrich's face was full of panic.
"What is wrong with this kid? I already told him to be cautious—so what is this?!"
"Gathering this much energy all at once—won't he explode from within and die?!"
"How can an ordinary body withstand this much energy?!"
Aldrich was worrying himself sick.
For powerful energy to surge into an ordinary body…
was like inflating a balloon.
Once the energy exceeded the limit, the outcome was obvious.
Karl would end up like a watermelon thrown from the hundredth floor.
Even the Ancient One-sama wouldn't be able to save him!
"I told him to take it step by step, step by step!"
"So why won't this kid listen?!"
Aldrich couldn't help but sigh.
But the problem was—
there was nothing he could do about it.
He didn't even dare breathe too loudly.
He was afraid of disturbing Karl.
Kamar-Taj Combat Arts was an incredibly delicate operation.
It required controlling every inch, every thread of energy within the body to the most microscopic degree!
One mistake, and it would become energy rampage—body explosion.
Aldrich stared at Karl with extreme tension.
And then he discovered—
not only was this kid not stopping, he was getting even worse.
The surrounding energy kept increasing.
The energy he absorbed from the cosmos had reached the point where it was condensing into something tangible.
Aldrich could even feel that the surrounding energy had thickened into a faint mist.
And this was only the energy leaking outward, not even counting what Karl had drawn into his body.
Still…
just looking at the energy outside was enough to know how terrifying the power inside Karl's body was right now.
Generally speaking…
the energy inside Karl's body would be dozens of times greater than what was outside—at minimum!
But now…
Aldrich had no way to intervene. All he could do was pray over and over in his heart.
Pray that Karl wouldn't have any problems.
He was so tense that sweat started beading on his forehead.
Staring fixedly at those flickering golden stars inside Karl's body, Aldrich didn't dare gasp for air even once.
Like this, a full half hour passed.
Aldrich didn't even dare wipe the sweat away.
As time slowly flowed on…
the golden energy inside Karl's body began to dim little by little.
Most of the energy leaking outward was also absorbed back into him.
Only then did Aldrich let out a long breath.
Looking at Karl, the expression on his face turned somewhat horrified.
By his estimation…
in just this short span of time, the energy Karl absorbed was probably already comparable to what a Master Sorcerer had inside their body!
Between a Probationary Sorcerer and a Master Sorcerer, the gap was the difference between heaven and earth!
A Master Sorcerer could take down dozens of Probationary Sorcerers with one hand!
But now…
Karl had absorbed an amount of energy equivalent to a Master Sorcerer's entire reserve.
Even more terrifying—this guy still hadn't exploded and died!
This kid was way too monstrous, wasn't he?
Aldrich thought in shock.
Crack!
Aldrich lowered his head and looked.
The marble floor—reinforced with basic runes—had already shattered.
A footprint was stamped into the ground, with cracks spreading all around it.
Aldrich sucked in a cold breath.
What terrifying strength!
Even if he went all-out, he would only barely be able to stomp and break this floor.
Karl did it without even trying?
Just how far had this kid's body been strengthened?
"Karl, how do you feel right now?"
Aldrich asked with concern.
Karl clenched his fist.
A series of crackle-crackle sounds came from his joints.
"I feel extremely good right now. My strength has increased several times over."
"Aldrich-sensei, this Kamar-Taj Combat Arts is way too incredible."
"It actually increased my strength by this much all at once?"
Karl spoke with a face full of amazement.
Inside, he thought: No wonder everyone in Kamar-Taj is a close-combat sorcerer. With strength boosts this insane, who would bother using spells!
Right now, he felt that with a single punch, he could probably blow up a tank!
Hearing that, Aldrich couldn't help the corner of his mouth twitch.
…?
Increased several times over?
Since when did the first cultivation of Kamar-Taj Combat Arts have an effect like that?
For normal people, at most it slightly improved physical fitness.
Strengthening the body's power required years and years of nonstop effort.
Other people needed years—practically more than ten years—to reach that level, and you got there in one session?
And the results are even better than everyone else's?
Is this talent?
This is insanity!
Aldrich couldn't help but rant internally like crazy.
This kid was way too insane!
Taking a deep breath, Aldrich forcibly adjusted his emotions.
"Can you sense exactly how strong you are now?"
"Test it."
"You may have created a new chapter in Kamar-Taj's history."
Aldrich said with a complicated expression.
(End of Chapter)
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