Training room.
Just like Aldrich-sensei—
Even though Wong is known as well-informed and widely experienced,
he still got mildly shocked by Karl.
This kid… he's not ordinary!
Still—
Wong is a Master Sorcerer, and he quickly regained his composure.
"Not bad, Karl. You're truly not bad."
"Talent like yours is already extremely rare among the new generation in our Kamar-Taj. I'm very optimistic about you."
"You've got what it takes to become a Master Sorcerer."
Wong looked very pleased as he patted Karl on the shoulder.
Even with Karl's current strength, that pat made his body sink heavily.
"Master Sorcerer-sama praises me too much."
Karl could only force a stiff smile.
Why did he feel like those words weren't a compliment at all?
The last guy who was said to "have the makings of a great emperor" died horribly.
Karl felt he still preferred to keep a low profile.
"I think so too. Karl will definitely become a Master Sorcerer in the future."
Aldrich-sensei said from the side, his face glowing with pride.
Hearing that, Karl couldn't help the corner of his mouth twitch.
Seriously.
You just raised a death flag.
Fortunately, Wong didn't dwell on that topic for long.
"Kid, let me see your power."
"Since you could cause that much damage, you must have improved a lot."
"Show me just how much you've improved."
Wong looked at Karl as he spoke.
He now believed Karl was an unparalleled genius.
But—
he wanted to confirm just how much of a genius Karl truly was.
By common logic,
the better the effect the first time you train in Combat Arts,
the higher your talent.
Wong really wanted to know what level Karl could reach.
If possible,
he would recommend Karl to the Ancient One-sama, and have her teach him personally.
What Wong didn't expect was—
Karl scratched his head in embarrassment, blinked, and said,
"Master Sorcerer-sama, isn't that… not a good idea?"
"The training room is already wrecked like this."
Karl wore a bitter smile.
These past two days, he'd caused Kamar-Taj a massive economic loss.
If this kept going, a few of the teachers might go bankrupt.
Hearing that,
Wong smiled confidently and said,
"It's fine. I'm here—so don't worry."
"Strike with full power. I can handle it."
"Aim at the mountain wall. I'll keep Kamar-Taj safe."
As he spoke, Wong clasped his hands behind his back—truly carrying the bearing of a grandmaster.
Karl thought: if Wong were a little better-looking, he could totally stand in for the Sorcerer Supreme.
"Then I ask Master Sorcerer-sama for guidance."
Karl cupped his fists respectfully, excitement flashing in his eyes.
Earlier, he hadn't satisfied himself, and he also hadn't gone all-out.
Now that Wong was here, he finally had a chance to use his full strength.
At this moment,
the powerful cosmic energy he had absorbed had already been fully digested.
His current power
would only be stronger than before!
Karl closed his eyes and used his mental force to sense every muscle inside his body.
Within his body,
every inch of strengthened muscle was mobilized.
The next instant,
Karl perfectly took control of his strength.
With no adjustment period at all, he mastered his skyrocketed power.
This was god-tier talent!
Karl took a stance—every muscle in his body was brought into play.
From his feet, to his legs, to his waist and core, to his arms—
his muscles coordinated in flawless harmony.
His way of exerting force was the most scientific.
Under the influence of his talent, his body adjusted into the posture that let him unleash the greatest power.
In an instant,
it was as if all the muscles in his body came alive.
[Ding!]
[Detected that you are using Kamar-Taj Combat Arts]
[Your understanding of Kamar-Taj Combat Arts has increased by multiples]
[Your god-tier talent triggered a critical strike; your Kamar-Taj Combat Arts has evolved]
[Your Kamar-Taj Combat Arts has evolved into the Azure Origin Body-Refining Essentials]
The system's notification sounded in his mind.
Golden light flared around him once again.
But—
this time it wasn't only golden light.
Purple, blue, black—energies of all kinds rose around Karl,
then were absorbed and refined by his body.
At this moment,
his body was like a black hole, devouring all surrounding energy—even drawing in power from dimensional realms.
And not just drawing it in—
it was total devouring, converted into his own power!
This was completely different from Kamar-Taj Combat Arts.
"What is this?"
"Kamar-Taj Combat Arts can be trained like this?"
Aldrich-sensei couldn't understand what it was, but he was utterly shaken.
Since when could Kamar-Taj Combat Arts absorb other energies?
Compared to Aldrich-sensei, Wong was even more excited.
On that face as still as an ancient well, an excited expression actually appeared; even the hands behind his back trembled uncontrollably.
How rare was that on Wong?
It showed just how shocked he was.
Wong had higher standards,
so he knew what this meant.
This was a reform of spellcraft—breaking the old to create the new!
Transforming already powerful magic into something even stronger!
This kid's talent was even more terrifying than he'd imagined!
In history, any sorcerer who could do this—without exception—became a legend!
This kid had the makings of a legendary Master Sorcerer!!
Thinking that, Wong's gaze grew expectant.
At that moment—
Karl struck.
His fist turned into a blur, like lightning, as it smashed toward the wooden training post ahead.
Boom!
A cracking explosion rang out in the air,
like a bomb detonating right in front of them.
In the air, a burst of white mist suddenly appeared.
That was the moisture in the air, compressed and condensed into vapor.
The wooden post in front of him deformed instantly, then burst into powder—particles less than a millimeter.
And it wasn't over.
The air in front of him was compressed to an extreme,
then, like a cannon shot, it was punched out by Karl.
Rumble!!
The mountain peak—already full of cracks—could no longer hold.
A mountainside over a hundred meters high was completely collapsed by Karl's single punch.
"Not good!"
Wong's expression changed drastically.
Buzz!
A landslide!
If the mountain really slid down, half of Kamar-Taj would be buried.
Wong almost wanted to slap himself.
Why was he showing off for no reason?!
This kid isn't normal!
His lips trembled—both shocked and furious.
But—
this wasn't the time to think about that.
He simply twisted his hands.
A portal over a hundred meters tall formed instantly.
The landslide—like a river bursting its banks—rushed straight into that enormous portal and vanished from here.
Moments later,
half a small hill was simply gone.
Only then did the mountain's collapse end.
Wong looked at the remaining mountain, as if a dog had gnawed chunks out of it,
and the corner of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
This kid…
is a freak.
(End of Chapter)
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