It was quite late when they returned to the princess's residence, but Freya still came over, afraid that Luo Fan would leave her behind and run off alone.

"Don't worry, you're my mount, I would never abandon you."

"Hmph, I'm not! How did your talks go?" Freya asked with a smile.

"Not bad, I'm just born to work hard. Don't tell anyone."

"I know that. By the way, if you get more inscriptions, could you give my Shining one more? You tricked me out of one inscription back then."

Luo Fan looked at her, wondering why this girl was so ungrateful. She had tricked him out of his money back then, and there was no way she would ever pay him back.

"We'll see how it goes later. Besides, if we get too many inscriptions, we won't be able to fit all of your Shiny's magic cores!"

"Hehe, I forgot about that problem! If it's possible, you can't refuse!"

"Maybe you'll be able to operate it yourself by then, my dear girl, have confidence in yourself!"

"I love hearing that!" she said, giving him another kiss before running off happily.

Caitlin, who was watching the show, looked over with a grin. It seemed that she was still more valued by Luo Fan. Could it be because of Xianxian?

No, I'm pretty too.

After this trip, he couldn't even imagine how much benefit he could gain in future transactions, or what kind of forces he could associate with. At least, subduing some members of the Water God Cult shouldn't be too difficult.

Luo Fan, you are truly my lucky star!

Just then, Luo Fan disappeared again. He had just obtained two dark-elemental runes; would he absorb them directly?

Just as she had guessed, Luo Fan did indeed have such plans and slipped into Ai Li's arms.

The girl, who was meditating, was woken up by him and was a little angry.

"Aili, be prepared to be surrounded by dark elements. I'm confident I can break through level 50 now!"

"So fast? What good stuff have you found this time?"

"I made a deal with the emperor. I'll tell you later. You should be mentally prepared in advance."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Stay calm and be prepared to be hit by the dark element at any time. Don't overreact." After giving a brief instruction and a few more words to Daisy, Luo Fan slipped out.

This time, as we advance to the next level, the clones hidden in various places should reassemble.

Since breaking through to level 50, he has deliberately hidden many of his clones. This has resulted in some differences in the rune branches on his magic core, but they are not obvious.

"Ellie, I'm so envious of you!" Daisy hugged Ellie's arm; she also wanted to level up quickly.

"You, Xiaoxue is about to break through too, and you'll have a huge wave of feedback then."

"However, Luo Fan's other attribute clones will also give you feedback!"

"Just thinking about it gives me a headache. Water-based things are already so troublesome, if it were a mud mound, wouldn't I be buried alive?" Ellie touched her forehead, the feeling from before was too unpleasant.

"Hehe, you're right, my Xiaoxue is more reliable."

The two girls waited quietly for that moment to arrive.

Inside the princess's treasure vault, Luo Fan materialized into a chubby little boy. He reformed, the flow of magic within his body shifting and changing, quickly achieving a unified form.

The incomplete runes on the clone's core were not reassembled; they were simply evenly distributed throughout the core pile, obediently following the main body's commands.

Looking at the two high-level dark magic cores in the ring, along with the Magic Gathering and Shadow Transformation runes, Luo Fan was immediately filled with confidence, feeling that his chances of breaking through were very high!

With a calm mind, he swallowed the demon core and slowly guided the inscriptions on it. Soon, the inscriptions reorganized, drawn by the main inscriptions and his divine sense, and regrown onto the main inscription structure of the tens of thousands of demon cores within his body.

At the same time, the high-level magic core was also rapidly dissipating, replenishing the energy needed for the growth of the inscription. After it was all over, Luo Fan did not feel the urge to break through!

Wait, something's not right. Could it be that I'm not spiritually inclined enough? But I don't feel that sense of deficiency!

Looking at the remaining Shadow Inscriptions, Luo Fan suddenly had a feeling that even with these, it probably wouldn't be enough. He hadn't felt any urge to meditate just now; could it be because he didn't have enough spiritual materials?

No, this time we must succeed. Take out all the dark magic cores and spiritual materials, and also put everything the princess collected in the treasure vault before us; we must finish this in one go.

After absorbing the Shadow Inscription again, that urge finally came. After consuming some dark-elemental spiritual materials, he finally entered a meditative state as he wished.

In less than half an hour, that feeling was gone, and the breakthrough had failed.

Luo Fan was on the verge of tears; all his earlier excitement had been wasted. He immediately took out the black stone slab, quickly disposed of all the magic cores, and then launched another sprint.

He had just sensed that the barrier between realms had ruptured, and he had to rush through it now, otherwise the breakthrough would become even more difficult once the barrier solidified again.

With a surge of magical energy and the replenishment of all the spiritual materials, the energy circulated rapidly under the effect of the gathering magic. The previously lacking magic core grew rapidly, and Luo Fan finally sensed that impulse again, and sprinted at full speed.

Finally, the membrane completely collapsed, all the magic cores trembled slightly, and divine sense was greatly enhanced.

Luo Fan then calmed down and slowly sensed the changes in his body. He had doubled in size, his body had become more solid, and he could control his body at will, completely mimicking the appearance of a young boy.

Manipulating his own body, he moved freely and swiftly, even crashing headfirst into the wall without his body falling apart.

Is this what it feels like to break through? It's much better than counterfeit goods.

He wondered what Ellie's current situation was. Looking at the disturbed treasure room, Luo Fan's heart skipped a beat; he hoped Caitlin wouldn't find out.

Inside Ellie's room.

As a result of Luo Fan's influence, the dark elements around Ellie were accumulating, and she entered meditation as promised.

Daisy watched silently from the side and noticed that the dark element seemed to be less than what the counterfeit goods had attracted. Could it be that something had gone wrong with Luo Fan?

Sure enough, after a while, Ellie woke up, looking constipated.

"Did Luo Fan fail to break through?" Daisy finally spoke, feeling a little sad.

"It should be. I don't know when he'll arrive. I can't sense his presence yet." Ellie sighed, knowing things wouldn't go so smoothly.

"I really want to comfort him. He must be feeling terrible right now!" Daisy's face was full of worry. Luo Fan had been so confident before, but he suffered such a blow.

"Yes, the two of us together."

As they were talking, a denser dark element suddenly enveloped Ellie, and the suffocating feeling from before returned. Startled, she quickly entered a meditative state and absorbed the energy.

Not long after, Luo Fan also slipped over, looking exactly the same as before, with no obvious changes. The only difference was that his level had increased to 51; he had indeed successfully broken through.

Holding him in her arms, Daisy carefully examined him. He was heavier and more solid, and the soft feeling he had before was gone.

"Luo Fan, congratulations!"

"Same to you, same to you. Ellie's condition seems a bit unstable." Luo Fan ignored Daisy's kneading and carefully observed Ellie's changes.

After Daisy explained, Luo Fan realized it was his fault. He immediately slipped into Ellie's arms and knelt down in front of her to help her purify the fierce dark elements.

Once the girl's aura stabilized and the dark elemental waves gradually disappeared, Luo Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Daisy, you keep an eye on things for a bit, I have to leave for a while!"

“Oh, go ahead, I’ll stay here.” Daisy answered readily, watching as Luo Fan disappeared again.

He seems even more mysterious now!