When Freya emerged from her meditation, an unknown amount of time had passed. Seeing the girl excitedly petting her pet, Luo Fan didn't say anything more.
During that short time, he had already extracted all the messy inscriptions, and his body did not undergo any obvious changes.
Frozen, solid, healing, sharp, sensory...
It only formed incomplete branches of inscriptions, scattered haphazardly and without a systematic structure.
Without the replenishment of energy of the same attribute, it could only be reassembled into its current chaotic state, with the rune branches clearly underdeveloped. But regardless, Luo Fan's strength has genuinely improved; he just lacks actual combat experience.
The foundation of the magic lock is too solid, easily suppressing these scattered changes. I just don't know if the old witch still has any left.
"Congratulations, Freya, you've easily overcome the most difficult hurdle!" Luo Fan sincerely congratulated her, and Xiao Ling'er echoed from the side.
"Hehe~, thanks to you this time." With that, she ran over, hugged Luo Fan and kissed him a few times, leaving him covered in drool.
"Let's go back then. I've worked so hard for so long, I should rest for a while." Continuously operating the inscriptions was quite taxing on his spiritual energy, so Luo Fan slipped into Freya's arms and wiped the drool off his body.
After responding and cleaning up the traces inside the cave, completely collapsing it, Freya left with Little Bell, more than twice as fast as before.
When they returned to the capital, it was already evening of the second day. Recently, many powerful forces had poured in, and there were many more people patrolling the city walls, and most of the aerial areas had been opened up.
After a quick identity verification, Freya flew directly back to the princess's residence.
Having been separated from Ellie for more than half a month, Luo Fan missed her terribly and immediately sneaked over to her side, becoming even more excited.
"Lovan, you're back?!" At that moment, Ellie was taking a bath with Daisy when she saw the slime suddenly appear and screamed in fright.
"Yes, yes, you are all so beautiful!" Luo Fan floated on the surface of the water, blowing bubbles. He clearly had no intention of going out. Moreover, the water-sensing inscription could sense the situation in the water.
No more worries about girls hiding in the water!
Immediately afterwards, Luo Fan swam over and burrowed into Ai Li's chest.
It's been so long since we last met, I really missed you all. And to come back, I get such great perks.
Inside the lobby.
"Freya, you've broken through!" Toria pulled her along, curiously examining her for a long time. Wasn't this too fast?
Becoming a Grand Magus is the most difficult bottleneck to overcome in the mid-game. Many people eventually stagnate at the level of a Grand Mage and die in frustration.
And my best friend, whom I hadn't seen for just a few days, actually made a breakthrough!
“Yes, I’m a genuine Archmage now. How about we have another competition? This time I’ll stand still.” Freya stopped pretending; she was just that outstanding.
"I don't want to compete with you. Tell me, how exactly did you do it?"
Caitlin, standing nearby, also pricked up her ears, listening to the commotion. Before her sat little Bell, looking somewhat nervous.
"Luo Fan was a great help, and my Shining has become stronger too!"
Suddenly, the big, fat bird appeared, stunning the girls watching.
"Is this still the Thunderbird? How did it turn into this?!"
"How about it? Now it's no worse than your Xuanwu, is it?" Freya was still very smug. She used to envy Toria, but now she didn't need to at all.
"What exactly did Luo Fan do?"
"Added a rune to my Flash, Thunderstorm, isn't that awesome!"
"Oh, never mind then. Who is this little girl?" Caitlin suddenly realized, pointing to Little Bell. Anyway, her Fairy Fairy isn't bad either, she'll definitely be even more powerful than her in the future.
"She's my family's mascot, she was kidnapped by Luo Fan. By the way, where are Xianxian and the others?"
"She and Xiaoxue are cultivating."
"She's actually a magical beast?" Toria leaned closer, curiously examining the girl. Light green hair, a delicate and gentle appearance—she seemed easy to bully.
Where is her owner?
"I don't have a master~" Little Bell spoke up. She noticed that these women seemed to have Luo Fan's faint aura on them, so they didn't seem like bad people.
Immediately, Caitlin and Toria were stunned. A magical beast that could speak human language was extremely rare. They had almost mistaken her for a human just now.
“Little Bell is a Phantom Sound Beast. She came out this time to find an opportunity to break through. Don’t let her small size fool you, she’s actually older than all of us.” Freya pulled her arm and explained.
"By the way, she doesn't have an owner right now, so I've temporarily taken her in."
"Phantom Sound Beast? I've never heard of such a magical beast before." After examining it carefully again, the two of them still couldn't figure it out.
"Where's Luo Fan? Did he go to find Ellie?"
"I don't know either. He ran too fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye."
As they were talking, Ellie came out with Daisy, but they still couldn't see Luo Fan.
"You two have both broken through to the advanced level of magician! Not bad, not bad, the special training has been quite effective." Freya looked at them, feeling that she deserved half the credit.
“You have no idea how many resources they consumed; only someone as wealthy as Luo Fan could afford that. This time, three out of the four broke through, with Angela being a bit slower, but the results were exceptionally good,” Caitlin explained.
Looking at Ellie in front of her, Xiaoling recognized her at a glance as Brother Fan's master. She felt a sense of closeness to her, and she shared the same attributes as Luo Fan.
After introducing themselves again, Ah Li ran in carrying Luo Fan, followed by two beautiful girls, Xian Xian and Xiao Xue, while the fire rain in the sky fluttered its little wings.
The lively scene in the hall filled with beautiful women pleased Luo Fan greatly, and his desire to transform into human form grew even stronger.
If Emil and Angela were here too, that would be great.
It seems that Tifa and Cecilia were too busy with the mercenary group, so they went back after the special training ended. I heard that Angela has already gone to the hot spring town.
A large amount of Fire Liquid flowed into the market, directly boosting the local economy and attracting many fire-attribute families to go there.
Soon, Xiaoling became familiar with everyone, and even hummed a little tune on her own initiative. Her voice had a calming effect, and almost all the girls benefited from it.
Even Luo Fan felt his restless mind calm down considerably; Xiao Ling'er's singing had a soul-piercing quality. The instability in his consciousness caused by constantly using the Forging God Spell had also improved significantly.
He slipped into the girl's arms and carefully observed the changes in her, which seemed to be a direct expression of her state of mind.
Luo Fan quickly had her take out the Soul-Suppressing Bell and shake it. The crisp sound echoed in the hall, and the girl's condition slowly recovered. The magic she was emitting was slowly gathering, similar to a magician's meditation.
The other girls opened their eyes, except for Ahri, who was still engrossed in the moment and felt a little drowsy. In the end, she simply snuggled into Ai Li's arms and fell asleep.
The Soul-Suppressing Bell is indeed very suitable for inducing sleep, and the little bell can also amplify that effect.
If she were to use the real Soul-Suppressing Bell, I reckon that apart from Luo Fan, no one else here would be able to withstand the magic of that sound.
After a brief exchange, Luo Fan learned that the situation in the capital had become quite complicated. Many powerful forces had sent people, and some had even set up arenas, hoping to recreate Lilith's glorious undefeated record.
Furthermore, due to the needs of all parties, a grand auction and exchange meeting will be held in a few days, at which time many forces will personally participate.
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