Magical Cat

Melina had been watching Joey's reaction closely, and when she saw his expression change, she felt a surge of smugness.

"Hmph, do you really think I'm just making things up?"

Melina continued to wait and see what Joey would do next.

Li En ignored the two of them and continued cultivating at his usual pace.

This so-called magical circuit breakthrough is actually the same principle as muscle training: constantly pushing yourself to the limit, and then recovering while becoming stronger.

Through this method, Li En has cultivated all the way to the point where he can now imagine 60% of the limit of magical circuits.

Although the pace of progress slows down as time goes on, Li En's progress is still remarkably fast compared to the cultivation speed of ordinary people.

Speaking of which, Li En's training method is very simple and brutal: he constantly casts magic with the maximum range, then recovers his magic power, and repeats this cycle over and over again.

Joey, who was observing from the sidelines, became increasingly calm, despite his initial surprise.

He had already figured out what Li En meant by cultivation.

Although the observation period was short, Joey had already formed a judgment on Li En's various stats.

For a juvenile magical beast, Li En's stats are indeed outrageous, even to the point of being mind-blowing.

However, the Tongxin Association's assessment of attempts goes beyond simply looking at attribute values.

The more Joey observed Li En's cultivation, the less he cared.

Melina also noticed the change in Joey's attitude, her brows furrowing slightly, her dissatisfaction becoming increasingly apparent.

The apostles are of paramount importance in the Concordance Society.

If they could successfully discover an apostle, it would be a great achievement, akin to a meteoric rise for the believers of the Tongxin Society.

Everyone wants such a good thing, which leads to the fact that whenever a magical beast with potential is discovered, the entire Tongxin Society will report it. Everyone has their own selfish motives, but it is also the duty of a believer in Tongxin Society.

Seeing that Li En had exhausted his magic power again and was beginning to recover, Joey moved over to Melina's side.

"There's no need to look any further," Joey declared, declaring the outcome of the investigation.

"Oh, you've already completed your assessment of Li En as an apostle in such a short time? I'd like to hear your judgment."

Melina had clearly anticipated Joey's assessment, hence her unfriendly tone.

"Hmph, you don't need to be unconvinced. Although you are now a bishop, you are still too young and lack vision."

Joey first gave Melina a condescending evaluation before looking at Lee En, who was recovering.

"This little guy has good talent, but he's still far from being an Apostle. He can be nurtured, but let's not talk about the treatment of an Apostle again."

Joey waved his hand and delivered the final verdict to Lee.

"I will apply for someone else to conduct the inspection. Since your work is finished, I won't see you off."

Melina crossed her arms and turned her back, clearly not wanting to look at Joey again.

She couldn't understand how Joey could not see Li En's obvious talent.

But recalling the other party's evaluation in the Unity Society, Melina no longer held out much hope.

She firmly believed that Lee had the potential to be an Apostle; if Joey couldn't see it, someone else would.

Not everyone in the Tongxin Society is blind like Joey.

"Melina, you're still too naive, and you have many misunderstandings about the criteria for judging an apostle. For a magical beast, current strength is important, but future potential is even more crucial!"

Joey started lecturing, determined to convince Melina completely.

Melina did not react, pretending not to hear.

Li En, who was resting not far away, quietly pricked up his ears.

"Apostle, what is this?"

Li En overheard their conversation and realized that this seemed to be some kind of identity within the Tongxin Society, which sounded quite prestigious.

He had wondered why the Tongxin Society had sent such a person; it turned out they were conducting some kind of apostle test on him.

"Is that what you mean by 'judging my quality'?"

Li En was very interested in this identity, especially after hearing them mention the benefits of being an apostle.

Since joining the Tongxin Society, Li Enke has received many promises from Melina, but the only real benefit he has received is the magical beast training notebook.

Of course, to elaborate, Melina also provided a lot of help at the academy, such as the underground training ground in front of us and those two books about magic loops.

But Li En felt it was far from enough.

He and Elaine signed their covenant of the Unity Society without really understanding what was going on.

That thing looks shady. Melina must have gotten something out of it by inducing them to sign the contract.

Melina now sees more benefits in Li En, which is why this investigator has come.

Having figured all this out, Li En's big eyes darted around a few times.

The current situation clearly indicates that the inspectors are dissatisfied with Li En's qualifications and have also taken the opportunity to criticize and educate Melina.

Li En is rational; given the current situation, he and Melina are in the same boat.

Both individuals can benefit from passing the apostle's test.

If it doesn't pass, then you won't get a single hair.

"As for this wooden cat in front of us, its future potential is far from sufficient. It's most likely just an unlucky creature that developed ahead of its time in its infancy. The earlier its dominant period, the more useless it is!"

Li En originally just wanted to eavesdrop a little longer, but when he heard this, he became unhappy and rolled up from the ground.

Who are you calling trash?

Li En dashed to Joey and activated his Spinosaurus form.

His fur is naturally stiff, and when it bristles up, the whole cat looks a size bigger, and his tail is as intimidating as a spiked club, making him look like a small gas cylinder.

Joey, who had been talking eloquently, was so frightened by Li En's appearance that her eyes twitched and her face turned pale.

But he quickly recovered and put on a cold expression.

"You're nothing but a kitten in its infancy, what else could you be but trash? I don't even bother bullying you anymore. If you can maintain this strong growth, then I'll admit I misjudged you today!"

"But I will never misjudge the matter of the Apostles. Not to mention you now, even if you grow to your complete form in the future, you still have no chance. The Apostles look at potential, and that kind of thing is innate."

"It either exists or it doesn't!"

Joey spoke with absolute certainty.

Li En listened to his words in silence, her mind churning with thoughts.

"He sees my potential? But he thinks I don't have the qualities of an apostle, so he probably hasn't seen through my true talent, right?"

Lee En's first concern was whether Joey had seen his "golden finger".

This is the secret he least wants outsiders to know.

At the same time, this made him rethink that Joey's statement that he didn't have the qualities of an apostle might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Even without resources, Li En believed that with his talent alone, he would eventually become the most powerful being in the world.