You are all my wings!

As for seeking help from Iris and Britta, they are unlikely to intervene after being chased by Ophimasso, so it's hard to say. However, the success rate and reliability are obviously higher, and their spellcasting ability is strong enough to pose a threat to them.

"Damn it, for my wings, let's go!"

Lyon decided to return to the sacred mural before Orpheus and his group were completely outmatched, complete his ascension there, and ask Iris and Britta for help.

With this opportunity, the three of them might be able to get along amicably.

Most importantly, he couldn't possibly advance his cultivation level alone in this desolate wilderness. If he were discovered halfway through and instantly killed by a magic spell, that would be quite embarrassing.

Immediately, he increased his Flash speed and used Shadow Leap to accelerate, quickly rushing back.

Five kilometers, it takes only two and a half minutes to reach.

"Iris, I'm going to take a gamble to advance to the third tier. Keep watch for me!"

He walked to the side, quickly took out the magical materials he had stored with him, and began to draw a magic circle on the ground.

During this escape, some packages were left in the camp, but he carried the important and valuable items with him, so he wasn't worried about running out of materials.

"Upgrade to the third rank? Leon, didn't you already upgrade? Oh, is it that elemental mages are upgrading?"

Iris suddenly realized, then looked puzzled:

"But what just happened? Why are you suddenly so anxious about advancing to the next level? Is it possible that Ophimaso's side is about to attack?"

“I’ll explain the situation later. Iris, help me draw the magic circle here. You can use your elven script; I can activate it too.”

"Okay, coming right away!"

Although Iris had many questions, she could tell from Leon's expression that it wasn't the time to ask, so she quickly stepped in to help.

The magic circle was quickly set up in two and a half minutes with the two working together. Leon took out the tongue of the Red Salamander and placed it in the center of the magic circle.

"Huh, a powerful fifth-tier material?"

Iris was startled:

"Leon, this isn't just an advancement for a Shadow Walker. Advancing for a mage is much more difficult. Even if you succeed once, you might not be able to succeed again. Do you really want to push yourself this hard?"

"Iris, if my facial muscles change within 5 seconds of activating the ritual, immediately wipe off the magic circle, understand?"

Leon didn't answer, but gave the instruction directly, sat down, and began casting a spell.

Insurance measures have been taken. Both Britta and Iris are experts in healing magic. If things don't go well and they fail, they'll just have to spend more time recovering.

This time, I have to take a gamble no matter what, and have faith in the perfect magic that I possess, which is rare in the world.

Seeing Leon's urgency and the safety precautions he had provided, Iris knew she couldn't dissuade him. She quickly opened her beautiful emerald-yellow eyes and stared intently at Leon's face, fearing something might happen to him.

Chapter 227 Another Advancement, Iris: So beautiful!

Under Iris's worried gaze, the magic circle beneath Leon emitted a dazzling magical light and suddenly enveloped him.

The upgrade material located in the formation, the Red-Eyed Salamander Tongue, also emitted a faint light.

Lyon quickly became engrossed in it.

His mind was quickly elevated, entering a vast and boundless sea of ​​knowledge, where countless waves of knowledge washed over him.

In the midst of this, the fire-based knowledge and characteristics inherent in powerful fifth-tier monsters surged forth first.

boom!!!!!

In his mind, the spiritual lotus containing the perfect-grade hurricane flame bullet slowly opened, absorbing this knowledge in large quantities.

Strangely enough, although there were indeed throbbing pains in his head, under the embrace of that perfect intermediate-level magical imagery, the surging fire-type knowledge represented by the fifth-tier power, and its corresponding characteristic power, were quickly digested without any hindrance.

It works!

The level of knowledge represented by the perfect-grade magical imagery was actually able to support these powerful fifth-tier fire-type knowledge.

However, I also stacked two buffs!

I am still in a state of intense soul purification brought about by my deep sexual encounter with Iris!

Furthermore, the mental energy unlocked by Machiru also clearly played a role, allowing him to maintain a high frequency of mental activity without feeling a significant burden.

If it were me before I unlocked my mental power, I definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand such a prolonged high-intensity impact.

In this state, with enhanced concentration and comprehension, coupled with the height of the perfect-level magical imagery, I was able to successfully absorb the spellcasting material.

Sure enough, the female protagonists have become their own wings, helping them fly higher and higher!

In the blink of an eye, he was forced to leave the sea of ​​knowledge, and with a wealth of knowledge that had come to him, he quickly digested it.

He instantly grasped a vast amount of knowledge.

This is also the function of the advancement ritual: by dissolving advancement materials, one can obtain a large amount of corresponding knowledge and attribute enhancements, allowing the recipient to achieve a significant leap in advancement.

This is akin to pulling up seedlings to help them grow, so one needs a sufficiently high level of knowledge and corresponding practical experience to quickly digest the information and get through this terrifying period of mental strain.

Twenty minutes later, he had digested the knowledge even faster than when he leveled up last time.

【主要属性：精神力12/生命力79/魔力量110/体力71/力量73/敏捷90】

Mental Strength +1, Vitality +5, Magic Power +10, Stamina +5, Strength +5, Agility +8.

The increase appears to be much smaller than when the Phantom Walker was active.

That's normal, though. This time it's a third-tier upgrade, and it's already been upgraded once. If the second upgrade is normal, it'll be good if it achieves about one-third of the increase from the first one.

Rather, the fact that it rose so much this time is a pleasant surprise.

It's no wonder it's made from materials for a powerful fifth-tier monster; it's incredibly strong.

In addition, the three rare professions estimate also brought a lot of help.

If the other three professions were all ordinary professions, they probably wouldn't have brought about such a large increase.

In addition to increasing attributes, the key benefit of advancing to a higher rank is the enhanced class buff for casting spells, resulting in less overall mana loss and greater power.

He was able to unleash the high-speed hurricane fire bullet at a level close to that of a high-level spell before, and this time, the normal, perfect-level hurricane fire bullet is estimated to reach the power of a high-level spell.

Combined with the fire acceleration magic, Lyon wasn't even sure how powerful it would become.

Oh right, there are also special features, which are also something to look forward to.

The Red-Eyed Salamander's core characteristic is [Incandescent Melting], and its secondary characteristic is [Heat Erosion].

The former can give flames unparalleled melting power, and has a boosting effect on those with high physical resistance.

The latter can enhance the power of fire magic, make the temperature more concentrated, and give the flames some corrosive properties. It also has a better effect on beings with high physical resistance.

This is the strength of the Red-Eyed Salamander, which possesses fire skills that are extremely effective at breaking through physical defenses, making it a dominant offensive force among powerful monsters.

Of course, since this monster's strengths lie in offense, its physical strength is not particularly strong among powerful monsters. Therefore, the overall improvement in Leon's physical attributes this time is not as significant as the improvement in his magical power.

Even so, due to the level of the strong fifth-tier monster, Leon's agility still exceeded 90 points, reaching the second three-fold limit of the attribute.

Other physical and strength attributes are also quite close to the three-times attribute limit.

After completing the upgrade, Leon felt that he was now terrifyingly strong!

Whether it's endurance, attack power, or agility, there has been another qualitative leap.

The surging magical power within his body gave him the illusion that he could cast spells at will.

His strength has increased many times since he entered the dungeon this time!

Although it's still not easy to defeat those strong fifth-tier characters, understanding their skills and using strategy to intervene in the king-level battlefield is enough!

Lyon opened his eyes and stood up abruptly.

Iris was relatively relieved because Leon's facial muscles had not changed. But when she suddenly saw Leon open his eyes, she was startled by the fierce and sharp look in them.

After being startled, she stared at it again and couldn't help but exclaim, "So...so beautiful!"

"What a nice view?"

Leon stroked his chin:

"What's so beautiful about it? And Iris, isn't there something wrong with you praising a man like me?"

Iris blushed.

"It's just beautiful. Your pupils seem to have become even more beautiful. The patterns on your irises are mysterious and dazzling, more beautiful than the most exquisite gemstones I've ever seen. And this feeling, even though your appearance hasn't changed, you've suddenly become more aggressive."

Aggressive?

Lyon's heart skipped a beat; it seemed that his body had also been affected by these absorbed properties.

This aggressiveness is mostly due to the strong dissolving power inherent in the "intense melting" process.

In addition to its intense heat, it exudes an even stronger aggressive aura than before.

Normally, a person's body is rarely affected by special characteristics, because most of the materials used for upgrading are of the same level (e.g., using level 3 materials to upgrade to level 3), and most of them exhaust their internal special characteristics before even having much of an effect on their own strength.

Those who can manifest various physical characteristics are basically only at the legendary level or above.

Using two higher-level monsters, and powerful monsters at that, is the pinnacle of the pinnacle, and using two different types at once, greatly increases the amount of special abilities, so even the body's abilities are slightly affected by these special abilities.

Doesn't this mean that I have already acquired physical characteristics similar to those of legendary level or above?

That's interesting; these physical characteristics are not as simple as they seem.

It also represents another core meaning: that one can unleash various mysterious powers with every gesture, without casting spells, using combat skills, or stimulating physical strength.

"interesting."

Although Leon was eager to study the subtle changes brought about by the body's unique characteristics, time was limited, and it was time to get down to business.

"Iris, thank you for your compliment. I'll definitely reward you handsomely next time."

award?

Iris subconsciously touched her lips, her face turning red again.

Ever since that deep, deep snake w with Leon, she has become more prone to blushing.

"But before that, I have something important to say, Iris. Because of our escape, Ophimasso was ambushed by the Silver Badge Gang and is in critical condition. Would you be willing to join me in helping Ophimasso?"

Leon grabbed Iris's shoulders, gazed into her eyes, and spoke earnestly.

"Help the princess?"

Iris was startled.

Chapter 228 Iris: Lyon, do you really want to marry her?

"Leon, are you serious?"

Iris's voice became unusually serious, and her little face hardened.

“Yes, I decided to help Ophimasso after considering many factors, at least to prevent her from dying here. Imagine if Ophimasso died here, and Britta happened to be there too, then the conflict between the Papacy and the Royal Family would be completely out in the open, the capital would be in chaos, and we would be affected, right?”

"But you saved her, wouldn't she want you to marry her even more?"

Iris's eyes held a subtle expression.

Wow, Leon didn't expect Iris's cunning side to resurface, getting straight to the heart of the matter.

Admittedly, for Iris, it wouldn't really matter where Ophimasso died.

In Iris's view, the more crucial factor was probably Lyon's idea.

What Lyon really thinks of Ophie Marceau is what worries her the most.

She is, after all, a pure-blooded elf, and no matter what, humans wouldn't dare to involve her in their internal affairs.

It is only because she has now appropriately joined Britta's camp that she seems to have a preconceived stance on the conflict and does not want the Papacy and the royal family to break out prematurely.

In reality, Iris didn't care about this or that.

If she hadn't met Leon, she would still be a noble pure-blooded elf, not having to spend her days battling monsters in the dungeon, not having to befriend any humans, and living a quiet, low-key, and beautiful life in her diplomat's mansion, only needing to worry about Hamra's affairs at most.

Of course, becoming a "lying-down elf" would also be contrary to her original wish.

As for the lack of conflict between the Papacy and the Royal Family, this is the current basic tacit understanding among most people on both sides.

Currently, the Papacy is gradually losing its supreme status as the only religion, with various unorthodox faiths emerging within the kingdom, and the royal family's enforcement of Papacy orders continuing to decline. However, for most people within the Papacy, even though it is slowly losing its supreme status, it is still supreme.