You are all my wings!

'Just as I expected, the initial knowledge clouds weren't too difficult, none exceeding the basic scope of alchemy and elemental magic.'

Lyon was reassured and not in a hurry, slowly savoring the rich knowledge contained within these knowledge clouds.

There is a lot of content here that can only be found in ancient magical imagery, and there are many things he can learn from and fill in the gaps in his knowledge.

However, although he could fill in the gaps, after walking a few more steps he found that there were also many corresponding knowledge blocks that he had already mastered, or even practiced to perfection.

No wonder Margaret left in such a hurry; given her background, only a small portion of her basic knowledge was likely useful to her.

From the perspective of time cost, her eagerness to move up the ladder of difficulty and complexity is also a reasonable judgment.

If you waste so much time on the first level, you definitely won't improve much on the later levels.

'Tsk, it's a pity I can't use Divine Mode from the start for the sake of the trials to come. Otherwise, I could definitely see if there's anything I'm lacking in the knowledge clouds.'

Just as Lyon was about to speed up, a thought suddenly struck him.

'No, after my Miracle Astrologer leveled up, I gained an additional core skill, Eye of Miracles. Maybe I can put that to good use.'

Eye of Miracles is a core skill for the class, and like Shadow Leap, it consumes very little mana.

Its core function is to discern the probability of material miracles.

These cubes are special substances formed from the condensation of knowledge clouds, and perhaps we can also see the material miracles contained within the corresponding knowledge.

Thinking this, Lyon gathered his magic, activated his skill, and a faint light began to flash before his eyes.

As my gaze swept across the area, a flood of information rushed into my mind.

The moment the information flooded in, Lyon immediately saw the probability of a material miracle corresponding to each knowledge cloud cube.

This information was complex, but he quickly deciphered it using the vast amount of knowledge he had gained during his previous advancement, and was overjoyed.

The probability of this knowledge block evolving into a metal evolution arcane stone is one in a million.

The probability of this knowledge block evolving into a metal-enhanced arcane stone is one in a billion.

The probability of this knowledge block evolving into a fire elemental evolution arcane stone is 1 in 300,000.

As such information washed over him, he was overjoyed. Although it was not as easy as the Eye of Miracles, which could only interpret probabilities, nor as intuitive as the Divine Mode, which provided a deeper understanding of mysteries, it was still not difficult for him to filter and compare with his current mental strength.

feasible!

This allows you to find the knowledge blocks you need, avoid what you already know, and learn new knowledge at every step!

At the same time, combined with the observations from the Eye of Miracles, he quickly came to another conclusion.

All the knowledge blocks gathered in this long trial stage will most likely converge into multiple Mystic Stones, which can be used to comprehend the mysteries related to material-type authority.

The more mysteries one comprehends, the easier it is to condense the corresponding authority.

As long as one can fill in the gaps in one's knowledge along the way and absorb the large number of missing knowledge blocks, one's efficiency in learning elemental magic in the future will increase significantly again.

No, let alone the future, even now, as he observes with the Eye of Miracles while absorbing the Knowledge Cube, he discovers that his learning progress of the legendary magic Calamity Cold Tide, which possesses three mysteries, is already advancing rapidly!

Previously, I had only barely reached the first ten percent of the basics, but now, after walking about twenty meters, I have reached the second ten percent level of mastery!

In other words, once he completes this long trial staircase, he may be able to push this magic all the way to the perfect level!

Even when learning other elemental magic later, the efficiency will be greatly increased!

He then began searching for more blocks that would be more helpful to him. Instead of moving forward directly, he would turn left and right, stepping on all the knowledge blocks that he saw that were useful to him, and digesting and absorbing them.

As a result, his ascent was slower than that of Feherrotija and Castiglione, who were already more than ten meters ahead of him.

However, he was in no hurry at all.

Based on the estimated height of the long staircase, they will most likely slow down when they reach the middle to later stages!

The stronger your foundation, the more stamina you'll have, and the easier it will be to catch up!

'No wonder it's said that the Ascension to Godhood significantly increased the rate of godhood in ancient times. With something like this to repeatedly hone and improve, it's indeed easy to condense authority ahead of time. For someone like me who possesses six modes, this is definitely an opportunity many times stronger than the sacred murals!'

Soon, he felt his mental strength improve and his understanding of the mysteries of matter gradually deepen.

His major, elemental magic, is essentially the foundation of material-based authority, which complements it perfectly.

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

【主要属性：窥命力45/神圣能量容纳量7/精神力111/生命力178/魔力量537/体力228/力量205/敏捷232】

Mental Strength +4, Magic Power +1

Due to the massive absorption of the Knowledge Cloud, which lasted even longer than during the advancement, although the purity of the knowledge was not as high as that of the Knowledge Sea, Lyon still gained more mental strength under the support of the sharing mode.

Meanwhile, the efficiency of a single deep sharing mode could no longer keep up with his current pace, so he opened a deep purification mode.

With the help of dual modes and a vast amount of knowledge cloud, Leon unknowingly pushed the mastery of the seventh-tier Cataclysmic Cold Tide spell in the three-mystery version to 80%!

This also means that he has quietly mastered two of the ice-based secrets.

He even vaguely felt that he had gained some insights into ice magic, reaching a higher level and attaining the King level.

At this moment, the difference in progress among the four has become apparent.

Feherrotija overtook Margaret in one go, covering a distance of over 500 meters, almost reaching the middle of the long trial stage, and her speed did not drop too much, which was quite amazing.

Next was Margaret, who took the initiative and slowed down considerably after walking more than 460 meters.

Next is Castiglione. She walks in a similar way to Leon, not deliberately walking straight, but sometimes observing the knowledge blocks, filling in the gaps, and then suddenly walking quickly, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. She has walked a little over four hundred meters so far.

Finally, there's Leon, who's been constantly catching up on his knowledge gaps. He's only walked a little over 270 meters so far, but he's maintained a steady pace, neither too fast nor too slow, and his mindset is more stable.

"I'm starting to get a bit tired. Although it's still a Tier 1 level, the difficulty is almost on par with legendary-level magical artifacts. It seems I'll have to add another mode later. But Feherrotija is really fierce; her phase magic is very good at analyzing material information. I wonder if I can catch up with her even with all modes enabled."

Lyon's rank was not high, so as the difficulty of the knowledge increased, his digestion speed also began to slow down.

Just then, Castiglione, who seemed to have stopped to rest, looked back.

Lyon seemed to sense something and returned the gaze.

The two were only 150 meters apart at the moment, and given their respective strengths, this distance did not prevent them from making eye contact.

"You're quite steady, but aren't you afraid that the more steady you are, the further you'll fall behind? Once we reach the finish line, the results of this trial will be revealed, and the top two will likely reap the greatest rewards."

Castiglione's soft laughter drifted over.

Lyon said calmly, "I think you're also saving your strength, waiting for the two ahead of you to tire before overtaking them in one fell swoop?"

"You're quite perceptive; you actually saw through my strategy."

"Based on my observation of you, you clearly still have a lot of energy left."

"Yes."

Castiglione said:

"However, no matter how steady you are, falling further and further behind won't do. You promised to put pressure on me in the bet, and this is what you've done?"

"Your provocation is of a very low standard. I won't change my pace."

Lyon responded with a faint smile:

"Instead of wasting your energy testing me, who is lagging behind, why don't you test Margaret, who is ahead? Aren't you curious about how this first saintess has the strength to surpass you, the pope?"

Castiglione smiled and said, "Never mind, there's no point in talking to you about this now."

She turned around and suddenly sped up.

In an instant, light as a feather, her fair and delicate feet swiftly stepped on knowledge blocks at the edge of Lyon's sight, quickly closing in on Margaret, who was currently ranked second.

Lyon withdrew his gaze and continued at his own pace, sweeping through the unfamiliar knowledge system around him to fill in the gaps.

Before long, the mastery of the natural disaster cold wave magic gradually increased to over 90%.

The magic that would normally take at least one or two weeks to fully learn under the blessing of the sixth mode was mastered in just nearly two hours, gradually reaching a 99% mastery level.

In other words, once he reaches the perfect level, his elemental mage will also be able to advance to the fifth rank.

At this moment, Castiglione officially surpassed Margaret, a tenth-order deity, and began to catch up with the leading Feherrotija.

Lyon's momentum gradually came into play, and when they reached 470 meters, they were only about 40 meters away from Marguerite.

She seemed to hear a voice behind her, turned around, her delicate brows furrowed, and her face showed disbelief:

"How come you're almost catching up with me too?"

Lyon laughed and said, "Everyone has their own expertise. I specialize in elemental magic and also have a lot of knowledge about alchemy. It's not shameful for you to lose to me."

Isn't it shameful?

Margaret was so angry she almost vomited blood. Was that even human language?

You're a fifth-order being, yet you speak to a god who has recovered to the ninth order?

"Hmph, I heard your bet just now. Even if you can catch up to me, judging from the difficulty of the second half and your walking pace, you can't possibly surpass me, let alone win!"

Margaret thought to herself, even though her major was the Martyrdom Magic, which had nothing to do with elemental magic, material alchemy, etc., it was one thing to be surpassed by an apostle-level demigod who majored in that field, but how could she allow herself to be surpassed by Leon, a fifth-order being?

Even if he had accumulated a great deal of knowledge in the first six stages, this trial to ascend to godhood was not about overall strength. As a god in the process of recovery, he also had dignity!

"That's not necessarily true, Miss Margaret. Believe me, I can overtake you in the next half hour."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Chapter 437 Elemental Mage Advancement

"Don't be so absolute. What if I surpass you?"

"You want me to gamble with you like Castiglione did? No way."

Margaret turned her head, took a deep breath, and suddenly quickened her pace.

In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two had increased to sixty-five meters.

She turned around, puffed out her thin chest, and said proudly, "Well, have you seen the difference between us now?"

Lyon took his time:

"All I see is that you're almost burned out."

"Then I'll see if your mental strength can hold out until you're behind me!"

Margaret snorted.

Lyon did not respond further.

As a deity who has recovered to the ninth rank, she is indeed very strong.

However, the main skill, the Martyrdom Magic, is too niche and clearly leans more towards the mental aspect, making it poorly suited to this [Investigation of Things and Long Ranks] path. Maintaining this advantage so far is already quite remarkable.

Because of the low compatibility of the Knowledge Cloud, she needs to consume several times more mental energy than others to make the same progress.

Leon had just seen it clearly with his Eye of Miracles: she had just forcibly increased her mental energy to accelerate digestion and thus increase her speed.

While she may seem to be getting immediate relief, she is actually prematurely exhausting her potential.

By comparing her mental energy consumption on the panel, it's easy to calculate that she actually doesn't have much energy left.

Even with over 400 points of mental energy, it's impossible to avoid such a waste.

Astalia had already said, the magic and mental energy here, once depleted, will not recover and can only be restored after leaving.

This follows the same logic as pacing in a regular long-distance run; proper mental energy allocation is also the core of this protracted battle.

Although Lyon possessed considerable mental strength, he was still weaker than the three demigods and above compared to the others.

Therefore, his strategy is to use the sharing model to continuously improve his mental strength and enhance his overall endurance on this long journey.

This is something only he could do.

As long as we stay consistent until the end, we'll always have a chance to surpass them.

Leon did not answer Margaret, his gaze passing over her petite figure and looking towards Castiglione in the distance.

She had already walked more than 700 meters, and was only about 90 meters behind the fastest walker, Feherotija.

'Castiga isn't a specialist in material powers; her expertise in this area is only slightly better than Margaret's. Her ability to catch up so quickly is likely a result of her previous self-sacrifice.'

Lyon had a thought, but continued walking slowly.

Soon, I'll be close to mastering the three ice-based secrets and learning this top-tier natural disaster, the Frost Tide.

He did not rush to activate the third mode, but continued to maintain the deep sharing mode and purification mode.