You are all my wings!

In her view, Leon's already mysterious and profound aura had been enhanced by an even more captivating, icy quality.

Those deep eyes seemed to be imbued with a beautiful, icy light, clearly visible even from three hundred meters away, their expression radiant.

His slender figure, handsome face, and flowing silver hair, combined with his increasingly aloof and noble temperament, made him seem even more captivating than the gods in mythology who were known for their good looks.

[Castiga's affection level +2%, current affection level 22%]

"You seem quite pleased, aren't you afraid of being overtaken by him?"

Feherroti's eyes looked strange.

"Am I happy? I guess so. I'm even happier about the pressure from the two of you. The greater the pressure, the more motivated I am. If the two of you posed no threat, I wouldn't have had the chance to use this trial to ascend to godhood and reach the realm of gods."

Castiglione smiled and continued walking, her graceful figure and bare feet exuding increasing ease.

Feherrotija paused for a moment, then continued to chuckle and shake her head, her expression returning to its composed state.

"Very well, this trial to godhood is also my opportunity. Let me see how long you can keep burning."

She stopped looking at Lyon in the distance.

Rather than facing formidable enemies in the future, let's focus on making ourselves strong enough first.

Since things have come to this point, it's better to study ourselves than to study the enemy.

She exerted her power once again, using phase magic to rapidly analyze various knowledge blocks.

……

'Unexpectedly, after comprehending the secrets, advancing to the next level resulted in an even more astonishing increase in efficiency, and allowed me to digest even more of the unique power.'

Standing atop the 500-meter-long Knowledge Cube, Lyon's eyes gleamed.

The gains from this advancement are about half a level stronger than the enhanced attribute power from the first advancement to Phantom Walker.

Now, relying on this power, and combined with the perfect-level Cataclysmic Cold Tide that possesses three secrets, I might be able to put up a fight against an epic-level opponent.

In addition, the large amount of knowledge cloud absorbed during the advancement also greatly consolidated his ice-type knowledge.

With two transformative shifts in my understanding of ice, if I choose to focus solely on ice-related knowledge blocks going forward, I expect a smooth and easy path ahead.

【主要属性：窥命力45/神圣能量容纳量12/精神力119/生命力183/魔力量547/体力232/力量209/敏捷237】

Divine Energy Capacity +5, Vitality +5, Spirit Power +8, Magic Power +10, Stamina +5, Strength +4, Agility +5

The attribute boost from this upgrade is clearly higher than when the Trickster upgraded to level five.

Normally, the advancement enlightenment received by professional founders will provide a greater boost than that of regular advancements.

However, due to the extraordinary materials he used, even after advancing to the fifth rank for the third time, the growth was still stronger than that brought by the enlightenment of advancing to the next rank.

With its strength, constitution, and agility attributes, it has surpassed the four-fold limit in all aspects and is approaching the five-fold limit.

As for magic power, thanks to the continuous rewards from various tasks, it remains unparalleled, comparable to top-tier epics and regular demigods.

Not only that, but this time even the capacity to hold divine energy, which hasn't been improved in a long time, has been increased, which is quite interesting.

I just don't know if this is related to my recent comprehension of the three great ice-type mysteries.

Core professional skills have also been improved this time.

[A new core class skill has been added: Epic-level Ice Elemental Affinity]

[Effect: All ice elemental magic can be enhanced by this skill, giving it power comparable to an epic poem; and it can directly negate the magical attacks of ice magic below epic level.]

'Is this the power of mystery? Truly outrageous.'

Of the two advancements, only this one, where I comprehended the secrets of ice, brought about such a significant difference. It is clear that the core reason for the change must lie in these three secrets.

'Looks like I'll have to learn a few more spells from Tayamishi next time. Chiron's magic library can't keep up with my magical needs anymore. I wonder where she is; I haven't seen her with Astalia.'

Having improved his elemental magic to this point, he has now focused his attention on ice and fire magic.

Because the benefits of the Shadow Walker's constant focus on the Shadowless trait have become apparent, he also plans to focus on ice and fire as the primary elemental mage, with earth and wind as secondary elements.

If the secret wasn't grasped this time, the improvement in the Ice-type ability would likely not be as significant as the Shadowless ability.

Because when he advanced to the next level, he switched between ice and fire elemental attributes.

Unexpectedly, the three great mysteries brought me a pleasant surprise.

The next step is to advance to the sixth tier. According to my plan, what I need are perfect-grade epic magic and combat skills, as well as the corresponding advancement materials.

'It's time to move on. Should I fill in the gaps in my fire-related knowledge next, or should I acquire more advanced ice-related knowledge?'

After a moment of hesitation, he realized that there was absolutely no need for him to hesitate.

Because at this level, one's knowledge of fire magic is no longer sufficient, and one can only rely on knowledge of ice magic.

In a moment, he quickly caught up with Margaret and was standing shoulder to shoulder with her in the blink of an eye.

“Miss Margaret, look, I only need to speed up a few more steps to overtake you, and less than half an hour has passed. I wasn’t lying to you, was I?”

Margaret was speechless and turned her head away, refusing to look at Lyon.

"Speaking of which, there's something else I forgot to mention. The method I mentioned last time that can help you advance to the eleventh rank, do you want to hear about it?"

As Lyon and Margaret walked and talked, he became increasingly adept at handling things after his promotion.

Margaret couldn't help but ask, "Really?"

“I proved to you before that I never lie.”

"Then why are you telling me?"

"Because I know that you have probably already sensed where the sense of crisis facing the goddess Astalia comes from, I want you to tell me everything you know, including the true secret of the primordial blood within Iris and Hamra!"

Lyon knew that Margaret lived in a relatively early era. Although information about the later period of the era was scarce, she should be very familiar with things from the early period.

"Why do you need to know so much detail? Your cultivation level isn't high enough; it's very dangerous."

“Iris is my wife, and I have a responsibility to protect her.”

Margaret was taken aback: "Are you really not afraid?"

She discovered that, just like last time and again, Leon never allowed any danger to get close to his woman.

“What I fear more is being completely ignorant and unable to act when danger inevitably arrives. Besides, I am a miracle astrologer who is very likely to trigger danger.”

Lyon responded frankly.

[Goddess Margaret's favorability +4%, current favorability 12%]

Margaret thought to herself that she seemed to understand a little about the man's charm.

"I was still considering whether to tell you, but after you said that, I suddenly don't want to tell you anymore."

She shook her head.

Lyon gazed at Margaret, then suddenly smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. I can sense your care for me. You're worried that if I know too much, uncontrollable accidents might occur, right? I'm glad you care. But if I told you that if you didn't tell me, you would never be able to get promoted in the future, would you still tell me?"

Margaret's delicate, pale gold eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Chapter 438 Margaret: No wonder Britta was so devoted to him

"Do you threaten me?"

"It's not a threat, but a clear explanation of the advantages and disadvantages."

"What do you mean that if I don't tell you, you'll never get promoted?"

"Let me ask you, after all these years of trying and failing to get promoted, is it because you lack experience or the right methods?"

"I have my own way."

"Your approach is to use Orpheus and Rita, perform in front of them, and build up your professional image, isn't it?"

Margaret looked surprised: "You divined my profession?"

"Half divination, half speculation."

This is, of course, a lie.

With the transformation of the essence of the virtual and the real, he accumulated more than fifty copies, but he hasn't used them much yet.

"So I know that your path is now blocked. After all, Ophie and Rita will find out about your goddess identity sooner or later."

Lyon laughed:

"You've obviously failed to use them as your 'audience' to build your professional performance. You can only use my method to advance to the eleventh rank. After all, I know who the other Chosen Ones are."

"Other women of destiny? Could it be other women in your life? Like Maggie?"

Margaret asked.

This time, they guessed completely wrong.

Lyon did not answer, but instead said:

"By the way, even if you gather all seven of the chosen ones now, it will probably be difficult to accumulate enough performances, because as the goddess Astalia accelerates her plans, and as many things become clear enough, it will be even harder for you to deceive them through performances."

Margaret was lost in thought.

This is indeed a problem. If Leon knew who the chosen ones were, given his personality, these chosen ones might be right beside him.

But it was precisely because she was by his side that, with the unveiling of ancient intelligence, the rapid improvement of her strength, and Leon's meddling, the difficulty for her to deceive them with her performance was indeed getting higher and higher.

Of course, on the other hand, the higher the difficulty, the greater the reward if the performance is successful.

"So your solution is..."

"You should know that I am a very trustworthy person, so you should answer my previous questions first before I tell you, since I was the one who asked the questions first."

Lyon laughed.

Margaret pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Very well, I trust you won't lie to me about this."

As they spoke, the two maintained a steady pace, digesting the knowledge blocks as they moved forward.

Because of the significant increase in Lyon's comprehension speed of ice magic after his advancement, and the ability to find ice magic knowledge cubes with the Eye of Miracles, he was still able to do so with ease.

Margaret was unwilling to be overtaken, preferring to increase her mental energy expenditure rather than fall behind even for a moment, and kept catching up with Lyon, but she was already finding it somewhat difficult, after all, this was not her major field.

"So you're willing to tell me?"

"I can tell you, but you should know that once you listen, there's no going back."

"No problem, I've already divined the risks beforehand."

“Alright, then let me start with the blood of the Origin God. It’s definitely not as simple as Astaria said. Behind it lies a deeper and more unfathomable plan by the Origin Goddess! When you said that the Seven Daughters of Destiny were the work of the Origin Goddess, I recalled some past events and old friends.”

Margaret said slowly:

“That was a deity I met in the early days of the Flood Era, a goddess who survived from the end of the Eden Era and possessed the blood of the Origin God. Do you know how she survived the great calamity at the end of the era?”

Lyon said, "Continue."

Margaret rolled her eyes at Lyon: "Why aren't you using your best skills, speculation and divination, now?"

Leon laughed and said, "There's no need for that now. Theoretically, all I need to do now is divine whether what you said is true or false, but I won't do that because I know you wouldn't stoop to lying after the performance."

Do I disdain lying after my performance?

This guy knows me so well?

Margaret stared at Lyon blankly for a moment, then shook her head:

"Now I understand why Astalia values ​​you so much. If it were when I was a young girl with dreams, I might have really fallen in love with you."

[Goddess Margaret's favorability +4%, current favorability 16%]

Lyon: "..."

He had just heard Castiglione say that.

Margaret paused for a moment, then slowly said:

"That deity was already a peak eleventh-tier god at the end of the Eden Era, possessing a lifespan of six lifetimes. She was a pure elemental spirit of the wind type, possessing the Origin Law [Transformation], and her name was Anemi. She was already at the point where she only needed one step to advance to the twelfth tier, and her reputation was illustrious. When I met her, it was the 150,000th year of the Flood Era. At that time, the world-destroying flood had begun to decline, and she only had one last chance to perish. She would naturally perish in only half a year. If she still could not reach the twelfth tier in the next resurrection, she would be completely gone."

She actually started to launch into a long, rambling speech.

Lyon keenly sensed that she seemed eager to share this past event.

"Did you become a god back then?"