You are all my wings!

The combination of these three elements undoubtedly greatly enhances the Monster Muscle Resonance Technique.

I have been training my two major combat skills as the Shadow Walker to near the eighth-tier maximum level. If I combine them with the three modes, I believe it will be enough to take my physical body to the next level.

On this side, he gained a great deal, and Mouripe also completely mastered demigod-level magic, reaching a level of 99%.

With her past accumulations and the divine-level relics that Castiglione had given her, she was already getting dressed and preparing for the ascension ceremony.

A bright red bloodstain appeared on the now-wet blanket on the ground, and Mollypee carefully put the blanket away.

"Speaking of which, why didn't your Saintess Binding technique work just now?"

"Leon asked."

Things were progressing so fast that he forgot about it.

"After all, I am an epic, and my Saintess Binding is not as strong as Castiglione's or Britta's."

Mouriper smiled and said:

"It seems that because of my special physical condition, these restraints do not make me feel uncomfortable, but rather stimulate and pleasure me."

Leon understood; this was probably related to her other aphrodisiac talent.

No wonder Moore was so adorable.

He previously said that Mooreley Perry was the most radiant, and he wasn't joking; she truly is exceptionally gifted.

That really is an endless stream.

Soon, with Leon's help, Moriper quickly set up the upgrade magic circle and threw the holy relic onto it.

Normally, using demigod-level artifacts is the safest option, but Moripe has high talent and deep accumulation. Now that her spiritual shortcomings have been largely compensated, and with Leon unlocking her Immaculate Mode, her talent has reached a new level, allowing her to challenge opponents one tier higher.

"Be careful. If there's any risk of failure, I'll erase your magic circle. Is that alright?"

"Well, thank you for your help, Leon."

At this moment, Molly returned to her usual expressionless state and slowly sat down.

With a burst of magical light, her advancement began.

Leon stared at her for a moment, then nodded slightly. It seemed that her advancement would go smoothly.

He then used the properties of shadow to condense a sword and practiced the Swift Shadow Slash combat technique.

This combat skill has been upgraded to the eighth tier, but it has not yet been mastered into everyday practice. Therefore, when Moripe is advancing in tier, training this combat skill can be done while keeping an eye on other aspects of the skill.

Now with the addition of the "Pure Mode," training efficiency has been further improved. I estimate that it will only take another hour or so to reach a level I can routinely achieve.

If he were to cultivate magic, he wouldn't be able to take care of Moripe at the same time.

Unfortunately, the Shadow Walker is the fastest to advance in rank, but it lacks a Shadow-type treasure.

'Hmm? No, I have three Divine Abyss Cores. What if I split one of them and crafted it into a top-tier, epic-level powerful artifact, then use that to upgrade my rank?'

At the crucial moment of training, Lyon suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He had calculated before that because the three divine abomination cores had just advanced, their quality was not strong. Only by combining the three could a powerful divine-level shadow-type secret treasure be forged.

If one were to use interference and deception to properly dissect a divine abomination core, and then combine it with the essence of illusion and reality to forge it into an epic-level treasure, it would undoubtedly be the most top-tier epic-level treasure.

As for what secret treasures to use as a demigod and in the future, we can talk about that after we advance to the next level!

He didn't stop divination immediately, but continued practicing, making it a daily routine first.

Even if he had mastered it before, he wouldn't have been confident in using such a top-tier treasure to advance his rank, since it was a leap of two and a half, or even nearly three, levels.

But now his Deception Master has already reached the sixth rank ahead of schedule, and the deceptive buff he received after the rank increase is extremely powerful. Using the split Divine Abomination Core to upgrade his rank is feasible!

'Another point is physical fitness.'

'Immaculate, Overlord Body, Defying Fate, Peeping at Fate, Miracle—all these enhance the physical body to varying degrees! My physique, after this Immaculate Mode upgrade, has now surpassed the threshold of a seventh-tier demonic dragon and can rival powerful eighth-tier monsters!'

'feasible!'

As Leon thought this, he felt exhilarated, as if divinely inspired. He instantly broke through the final barrier, overcoming the last bit of resistance in his daily routine and becoming completely at ease.

With a series of crackling sounds, the physical body also undergoes its final enhancement and transformation as this last step is completed.

Become!

The eighth-tier combat skill is done.

【主要属性：窥命力135/神圣能量容纳量172/精神力286/生命力257/魔力量754/体力341/力量270/敏捷299】

Stamina +5, Strength +4, Agility +4

This training session has become a routine practice, resulting in increases in Strength, Constitution, and Agility attributes. Although not many, it's still quite good.

Because he had only just advanced to the sixth rank of a trickster, and his strength, constitution, and agility attributes were already comparable to those of a powerful human legend, his bottleneck had basically reached its limit, and he would mostly have to rely on mission rewards to continue to improve.

However, Lyon did not rush to advance his rank. Instead, he performed a divination and used the Eye of Miracles to confirm the success rate of his plan.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, a thought flashing through his mind: "A success rate of just over 50%? That's really low?"

Theoretically, 50% is enough, but if you want to improve by crossing so many levels, then it's not enough.

You need to be at least 80-90% confident to advance to the next level.

The greater the level you cross during the advancement process, the more likely unexpected factors are to disrupt the process and lead to failure.

In terms of probability theory, the weighting coefficients for different levels of difficulty are vastly different.

'No wonder Margaret said that the further you progress, the less likely it is to jump two ranks, and I've already jumped almost to demigod level, nearly three ranks.'

Will Lyon give up because of this?

Of course not, he continued with the divination to find out where he was lacking.

'It turns out the problem still lies in physical strength.'

'It seems I need to train my physique to the level of an eighth-tier demonic dragon to withstand the dismantling of this divine abomination's core.'

Leon was not discouraged and continued to practice the fifth-tier monster muscle resonance technique.

With the ten modes stacked up, the magic became much simpler for him.

Judging from the magical aura, Mollypee had already exited the Sea of ​​Knowledge and was digesting what she had gained.

The sacred aura surrounding her was also very strong and radiant because of her advancement.

Fortunately, Leon had already covered the surrounding area with his Shadowless ability, so he didn't attract any attention.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

'No, this is too slow.'

Lyon felt a growing sense of anxiety. He had quickly mastered the fifth-tier technique of the Monster Muscle Resonance Technique, but it would take at least seven or eight days to strengthen his physical body to a level comparable to an eighth-tier demonic dragon.

He had just taken a moment to perform a divination and discovered that Castiglione's situation was starting to deteriorate, as if she had encountered a new enemy and was at a disadvantage.

'By the way, my Deception skill has reached level six. I can try using Life Deception to strengthen myself!'

Leon had previously tried to trick his own cells into becoming God cells, but it was very costly, so he put the idea aside for the time being.

But now the fraudster has advanced three levels since his first attempt, and he's completely different now!

Immediately, he used divination to quickly calculate a version of life fraud that had the lowest overall cost and the best effect.

'My internal organs are like a perfect biological furnace, possessing an internal organ mechanism comparable to an eighth-tier Water-Swallowing Ape, yet their form remains unchanged.'

'My skin resembles that of an eighth-tier demonic dragon, inlaid with hard scales, possessing multiple magical resistances, and its form remains unchanged.'

'My muscles are like those of an eighth-tier Earth Bear, powerful and robust, with an unchanging form.'

While the dragon's physique is undoubtedly unmatched among monsters, the Water Devouring Ape and the Earth Bear also have advantages in pure physical strength, each surpassing the dragon in certain areas. Therefore, Leon has developed three types of deception in an effort to achieve a more perfect state.

Fortunately, these three types of monsters have reference images in the sacred murals, so his deception will consume much less energy.

As the life deception continued, mental energy began to be consumed rapidly, approaching depletion in an instant at a microsecond rate.

He immediately poured a large amount of the essence of deception into the scheme, solidifying its effect.

It wasn't until more than seventy copies were used, which is equivalent to at least eight or nine hundred copies of 'fake within real' (there are losses during the conversion), that the fraudulent effect was stabilized.

This consumption is terrifying; it basically wiped out half of his reserves.

But the result was also remarkable: with the end of the life fraud, his physical body underwent another transformation.

Its form remains unchanged, like a deception, but its inner workings are completely different, with every muscle fiber concealing explosive and terrifying power.

He casually waved his hand towards the outside of the valley, and it seemed to create a whistling sound like a raging storm, vibrating endlessly, stretching across six, seven, or eight hundred kilometers, stirring up countless clouds of dust, blowing over countless plants, before slowly dissipating.

Even with this physique, Leon's five senses were noticeably enhanced.

If you listen closely, you can hear the distant monsters, as if startled awake by this punch, prostrating themselves in fear, trembling and silent.

A brief observation revealed that wherever the sound passed, all horses fell silent, its power comparable to that of a ninth-tier demon.

'Indeed, this is far more effective than simply deceiving someone into possessing an eighth-tier demonic dragon physique, and it also consumes less resources.'

Lyon inwardly praised that it was fortunate that this time the life deception was performed near the sacred mural; without these demonic images for reference, the effect would probably have been weaker.

Beside her, Moripert had just completed her advancement and opened her eyes, her gaze slightly surprised:

"You really startled me. I thought there was a ninth-tier demon standing in front of me."

Lyon then said, "Now I need to advance my rank. You protect me, and then we'll go help Castiga."

He quickly modified the upgrade magic circle on Moripe, then used Interference Deception to split the Divine Abomination Core in two, and used the Essence of Illusion and Reality to stabilize its state. This step did not consume much, only one copy was needed.

His original plan was to divide it into three parts and then defraud it of a secret treasure.

However, since the physical body has been strengthened more than expected, there's no need to go through all that trouble. Just split it in half and use the other half to advance directly.

Upon seeing the half of the Divine Abomination Core laid out on the ground, Moripert immediately recognized its formidable nature and couldn't help but exclaim:

"Are you crazy? You're going from fifth to sixth rank, not eighth to ninth. What are you going to do with such a powerful upgrade item? I'll go rescue Castiga. Just wait here for my good news!"

"No, I've already divined the outcome. Be obedient and protect me."

Leon didn't let Moripe object; time was limited, so he activated the magic circle directly.

As the magical light shone, Moripert could only shut her mouth and watch Leon's ascension, ready to prevent any accidents from happening to him.

Soon, as the core of the divine abomination was digested by the magic circle, an astonishing aura of shadow spread out.

Like demons, they leaped rapidly in the shadowy aura.

The chilling sensation intensified.

Even the sacred mural began to tremble, as several demonic images within it flashed with mysterious halos of light, drawn by Lyon's ascension magic circle and slowly descending upon it.

Chapter 464 The Shadow Walker Advances to the Next Level

How could this sacred mural have suddenly changed like this?

Mouripe looked at the sacred mural with slight shock; Lyon's ascension seemed to be of extraordinary significance.

As beams of dazzling light emanated from the sacred mural and landed on Lyon, the ghostly, monstrous phantoms continued to fade away.

Along with this, the phantoms of three powerful monsters roared within the shadow's properties, seemingly coming to life, and slowly merged into Leon's body.

Immediately afterwards, Molly's expression changed.

With the immense momentum brought about by Leon's ascension and the continued tremors of the sacred mural, the previously set-up concealment magic could no longer provide any cover.

Although she has now advanced to demigod status and her strength has increased by leaps and bounds, this is only the 42nd floor of the dungeon, so there doesn't seem to be any major problem.

But since the remains of that god can still fight, it means that it is very likely that it sensed the changes here and turned to attack Lyon.

After all, the divine remains are the masters of this entire underground city.

Although this is only a possibility, it is something we must guard against.

Immediately, Moripert became extremely vigilant, keeping an eye on Leon's changes while simultaneously setting up an even larger concealment spell.

At the same time, be on guard against attacks from the divine remains.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty minutes had passed.

The halo of the sacred mural never faded, and a continuous stream of sacred energy poured into him, making him shimmer and shine brilliantly, truly miraculous.

Molly gradually relaxed because she had sensed the aura emanating from Leon, proving that he had successfully advanced and was simply digesting what he had gained.