You are all my wings!

Taginia's two previous surges in aura seemed to be related to certain words spoken by Leon, which also attracted considerable attention.

As a seasoned con artist, Leon noticed a hint of apprehension hidden in Taginia's tone. This emotion was deeply concealed, and he only became aware of it after absorbing a larger amount of knowledge cloud when he reached the eighth level of the con artist class.

I wonder if the other goddesses noticed.

Incidentally, after advancing to the eighth rank of the Trickster, his attributes, skills, and class bonuses naturally increased significantly.

In terms of skills, there's no need to mention them; they're basically the same old set, just with effects several times stronger.

In particular, his Life Deception skill improved by leaps and bounds because he had mainly absorbed this type of knowledge cloud before. This is also closely related to the fact that he was able to possess such a rich and perfect life aura after using Life Deception.

In terms of attributes, since this is his first time advancing to the eighth rank, the benefits are excellent. Not only has his holy energy increased for the first time, but his other attributes have also generally increased by 80 or 90 points or more, which is more than most eighth-rank increases. And this is his first time. He will have three more opportunities to advance to the eighth rank later.

In addition, this time there are three major buffs compared to the previous upgrade (Ion Mode, Super Brain Mode, and Wish Miracle Spell).

Both Ion Mode and Superbrain Mode originated from powerful goddesses (Mushiruna at peak level 12, Therena at peak level 14), and the talent bonuses they received were basically at full strength. Therefore, the bonuses from Leon's advancement this time were very strong. In addition, when he used the Wish Miracle Spell on himself during the advancement, he greatly improved the absorption efficiency of the Knowledge Cloud.

Therefore, during his advancement, he also absorbed the knowledge cloud and combined it with his past knowledge, successfully transforming it into the secrets related to the profession of fraudster. This was his biggest gain during this period.

The mysteries related to spirituality include: [Inquiry into the heart], [Management of thoughts], [Discernment of emotions], and [Recalling memories].

There are conceptual mysteries related to [resolving doubts], [qualitative change], and [morphological change].

There are [life codes] and [organelles] related to life fraud.

In this way, he refined and elevated a portion of the knowledge he had accumulated in the past.

By this point, he had learned about forty miscellaneous secrets, which he could use to enhance his magic in actual combat, greatly enriching his methods.

He actually comprehended the most of the mysteries of spacetime mixed with elemental mysteries. When he advanced in the previous stage, he had already formed the prototype of authority, which was stronger than the majority of ninth-order authority prototypes, thus making up for his shortcomings in authority.

It was already quite extraordinary that he had mastered so many secrets at the very beginning of his journey to the eighth level.

However, considering that he simultaneously performed a life deception on himself after advancing to the next level, which further enhanced his physique to the twelfth level, the number of secrets he has mastered is somewhat lacking. After all, those above the tenth level are basically fighting with authority and divine power, and he has not yet mastered any authority of the tenth level.

As for the effects of life deception, they are mainly reflected in the increase of physical resistance and strength and agility.

Because he referenced some of the perfect life research knowledge he had previously gained from Terena, he successfully tricked more of the perfect life origin and the life codes of rare divine species into his own body.

Thanks to this, his strength, physique, and agility attributes naturally increased again after he completed his physical transformation.

【主要属性：窥命力364/神圣能量容纳量326/精神力1139/生命力716/魔力量1328/体力1125/力量1033/敏捷1149】

Holy Energy Capacity +34, Spirit Power +112, Vitality +88, Magic Power +109, Stamina +288, Strength +291, Agility +303

This is his total growth this time.

The average increase for advancing to the eighth rank is 80 to 90 points.

The increase of two to three hundred points in strength, physique, and agility is naturally due to the perfect life deception and the investment of over a hundred points of conceptual essence, leaving him with only a dozen or so units of conceptual essence.

In theory, a level 12 Strength, Constitution, and Agility attribute should be more than a thousand points on average. Based on the data of Astalia and M'shiruna, it should generally be around two thousand points.

But Leon's situation is naturally different. His physical resistance has reached the twelfth level standard, and he can improve it to around two thousand points in strength, physique and agility, or even higher, through continuous training and supplementing his diet. But currently, his attributes are indeed only these.

This is a consequence of being young and lacking long-term experience.

Fortunately, he has multiple modes to enhance him and also feels a strange power of law blessing him from the shadows, so it is entirely possible for him to exert several times the effect of his attributes in actual combat.

These panel messages flowed through Lyon's mind as he focused his gaze on Taginia.

Next, he planned to use some of what they said as material to defraud them in return.

After the con artist reaches level eight, his professional bonuses increase significantly, making him more capable of identifying lies and giving him the confidence to deceive these top goddesses.

“Lion Belon, I first met you at the beginning of the Eden Era.”

She said in a low voice:

"At that time, the world had just undergone a reboot, and all the powerful beings were lying dormant, waiting for the world to stabilize initially. Because of the world's chaos, everyone's strength would decline drastically except for Jormungandr. But as you all know, I am the only one among the Lords of the Forbidden Zones who has a connection with the outside world, and I am not a nature god born normally."

At this moment, Terena recalled the life essence she had collected from Taginia after her relationship with Leon, and said thoughtfully, "So your era revived very early? Because a part of your life essence originated from outside the world, so you were less affected by the chaos of the world?"

"Yes."

Tagina said, "And the first person I saw when I was revived was you, Lyon, you bastard."

Camille, who was listening in: "?"

She sensed that her mother's tone had suddenly become strange.

Chapter 553 The Story of Taginia

“Interesting. I was wondering why you were acting strangely in the early Eden Era. So that’s what happened.”

Yemeng Jialuo's dark eyes sparkled with gossip.

"Then why is he a bastard?"

Terena squinted at Taginia.

"Don't worry, I'll explain everything clearly one by one."

Taginia turned to look at Leon: "I know you are not the same person I met at the beginning of the Eden Era. You are still far from being as powerful as you were at that stage."

Lyon then said, "So you want to take revenge on me?"

"You see me that way? That's a real shame."

Taginia smiled and said, "But don't worry, I just want to collect a debt from you."

"Tagina, enough with the small talk, get to the point."

Terena asked, "For example, where did you meet Leon?"

Tagina smiled slightly: "That is naturally outside the world. As for the specific location, I cannot reveal it, lest you trace it back to the corresponding time and place and interfere with me."

The greatest weakness of the Lords of the Forbidden Zones during the Genesis Era was that the Forbidden Zones were located in fixed positions, making it easy for their movement to be restricted.

In particular, if three or four masters of the forbidden zone unite to attack, the risk of death will increase significantly.

Therefore, having experienced the fall of Genesis, their first action after their resurrection was to hide their core authority as much as possible and make their existence as concealed as possible to prevent others from finding their true form.

As for the forbidden zones, although they are their source of power, by now, most of the masters of the forbidden zones have found ways to weaken their restrictions.

Lyon didn't realize this at first, but now, considering the situation of the key players in the penalty area and Taginia's recent remarks, they understand it.

"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me."

Terena reached out and grabbed Leon's shoulder, saying calmly, "Anyway, I've already gotten what I wanted."

Taginia glanced at Terena, thinking that Terena had indeed changed a bit after interacting with Leon, and her emotions were now more outwardly expressed.

That gesture just now was clearly a show of defiance that the old Terena would never have made.

Tsk, it really is the nourishment of love.

Camille glanced at Taginia, thinking that her mother had started acting strangely after seeing the silver-haired boy. She used to be so decisive and strong, but now she had become so indecisive and hadn't gotten to the point yet.

Tsk, so he was influenced by that silver-haired pretty boy after all. Luckily, I have a strong enough will in matters of this sort.

Tagin then continued:

"While I cannot say the exact location, I can assure you that I did encounter Leon Belon outside of this world. At that time, I had just been revived and was hiding on the surface of a misty planet outside of this world, waiting to restore my rank."

"As you know, I feed on the power of the stars, which greatly accelerates my recovery. Therefore, at a fixed time every day, I fly out of the planet and wander in the void, seeking more refined and concentrated power of the stars to speed up my recovery."

"One day, I saw a shooting star flash across the surface of the continent of Auster from afar. Then I saw a semi-ethereal and frozen body being thrown towards me. It was as fast as light and quickly reached my vicinity, where I intercepted it."

Upon hearing this, Terena asked in surprise, "So that half-ethereal, half-frozen body was Leon?"

“That’s right, and at that time, he was very close to death, with only a breath left.”

Taginia said:

“Because his condition was very strange and his aura was special, he had already shown a more powerful and perfect life aura than Leon Belon in his current state, which piqued my interest and made me consider whether to save him. So I dived into the surface of his soul and spoke with him while he was in a deep coma.”

Lyon noticed a very subtle change in 'Cheng Erheli's' expression at this moment, as if it were an alternation between two contradictory thoughts: 'So that's how it is' and 'How could this be?' It was very subtle, and he couldn't tell whether he had made a mistake this time.

As for Taginia's statement that she would be close to death in the early Eden Era, he could only keep it in mind to prevent any unforeseen events in the future.

"At the time, I asked him who he was and how he managed to escape from the chaotic continent of Auster, where the world had just restarted. Do you know what his answer was?"

As Tagina spoke, a faint smile appeared on her lips, revealing a hint of pleasure.

Camille was startled. Her mother's expression seemed no different from that of a young girl in love.

Is this still the mother I know?

That powerful, unyielding, noble and dignified aura melted away at this moment!

Terena suddenly found Taginia's expression rather annoying and huffed, "Stop being so mysterious, just tell me already!"

Taginia then said, "He said, 'Having crossed countless times and spaces, I have finally seen you again. From today onwards, be my wife, Taginia.'"

The moment these words were spoken, the room fell silent.

Then, all the goddesses turned their gazes toward Leon, including Therena, who was standing right next to him.

The men's gazes were somewhat strange, so strange that Leon felt uneasy.

Terena glanced at Lyon and said, "You're such a womanizer. Just a few minutes ago you were telling me you wanted me to be your wife. Now you're saying almost the same thing to someone else."

Yemeng Jialuo exclaimed "Wow!" and then laughed, "Are all the young people these days this bold? That's good. As long as you're talented, I don't dislike this kind of behavior."

'Cheng Erhe Li' said calmly, 'And then, continue, Taginia.'

Lyon was about to say, "Maybe this is a story Tagina made up?"

But after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.

Because here, there is both the goddess of the end, Jormungandr, and a mysterious figure who seems to be on par with Jormungandr, 'Cheng Erhe Li'.

Taginia's main focus was on physical strength and related fields such as space and phase, which had little to do with spirituality. Logically, it would be difficult for her to deceive those two powerful beings.

Taginia continued, "Unfortunately, before I could respond to what he said to me, he died right before my eyes, his soul dissipating."

Hearing this, Terena frowned: "You're lying! In my judgment, Lyon still has a lot of traces of activity after the early Eden Era."

Leon frowned, never expecting that his fate of death would be declared so easily.

Is it yourself from another timeline?

Or are they some inevitable events?

"Don't worry, there's more to come."

Tagina smiled. "Although his soul dissipated, he didn't truly die. He anchored himself to a powerful spacetime anchor in the Abyss of Spirituality beforehand. The function of this spacetime anchor is simple: the moment the soul dissipates, it immediately reverses spiritual spacetime, thereby returning the soul to its peak state. However, his magic is based on the spacetime laws within this world. Outside of this world, the effectiveness of his magic is greatly reduced. In addition, his soul is very 'heavy,' so the soul reversal was unsuccessful, and some unexpected events occurred. Therefore, I cast a spell to intervene in his magic."

Terena asked repeatedly, "And the result?"

"As a result, I naturally saved him, but because of that accident, most of his memories were swallowed up by the Abyss of the Spirit. He only remembered that he wanted to propose to me and some simple common sense."

Taginia said:

"Considering his perfect physique and the fact that his background really intrigued me, I kept him by my side to observe his condition carefully."

"You had just recovered at that time, so you could probably only exert the strength of the tenth rank at most. In addition, there was a dangerous and complex environment outside the world. It's hard to imagine that you would bring someone of unknown origin with you. After all, Leon already has the physique of the twelfth rank. According to you, he was much stronger when you met him, wasn't he?"

Terena looked suspicious: "So, I think this wasn't the first time you met Lyon, and you're hiding something."

Taginia looked to the side: "Your Majesty Jormungandr, you possess the [Eye of All Transformations and Endless Falsity], did you see me lying?"

Jormungandr blinked her dark eyes, which were as bright as stars, and said, "I haven't seen you lie yet, but you're not weak either. If you really want to hide something, I might not be able to see through it."

"But at least I didn't lie, did I?"

Taginia countered with a question.

"Go on, Tegni. My time here is limited, so don't try to stall me."

'Cheng Erhe Li' opened his mouth.

Clearly, everyone else tacitly knew that 'Cheng Erhe Li' likely had a limited timeframe for its arrival.

After all, although Cheng Erheli's body is strong, it is only at the twelfth level, which is still far from being on par with Ye Meng Jialuo, or at least slightly better.

Taginia then looked at Terena: "To answer your previous question, since Leon was so physically strong back then, wouldn't it be dangerous for me to keep him by my side? But you're overthinking it. Because he had lost too much of his memory, he didn't show much danger. Besides, since I had just recovered and wasn't very strong at the time, wouldn't it be a good deal to have a strong and obedient bodyguard by my side?"

Terena did not speak.

Taginia was quite pleased with Terena's reaction and laughed, "Terena, your so-called fiancé has actually been kept by my side and trained by me for a long time. Aren't you very unhappy about that?"

Veins bulged on Terena's fair and smooth forehead.