Wizard: I have an inventory

[Starlight Bodyguard] continued, and with the continuous consumption of magic power, the assimilation rate of [Meteor Pendant] increased by 3% to 24%.

The distance to 100% assimilation rate is far away!

Although the progress increased by 3% in less than a day, Ryan couldn't train spells every day and give himself four months to fully assimilate!

After all, even a strong man can't withstand the endless mental and magic fatigue.

After taking a bottle of small magic potion, Ryan no longer tested the defense of the shield.

Ryan stood in front of the rock wall of the training ground, his face grim, his palm slightly raised, and a faint black breath swirled around his fingertips.

As he whispered the ancient and mysterious spell, the Shadow Sword suddenly took shape - it was a long sword condensed by pure shadow power, and the sword body exuded a faint cold light, as if it could swallow all the light.

The long sword danced in the air, the movement was like flowing clouds and water, and the sword blade made a low humming sound when it passed through the air. With a light shout, the Shadow Sword pierced the red rust rock in front of him with lightning speed.

Although the rock was five meters thick, it was penetrated like paper under the erosion of the shadow power, leaving a straight and deep hole, with rock chips flying and tiny cracks spreading around.

Ryan retracted his sword and looked at the results of the battle with a focused look. He whispered to himself: "As a zero-level single-target spell, the destructive power of the Shadow Sword is indeed extraordinary. Not only is the cutting power amazing, but it also has extremely strong penetration ability. This can be said to be a qualified or even excellent choice when facing a single target in battle."

After casting it fifteen times, Ryan's forehead was slightly sweaty. He took out another bottle of small magic potion emitting light blue light from his waist, uncorked it, and drank it in one gulp.

The potion melted in his mouth, and the cool energy spread in his body, quickly soothing the fatigue caused by the exhaustion of magic power. He moved his wrist and raised his lips slightly: "It's recovered well. It looks like I can come back a few more times."

He turned to face another rock wall, and a black sword shadow took shape on the fine iron sword in his hand. It seemed that the prelude to the battle had just begun.

Ryan stood in the middle of the empty training ground, took a deep breath, and felt the surging magic and life energy in his body. He closed his eyes and slowly sank his consciousness into the depths of his heart. His mind was like water, clear and calm.

He was no longer an apprentice who had just entered the practice, but a wizard and knight who had experienced countless hardships - the fusion of the two was his true power.

He stretched out his right hand and gently summoned the familiar Shadow Sword. The dark sword body vibrated slightly in the air, emitting a layer of weak shadow fluctuations, but today, Ryan did not intend to rely solely on its raw power.

He gripped the hilt tightly, moved his feet slightly, and stared at the empty space in front of him. A series of refined sword moves emerged in his mind - the essence of the knight's swordsmanship in the [Crimson Knight Training Manual].

"If I can combine the Knight's Sword Art with the Shadow Sword..." Ryan muttered in his heart, and his consciousness merged every move and combo in the Knight's Sword Art with the power from the darkness.

Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and his body soared into the air like a sharp blade that was instantly activated. Every time the sword was slashed, it was intertwined with strong life energy and shadow energy.

When the sword was swung, the sense of life and the coldness of the shadow collided, as if the air began to vibrate, followed by a powerful wave of power.

The first move was swung, and the Shadow Sword pierced the target in the air. At the same time, Ryan's body also shot away with the sword, like a ghostly phantom. His sword power and movement were almost integrated, and his speed and accuracy reached the peak.

The second move was ready to be launched. Ryan turned and spun, and the sword in his hand was like a broken night curtain, splitting the virtual enemy on the opposite side in half.

In the path drawn by the Shadow Sword, the violent interweaving of life energy and shadow airflow formed a dazzling black flash, which instantly swallowed up the air in the entire space.

With each swing of the sword, Ryan could feel the endless interweaving and explosion of energy in his body - not only the blooming of magic power, but also the surge of vitality. This unprecedented power made him feel extremely excited.

At this moment, Ryan was no longer a simple wizard, nor was he just a knight. He was the embodiment of darkness and life, and the resonator of life energy and magic power.

The seeds of life burst out, and the blood marks on his arms flickered.

When he swung the last sword with force to charge and hit hard, the sword body seemed to carry the darkness of the whole world and the explosion of life energy.

The sharp sword energy penetrated the air, and the raging wind aroused made the surrounding grass and trees shake wildly. The void seemed to be cut open, and the air in front of him began to distort. The cracked rocks instantly turned into fragments and disappeared in a shadow light.

Ryan panted slightly and stood in place. The breath of his whole body gradually subsided, and the magic power and life energy in his body began to flow again.

He looked down at the Shadow Sword in his hand, feeling the power and temperature of the sword: "Sure enough, this fusion power is far beyond imagination. If we can continue to work together, we may be able to create a stronger fighting force."

He smiled slightly, and withdrew his magic power to scatter the powder of the fine iron sword that turned into ashes on the ground.

Ryan decided to take the Soul Heart Potion to improve his soul essence, which would increase his understanding of spells and knight swordsmanship and make his power more perfect and stable.

The huge power of the medicine nourished the soul, and the gray-white human-shaped phantom became more and more substantial, but to Ryan's surprise, the power of the medicine was not completely absorbed, and some remained in the spiritual world.

...

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Pauline sat in the corner of the laboratory, surrounded by the newly sorted medicinal herbs and alchemy tools. Her fingers gently fiddled with a bottle of transparent potion, but her thoughts unconsciously drifted to the training ground outside.

Ryan was training again today. His precise spellcasting skills and unparalleled swordsmanship always made her feel sincere admiration.

Finally, Pauline put down the bottle in her hand, stood up and left the underground laboratory, and walked lightly to the window. Through the window, she saw Ryan in the center of the venue, his eyes closed, his breath steady, preparing to cast his signature spell - Shadow Sword.

She watched Ryan swing his long sword, the sword body cut through the air, and quickly penetrated the five-meter-thick red rust rock in front of him. The rock was split in two, and the crack spread along the sword edge. Pauline's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and a moment of shock flashed through her mind.

Pauline's eyes were slightly moist, and a smile unconsciously rose at the corner of her mouth. She felt the power and depth emanating from Ryan, like the stars in the night, dazzling and hard to reach.

Those seemingly simple sword swings actually contained extremely complex energy flows, precise and powerful.

"He is really... too strong, no matter how many times I see it."

Pauline whispered, almost unable to believe what she saw. She was completely conquered by his power, which was not only the power of magic, but also the power of an unparalleled knight, which was more powerful than she had ever seen.