Leona’s cooking was as good as ever. Zhang Ye ate until his mouth was covered in grease, a look of pure satisfaction on his face.
Once full, it was time for meditation and cultivation.
Leona thought for a moment and said, “Next, you need to practice mana threading and Circle Inscription during actual combat. This way, you can combine your magic control training with combat training, doubling your efficiency and providing a greater boost to your improvement.”
Zhang Ye nodded. “No problem.”
Leona continued, “Then, we’ll move on to mental strength training. As long as your mental strength increases, your control over magic and mana will also improve. Furthermore, mental strength is a vital factor for breaking through to the Saint-tier later on, so it cannot be neglected.”
Zhang Ye nodded again. “No problem.”
Leona added, “Also, we’re reducing your three meals a day to one meal every two days.”
Zhang Ye nodded. “No prob—”
Before he could finish, he suddenly processed what she said. He hurriedly interjected, “Wait! There’s a problem, a huge problem!”
“Absolutely not!”
“Three meals a day! Not a single one can be missed!”
“Definitely not!”
“Otherwise, I’ll be in absolute agony!”
Leona opened her mouth slightly and couldn’t help but say, “Is that really necessary?”
Zhang Ye nodded seriously. “It is! It’s extremely necessary!”
“If I can’t eat the roasted meat Big Nana makes, my life will have no meaning. What would be the point of getting stronger? I might as well just kill myself... Ow!”
Before he could finish, Zhang Ye was flicked on the forehead by Leona.
Leona rolled her eyes at him and said, “Stop saying such unlucky things all the time!”
Zhang Ye clutched his forehead and nodded, then looked at her expectantly. “So, about those three meals a day...”
Leona burst out laughing. “Fine, fine, I won’t change it.”
Zhang Ye immediately cheered.
Seeing his excited appearance, Leona couldn’t help but smile.
She could tell that Zhang Ye truly loved her cooking.
Inexplicably, she felt a sense of accomplishment.
That night, once Zhang Ye had mostly finished digesting, he immediately devoured another pile of magic cores, only stopping once he reached his digestion limit.
At this moment, his cultivation had reached the Tier Six early stage, while his physique—having improved after killing the Tier Eight late stage Rockland Monitor—had risen to the Tier Seven early stage, which was even higher than his mana rank!
“Big Nana, can you teach me some close-quarters combat techniques?” Zhang Ye asked.
“Sure,” Leona replied. “Magic-Martial Dual Cultivation indeed requires close-combat skills. How about this: tomorrow, I’ll teach you how to use the strongest weapon.”
“Great! By the way, what is the strongest weapon? A saber or a sword?” Zhang Ye asked expectantly.
Leona smiled slightly, keeping him in suspense for once. “You’ll find out tomorrow.”
Zhang Ye nodded and then said, “Big Nana, I won’t be cultivating tonight.”
“Hmm? Thinking of slacking off?” Leona’s beautiful eyes glanced over.
Zhang Ye shook his head. “No, I want to try combining magic circles to see if I can form an integrated magic circle. It would make them easier to release.”
“Researching magic circles? Sure, that’s also beneficial for your understanding of magic.” Leona nodded. “Since you aren’t cultivating, I’ll start mine. Remember to wake me up tomorrow morning.”
“Okay.” Zhang Ye nodded.
Although he said he wasn’t cultivating, he actually had the system cultivating for him. He was cultivating every second of every day; it was just that the speed was much slower than meditation. Furthermore, he had devoured so many Green Vine Snake magic cores that he estimated he would soon break through to the Tier Six mid stage.
He then watched as Leona sat cross-legged. Flame-like mana surfaced on her body, and her long, lion-mane-like crimson hair drifted slightly. Surrounding mana rapidly converged toward her like points of light, making her look even more ethereal.
This woman was a lion—a beautiful lioness.
Zhang Ye quietly admired Leona’s profile for a while, then shook his head and began to verify the hypothesis in his heart.
Multi-circle integrated combination!
Mana Threads emerged from his body, and he quickly drew four magic circles in mid-air.
[Sinking], [Earth Construction], [Soil Covering], and [Blooming Grass].
Zhang Ye carefully observed the patterns of the four magic circles, using his Perfect Mastery of magic to deduce the meaning of every magic line and every rune.
He pondered for a moment and reached out. Mana Threads condensed, and with a swipe, several magic lines and runes on the circles were erased. At the same time, several magic circles of different tiers were drawn nearby for reference as Zhang Ye murmured silently.
“The four magic circles will be led by [Sinking]. Retain the mana supply trigger sequence of [Sinking] and optimize it. For the optimization choice... hmm, use the mana supply trigger sequence of a Tier Six magic circle.”
“Sort [Earth Construction] into the first and third sequences to trigger simultaneously with [Sinking]. Within that, incorporate a triggerable [Soil Covering]. The magic line formula for the trigger is...”
“[Soil Covering] and [Blooming Grass] will be sub-sequence 1-1 of the first sequence. They will trigger alongside the main sequence, connecting to the first sequence trigger formula to achieve controllable surface camouflage...”
“Incorporate five [Earth Construction] spells into the second sequence. Set escape tunnels in the four directions of twelve, three, six, and nine o'clock by default. Incorporate [Soil Covering] to constitute the tunnel valve magic line group, defined as controllable by the caster...”
“Incorporate multiple hub magic line groups into the main sequence to allow for multi-layered combinations...”
“Constructing...”
More than two hours later, an earth-yellow magic circle, a full two meters in diameter, rotated slowly in front of Zhang Ye.
Zhang Ye nodded and then performed an analysis on it.
【Tunnel Warfare Joint Formation: Tier Six Earth Magic!】
Zhang Ye’s face lit up with joy and a profound sense of accomplishment!
His hypothesis was correct. Those magic circles could indeed be combined. As long as the positions of the magic lines and runes were correct, the formulas were accurate, there were no conflicts, and the mana could flow smoothly, then magic circles could be combined to achieve a 'Multi-circle Integrated Combination'!
This way, not only could the setup time be greatly reduced, but the applicability, practicality, and power of the magic could also be significantly enhanced!
Of course, the greater the enhancement, the more mana it would consume proportionally. Therefore, the mana supply sequence had to be completed first...
These were things Zhang Ye learned through continuous trial and error in combining magic circles. His understanding of magic was also rapidly improving alongside the combinations.
During the process of combining magic circles, he would constantly analyze the constructed circles. Only once a combination was completed and could be defined by the system as an 'achievable magic' could it be 'analyzed.'
Not only that, but for any magic 'created' by him, the analysis time would be greatly shortened—to only one-third of a normal spell of the same tier!
Furthermore, based on the system’s deep analysis of 'mana conversion efficiency,' 'mana transmission power,' 'magic circle operation rate,' 'power enhancement multiplier,' and other comprehensive evaluations, the higher the completion level, the shorter the analysis time!
Because this represented Zhang Ye’s degree of mastery over that magic circle!
It could be said that this was Zhang Ye’s greatest discovery.
Back then, Ella had said that he would need to uncover the system’s detailed functions himself; this was surely one of them.
Thus, Zhang Ye could rely on this system function to troubleshoot step-by-step, perfecting magic circles and spells, and even creating entirely new magic!
In just over two hours, he had completed the construction of a Tier Six magic.
Next, he would further refine this [Tunnel Warfare Joint Formation].
Moreover, there were countless magic combinations in his mind waiting to be explored.
For example, the [Magic-version Omni-directional Mobility Gear].
For example, an [Ice-Fire Dual-Attribute Magic Joint Formation].
For example, an [Electrolysis of Water Hydrogen-Oxygen Fire Enhancement Formation].
Numerous concepts surfaced in his mind. He would never forget anything he saw, heard, or thought of!
He wanted to bring these magics to life one by one!
Thinking of this, Zhang Ye threw himself wholeheartedly into the multi-magic integrated combinations.
He called this process 'Magic Innovation.'
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