Chapter 198: The Wonderful Uses of Faith Power (33)

In the corridor leading to the underground secret chamber, the lights remained bright, but the somewhat narrow and low environment, with stairs that continuously spiraled downward, made the setting extremely secluded.

People often like to speak their private thoughts in secluded settings, things they dare not say in public.

Princess Alice is no exception.

Faced with her question, Anna, walking behind Luosen, blushed instantly.

She fell silent for a few seconds, composing herself as much as possible, then assumed the dignity of an elder.

"Alice, what nonsense are you spouting!"

A voice from the rear of the group immediately replied, Alice's: "I'm not spouting nonsense; I saw it with my eyes."

"Several times Luosen-brother went to see you, you always made excuses to send me away, just like when Dad and Mom tried to get rid of me as a child."

"I guessed right away what you're up to."

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Anna remained silent, her face full of embarrassment.

Luosen's heart was calm; instead, he found the situation quite amusing.

"Auntie, Luosen-brother has been your apprentice for ten years; have you long been together with him?"

The girl's voice carried curiosity, as well as a hint of faint jealousy.

Anna, unable to hide it, had to speak the truth: "No, we've only been together for the past year."

"Well, Luosen-brother must be very capable, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense; what would a little kid know?"

"He's definitely capable, far more than my dad. Because whenever Luosen-brother comes, you're happy for several days, while Mom constantly complains that Dad is a good-for-nothing."

Anna really didn't know how to continue this extremely embarrassing topic, so she put on a stern face and said: "Alice, this isn't something you should concern yourself with; next, I'll guide your magical cultivation!"

Alice, however, was no longer afraid of this aunt; she used to be afraid, but after discovering the secret she isn't afraid anymore.

"Cultivation is cultivation, chatting is chatting."

"Moreover, I'm not a child anymore; my governess has told me everything I needed to know."

"Auntie, I'm very envious of you, being able to be with Luosen-brother."

Having said that, Alice turned the conversation to Luosen at the front: "Luosen-brother, if I were willing to be your lover, would you accept me?"

"Alice, keep your composure, or I'll get angry!"

Anna suddenly realized she actually didn't understand this niece at all.

Alice, however, acted as if she hadn't heard: "Luosen-brother?"

Luosen thought a moment, then said: "Let's talk about cultivation first; that's the proper subject. We'll discuss the rest when you're older."

"I've already grown up; after the Winter Solstice Festival I'll be 17, and I'm taller than Auntie, with a broader chest as well."

That's indeed true; Alice is half a head taller than Anna, and compared to Anna's soft beauty, her features are more delicate, like a doll's.

Although her face looks like a doll's, her figure is extremely voluptuous; the youthful, lovely aura almost forces its way out of her dress, her skin crystalline, as if it would glow like beautiful jade.

At this moment, the three arrived at the training secret chamber Luosen had specially built for himself, which was also the chamber he used to break through to Legend.

Upon arriving here, Luosen's mind gave a slight jolt; he immediately set aside all distracting thoughts, and his expression became solemn.

"Alright, in this room, any topic other than cultivation is forbidden!"

He turned his head to look at the mentor and Alice, especially the latter, whose face was full of solemnity.

"When the mentor led me into the path, he said that every mortal has a thousand worries and ten thousand desires, but once cultivation begins, one must use the sword of reason to cut away all distracting thoughts."

"For at this moment, no one can truly help you; you will face the magic ring alone."

The mentor listened to these words, gazing at the tall apprentice before him, and a strong sense of relief welled up in his heart.

"Although the relationship is absurd, and his achievements far surpass mine, he is ultimately a mage I painstakingly shaped."

On the other side, seeing Alice's gaze still somewhat scattered, Luosen's eyes narrowed: "Princess Alice, are you really planning to stop at the Three-ring and make being my lover your ultimate goal?"

"If that's the case, I must clearly tell you that you won't succeed, and then I won't guide you either; you must leave here now."

Alice startled, her large eyes welling up with a thin mist; obviously no one had ever spoken to her in such a tone, but she was indeed quite clever and quickly composed herself.

"I know I was wrong, Luosen-brother."

Luosen nodded satisfactorily: "Good, now you have the bearing of a mage."

"Mentor, you go first; lie on your side on the soft mat at the center of the magic array, and fully engage the magic ring."

Anna immediately complied.

Having meditated for many years, she was unusually proficient; within a minute she had successfully linked the magic ring.

Luosen closed his eyes and sensed carefully.

He clearly 'saw' that the mentor's magic power had only reached the mid‑late stage of the Four‑ring, still some distance from touching the ring wall.

If it were before, Luosen could only patiently wait, letting the mentor continue cultivating until touching the ring wall.

But now he possesses a secret method to help the mentor rapidly increase his strength.

That is, to use the 'Faith Power' transferred to him by Mother Nature.

Faith Power is wondrous; it is an extremely pure and also very special kind of power.

It has many wonderful uses.

One use is to listen to the believers' hearts.

Of course, to hear clearly, one must break through to the Eleven‑ring.

For example, Luosen can now hear clearly; if he wishes, he can even respond to the believers.

Not only can he respond in information, but he can also respond in power, such as bestowing strength upon the believers.

Of course, this matter is not yet mature; Luosen is currently researching it as well.

Another use is to directly employ it to enhance soul strength, and it almost has no side effects.

Mother Nature's "power of faith" is actually not much.

In terms of total power, it's not very useful for Luosen, but for low-ring mages, this power is quite strong.

Luosen focused his mind, using the extraordinary sensitivity and powerful control over power of a legendary mage, and infused a stream of pure faith power into the mentor's soul.

In an instant, Anna felt the change, her soul rippling.

Luosen immediately said, "Mentor, don't think about anything, just focus on cultivation!"

The soul's ripples gradually subsided.

Luosen continued infusing. In less than ten minutes, he raised Anna's soul strength to the extreme of a Four-ring, helping her touch the wall of the Five-ring.

At this point, what needed to be done was to advance the ring.

The hard requirement for advancing the ring is extremely high cultivation efficiency.

If not achieved, one remains stuck for life; if achieved, one can easily advance the ring.

In terms of specific cultivation techniques, the mentor has already reached perfection, with hardly any flaws, but the current efficiency is still insufficient to break through the wall of the Five-ring.

Why? Because she lacks sufficient magical talent.

Just like sprinters on Earth, some can run under ten seconds, while others train a lifetime, ruin themselves, and still can't break eleven seconds.

This is the gap in talent.

If relying on her own power, the mentor will likely be stuck at the Four-ring for life.

But Luosen can give her an "Electric Car", allowing her to easily break the ten-second speed limit.

Feeling the situation was about right, Luosen took a sharp breath, his mind slightly trembled, and legendary power of the Eleven-ring surged forth, as he unleashed a newly improved legendary spell.

The spell is named "Breaking the Wall", a rather ordinary name, but its effect is extraordinarily astonishing.

The higher the ring level, the more stable it is.

But at this moment, the height of the extremely stable Fifth-ring was forcibly pressed down by Luosen by over twenty percent.

This is something Luosen could never have imagined before, and it is a power only legendary magic possesses.

One reason is the high intensity of the spell; another is that his skill in using magic has reached a new height.

Currently, Luosen can compress the wall of the Fifth-ring by twenty percent, and forcefully compress the wall of the Six Rings by half.

However, the effect of compressing the Six Rings by half, while not bad, is of little use to the mentor, because the gap between the Fifth-ring and Six Rings is quite large; at least a reduction of nearly thirty percent is needed to help her break through.

Perhaps once the strength of legendary magic reaches a certain level, Luosen could achieve that, but for now he is far from capable.

At the instant the Breaking the Wall spell took effect, Anna successfully ascended to the Fifth-ring.

As soon as she ascended, Luosen continued to infuse her with pure faith power; after ten minutes, Anna's soul became completely stabilized in the Fifth-ring.

"Alright, mentor."

Anna opened her eyes, face full of disbelief: "I actually touched the Fifth-ring!"

In just a year she jumped two rings, her cultivation speed is many times faster than her nearly twenty years of prior training—simply, simply too shocking.

At the same time, while cultivating, she clearly sensed the terrifying magical aura emanating from Luosen.

At the moment of advancing the ring, she not only felt the violent undulation of the ring, but also sensed a dazzling magical undulation from Luosen, like the sun.

She immediately turned her gaze to the apprentice she once thought was the most foolish, and via soul-link asked, "So, what ring is your magic at now?"

Luosen replied via soul-link: "I have broken through to the Eleven-ring."

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Anna didn't know what to say.

But fortunately she had already accepted the reality that Luosen was a peerless genius, so she quickly calmed down and then became curious.

"According to your Lamo formula, the Eleven-ring shouldn't be a deficient ring; how can you still advance?"

Luosen smiled: "I used some clever tricks; I can't explain it clearly now, but when you, mentor, reach this level someday, you'll understand the reason."

Anna shook her head repeatedly: "I don't even want the Eleven-ring; just reaching the Six Rings would make me very happy."

Then she added: "With such peerless magical accomplishments, you could even take the Radiant Empress as a lover, let alone this little girl Ailis."

"If you like it. oh~ I actually broke the cultivation taboo, I won't say more."

Then she said to Ailis: "Alright, it's your turn."

Ailis then lay on her side on the cultivation mat, closed her eyes, and linked her Linking Magic Ring.

She was only at the late Second-ring; Luosen merely exerted a little effort and directly helped her break through to the advanced level, leaving the little girl dazed and disbelieving that things could be so easy.

Next, Luosen carefully sensed the state of her Linking Magic Ring while giving pointers, helping her correct some bad habits, resulting in her cultivation efficiency increasing by over ten percent.

Her magical talent is quite good, even slightly better than that of mentor Anna; if she continues training at this efficiency, when the time comes she will be able to directly break through to Four-ring Master.

By the time the three left the cultivation chamber, an hour had passed.

Walking again down the corridor, Ailis wore a determined look: "Luosen brother~ I have decided that becoming your lover will be my life's goal."

Anna directly pressed her forehead, wryly smiling, feeling she couldn't keep up with the youths' thinking.

Luosen also couldn't help laughing, feeling the little girl's body had grown up but her mind was far behind: "Let's talk about it in a few years."

"No, in a few years I'll be old~"

The girl was very decisive, quickly took a few steps to stand behind Luosen: "If you agree, we can do it right here in the corridor."

Anna reminded: "Ailis, auntie I'm still here."

"Auntie, you can just stand by and give me some guidance."

Anna again pressed her forehead; this remark reminded her of Selena, and then she said: "Luosen, love it if you want, take it if you want."

Other men are unreliable, but this auntie of hers would stop them; however, this apprentice of hers is reliable, so she doesn't intend to stop.

Luosen carefully sized up the little girl, also feeling somewhat, then after thinking said: "It's uncomfortable to do it in the corridor; let's go to another chamber—that's my resting room, and there's a bed."

Soon the three changed locations.

Upon arriving there, Ailis took the initiative, and soon she succeeded, even without Anna's guidance.

Anna looked for a while, and she also became interested.

Thus, the secret chamber witnessed some unbelievably bizarre sights.

After another hour passed, the three finally walked out of the secret chamber.

"Alice, this is a secret; others might notice, but you must not spread it around, understand?"

Alice lazily nodded: 'I understand, just like in court, not admitting guilt means no guilt.'

Upon hearing that, Luosen knew the young lady was very steady; no wonder she was a miss from a noble family.

He then whispered to the instructor.

"Instructor, I will soon go to Levinde, possibly for over a month. Of course, I will still remotely control the puppets, but you will need to put in more effort for the industrial zone."

"Levinde? Why go so far all of a sudden?"

Luosen smiled slightly: "Going to secure a large flying plot for Weilan is also a key step for the United Alliance."

(End of chapter)