True Knowledge Society Castle, in the Second Rank laboratory.
All anomalies had vanished, leaving only Colin sitting quietly alone beside the silver experimental table.
His face was calm, and he wasn't in a hurry to get up, nor did he even check his new Talent; he just quietly felt his own being.
Before his advancement, whether from the related knowledge or the words of Instructor Atbolde, what Colin had been looking forward to the most was the second Talent that came with reaching Second Rank.
This was also commonly acknowledged as the greatest difference between a First Rank Wizard and a Second Rank Wizard.
However, it wasn't until Colin personally experienced it that he really felt the difference after truly advancing to Second Rank.
Gaining a new True Talent was certainly the biggest change.
But at this moment, freshly Limit Breaking, what Colin first felt was a change in his soul!
During his Apprentice days, observing the soul was just like looking at a hazy mist, its shape indecipherable.
Even after advancing to First Rank Wizard, it was merely a vague shape.
But now, that vague shape was becoming increasingly clear, outlined by the specks of golden light spreading from the Spirit Sea.
However, this was not what stunned Colin. After all, upon advancing to Second Rank Wizard, the soul's outline would indeed become clear, forming a rough human shape.
What surprised him the most was that the specks of golden light, which should have gradually disappeared after the outer walls of the Spirit Sea had stabilized, were showing no signs of vanishing!
From no known source, a new burst of power surged just as it seemed to wane, vigorously injecting into it and constantly rejuvenating the almost unceasing golden light, continuously nourishing the soul.
Shortly after, under the unending golden light.
The soul, which should have had only slightly clearer contours, looked almost indistinguishable from a real person, save for a few blurry areas.
And those few indistinct spots were rapidly becoming clearer.
Colin concentrated his Spirit, taking advantage of the mysterious power that hadn't yet dissipated, to probe the direction from which it came.
Moments later, he opened his eyes in surprise!
The source of that power stemmed from his lower abdomen, or to be more precise — from his body.
Unknown to him, his Green Gold Fighting Aura had begun to operate spontaneously.
It branched from the lower abdomen into innumerable streams of Green Gold, circulating rapidly within his body, and then converging at the brow.
Next, a nebulous mist, different from Magic Power, Fighting Aura, Blood Energy, yet born from the body, veiled his soul, nourishing the golden light to grow, strengthening the soul.
The whole process seemed lengthy to describe but in reality, lasted only a few minutes.
When Colin's soul became completely clear, with only a faint sense of ethereality left, the Fighting Aura also stopped circulating on its own.
Colin sat quietly, his face showing surprise.
This sudden change had truly messed with his thoughts.
If it weren't for the genuine improvement to his Spirit and Magic Power following the Limit Breaking, and had he not felt the slightest discomfort,
He would have thought that he might have failed in his Limit Breaking.
After feeling carefully once more, he was sure that there was indeed nothing wrong with his body, and his soul was certainly without issues.
But Colin was still not at ease and subconsciously made a motion in his mind, summoning the Golden Paper.
The Golden Paper, as usual, was summoned normally.
At the very top, under the Wizard Level category, the black characters clearly read —[Wizard Rank: Second Rank Basic Level Wizard (0/100)]
Seeing this, Colin finally relaxed.
This was indeed an unexpected change, but at least it seemed like a positive anomaly for now.
He could clearly sense that his soul, now completely clear, was much stronger than before when it was merely defined in outline.
Nothing could please a Wizard more than the strengthening of the soul.
As for that special Energy brought by the Fighting Aura, Colin had never seen anything similar in any Wizard books or within crystals.
Not even a similar concept had appeared.
The essence of a Wizard's cultivation is the constant sublimation of the Spirit... This was a truth Colin had understood since arriving in this world.
But the mysterious energy was clearly from the body and had nothing to do with the Spirit.
Colin didn't know if he was the only First Rank Knight in the world.
But at least, among those around him and the knowledge he had acquired, there had been no discovery of another First Rank or higher-ranked Knight.
If indeed he were the only First Rank Knight in this world, then that mysterious energy might have appeared only within him.
Colin's brow suddenly furrowed, and he instinctively upgraded the importance of the Knight Breathing Method in his mind by several degrees.
If it were solely to enhance physical strength, then the Knight Breathing Method would not be considered a precious thing.
After all, this was a world ruled by Wizards.
But now, that the power of a Knight could actually, conversely, strengthen the soul — the most important and core strength of a Wizard...
With this thought, Colin suddenly had an idea and carefully felt the Fighting Aura around his lower abdomen.
After a short while, he was surprised to find that not only his soul had been strengthened, but the Fighting Aura seemed to have greatly improved as well.
Before, due to temporarily halting his Knight cultivation, his progress in the Knight category before advancing to Second Rank Wizard was only 3/100.
But now, it had risen to 5/100, increasing by 2 points.
In that instant, what flashed in Colin's mind was neither the Wizard knowledge he had learned in this world, nor the knowledge of Knights.