Chapter 102


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    The night sky was filled with stars, the moonlight like water, cool and soft, casting a hazy beauty


    over thend.


    vin sat outside the cave, absorbing the Restoration Aether from the heavens and earth, chanting


    the Restoration Mantra to heal his back wound and rejuvenate his weary spirit.


    Inside the cave, it was quiet, save for the asional crackling of the firewood.


    Mari slowly opened her eyes just before dawn, the fire now reduced to a few embers. She was


    disoriented for a moment; her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of displeasure showed in


    her eyes as she felt the damp clothes clinging ufortably to her body. Gripping the ice sword


    beside her, she sat up, and the garment vin had covered her with slid off to reveal the contours


    of her body beneath the wet clothes.


    "vin..." Mari remembered everything from the previous evening. Looking around the cave, she


    could guess what had happened after she lost consciousness. Clenching the garment at her


    neckline with her left hand, her gaze turned colder, yet there was a touch of bewilderment in her


    eyes.


    Outside the cave, vin heard the noise from within and quietly got up, walking deeper into the


    forest.


    Mari woke up, and it was time for him to depart. As for what the future held, it was beyond his


    ability to predict.


    As Mari emerged from the cave, vin had already made great distance, seeking refuge in the


    nearby mountains to find a safe haven.


    The Voilet Thistle carried a rich, intoxicating scent, and he needed to make haste to absorb its


    essence, for such a treasure could not be held for long.


    Five Super Elixir Fruits! A whole five of them!


    No wonder so many Protégés braved the trials of adventure, for despite the peril, the rewards could


    match years of training at the Cobalt Strike Guild. It was a dangerous rite of passage, a game for


    the brave at heart.


    It wasn''t until the afternoon that vin found a suitable and safe spot, camouged himself, and


    began his training.


    He plucked a Voilet Thistle and ced it in his mouth; a gentle bite released the sweet nectar,


    flooding his senses with an indescribable coolness that surged through his brain and cascaded


    throughout his body. Every pore dted with the sensation,pelling him to shudder involuntarily.


    vin took deep breaths, steadying his mind to absorb meticulously. The Super Elixir Fruit was


    indeed mighty. It was like swallowing a mountain of ice. His magic became uncontroble,


    manifesting as fierce lightning.


    vin focused on absorbing and directing the magic. One fruit, then two... three... Vast waves of


    power flowed into him. The miraculous medicinal properties of the Voilet Thistle nourished his body


    and expanded his Channel of Energy.


    After consuming three Voilet Thistles, vin felt an intoxicating elevation, as if soaked in an endless


    spiritual spring. His cells radiated energy, and sparks danced from his pores. His magic roiled within


    him, chaotically expanding his Channel of Energy and continuously flooding his Energy Realm,


    creating monumental waves of force.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    With three Voilet Thistles, vin''s realm was being ''boiled'' to the brink of a breakthrough. Barely a


    month into the Novice MageStage VI, he once again felt the barrier of Stage VI, all with the help of


    the Super Elixir Fruit, the formidable Voilet Thistle.


    Swallowing the remaining two Voilet Thistles in one go, vin concentrated on absorbing, fiercely


    assaulting the Stage VI barrier.


    At first, it went smoothly, and in the dead of night, he found the opportunity for a breakthrough to


    Stage VII. Just as he was about to revel in his surprise attack, something strange urred. His


    magic swelled, growing more intense, threatening to spiral out of control. The energy from the three


    previously absorbed Voilet Thistles began to stir tumultuously within his Energy Core, whipping up


    furious waves.


    vin groaned, blood seeped from his orifices, and his expression was one of extreme agony. His


    magic burst forth wildly, its powerful surge threatening to tear him apart. Electricity wracked his


    form, filling the cave, shattering rock, and stirring dust, causing a subtle rumble. Astonishing energy


    burst from him, assaulting the cave and spreading outward.


    One Voilet Thistle was considered a Super Elixir Fruit, but five taken together were not equal to five


    Supe rElixir Fruits; they wereparable to a Legendary Elixir Fruit. This was transformative


    power, a treasure for rushing toward the rank of Advanced Mage.


    vin, unaware of the situation, used it to push for Stage VII, clearly overwhelmed by the excessive


    energy that he could not control.


    The violent assault threatened to tear his body apart, attacking his very consciousness. Clenching


    his teeth, vin desperately persevered, knowing that losing consciousness would spell his end, as


    the uncontrolled magic would surely shatter him.


    Pained roars apanied by thunder echoed through the valley.


    What could he do? What could he do? vin persisted, desperately seeking a solution.


    In a critical moment, the Shadowbringer within his Energy Realm suddenly burst forth with


    formidable power, spinning violently, creating a vortex of air that devoured the raging magic. Like a


    siphon drawing water, it directed the frenzied energy towards the Shadowbringer.


    The situation in the Energy Realm was forcibly stabilized. Atst, his magic found an outlet, rushing


    into the Energy Realm.


    "Saved..." vin''s consciousness spun as he copsed, his head lolling to the side, in the cave.