The Golem Mage

Alec has been quite keen on learning how to train his other stats naturally after discovering that the Iron bracers could help increase his endurance.

Although he perceived the system as overpowered, believing it would effortlessly propel him to a high realm, but he just couldn’t forget what happened with Kethra.

He refused to be caught off guard again like that and instead wanted to take the initiative to sufficiently grow his stats, allowing him to face off against any Mage, Even without relying on his Mana pool.

he realized that he could match Mages with his pure physical powers alone, sparking the desire to pursue two paths: increasing his physical abilities and his Mana.

Agnes walked towards Alec, her face wearing a grim expression. She couldn’t help but ask,

”Why would you do that?”

Alec simply smiled and ruffled her hair, trying to reassure her.

”You don’t need to worry about me that much, you know.”

”No, you’re not getting past this,” Agnes insisted.

”I know you always have reasons for what ever you do, but you seem to be forgetting where we are, Alec, We’re not in the outside world where we could be protected; we’re in the Abyss Realm, where enemies surround us at every turn.”

”And you without Mana would be at a disadvantage no matter what reason led you to do what you did, I know you say we shouldn’t worry, but we just can’t help it, We’re family, and family is programmed to worry!”

Alec observed Agnes’ stern face and realized that he had truly messed up.

He had been too excited when he saw the new stats and had hastily worn the crown, causing its color to change back to sanguine.

This meant that it would take another 24 hours for him to regain the ability to use his Mana.

He hadn’t considered the emotions of his team.

According to what he had heard from his grandfather and Terran, he had come to understand that cultivating mentality was a mindset that mages began cultivating when they reached the peak of the Tier 6 Mage realm.

Those below that realm were merely trying to utilize their limited mental energy.

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When they reached the peak of the Tier 6 Mage realm, they had to compress all their mental energy within themselves and form a Brain cell in their brains.

Only then could they begin cultivating mentality.

Alec had secretly gathered this information and knew that cultivating mentality was as difficult as cultivating from Tier 1 all the way to Tier 6.

A mage who couldn’t compress their mental energy into mentality would forever be stuck at the Mid Rank Mage realm and never enter the Tier 7 Mage realm and reach the level of High Rank Mages.

This realization had made Alec hastily put the crown back on, which had help created his mentality, and he had done so without fully considering the consequences.

”I’m sorry about that, and I promise you that something like this won’t happen again, Seriously, I got caught up in the moment, and believe me when I say it’s all for cultivation purposes, Don’t worry because with the whole squad here, we won’t find ourselves in a tight situation again,”

Alec said as he placed his hand on her shoulder.

The rest of his crew had initially been shocked by his decision, but after he laughed it off and they realized he had summoned all his golems, their concerns seemed to ease.

That was when they became more assured of his training plans, though they couldn’t tell what was going through Alec’s head, but they would always follow him, No matter what came,

James walked up to Alec and shook his head as he smiled nervously.

”You are a weird one, Alec,”

James said, unable to understand why anyone would want to be locked from their Mana.

Alec could only smile back, knowing that they couldn’t understand what he had gone through.

Alec could already guess why no one had been able to learn about this function of the Arcane Lock.

After all, who would want to experiment with restricting their Mana?, It was uncomfortable to be defenseless without that assurance that there Mana provided.

Besides, the improvement from restricting Mana was so minimal that they wouldn’t even realize their mentality had increased at all.

A mere increase of 2 was so small that even if they felt a boost in their mentality, they would never attribute it to the Arcane Lock.

Instead, they might just believe it had something to do with them being a natural genius.

Once Alec finished procrastinating, he closed his eyes and realized that his awareness had become much sharper.

A ten-meter radius around him had become like his own zone.

He felt he could quickly predict every attack when they got within that range and respond effortlessly.

The thought of how this ability would enhance his new fighting style made Alec smirk.

It was a perfect match for his close combat abilities due to his lack of Mana.

But If the high rank mages knew what Alec was thinking, they would undoubtedly give him a hard knock on his head.

Finally, he had walked onto the path of creating a domain outlay at just the Tier 2 Mage realm.

And all he could think about was how it aligned perfectly with his close combat skills.

This was the kind of outlay that countless peak Tier 6 mages dreamed of creating, paving their way to advance into the Tier 7 realm.

With such an outlay, Alec’s future path to becoming a Tier 7 mage seemed smoother than expected.

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Igor stood at his peak and observed his junior disciples engaging in sparring and while some in cultivation.

He let out a sigh as he recalled the group of mages he had recently banished to the Abyss.

He couldn’t help but imagine their impending demise.

He raised his eyes and gazed at the dark red skies above.

Another sigh escaped him as he wondered why the Blood Moon hadn’t disappeared yet.

It should have ended by now, but for some reason, it lingered in the sky.

Feeling uneasy about himself, Igor decided to retreat to his abode for a brief period of seclusion.

The Blood Moon heightened cultivation speed, and he didn’t want to miss the opportunity to strengthen himself.

After all, he was the one responsible for sending Terran’s disciples to the Abyss.

And If Terran happened to survive the trap laid for him and return, he would surely seek revenge, Igor knew he would be the first target.

As he walked towards his castle, a mage from the War God Mage Academy rushed towards his mountain peak , wearing a worried expression.

This mage turned out to be Kethra, who had miraculously escaped the Abyss with a severe injury.

”What the hell happened to you, Kethra? I thought you had a Tier 4 human Mage to shield you when things got rough, How did this happen?” One of Igor’s disciples, who was familiar with Kethra, couldn’t resist teasing him upon seeing his state.

”I’m here to make a deal,” Kethra replied urgently.

”Whoa, slow down there, Kethra, Why would you bring a deal here? You know I’m not interested in hunting lower-tier mages, They don’t possess much wealth,” the Mage said, dismissing the notion.

”Just hear me out,” Kethra pleaded.

”No, The only reason you’re here is because your master’s favorite disciple strictly forbids you from raiding students below your realm, So if you’re here, it means the person you want us to attack is definitely of a lower realm,”

the mage said, placing his hands on his chin thoughtfully, still puzzled by Kethra’s injuries.

”But I can’t help but wonder how he was able to injure you like this,”

the mage said, in deep contemplation.

”He has an attributed stone... We can share it fifty-fifty,”

Kethra revealed through gritted teeth, angry that he had to disclose such valuable information.

He was determined to prevent Alec from claiming the loot if he couldn’t have it himself.

”That’s too low... Most attribute stones hold less energy and can rarely unlock their power, I’m not interested,” the mage replied dismissively.

”I can assure you that the energy in this stone is very high... In fact, it’s the highest I’ve ever seen, I swear on my life that if we share that stone, we might not be far from gaining additional power.”

”For people like us who were only born with one element, this is the only way to surpass the cultivating speed of those with double elements or abilities,” Kethra declared, hoping to convince the mage.

The other mages looked at him sternly, trying to detect any lies in his words.

”Trust me, I would never lie to you about this,” Kethra insisted, sincerity in his voice.

”Let’s go... Two of my fellow disciple brothers will accompany us, I hope he has plenty of treasures to compensate for their services,” the mage stated.

”Uh, that’s the problem, I don’t think only four mages will be enough to defeat him,” Kethra confessed, concern etched on his face.

The Mage : ”¬”