In the battle with Fleur and Rose, Andrew's power reached a pinnacle after arriving in this Flame Realm.

But at the same time, quite a few new issues were exposed.

First, it's the matter of training speed.

Before breaking through to the third tier, thanks to the "Fire Extinguishing Upgrade Method," Andrew's cultivation speed was, to put it mildly, like a cheat code.

Because it truly was like a cheat code!

From Magic Apprentice, to Tier One, to Tier Two, everything went smoothly.

However, after breaking through to Tier Three, the cultivation speed suddenly slowed down.

A sharp and drastic drop, to be precise.

On one hand, the path of being a Magic Lord is actually a brand new and incomplete one.

The one who left the "Tear of the Water God" and the "Gate of Enlightenment" for himself—if it's the same person—probably even he/she hasn't figured out each step of the Magic Lord path, what bottlenecks there might be, and where the end lies.

"In other words, the higher the tier, the more the future path needs to be figured out by myself, without a ready-made blueprint."

Andrew has basically clarified this point now.

Whether there are any surviving water mages from the so-called "Outer Battlefield" in this Flame Realm, Andrew is unsure.

What's certain is: in this world, the only Water Magic Lord should be himself!

On the other hand, one reason for the increased difficulty in future cultivation is that the fire extinguishing value required for each tier increase will grow bigger!

"When I first came across, casually healing a wound for Ivan and then defeating Raymond or someone, the self-improvement was incredibly swift."

Andrew carefully reviewed the changes in his speed of cultivation over time, "Now, in the past month or so, how many lung-burned patients arranged in Wildfire Territory have I healed? How many desolate beasts have I exorcised?

Yet my tier remains firmly at Tier Three, firmly!"

In terms of acquiring fire extinguishing value, he's much more skilled now than when he first arrived.

However, the "requirement quantity" for continuing to advance in tier increases even more.

It's as if, although earning capability has improved, what needs to be repaid is not a friend's loan, but a mortgage or even high-interest loans...

"It seems that to speed up cultivation again, I'll really need to connect with Warm Fire Commerce Association and see if we can launch some strategic business collaborations."

Andrew understood in his heart, "I have already developed the fire extinguishing business in the Inner Sea Desert pretty much. From now on, it can proceed according to plan.

Next, I need to expand the fire extinguishing business to a larger scope..."

—In short, that's the current status and future planning for cultivation speed.

Regarding his own magic power, there has been progress over this month, but also some unexpected situations—

In the battle with Naros, his magic power underwent a critical transformation.

Firstly, the magic power contained more soul attributes.

Thus, starting from Tier Three, he could already cast soul magic.

The Illusion Technique "Mirror Flower Water Moon" used to subdue Fleur, and the "Enchanting Dance" to stop the desolate beast tide, both carried the attributes of soul magic.

Secondly, Andrew's current water magic held a subtle hint of warm fire's aura.

Though unaware, Andrew felt over these days: using magic seemed to have an unprecedented smoothness, naturalness, and ease.

Over the month, as the territory expanded, the "Gate of Enlightenment" intimately linked Andrew's magic power with the territory and its residents.

Hence, as the territory expanded, Andrew clearly felt: his total magic power consistently increased and continued to advance with the expansion.

However, it was about five days ago.

At a certain moment, Andrew suddenly noticed: his "total magic power," when entering the "multiplied state," seemed stuck at "tenfold," no further progression.

Tenfold means: compared to other Tier Three mages, Andrew's total magic power is ten times theirs!

This is already a figure that would shock anyone when spoken of.

Andrew isn't exactly dissatisfied with it.

It's just...

There's some unavoidable curiosity: "The enhancement of the territory, and the increase in residents, it seems doesn't infinitely boost my total magic power? At least at Tier Three, the 'multiplied state limit' of my magic power is this tenfold increase. Hmm, so now it's considered the tenfold World King Fist..."

The question is, what impact will it have on his magic power if he continues the territory's expansion and helps the residents strengthen continuously as they subtly change under the "Power of Enlightenment" linked to the "Eight Gates," eventually completing professional awakening and further professional development in the future?

"Could it be that the increase in 'quantity' has hit a bottleneck? If I continue to manage the territory and serve the residents, the enhancement will no longer be just about 'quantity'...

But about the 'quality' of magic power?"

This was a vague speculation in Andrew's heart.

This speculation currently lacks evidence. Anyway, after the magic power boost stopped at tenfold, Andrew didn't feel any "magic power qualitative change," not even slightly.

Andrew just felt: the benefits brought by strengthening the territory should manifest in some way!

"Hmm...

Maybe I should observe a bit more." Andrew quietly noted in his mind, "Whether in the future, it might gradually shift from a magic quantity change to a magic quality change. Or perhaps after breaking through to Tier Four, this temporarily fixed tenfold 'multiplied state limit' might advance further?"

He wasn't in a hurry to draw conclusions.

Ultimately, a tenfold magic power boost... is already incredibly powerful, incredibly intense!

What was that phrase in Mr. Jin's martial arts novels?

As long as the inner strength is deep enough, all sorts of advanced martial arts are as easy to obtain as something in the palm of the hand!

Andrew really wanted to say now: this saying truly does not deceive me!

In terms of cultivation speed and his magic power, one can say there's progress and new bottlenecks.

Regarding magic, this month has only brought good news.

And they're substantial good news!

The first is the "Enchanting Dance".

Becoming the Water Magic Lord, Andrew created his first "Lord Magic" using—"Stacked Magic Blade," "Flowing Water Spirit," "Micro Water Blade," "Water Spirit Technique," "Water Soul Constitution," "Rain of Enlightenment," and "Mirror Flower Water Moon"—these seven traditional water magics as the foundation and raw material.

At that time, facing the desolate beast tide, Andrew couldn't help but dance.

In nature, it was actually a "War Dance."

In retrospect, Andrew still found it a bit embarrassing.

After all, dancing was something he never did before his transmigration.

He definitely wasn't a fan of dancing!

Mainly because, thinking about facing an enemy in the future, he couldn't respond to "You are truly a waste" with "Let me dance for you", right?

Thus, over the month, Andrew further refined the "Enchanting Dance".

The main thing was to deeply combine the "Enchanting Dance" with his own "Lifebound Finger Series," finally transforming it into—

The Enchanting Finger.

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