?"The effect of the Star Potion is indeed just like in the game. Only when used in conjunction with the 'Starry Sky' meditation technique can it permanently increase the user's magic power." When Loren walked out of the testing area, he hadn't forgotten to absorb the magic power within his body. By this time, the five minutes had long passed, and the magic power fluctuations of a Level 3 Mage on his body were naturally continuously weakening.

  ?However, when it weakened to the initial stage of Level 2, the magic fluctuation stabilized.

  ?Loren had quietly broken through the boundary from a Level 1 to a Level 2 Mage just like that. If others knew he had broken through this boundary so easily, their eyes might pop out in shock.

  ?"It's a pity that the Star Potion is also something you can only come across by chance but not seek out in this world. There was only one bottle at the last auction. Otherwise, with a few more bottles, my level could skyrocket all at once."

  ?Feeling the potion's effect disappear, Loren couldn't help but mutter with some regret. However, he wasn't too disappointed. After all, he had only been in this world for a month. To increase his mage level by two ranks in a month was already extremely fast.

  ?Everyone else treated him as trash, as a prodigal son. In fact, that was just those guys being short-sighted. Even those instructors who complained behind his back about his wastefulness didn't know that Loren's use of that potion wasn't just to deal with the assessment, but to permanently increase his magic power.

  ?Other than Loren, who could have thought that in this world there was this kind of meditation method specifically paired with the Star Potion? This was information that only a transmigrator like Loren could know, and the source of this information came from a place others could never expect—because it was a game!

  ?Thinking of his experience of just arriving in this world a month ago, Loren couldn't help but sigh. Before, he was just a professional gamer on Earth with decent gaming talent and luck. In the year 2255 AD, a holographic simulation game called "Divine Realm" swept the globe. Moreover, this game "Divine Realm" used the newly developed super-optical computer to run and process data, basically constructing a brand-new fantasy world where the players' experience was almost like going through a second life.

  ?Furthermore, "Divine Realm" was different from ordinary games. Players inside who wanted to level up couldn't just rely on killing monsters; they also had to undergo complete cultivation. Inside, there was a complete set of power and cultivation systems of an alternate world, all created through massive optical computer calculations.

  ?In the fifth year of "Divine Realm," Loren relied on his talent to reach the pinnacle of mage professionals. At that time, he also revealed the assistant that helped him achieve success: a divine artifact ring he obtained in the early stages of the game, the Ring of Infinity.

  ?Inside, it not only had infinite storage space, but also quite a few independent secret realms!

  ?Those secret realms could produce gold, magic gems, mithril, and various other precious magical materials. There was even the natural generation of magic spell stones. Relying on those resources, Loren rapidly grew into the strongest magic-type professional, even being crowned with the title of Great Demon King.

  ?However, it was also after that, standing at the peak of his career, that Loren chose to retire. Having completed a five-peat championship in professional tournaments, he was already completely satisfied. Yet, after this retirement move of his, those veteran players who had been saving their strength to seek revenge against him in the sixth tournament were all half-dead with anger, secretly cursing his shamelessness.

  ?Loren didn't know all this. Of course, even if he did know, he would only be even more smug. This kind of aggravating thing was his favorite; otherwise, he wouldn't have been called the Great Demon King.

  ?However, whether it was karma or the choice of Steins Gate, right after he deleted his game character, he woke up from the data erasure halo but didn't return to reality. Instead, he transmigrated to this special world!!

  ?At that time, he woke up in a magic beast forest near the Odin Empire. When he first woke up, Loren was naturally incredibly shocked and bewildered. Back then, he still thought he was in the game. But later, after encountering an adventure squad in the forest being slaughtered completely by a terrifying magic beast, the pungent smell of blood and the shocking severed limbs finally made Loren realize that this was not a game at all.

  ?Although Loren was a professional gamer who could summon the wind and rain in the game, in reality, he was just a powerless otaku. When had he ever seen such a scene? He threw up uncontrollably on the spot. And the magic beast that slaughtered the adventure squad later discovered Loren as well. Just as it was about to bite Loren to death, a film of light popped up from Loren's body, blocking the beast's attack. Furthermore, white electric sparks sizzled out, electrocuting the magic beast to death.

  ?It was at that moment that Loren realized he was actually wearing on his hand the divine artifact ring that had accompanied him for five years in the game, the Ring of Infinity!

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  ?After experiencing some bumps in the road and some unexpected encounters, Loren followed someone he met by chance to this most powerful magic and martial arts academy in the Odin Empire, Valoran Academy. After being brought in by some old bastard, Loren relied on his own means to become a student in the First Year Class A of the Magic Department.

  ?Up to now, more than a month had passed since he first transmigrated to this world. Loren had also fully become accustomed to life in another world. In this process, he was surprised to find that, apart from the background and characters not matching up, the other settings of this world were basically exactly the same as "Divine Realm."

  ?Therefore, having operated in "Divine Realm," which could be called a second world, for almost five years, Loren naturally blended in very quickly. He even set a small goal for himself: to also become a Great Demon King who strikes terror into the hearts of enemies in this world.

  ?"I need to be a Level 3 Mage to have the qualification to unseal the next layer of the Ring of Infinity. Fortunately, the first layer opened the golden secret realm. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have had a way to rush up two levels in just a short month." Feeling the magic power accumulated in his body, Loren felt somewhat lucky.

  ?No matter how monstrous a person's talent was, wanting to increase magic power still required accumulating magic power.

  ?Rising two levels in a month—without sufficient accumulation, no amount of monstrous talent could achieve it.

  ?It was just Loren's good luck to encounter the auction happening to sell the Star Potion, and the golden secret realm he possessed having countless gold coins. It was by using those gold coins to purchase magic cultivation resources that he was able to advance to Level 2 so quickly.

  ?Of course, he originally didn't need to rush so much to raise his magic power. However, there was only a month's time before the test. In order not to be kicked out of Class A, he could only do so.

  ?"After passing this time, there shouldn't be any problems in the future." Loren was very relaxed now. Thinking of that guy Luke's previous provocation towards him, he kind of wanted to laugh. That guy definitely thought that next month, without a second bottle of Star Potion to help, he would be slapped hard in the face, right?

  ?Raising his magic power to Level 3 in a month—for Loren, who had planned this long ago, it was no big deal at all. He was confident that in the next test, he would give those who still doubted him a huge surprise.

  ?Loren walked calmly through the academy.

  ?Many upperclassmen, or students from other departments who had finished their tests, were walking around the academy at this time.

  ?It had to be said, Valoran Academy's building complex was truly magnificent. That sense of exquisite detail—placed in Loren's original world, only movie special effects could produce it.

  ?The white marble-paved paths were carved with various patterns and motifs. Finely crafted gardens were planted with various beautiful and bizarre plants. Some pristine white floating walls depicted flying mages, powerful warriors, and various strange and bizarre totems... Around the roads, perfectly arranged in an exquisite layout, sat medieval-style spire buildings, sparkling fountains, and some bronze and iron statues emitting a heavy gleam, placed at certain commemorative locations. Every statue was a work of uncanny workmanship.

  ?When Loren first entered the academy, he sighed more than once over the beauty of this academy.

  ?Before long, Loren arrived at the entrance of Valoran Academy. There, a slender pink-haired girl, also wearing a uniform short skirt, was waiting for him. However, unlike Princess Ellie, underneath this girl's blue box-pleated skirt were not black thigh-high stockings, but pantyhose. The black silk stockings clung tightly to the girl's tender skin, displaying the slender and graceful lines of her legs vividly. Those round and plump thighs were incredibly eye-catching.

  ?The girl's height wasn't considered too tall, just over 1.6 meters. Her waist was slender, and although the weight on her chest wasn't as exaggerated as Princess Ellie's, it was quite perfect. Her long, light pink hair fluttered, accentuating the girl's fair and tender skin, peach-red small mouth, petite nose bridge, and those tea-brown eyes as bright as gems.

  ?At this moment, the girl was awkwardly holding a bag with both hands, standing at the academy entrance as if waiting for someone.

  ?Many male students passing by couldn't seem to move their feet when looking at the girl's long, beautiful legs wrapped in black silk stockings. In particular, the girl's gentle and cute face made people's gazes linger and forget to return. But after many recognized the girl's identity, they felt a sense of inadequacy, silently hiding that affection in their hearts with a heartbroken melancholy.

  ?Sensing the burning gazes of many people, the girl slightly uncomfortably turned her body away. Suddenly, Loren's figure was reflected in her large, bright eyes, making the corners of her mouth unconsciously sketch a faint smile. Then, she raised a fair arm and waved gently towards Loren, signaling that she was over here.

  ?"This girl..."

  ?Seeing the hostile gazes gathering around him, Loren couldn't help but sigh helplessly. This child Alisa seemed to have absolutely no idea how much influence she had.

  ?Loren sighed, but he had no intention of cowering just because other boys glared at him. Instead, he walked straight towards the girl. Because the person that beautiful girl had been waiting for all along was him.

  ?"Alisa, sorry, did I keep you waiting long?"

  ?As Loren walked to the girl's side, he only felt a unique maidenly fragrance waft over his face.

  ?Alisa just smiled and shook her head: "No, just a little while. I also just finished the test for the Battle Aura Department."

  ?This girl named Alisa was a student in the same grade as Loren, but she cultivated martial skills in the battle aura system. And her other identity was the granddaughter of the dean of this academy! She could also be said to be the first girl Loren met after coming to this world!

  ?If he hadn't bumped into her in the magic beast forest back then and accidentally saved her life, Loren couldn't possibly have come to this academy.

  ?It was also because of that experience that Loren and Alisa had a relatively good relationship.

  ?"Then, Big Brother Loren, shall we go?" Alisa revealed a happy expression.

  ?"Mhm, I also think we should hurry up and leave." Loren nodded as well. If they didn't leave now, the jealous gazes of those boys behind them would pierce right through him!

  ?The two had agreed long ago that after this test, they would go strolling in the commercial street together. Of course, it was mainly Loren accompanying Alisa to buy things.