My Muscle System in the Mage World

The moon gleamed like a massive white bone china plate, hanging high up in the dark sky.

Aur silently observed it with his crimson gaze, which seemed to contain a hellfire that could burn everything.

"O life, what are you, and what is the meaning of your existence? What is the meaning of our existence? No matter what we chase, or no matter how hard we try—whether rich or poor, strong or weak—we all end up as a pile of shit in the end. What is the meaning of my existence?"

Aur uttered in a trance.

The more he pondered, the more Aur desired to comprehend his life through all these schemes and the thirst for power only to become a pile of as shit in the end.

"If immortality is possible, I will attain it. If it is not possible, then I will carve a path to immortality." Aur closed his eyes in a moment of silence.

He was in his own room, surrounded by darkness. Only the small moonrays dimly lit the surroundings in a silver haze.

"It is finally time for the Harvest festival." Aur's crimson eyes narrowed as he walked out of the room.

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In a room filled with luxurious furnishings, there was a man with golden hair who was sitting cross-legged in a meditative stance, his breath rhythmic and controlled.

His blue eyes suddenly opened, revealing a dark and white aura which were mixed in with each other in a strange symphony.

Like yin and yang, they were supplementing each other to complement both of their power, increasing in strength rather than opposing each other with it.

William could see a blue line that was connected to various people outside, which showed the people's weak points.

Not only that, his senses have been enhanced beyond what an ordinary human is capable of, making his sense of smell, sight, and all the five senses at least five times when he is in normal strength.

"I have combined the true devil eyes and the Divine clarity, combining them both to be my vital spell." William nodded his head with satisfaction.

"Tier one magic: Eclipse of the Devil's Insight."

Thinking of the name, William was even more satisfied with it. "My naming sense isn't half bad, is it?"

"Yes, master, this is a wonderful name that you have made. Even more amazing is that you managed to combine both the holy and dark magic together. Congratulations, master." The teeming voice of Lily resounded in his head, causing William's mouth to curl upwards.

"Thank you, Lily. What's happening to Asmodeus lately?" William suddenly asked with a frown on his face.

"Hmm? I don't know, master. Asmodeus seemed to have entirely stopped talking and is always in sleep most of the time. Even if I annoy him, he turns a deaf ear to me most of the time. It's quite annoying not finding anyone to talk to me." Lily muttered to herself.

William's frown deepened when he heard this as he glimpsed into his mental space.

The moment he did, he was almost drowned by the colourless transparent mana that almost filled the mental space entirely.

If William had to measure it, the mana almost filled eighty people of his mental space, that means he was already a peak wizard apprentice already.

"My progress has been quite fast lately." He looked at the golden text which shined like a beacon in his mental space, lighting the entire place with its golden hue.

Not only that, ever since he combined both the holy and dark spell, changing his vital spell, his speed of absorbing the outside mana has also increased by a terrifying amount.

"Hey, Asmodeus, are you there?" William looked at the golden text with a scrutinising gaze.

There, a shadow of a man and a book, all chained up, reflected itself.

"Are you going to talk or not, Asmodeus?" William said in a frown, but no matter what he said, Asmodeus remained unresponsive.

"This…"

William was speechless seeing this. "Is he really not going to talk to me? What did I do to him?"

"Fine, if you don't want to talk, don't talk." He shrugged as he looked at his other spell instead.

"What is this spell name again? It was tier one: ice spears, right?"

William thought, although this spell was given to him by his master Noah, however, he hasn't understood the true meaning of the spell yet or even understood much of it.

His entire time was pretty much consumed with comprehending the spell: Eclipse of the Devil's Insight.

"Master, you did the right thing. The spell we have given you is much better than the spell of that old man," Lily spoke from inside the golden text.

"You are right, Lily, however, I still feel uncomfortable using it."

William said with a sigh.

"You see, mastering the spell we have given you helps to create a strong foundation for you, unlike the ignorant people from the village themselves, who mostly chose attacking spells as their first spell."

"Why is it so?" William asked with a confused expression on his face.

"Because if you chose a sensory spell as your first vital spell, the strain on the body when using a higher tier version of it is much less than when you use an attacking spell. So you can manage a greater tier of the spell even when your wizard tier is lower without causing much strain on the body."

William nodded his head with an understanding expression. Since the Vital spell was the one which was connected to the vitality of the individual, only the Vital spell itself allowed one to absorb the surrounding mana, and the higher the tier, the faster one could absorb.

Choosing the sensory spell which caused less strain on the body, then he could potentially increase the tier of the spell even greater than his own realm itself.

"You are right, Lily. By the way, I have a question for you?"

"Yes?" Lily curiously said.

"You gave a book to Aur, right? What was it about?"

"Oh, that. I didn't actually give him the book. Instead, the old man gave it to him. Do you want to ask the old man, master?"

"Forget it." William shook his head. "I have already surpassed Aur already. I don't need to care about him, just a minor character. But my attention should be on the Steele family."

Thinking of his own family, his blood started to boil with seething rage.

"Calm down, master. At the rate you are progressing, as long as you can be a tier two wizard, you can definitely beat them all to pulp and take revenge for your mother and sister."

"True." William nodded his head as he turned his attention to the real world again.

"It's time for the harvest festival. Let's go. Might as well try some luck on gambling." William said as a small smile graced his lips.

"You can sense it, right, Lily?"

"Yes, master, I can sense some of the things if you want. Unfortunately, my power is constantly drained by the golden text. Otherwise, even fighting a tier three wizard wouldn't be a problem at all."