My Muscle System in the Mage World

Chapter 226: Physical Path

Aur panted heavily as he surveyed the corpse of the shadow bear lying before him. The bear bore multiple burnt injuries across its body, with two distinct punch imprints—one on its face and the other on its back.

The imprint on the bear's face had completely disfigured its features, while the one on its back was even more gruesome, leaving behind a fist-sized hole.

Aur could see the bear's internal organs through the gaping wound, and a pool of blood had already formed on the ground beneath it.

Quickly, Aur retrieved a spatial bag and carefully swept the shadow bear inside.

Although his spatial ring could have accommodated the bear, Aur knew that the unique properties of the shadow bear's blood could potentially damage other items stored within.

Thus, he opted to place the bear in a separate spatial bag, one that was completely empty.

"Now, let's assess the situation of my body," Aur muttered to himself, his expression easing into one of relief as he sensed the changes within himself after a moment's focus.

Despite the strain on his muscles from the exertion of his blood and Qi, Aur felt only slight exhaustion, and otherwise, he was completely fine.

With a sigh, Aur turned his gaze toward Naomi, the purple-haired woman who lay on the ground, her chest rising and falling rhythmically which indicated she was still alive and just remained unconscious.

Aur had made the decision to knock her unconscious before facing the shadow bear. He didn't want to reveal his true strength to her.

If he were to demonstrate the power of a peak tier one strength, it would undoubtedly raise questions and invite investigations into the secrets he possessed.

Even reaching tier one strength was already pushing the boundaries of acceptability.

Reaching peak tier one in physical strength posed a significant risk for Aur. Even someone as powerful as Noah might disregard any concerns about saving face and directly capture him to uncover his secrets.

Even for tier two wizards, breaking through the mortal limit was an arduous task.

Despite being a formidable figure in the tier three wizard realm, Noah had only achieved high-tier one body strength, even with enhancements from his tier three spells.

This showed the immense difficulty of advancing along the physical path. The more advanced one became, the harder it was to progress.

However, for Aur, progression along this path seemed almost effortless, as if he were destined for it.

In fact, even without his system, Aur's progress along the physical path might have been even faster than his progress as a wizard.

Unlike wizards' practice which relied entirely on talent that was subject to chance and luck, the physical path only required a strong determination and willingness to put in hard work.

As for why this was the case, Aur didn't know, but it might be related to his reincarnation in this world. This was his logical guess.

His mind flashed with various thoughts as he slowly walked toward Naomi.

"Hey, wake up," Aur said as he lightly poked her.

"Ye… yes," Naomi's eyes widened as she slowly woke up and saw Aur's figure, which made her heave a sigh of relief.

"What happened to that shadow bear?" her face gradually turned into a frown.

"I repelled it away," Aur casually spoke, but his words made her eyes widen with shock.

"How?" Naomi asked, her voice tinged with disbelief.

Aur gave her a deep look as he lightly patted her cheeks with a smile on his face.

"You are my fiancée, so I will tell you."

"Really?" a blush crept up on her cheeks.

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"Yes," Aur's voice fell, and instantly his eyes glowed in a rock pattern.

The original fair complexion of Aur's skin began to transform, taking on the rugged texture and earthy hue of solid rock. With each passing moment, his muscles and skin tightened, forming a seemingly impenetrable barrier.

Seeing this, Naomi's eyes widened with realisation.

"A defence spell related to the physical body," she said, nodding her head.

Naomi had a keen awareness of the types of spells, and the one Aur just showed relied on the base defence of the person and superimposed it.

This was a double-edged sword. If the base power of the body was strong enough, then the defence of the wizard reached a terrifying level. However, if the physique was weak, then the defence would be pitifully weak.

These kinds of spells were very unpopular with the wizards because their physique was typically weak and had eventually been pushed to the sidelines.

However, they were perfect for Aur could even said to be ready made for him.

She already knew the terrifying strength of Aur's body, and with the superimposition of the spell, he must have only defended against the shadow bear. When it found out that it couldn't break through Aur's defence, it must have retreated.

This was the conjecture she had come up with.

"Let's go," Aur said as his eyes stopped flashing, returning to his normal fair skin as he looked at her.

"Okay," Naomi hesitantly said with a smile.

…

William looked coldly at the fox in front of his blue eyes and touched it lightly.

Instantly, all the blood and Qi were sucked dry from the beast, leaving it as a dried corpse. The shadow's phantom manifested in the air and lunged at William.

He stood still, recuperating from the loss, before finally heaving a sigh of relief.

"Hoh." William took deep breaths as he assessed his body. His body strength could now be considered to have reached the mortal limit.

"How long until I break through the mortal limits?" he asked with a frown, creasing his brows.

"It's not easy to progress on the physical path, especially since this world suppresses all paths except for the wizard path. Even with your true vampire bloodline and the consumption of countless beasts, you cannot make a breakthrough so easily," Asmodeus' calm voice resounded in William's ears.

"But isn't the progress too slow?" William said bitterly.

"Compared to other individuals, your progress is already somewhat fast. Without the assistance of countless blood spells, your progress would be even slower," Asmodeus retorted.

"I know," William could only resolutely say.