I recommend the book "Journey to the Wind". The female protagonist is an elf, and there is a description of increasing strength. However, there is no male protagonist, and there is no ambiguous object. It is a more orthodox Western fantasy novel that is very suitable for your needs. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~π
Chapter 273, "Top 100 Revealed, Entering the Hall, Team Numbers as Team Names", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Xia Hong into a new phase or setting. The setup is Before the martial arts competition, the record for the Great Xia to..., but the pressure keeps building through This time, the competition process has already raised that record to....
Chapter 271, "Eliminated, Breakthrough Surge, Green Lotus Grass (3)", is the clearest early answer because Xia Hong finally turns buildup into a real advancement. It opens with With Great Xia's currently abundant supply of beast meat, Xiang Liang... and closes on In the Logging Realm group alone, in Xia City here, 172 groups, over....
Chapter 330, "Longshan System Gathering, Simplified Sect System", is the clearest early answer because it turns Li Tiancheng's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Just as everyone in Xia City was preparing to welcome the Cold... and closes on Last night at Yangyuan Peak, upon learning Li Xuanling was pregnant,....
Chapter 320, "Prototype of the Governmental State, Intensive Follow-Up Arrangements (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Xia Hong into a new phase or setting. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from In this way, the entire camp is still largely controlled by the Six... to The Seventh Prison Department can be established first..
Chapter 294, "Empty-Handed, With Belated Realization (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Great Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Everyone's expressions were shaken due to the unfamiliar faces among... and closes on Hope Leader Li won't mind!" She intended to provoke Xia Hong, but who....
Chapter 258, "Construction Bottleneck, Screening, and Army-Building Ideas", is the clearest early answer because it turns Medicine Workshop's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with [Camp: Great Xia (Level 0)] [Lord: Xia Hong] [Cultivation: Mid-stage... and follows through with Today, at last, they've forged one, relieving his concerns..
Chapter 257, "Straightening the Road and the Beast Meat Problem (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Qiu Peng's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The young man smiled helplessly upon hearing this and said, "The... and closes on Yue Feng from Mirror Valley and Xu Ning from Wuyuan are probably....
Chapter 321, "Purging the Yanglu Realm, the Long Wu Army Is About to Be Formed", is the clearest early answer because Cold Beasts finally turns buildup into a real advancement. The setup is Second Year of Great Xia, December 5th About twenty kilometers west..., but the pressure keeps building through In the thick fog area, the continuous low beast roars can still be....
Chapter 337, "Major Changes in Xia City, the Richest Person in Great Xia", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Li Xuanling into a new phase or setting. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on As for the Artifact Refining Hall, they can produce dozens of... and ending on She held a Bone Fan in her left hand, gently fanning Xia Yusheng,....
Chapter 332, "Chen Ying's New Discovery, Xia Yuning, and a String of Good News (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Li Xuanling's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Oh, I see, no wonder the captain had us bring iron picks and shovels... and ending on Great Xia, Year Three, Fifth Day of the Eighth Month As soon as....