100 High-Level Potion Bottles  

Black Mountain City, at the Anderson estate...

Two young mages dressed in purple robes were standing before Nele, her expression one of shyness.

"Nele, you said that your father almost married you off to someone else?" a tall mage asked Nele with concern.

His stern and arrogant demeanor betrayed he was very dissatisfied with this matter.

"Tony, my father didn't know about our relationship before. That's why this kind of thing happened.

"I've made it clear to my father. That person can only be considered good in this small Black Mountain City. How can he be compared to you, Tony?"

Nele looked at him shyly. "Moreover, my father has already agreed to what we discussed."

Nele seemed to be afraid that Tony would misunderstand her, so she chose to clarify everything and recounted what had taken place.

"Nele, you don't have to be so afraid and worried." Tony hugged her and smiled. "You're also a core student of our Green Bridge Academy. What bigshot can there be in a mere Black Mountain City? is he worthy of my precious Nele?"

Tony added, "However, I heard that he's an Ivy League Academy senior student."

Tony had evidently heard about this Marcus before.

Nele knew that Tony was arrogant and liked to compete with geniuses. Thus, Tony may go and find trouble with Marcus after today.

At that time, what should her parents do? And what should she do?

Nele was not a person who liked to cause trouble. Hence, she took the initiative to hold Tony's hand and said, "Tony, that Marcus fellow was only a magic apprentice before. It hasn't been this long since he became an Ivy League Academy senior student. Given his talent, I guess he is only a level-1 advanced mage. At most, he is a level-2 advanced mage. Compared to you, the difference is like heaven and earth."

The other mage chimed in, "Yeah, Tony is a heaven-sent prodigy. He's destined to become a grand mage and dominate the world."

Upon hearing this, Tony felt a sense of relief. "Yeah, I'm about to break through to the grand-mage realm. Time is limited, so I shouldn't bother with these small fries. It's still Bobby's matter that's more important."

"Bobby? What matter is so important that actually made you leave the academy?" asked Nele.

The one that chimed in earlier was Bobby. He was a level-4 advanced mage and could be considered one of Green Bridge Academy's geniuses.

Bobby smiled. "Hehe, it's just a small matter, yet I've troubled Tony. I only left the academy to look for the Griffin family. Why did they suddenly revoke my salary? Don't they need me to protect their family anymore?"

Tony laughed, "Haha, it's not far from here anyway. Besides, Bobby, you've just broken through to the level-4 advanced-mage realm. You must be tired now. I'm afraid that you'll make a mistake on the way.

"If you encounter any difficulties in Coro City, just let me deal with it directly."

"Thank you, Tony!"

Thus, Nele, Tony, and Bobby quickly left Black Mountain City together and rushed to Coro City.

At that time...

Marcus was crazily circulating his magic in the courtyard.

The wind wrapped his entire body, and then he soared into the air.

The wind caressed Marcus' entire body, and a tingling sensation suddenly arose.

However, Marcus was unmoved. He had already gotten used to all of this!

"Break!" shouted Marcus.

The wind barrier shattered instantly, and Marcus landed lightly.

[The Wind Blade Spell was self-enlightened, practice speed increased by 200%. Current progress: 100%!]

[Wind Blade: Extremely Skilled (Unable to Level Up)]

"The Wind blade Spell has finally reached perfection!" muttered Marcus. "If every spell could reach perfection, then I should be able to advance from a level-5 advanced mage to a level-7 advanced mage, right?"

Unfortunately, there were still a few that had not reached perfection, and there was even one spell that had not reached level-10 yet.

The road was still very long.

[The Lightning Strike Spell has suffered a blow, practice speed increased by 100%. Current progress: 90%!]

"..."

Marcus felt helpless and said slowly, "Lightning Strike Spell, you are already good enough."

To be honest, Marcus's magic was so diligent that it caused him to be even more diligent.

It was precisely because of the fireball and other spells' diligence, which he had set as an example, that made Marcus realize his speed was still too slow.

"Phew, I'm still not strong enough." Marcus was very nervous.

The black mages he had encountered before were all lunatics.

If he met some powerful people alone, what should he do?

Marcus stopped overthinking and chose to continue training the Lightning Strike Spell.

In fact...

In just half a year, Marcus had reached the advanced-mage-realm from a magic apprentice.

It could be said that he was very fast and fierce.

However, under the influence of magic, Marcus was very strict with himself.

Only by being strict with himself could he become stronger.

At that time, Ken's excited voice suddenly came from outside. "Marcus, I've succeeded!"

After Ken finished speaking, he dashed in with a big box.

"Didn't I say before that I must make 100 bottles of potion? I've succeeded." Ken handed the big box to Marcus and said slowly, "Take this as the reward for imparting the Golem Technique's secret to me."

"I won't stand on ceremony then." Marcus smiled at Ken and received the box.

"Why don't you try the effect first?" Ken said, "Although I drank a bottle before..."

"Yes." Marcus opened the box, and a strong fragrance assailed his nose.

They were all high-level stamina potions.

Marcus put the box on the table, took out a bottle, opened it, and swallowed the potion in one gulp.

A warm current immediately coursed through his body.

Marcus shadowboxed and felt that he was no longer a mage but a sturdy warrior.

This also proved that this high-level stamina potion had a very strong effect.

Moreover, the potion did not have any side effects!

"Ken, you did well!" Marcus praised him. "This way, Uncle Bud's family business will finally undergo a huge transformation."

"Hey, don't be so optimistic yet," said Ken. "We haven't put them for sale on the market yet. We'll talk about this when the time comes."

After that, Ken left and went to report the good news to Bud. 

The system's cold voice sounded in Marcus's mind.

[The Lightning Strike Spell had absorbed the remnants of the potion. Current progress: 100%!]

[Lightning Strike: Level-9 (Progress: 1%)]

Marcus's eyes lit up.

'If a bottle of potion can increase a spell's progress by 10%, then, these 100 bottles…'

This meant that Marcus had a chance to raise his Lightning Strike Spell to level-10 or even reach perfection within a short period.

"Continue."

Marcus drank another bottle of potion and began to practice!