It was more like hitting a wall and nothing he did worked. Now all he could do was let time run its course and hope that he would gain some sudden enlightenment.
That is the only way to breakthrough to the next stage… i.e. the mutation magic.
Simon knew how difficult it was to master mutation magic which is why, he was focusing on strengthening his other aspects.
The Dark magic which was one of the four rare attributes still had a lot of potential that he could draw out. If he could combine dark magic with another attribute to create a new amalgamation magic, the strength it would possess would by far exceed the amalgamation magic of two intermediate tiers and even some advanced tier magic.
His status window proved the fact that he still had a lot of areas and aspects he could increase to raise his strength.