In the storage room of the planetarium, Liang Rou, who was sitting outside the box, had no idea what had happened within.
With the protection of the Ice Crystal Armor, no one noticed the increase in Bai Ze's aura.
He was currently absorbing the energy in the Ether Essence at an astonishing speed. The energy in the sea of magic power was so dense that it was about to precipitate into liquid!
The power of the Ether Essence far exceeded Bai Ze's expectations.
He initially thought that consuming three bottles would help him reach the peak of the second ring, but now, after consuming only half of the second bottle, the magic power in his body had already reached its upper limit.
And he had a vague feeling that he was about to condense a third magic ring.
However, in this situation, Bai Ze remained calm.
He had just become a second ring mage the day before, and his foundation was not yet stable. If he rashly condensed the third magic ring, the probability of failure would be greatly increased, and it would not be good for his future growth.
After his aura reached its peak, Bai Ze began to use the remaining energy to cultivate the rules he had mastered.
As the energy in the fifth bottle of potion was being slowly absorbed, the rules in Bai Ze's body once again made a qualitative leap!
[Beginner's level meditation skill has been nourished by the Ether Essence. Its proficiency has greatly increased and has broken through to Mastery level 1!]
[D-class Icicle Technique, C-class Storm Thunder Flash, and C-class Ice Crystal Armor have all been nourished by the Ether Essence. Their proficiency levels have increased and have broken through to Mastery level 1!]
[System message: The rules within your body have advanced too quickly, and you need to stabilize your energy. Automatic cultivation has been halted temporarily.]
As the rules he had learned broke through levels one after another, Bai Ze's physique had also been nourished a lot.
At this point, the magic power in his body was like a dense fog, slowly precipitating into liquid drops of pure magic power. After this change, the original sore feeling in Bai Ze's abdomen vanished entirely.
Moreover, his magic power had already reached the level of the third ring, and he was only one step away from breaking through.
If Bai Ze wasn't worried that he would hurt his foundation by advancing too quickly, he could have condensed the third magic ring right now!
At this moment, Bai Ze's eyes were slightly closed, and a series of insights flashed through his mind. He had increased his realm and now had a brand new understanding of magic.
He was no longer simply looking up to the rules.
"Rules… dictate the laws of the world, and magic power is the chain of energy."
"Devouring the energy of heaven and earth, possessing the power to create demons and gods!"
A vast, pure white space appeared in front of him. Bai Ze looked calmly into the distance. At this moment, his heart was peaceful, and he could easily face the pain buried in his heart.
The anger, joy, and uneasiness in his heart were all washed away completely.
A few moments later, the scene in front of him disappeared. Bai Ze slowly opened his eyes and found that there were still five bottles of Ether Essence in front of him that had not been consumed.
"Phew! That was a really long process of enlightenment."
Bai Ze's thoughts spun, and the thick ice around him immediately melted.
He put the five bottles of Ether Essence in his pocket and sat up calmly.
By now, all the ice in the box had melted, and it was no longer worth Bai Ze staying here.
Just as Bai Ze was about to jump out of the box, Liang Rou, who was sitting next to him, let out a soft gasp.
There was still about half an hour before the end of the competition. Liang Rou planned to wait until the final fifteen minutes before injecting her magic power into the badge.
Therefore, right now she was sitting on the floor in her little skirt and waiting.
However, not long after that, Liang Rou was shocked to find that her underwear had become wet.
She subconsciously turned her head to look and found the box beside her leaking. There was already a large puddle of water on the ground.
"Dammit!"
Liang Rou jumped up in shock. The box contained the potions of Ether Essence, and it had been chilled by the Freezing Cloud Ice Blocks. It couldn't have melted!
At the thought of this, she immediately got up from the floor and quickly opened the box to take a look!
The situation inside caused her eyes to widen in shock as she stood frozen in the same spot!
In her line of sight, the box was full of ice cubes reflecting smiley faces. To her shock, a young man with a delicate face stood up from the box calmly.
That person was clearly Bai Ze, who was in the same class as her!
Looking at the box again, she found that it was empty. The ten Ether Essence potions that had been stored in there had disappeared without a trace.
When she realized that the potions had disappeared, Liang Rou's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and her heart almost stopped beating.
She had begged her family with great difficulty to buy those ten bottles of Ether Essence in exchange for the championship of the mock exam.
If anything went wrong, she would have to face the Lu family's infinite wrath.
When Liang Rou thought of the consequences, her legs went weak. She immediately shouted at Bai Ze, "Where the hell did the ten bottles of Ether Essence potions worth millions disappear to?"
In the storage room on the third floor of the planetarium, looking at Liang Rou's face that looked like she was about to gobble up someone, Bai Ze wiped the remaining liquid from the corner of his mouth and said with an innocent-looking face, "You're asking me? How would I know?"
Liang Rou felt a sharp pain in her head, and the corners of her eyes twitched relentlessly.
"Nonsense, you obviously drank it secretly! Those potions are worth millions! How dare you!"
"Ahem…"
Bai Ze smacked his lips as if he was recalling the taste of the Ether Essence.
Moments later, he shrugged and put on a cocky smile. "How should I put it? There are no surveillance cameras here anyway. What evidence do you have to prove that I drank it? What can you do to me if I don't admit it?"
After saying that, Bai Ze raised his eyebrows and winked at Liang Rou.
Liang Rou felt like her lungs were about to explode with fury. The anger in her heart made her almost hysterical.
"I'll kill you now!"
Liang Rou yelled through gritted teeth, the killing intent in her expression on full display.
When Bai Ze saw the other party take out her magic staff, he immediately swung into a high level of concentration.
In the next second, Liang Rou's magic power surged, and a sharp ice spike tens of centimeters long quickly formed and shot towards Bai Ze at an extremely fast speed.
Seeing Liang Rou use the Icicle Technique, Bai Ze broke into an odd smile.
His comprehension of the Icicle Technique had already reached the Mastery level, so Liang Rou's actions were undoubtedly child's play in front of his expert eyes.
Especially when Bai Ze saw the crude shapes of the icicles formed by the other party, he almost laughed out loud in his heart.
In the face of the rapidly approaching icicles, Bai Ze's thoughts spun, and in the next moment, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply. A thick armor immediately condensed around his body.
The armor fit Bai Ze's body very well and did not affect his agility in the slightest.
With a crisp clanging sound, the icicle collided with the armor and instantly shattered into fragments.
Only a white mark was left on the armor, and it was not damaged in the slightest.
"Is that all you can do?"
Bai Ze covered his mouth and yawned, looking at the other party in disappointment.