My Muscle System in the Mage World

Just as before, an armour materialised to absorb most of the damage, but the sheer force of Aur's punch sent her body flying like a rag doll.

"Hmm?" Aur frowned as he examined his fist. Each time he attempted to strike her, a soft force emanated from her body, mitigating the impact of his powerful blows.

"I wonder how much more you can endure," Aur mused aloud.

Before he could resume his attack, two figures suddenly materialised in front of him, blocking his path to Naomi.

Aur immediately stopped, showing respect as he addressed them. "Senior Brother George and Sister Mia."

"What happened here, Aur?" George inquired with a bitter smile, surveying Naomi's condition.

Mia's expression was strange as she looked at Aur and then at Naomi, her eyes widened as if she couldn't process what had happened.

"Senior Brother George, that senior sister attacked me so I countered back," Aur simply replied nonchalantly, his countenance unchanged, masking his inner thoughts.

George glanced at Mia, who hurriedly went to check on Naomi, while his expression turned even more bitter.

Aur's fight with Naomi had barely lasted five breaths. When they heard the first loud sound, he and the others immediately returned to see Naomi's miserable defeat at Aur's hands, almost effortlessly.

What shocked George was that Aur was able to beat her without even using any spells, which was unusual to say the least.

The others had already arrived, tentatively looking at Aur and Naomi.

Suddenly, Naomi coughed, drawing all the attention to her.

"I am fine. You guys can leave. We don't want to anger the second elder," Naomi said, her face turning red.

"But-" Mia wanted to say something, however just a stern gaze from Naomi made her instantly shut up and leave.

George hesitated for a moment, his eyes flickering with uncertainty, before he too followed suit, trailed by the rest of the group. Their faces bore a spectrum of emotions, ranging from confusion to concern.

Once they had departed, Sophia mustered the courage to address Mia.

"Senior sister?"

Mia turned to her, her expression serious but composed. "What is it?"

"I hope you don't mind, but is the other senior sister stronger than you?"

A shadow of annoyance flickered across Mia's features before she replied evenly, "No, she isn't."

"Then why-"

"It's because she is the daughter of the second elder."

Sophia's eyes widened in disbelief. "Wait, what!?"

The revelation sent shockwaves through the group, murmurs of surprise rippling among them.

"Aur is in trouble now," someone whispered with a hint of malicious glee, their tone tinged with mockery.

Envy breeds jealousy and jealousy breeds hatred!

….

Aur's gaze remained fixed on Naomi, his expression inscrutable, his crimson eyes piercing.

Naomi broke the silence in the hallway with a question. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Aur's response was calm yet firm. "I should be asking that question."

Naomi frowned slightly. "Hey kid, you're lucky that I'm not pursuing this matter any further."

Aur nodded, acknowledging her restraint. "You're right, senior sister. Thank you for not pursuing this matter."

Naomi was taken aback by Aur's response, her usual confident demeanor momentarily faltering. "I thought he was a hothead," she muttered, her curiosity piqued.

"Aur, you're quite interesting. I have a talent for getting into people's heads, but with you, I can't seem to grasp what you're thinking at all," Naomi remarked, her tone tinged with amusement.

Aur accepted the compliment with nonchalance. "Thank you, senior sister."

Naomi shifted the conversation. "Anyway, do you know why I'm keeping you here?"

Aur's gaze remained steady, his attention unwavering. "No."

"I just wanted to test you, but you took it too seriously and even injured me," Naomi said with a pitiful expression, her eyes darting towards Aur.

However, upon seeing his expressionless face, she felt somewhat disappointed. "This kid is not easy."

"Have you tested me enough, senior sister?" Aur asked respectfully.

"Yes, now take this," Naomi replied, nodding her head as she casually tossed an object to Aur.

Aur caught it effortlessly, examining it with curiosity.

"What is this for?" he inquired, his crimson eyes flickering as he held the ring in his hand.

"This is a storage ring," Naomi explained casually as she turned to leave, leaving Aur stunned.

"What is this for?" Aur repeated, puzzled by the sudden gift.

Naomi paused for a moment before responding, "Inside are the resources that the second elder had promised." With that, she swiftly departed, her figure disappearing from Aur's sight, leaving him alone.

"Her strength is weaker than the rest, but her words seemed to be obeyed by every senior, and there were slight traces of fear in their eyes. Her status is not simple," Aur shook his head with a sigh as he looked at the ring, directly touching it with his forehead.

The instant he did so, countless resources akin to a treasure mountain were stacked on top of each other, making Aur's eyes light up.

Not only were there mana crystals, but there were also some potions and books scattered about, with the space expanding about 100 metres in a square shape.

Looking at all the cultivation resources, Aur nodded his head with a satisfied expression on his face.

"Looks like these will be enough for me to at least reach the tier one wizard realm," Aur thought.

Although his absorption of the mana in the surroundings had increased to the level of the talent that a high-grade mental space had, however, even with it, Aur would take some time to break through the tier one wizard realm.

This was one of the first hurdles that one faced on a wizard's journey.

Aur was no exception to these, nor was William; this was the crucial conjecture and a challenge that left countless in despair.

Once one failed to break through, their entire mental space would be crippled without mercy, leaving them incapable of becoming a wizard ever again. This was the least that could happen; the worst was that the person could immediately die on the spot, ending their miserable life.

There was no retreat if one failed to break through.

Although Aur didn't know if there were methods to prevent it so that the breaking through entirely destroyed their mental space, however, nature was fair; there was never a guarantee to making the mental space entirely safe when one is trying to break through.

Aur also walked out of the hallway and quickly reached the group in just a second, walking behind George.

The others also noticed his appearance; however, seeing that Naomi didn't speak as she silently led the other senior, they also became silent.

"Hey Aur, what did you two talk about?" Sophia came to Aur with a curious expression.

Aur glanced at her with a flicker in his eyes. "This girl is way too active," he thought as he entirely ignored her and silently walked.

"Hey, are you really ignoring me?" Sophia asked with a cute pout on her face, her silver hair fluttering in the wind.

Aur rolled his eyes. "What do you think I am doing?" he couldn't help but curse vehemently.