"Actually, the limits of one's understanding cannot be measured just by one's strength. You can also surpass your limits when faced with life and death. It's the same as your fight with those three true dragons. Because of your fight with them, you gained so much understanding that even you yourself never learned."
Elize's words made the most sense to me. An expert couldn't have their limits simply because their strength was lower than the level above them. Even if they had reached the limits of their strength, there was no way they would be restrained just because their strength was weak.
This is absolutely nothing I want to think about, even after reaching the Great Dragon stage. My limits in understanding something cannot possibly stop at my current level. And after listening to Elize's explanation, I understood that Elize had also surpassed her limitations of being at the Great Dragon King stage.
"Could it be possible that Master also..."
"That's right. Your master has surpassed the level of understanding that only people at the master's level can achieve. The more the master learns about magic, the master's understanding of the world also begins to change."
Once again, I couldn't help but sigh. I was happy to see that Elize had surpassed her previous limitations of only comprehending the Great Dragon King stage and reaching the comprehension of the Dragon Emperor stage.
Elize's achievements also made me realize how strong she is. If Elize alone could have such a high status within the kingdom, she should be one of the foremost experts in the Dragon Realm.
The magical comprehension of a Dragon Emperor-stage dragon far surpassed that of ordinary beings. This was also the reason why Elize had few opponents after staying in the kingdom for so long. None of the dragons could fight against her evenly.
Existences like the Dragon Emperor could be counted on just ten fingers. Excluding Lilith, the Dragon Emperor-stage dragons had their territories to manage. Dealing with something as useless as fighting was not their goal.
The only person who can fight Elize in the same generation is Athena. Both Elize and Athena were not that far apart in age. Therefore, they were both of the same generation and could be considered the strongest.
"There's no need to rush. I'll let you experience mana exhaustion first. This is also one of the ways your master can surpass the comprehension that only dragons of the Dragon Emperor stage can achieve."
Mana Syndrome is a disease that only those who have reached their limits in casting magic suffer from. I am one example. If Elize hadn't come to stop me earlier, I would have fallen into a state of madness and probably would have lost my life.
"Please provide your guidance, Master!"
Some time passed, and Elize and I were now in our respective positions. One of our hands was now preparing to cast our magic. Just as my eyes wanted to look at Elize's face, a barrage of ice spears appeared in front of me and hit me like iron nails.
My entire body was injured from receiving attacks from the continuous ice spears. Elize's expression was calm. In fact, she didn't care at all to see me, who was now in such a miserable condition. Likewise, I didn't care about my current condition.
Every time Elize launched an attack and hit me with her spear, my reflexes in dodging and blocking every attack from Elize increased very rapidly. The current me could easily read every move that Elize would make against me. Both of my gazes began to experience a slowdown in time.
The common skill of the human race is adaptation. Humans have talents that can surpass both dragons and monsters. Moreover, I have talents far above the average human, enough for me to adapt in less than a few hours.
Super Regeneration endlessly heals my body and grows various damaged organs in my body. Both my legs and arms have received attacks from Elize several times. Even though it was painful, I decided to endure every bit of pain I received from each of Elize's attacks.
The speed of my regeneration can easily allow me to grow my organs slightly faster than before. This is just a small development. Even this still couldn't be considered worthy of being at the same level of regeneration as the dragons. But it was enough for me to be able to maintain my consciousness when facing Elize.
[MP: 1,072/38,500.]
A large amount of blood came out of my mouth. Elize's face turned slightly ugly. Seeing me in such a bad state made her unable to contain her feelings of worry. Luckily, she decided to suppress her worry after seeing my condition.
I regained my balance after almost falling off my feet. The amount of mana I'm expending right now has exceeded my limits far beyond the times I trained with Elize. With that, most of the area within the forest had turned into a cold and frozen sea of ice.
The scorching temperature that previously engulfed the entire place also couldn't withstand the impact of the two Ice Elemental forces colliding with each other. For some reason, Elize's gaze turned sharp and penetrated the deepest part of my body.
'After all, he is still the successor of God King Velvet. I just wonder how far this kid's physique can take him in increasing his strength? It can't just be this much. Nothing can withstand the limitations of power in the possessor of the Velvet Prostitute Physique, even if it is a god!'
I, who always tried to dodge every attack from Elize, stopped and received a strong attack from her. My body, which previously stood straight, fell from my place. Even though I tried to move my body, the amount of mana in my body had reached a critical level.
My consciousness inevitably fell into my subconscious. A slightly disappointed expression crossed Elize's face. After watching for some time, no changes occurred in my body. It no longer made Elize feel excited after remembering the torture training she previously gave me.
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