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When Maria left Duke, the lives of the townsmen became as peaceful as usual. If the only difference was that Amon became a qualified miner. Every day when he saw this familiar town, he found that the streets and houses were filled with the smell of fire, but they were not so attractive to him. They always felt like something was missing. There seemed to be an indescribable gap in his heart, or it was like something was taken away.

Amon always recalled that scene, but he didn't understand but could understand why she did that. In her room, her eyes burned each other, and he put his hands on her chest and was about to kiss her hot lips, and then was suddenly pushed away by a strange force.

This power seemed familiar, somewhat similar to the fluctuations emitted by the moment he opened the mine core with a sledgehammer. Maria left in a hurry early the next morning, of course following Lord Dick, but in Amon's view, it seemed as if he was deliberately getting rid of some of his temptations - Amon would rather think like this, although this was impossible.

Lying on the bed alone in the dead of night, Amon looked at the low roof, the blurry shadows and ambiguous light seemed to have a flashing aperture in the middle. He could not help but think about her, and even wondered what might have happened if she hadn't pushed him away and Lord Gabriel hadn't come in at that time?

The fourteen-year-old boy had no experience with what happened next, but as he thought about it, he was shamelessly hard, and he was bouncing up uncontrollably, which made him excited and ashamed. In fact, Amon was obviously stronger and more mature than a child of the same age. He didn't think he just wanted to happen to her, but he really longed for that feeling, and he was a little confused and at a loss.

In the end, Amon finally thought he had figured it out. In fact, what happened at that time was not his decision at all, so he got up and slipped out of the house and went to Hanquan to take a bath.

For some reason, Amon had a desire for the first time - this biting cold spring could make it colder, soaking every pore in his body, allowing him to gain inner peace. But he had not lost his mind and forgot the old madman's advice. When a warm current rose in his body, he should come out. Move on the shore for a while, then sit down and adjust his breathing quietly, close his eyes and listen to the sound of blood flowing in his limbs, and carefully experience the feeling of slowly opening up every pore, as if he could see and control his body.

According to experience, a warm current will fill the whole body at this time, making people feel very comfortable and quiet. I want to moan comfortably, and I don’t want to think about anything about quiet. But today is different from the past. There are strange commotions in the body and soul. The warm current becomes hot, as if it is impulse. The cold spring in front of me seems to emit a strange fragrance - that is her breath.

Hanquan bathed in the cold spring and couldn't get the same peace as before. After dawn, Amon used to chatting with the old madman. He was not a person who liked to reveal secrets, but it was really uncomfortable to hold such a thing in his heart. After all, he was just a fourteen-year-old child and absolutely trusted the old madman.

Amon did not say what happened in the room that night at first, but just talked about the trouble he encountered while bathing in the cold spring. When he spoke, he lowered his head and looked at his toes, as if he had committed some sin.

After hearing this, the old madman was not surprised. Instead, he laughed and handed him a glass of wine with a smile.

Amon instinctively shrank his body and replied, "I won't drink." His father was an alcoholic. Amon saw that his father was drunk enough and had an inexplicable resistance to alcohol since he was a child.

The old madman smiled and said, "Not everyone will become alcoholics. Child, you have grown up and it is time to taste many things in the world, just like this wine."

The old madman's words seemed to be a temptation. Amon took the wine glass like a devil and took a sip. It had a spicy feeling and a strange mellow fragrance. The taste was not very comfortable, but it seemed to be exactly what he wanted. He couldn't help but drink another sip, allowing the spicy heat to flow directly into his body along his throat.

The old madman raised the wine jar and filled his cup with an unfathomable smile, "If you are confused and want to ask me for advice, just make it clear. Does it have anything to do with that Maria? Don't think I don't know, child, so I said you have grown up."

Amon was a little surprised and his face turned red. He didn't know if it was the reason for the wine. He asked back, "What do you know? How did you know?" Then he looked a little anxious to hide it, and lowered his head and took a big sip of wine.

The old madman still filled his glass with his wine glass and shrugged, "I know what my business is. It's your own business if you say it's yours. Don't forget that it's you who came to me, looking like you have something to say."

It was Amon's first time drinking, and the old madman's wine was so mellow that he became a little drunk after a few big mouthfuls. Finally, he told everything, and then looked at the cup and said to himself: "Isn't it shameful for me to do this?"

The old madman suddenly laughed out loud, and his messy beard was trembling: "What's so shameful about this? It seems that you like her, it's just human nature!... But you are like this now, it seems like you're tempted by the devil."

"No, Maria is not a devil!" Amon raised his head and blurted out dissatisfiedly.

The old madman put away his smile and shook his head seriously and said, "You misunderstood that Maria is not a devil, but a devil in your heart."

"Devil? What devil?" Amon was stunned. In his impression, devils were representatives of sin in myths and legends, and were disgusted and killed by gods.

The old madman explained slowly: "You are wrong. This devil is not the other devil, but the restlessness in your soul. This devil lurks in your heart and lurks in desire. If you are lost in this restlessness, the devil will occupy your heart, which is equivalent to selling your soul, also called depravity. In fact, one of the tests faced by the magician in the process of practicing magic is the 'the temptation of the devil'."

Amon wondered: "I am not a magician, can I also encounter the 'devil's temptation'?"

The old madman shook his head and his hair was floating up: "No, no, no, no, anyone can experience the temptation of the devil. However, for a magician, if you want to reach the peak of the intermediate magic, you must go through this test. As for you, you have not reached this point, and the test you are facing is the "awakening of desire". The little story between you and Maria is somewhat related to this."

Amon was even more confused, and suddenly remembered something and asked curiously: "A few days ago, the Lord Gabriel asked me if I had learned physical skills. Today you mentioned the magical skills. Can you tell me what they are going on? Why did Lord Gabriel ask me that way? Why did you say I was facing a test? I haven't learned anything!"

The old madman snorted coldly and poured himself a glass of wine: "Why haven't you learned it? There are miners in Duke Town, but no one understands it! And the way I teach you is different from what others have learned. If you want to hear me say it well, just shut up and don't ask more questions, let me finish it all at once."

Amon didn't say anything, and the old madman explained what divine arts and physical arts were while drinking. On the Tianshu Continent, slaves were not allowed to learn physical arts, and only the nobles were qualified to learn magic arts. This was the first time Amon heard of these, and he didn't know that there were many rebellious contents in what the old madman was going to say.

Both divine and physical skills can gain superhuman power, but they take two different paths.

Physical arts awaken the power of human beings, which stimulates the greatest potential in the bloodline. In myths and legends, human beings were created by Gods, and the blood of gods remained in the body. Awakening it can make the muscles and bones stronger, increase strength and courage, and make people stronger and more sensitive to reactions. When this power is completely stimulated, it can also be emitted from the inside out to the point of being very powerful.

It is said that physical skills were originally just a way for people to train themselves to become stronger, but later they were more used in battles and fighting, and there were many techniques, so it was also called martial arts, and those who practice martial arts were also called warriors. Physical skills were divided into nine levels: first to third level samurai are usually called low-level samurai; fourth to sixth level samurai are usually called intermediate-level samurai; seven to ninth level samurai are usually called high-level samurai or great samurai.

It is especially difficult to become a high-level warrior, which means that it has become one of the top warriors on the mainland.

What the magical art awakens is the mysterious power between heaven and earth. The magical arts communicate, control, transform and use them with various energy sources from the outside world. This is a ability that ordinary people do not possess. It should be possessed by gods, so it is regarded as gifted by gods. Like physical arts, divine arts, are also divided into nine levels.

High-level magicians of level 7 to 9 are also called great magicians. They are transcendent existences on this continent. They are almost as magical as gods in the eyes of ordinary people.

Learning divine arts and physical arts requires awakening power, but the power of awakening is different. Awakening the power given by the gods is much more difficult than awakening the power hidden in the bloodline of the body, and only a few people can do it. It is generally believed that as long as people who are healthy and strong, have a firm will and have a pious belief, they can awaken the power in the bloodline and learn physical arts.

Which of the powers that are awakened for the first time or which one is mainly determined by a person's cultivation direction. Therefore, the number of magicians on the Tianshu Continent is much smaller than that of warriors; on the other hand, of course, there are much fewer people qualified to learn magic.

A few people may be awakened to two powers at the same time, and there is also a strange phenomenon. When one power is practiced to a very powerful level, the other power will gradually be awakened. Some people will practice both physical art and magical art, which mainly occurs in warriors. The process of practicing magical art is much more difficult than practicing physical art, so magical arts generally do not practice physical arts at the same time. The profound and complex magical arts are enough to make them devote their lives.

Whether it is an ancient oracle or the actual situation, it is told that it is impossible to practice divine arts and physical arts equally, and can only focus on one and supplement one. For example, warriors like Gabriel cannot practice divine arts to the same level as physical arts, but only use simple divine arts to assist in combat.

Both magic and physical skills are divided into nine levels and third levels. The differences between the same level are only different skills mastered and proficient in their application, but there are qualitative differences in the use of power between different levels, which are called: awakening of power, control of power, and transformation of power.

Practicing divine art is more difficult than practicing physical art. On the one hand, it is because there are very few people who can awaken the power given by the gods. On the other hand, every level of the divine art must pass the test of the gods.

The test that you need to pass in the beginning is "awakening of desire".

The test that needs to be passed to practice low-level magic to the highest level is "the identification of faith".

The test that needs to be passed to practice the intermediate level magic to the highest level is "the temptation of the devil".

Before becoming a great magician, there is a difficult test of "fusion of faith". - You must integrate the world you believe in with the world you are in, so that you can transform the power you have and reach an incredible level.

The physical skills advancement does not seem to require these. It only requires the practitioner to keep training hard and hard, which seems to contain unexplained luck. This does not mean that physical skills advancement is easy, it is also difficult, but it is easier than magic skills.

These are all for low-level and intermediate-level situations. When you reach the level seven or above, it will be extremely difficult for you to advance to the level. The secrets are probably only known to the top leaders of the great temples of each kingdom. Especially the highest level ninth level, which is extremely rare on the entire continent. Whether it is a level ninth magician or a warrior, it is said that they have the power to fight against gods on earth, and are even called demigods.

Hearing this, Amon couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Demigod? How can mortals have the power to fight against gods?"

When the old madman was telling the story, he held a wine glass with one hand and waved his gestures with the other hand. After being interrupted by Amon, he asked back with some displeasure: "Why can't it? Some gods who claim to be in the human world are probably just demigods... It is said that these people are descendants of gods and mortals, so that they can have such power. - I think these words are lying!"

Amon asked in confusion: "Lie, how did you know?"
Chapter completed!