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Gahr's feeling wasn't wrong. No one can truly achieve complete combat proficiency, but Klein is very close.

He has ultra-long-range attacks, the incredibly powerful Fireball spell, and almost perfect crowd control and auxiliary attacks like Bone Extension. Among conventional spells, he also possesses the immensely powerful Shadowflame, capable of destroying willpower.

He also has magic resistance, immunity to physical damage in Mist Form, not to mention the King of Decay, which excels in both offense and defense.

But behind this seemingly integrated offense and defense lies a hidden danger: Klein lacks mobility skills and the ability to handle close-quarters combat head-on.

The talent requirement for spatial magic is too unique, something he doesn't possess and would find it difficult to obtain a soul capable of extending spatial magic.

Most mages rarely travel alone like him; they usually team up with warriors to compensate for their close-combat deficiencies and weaknesses—a common practice.

However, as Klein's strength increases, the warriors he encounters become stronger and faster. His once-impenetrable defense is now struggling to withstand the powerful attacks of fifth-tier melee combatants.

Distance is a mage's lifeline. Even Klein needs to maintain a safe distance when facing Jason, Amy, and Nokri En.

Unless Klein truly masters a displacement ability with no cooldown or a short cooldown, a mage will always be vulnerable to being caught in close quarters.

If he's bullying fourth-tier newbies, Klein naturally has no fear, but the enemies he faces now are clearly no longer fourth-tier.

Therefore, if Klein could truly master a close-combat ability from an ancient inheritance, his combat error tolerance would increase exponentially.

"He uses necromantic and dark magic. Even so, Qian Jue would give him the Will of Flame. Why can't I? I refuse to accept this!"

Although Gahr is amazed by Klein's talent in facing his inner demons, the decision of what to learn ultimately rests with Klein himself.

"Klein, what are we going to learn next… uh, let me ask again, have you ever really wanted to learn hand-to-hand combat? Real close-quarters combat techniques?"

Giving up being a powerful mage to learn hand-to-hand combat? Don't joke around, buddy. Isn't being a mage great? You can even conjure bread.

He's already come so far on the path of a mage. Why waste energy on practicing hand-to-hand combat? He's here to investigate Amy, not to actually learn how to fight.

Klein found Gahr's expression quite serious and felt strange. He wouldn't think that he would start from scratch and cultivate battle aura, would he?

Don't be ridiculous. He hasn't even meditated properly; his magic power relies entirely on potions and arcane tides.

If potions that directly increase battle aura are developed in the future, perhaps he'd consider taking some, but asking him to start cultivating from scratch is just teasing him, right?

This Gahr, could he have some strange ideas and want to experiment on him? That idea is dangerous and unacceptable.

"Uh, of course, I do. Elder Gahr, I've always wanted to learn fighting techniques. It's been my dream since I was little, which is why I came here.

But as you can see, I've already become a mage, so I'm afraid I can't cultivate battle aura. I can only do my best. If I don't learn well, I hope Elder Gahr won't blame me."

"Heh heh, do you remember the illusion you experienced when you arrived here? At the end of the illusion, did you feel your abilities break through the limitations of your tier?

You're clearly only at the fourth-tier level now, but the power you displayed back then wasn't that of a fourth-tier."

Klein was slightly stunned. He did have a feeling of transcending himself back then, but that was in an illusion!

"Was there something wrong with that illusion?"

"There was nothing wrong with that illusion, but I can tell you that the power you displayed in the illusion is real. This ability is called Mind Stealer."

"Mind Stealer?"

"That's right. The things in the illusion are the things you worry about in your heart, but when a person's heart is strong enough, they can seize the power of the inner demon and strengthen themselves.

In the Mind Stealer state, you can display your abilities beyond your normal level, reaching an ideal state you imagine.

However, this premature use of power also has side effects. Your energy consumption will be several times greater than before, even more than ten times, and it will also put extra strain on your body.

Because you're using power that exceeds the essence of your life, these side effects are unavoidable.

But these side effects aren't impossible to eliminate, it just involves another special ability.

Both of these powers are inheritances of the Fighter, but they don't belong to pure martial power, nor do they require you to re-cultivate battle aura. You're fully qualified to learn them."

Hearing this, Klein hesitated. If he could really unleash the abilities from the illusion, then some price was acceptable.

Did that mean he really had to cultivate in Echo Valley next? Qianyu was still waiting for his news. Wouldn't that be inappropriate?

However, Klein thought that, in order to investigate Amy's abilities, staying in Echo Valley might actually be beneficial.

In fact, Klein had already agreed in his heart, but he still didn't directly agree. At the very least, Qianyu had to know about this.

"Elder Gahr, I'm not a member of the War Hammer Academy, and I have companions waiting for me, so if I stay here to cultivate, how long would it take?"

Klein knew that the Fighter's roster seemed to have the function of inheriting an ability, but he wasn't sure how long that function would take.

"One month. Just one month. In that month, no matter what the results of your cultivation are, I'll kick you out."

"Okay, one month, I can agree to that, but I need to go back and inform my companions!"

"Yes, you should go back and inform them."