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Chapter 16 - Chapter 16: Challenge

**[You began to think about how to combine Observation Haki and Magic Power. Your comprehension is heaven-defying. You have created a brand new power. Please name it!]**

"Dragon God Perception Method!"

**[Named 'Dragon God Perception Method' successfully!]**

The corners of Lu Li's mouth curled up. He no longer needed to worry about close-quarters combat.

Immediately after, Lu Li felt a bit distressed.

There were too many things he needed to cultivate!

He couldn't finish training them all; he simply couldn't finish.

"Put these aside for a bit. First, cultivate 'Dragon God Transformation' to strengthen the body, and simultaneously cultivate 'Nameless Breathing' to master 'Total Concentration Breathing: Constant' as soon as possible."

"Once my body is strong enough, I'll cultivate 'Dragon God Breathing'. After completely replacing normal breathing with 'Dragon God Breathing', I can enhance my physical fitness at all times."

"Dragon God Haki Method and Dragon God Perception Method can be practiced last."

"After all, the power of these two mainly relies on the strength of the body and Magic Power."

Just like in the *One Piece* world, Armament Haki and Observation Haki were actually commonplace.

But even when using the same Armament Haki and Observation Haki, some were top-tier experts, while others were small fry.

The difference essentially lay in aptitude and foundation. Like Luffy and Lucci, they laid an incredibly solid foundation before practicing Haki.

After practicing Haki, in just two short years, they became experts with strength comparable to the Four Emperors.

This shows the importance of a foundation.

When Lu Li lay in bed to sleep, he entered deep meditation. At the same time, flames burned on his body, making him look like someone being cremated. Simultaneously, Lu Li began trying to use 'Nameless Breathing'.

With the enhancement of the 'Dragon God Transformation' magic, Lu Li's lungs met the requirements for using 'Nameless Breathing'.

Under the effects of 'Dragon God Transformation' and 'Nameless Breathing', his physical fitness improved rapidly.

After a night passed, because of practicing meditation, Lu Li didn't feel tired at all; instead, he was refreshed.

Meditation wasn't as simple as just making the Magic Origin rotate to accelerate Magic Power recovery; it could also allow the spirit to sleep deeply.

After eating breakfast at the guild, Lu Li began looking for quests he could do.

"Quest Request: 'Remove Curse'."

"Quest Description: Count Hasse's beloved dog Toby has been cursed, causing its fur to grow wildly. Needs to be removed."

"Quest Reward: 30,000 Jewels."

Lu Li was a bit interested in this one, but unfortunately, he knew nothing about curses. He would just read more books later.

"'Hunt the Ferocious Monster Vulcan'."

"Quest Description: The Monster Vulcan on Mt. Hakobe is attacking passing merchant caravans. Requesting Mages to eliminate it."

"Quest Reward: 200,000 Jewels."

A hunting-type quest. The reward was indeed high. 200,000 Jewels was equivalent to 12,000 RMB. Earning this much from one quest meant he could live comfortably for a month after completing it.

But he should wait until he became stronger before taking this one.

For now, it was best to develop quietly and find some simpler quests.

Lu Li wandering in front of the request board naturally caught Makarov's attention.

"Lu Li, why are you wandering in front of the request board?"

"Master, I want to do some quests. Do you have any recommendations?"

"Nonsense! You just joined the guild and have only learned magic for a day, and you want to do quests? Indeed, your magical talent is unparalleled, but talent does not represent strength."

"But I can't just eat and drink for free in the guild every day!"

Lu Li naturally didn't like owing people money. He wanted to leave the dormitory and build a house in a more remote place, so naturally, he needed to earn some money.

"It's good that you have this heart, but you should wait until you become stronger before taking jobs."

Currently, the guys in the guild were a bunch of drunkards. Every time they earned money from a job, they would spend all day eating, drinking, and having fun in the guild, only going back to work when they ran out of money.

Lu Li being so young and eager to work was a good thing.

"I think my strength should be enough to complete some not-too-difficult quests."

"Your talent is strong; you can even use magic with such terrifying power. But talent is talent, and strength is strength. They cannot be confused."

Powerful? That magic was indeed powerful, even excessively so, but powerful magic didn't equate to a powerful person.

Lu Li obviously didn't have any combat experience. In a real fight, he might not compare to Natsu and Gray.

"But I really have become stronger!"

"Become stronger? How about this: find any official Mage in the guild. If you can defeat them, I'll let you go to work."

Seeing Lu Li insisting on working, Makarov planned to let Lu Li understand what a true Mage was, hoping to make the kid back off in the face of difficulty.

Unexpectedly, Lu Li's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Really?"

Having learned magic, he naturally wanted to test it in combat, but he hadn't had the chance.

Makarov nodded: "Of course it's really. Who do you choose as your opponent?"

Hearing this, Lu Li scanned the crowd in the guild. Everyone in the guild looked at him. Natsu had an eager expression, as if asking Lu Li to pick him.

Makarov thought Lu Li would pick someone his age like Natsu or Gray.

"Since that's the case, I choose Macao."

Lu Li pointed at Macao, who was closest to him.

Macao froze, somewhat disbelief: "You choose me?!"

Lu Li nodded.

"Why?"

Macao was puzzled. With so many people in the guild, why did Lu Li pick him? Did he think he was weak and easy to bully?

"Nothing, just because you're closest to me."

"Just for this reason?"

"Just for this reason."

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