Grey studied the properties of the flower while the others focused on breaking through. This was a good opportunity for them, so it would be a waste to not take it. Unlike Grey's situation when he broke through without him making too much effort, in the case of Klaus and the others, they could sense that they were close to breaking through after eating the Squid, so they took advantage of the chance.
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A few hours went by and the trio finally completed their breakthrough. Klaus was the last to breakthrough since he was the one with a higher cultivation stage.
When he returned, Reynolds gave him a mocking smile and said, "We've been done for about an hour now, looks like your talent is lacking, you should work more."
"According to your logic, doesn't that mean Grey has the worst talent among us? I mean, he sort of spent an entire day just breaking through to the Third stage, something I did within a few hours." Klaus's response stumped Reynolds as he couldn't reply to it.