Chapter 235: Advancing to Level 2 Wizard

Chapter 235: Advancing to Level 2 Wizard

October 15, 2024

A familiar sensation, as if from the depths of his soul, surged through Su Nan's body, signaling a profound transformation.

Su Nan opened his eyes, a divine light flickering in them.

In an instant, an invisible force field emanated from him, rapidly expanding in all directions and enveloping the entire training room.

Creak!

The floors and walls, enchanted to be as hard as tempered steel, groaned under the pressure of the invisible force field, threatening to warp and crack at any moment.

The next second, the sounds abruptly ceased, and the force field retracted, disappearing back into Su Nan's body.

A genuine, heartfelt smile spread across his face.

The second talent crystal, Absolute Forbidden Zone, had been successfully constructed.

This meant that from this moment on, he had officially advanced to Level 2 Wizard!

His very essence had evolved once more!

"Over a hundred and fifty years!"

Su Nan marveled inwardly.

The limitations of the Starlight Continent were truly immense. Despite all the auxiliary methods he had employed, it still took him one hundred and fifty-three years to advance to Level 2 Wizard.

If he had been in a normal environment, it probably wouldn't have taken more than a hundred years.

However, advancing from Level 1 to Level 2 Wizard in just over a hundred and fifty years was not slow, even by the standards of the golden age of wizardry a thousand years ago.

After a while, Su Nan calmed down from his elation and began to focus on his consciousness sea.

Deep within the consciousness sea, which resembled a starry sky, two beautiful, radiant crystals floated, nearly touching each other.

Around these two crystals, the originally crystallized mental energy had reverted to a gaseous state, but in much greater quantities than when he was at Level 1.

If the gaseous mental energy at Level 1 was a pond, then the current gaseous mental energy was a vast lake.

A dense, thick fog enveloped the two crystals, and from the outside, only two glowing orbs were faintly visible.

"Excellent!"

Su Nan's face broke into a satisfied smile.

The surge in mental energy would also enhance his control over energy particles.

Additionally, his spell power would increase accordingly.

"Speaking of which, Level 2 Wizards can start learning Level 4 spells."

"The Level 4 spell books I brought back from the Tower of Many Stars are perfect for that."

"And there are the Level 4 spell books that Lizze copied as well."

Su Nan recalled that he had a fairly comprehensive collection of Level 4 spells.

As for Level 5 spells, he only had about ten from the Tower of Many Stars, but they were better than nothing.

However, Level 5 spells could only be learned after advancing to Level 3 Wizard. By then, the Starlight Continent would likely be close to lifting its isolation, allowing him to trade with other wizard factions to acquire more spells, so there was no need to worry.

"Also, the Spirit Crystal Elixirs can be upgraded now."

Several Spirit Crystal Elixirs were stored in his spatial ring, and Su Nan immediately took them out to synthesize them in the Magic Cube.

Soon, a fresh Level 5 elixir was ready.

Spirit Crystal Elixir (Level 5/High Quality): Consuming this elixir can significantly increase the speed of mental energy condensation and enhance the absorption efficiency of energy particles. Duration: 180 days 15 hours. No stacking effects. The consumer must be at least at the Level 2 Gaseous stage, and their mental energy must reach a certain level (Low: 24.32%, Medium: 17.25%, High: 7.98%, Super: 1.01%).

The Level 5 Spirit Crystal Elixir was not much different from Level 4, except for a significant boost in effects and and higher restrictions.

Su Nan took the elixir immediately, then took out an elemental crystal core to absorb divine energy.

During the hundred years he spent condensing mental energy for the talent crystal model, he had continuously collected elemental crystal dust, amassing a considerable number of elemental crystal cores. Now was the perfect time to absorb them all at once.

It took over ten days to absorb all the divine energy, and Su Nan's mental condensation increased significantly.

Su Nan Anest, Male/Level 2 Wizard

Gaseous Stage: 14.23%

Skills:

Star Ring Meditation Lv19 (MAX)



Elixir Creation Lv5 (12045/20000)



Biological Modification Lv5 (11933/20000)



Puppet Creation Lv5 (19221/20000)



Magic Item Creation Lv5 (7274/20000)



Seeing his mental condensation increase by over ten percentage points, Su Nan's face lit up with joy.

But the smile soon faded, replaced by a thoughtful expression.

"A hundred years of accumulated divine energy only increased my mental condensation by a dozen percentage points. It looks like advancing to the Level 2 Liquid stage will take quite some time."

The process of advancing from Level 2 to Level 3 Wizard was similar to advancing from Level 1 to Level 2.

Su Nan continued to refine his mental energy, progressing from its gaseous state to liquid, and eventually to a crystalline form. The final step would be to construct his third innate crystal, which, upon success, would allow him to advance to the next level.

However, the exponential increase in mental energy also meant that the refinement process would be far more challenging than before.

Even with the aid of a Fifth-Rank Crystal Soul Elixir, a large elemental pool, and divine energy, Su Nan estimated it would still take him six to seven hundred years to reach the second stage of liquid refinement.

Unless he had even stronger external assistance.

“The elixir and the elemental pool are fixed. To accelerate the refinement of mental energy, I need to focus on increasing the divine energy.”

Apart from himself, the Star Alliance currently had four wizards.

And it was foreseeable that the number of Wizards would only increase in the in the coming years.

The more Wizards there were, the more tools he would have to gather elemental dust and, consequently, the more divine energy he could absorb.

Perhaps he wouldn’t need six to seven hundred years to reach the second stage of liquid refinement.

With his plan set, Su Nan left the cultivation room and teleported to the spell training room.

It was time to test the power of the Absolute Forbidden Zone.

While he had estimated the power of the Absolute Forbidden Zone during the construction phase, estimates were just that—estimates. There was always a difference between theory and practice.

The test subjects were ten Octopus Puppets, whose multi-tentacle attacks were perfect for testing the Absolute Forbidden Zone.

As soon as the test began, the ten Octopus Puppets launched their attacks from a distance. Their numerous tentacles glowed with magical light, unleashing a barrage of spells that swept toward Su Nan like a storm.

Standing in the center of the hall, Su Nan focused, and an invisible energy field spread out.

The incoming spells, upon entering the field, dissipated instantly, like burning fireballs plunging into water.

“Tower Spirit 2, collect the defensive data from the energy field.”

While continuously adjusting the field’s range, Su Nan instructed Tower Spirit 2 to gather data.

When the time was right, he had the Octopus Puppets charge into the field to test its suppression capabilities.

In the end, Su Nan discovered that the minimum radius of the Absolute Forbidden Zone’s field was ten meters.

Within this radius, the field’s energy was compressed to its utmost, and any further compression would transform it into a liquid, altering its properties and rendering it ineffective.

However, this radius also provided the highest level of defense.

Even the combined attacks of ten Level One Gaseous Octopus Puppets couldn’t penetrate the field. With his current mental energy, even if the Puppets attacked him for an entire day, they wouldn’t scratch him.

“This is the power of an ultimate defensive super innate crystal. Truly formidable!”

Su Nan was highly satisfied.

Similarly, within this radius, the density of the field’s suppression was also at its peak.

Any creature entering the field would be subjected to intense gravitational pressure, severely limiting their speed and causing their flesh and bones to bear an immense burden.

Even the powerful Octopus Puppets became noticeably sluggish upon entering the field.

Su Nan also had a Fine Gold Golem test the field. The moment it stepped into the field, the Golem fell to the ground, immobilized by the overwhelming pressure, and its metal body twisted and deformed under the strain.

It barely lasted half a minute before it was reduced to a flattened heap of scrap metal, completely helpless throughout the process.

However, as the field’s radius expanded, its defensive and suppression capabilities would decrease.

The maximum radius of the field was about a hundred meters.

At this radius, the attacks of the Octopus Puppets could just barely penetrate the field’s defense, landing on Su Nan, but their power was so diminished that they couldn’t even break through his energy particle shield.

The suppression density was also reduced to the point where the Fine Gold Golem could move slowly within the field.

Overall, Su Nan was very pleased with the test results.

The defensive power of the Absolute Forbidden Zone met his expectations.

Even a Level Two Gaseous Wizard’s spells, without any super-magical techniques to enhance their power, would likely fail to break through the Absolute Forbidden Zone’s defense.

As for the suppression, its offensive power was slightly weaker.

But the Absolute Forbidden Zone was ultimately an ultimate defensive innate ability, and the suppression was a derivative effect. It was already quite powerful, and he couldn’t ask for too much.

Moreover, as his mental energy increased in the future, the power of the Absolute Forbidden Zone would gradually grow.

By the time he became a True Spirit Wizard, the field’s radius might expand to hundreds or even thousands of kilometers. At that point, a single thought from him would instantly obliterate all life within that vast area.

The thought of such power made Su Nan’s heart race with excitement.

"Defense can be transformed into offense when it's strong enough."

"Conversely, the strongest offense can also be the best defense, as long as it's powerful enough to instantly kill the enemy. That's the best defense there is."

Su Nan began to look forward to his third innate ability.

According to his original plan, the third innate ability had to be the ultimate offensive type.

"It will take a long time to break through to the second level of crystallization. During this period, I can slowly research the model for the third innate crystal."

After the tests, Su Nan went to the workshop to prepare for synthesizing magical artifacts.

Second-level wizards can already use second-tier magical artifacts. His next step was to upgrade both Black Thunder and Forbidden Zone to the second tier.

"The materials for Forbidden Zone are relatively sufficient, but Black Thunder still needs a lot of Thunder Stones. Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the Lightning Elemental Plane."

Currently, apart from Su Nan, all the wizards in the Star Alliance are at the first level of vaporization.

Entering the elemental planes to hunt elemental spirits in the outer regions is manageable, but venturing deeper to find Thunder Stones is too risky for them.

A slight misstep could cost them their lives.

So, the task of finding Thunder Stones falls to Su Nan.

In addition to magical artifacts, enchanted gems can also be further synthesized and enhanced.

After breaking through to the first level of crystallization, the number of enchanted gems he could synthesize increased to thirty-three, with their power roughly six times that of the original version, and the cost skyrocketed to about 8,700 gold coins.

Now that Su Nan's mental energy has significantly improved, the number of enchanted gems he can synthesize will also increase noticeably.

He took out several enchanted gems from his spatial ring and began the synthesis process.

After using fifty-four low-level enchanted gems, he felt he had reached his limit.

Su Nan then found a Puppet Master puppet to test the power of the enchanted gems.

A single Thunder Burst enchanted gem directly turned the Puppet Master puppet into a pile of charred scrap metal.

"Instantly killing a first-level vaporization enemy."

Su Nan marveled at the power.

He could see that the power of the enchanted gems was still exceeding expectations.

Even a first-level crystallization enemy would be severely injured or killed by a single enchanted gem.

This power is at least ten times that of the original version!

The key is that the cost is still low, with each enchanted gem costing only about 14,000 gold coins.

A single enchanted-grade mithril golem costs over 50,000 gold coins. In comparison, enchanted gems are truly a cost-effective and powerful option.

"Come to think of it, I should be able to try engraving alchemical runes now, right?" Su Nan suddenly remembered.

Alchemical runes are an advanced form of rune engraving (enchanted gems), with far greater power than the latter.

Su Nan had thought about engraving alchemical runes before, but he lacked the necessary strength. To engrave alchemical runes, he first needed to transform his body into an alchemical form, and his mental and physical attributes needed to meet the required standards, which he hadn't achieved yet.

Additionally, he lacked the knowledge to do so.

"I wonder if Liz has it?"

Su Nan thought of Liz, a treasure trove of knowledge, and decided to ask her later.

"Refining mental energy, learning fourth-circle spells, researching innate crystal models, synthesizing second-tier magical artifacts, and adding alchemical engraving—there's quite a bit to do."

In the study, Liz was buried in paperwork when she suddenly felt a presence. She looked up and saw Su Nan smiling at her.

"When did you come out of seclusion?"

Liz carefully examined Su Nan, her eyes flashing with surprise.

"You've advanced to the second level of wizardry?"

Su Nan smiled and nodded. "I advanced about half a month ago."

The Star Eye of the Starlight Academy can monitor the energy particle fluctuations throughout the Dragon Forest, including the Starlight Wizard Tower, but it doesn't record Su Nan's energy particle fluctuations.

Thus, Liz couldn't know about Su Nan's breakthrough immediately.

"Congratulations."

Liz was taken aback for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face, along with a hint of unmasked amazement.

Advancing from the first to the second level in just over a hundred and fifty years, under the current harsh conditions of the Starlight Continent, is nothing short of a miracle!

Even after witnessing countless surprises from Su Nan, Liz couldn't help but marvel at this moment.

At the same time, she genuinely rejoiced at Su Nan's breakthrough.

After all, the stronger Su Nan becomes, the higher the chances of helping her reshape her body.

By now, her future is irrevocably tied to Su Nan's.

(End of Chapter)

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