Chapter 454 New Spells
Inside the core laboratory of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.
Upon returning from the boundary point, Jemin did not rush to celebrate the initial success of the interspace energy transfer system.
He sat in front of the control panel, with several light screens floating in front of him, displaying real-time operating data of the Incense and Divine Path, status reports of his inner celestial abode, and the training progress of the Black Giant Legion.
His fingers tapped unconsciously on the metal tabletop, his eyes were calm, but his mind was racing with calculations.
The successful installation and initial verification of the cross-space energy transmission system of the incense and deity system has brought one of the direct benefits of a deeper understanding of the laws of spiritual energy.
According to his recent self-assessment and testing, his mastery of Reiki has steadily increased from around 14% to 20%.
This increase is significant, but it was also expected.
After all, designing and leading the construction of a complex system that covers the entire plane and involves energy transformation, spatial transmission, and faith network interaction is itself the most direct practice of the Reiki Law.
Although it had to be modified to suit the effects of elements used by wizards, on the other hand, every technical problem solved and every energy circuit optimized gave him a more concrete understanding of the essence of spiritual energy.
However, Jamin was well aware that this 20% mastery was merely a benefit brought by the "initial version" of this massive system.
There is still considerable room for optimization in the cross-space energy transmission system, and many subsystems of the incense and deity system are yet to be researched and installed.
But the problem lies in time.
The research, design, testing, and construction of each subsystem is a long project that takes a century to complete.
And the three-way wizard war that Mentor Clark mentioned is only about seventy years away.
More importantly, many of the subsequent subsystems of the Incense and Divine Path are more focused on "logistics" and "development," such as increasing spiritual energy production and optimizing the dimensional environment.
Even if there are subsystems that can improve combat power, many of them do not directly improve combat power, such as the God system.
These are certainly important and can enhance his potential and foundation in the long run, but for the upcoming direct war, the immediate improvement in combat power is not significant.
Even if a certain subsystem could help him increase his mastery of spiritual energy laws by 5% or even 10%, which translates to an actual increase in combat power, in the wizard war with its myriad methods, it might only allow him to hold out a little longer, without producing a decisive qualitative change.
“We need to find a solution that can significantly boost combat effectiveness in the short term.” Jemin lowered his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the data and plans representing long-term development on the screen before finally looking away.
He naturally thought of two directions.
First, we will continue to utilize time afterimages for extreme physical training.
The feeling of rapid evolution under the pressure of life and death in the body tempering method is fascinating, and the huge improvement in physical fitness is also a real transformation into combat power.
but……
When Jemin looked inward, he could clearly sense that his vital energy, spirit, and essence were not yet in complete balance.
Forcibly continuing to use the afterimage of time to compel the body's evolution may exacerbate this disharmony and even bring risks.
"It will probably take another ten years or so... for my mental and spiritual energy to slowly 'nourish' and 'adapt' to catch up with my physical strength before I can undergo that kind of high-intensity physical training again," Jemin estimated.
A little over ten years isn't a long time; it's enough for him to catch up on a second round of training before the war, but it can't be wasted.
Since there isn't a particularly efficient short-term path to improvement within the wizarding system, it's natural to turn our attention to another system... cultivation.
“Nascent Soul stage…” A glint of light flashed in Jemin’s eyes.
In the cultivation system, this realm is positioned as a stage "specifically for enhancing combat power".
Once cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage are freed from the constraints of lifespan, they have almost unlimited time to hone their supernatural abilities and study techniques of combat, allowing their combat power to widen to an unbelievable degree.
Moreover, he also possesses a proven and feasible magical modification technology!
The successful modification of the Divine Light of Extinction by Fire is the best example.
Those three dark gold staffs have now become one of his most intimidating single-target killing methods.
“Continue to modify more and stronger cultivation spells…this is indeed a direction that can effectively improve combat power in the short term.” The more Jemin thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
Moreover, the process of modifying spells is itself a process of in-depth research into the mechanism of spiritual energy circulation and the interaction and mapping of different energy systems, which also helps to improve the mastery of the laws of spiritual energy.
"Let's do it this way."
Having made up his mind, Jemin no longer hesitated.
He got up and left the control panel, walking to a quiet room in the center of the laboratory.
Sit cross-legged, shut out all external senses, and slowly let your mind sink into the deepest part of your consciousness.
There, a white jade pavilion, seemingly composed of endless knowledge and light, floats silently—the Great Dao Book Pavilion.
His "consciousness" stood in front of the library, and with a thought, a vast sea of books, jade slips, and inherited light and shadow began to revolve around him.
A massive amount of magical information, numbering in the hundreds of millions, flowed through his senses.
"This number... is just too outrageous."
Jemin couldn't help but twitch his lips. This was still the spell that was selected and kept after the vast majority of the spells were filtered out according to his requirements.
After all, some spells at the Nascent Soul stage are incredibly powerful, but the conditions for cultivation are extremely demanding.
For example, it may require a specific spiritual entity, profound expertise in a rare technology, or reliance on certain rare and precious materials or specific spiritual sites.
Although he had long known that the Nascent Soul stage was a realm specifically for improving combat power, it wasn't until he saw this terrifying number of spells that Jemin truly grasped its reality.
He quickly skimmed through the introduction, principle summary, power description, cultivation requirements...
He wasn't looking for the spells that were most powerful on paper.
Jemin's selection criteria place more emphasis on the "mechanism".
Because of the lack of numerical value in spells, the "elemental output multiplier" characteristic of the wizard system can be used to significantly enhance and improve them after they are modified to be element-driven.
A basic Fire Spell, when optimized by a wizard model, can unleash the power to burn mountains and boil seas.
Therefore, what he really needs to find are spells with unique "mechanisms" or "effects".
Jemin's goal was clear: he needed spells that could provide crucial functions on complex battlefields: defense, reconnaissance, movement, control, special attacks...
Moreover, these spells must complement the existing "Extinction Light of Blazing Fire," which focuses on extreme damage, to build a comprehensive combat system.
Time slips away in the rapid retrieval of consciousness.
In reality, over the past few months, amidst the deluge of information in the Great Dao Library, Jieming has conducted countless comparisons, deductions, and simulations.
Finally, the three magical beams were precisely retrieved from the vast ocean and floated silently in front of his consciousness.
【Return to Ruins, Part A】
Type: Defense/Counterattack
Effect: Forms a continuously absorbing "Void Force Field" on the body surface. This force field can actively absorb and decompose most incoming energy attacks and temporarily store their energy.
Features: Absorbing and storing energy is not a waste. Cultivators can choose to release this energy all at once at critical moments to form a powerful, targeted spiritual energy surge, or use it to nourish themselves and quickly recover from their consumption.
Weaknesses: It is less effective against purely physical attacks (slashing, hacking, hammering); there is an upper limit to the energy it can store, and overloading will cause the force field to collapse and backfire; the decomposition and storage require a certain reaction time, and it may be overwhelmed when faced with saturation bombardment of extremely high frequency or energy density.
【Causal Tracing Technique】
Type: Reconnaissance/Tracking/Backtracking
Effects: Captures and interprets the invisible "causal traces" and "information echoes" left by the target in the environment. It can "see" the "shadow" trajectory of the target's movements over a period of time, the "connections" left by contact with other people and things, and the "echoes" generated by strong emotions (such as murderous intent, ecstasy, and fear).
Features: Relies on the tracking and reconnaissance capabilities of the Path of Number Derivation, unaffected by conventional stealth, illusions, or terrain obstacles. Furthermore, it provides fixed deduction formulas, allowing it to be mastered even without specialization in this field.
It can be used to pursue fleeing enemies, investigate secret events, and determine whether there has been a powerful presence or intense conflict in a certain area recently.
Limitations: The longer the time, the fainter the traces become; they basically disappear after forty-nine days. If the target is proficient in supernatural powers such as "purification" or "severing ties," or possesses corresponding magical treasures, or is in a place where heavenly secrets are confused and cause and effect are disordered, it will be difficult to be effective.
When interpreting strong emotional responses, the practitioner's own mind is easily affected.
【Tai Xu Step】
Type: Mobile/Stealth
Effect: Temporarily "etherealizes" one's physical body, adjusting the fluctuations of magical power to achieve perfect resonance with the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
In this state, one can move at supersonic speeds, like an invisible wind, far exceeding the speed of conventional escape techniques.
When stationary, it can further "integrate" into the spiritual background of the current environment (such as the stability of rocks, the vitality of trees, and the fluidity of water flow), achieving an extremely sophisticated concealment effect.
Features: Relatively low energy consumption during movement, suitable for long-distance raids or battlefield maneuvers.
In its concealed state, it is extremely difficult to be detected by conventional divine sense or spiritual eyes, making it an excellent means of infiltration, reconnaissance, and launching surprise attacks.
Drawback: Maintaining the "ethereal" and "synchronized" states consumes a lot of spiritual energy and cannot be sustained for long periods of time.
Once an attack or violent action is launched, it will break the synchronous frequency, creating obvious fluctuations that reveal its whereabouts.
In environments where spiritual energy is scarce, depleted, or extremely violent and chaotic (such as places devoid of spiritual energy or large forbidden spell centers), the effect will be greatly reduced or even fail.
Looking at the three chosen magical beams of light, Jemin's eyes revealed a satisfied expression.
They may not be the most powerful or famous spells among the Nascent Soul stage spells, but their "mechanisms" are all very unique.
It can be said that they are all quite effective in their respective fields and are difficult to replace easily.
More importantly, their core mechanisms largely rely on a high-level understanding and manipulation of energy, information, and the environment.
This is precisely the part that can be analyzed, optimized, and even enhanced using wizarding knowledge.
(End of this chapter)
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