Chapter 510 - 273: Level 5 Mage

Chapter 510: Chapter 273: Level 5 Mage

’This can be considered combat? The definition of combat is ridiculously broad...’

Of course, Lu Cang had never thought of treating the Root Source as an enemy.

The difference in their levels was simply too vast.

His physical body was constantly growing stronger.

The magnitude of this strengthening was based on his current physical state. After just a single second, Lu Cang felt his physical power was already ten times what it had been before.

’How truly... absurd.’

Lu Cang’s original physical strength was already immense, the result of long-term Body Refinement and breaking through his Physical Limit time and time again. To improve beyond this foundation, ordinary methods were almost completely useless.

One could even say that Lu Cang’s current physical strength itself represented the limit for his Level.

Other Combat Skills that temporarily boosted physical strength were, at most, just icing on the cake; they could hardly push Lu Cang’s body to a higher level.

But now...

This Talent, after just one second of combat, had given him such a massive boost.

’Truly terrifying.’

As Lu Cang felt the enhancement from his Talent, he simultaneously cast even more Root Magic.

More and more Magic Arrays were branded across the sky and land.

An Zheng’s Root Magic, Jie Zhu’s Root Magic, Dusk’s Root Magic, Xu Zhou’s Root Magic, Iz’s Root Magic...

If mastering a single Root Magic was a perfect answer in the pursuit of the Root Source...

...then comprehending so many Root Magics made this answer virtually flawless.

While displaying the fruits of his pursuit of the Root Source, Lu Cang also made a wish in his heart.

Lu Cang’s aura sublimated, and he felt an abundant feedback from his Spirituality...

His Mage Level had increased.

An Su saw a void appear high in the sky of the Sea of Consciousness.

Level 5 Decryption Scholar, Level 5 Death Priest, Level 5 Warrior, Level 5 Mage.

’This guy.’

’Just how many Professions has he mastered at the same time?’

’And the Talents he’s shown...’

’Just how many Root Magics? How many Divine Talents has he mastered?’

Even though An Su had lived for so many years, seeing countless geniuses from ancient times to the present, not a single one had ever made him feel this way.

This feeling could be described in one word...

Unfathomable.

Even now, An Su hadn’t been able to gauge Lu Cang’s true depths.

He only felt that the man could effortlessly pull out one "trump card" after another.

’Well, to an ordinary person, they would absolutely be considered trump cards.’

’But to Lu Cang, they seemed like the most basic, ordinary Forms, used as casually as could be.’

’Root Magic... a Mage’s ultimate trump card, and he actually knows so many of them?’

’And Light Forbidden Technique, Ice Forbidden Technique... that kind of Magic, which is truly forbidden... he just mastered them casually?’

’And what’s the deal with his reserves of Magic Power?’

Any single one of the powers Lu Cang displayed was something an ordinary person could only dream of, something incredibly difficult to obtain.

’I really... can’t figure him out.’

An Su could only wonder just how many more trump cards Lu Cang possessed that he had yet to see.

Until now, no one had even managed to back Lu Cang into a corner.

It’s often only in desperate situations that a person reveals their true trump cards.

An Su absolutely refused to believe that Lu Cang didn’t have a final ace hidden up his sleeve.

Level 5 Mage Mastery — Root Face (Exclusive): Combines all of one’s comprehended Root Magic to form a visage of the Root Source as it is currently known within the Sea of Consciousness.

Lu Cang perceived the visage of the Root Source in his Sea of Consciousness.

This singular visage of the Root Source perfectly encapsulated all the different Root Magics he had comprehended.

All of his comprehensions appeared seamlessly integrated upon it, without a hint of conflict or contradiction.

Just by looking at this complete and unified visage of the Root Source in his Sea of Consciousness, Lu Cang felt a great enlightenment well up within him. He could even reverse-engineer more aspects of the Root Source from this incomplete visage.

Combined with his Decryption Scholar Profession, given enough time, he would one day surely be able to deduce the Root Source in its entirety.

And the second Mage Mastery.

Level 5 Mage Mastery — Experience Accumulation: For every spell mastered, spells of the same school will gain an increase to their Power, Range, and casting range.

Lu Cang raised his hand.

A Fireball appeared in his palm.

This was the most Low-Tier Magic, the Fireball Technique.

Magic rarely undergoes a qualitative change just from a Mage’s Level increasing. It’s usually just a matter of infusing more Magic Power into the spell, as much as it can handle without bursting.

Or, one could use a Magic Array for amplification.

These were the few ways one could enhance a spell using only magical means.

Beyond that, one generally had to rely on assistance from other sources.

For example, a Death Priest’s Soul Sacrifice.

Or using a Combat Skill to deliver the Magic.

But now, this Mage Mastery could directly and comprehensively amplify the Effect of his Magic based on the total number of spells he had mastered.

’A pretty good Mastery, indeed.’

’In gaming terms, this would probably be considered an independent multiplier.’

Finally, there was the Talent.

This was the Talent Lu Cang had obtained through his wish.

Talent Mastered: Seeker of Truth (Extraordinary) >> Divine Level·Lighthouse of All Laws

’The Talents for Warrior and Mage both awaken at the Extraordinary Level, huh.’

All unlearned spells will gather in your direction. You can directly perceive the location of every different spell in the world. You can directly steal mastered Magic from others. After mastering an Original Forbidden Spell, casting Forbidden Spells will no longer require any cost.

So, this was his Talent.

Lu Cang had made a wish to be able to learn a Forbidden Spell with his Talent.

The wish wasn’t completely fulfilled.

Because while he had obtained the Talent, he had not yet acquired a single Forbidden Spell.

But now, when he opened his eyes, he could see different sources of light, large and small, all over the world.

Each sphere of light represented a spell.

Some sources were distant but bright; others were close but very faint.

Especially in the city nearest to him, he could see billions of different light sources, as numerous as the stars in the night sky.

But though they seemed chaotic, there was no actual sense of disorder.

The larger the light source, the higher the Tier of the spell.

And the sources that appeared to be across unknown numbers of seas, extremely distant yet intensely bright, seemed to be the locations of Forbidden Spells.

There were also some lights with Special colors, which must be spells with Special properties.

’It’s all crystal clear.’

’From now on, I won’t have to search for spells aimlessly.’

He felt clear-headed and refreshed after his promotion.

’I’ve finally become a Level 5 Mage. I wonder who’s stronger now, me or the Iz I met for the first time?’

WHOOSH!

In an instant, Lu Cang returned to the city.

Within the Memory Palace in his Sea of Consciousness, he opened a Tier Five Magic Book and began to learn Tier Five Magic.

After reaching Level 5, Lu Cang sensed something entirely new: the bonds between Elements, the key to how different spells could merge with one another.

Between one Element and another, there had always existed a previously invisible connection.

This connection was the key to Magic fusion.

This was also why only Level 5 Mages could learn to perform Magic fusion.

Lu Cang split his focus three ways: learning new spells, gathering information in the city, and asking a question within his Sea of Consciousness:

"An Su, did you influence my Spirit?"

"When I was advancing to Mage, I became somewhat agitated."

As soon as Lu Cang asked, he felt An Su’s thoughts erupt with curses and cries of injustice.

"My great ancestor... have you forgotten what month this is?"

"It’s the month of chaos and madness."

"As long as you’re a person, you’re bound to become a little bit mad."

"Even I am unavoidably affected, to say nothing of you."

An Su was cursing up a storm in his mind, but his spoken tone remained respectful and humble.

"Oh? So it seems I’ve wronged you?"

’You think?’

An Su thought this, but what he said was, "You merely overlooked the influence of the Moon, is all."

The influence of the Moon.

’I really did overlook it. Aigemisa has always only manifested as chaos.’

’I completely forgot about the aspect of madness.’

’It seems I’ll have to examine myself more often and be careful not to do anything crazy on a whim.’

Then, Lu Cang asked again, "An Su, in this situation, what would you do?"

An Su asked in return, "This situation? What are you asking about?"

"I’m asking, of course, how to resolve this so-called crisis that would make the whole world full of regret."

An Su sneered. "Heh, isn’t that simple?"

"If you know there’s a criminal in the city who could destroy the world, the simplest thing to do, of course, is to destroy the entire city."

"Or what, are you going to try and save the world without harming a single innocent person in the process?"

Lu Cang’s thoughts paused.

’Hmm... he’s not wrong. That’s actually a good suggestion.’

In fact, it wasn’t much different from Lu Cang’s own thoughts.

"Well then, let’s do that."

Lu Cang looked over the entire city. Within it were a few light sources of Special colors, representing several interesting spells.

’I’ll go learn these spells first.’

’After that, I’ll just destroy the entire city.’

Since this was a simulation, Lu Cang had no desire to play the part of some Holy Mother, saving every single person in a virtual world.