Chapter 251 - 18: Gazed Upon by a God, Aurora Spirit Ring (3)

Chapter 251: Chapter 18: Gazed Upon by a God, Aurora Spirit Ring (3)

He had summoned the Leopard Shadow 16 times during the entire assessment, consuming 16 points of "Durability."

This Witchcraft Item was only of ordinary Quality and could only be used 92 times before its Spiritual Power was depleted. Logically, it should have had 76 uses remaining.

But when Mo Ning touched its Spirit Seal with his Spiritual Power, he froze.

His consciousness clearly "saw" a line of text: Uses remaining—82.

A thought unconsciously flashed through his mind: ’Is there something wrong with the pendant?’

Impossible!

Some of the Magic Patterns on a Witchcraft Item have a calculation function that can deduce the number of remaining uses based on the residual Spiritual Power.

It was a simple function, and the simpler it was, the less likely it was to be wrong.

Mo Ning thought for a moment, then described the strange phenomenon just as it was: "I seem to have encountered something strange..."

The Cabin in the Woods fell silent for a moment.

Then, in a tone full of surprise, Flower offered a self-consistent explanation:

"Mr. Mo Ning, I have a theory. The black cat you dreamed of is very likely a projection of this pendant.

"The black waves you splashed through in your dream were likely the Starlight Secret Technique expelling spiritual residue from your soul. Those black waves were a symbol of that.

"For some unknown reason, the black cat absorbed that spiritual residue, replenishing the pendant’s depleted Spiritual Power and increasing its uses by six.

"The part of your dream where ’the black cat absorbed the black waves’ is the best evidence."

It had to be said that although this explanation was absurd, even bordering on fantastical, it perfectly answered all his questions.

Flower provided further supporting evidence:

"The Spiritual World is an extremely mysterious domain. Every year, there are countless cases of ’the Spiritual World directly influencing reality.’

"Your Spiritual Power very likely possesses some kind of special quality that has endowed the pendant with a wondrous power.

"To be more precise, the pendant used your Spiritual World to devour the spiritual residue and convert it into its own Spirituality.

"This should be the root cause of why the number of uses increased instead of decreased."

Mo Ning listened intently. "That makes sense!"

He understood that the Artificial Soul’s conclusion essentially came from the knowledge base of the former dean, Lord Martin, so it was naturally highly credible.

Flower then gave another, highly relevant example:

"There was once a Second Level Wizard who possessed a Magic Wand made from a Fire Phoenix’s feather.

"In a fierce battle, that Magic Wand suffered irreparable damage.

"The next night, this Wizard dreamed of a Fire Phoenix being reborn from flames.

"When he woke up, he discovered that the Magic Wand had miraculously repaired itself."

Mo Ning seized the opportunity to ask, "For this kind of bizarre phenomenon, is there a mainstream, accepted explanation in the Wizard World?"

He had already discerned that Flower seemed to be following rules set by the former dean and would not easily offer knowledge proactively.

But under certain circumstances, once he touched upon a specific domain, Flower was willing to share some precious knowledge.

Flower seemed to hesitate for a moment before finally giving an answer:

"It is said that some Legendary Wizards believe that within the boundless Ocean of Magical Power, there exists a very ancient, spiritual being.

"It is known as—Eternal.

"The most accepted theory is that It is the ultimate collection of the subconsciousness of generations of life.

"If someone receives Eternal’s gaze, they will receive Its gift, and an incredible miracle will unfold before their eyes."

Mo Ning was utterly astonished.

He keenly noticed the pronoun used—a pronoun that anyone with a bit of historical knowledge would know was reserved exclusively for deities.

According to historical records, before the First Ancient Wizard Empire, there was a long period of history known as the "Age of Gods."

The Legendary Wizards of the First Empire eventually buried the gods in the dust of history, which led to the birth of the First Empire.

Mo Ning couldn’t help but ask, "Could it be that Eternal is a Divine Level being?"

Flower’s answer confirmed his suspicion: "That’s right. The Legendary Wizards believe that Eternal is very likely a deity."

Mo Ning’s face filled with yearning as he listened.

The knowledge of the Wizard World was as vast as a boundless ocean, and what he had obtained was but a drop in that sea.

The secrets of the Wizard World were innumerable, and what he had seen... well, it seemed he hadn’t seen anything at all.

’I’m afraid only by reaching the Legendary Tier will I be qualified to glimpse the "truth" hidden behind the curtain.’

’I’m still too weak right now.’

He unconsciously thought of more. ’The strange transformation of the Phantom Carved Divine Statue, my inexplicable acquisition of an Original Soul Seal... maybe I was also glanced at by Eternal during my Meditation before.’

Mo Ning suppressed the swirling thoughts in his mind and instructed, "Put away the Secret Technique aids, and bring me that stack of manuscripts on Spirit Rings."

"Of course, Mr. Mo Ning!"

Flower’s voice carried a unique, melodious charm, like a willow leaf dancing in the wind.

She multitasked, packing the Incense and other items into a wooden box while retrieving a thick manuscript of several dozen pages from the manuscript cabinet and placing it gently before her master.

The Artificial Soul’s intangible gaze eagerly drew closer, ready to watch its master ignite new sparks of wisdom with the tip of his pen.

Flower’s stream of consciousness flowed through the silence:

’There are two types of Spirit Ring structures.

’One is the "White Ring," which is simple in structure and easy to construct. The other is the "Aurora Spirit Ring," which has a Witchcraft Model embedded within the ring’s body.

’The latter has two significant advantages that cannot be ignored.

’First, after embedding a Witchcraft structure into the Spirit Ring, the Spell Slots are then carried by the Spirit Ring, which is equivalent to creating extra Spell Slots out of thin air.

’In this scenario, the embedded Witchcraft Model is directly connected to the Magic Pool, resulting in lower Magic Power consumption and faster Casting speed.

’Second, a Witchcraft Model is inherently stable, which can effectively enhance the Spirit Ring’s stability and, in turn, increase the capacity of the Magic Pool.

’But its disadvantage is also very obvious—the Spirit Ring’s structure becomes extremely complex, and the difficulty of construction rises sharply.

’The more Witchcraft Models are embedded, the more complex the Spirit Ring becomes.

’More than ninety-nine percent of novices lack a sufficiently deep Divination Foundation and will only opt to build a White Ring for convenience.

’But those who are truly committed to exploring the path of knowledge will definitely choose the Aurora Spirit Ring.

’Lord Martin once said that due to its inherent limitations, the first Spirit Ring can have a maximum of three Witchcraft Models embedded within it.

’It is not uncommon for people to embed one Witchcraft Model in their Spirit Ring; about half of all First Level Wizards have done so.

’Embedding two is much rarer. Even among Second Level Wizards, only one in ten can achieve it.

’As for embedding three, only seven people have managed it since the academy was founded.’

Flower gazed at Mo Ning’s focused face, completely certain in her heart. ’Mr. Mo Ning should be the eighth.’