Bloodline of the Wizard
Chapter 160 - 98: Second Rune, [High Energy Crucible], [Rusty Swamp]

Chapter 160: Chapter 98: Second Rune, [High Energy Crucible], [Rusty Swamp]

Ronan examines his character panel data at least dozens of times every day, so he was certain that the four points of Master Level Proficiency in Ascetic Body Refinement were gained after the battle with the Green Thorn Hurricane Bee King.

The only explanation was his injury.

Standing still, Ronan meticulously recalled the past.

Indeed, since transforming into the Pure Body, he had not suffered any injuries.

He had always stayed within the "Safe Zone" of the Magic Ring, never experiencing a battle that could damage his body.

Injuries seemed like a thing of the past.

After advancing to a Level 1 Official Wizard, especially after switching to mastering Ice Magic and mastering the Despair Domain, he mostly used spells to confront enemies.

He rarely used his physical strength, and when he did, it was nearly always a dominant overpowering.

"Right, the core of the apprenticeship method of Ascetic Body Refinement is ’self-torture’; after advancing to a master, relying merely on thirteen forging actions is far from sufficient. It makes sense to upgrade the form of ’self-torture.’"

Thinking in this way, Ronan felt that gaining proficiency from injuries made sense.

He had previously focused all his attention on "heritage follow-up" and "mysterious ingredients in the God Burning Potion given by Angelie," neglecting the core meaning of "asceticism" that Ascetic Body Refinement always upheld.

Of course, clarifying the idea was just the first step; whether the "injury" training method was viable or if it could truly increase the Master Level Proficiency of Ascetic Body Refinement still needed to be tested.

"Not now, I’m already seriously injured... don’t torment yourself to death...

Wait until the injuries heal before trying."

Ronan calmed down and continued deftly to handle the corpse of the Green Thorn Hurricane Bee King.

After dealing with the body here, he still needed to venture into the Hurricane Bee Nest once more.

...

In the Mini Secret Realm Space, Ronan strode from the entrance and tossed a bulging bag that seemed to contain quite a few items to Benny, who was busy at the moment.

The bag was caught by Benny, and a crisp sound of crystal collision came from inside.

"For you, the honey sac of the Green Thorn Hurricane Bee King."

Ronan walked to a small metal table on the muddy ground inside the space, picked up a silver pot from the table, poured a full cup, frowned at the cup but still drank it all in one go.

Benny opened the bag given by Ronan, and a rich sweet aroma immediately diffused out, the light from the mouth of the bag casting a faint green glow on Benny’s face.

His eyes flickered slightly, closed the bag, and looked at Ronan.

Benny’s gaze swept across Ronan’s blood-stained, tattered Magic Robe and the wound on his upper left abdomen. It seemed he noticed a subtle change in Ronan and spoke, "It looks like you have made your decision?"

Ronan didn’t answer, instead looking toward the Alchemy Pot that was constantly bubbling with steam nearby, and asked, "You’ve been busy for so long, when will this seed finally sprout?"

"I’m more anxious than you."

Benny replied calmly, walked to the front of the Alchemy Pot, stared at it for a while, and murmured in a low voice, "With the Green Thorn Hurricane Bee King honey in hand, if all goes well, I estimate it will be in one or two months..."

One to two months...

Ronan’s heart stirred slightly, inevitably feeling some anticipation.

...

"Shh—"

Initially, there was a sound of gravel rolling on the smooth mirror surface, but gradually, even that sound disappeared.

A white ring of light rhythmically expanded and contracted, conveying an extremely peaceful and serene feeling.

In the dim and cramped cabin, Ronan slowly opened his eyes.

The deep blue emerging from his eyes was like a flash of lightning, momentarily brightening the cabin.

He got up and checked his character panel.

[Name: Ronan Damien]

[Age: 17]

[Talent: No Attribute Affinity, Pure Body (active)]

[Strength: Level 1 Official Wizard (46%)]

[Skill: Basic Meditation Technique—Clear Sky Realm (Master 208/1600)...]

Whether it was refining the Second Rune that exercised his spiritual power, or the breakthrough of the Basic Meditation Technique—Clear Sky Realm proficiency level reaching over two hundred points of Master Level, or even the slight effect produced by the rune formation promoting meditation from within the Magic Ring.

In less than seven days, after just breaking past 45%, Ronan’s strength progress climbed again to 46%.

It proved that good news indeed brings a "lively spirit."

Now in the Clear Sky Realm, refining spiritual power and purging impurities was much faster, and besides, the spiritual power recovery effect inherent in the Clear Sky Realm had also improved. Initially, it was equivalent to constantly taking an Intermediate Zero Rank Spiritual Power Recovery Potion and had now upgraded to almost the level of constantly taking a First Rank mental power recovery potion.

As long as he did not overexert his spiritual power by frequently using his trump card spells, Ronan felt he had no worry about running out of spiritual power.

Besides the increase in total spiritual power, Ronan felt that the quality of his spiritual power had improved a lot compared to when just advanced to a Level 1 Wizard. If it was originally like water, now it resembled glue, becoming much more viscous.

His spiritual power entered the Consciousness Space, revealing the fruits of his seven days of cultivation.

Beside the Frozen Soil Seal, a new soul rune appeared, looking like a tangled mass of silver metal wires, yet essentially being the core inheritance of Metal Magic of the Silver Magic Ring—Schiper’s Secret Silver Transformation, also colloquially known among Magic Ring Wizards as the Silverization Seal.