Bloodline of the Wizard
Chapter 95 - 72: Choosing a Faction, The Crimson Mutation

Chapter 95: Chapter 72: Choosing a Faction, The Crimson Mutation

"Mist Wizard, huh..."

Ronan pondered.

He had read about it in books, it was an ancient tradition passed down among Official Wizards.

Legend has it that Wizards from Level 1 to Level 3 were called Mist Wizards.

Because at this stage, Wizards were just starting out, as if exploring in the foggy darkness of the night, every step had to be taken with utmost caution and care.

Ronan had just advanced from a Level 9 Apprentice to a Level 1 Official Wizard, which meant he had just stepped into the mist.

Everything... had just begun.

Casually feeding a Low-level magic stone to the Hexi’s owl, Ronan scattered the remaining owls and sized up his current self.

The form of spiritual power in his mind had once again transformed, from a gaseous cloud during the Gaseous Stage to a flowing liquid.

His spiritual power had liquified.

Its essence further purified.

In terms of both total amount and quality, it was more than ten times stronger than during the Gaseous Stage.

Looking back at Apprentice Level from the height of an Official Wizard, it seemed pitifully weak, even the fully energized Level 9 Apprentices in the Gaseous Stage.

Under the enhancement of such spiritual power, a casual small magic spell probably could match the strength of an Advanced Zero Rank Spell fully cast by a Level 9 Apprentice.

Not to mention the additional effect of the Soul Seal.

Now thinking back to the battle in the Corpse Garden where he killed Fa Ao, he understood how much luck it involved.

It might also be because the gap between them was so great that he had a chance.

Fa Ao underestimated him too much, so much so that he couldn’t even manage to cast a Spell or use any Magic Tool before he died.

After advancing to Official Wizard, Ronan felt an indescribable sense of clarity; this was probably the feeling of the soul being purified.

Wizards in this state would undoubtedly cast Spells much faster, many of the chants and gestures for auxiliary Spells would become superfluous.

No wonder Ronan had seen many Official Wizards casting spells with hardly any gestures, the chanting also extremely brisk and brief.

This was the enormous advantage brought by the sublimation of the soul.

After examining the internal changes, he looked externally.

Hesitantly, Ronan took steps towards the dressing mirror placed in the corner of the room.

He looked up.

The person in the mirror was gaunt and aged, with long gray hair slightly curled and draping over the shoulders, the face appearing to be around forty or close to fifty, barely recognizable as Ronan by the wrinkled features.

Ronan looked several decades older than before, only the pair of slightly dim lake-blue eyes retained some youthful essence.

"..."

Ronan pursed his lips, the hands under his Magic Robe slowly clenched into fists.

After a moment, he relaxed them.

The turbulence in his eyes calmed down.

"To have succeeded in breaking through... is already fortunate enough, how could I ask for more."

At least, Ronan felt that his body was still strong and vigorous, the power coursing through him was still immense, even much stronger than during the Apprentice Stage when his vitality was at its fullest.

It seemed as if a greater vitality was being nurtured within his body, but for some reason... it was unable to break through the decaying outer shell.

This was also something that Ronan was still puzzled about.

He opened the character panel.

[Name: Ronan Damien]

[Age: 17]

[Talent: No Attribute Affinity]

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

[Skill:...

Ascetic Body Refinement (Expert 800/800)

...]

Ronan’s gaze fell on the [Ascetic Body Refinement] column, where the displayed data made his eyes flicker.

This was also quite incredible.

Ronan’s breakthrough had been doomed to failure when he finished consuming the fifth Potion, as it had not been achieved yet.

At that time, taking the sixth Potion, even if the soul’s purification had reached the standard, he wouldn’t have been able to wait for his Transformation; the remaining efficacy was enough to burn up his scant remaining Life Force in an instant, burning him alive.

Then, Ronan was most likely to become the Wizard with the shortest life as an Official Wizard in history, dying of old age immediately after the breakthrough.

But coincidentally, the sixth God Burning Potion that Ronan used was given by Angelie.

Unique, it contained some mysterious substances that typical God Burning Potions didn’t have.

And it was precisely this mysterious substance that facilitated the completion of the Expert Proficiency level of [Ascetic Body Refinement], and with the emergence of a strong Life Force after reaching Great Perfection, he successfully completed the final breakthrough.

"But why is the Proficiency level of [Ascetic Body Refinement] stuck at (Expert 800/800) without breaking through to Master?"

This was a situation Ronan had never encountered before.

Previously, once the Proficiency level of those skills and spells reached completeness at Expert Level, they would naturally progress to Master Level.

Sticking to the 800 points of Great Perfection without movement was a first.

"Is the completion of Expert Level the limit of the [Ascetic Body Refinement] Body Forging Method? Is this Skill Proficiency level already considered maxed out?"

Ronan’s brows furrowed, feeling that wasn’t the case.

The various characteristics shown by [Ascetic Body Refinement] up to now are definitely not something that should end with Expert Level Great Perfection.

Ronan had been practicing up to this point and could feel it.

It was different from other Knight Body Forging Methods, an entirely distinct Body Forging Method!

The first thirteen movements and postures taught were more about teaching a concept and conveying a will rather than just Body Refinement!

There should be higher levels of inheritance, but unfortunately, Ronan did not obtain them when he initially purchased it.

Now that [Ascetic Body Refinement] is stuck at Expert Great Perfection, Ronan felt the problem was not with the technique itself, but with him.