Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 1012 - 254: The Coral Beauty’s Transformation

Chapter 1012: Chapter 254: The Coral Beauty’s Transformation

"I know you don’t understand, but there are those who do," Master Puskas said with a smile. "How did Taocheng come to be from the Red Earth Highland? You haven’t forgotten, have you?"

"That was the calamity wrought by our Master Otigha with the ’Blaze the City’," the Overlord said, tugging slightly at the corner of his mouth, flashing a grin at Master Otigha behind him, who was so embarrassed that a row of sweat beads broke out on his forehead.

"You should know that ’Blaze the City’ is considered Forbidden Curse Magic. To be able to cast such magic, even a Magic Tutor would not find it easy, and Otigha’s abilities only make him an advanced Mage. How could he perform at such a high level?" Master Puskas paused. "I said Stefano is the best Mage on the Aegean Continent because of his profound understanding of Fire Elemental Magic. His official rank is still only at the Magic Tutor level, but in the Magic World he has a well-known nickname—’The Mage Closest to the Gods’!"

"That sounds like quite an exaggeration!" Liu Zhenshan said sourly, thinking that such a grandiose title would be more fitting for himself.

"An exaggeration? Heh, have you ever seen a Mage who can seal a Forbidden Curse into a sheepskin scroll? In our Magic World, when a high-level Mage makes scrolls, he can only create mid-level spell scrolls. This is due to the ’Degradation Principle’ that inherently exists—when a Mage transfers elemental affinity from himself to paper, it induces a state of loss of control. Hence, a Mage often can only create scrolls that are of a lower grade than their actual level. Stefano has the guild title of Magic Tutor, yet he managed to create Forbidden Curse Scrolls that even Saint Chiao Mages find extremely headache-inducing. It’s no wonder he’s rumored to be a Saint Level Mage," Master Puskas said with a hearty laugh. "Ask Otigha, of the three apprentices Stefano has taken, which one didn’t have a Forbidden Curse Scroll as a foundation when they graduated?"

"Judging by its power, ’Blaze the City’ is only a minor Forbidden Curse," Daisy muttered softly.

"But it is indeed a Forbidden Curse," Liu Zhenshan nodded, "No wonder Otigha has always practiced only Fire Elemental Magic and never touched other types of Magic. It’s probably an aftereffect of Stefano’s way of teaching his apprentices—better to break one finger than to damage all ten. Instead of studying multiple branches of magic, it’s better to concentrate all your energy on mastering one, plunging deep into it, reaching an extremely high realm!"

"There is still much controversy regarding Stefano’s theory, but one cannot deny that, just with the title ’The Mage Closest to the Gods,’ it represents a supreme achievement and the greatest honor! It’s evident that the objective hierarchy that exists shouldn’t be the sole measure of a Mage’s caliber. The saying ’The sea of learning has no end’ is familiar even to children, so how could you Fairy Dragons have forgotten it? As long as one achieves what countless predecessors could not in a particular field of Magic, then that is a truly great Mage! If, when learning magic, one is only fantasizing about how to advance their ranks, they are already sealing their own fate, and their future achievements will be limited," Master Puskas lectured, turning the Fairy Dragons red-faced with embarrassment.

"I can also use the Beamon Shamans as an example. Take Qian Qian, for instance. Although Richard, you are of a higher rank, and defeating her is quite an easy task for you, can you deny Qian Qian’s exceptional talent in war songs? Can you deny the extraordinary genius of the Hegemonic Singing Family in innovating and creating new types of war songs? Or we could take Mourinho as another example. The Little Swan has Wind and Wood Elemental Magic but has devised a new type of combat song that is suitable for Shamans to chant and uses the power of the song as a catalyst. Even if you defeat him, Richard, can you deny the incredible creativity in his work?" Master Puskas spoke earnestly, "Remember! Rank doesn’t represent talent, and strength doesn’t mean deep comprehension of Elemental Power. If we devolve to assessing a Mage’s or Shaman’s quality based on their ability to kill and vulgar ranking, this would signify the greatest blasphemy and sadness toward Elemental Power! Why do you think the Shamans of Divine Songs only emerge from low-ranking Shamans? Hmph... In my opinion, those who truly understand the essence of Shaman teachings are not high-ranking Shamans with magical familiars, who can summon the wind and rain, but rather the Wind Whispers Shamans!"

"Yes, this is just like a true warrior never needing a medal to prove their bravery," Daisy said respectfully.

"We will remember the Master’s words," Nana said, bowing to the Master to express her admiration and respect from the bottom of her heart.

"Well... Your innate Dragon Soaring Technique and Instantaneous Teleportation are still there, but strictly speaking, these could at most be considered racial abilities, meaning that you both lack even the most basic foundation of Magic Power. In fact, you really don’t possess any Magic Power at all. So let me remind you once more that relying on the immense Magic Power extracted from Magical Beasts with the ’Emerald Dream’ is indeed thrilling when there’s plenty to squander, but if you expect your own Magic Power to reach that level quickly, that’s nothing but a pipe dream. Meditation is a very, very tedious affair, and the cultivation of magic isn’t about picturesque and pleasurable experiences. Neither of you is like Avril, a mermaid born with an extraordinary sense of the Water Element, whose progress in practicing Water Elemental Magic and making Magic Scrolls is unimaginably fast, something the surface races of the Aegean could never dream of. Dragon Language Magic requires strong Magic Power as a foundation. Currently, you two don’t even have a trace of Magic Power, and even compared to Guoguo, you fall far short," Master Puskas said earnestly. "Therefore, I personally don’t support you two drawing out the Dragon Ball to practice magic. I have no doubts about your intelligence and exceptional wisdom, but so-called geniuses, during the process of magical cultivation, rarely get far by relying on their wits and shortcuts. The painstaking study of magic books and the daily tedium of meditation are all there is to learn magic. Although you have studied the ancient notes left by the Dragon Clan extensively in Dragon City, and I believe you have grasped a significant portion of them, without sufficient Magic Power as backup, all of this is just empty talk..."