Chapter 190

In the deep, dark recesses of the consciousness space.

Within the magic star sea.

Countless star seeds were wandering irregularly, while the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow sat steadily in the very center, shining with a pure white, bright light.

Surrounding it were the 44 magic models constructed by Gao De.

There were few visitors in the magic star sea.

However, today, this tranquil star sea welcomed an unprecedentedly large wave.

All the remaining medicinal power of the Spirit-Ascension Water turned into a majestic torrent of energy, rushing mightily into this magic star sea.

Under the impact of this visitor, the star seeds freely wandering in Gao De's magic star sea were all pushed to the very edge of the magic star sea, as if they were fallen leaves swept up by a gale.

But right in the midst of this chaos, deep within the originally endless darkness, a faint light curtain appeared with the impact of these star seeds, blocking their movement.

That light curtain was like an eggshell, restricting all the star seeds within a fixed area.

This fixed area defined by the light curtain was the so-called zero-circle magic star sea.

The star seeds in the zero-circle magic star sea could only be used to construct magic models for cantrips.

Outside the light curtain was a much broader area—the first-circle magic star sea.

Wandering there were star seeds that could be used to construct first-circle magic models.

And what Gao De had to do now was to break through this hazy light curtain and open up the first-circle magic star sea.

His thoughts moved slightly, just like constructing a magic model; his mental power extended like fine threads, weaving between the star seeds, using his mental power to guide those irregularly moving, unorganized, and undisciplined star seeds.

After eliminating distracting thoughts in the third stage of ring ascension, Gao De's mental power had reached the standard of a first-circle mage, and he gathered a large number of star seeds very smoothly without much effort.

The residual medicinal power of the Spirit-Ascension Water flowed into the star seeds guided by Gao De at this time.

It was as if they had taken drugs—and indeed they had—these star seeds suddenly became irritable and powerful.

Gao De decisively guided the star seeds to condense together and launched an impact toward a point on the light curtain.

This process was somewhat strenuous.

These star seeds, after taking the drugs, were much harder to control than before.

Even with Gao De's mental power, which had just broken through, manipulating these star seeds still gave him a sense of obstruction.

It was as if he were being pressed down by something very heavy, and every step felt like a burden.

Fortunately, this burden was still barely bearable.

The four stages of ring ascension, one after another, also had a sequence.

If he hadn't completed the third stage first, he certainly wouldn't have been able to open the first-circle star sea.

"Break!!"

Gao De roared in his heart.

The next moment.

The star seeds were like a rolling flood hitting a river embankment, rushing toward the hazy light shield with the momentum of a landslide.

The embankment immediately became overwhelmed and cracks appeared.

The cracks spread to the surroundings in the form of spider webs, becoming larger and larger.

He was about to succeed!

Gao De's heart began to stir with excitement.

However, he didn't dare to slack off; he hurriedly made persistent efforts and launched a second wave of impact, a third wave of impact... Every impact felt like a large bell ringing in his head, shaking him until his head felt like it was splitting.

But the more painful it was, the more Gao De gritted his teeth, leading the star seeds to launch even more violent impacts.

One go, then decline, then exhaustion.

In this process, if he relaxed for even a moment, the cracks on the light curtain would automatically heal in a very short time.

Then all his previous efforts would fall short, and everything would have to start from the beginning.

Gao De felt as if his brain was about to explode, and the veins and blood vessels on his face bulged due to the pain, but he was completely unaware of it.

All his attention was on that seemingly thin light curtain.

Boom! After dozens of waves of impacts, just as the medicinal power of the Spirit-Ascension Water was about to be exhausted, finally, the sound of the thin film shattering, which sounded like heavenly music, rang out. The moment the sound rang out, the thin film shattered like glass into countless crystal-clear fragments.

And these crystal-clear fragments, under the influence of an inexplicable gravitational force, danced in an elegant posture, forming a brilliant ring of light that expanded outward.

Until it expanded to a certain area, this ring of light fixed itself there, no longer moving, forming a star ring.

With the star ring as the boundary, inside the boundary was the zero-circle spirit sea.

Outside the star ring, within the new dark edge, was the first-circle star sea.

One could "see" that in the first-circle star sea area, in the originally boundless, pitch-black magic star sea, countless tiny star seeds suddenly emerged, just like newborn stars.

These star seeds were significantly larger than the original star seeds in the zero-circle star sea.

They were more powerful, and also more irritable and harder to control.

The original smaller star seeds in the zero-circle star sea had their range of movement restricted to the zero-circle star sea.

The larger star seeds had a much larger range of activity, and both star seas could accommodate their existence.

They wandered back and forth between the two areas of the first-circle star sea and the zero-circle star sea without restraint.

"Succeeded?!"

The four steps required for ring ascension were all completed, and no accidents occurred during the entire process.

This indicated that he had shed the apprentice stage and advanced to become a formal mage.

"What about the specialty?" Gao De felt the power within his body, which was far stronger than before. While joyful in his heart, he also felt puzzled.

It was said that mages would awaken a specialty when ascending rings.

But he didn't perceive that he had awakened any specialty?

He had also asked He Xi how specialties were awakened, but He Xi didn't elaborate, only saying that he would know when the time came, as everyone's situation was different.

Just as Gao De was still pondering, the mental power he was still concentrating in the magic star sea suddenly began to feel an exceptionally comfortable sensation.

Immediately following this, amidst this comfort, Gao De's consciousness gradually became blurred.

Vaguely, he felt as if he had come into contact with a vast, majestic, and heavy intention.

This intention wandered through his entire body once, and finally concentrated at his mind, tapping lightly.

The next instant, a brilliant, dazzling, and infinite light burst forth in Gao De's mind.

It was like the special effects animation after opening a treasure chest in a game, almost blinding Gao De's "eyes."

After a fleeting moment, that infinite light turned into something like a seed and was planted directly into Gao De's heart and mind.

The heart and mind are connected to the body.

Gao De, whose consciousness had already become blurred, let out an irrepressible scream at this moment.

He felt as if his heart and mind were about to be blown apart.

The indescribable, intense pain made his body spontaneously trigger its defense mechanism, and his consciousness became completely blurred.

When Gao De's consciousness gradually recovered, he didn't know how much time had passed.

He opened his eyes, stretched out his hands, palms upward, and looked at them blankly.

【Adaptability】.

This was the name of the specialty he had awakened.

Gao De didn't know how he knew this name either; in any case, it appeared naturally in his consciousness.

Appearing along with it was a brief introduction.

【Natural selection, survival of the fittest. You, who have mastered over forty spells and possess knowledge in many different fields, should be the one who survives, regardless of the competition or environment.】

【Adaptability】: Quickly adapt to any environment.

This was the effect of Gao De's specialty.

The problem was that Gao De still didn't understand what the specific function of his specialty was.

(End of chapter)