Chapter 94 : Chapter 94

Chapter 94. Preparing for the Trial

Night had fallen at Fulan’s home.

Inside the basement, Fulan raised her hand toward the wall and cast Wind Blade. An invisible attack shot out from her hand, slicing through the air with a sharp whistling sound. Just as it was about to strike the wall, it suddenly vanished.

【You have skillfully used Wind Blade. Through long practice, Wind Blade proficiency +5】

【Wind Blade proficiency is full. Level increased.】

Fulan let out a light breath, feeling as though a heavy burden had finally lifted from her heart.

Over the past few days, she had been practicing Wind Blade continuously. Her goal had been to push the spell—already closest to the Extraordinary level among her abilities—into the Extraordinary tier.

The moment she canceled the spell, a surge of knowledge suddenly flooded her mind, leaving her confused.

Because the knowledge that appeared belonged to a First-Tier spell called Howling Gale.

Wasn’t she practicing Wind Blade? Why had a First-Tier spell suddenly appeared?

After carefully examining the knowledge within it, she finally understood. Rather than calling it an entirely new First-Tier spell, it would be more accurate to describe it as an upgraded version of Wind Blade.

The only difference seemed to be that its power was greater and its upper limit higher.

Its spell structure was almost identical to Wind Blade. The only change was that the structure of Wind Blade had been layered repeatedly several times, forming this First-Tier spell.

The excitement in Fulan’s heart faded somewhat.

She knew it would not be that easy to obtain a First-Tier spell.

Still, she was satisfied with understanding this mechanism. Even if it seemed surprisingly simple to construct a First-Tier spell this way, she would never have realized that such a method could qualify as a First-Tier spell.

Now that she understood the mechanism, she could replicate the process and create First-Tier versions of other spells as well.

She silently summoned her panel and checked her status.

【Name: Fulan

Profession: Mage (Forge Furnace, Modification, Sword Chant, Elemental) (One Star), Rune Warrior (Half Star), Alchemist (Half Star), Craftsman (Half Star)

Attributes: Physique 3.0, Spirit 12.2

Skills:

Wind Blade (Extraordinary): You have grasped the essence of this spell and can now release higher-tier spells.

Blood of the Furnace (Beginner): The most powerful spell you have learned, though casting it seems to consume most of your spiritual power at once.

Hard Scale Rock (Proficient): The spells you cast possess a trace of spell resistance and can withstand magical damage.

Light Prayer (Mastery) (Proficiency: 600/1000)

……(omitted)

Traits:

Elemental Spell Specialization (When casting elemental spells, their power increases)

……(omitted)】

This was her current panel.

After reading through nearly twenty books, she had finally satisfied the advancement conditions for the Elemental School, gaining both the specialization and an increase in her Spirit attribute.

However, improving her Spirit attribute had become increasingly difficult.

Previously, an increase would raise it by nearly two points. Now, each improvement was becoming smaller and smaller.

Even so, Fulan was satisfied.

She believed that her current spiritual power likely surpassed that of most First-Tier Mages.

In other words, when facing a First-Tier Mage, as long as the opponent did not possess some resistance ability, she only needed to get close and land a Disruption Control attack to instantly eliminate them.

However, she still had a weakness.

Although she knew many spells, she lacked true First-Tier spells.

While she now knew that raising a spell to the Extraordinary level would grant an enhanced First-Tier version, it still required time to accumulate proficiency.

Strictly speaking, the only First-Tier spells she currently possessed were the newly acquired Howling Gale and Blood of the Furnace.

Speaking of Blood of the Furnace, she had genuinely mastered that spell. However, its effect was far weaker when cast directly compared to when it was released through a Spell Ring.

Its casting range was only half a meter, and the process drained most of her spiritual power, leaving her with barely enough to remain conscious and mobile.

However, in terms of destructive power, it seemed almost the same as when it was cast through the ring.

Everything around her would transform into a red liquid before returning to its original state.

Of course, she might not yet have encountered substances difficult enough to convert, so she could not truly compare the differences.

As for acquiring more First-Tier spells, she believed Habos would probably give her a few.

However, she did not intend to visit Habos yet.

Advancing purely by meeting the Spirit requirement would appear somewhat suspicious. She planned to wait a while before discussing it with him.

Although another sudden increase in spiritual power might seem alarming, she could still explain it as the result of long-term spell practice.

Otherwise, if her spiritual power had clearly been far below the standard before suddenly skyrocketing to the threshold, it would be difficult to justify.

Allowing more time to pass would make it more convincing that her spell training had gradually raised her Spirit attribute.

There was also the matter of the Spirit Realm Trial.

To be honest, after obtaining the key, she had originally intended to abandon the idea.

The restriction that spells learned in the Material Realm could not grow in the Spirit Realm was rather frightening.

Furthermore, as Teacher Yiqi had explained, bad luck might mean never finding another trial key for the rest of one’s life.

Because of that, she had simply tossed the key into a drawer. It had taken her quite some time to find it again yesterday.

However, after learning about attempts by formal Mages to participate in Spirit Realm trials, she decided to give it a try.

Even if she failed to obtain a talent from the Spirit Realm, she had her own thoughts.

First, according to Yiqi’s description, those Mages had indeed completed the trials. It was just that obtaining a talent was not guaranteed.

This raised an important question.

Her panel also had conditions for forming professions. The only requirement she currently lacked was passing the Spirit Realm Trial.

If she completed the trial like those Mages, would she obtain a Spirit Realm talent afterward?

At the very least, she believed she could add the term “Spirit Realm” behind her Mage profession, further increasing her Spirit attribute.

Perhaps the profession formed by her panel would receive recognition from the Spirit Realm, allowing her to gain a talent without relying on luck.

No matter what happened, trying it would not hurt.

She was not advancing to the formal tier through the Spirit Realm. Even if she died there, it would not affect her.

Holding the key, a line of glowing text appeared in her mind.

【The location of this trial is Radiant Dreamscape. Countdown to activation: 0:3:8:46. Participants must enter the trial one hour in advance. Entry will close five minutes before the trial begins. All spells and combat techniques may be used without restriction.】

***

Three days later, at Fulan’s home.

Fulan placed magical traps on all doors and windows to prevent anyone from disturbing her. She also informed everyone she knew that she would be unavailable for the next few days.

Time in the Spirit Realm passed at the same rate as in reality. If several days passed there, the same number of days would pass in the real world.

Therefore, preparation was necessary.

After checking everything once more, Fulan lay down on the bed and silently recited the incantation.

This time, she felt her consciousness rising much more slowly than before. She quickly repeated the incantation several times before her consciousness finally began to ascend.