Chapter 45: Advancement to True Magician

“But Your Highness, are you really going to absorb the magic power from this magic crystal? Usually, magic crystals are used to craft magical artifacts and weapons; few people are willing to directly consume them to boost their magic power.”

Elise asked.

After all, magic power can still be increased by consuming various magic potions; directly absorbing a magic crystal feels like wasting something precious.

“Yes.” Xia Mingyu’s reply was brief and decisive.

Magical artifacts and weapons were too distant; what he needed to do was rapidly enhance his own strength, exhausting every bit of current resources.

Under the bright moonlight of the full moon, Xia Mingyu sat cross-legged on the top floor of the Bell Tower, cradling the blue magic crystal in both hands.

As he always did, he began his Moonlight Meditation, imagining himself draining the abundant, pure magic power from the crystal in his hands.

The next moment, clusters of ice-blue light emerged from the blue magic crystal, continuously flowing into Xia Mingyu’s body until it fully enveloped him.

Simultaneously, the surrounding temperature plummeted sharply as countless chills radiated from Xia Mingyu’s body.

The floor, the bronze bell, everything atop the bell tower gradually became coated in frost, turning into solid white ice.

“It seems Your Highness has a very high affinity with ice magic.”

Elise, who had barely managed to resist the cold using the “Sun” rune to generate heat, silently marveled in her mind.

When a mage absorbs a magic crystal, the higher their affinity with its magic, the greater the absorption efficiency and the lower the loss.

In Your Highness’s case, this could be called perfect affinity—he could absorb at least sixty percent of the magic power within that blue crystal.

That number was already terrifying; most mages absorb less than ten percent of a magic crystal’s power, which is why the vast majority avoid this method to increase their magic power.

Simply put—it’s too expensive.

Elise thought it wouldn’t be surprising if Your Highness advanced directly to the Magician rank after absorbing it.

At dawn, the first light of morning appeared.

Xia Mingyu woke up frozen.

He shakily hugged his arms, feeling as if he’d been dumped in Northeast China during the dead of winter.

“Your Highness, congratulations on successfully absorbing the magic crystal. Your affinity with ice magic is extremely high.”

Elise’s voice beside him fully roused him.

Xia Mingyu looked around and found everything enveloped in frost—even the large bronze bell.

The blue magic crystal still rested on his lap, but it had lost its former glow and chill, now dull as an ordinary stone.

Beyond that, most importantly,

“I feel a force flowing through my entire body.”

Xia Mingyu extended his finger, focusing his spirit to gather the icy power throughout his body into his fingertip—suddenly, a faint ice-blue white light burst forth.

Perhaps because he had absorbed so much magic from the blue crystal, his converted blank magic had temporarily taken on a faint ice-blue tint.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

At that moment, Elise extended her fingertip and swiftly drew the “Sun” and “Fire” runes in the air, overlaying them.

A flame surged toward the frozen bronze bell, and within seconds, the frost melted, revealing its rusted surface.

“Your Highness, please now draw the ‘Water’ rune,” Elise said softly.

Swish! Swish!

Without hesitation, Xia Mingyu immediately drew in the air with his fingertip, now filled with blank magic.

With the blessing of the Divine Wanderer, he completed the rune in just two or three seconds—half a second faster than Elise.

“Now draw the ‘Freeze’ rune.”

Xia Mingyu continued drawing the rune, again completing it in two or three seconds.

This time he felt strained, because he now had to maintain focus on the previously drawn ‘Water’ rune, or it would vanish quickly.

“Next, draw the ‘Impact’ rune, then overlay all three and release them toward the bell,” Elise said.

Xia Mingyu completed the third rune, then clenched his teeth as he slowly overlaid them.

He felt as if a heavy stone pressed upon his mind, giving him the dizziness of an all-night gaming session.

When the three runes merged, a ball of ice the size of a human head shot through the air and slammed into the bell.

Boom!

Accompanied by a massive bell clang, the bronze bell shook violently, and a shallow dent clearly formed where it had been struck.

“Did I do that?”

Xia Mingyu stared in shock, his sharply defined face betraying unmistakable delight.

As a transmigrator from a world without magic, he truly loved the feeling of personally casting dazzling spells.

After all, who hasn’t dreamed of being a mage?

At the same moment, the white “College Student” above his head began to change—a touch of emerald green emerged.

“Your Highness, please look at your blessing,” Elise reminded him.

Realizing it, Xia Mingyu immediately crouched down and gazed at the icy floor; its mirror-smooth surface clearly reflected the emerald-green text above his head—“True Magician.”

It must be a variant class!

At that moment, a stream of information flowed into his mind.

Magic Trick: You can perform small tricks to bring joy.

Xia Mingyu: “???”

“Elise, what’s your Magician ability?” Xia Mingyu asked quickly.

He had a bad feeling.

“The Magician class granted me Wind Affinity, enhancing the effect of ‘Wind’ runes and their derivatives while reducing magic cost,” Elise explained.

“Some gain Earth Affinity, Water Affinity, or faster rune-drawing speed, improved meditation speed, and so on.”

“What ability did Your Highness gain?” Elise asked curiously.

Given Your Highness’s talent and this variant Magician class, you probably gained ‘Freeze’ Affinity or Water Affinity.

Xia Mingyu’s lip twitched; he found it hard to speak.

“Your Highness, I’m sorry—I shouldn’t have asked about your ability.”

Seeing his silence, Elise grew tense, fearing she had offended him.

After all, inquiring about a transcendent’s ability was inherently impolite.

Elise, Elise, how could you be so foolish?

For Your Highness to ask about your ability is your honor—but how could you ask about Your Highness’s ability?

The girl’s nerves were taut; beads of sweat glistened on her pale forehead.

“Close your eyes,” Xia Mingyu said softly.

Without hesitation, Elise tightly shut her eyes.

She thought he was going to punish her.

“Alright, you may open them.”

The girl slowly opened her eyes and saw a radiant field of flowers.

The frost on the floor and stairs had vanished, replaced by countless colorful blossoms swaying freely in the morning breeze.

“Thank you for teaching me magic, Teacher Elise!”

Xia Mingyu held out two roses before her—one as crimson as blood, one as pale as ash—just as beautiful as her eyes.

Family, please follow—soon we’ll reach the upgrade to 1.4 billion blessings

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(End of Chapter)