Chapter 570: Enhancement of Ability Sublimation

As Rod shattered the mist and tentacles with sound waves.

The silver bells in the mages' hands in the outer interference zone instantly exploded.

The backlash of the magic was immense; the silver bells turned into fragmentation grenades right where they stood, even shooting shards into the bodies of several users.

Screams and gasps immediately mingled with the chanting.

The atmosphere grew noisy and anxious.

Those with some knowledge recognized Rod's roar, surprised and doubtful:

"That... that is the White Dragon's 【Purifying Dragon Roar】?! Impossible! He hasn't undergone 【Bio-Weaving】 to graft a dragon's throat, so how can he use such a powerful dragon roar?!"

"Calm down!"

Seamus, commanding the central area, said coldly.

The 【Purifying Dragon Roar】 is mainly for countering magical weather and illusionary climates; its power against human bodies and magic barriers is not great.

He took it lightly.

Seamus had encountered Rod in Shi Ying Town.

This person had some talent and methods.

At the same time, he knew deeply that this person was arrogant due to his talent.

One could even say he was more arrogant than the top students of the Bahadur Magic Academy.

He also knew that after all, this person was from a rural place in the far west, having seen little of the world.

He simply did not know the power of this complete Zhi Shi Fa formation, which was why he dared to approach so leisurely.

This Zhi Shi Fa formation is mainly for countering battlefield positional warfare.

One slight mistake, and even an eighth-rank Spiritual Warrior would fall here; using it against one person is a waste.

However, heh heh...

No matter, no matter; just taste it well.

Did Seamus ever think that what the newspapers said was true?

Yes.

But not much.

As someone who had actually fought Rod and successfully escaped.

He clearly knew Rod's strength at that time.

He also clearly knew the laws of spiritual magic operation in this world.

Someone who didn't even reach the seventh rank back then could absolutely not have repelled a ninth-rank Duke of Purgatory two months later.

One could say he was bound by common sense.

"Control zone, follow up."

As the words fell.

The mages, already prepared, activated their magic.

Rod's forward step halted; he couldn't lift himself up easily.

He looked down.

Under the effect of magic, the ground turned into quicksand, while purple magic formed a curtain that fell from the half-sky.

Boom!

In a ten-meter circular area centered on Rod, the soil along with him was forcibly pressed down a section!

Gravity surged!

He sank deeper into the mud.

And the next layer of 【Mud to Stone】 spells came in succession, fixing his legs together with the mud compacted by gravity.

Buzzing—

Magic hummed.

Rod looked up.

【Thunderstorm Ring】, 【Scorching Curtain】, 【Bigby's Grasping Hand】.

Even individually, the magic intensity reached the eighth rank.

Clearly, the highest-ranking mage was only seventh rank.

"Ho."

Kali once spoke of the "Group Mental Amplification Effect," meaning several mages casting together can achieve an enhanced spell power effect.

But this technique has strict requirements; from Rod's observation, just the "chanting rhythm" alone didn't meet the standard.

Then is it basic ritual formation amplification and linkage?

Not that either.

Rod saw no corresponding ritual.

To avoid slowed magic flow caused by ritual clutter in limited space, this Zhi Shi Fa camp made certain trade-offs in the ritual beneath their feet, mainly for defensive amplification.

So the question arises.

It is neither the 【Group Mental Amplification Effect】.

Nor is there obvious ritual enhancement, and 【Treasure Obsession】 gave no reaction.

What could it be? So hard to guess.

Rod thought of the mental constructs in the minds of the Holy Fire Sect.

"Chaos energy... mental constructs... heh heh heh... is Bahadur still mixing with the Yige Sect..."

He sneered.

He pressed down with one foot.

【War Stomp】!

Boom!!!

The rock blocks beneath his feet, formed by 【Mud to Stone】, instantly shattered and scattered like a spiderweb.

At the same time.

Flames erupted violently from the blade of the black-gold longsword in his right hand.

【Heart Flame +2】, offered through the sword.

【Heart Flame】 fluctuates and amplifies its power in response to the user's cold emotions.

With a single swing, the 【Giant Slash】 nearly pierced the clouds, formed instantly, and then vanished cleanly after the strike.

Like a hundred-meter-long flame folding fan in the sky opening and closing, it tore the spell above his head to pieces in an instant.

"Wha—"

Seamus's eyes widened.

A hundred-meter-high sword light?!

What the hell?!

The mages on the platform even fell into a clamorous panic.

Over these two months, Rod had not increased his Spiritual Class, but the absorption of Spiritual Accumulation had not stopped.

It was like a level 69 player holding back experience points without leveling up.

His physical attributes hadn't improved much.

However, his proficiency in Spiritual Arts had risen to an absurd degree, all reaching a state of complete mastery.

This wasn't really anything special; at most, it meant he had integrated his skills more thoroughly. The upper limit of a skill was still just that.

However.

Yesterday, he had obtained the shared skill 【Ability Sublimation】.

【Details: Makes it easier for the owner to break through their own limits, raising the level cap and effects of other skills.】

The progress bar for 【Giant Slash】 on his panel surged upward.

It went straight to +26!

At this moment.

The opponent's long-incantation 【Glass Transmutation】 was successfully cast.

Emerald-green light flickered, sweeping over toward Rod.

Rod did possess 【Reactive Evil Eye】, which could counter such control-type spells, but he intentionally wanted to test the effect of this debuff skill on 【Dragon Scale Technique】.

He took the skill directly with his head!

【'Glass Transmutation' Save Successful! Negative effects halved!】

【Dragon Scale Technique +15 (-3)】

As expected.

Many spells still add debuffs even if the save is successful.

Looking at the information on his panel.

Rod curled his lip.

"It still has some effect."

The 【Dragon Scale Technique】, boosted to +18 after absorbing the scales of the Red Dragon Nas and the Black Dragon Mikhail, had its strength reduced by 3 points.

The scales of the two great dragons were indeed quite damaged.

But after all, the Black Dragon and Red Dragon are the two largest among the Five-Colored Dragons, and their scales are far fresher than those of the Ice-Bound Ancient White Dragon.

The effect was considered far beyond Rod's expectations.

"Without the save effect halving the penalty, it would have been -6. If I only had the base 【Dragon Scale Technique】, my defense would have been reduced to a negative number."

Honestly.

It really is quite strong.

"No more playing around. Let's get to the main point."

Over there, Seamus shouted anxiously: "【Glass Transmutation】 succeeded! This person is too great a threat. Kill him directly! Then use Necromancy to revive him later! Hurry!"

All the mages in the casting formation were ready from the previous round.

Though frightened by the man before them, they still displayed excellent casting proficiency.

Truly worthy of being top students from the Magic Academy.

The next moment.

In the sky, dark thunderstorms, firestorms, and suffocating cloud explosions were successively awakened by mana.

The entire battlefield was swallowed by chaotic energy.

Rod looked at the frenzied Evocation spells and sighed.

"Casting such high-power spells in a forest, in front of a Forester? Do you know how long it takes for a forest to grow like this?"

Facing the wild wind of mana.

He raised his hand, and a pitch-black sphere condensed in his palm.

The sphere suddenly expanded.

Like a black hole, it directly sucked in the thunderstorm, flames, and steam, even causing space itself to begin distorting.

【Throat of the Abyss】!

(End of Chapter)