Chapter 1060: Bloodline Ability, Transformation Plan

It is not just intelligent creatures; these two giant ocean beasts—the great whale capable of summoning a large amount of Water Element, and the giant octopus possessing Psionic Ability—are enough to show their extraordinariness.

Perhaps the two magical abilities they possess are innate, just like those of dragons.

As for others, whether they are Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Orc, or even human, the magical abilities they possess are essentially obtained through acquired learning.

Of course, there are Bloodline Sorcerers like Xia Duo, but this is not a universal phenomenon.

But if someone could capture magical creatures like the great whale or the giant octopus, could they also artificially create Bloodline Sorcerers?

Regardless of the potential of such artificially created Bloodline Sorcerers, it could at least serve as a shortcut for ordinary people to cross the threshold of Spellcasting.

Focus Training is currently the most mainstream way in Netheril to cross the threshold of Spellcasting; compared to the Elf way of sensing the Magic Net day after day to establish a Resonance relationship, it is already many times faster.

But this path still relies heavily on talent.

Some people do not need training and can naturally cast spells after reaching adulthood; their future growth depends more on their grasp of Knowledge.

However, most people still need to undergo Focus Training, ranging from several months to several years. In the most severe cases, they might never be able to touch the Magic Net for their entire lives, though such cases are extremely rare; basically, as long as it is a human with normal thinking, they can cross the threshold of Spellcasting.

But—

Any Spellcaster, in the foreseeable future, will have a limited lifespan, meaning the time and energy of a lifetime are also limited. If too much time is wasted on the stage of crossing the threshold of Spellcasting.

Then for the later growth and development stages that truly require Wisdom, it is simply a serious waste.

If some technology could allow people to directly touch the Magic Net and thus cross the threshold of Spellcasting, it would surely allow individuals in the future magical civilization to have more time to do what they want to do.

It is not limited to deep exploration in the field of Magic, but as an individual of a magical civilization, not being able to cast spells is just too pathetic.

For things that technology can solve, there is really no need to waste months, years, or even a lifetime grinding; or rather, Focus Training itself is also a type of technology.

It is just that more advanced technology can allow people to directly cross the threshold of Spellcasting.

This more advanced technology could be related to bloodlines, or it could be a more efficient Focus Training method. Xia Duo only thought of things related to bloodlines because he saw two magical giant beasts here; it does not mean he has a preference in this regard.

In fact, he is more inclined toward more efficient Focus Training methods, such as "Meditation Method 3" used for budding Arcanists to perceive the Soul in the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】.

This type of Meditation Method is essentially a form of Focus Training; if simplified and taught directly to those beginners, it could even seamlessly connect to subsequent Arcanist advancement.

It is just that this training method, although more efficient than the Focus Training used by Apprentices in the Main Plane, cannot allow people to directly cross the threshold of Spellcasting.

Perhaps in the future, there will be things like net-touching surgery or enlightenment rituals; who knows, maybe after finishing them, one could cast spells directly!

Of course, Xia Duo does not reject bloodlines either; he himself is a possessor of a special bloodline. If he were to reject it, he would have to reject himself first.

Although his own Bloodline Ability now seems increasingly terrifying, he has never regarded Bloodline Ability as his sole reliance.

He knows deeply that only Magic is the path that can be stably and continuously developed. For all his Bloodline Abilities, except for 【Dragon's Majesty】 related to temperament which he cannot yet fathom, he has "translated" the others into magical versions.

It is just that Bloodline Ability is controlled at will, while the magical version has a fixed pattern.

Theoretically, he can "translate" countless magical versions of Bloodline Ability spells; as long as there is even a tiny difference in the initial parameters, it is a new spell.

This is also the reason why he basically does not use the translated spells in daily life; the Bloodline Ability is simply too convenient.

But Bloodline Ability also has limitations. For Xia Duo, the most obvious one is that his Bloodline Ability does not possess teleportation capabilities.

If one becomes addicted to the various abilities brought by bloodlines and does not study the true, grand, and righteous path, once the bloodline stops awakening, one's life will be fixed.

In Netheril, the strongest recorded Bloodline Sorcerers only reached the Archmage level. Except for a very few who were satisfied with this, the vast majority of Bloodline Sorcerers do not rely on their bloodlines, but use them to delve into the field of Magic.

If Xia Duo did not have a Personal Space, he might also choose the Bloodline Domain as his main research direction for the future, or joining Jilan Tower would be a good choice.

In all of Netheril, Jilan Tower has the most Bloodline Sorcerers and the deepest research on bloodlines.

Not long ago, during the time when Master Bailun went missing, Bulundesi had even invited him to join Jilan Tower, but Bulundesi could never have imagined that he could enter the Outer Planes and even bring Master Bailun back.

With Xia Duo's current magical attainments, he can use Magic to achieve at least 90% of what his Bloodline Ability can do, but the Personal Space is different.

Even now, he does not understand how such a space that truly exists and stores a large amount of supplies can exist within his consciousness.

And it can be expanded by paying money (Arcane Crystal), which is simply unbelievable.

Knowing that there is a high possibility of the appearance of the infinite energy source 【Mythallar】 in the future, Xia Duo must choose to study something with near-infinite potential like the Personal Space.

A personal plane, a near-creator-god experience—just thinking about it makes one excited.

Regarding research on Planes, after obtaining the Knowledge contained in the 【Sword of Ruling】, Xia Duo already has many ideas. He is just waiting to return from Leisen Territory, and he is prepared to start transforming that 【Yellow Sand Semi-Plane】 searched by the Tower of Time.

Practice while researching.

In fact, if it were not for the sudden event of the Princess's Ascension to Godhood, he might have already returned from Leisen Territory by now.

Of course, if that were the case, he might not have found 【Projection Plane: Cormanthor Birth】, and as for the 【Sword of Ruling】, he could forget about it.

The 【Sword of Ruling】 of the Main Plane is in the hands of the Cormanthor Crown King. Knowing the abilities of the three Elf divine swords, Xia Duo is very wary of those three Elf divine sword holders.

Except for the holder of the Sword of War who might be slightly weaker, he might not be able to defeat the holders of the other two divine swords even after he becomes a Great Arcanist.

And without the 【Sword of Ruling】, without the lifelong Knowledge and experience poured into the Wisdom Gem on the hilt by multiple Elf High Mages, he might have to wait even longer if he wanted to transform the 【Yellow Sand Semi-Plane】!

The gains and losses here can no longer be described as gains and losses; even if the original plan were delayed longer, he would still choose the 【Sword of Ruling】.