Chapter 144: Power Gem

The Power Gem's effect is extremely potent; one could say the stronger the user's power, the more powerful its displayed strength becomes.

Naimi Xisi noticed that the talents 【Arcane Divine Fusion】 and 【Arcane Spirit Fusion】 he had previously awakened have, in this evolution, transformed into the talent 【Spiritual Technique Resonance】.

This powerful talent can double all Spellcasting Ability, including Divine Spell, and more importantly, the Power Gem's amplification is realized on top of that.

In other words, his Spellcasting Ability does not simply increase tenfold like Physical Strength, but a full twentyfold! Naimi Xisi also discovered that his profession, after a slumber, inexplicably turned into a "Spellguard," and he understood that this must be what Ougma referred to as "the new profession he personally wove for him."

The Spellguard is very similar to a Mage, even the advancement method is identical; the difference is that under Ougma's influence, this profession can learn Arcane Power as well as other secret arts, including Divine Spell.

Similar priestly Divine Spells, Druidic nature Divine Spells, and so on can all be converted by the Spellguard into Spell Models, which are then transcribed and learned.

In addition, the Spellguard possesses an extremely strong mana affinity, because this profession is a special version developed based on Juan Ce Long; under Naimi Xisi's absurdly terrifying mana affinity, the Spellguard can flexibly draw power from low-ring Spell Slots to charge High-ring Spell Slots.

Simply put, Naimi Xisi's casting resources are no longer rigid Spell Slots or Divine Spell slots; they have all become a casting resource called "Spell Points," akin to "Mana Points," which can freely realize spells of different rings by varying the amount of energy invested.

In effect, this does not create any substantive difference from a Mage; essentially, whether Spell Slots or Spell Points, they are both condensations of the caster's own magical power.

Only the Spellguard's manipulation of mana has become exquisitely refined, turning the rigid Spell Slots into the more flexible "Spell Points."

Naimi Xisi now has as many as 4,980 Spell Points; a first-ring spell consumes 1 Spell Point, a second-ring spell consumes 3. With his current mana, casting a sixth-ring spell (costing 11 Spell Points) could be looped for a full 452 bombardments! If Naimi Xisi were still a Mage, the sixth-ring Spell Slots, even with the Mind Gem's amplification, would be only about 210, with the remaining mana all turned into lower-ring Spell Slots.

These are the two biggest changes the Spellguard has compared to a Mage; aside from that, only two Arcane abilities have been added.

The ability to freely shape the area of a spell, 【Arcane Shaping】, and the ability to release two spells simultaneously with each cast, 【Twincasting】; compared with other changes, these two Arcane abilities are at least something rather than nothing.

After sorting through all the information, Naimi Xisi focused on the final item: the Power Gem's second ability—Adaptive Evolution.

"Adaptive Evolution"

Naimi Xisi furrowed his brows, not quite understanding what this ability does; evolution? Could it be evolving a race? Never mind, he's quite happy being a dragon.

Sensing his master's doubt, the illusory seven-pointed flesh crown faintly materialized above Naimi Xisi's head; now, besides the leading yellow Mind Gem, a purple Power Gem has been set into one of the gaps.

Seven minus two, still lacking five to return.

A message came from the purple gem, and Naimi Xisi instantly understood how to use the Power Gem's second ability.

"That's just too strong!" excitement flickered in Naimi Xisi's eyes.

He hurriedly summoned the Rain Dragon.

"You, attack me!" Naimi Xisi ordered.

Te La Lou Ke Te stared dumbfounded, unsure whether Naimi Xisi was deliberately looking for an excuse to punish him, and after hesitating for a while, dared not act.

Naimi Xisi, helpless, promised that he would not punish him and was only training himself, which coaxed the Rain Dragon into compliance. The twin-headed serpent‑tiger roared, and a towering wave from the lake was instantly summoned, slamming into Naimi Xisi. Though his damage from Power had been amplified tenfold, his constitution remained unchanged; the blunt strike of the wave caused a sharp pain in his unprotected chest, and he fell heavily to the ground.

He touched his chest, where dozens of scales had already shattered, and a series of dull pains radiated from the spot struck by the wave.

"Tch." Naimi Xisi clicked his tongue, irritated by Juan Ce Long's frail physique; since birth he had rarely been injured by physical attacks without any protection, so he hadn't expected a mere wave to wound him.

But soon, the Power Gem began to reveal its true "Power."

A sphere of violet light gently glowed over the injured area, and Naimi Xisi could feel the broken scales slowly repairing.

But this is not the Power Gem's entire function.

When his scales are repaired, facing such blunt physical strikes will increase his defense; the scales will become better at buffering the impact of blunt hits.

This is Adaptive Evolution.

He can continuously endure any damage; as long as the damage does not outright kill him, he will keep evolving resistance to that type of harm, eventually achieving immunity.

Naimi Xisi can already imagine his future self relying on indestructible scales, where neither sharp blades, raging ice‑fire, nor troublesome force‑field attacks can breach his defense!

Of course, before that he still needs to develop modestly, relying on his subordinates' controlled attacks to evolve, since Juan Ce Long's body is too frail; without protection he would likely be slain by a single enemy strike, and Adaptive Evolution could not adapt to Naimi Xisi's own attacks.

"Again!"

Addicted, Naimi Xisi had the Rain Dragon summon wave after wave to strike himself, continuing until the Rain Dragon's power was exhausted, then he collapsed, panting, before finally stopping.

His scales, which at first shattered on a single touch, later only bore faint cracks.

The Rain Dragon, initially puzzled, turned to surprise; it hadn't expected its master to truly train itself in such a self‑torturing way.

Even more outrageous, it actually worked! Damn, does the True Dragon's talent make other dragons envious? His name even contains the character "dragon"!

Ignoring the Rain Dragon's muttering, Naimi Xisi, addicted to the ever‑growing sensation, acted like a masochist, eagerly summoning Wang Mu La again, this time ordering it to use its spiked tail to train his resistance to piercing physical damage.

Sun rising and setting, Naimi Xisi took turns wearing Wang Mu La and the Rain Dragon out to the brink; under the influence of Ai En Shi, his recovery was extremely rapid, and even when Wang Mu La struck too hard, a single 【Heal Severe Injury】 instantly mended the wound.

In this rotating battle, Naimi Xisi had not yet fallen, while Wang Mu La and the Rain Dragon were both too exhausted to lift a single dragon finger.

Naimi Xisi reluctantly gave up, silently adding this training to his daily required activities.

(End of Chapter)