Above the mage!

Chapter 630 Specialty Awakening
When the third "Elemental Resonance" star trail lit up, the ice elemental energy in the meditation room suddenly became unusually active.

They transformed into countless tiny, silver-blue streams of light, swarming towards the Star Core Crystal in the mana pool like migratory birds returning to their nests.

Then it obediently attached itself to the third star orbit.

Layer upon layer, until it completely covered the slender light trail, transforming it into a star trail flowing with an icy blue luster.

The essence of Elemental Resonance Star Trail is the deep bond established between the mage and the corresponding element.

Once this ice-based star trail was formed, Gaode Maps could clearly capture the trajectory of every wisp of ice element in the meditation room without even needing to consciously perceive it.

At the same time, a vague realization dawned on him: when casting ice element spells in the future, the star trail would automatically draw in the surrounding ice elements, allowing the spell's condensation speed, coverage, and power to achieve a qualitative leap.

The formation of the mana star orbit is the most difficult step in the magic crystal fission process.

Many mages are stuck outside the Third Ring Gate because the elemental backlash during the star orbit integration process causes them to fail at the last minute.

However, the blessing of the Zhenbing bloodline made all of this unimpeded. The moment the star trail was generated, it perfectly matched Gaode's aura and operated stably.

There was no growing pain of adjustment; it was as if it was always meant to be there.

As the three magical star orbits were generated, the chain reaction brought about by the ascending rings occurred simultaneously.

Gao De had already completed the second stage of breaking through the limits of mental power long ago, without even needing the power of the Zhenbing bloodline to exert any force.

The benefits brought by the upgrade were like a spring rain, nourishing Gaode's mental strength, which surged again from 340 to finally stabilize at 355.

This has already surpassed the average level of a mid-stage third-ring mage.

The next step is to open up the magical star sea.

Gao De focused his mind on his own magical starry sea.

The thin membrane at the edge of the Second Ring Star Sea, resembling an egg membrane, vanished on its own, like a mist dispersed by the morning light, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Unlike the previous ring-up process, which required him to expend mental energy to break through, a much larger, dark space had already unfolded automatically.

Countless new third-circle spell stars lit up within them, like a cluster of stars suddenly bursting forth in the dark night!
Both in terms of the intensity of its light and the size of the planet itself, it far surpasses the second ring planet.

Moreover, each star radiates even more immense energy, quietly waiting to become part of the third-circle spell model.

The third step of the Ascension Ring is complete: the opening of the Spell Star Sea.

At this point, although the ring upgrade process is still ongoing, all the challenges related to the ring upgrade have been overcome.

The following steps are all "rewards," a benefit that allows the mage to further enhance their strength.

The first to be affected is the elementalized physical body.

Compared to the second ring, where only one element can be selected for tempering.

When advancing to the third ring, the mage's physical body has undergone two ring-up refinements, and has already acquired the resilience to accommodate multiple elements, allowing them to simultaneously choose two elements to integrate into their physical body.

It can further enhance the elemental tempering during the second ring stage, forming multiple elemental protections.

At this moment, although Gao De was still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, his consciousness seemed to have spread throughout the entire meditation room and even a wider space.

He could clearly "see" countless densely packed, colorful specks of light floating in the surrounding world:
The crimson light representing the fire element remained intensely hot, but after he completed his fire elemental transformation into a physical body during his second ring, these light spots gained a subtle, almost imperceptible, affinity with him.

In addition, there are also pale blue specks of light representing the element of water, which flow slowly in the air;

The bluish-white light spots, representing the element of wind, are light and agile, sometimes converging and sometimes dispersing;

The earthy yellow light spots, representing the element of earth, are calm and heavy, mostly settling near the ground, exuding an aura of stability.
Of course, due to the special environment of the North, the elemental light points other than ice are actually very sparse.

Gao De had already made up his mind: he chose the fire element when he reached the second ring in order to make up for his weakness of being countered by fire.

For this promotion to the third ring, he will choose water and wind.

Earth, wind, water, and fire are the four basic elements, corresponding to the largest and most commonly used magic system on the continent.

Choosing these four elements as the primary option for transforming a physical body into an elemental form is undoubtedly the most cost-effective approach.

As sea sentinel mages, most of them choose water element when they first transform their physical body into an elemental form, in order to better deal with sea beasts.

Gaode chose the fire element at the time, and there's no reason to delay any longer.

The wind element is because once a mage reaches the third ring and masters the [Flight] spell, aerial combat becomes extremely frequent.

In aerial combat, wind element spells are frequently used, so the necessity of choosing this element is temporarily higher than that of earth element.

With the support of three elements, it is sufficient to cope with the vast majority of battlefield scenarios.

Once he made up his mind, Gao De did not hesitate at all.

He first focused his consciousness on those pale blue water elemental lights, sending out a guiding thought in his mind.

The next moment, all the water elemental points in the meditation room seemed to be summoned by an invisible force, instantly becoming bright and transforming into fine streams of water that surged towards his body from all directions.

Unlike the warmth of the fire element, the water element has a cool and gentle touch, like a mountain spring seeping into the body through the pores without any stagnation.

Unlike fire elements, which actively integrate into the body's texture, they first flow slowly through the magical veins, washing over the body.

Then it seeps into every inch of muscle, every drop of blood, every bone, and every cell.

Just as the water element began to temper the physical body, Gao De also drew towards those bluish-white wind element light spots.

The wind element is more fluid than the water element; almost the instant his thoughts arose, it transformed into countless gentle streams of air that wrapped around his body.

They seep into the body silently, like the smoothest silk.

The wind element did not remain in the meridians or flesh, but rather gathered more on the body surface and between the bones.

This gave Gaode a light, weightless feeling, as if the body could take off with the wind at any moment.

At the same time, a thin layer of airflow protective film forms on the surface of the bones, making the limbs move more quickly.

The two elements were tempered simultaneously without any conflict.

Water nourishes and moisturizes the body, while wind flows flexibly across the body surface and between bones.

One inside, one outside; one soft, one hard—a perfect match.

Even more remarkably, when the elemental forces of water and wind stabilized within the body, the fire element that had been integrated into the body during the second ring was also awakened.

The crimson light spots that were originally dormant deep within the cells now began to operate and strengthen spontaneously, like sparks that had been ignited.

This feeling of tempering lasted for about half an hour, without any pain, only a feeling of complete comfort and pleasure.

It is even more intense than the elemental physical body at the second ring stage.

As the last wisp of wind element merged into the gaps in his bones, a tri-colored halo suddenly erupted from Gao De's body.

Crimson, dark blue, and cyan intertwined, swirling around the body's surface before slowly sinking into the body and disappearing.

Gaode could clearly perceive that his resistance to the three elements of water, fire, and wind had been greatly improved.

The gifts brought by the rising rings did not stop, but came one after another.

A powerful surge of life force erupted from his body! The life force within him grew stronger and stronger, and his skin, nourished by this life force, began to radiate a healthy, lustrous glow.

In just a moment, Gaode clearly sensed that his lifespan limit had surged again.

The maximum lifespan of a second-ring mage is 225 years, and that of a third-ring mage is 375 years.

But Gaode is different.

Because of his practice of the "Azure Wood Longevity Scripture" and his contract with Yugathira, his lifespan limit had already exceeded the norm during the second ring stage, reaching an astonishing 730 years.

This latest upgrade of the three ring roads has caused this figure to surge again, jumping from 730 years to 880 years.

It is now only one step away from becoming the "thousand-year-old demon" that the world reveres.

Normally, once you reach this level of advancement, the next step should be the awakening of your specialization, which is something all mages value and look forward to immensely.

However, Gaode's situation is special.

Just as his lifespan limit stabilized, the Zhenbing bloodline within his body suddenly erupted with a power far exceeding that of the Ascension Ring itself.

If the power of bloodline during the previous crystal fission and star orbit formation was a steady undercurrent, it has now transformed into a raging tsunami.

A torrent of energy surged through his body, instantly engulfing his consciousness.

That familiar feeling of comfort returned, but it was several times stronger than when I was on the Second Ring Road.

It was as if the cold winds of the icy plains of the North had flooded his mind—clear, powerful, yet with an ultimate sense of comfort.

An indescribable sense of comfort swept over his entire body, plunging him into a state of semi-drunkenness and semi-awakeness, instantly washing away all fatigue and distracting thoughts.

This state lasted for about half an hour, much longer than when I was on the Second Ring Road, and I was more immersed in it.

When Gao De's consciousness cleared again, a message quietly surfaced in his mind.

He has already obtained the special ability "Water Turns into Ice" from the third level of the "True Ice Secret Manual".

And this is far from over.

The power deep within Zhenbing's bloodline was still surging, a torrent of knowledge even more magnificent and refined than when he awakened at the second ring, like a great river flowing through an icy plain after the snow melted, rushing into Gaode's mind with overwhelming force.

If the gift at the second ring was the skill of manipulating spells, then this gift is the underlying logic and advanced evolution of ice spells.

He instantly grasped how to use the Star Core Magic Crystal's spell to condense star trails and compress the density of ice magic, giving a small ice cone the penetrating power comparable to a heavy hammer. He understood...
These are no longer simple skill improvements, but innovations and evolutions that go straight to the essence.

Every piece of knowledge is incredibly profound. Without the gift of bloodline, even if a senior ice mage of the third ring were to impart all his knowledge to him, Gao De would still need to spend decades studying and practicing it.

But at this moment, these incredibly complex logics and techniques are like instincts etched deep into the soul. They require no memorization or practice; they can be executed precisely with just a thought.

The moment the knowledge was bestowed, before Gao De could even fully process it, dozens of dazzling silver lights suddenly shot out from his veins.

Like silver snakes with their own consciousness, they swarmed densely, carrying immense bloodline power, rushing straight towards the magical sea of ​​stars in the mind.

This is the awakening spell process of the Zhenbing bloodline.

By leveraging the power of bloodline, it automatically constructs unmastered spell models; it is entirely a "natural spell" bestowed by bloodline.

When Gaode upgraded the ring in "Zhenbing Secret Transmission", the spell library had already been expanded once, so the spells for bloodline awakening were sparse.

However, with this advancement to the third ring, his third ring spell repertoire was completely empty, resulting in a qualitative leap in the number of spells he could awaken.

These dozens of silver lights, like shooting stars chasing the moon, shuttled through the three-ring magical star sea that Gao De had just opened up, drawing in magical stars.

With each ray of silver light that falls and disappears, a spell model is formed.

The entire process was smooth and seamless, as if these spell models were meant to exist in Gaode's vast array of spells.

In just three minutes, more than twenty new spell models were added to Gaode's three-ring spell star sea.

All the silver light had completed its mission and quietly dissipated into the sea of ​​magical stars.

But based on previous experience, Gaode knew that this was by no means the main point.

He calmed himself down and waited quietly.

As he had anticipated, after a pause of about five breaths, three more extremely cold, silvery-white lights flew out from his bloodline.

These three silver lights were completely different from the previous dozens of silver lights. Their color was extremely pure and they were almost tangible.

They carry an ancient and desolate aura of extreme cold, as if they came from the source of the Ice Age, containing the core power of the Zhenbing bloodline.

After the three silver beams flew into the magical star sea, they instantly attracted a large number of star particles.

The entire process of constructing the spell model is also more refined, complex, and time-consuming, much like the construction of three great wonders.

However, it didn't actually take too long.

A moment later, three complex and powerful spell models had taken shape.

These are Pure Ice spells, exclusive spells belonging solely to the Pure Ice bloodline, far surpassing the power of ordinary third-circle spells.

Before Gao De could fully grasp and understand all the spells he had awakened, the most important part of the Ascension event had already begun:

Awaken your specialization!

The moment the three True Ice spell models stabilized, a powerful intent surged from the void.

It carries a chilling pressure, yet strangely it is not aggressive at all; instead, it exudes a majestic aura that sees into the very essence of things.

This thought didn't directly flood his mind; instead, it first hovered three feet around him, like the most sophisticated scanner, beginning to examine everything about him layer by layer and point by point.
It first swept across Gaode's sea of ​​spells, which included over a hundred spell models covering multiple elements and schools of thought.

The structure, energy fluctuations, and elemental properties of each element are clearly captured.

In particular, the spell models that had been "added to" by Feng Lingyueying were all marked by this intention;

Next, he focused his mind on his magical energy channels and mana pool, feeling the surging flow of both the Green Wood and Pure Ice elemental mana.

Then, his mind touched his physical body, and he experienced the various evolutions and changes brought about by the adaptive force, the vitality nourished by the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture", and the Zhenbing Secret Runes bestowed by the Zhenbing Bloodline.

Even the profound foundation brought by his long lifespan of 880 years and the immense strength of 350 points of spiritual power were all thoroughly understood;

Most remarkably, this thought eventually penetrated his consciousness and reached the knowledge he possessed, including cross-dimensional knowledge from his previous life.

The scan of this thought did not miss any details.

With each scan, Gaode Maps felt a strange sense of clarity, as if it were being thoroughly analyzed from the inside out.

But there was no sense of being offended or uncomfortable during the process; on the contrary, it felt like a perfect fit.

The scan lasted for several minutes. When the last trace of his consciousness swept over the wind spirit moon shadow in his sea of ​​magical stars, this powerful consciousness finally moved.

Like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, it slowly flowed into Gaode's mind through his brow, without any impact, yet carrying an irresistible and powerful force.

boom.

The sky is shining!

(End of this chapter)