Dragon Tribulation of All Realms

Chapter 158 - Let's Go to Sleep First
Hera left.

Before she left, she did something extra—she slightly adjusted the emerald green crown. The conspicuous dragon skull crown was replaced with a simple headband. Its intrinsic effect remained unchanged, but its striking appearance was significantly reduced.

"Malachite Silver Bracelet - You've cleared out a malachite mine before, so it's only natural to carry this accessory. Of course, if you want it to return to its original state, you just need to inject a certain amount of magic into it to activate the rune in this location."

She returned the headband to Wu Chen, but added additional powers to it. Mana regeneration and destructive bonuses were woven into the headband, just like the previous elemental crystal sphere.

"And, well... you can now consider starting to learn some general-purpose high-level magic. Now that you've mastered Elemental Impact, you should start researching its next advanced form. I call it 'Wrecking Ball,' which, compared to the previous Elemental Impact, emphasizes fusion and spell penetration."

"You can also try incorporating the acid spells and storm spells you've learned. Of course, that would be very difficult for you right now."

Wrecking Ball is a spell a level above Elemental Blast. It mixes ice, fire, and lightning energies, maintaining stability through a vortex. When it appears in Hera's palm, it looks like an unremarkable little black ball. Unlike the chaotic effect that Wuchen forcibly created in the Undead Lords world using advanced elemental manipulation, this jet-black Wrecking Ball is remarkably stable in Hera's hand.

Hera did not throw it away.

It's hard to say whether she didn't want to spend too much time tidying up the library. And when the small ball appeared in her hand, before Wu Chen's eyes, he sensed no threat whatsoever, as if the ball were a harmless egg.

Until Hera lifted the spell.

The moment she dispelled the spell, an indescribable sense of crisis instantly filled Wu Chen's entire body. He was so frightened that his hair stood on end and he broke out in a cold sweat. If he hadn't had enough faith in Hera, he would have immediately switched to the dream world and fled to another world.

“I emphasized the stealth of the spell. Its threat is difficult to detect before it is activated. Well, once you have made some progress in the field of multicasting, you can try to conceal it within a spell like Arcane Missiles Storm.”

She looked at Wu Chen, who was drenched in sweat, and gave him a reassuring smile. This wasn't the only high-level spell she had taught Wu Chen.

"Your progress in Destruction is quite good. Restoration is also good. But your Alteration and Illusion spells are somewhat mediocre. Well, these spells should be able to make up for your progress."

The first spell is Life Force Surge, a high-level spell that targets the caster and continuously repairs the recipient's physical damage. Its effect... is quite similar to the self-repairing ability of the Nameless Dragon Priest Mask.

Severed limbs can be repaired instantly, and even a blown-out head can be easily fixed. Apart from its slightly insufficient immortality, it can almost serve as a parallel substitute for the regenerative power of the Nameless Dragon Priest Mask.

“Your mask still has a purpose,” Hera reminded him. “It has hidden power that hasn’t been unleashed yet. You need a trigger to activate it. You’ll have to find out the specific method yourself. My advice to you is to fight more.”

It was a bit blurry, but what the senior said made sense. Wu Chen chose to remember it, and then...

More to come later.

Because right now, the most important thing is the senior student's teaching.

The second spell is a high-level transformation spell, and this spell is—

“I call it ‘Master Craftsman’. Ah… you can also just call it ‘Lock Picking’. Its function is that when you see a physical lock or a magical lock, you can use this magic to directly obtain the key to that lock. However, some locks are exceptions. For example, those sealed tombs in Ancient Nord. There is no way to open them before you get the corresponding Dragonclaw Key… not even a counterfeit key.”

Dragon Claw Key.

Wu Chen knew this—he also knew that a new Ingle tomb required a Dragonclaw Key to open. And that key was in the hands of a general merchant in Winterhold.

"Senior, are you interested in the Dragon Claw Key? I know a place where there might be one. I also know roughly where it's used." So he said it directly.

As expected, Hera immediately showed interest. But in the end, she shook her head.

“I’m very interested, but these Dragon Claw Keys are basically all bound by fate. If you’re not destined for them, you won’t be able to open the corresponding door even if you get the key—let me know when you get a Dragon Claw Key and you’re interested in sharing it. Or is the key you know of an unclaimed one?”

"Uh..." It's not that there aren't any, but they either need to be used together with other Dragon Claw Keys, or they're linked to some important missions.

Hera smiled and waved her hand.

"Alright, once you activate the corresponding destiny, I'd be happy to go with you. But before that, let's learn this last one... um, two spells."

“First, this.” A crimson light appeared in her hand.

A high-level illusion spell, the Mind Demon Assault. Its effect is to project a crimson sphere of light, and within its radius, every intelligent individual will be forced to confront a dark assassin composed of their own inner demons. Because this spell uses a part of the target as a medium, when it works on other wizards, the target's magic will be ineffective against it. It's not an illusion targeting mental weaknesses, but a standardized, black, floating ghost, like a halberd-wielding soldier. Wu Chen himself was hit by it, suffering a slight loss, but ultimately destroyed it with his sword.

“This spell has been upgraded,” Hera added after his victory. “I’ve improved its effect. If you don’t kill the demon avatar using a specific method, the damage you inflict on the demon will be transferred to you simultaneously when the demon avatar is destroyed. How about it, want to give it a try?”

"I think we should forget about it."

"So, do you want to learn?"

"Want to learn!"

"Once you become a high-ranking wizard and have achieved some proficiency in illusion magic, I will teach you. But before that, you'd better learn this book first."

Hera gave him a book.

The book is titled "Common Illusion Techniques"—it records the seamless casting techniques of illusion magic, which can eliminate the sound and light effects during casting. Only by mastering this can illusion magic be effective in casting.

This is a required course for any normal illusionist, but unfortunately, Wu Chen is not a normal illusionist. His current illusion spells basically come with a projectile-like crimson ball of light, which greatly reduces their effectiveness in actual combat.

It's a pity, but this problem must be addressed promptly.

This time, Hera gave him a physical book, something that was unprecedented for her.

then……

The world turns upside down.

The world changes.

Wu Chen returned to his temporary resting room, and with the night breeze, the faint fragrance gradually dissipated from the room.

It doesn't actually smell good.

Hera had absolutely no scent, no bodily waste, and no perfume. But even so, Wu Chen felt as if he could smell something pleasant on her.

illusion.

He raised his hand and gently tapped his temple. The last magical knowledge Hera had left behind appeared in his memory.

Elemental Missile Storm.

It's a composite, multi-missile spell based on arcane missiles and elemental impacts. Like Wrecking Ball, it's a high-level spell with a distinctly Hera-esque style. And obviously, mastering either of them requires considerable effort.

The coursework is extensive.

She said she wasn't a mentor... Okay, fine, she's not. Just a senior student is fine too.

So, next...

Wu Chen glanced out the window; the night was still pitch black. Whether Wu Enfei had resolved the 'Blood on Ice' storyline was still unknown. Going out now carried a significant risk of getting caught up in a murder case.

Getting away wouldn't be difficult, but there's really no need to cause trouble for my senior.

and so.

Wu Chen grabbed the blanket and covered himself with it.

Sleep before dawn!
(End of this chapter)