I gained immortality in Full-Time Magician

Chapter 5 Thunder Mark - Python Mark

As summer turned to autumn, fallen leaves swirled in the wind and gradually settled on the school playground.

Beside the playground, a dense grove of green trees provides shade. The afternoon sun filters through the leaves, illuminating the earth and creating dappled patterns of light on the ground.

For Jiang Shang, time flies by very quickly; two months have passed since he awakened.

For the past two months, Jiang Shang has only done one thing: sit under this tree and contemplate the Emperor of Immortality.

Because the Emperor's divine aura emanates from each visualization, the stars in the stardust become more and more obedient to his words. They no longer suppress their nature and become more lively and active. Only when Jiang Shang forms a star track will Da Wa and the others obey his commands and form the track with a single thought.

His magical cultivation also increased little by little through visualization. At first, when he could only visualize the outline, the increase was not much but still considerable. As the details of the outline increased, the cultivation he could gain after each visualization also increased. However, this visualization was like a normal person controlling a star. Jiang Shang could only visualize for an hour now, and that was the battle-damaged version of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor.

Today, Jiang Shang's magical cultivation is about to break through to the second level, and he has also mastered the lightning magic Lightning Seal - Python Mark.

I remember on the third night after Uncle Nan left, the military sent someone to deliver the spirit seed.

The spirit seed was placed in a box, along with three intermediate lightning magic star map spellbooks and a letter. The letter said that the star map spellbooks were given to Jiang Shang in advance, and that once he reached the intermediate level, he could directly familiarize himself with the intermediate lightning magic [Thunderbolt] when he made the same mistakes before. The letter also instructed him on the method of absorbing the spirit seed and the taboos.

However, to Jiang Shang's surprise, the figure of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor suddenly trembled when he saw the spirit seed.

A message was sent out.

The general meaning is to absorb it.

"Does this mean I should absorb this spirit seed right now? But isn't a spirit seed something only a mid-level mage can absorb?"

Jiang Shang hesitated for a moment, then decided to absorb the spiritual seed.

For no other reason than that the Great Emperor had finally given an instruction, so why shouldn't I follow it?

The rule that novice mages cannot absorb spirit seeds is utterly meaningless in front of an emperor!

Following the instructions in the letter from Uncle Nan, Jiang Shang directly immersed his palm into the spiritual seed.

A tingling sensation spread from his palms throughout his body. At first, the electric shock made Jiang Shang feel a little unsteady, but he soon realized that this spiritual lightning seemed to have no intention of harming humans in the slightest. It was like a newborn child, exploring everything.

Gradually, it felt as if a force was rushing into his body, and he closed his eyes to experience this magical scene.

According to Uncle Nan, he was the first to discover the spirit seed [Awakening of Insects]. Since he himself does not have the lightning element, the spirit seed still retains its original appearance when it was conceived.

Because he discovered it during the Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects) season, he named this spiritual seed "Jingzhe".

During the integration process, Jiang Shang discovered that the lightning circulated within his body several times before entering the lightning-type stardust in his spiritual world. His body was also being tempered, as if refined by lightning; his skin became more resilient and smooth, possessing a jade-like luster.

The blood in the body becomes more active, and the bones, under the baptism of the Awakening of Insects, become as strong as steel forged through countless hammer blows.

The most significant change is in the lightning-type stardust of the spiritual world!

Originally, the purple lightning stardust was merely beautiful in Jiang Shang's spiritual universe, but the arrival of [Awakening of Insects] directly elevated the stardust's bloodline to a higher level.

Originally, stardust appeared as a small vortex in the spiritual universe. After being cleansed by the Awakening of Insects, the entire dark universe seemed to bloom like a beautiful and dazzling blue flower.

However, the power of a spirit seed is clearly beyond what Jiang Shang, a mere novice mage, can withstand.

The excess energy that wasn't absorbed by the stardust was constantly crashing around in Jiang Shang's mental universe, causing him a splitting headache.

Since the Emperor allowed him to absorb it, there's no reason why He would lie to him.

This suggests that the solution still lies within the figure of the Great Emperor.

Upon realizing this, Jiang Shang immediately immersed himself in the spiritual universe, channeling the energy of the Awakening of Insects into the Great Emperor.

Soon, like swallows returning to their nests and rivers flowing into the sea, the energy of the Awakening of Insects entered the Emperor's figure without causing a ripple, disappearing without a trace.

Seeing this result, Jiang Shang sat on the ground, panting heavily, celebrating that he had escaped with his life.

After resting for a while, Jiang Shang looked at the stardust in his spiritual universe and discovered that it had not only turned blue, but also contained energy of higher quality and greater power.

The effects are immediate after refining.

Even without using the Thunder Seal, Jiang Shang could sense that the Awakening of Insects contained a power far more powerful and terrifying than the purple mortal thunder.

What was originally a single lightning seal that could only immobilize a servant-level demon would now, if it hits completely, likely severely injure an ordinary demon. Keep in mind that he is currently only at level one lightning seal; once he reaches level three, a single [Rage Strike] should be able to cripple a demon or even kill it instantly.

Most demons move very fast, so they can't just stand there like targets and wait for a magician to hit them with magic. But the lightning mark is different. It is very fast, and ordinary demons can't dodge it at all. A single mark will result in serious injury.

After thinking it over, Jiang Shang decided to release the Thunder Seal directly to see if the spirit seed he almost sacrificed his life for was worth it.

In an instant, a stunning and mesmerizing star trail appeared in the stardust of Jiang Shang's spiritual universe. Unlike its usual purple appearance, this star trail was filled with cyan thunderous magic energy. Using the first star, Da Wa, as a medium, it trailed a long, beautiful cyan tail like a shooting star, flying past the other six stars!

Star trails formed!

Magic appears!

At home, Jiang Shang, who was only wearing a bear-patterned pajama, was suddenly surrounded by a curved trajectory. A streak of azure stardust flashed by, giving Jiang Shang an indescribable power.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle~~~~

On his right hand, a cyan lightning seal, unlike the purple one, coiled around his arm like a python. It was gathering power in Jiang Shang's hand, ready to transform into a bolt of lightning and fly towards his home with a single swing…

He glanced at the lightning seal on his hand, then looked around at the surroundings, and silently dispelled the lightning seal as if nothing had ever happened.

Once seated on his own sofa, Jiang Shang recalled the lightning seal that had been wrapped around his arm. Although he hadn't released it, he had already felt its power, which was more than twice as powerful as the lightning seals he had released before.

Is this the power of the Spirit Seed?! It's terrifying! This dog's life was well spent.

The Emperor is awesome!!! (Voice cracks!)

...............

Let's go back to the present.

Just as Jiang Shang finished his daily youth version of meditation under the tree, the afternoon class bell rang.

This afternoon's class is about demons, and the teacher in charge of teaching the demon course is Wu Li, the homeroom teacher of Class 1.

"Oh, Jiang Shang is here. He's been meditating on the playground again, isn't he? Everyone should learn from Jiang Shang. He meditates every noon without fail, and he can already control five stars. You guys are struggling with just one or two stars, why don't you learn from him?" Wu Li started scolding the students below as soon as he saw Jiang Shang's late arrival.

"Okay~, I got it~~" The other students responded listlessly, some even rolling their eyes. Every time Teacher Wu Li saw Jiang Shang, he would scold them, and he would even use it to scold his own students. This made these students somewhat unwilling to talk to Jiang Shang, after all, he was the "other people's child" that the teacher always talked about.

However, Jiang Shang didn't care about their opinions. After he got into university, he might not be able to keep in touch with them, so it was better to have some peace and quiet.

After Jiang Shang returned to his seat, Wu Li began his lecture.

"Alright, everyone, open your Book of Demons. Today I will continue to talk about some of the more common demons. As we all know, demons are distributed outside the cities where we humans live. They are absolutely aggressive towards humans. They roam around and fight each other... So what should a magician do if he or she encounters a one-eyed demon wolf in the wild?" Wu Li began to give his lecture with great enthusiasm.

One-eyed demon wolf!

This is one of the most common types of monsters near human cities, along with the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat. Both are the main targets of urban monster-hunting teams.

Jiang Shang had only seen a general appearance through the bookmark of the Book of Demons and Monsters, and he did look quite something.

The one-eyed wolf was the focus of Wu Li's lecture in this class.

Time slipped by little by little during these moments of class and meditation.

(End of this chapter)