Bloodline Wizard's Dragon Transformation Diary

Chapter 204 Entangled by Grass and Thorns

"Entangled by Grass and Trees" is a highly flexible spell.

Ordinary plants can also be used as materials for spells—even wild grass on the ground can be used as materials for spells.

But initially, Loon learned a technique from the Scarlet Wizard to process the seed material—a technique that could transform ordinary seeds into seeds with a certain mystical effect, thus making the "grass and trees entangle you" effect even more mysterious.

Therefore, after that, the materials used by Loon when casting "Entanglement of Plants" were always processed seeds.

Therefore, if ordinary seeds treated with special techniques can be used as casting materials for the spell "entwined with grass and trees," how can seeds treated with "overgrown with thorns" not be used as casting materials for the spell "entwined with grass and trees"?

Luo Ang looked at the seeds he had just collected in his hand.

The seeds he usually uses to cast the spell of being entangled by plants are collected along the way; they are various kinds of spontaneously ripened seeds.

These seeds are just ordinary seeds; they may not possess any mystique, but they are full of vitality.

After processing, the vitality within the seed is transformed into a subtle mystery, which, when used as a spellcasting material, will enhance the spell's effect.

But the thorn seeds in his palm were not naturally matured seeds.

Rather, it is a seed that is catalyzed by magic, concentrating the life force of a thorn bush within it.

When the seed was placed on his palm, Luo Ang could clearly sense the burgeoning and restless life force within it. Compared to naturally matured seeds, the life force within this seed was more aggressive!

Moreover, since this seed was originally produced by the "thorny thicket" spell, it is a product of magic and therefore does not require special treatment; the seed already contains a touch of mystery.

Ordinary seeds possess vitality and mystery, but only one aspect of them. This thorn seed, however, possesses both vitality and a certain degree of mystery.

"Plants and trees, heed my command."

"Entangle!" Luo Ang glanced around to make sure no one else was there before suddenly scattering the handful of seeds.

The moment the seed took root, a dozen or so thorns sprang out menacingly, entangled a large rock nearby.

On the tangled thorns, barbs, like tiny claws, intertwine and weave, while also piercing the stone, climbing along its path.

When Luo Ang's attention fell on the thorns, his eyes involuntarily twitched slightly, as if he were feeling a pain in them.

If Loon had cast his spell on a flesh-and-blood body instead of this stone, one can only imagine how blood would have flowed freely from the body being torn apart by the thorns, and how much pain the entangled enemy would have endured.

"It really works!" Looking at the tangled thorns, Luo Ang's heart stirred, followed by a surge of joy.

These seeds, made from thorny bushes, are indeed an independent spellcasting material. Since they can be used as a betrothal gift for spells involving entwining plants, they can certainly be used as spellcasting materials for other vine-based spells.

This also means that although the "Thorns Overgrow" spell itself is not that valuable to Luo Ang, its added value is higher than Luo Ang imagined.

"Next, let's look at the other two spells."

Luo Ang first used levitation magic to move two stones of roughly the same size.

Next, using the same thorn seeds and the same amount of spiritual energy, he cast Thorn Grove.

Then, using the same amount of spiritual energy, he cast the "Entanglement of Plants" spell, using the seeds that had been previously treated.

This is a controlled variable, comparative experiment.

The three stones, which had been enchanted, were arranged one after another.

Loang carefully examined the differences and merits of the three stones.

On the three stones, the first thorn, like a cage, interlocks and entangles the stone. The thorns are more for restraining the stone than for tearing it apart.

On the second stone, thorns coiled around it in a spiral, their thorns thicker and longer than those on the first stone, penetrating deeper and more violently, as if trying to shred the stone completely.

The third stone was covered with ordinary vines, with nothing else on them except for some rough thorns.

Then, Luo Ang tested the toughness and strength of the thorns and vines.

The thorn vines drawn by binding oneself with grass and trees are more resilient, while the latter two are roughly the same in strength.

Then there's the duration of the spell.

The vines on the third stone showed little sign of life, and the spiritual energy and magical models contained within dissipated even faster.

On the first and second stones where thorns grew, perhaps because the seeds still retained some life force, the thorns that spread from the seeds still had vitality. This vitality acted like a lock, binding the spiritual energy that Luo Ang had poured into them, restricting the speed at which the spiritual energy dissipated, and making the spell last longer.

It was clear from the speed at which the spiritual energy dissipated that the spell cast with the living thorn seed was more enduring.

Especially the thicket of thorns.

Looking at the spiraling thorns, Luo Ang had a feeling that even though the spiritual energy he had poured into them had completely dissipated, this large clump of spiraling thorns would still continue to grow and maintain its spiraling shape.

If you use these thorny thickets to lock up the enemy, and they cannot escape in time, they will most likely be completely torn apart by the thorns and turned into nutrients for the thorns to grow.

But the thorns that grow from being wrapped in grass and trees are different.

Even if the materials used for casting the spell themselves contain a certain amount of life force, and the thorns guided by the spell also contain a certain amount of life force, once the spell's effect ends, the crisscrossing thorn cage will turn directly into ashes.

"Since the thorn vines that are induced by the growth of thorny bushes can grow like real thorns."

"Is that—" Luo Ang pondered for a moment, then cast a spell on the thorns on the second stone. It was none other than the part of the spell that gathered the life force of the thorns and turned it into seeds.

Under the spell, the thorns withered and turned back into seeds scattered on the ground.

"Holy crap, it actually works!" Luo Ang's eyes widened.

Because the thorns that grow from this thicket of thorns have a long-lasting vitality and are no different from real thorns, Luo Ang suddenly had a whimsical idea and wanted to see if these thorns could be reused.

But to my surprise, it actually worked!

In that case, the added value of this thicket of thorns is even greater than Loen had anticipated! — Right now, the seeds used as spellcasting materials are just ordinary seeds, so the value of this spell is not yet apparent.

But what if one day, the material for casting spells is actually the seed of a magical plant?

"A thicket of thorns is fine, but what about being entangled by vegetation?"

Loen's gaze fell on the first stone.

On this stone, amidst the cage-like thorns, life still flows, merging with the spiritual energy that Luo Ang infused into it, connecting with the omnipresent mystery.

After a brief hesitation, Luo Ang directly cast Thorn Burst on the thorn cage on the first stone.

A crackling sound followed.

Within this cage-like thorny enclosure, the magical structure collapsed instantly, and the thorns that made up the cage turned to ashes.

"It won't work." Luo Ang sighed, unsure whether he felt disappointed or something else.

After seeing that the thorny thickets could be reused, he thought that the thorns that grew from the entanglement of vegetation could also be reused once they had life. However, the essence of these two spells was ultimately different.

The thicket of thorns is guided by its own growth and the vitality of the thorns themselves; the spell will not harm the vitality of the thorns during the casting of the spell.

However, the entanglement with plants is primarily driven by the wizard's own spiritual power. The vitality and mystery contained within those plants are merely a medium, a fulcrum to leverage the mystery, and a consumable.

Therefore, once the materials for the "entangled by grass and trees" spell have been used, they are used and cannot be recycled.

Meanwhile, for "Entangled in Grass and Trees," the proportion of spellcasting materials in the entire spell is lower. However, for "Overgrown with Thorns," the proportion of spellcasting materials in the spell's structure already exceeds one-third.

When casting "Thorns Overgrowth," the better the quality of the thorns or thorn seeds used, the stronger the spell's power will be.

"What if I used the Crimson Wizard's techniques to treat the thorn seed, causing the life force within that thorn seed, where life and mystery coexist, to completely dissipate and transform into mystery?"

"In this situation, the thorn seed cannot be used to cast the Thorn Overgrowth spell, but it contains even more mystery. What effect would the 'Entangling Grass' spell cast with such a seed have?"

"How much more powerful will it be than before?"

Loon took out the recovered thorn seeds, placed them on the ground, and then drew a very simple mystical magic circle on the ground.