Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

On the fifth day after the town was attacked, most of the residents had fled the town, leaving only a small number of elderly, weak, sick and disabled residents who were unable to travel long distances.

The forest area outside the town has been completely taken over by the Darkblood Council, and no one dares to approach it.

The Academy of Wizardry of Enark deployed a large number of hired wizards and fortifications on the outskirts of the town to hinder the advance of the Darkblood Council.

Every day, magical battles take place in the fields between the outer perimeter and the forest, leaving behind numerous craters from the magical bombardments.

On this very day, Dago finally erased Viser's spiritual imprint and opened his storage ring.

Inside the wizard's hotel room, Dago sat at the table, looking at the large pile of things in front of him.

A large pile of intermediate magic stones, a letter, a box, a bottle of mercury potion, and two exquisite robes.

The storage ring was much cleaner than Dago had imagined; he found no runic equipment or other miscellaneous items.

The rune space inside the ring is much larger than the storage pocket, about five cubic meters in size.

Dago guessed that this might be related to the fact that Viser had recently been promoted to a high-level third-tier apprentice wizard, and that he might have exchanged a large number of mental potions to enhance his strength.

However, the results he had just achieved were enough to make Dago feel gratified, as it was worth the five consecutive days of high-intensity work.

Putting aside everything inside the ring, the ring itself is quite valuable.

Dago planned to first transfer the contents of the empty storage bag to the storage ring, and then give the storage bag to Serena, since she would be his employee in the future and he wanted to treat her well.

His storage pocket was almost empty; the miscellaneous items left behind by the black-robed wizard had been burned to ashes. Currently, all that remained in the space were the Ice Crystal Wand, the animal hide scroll, and the emblem of the Darkblood Council.

He had never been willing to burn the Darkblood Council emblem and the animal hide scroll, thinking that if he ever became a black-robed wizard, he could use them to disguise himself as a wizard of the Darkblood Council.

After transferring the three items to his storage ring, Dago first opened the letter and began to read it.

【My dearest Viser, may the ancestors of the Helam family bless you under the light of the Moon of Origin.】

[Without further ado, if you have now become a high-level level three apprentice wizard, then what we need to do next is to make you a full-fledged wizard so that you can contribute to the revival of the Helam family.]

Believe me, becoming a full-fledged wizard is a great step for any wizard, but also a dangerous one, requiring thorough preparation.

As you know, the wizarding world has always pursued the immortality of the soul, and the process of moving towards this immortality is called Soul Completion.

The first step to becoming a formal wizard is to complete a transformation of your spiritual power and unlock the soul completion stage for becoming a formal wizard.

I have prepared a Potion of Aura for you, a precious magical potion from the Emerald Life. Please keep it safe.

[This drink can be consumed after the soul has been fully replenished during the apprenticeship stage, when mental energy can no longer influence the soul.]

[Remember, after drinking the Potion of Aura and undergoing a transformation of your spiritual power, you must absolutely not respond to any calls from outside your spiritual realm; you must remain silent with your soul.]

[My child, Viser, you can only open the box after you reach the mental strength of a half-step formal wizard. There lies the next step to becoming a formal wizard.]

[Note: Upon becoming a full-fledged wizard, one can return to the Helam family and does not need to remain at the Enark Wizarding Academy.]

When Dago saw this content, he paused slightly when he caught a particular word.

He picked up the beautifully packaged bottle of mercury-colored medicine in front of him, the effects of which he did not know, and examined it repeatedly. An expression of disbelief gradually appeared on his face.

This was an unexpected and sudden surprise that left him completely stunned.

"A Potion of Aura? Viser still hasn't drunk that?!"

Dago murmured, and then his heart began to beat faster and faster for a long time before gradually calming down.

The Aura Elixir is a magical potion used for the spiritual transformation of apprentice-level wizards. It can greatly increase the probability of spiritual transformation and save a lot of time.

For apprentice wizards, especially wandering wizard apprentices, it is extremely precious.

If old Maric had possessed such a potion of inspiration, he likely wouldn't have spent nearly his entire life as an apprentice wizard.

This key to unlocking the door to formal wizarding has always been firmly held by large wizarding organizations, and it is extremely difficult to obtain even within academies.

This is only the first step to becoming a formal wizard. There is an even more crucial step ahead, which even a wizard with both experience and strength like Raymond finds difficult to overcome.

The last sentence of the letter, in particular, puzzled Dagger. It seemed that during the transformation of his spiritual power, he might come into contact with dangers from outside the spiritual space.

Dago shook the pure silver potion in the bottle, which was somewhat similar to the mental potions she concocted, except that the one in her hand was purer—yes, it was the difference in purity.

Without saying a word, he uncorked the bottle, tilted his head back, and downed it in one gulp, not leaving a drop.

Given the current situation, every bit of improvement in strength is a guarantee of one's life.

Dago, his brows slightly furrowed, closed his eyes. A sharp pain shot through his forehead, and the image that appeared in his mind was a ball of light hanging in his mental space and a surging black sea.

Although I'm worried about the side effects of the Spirit Light Potion, there shouldn't be a better way to quickly increase my strength.

He was now completely focused on the changes in his mental space when he saw a mercury-like substance suddenly appear in his mental space and rush straight into the sphere of light.

The ball of light instantly expanded rapidly, like a balloon being pumped up.

Originally a dozen meters in diameter, it continued to expand to a hundred meters before gradually slowing down. At this point, the sphere of light began to resemble the sun.

Countless gray-white mental mists were frantically drawn into it, constantly rotating and being refined.

A large amount of mental mist was liquefied inside the sphere of light, turning into streams, then into droplets, its color gradually changing from light blue to dark blue.

By the time it finally approached the Dago soul body located in the center of the sphere of light, it had completely turned into some fine, light purple crystalline powder.

The tiny crystallized powder of spiritual energy, brought close to the center of his soul's brow, instantly merged into his soul.

Dago felt an unprecedented sense of refined sublimation, as if his soul was floating above a bizarre and colorful cloud.

His soul, curled up in the center of the sphere of light, was able to move and had a completely new perception of the spiritual space, as if it could penetrate the spiritual fog and "see" into the distance.

Just as he was happily engaging his spiritual body, a call that seemed to come from an infinite distance beyond the spiritual realm began to tug at his soul.

Dago's soul was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously sensed it.

A hazy, mirage-like scene appeared on the surface of the Black Sea—a dark blood sea composed of writhing blood and chaotic energy.

A boundless, dark red blood mist floated above the Dark Blood Sea, within which countless twisted blood vessels, eyeballs, and bone fragments churned and drifted.

At its core, one can vaguely see a gigantic mouth made of congealed blood, without teeth, only layers of folded mucous membranes, which spew out blood rain with a rusty smell when it breathes.

The mere existence of it was enough to cause Dago's soul to spasm and convulse, and a strange message leaped directly into his consciousness.

The master of the Darkblood Sea, the "Mother of Blood," the "Master of Stitching," and Bloodstained Ersog, worshipped by the Darkblood Council.

Bloodstained Ersog seemed to be in the infinite distance, yet also very close to the spiritual realm, constantly calling out to and drawing his soul.

This gave Dago's soul a strong urge to approach it, to embrace it, and to become a part of its body amidst eternal pain and distortion.

This intense impulse was constantly destroying his consciousness, leaving him in a daze, where the mirage-like scene gradually became larger and clearer.

Just as his consciousness was being constantly drawn by the bloodstained Erzog.

The great solar sphere suddenly shone brightly, scorching the Dark Blood Sea, while towering waves surged on the dark sea, crashing against it.

Under the double attack, Bloodstain Erzog extended countless dark red tentacles from the blood mist. The surface of the tentacles was covered with barbed nails, and the ends would sometimes split into human fingers, futilely grasping at the scene.

Ultimately, it vanished into the void, leaving nothing behind.

As Dago's soul consciousness slowly returned to rationality, he realized that he had almost failed. Once Ersog completely anchored his soul, the entire spiritual space would probably be merged into the Dark Blood Sea.

As his consciousness gradually calmed down, Dago withdrew from the mental space and returned to the real dimension.

Dago released his spiritual power, and a deep blue halo appeared in his eyes, with light purple stars scattered within it.

Unlike mental vision, an apprentice wizard's mental power is the ability to see energy particles in the real world and exert influence over them.

After that transformation, his mental power could directly affect the real world.

For example, levitation; the air beneath Dago's feet lifted him ten centimeters off the ground.

This is a completely new experience, a completely new power, and even a kind of illusion that "everything is under control".

However, after persisting for ten minutes, he could no longer continue, as his current mental strength could only affect a range of ten centimeters around his body.

Raymond, who has cultivated for decades, can now influence an area within a one-meter radius.

"This is truly godlike power. No wonder ancient wizards were revered as gods."

Dago emerged from that state and said slowly.

He has only converted a small amount of mental power to the level of a formal wizard, and he dares not imagine what it would be like to fully advance to the level of a formal wizard.