Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

[The system has detected that the host is unbinding their soul. Do you agree? (9)]

Suddenly, a system light screen appeared in my eyes, and it was constantly counting down.

Dago's heart clenched suddenly, and he hurriedly clicked "No" with his mind.

The system's unbinding prompt disappeared when the numbers ticked for five seconds.

The gray sun in the mental space also stopped falling and remained suspended above the sea of ​​despair.

"Is this the corruption that comes from despair? Once I embrace despair, I will become its advocate."

Dargo thought with lingering fear, "I still want to become a legendary great wizard, to master earth-shattering magic, to make the world obey my commands, and to make fate submit to my feet."

"I want to explore the deeper aspects of the spirit world, to see the seven capitals of the Wizard Alliance, to see the legendary sky-covering domain formed by countless floating cities, to see the wizards' mobile towers, to learn more spells, and to climb higher peaks."

"How could I give despair a chance to catch up with me? I always have hope in my heart," he thought through gritted teeth.

Yes, this is a world full of wonder and amazement, but it is also a world coveted by evil gods and demons.

The world may not be as good as Dago imagines, but it's not as bad as Dago imagines either.

Human beings are both more fragile and stronger than they imagine. Sometimes a single, fragile word can break your heart, while at other times you look back and realize that you have gritted your teeth and come a long way.

Victory is not the end, and defeat is not the end of the world. The most important thing is the courage to keep moving forward!

Dago composed himself and set off again.

Walking along the main street of Cletam, Dago found himself in front of a hemispherical building.

This strange building, resembling an upside-down porcelain bowl, is where wizards occasionally walk in and out.

A series of distinct energy fluctuations continuously emanated from within.

Seeing so many of his kind coming and going, Dago finally couldn't resist taking a step forward.

Upon inquiring at the front desk, I learned that this was the Wisdom Sanctuary's newest magic training hall.

Dago spent a mid-level magic stone to gain access to a level one spell training room for one hour.

In the empty room, apart from a small cubicle for convenience, there was only a huge crystal panel completely embedded in the wall.

Unlike the meditation room in the town's wizard hall, this is a place specifically used to detect the strength of spells.

At the other end of the room, on the crystal wall, Dago squatted on the ground, examining it closely.

This is the spell power testing wall in the training room, composed of countless tiny crystal fragments the size of a thumb.

Crystallized crystals are a special type of crystal produced by the Temple of Wisdom. They have excellent energy absorption properties and can temporarily absorb most of the energy particles contained in a spell.

Wizards judge the power and progress of a spell by the number of energy-absorbing crystals that light up after a spell is cast.

This spell power test wall is very intuitive, and there is also a spell power comparison chart posted on the wall next to it.

It mainly records the magical power of formal wizards, and only then did Dargo learn about the classification of formal wizards.

A formal wizard is someone who gradually completes the process of materializing their soul, and is divided into three stages based on the degree of soul materialization.

Until the souls of Third Ring Wizards become fully materialized, allowing them to traverse reality and their bodies to become elemental, the body is no longer necessary for them; it has become an alternative form of energy life.

How many energy-absorbing crystals need to be lit to reach the normal level of a first-stage wizard, how many need to be lit to reach the normal level of a mid-stage wizard, and how many need to be lit to reach the late stage of a first-stage wizard.

Clear and obvious.

To be honest, Dago was also very curious about the level of his current trump cards within the realm of formal wizardry. This was very important, as it concerned many of Dago's future decisions.

"Let's start testing with the 'Flame Core Air Bomb'."

With only an hour allotted for use, Dago didn't waste any time and immediately began meditating.

In the gray sunlight, a continuous stream of spiritual energy surged from his mind.

"Buzz~~~"

The sound was like the gentle vibration of a musical string.

Dago's long hair and robes fluttered in the wind, and mysterious auras surged from his body, combining with his mental energy field to form a vast yet invisible energy field.

A fiery core, the size of two fists, appeared before him, telling a story of light and heat.

On his first attempt, Dago dared not go all out, controlling the power of [Flame Core] to roughly the level it was during his life-or-death battle with Flax.

"boom!"

The flaming core slammed violently into the crystal wall inlaid with crystals.

The energy-absorbing crystals on the wall lit up in an instant.

Dago's long hair and the hem of his robe slowly fell down and calmed down. He walked up and began to count the number of energy-absorbing crystals that he had lit up.

"One, two, three, four, five..."

Only about one-third of the huge crystal wall was illuminated.

After counting the number of glowing energy-absorbing crystals, Dago compared them with the spell power chart on the wall.

He was greatly surprised by the results. Even though he only used half of his mental power, the power of this flaming core was still enough to meet the strength standard of a mid-stage first-ring wizard.

"What would it be like if I unleashed my full power?"

Dago's accumulated frustration and depression dissipated considerably under the considerable power displayed by this inflammatory nuclear air bomb.

His eyes lit up, and he became eager to try.

With the enhancement of the Gray Sun Meditation Technique, the consumed mental energy was quickly replenished.

Once his mental energy was fully restored, Dago adjusted his state, his eyes fixed on the spell-absorbing wall in the distance, and unleashed his second inflammatory nuclear air bomb with all his might!

The moment the basketball-sized flaming core appeared, all the free energy particles in the huge spell training room were completely drained.

"boom!!!"

An invisible gust of wind swept through the spell training room, causing Dago's robes to flutter wildly.

He saw a runic array flash rapidly inside the spell-absorbing wall, but he didn't think much of it and quickly went up to count the number of the lit energy-absorbing crystals.

There's really no need to go into detail anymore.

The difference from before is so huge that it is obvious at a glance.

"This is almost at the level of a second-circle wizard!"

As Dago gazed at the vast, illuminated crystal wall before him, his eyes blazing with intensity, all the frustration, anxiety, and sorrow in his heart vanished in that instant.

So what if there's no soul imprint? So what if we have to wait twenty years?

He can still use his early-stage first-ring mental power cultivation to annihilate those late-stage first-ring wizards!

"call--"

Dago exhaled a long breath, and the energy-absorbing crystals on the wall in front of him gradually dimmed as the test panel reset itself.

Neither "Activate Ice Crystals" nor "Elemental Resonance" are direct attack spells; they mostly appear as support spells in combat.

The main power of these two extreme techniques is not in their destructive force or lethality, so this kind of test is not very meaningful.

He flipped through the system panel and found that it seemed there was only one left, "Ice Core Cruise Missile," that he could try to test.