Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Besides the uncontrollable problems, another trouble is finding powerful alien beasts.

There are relatively few exotic beasts in the Southern Alliance Domain. It's not difficult to find a first-tier exotic beast, but it's not easy to find anything higher.

Moreover, there is another awkward point: Xia Jian is unable to hunt those powerful alien beasts at all.

To put it another way, if he could hunt those powerful beasts, he wouldn't need to be afraid of Mu Shuang at all, and he wouldn't even need fourth-tier strength. Xia Jian, at third tier, would have the confidence to escape.

"Sigh, leaving is unrealistic, let alone capturing those powerful alien beasts."

Xia Jian couldn't help but feel speechless.

After working on it for so long, I ended up with something that seems pretty useless.

Of course, it's not that flesh slimes are useless, it's just that they don't seem to help much in the current situation. In fact, this thing is quite valuable.

Especially the final fusion spell, its power is simply mind-blowing.

However, there are similar spells in the magic system, but they require one's own attributes as a basis. As a pure dark-type talent user, Xia Jian is unable to cast such spells.

Furthermore, these kinds of spells are difficult to control, and there are quite a few wizards who have played with fire and ended up burning themselves.

Moreover, there's nothing wrong with a pure dark talent; one can specialize in dark-type spells, which are more powerful than those with conventional talents.

Unfortunately, Xia Jian wasn't interested. His '+1' talent allowed him to master various spells, which was obviously more advantageous for learning this kind of fusion spell.

"It seems we need to do some more research."

After glancing at the flesh-and-blood slime in the incubation chamber, Xia Jian sighed and left the laboratory.

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After having Westin clean up the lab, Natsume turned and went back to the Cow-Head Hut.

Now that his stats have reached their peak, it's time for him to advance to the second-tier wizard level.

More strength means more security. Right now, Xia Jian just hopes his premonition is wrong and that Mu Shuang won't cause any big trouble.

Of course, Natsume did consider running away.

Mu Shuang had already told him that the city's formation had been activated, and last time he had only gotten a little close to the city gate before the guards had already waited for him and sent him back.

Let alone escape, Mu Shuang could probably see him urinating on the roadside very clearly.

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Looking at the green cow hut in front of her, Xia Jian took a deep breath and went inside, despite feeling uneasy.

To Xia Jian's surprise, Mu Shuang didn't see him, but instead saw Mu Yan in the living room. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

After not seeing her for several days, Mu Yan looked a bit haggard. Her once rosy face had lost its color, and the icy aura emanating from her body even made the temperature drop a few degrees.

"Long time no see, you don't look too well."

Xia Jian stepped forward with a worried expression, but Mu Yan dodged his hand just as he was about to grab it.

"Mu Shuang is conducting an experiment below. I have something to tell you after you've completed your promotion."

Mu Yan did not answer Xia Jian, but said with a serious expression.

"How about I hear it now?"

Seeing this, Xia Jian raised an eyebrow slightly, not understanding what Mu Shuang meant.

Looking at Mu Yan's pale face, Xia Jian felt something was off.

Thinking back to what Mu Yan said last time, could it be that Mu Shuang really did something to Mu Yan?

"Anyway, it's a good thing."

Mu Yan did not explain.

Upon hearing this, Xia Jian's mind immediately wandered, and then he was pushed by Mu Shuang to the basement.

Seeing Mu Shuang's tightly closed laboratory door, Xia Jian was then pushed into the training room.

"Everything inside is ready. With your aptitude, advancing to the second tier shouldn't be a problem."

Mu Shuang straightened Xia Jian's collar and said with a smile.

As the door to the training room closed, Xia Jian's previously smiling face returned to normal, but a strange look appeared in his eyes.

In the end, it all turned into a sigh, hoping that the ending wouldn't be as I had guessed.

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Inside the cultivation room.

Xia Jian looked around and saw that the advancement formation had been carved on the ground, and a large number of magic stones were placed around it.

Besides these, there were two porcelain vases and a book on the table in the corner.

Xia Jian went over to take a look and found that the porcelain bottle contained two kinds of pills: one was the Blood Soul Pill, which was used to transform spiritual power, and the other was the Tranquility Pill.

The main function of the Blood Soul Pill is to imprint and solidify spells, preventing one from failing to advance due to insufficient spiritual power.

The effect of calming pills is to calm the mind and make it easier to concentrate.

Both types of pills are quite valuable, and they complement each other.

Xia Jian had only read about the Blood Soul Pill in the book, and at least in the southern part of the Southern Alliance Domain, no one was capable of refining such a pill.

The book describes a second-tier dark magic spell called the Demon Transformation Spell.

To Xia Jian's surprise, this was actually a technique similar to Dark Demon Soul Possession, combining offense and defense!

It's important to understand that magic is all about purity. Having many functions doesn't necessarily mean it's bad, but pure magic is usually more powerful.

For example, spells specifically designed for defense are definitely superior in terms of defensive capabilities compared to half-baked spells like Dark Magic Soul Infusion.

Xia Jian had suffered from a lack of education in the past, and due to financial difficulties, he had no choice but to choose the Dark Demon Soul Possession.

Of course, after learning that solidification spells can be upgraded, Dark Magic Soul Infusion spells are more cost-effective for Xia Jian.

However, the choice of spells to solidify is crucial for wizards, and this is where the various factions have an advantage.

Because solidified spells can have complementary effects, major powers possess their own complete spell heritage.

Compared to the chaotic spells of wild wizards, this kind of inheritance is inherently much stronger.

The advanced spell for Dark Demon Soul Infusion is called Soul Imprint Technique, and its effects are similar to Dark Demon Soul Infusion.

While enhancing the Dark Demon Soul, it also allows the possessed shadow on the body to fight alone, and it can use spells independently, which is equivalent to being able to fight two opponents at once.

However, the flaws are also quite obvious.

While out of the shadow, one's defense is greatly weakened, and mana consumption is doubled, while spell power is reduced, making it more suitable for surprise attacks.

Xia Jian carefully read the Demon Transformation Incantation and was surprised to find that this spell was very similar to Dark Demon Soul Possession.

During the spell's buff, the body's surface will be covered by dark elements, increasing defense and power, amplifying senses, enhancing mental focus, and increasing spellcasting speed.

Although it cannot be used for attacks outside the body like the Soul Imprint Technique, the improvements in all aspects are quite remarkable.

The downside is that there are too many additional effects, resulting in mediocre stats in all aspects.

Of course, this is relative.

According to the book, the Demon Transformation Spell is of medium strength in all aspects of a second-tier spell, which is equivalent to adding five spells to oneself at once.

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