Wizard Earl

Chapter 365 Advanced Wizard Apprentice (2)

"FUCK!"

Feeling the coolness transmitted through the silk beneath him, and gradually regaining his clarity and composure amidst the hallucinations brought on by the mysterious whispers in his ear, Connor couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

The terrifying power of the mysterious whispers that arose in his ears when he broke through to a higher realm caught Connor somewhat off guard, even though he thought he was prepared for it. If it weren't for the silk enchanted item he found in Epstein's spatial ring, he might have already fallen into the hallucinations created by those whispers, which would have been extremely dangerous!

Although he was overjoyed, the changes in his soul made Connor unable to care about anything else at this moment.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, six shimmering spiritual runes floated in Connor's divine sea, and suddenly a buzzing sound rang out. As this buzzing sound rang out, a glint flashed in Connor's eyes. The next second, Connor began to devour the pure energy released by the magic stone in the cave. At the same time, in Connor's divine sea, beside the six floating spiritual runes, countless dark lights began to condense continuously.

"jump!······"

The condensation of dark light gradually led to a qualitative change from a quantitative one, and the rudimentary form of a spiritual seed slowly emerged. Under Connor's energy supply, this emerging spiritual seed actually began to beat like a heart. Fortunately, Connor had the foresight to start absorbing the energy released by the magic stone in the cave long ago; otherwise, Connor's own energy alone would not have been able to support the spiritual seed's absorption of energy!

"Boom! Boom!...Boom!..."

The throbbing of the spiritual seed grew more rapid and powerful, as if it would sprout and give birth to a spiritual rune in the next second! However, ten minutes passed in Connor's anticipation, and the spiritual seed remained in this state. Initially, Connor was patient and could persevere, but as the spiritual seed absorbed energy, the energy released by the five hundred magic stones in the magic circle in the cave gradually dwindled. If Connor could multitask and cast spells, this wouldn't be a big deal.

Connor, who shared a magic stone mine with Margaret, collected a thousand pieces of raw magic stone ore during his week in Tunguska. He then refined all of these thousand-plus pieces into finished magic stone products. If it weren't for the array in the cave, which limited the maximum effective capacity to five hundred magic stones, Connor would have planned to put all of these thousand-plus pieces on it!

Connor is currently at the most dangerous and crucial juncture of the entire breakthrough process. Whether he can successfully break through to become an advanced wizard apprentice depends entirely on this final hurdle. Connor must concentrate all his energy on dealing with it. So, let alone casting a spell to replace the magic stones in the magic circle that are about to run out of energy with the new magic stones remaining in his spatial ring, even if he is distracted by other things, the risks Connor has to bear are extremely high!

With each passing second, Connor could clearly feel the energy in the cave, which had been so dense it was almost fogging up, thinning further. If this continued, it was uncertain whether the remaining energy in the cave could sustain them for another minute. Meanwhile, in Connor's mind, the spiritual seed that had been continuously absorbing energy was still devouring the energy in Connor's body, just as it had been a few minutes earlier. It was as if the seventh spiritual rune that Connor had been longing for in his mind might break through the ground at any moment, making Connor a high-level wizard apprentice!

"This won't do! If this continues, the energy in the cave will be completely absorbed by this spiritual seed in just ten more seconds!"

Just as Connor realized he only had ten seconds left but still hadn't taken that final step, Connor's expression flickered, and finally a ruthless glint appeared in his eyes!

Picking up the silver needle he had prepared from the silk beneath him, Connor took a deep breath, covered his skull, and plunged it in!

This silver needle was Connor's last resort for this breakthrough, a last-ditch effort! As the silver needle pierced the top of his head, Connor clearly felt his body's potential being stimulated. Every pore on his body seemed to open up, his face flushed red like a boiled shrimp, and his magical power became violent!

Feeling the changes in his body, Connor disregarded everything else, focusing entirely on the spiritual seed within his mind. With the insertion of the silver needle, he could truly say he was now risking everything, making a desperate gamble to become a high-level wizard apprentice!

According to the sub-main chip's calculations, this silver needle could increase his chances of a successful breakthrough by a full ten percent. However, Connor chose to save it for this critical moment when he had no other choice, even with such a significant increase. Naturally, he had his own reasons for doing so.

If it weren't for the fact that he had already endured so much hardship, and it would be too frustrating to fail at this last hurdle, Connor might have preferred to accept the outcome of his breakthrough failure rather than use this silver needle to increase his chances of success!

Piercing the silver needle into the top of his head could increase the success rate of becoming an advanced wizard apprentice by 10% according to the auxiliary chip's calculations. If he succeeded and became an advanced wizard apprentice, everything would be fine. However, if Connor failed to become an advanced wizard apprentice after the silver needle was inserted into his head, then according to the auxiliary chip's calculations, there was a 53% chance that Connor would explode and die on the spot!

Of the remaining 47% probability, there's a 28% chance that Connor's divine sea will shrink and he'll become a cripple; an 11% chance that both his divine sea and soul will suffer irreparable and fundamental damage, preventing him from ever progressing further; and a final 8% chance that Connor will need to go into seclusion for at least ten years to fully recover!

Based on his trust in the auxiliary chip, Connor originally didn't even want to refine this silver needle. After all, under normal circumstances, even if he failed this time, Connor could recover in three to five years, and then he might as well try to break through again.

But for some reason, Connor eventually managed to forge the silver needle—which he didn't know whether would be a blessing or a curse—from his alchemy furnace!

(End of this chapter)