Wizard Earl

Chapter 749 Soul Shackles

The tiny black chain coiled around Connor's magic crystal is the soul shackle that Connor automatically evolved from his innate spell, Abyss Chains, when he broke through from a high-level wizard apprentice to a first-level wizard!

As Connor cultivated, with the supply of energy from the magic crystals, the energy within Connor's divine sea seemed to come alive, slowly breathing... Connor, observing this scene internally, felt a sense of relief.

Since switching to the advanced meditation technique "Abyssal Arcane" provided by Reyes, the innate spells Shadow Chains and later Abyssal Chains that came with Abyssal Arcane became a very important trump card for Connor during his wizarding apprenticeship. They helped Connor slay many powerful enemies. Having deeply felt the power of the innate spells at that time, Connor was very much looking forward to seeing what kind of power Abyssal Chains would have when it evolved into Soul Shackles after he broke through to become a full-fledged wizard!

Now that he has successfully broken through to become a Level One Wizard, and the Abyss Chains have evolved into the Soul Shackles, Connor, despite having experimented with the Soul Shackles, was still pleasantly surprised by the terrifying power he sensed with his spiritual senses.

According to the records in the Abyss Secrets and the calculations of the auxiliary chip in Connor's mind, Soul Shackles is a deadly technique targeting the soul of a wizard. When fighting, if the user uses this move and hits the opponent, as long as the opponent's soul strength is not much greater than the user's, there is a high probability that the opponent's soul will be instantly bound. Under normal circumstances, once a wizard's soul is bound, except for an extremely small number of body-refining wizards who purely pursue the ultimate physical body, the rest can do nothing but be at Connor's mercy!

Despite its immense power, Soul Shackles is not invincible. In this wizarding world, over 90% of spells, enchanted items, and energy are conserved. The more powerful the attack, the greater the energy consumption. As a high-level meditation technique and abyssal secret art, Soul Shackles is no exception, and its casting is subject to many restrictions.

First of all, although Connor has become a Level 1 wizard, he has only been a Level 1 wizard for a short time. He still has considerable shortcomings in terms of magical power and application. As for casting a powerful spell like Soul Shackles, Connor needs a period of preparation time before he can cast it. According to the assessment of Connor's current physical condition by the auxiliary chip, the predicted preparation time for Connor to cast Soul Shackles is ten seconds!

This means that if Connor wants to cast Soul Shackles, he must first withstand the opponent's attack for ten seconds before he can cast Soul Shackles to attack the opponent. Obviously, in the battle between wizards, ten seconds is enough time to do a lot. It is very possible that while you are preparing to cast Soul Shackles, the opponent's spell has already broken through your defense and killed you directly.

Fortunately, the problem of the long preparation time is only a temporary issue caused by Connor's initial entry into the first-level wizard realm. As long as Connor focuses on his cultivation, the preparation time for Soul Shackles will gradually shorten as his cultivation level improves and his understanding and proficiency in using Soul Shackles increase. According to the calculations of the auxiliary chip, a first-level wizard can cast Soul Shackles on an enemy in as little as three seconds of preparation.

Secondly, even for a mental wizard like Connor, who is known for his mental strength, the effects of casting the Soul Shackles are significant. According to Connor's auxiliary chip calculations, even with ample magic stones and the help of Varga's recovery potions, it would take Connor at least a month to recover from the side effects.

It takes about six months to fully digest the side effects of using Soul Shackles on the soul's mental power. It is not impossible to use Soul Shackles frequently in a short period of time, but doing so can easily cause fundamental damage to the user's soul. For a mental wizard like Connor, the consequences of fundamental damage to the soul are self-evident.

The third and final point, and also the most important one, is that for a level one wizard, Soul Shackles consumes an enormous amount of mental energy, soul energy, and mana. Aside from immediately unleashing Soul Shackles at the start of a fight, under normal circumstances, if you fight for a while and can't defeat your opponent, using Soul Shackles will likely deplete your mana, soul energy, and mental energy instantly!

If you're lucky, you might still have a little magic left after casting Soul Shackles, and you can escape if things go wrong. But if you're unlucky, you might encounter a few situations where you cast Soul Shackles but fail to kill your opponent, or if a new opponent appears shortly after you kill your opponent, you'll be at their mercy and have little chance of fighting back!

In fact, after gaining a full understanding of Soul Shackles, his innate spell, with the help of the auxiliary chip, Connor even had the feeling that Soul Shackles was not prepared for first-level wizards, and that first-level wizards were forcibly casting Soul Shackles!

With these three restrictions in place, even with the Soul Shackles as a powerful weapon, Connor dared not use it lightly. He could only save it for the most critical moment to save his life, and dared not use it casually in ordinary times!

Connor sensed that the energy within his Soul Shackles had increased through his cultivation, and he nodded slightly. Cultivating the Soul Shackles was not something that could be accomplished overnight. As his innate spell, this spell could only be cultivated slowly over time, and there was no shortcut to it.

After cultivating for another half hour or so, Connor sensed that Varga had returned to the room, and only then did he slowly end the cultivation of the Soul Shackles and open his eyes.

When Varga returned to her room and saw that Connor had finished his training, she approached him and, as if presenting a treasure, handed him a notebook.

Connor took the notebook and curiously scanned its contents. He saw that Varga had written in her elegant penmanship:

"Van de Nunn has been a detective in Frosinone for fifteen years and once served as the police chief of Frosinone. He is skilled in firearms, hand-to-hand combat, and extramarital affairs."

"Ziyech has been working in the detective industry for three years. He graduated from the Accounting Department of the Imperial University of Finance five years ago with a master's degree in accounting. He is very skilled in business investigations, especially in financial statements."

"Zambrotta, whose identity and background are unknown, is rumored to possess the strength of a Grand Knight and has arrested several wanted criminals by the Frosinone police."

(End of this chapter)