My health recovery is incredibly fast.

It can apply the poison effect conceived by the caster to the target within the caster's field of vision.

It can be used in conjunction with [Blood Curse], but cannot be cast by Blood Elemental Minions.

The curse that Xia Zuo once hoped for, which reduced the speed of health regeneration, could be achieved through the Crimson Poison Curse.

First, use the alchemy table to conceive the poison's effect against the hybrid mage, then unleash it using the [Crimson Poison Curse].

This is done to reduce the healing speed of the hybrid mage.

So when Rexor asked which high-level curse spell he wanted to learn, Shazor chose [Crimson Poison Curse] without hesitation!

Then, the Mage Temple had the bald man bring everything Xia Zuo needed to advance to a high-ranking mage.

Inside the metal box before me lay a full bottle of elemental imprisonment containing a large amount of untamed elements, as well as a spellbook of the Crimson Poison Curse.

Xia Zuo plans to learn the Crimson Poison Curse first, and then apply for the test to advance to the Master-level Poison Alchemist.

The requirements for crafting Elemental Bottles are different from those for crafting Elemental Minions and Blood Minions. It does not require 1 point of Spirit attribute; only 0.01 points are needed.

Xia Zuo could easily tame the unruly elements with elemental toxins and then create an elemental bottle, which would take no more than half an hour, much faster than Anruer, who could only use basic meditation techniques.

From now on, spend 0.01 points of spirit attribute value each night to create one elemental bottle.

Once enough have been collected, we will immediately begin to condense the elemental shell.

Once you have an elemental body, then practice the intermediate basic meditation method diligently to increase your mental attribute value, and if necessary, invest your free attribute points decisively.

Ah!

It's settled then!

Xia Zuo clapped his hands and set a specific plan for himself.

He first went to check on Janice, who had fallen asleep, then went to the bedroom to look at Anruer, who was lying on the bed, holding the amulet and meditating. Finally, he returned to the study, sat down, and took out the spellbook of the Crimson Poison Curse to read.

...

0:14 PM.

Xia Zuo put down the book, intending to rest for 10 minutes, make an elemental bottle, and then go to meditate.

From the perspective of Servant No. 4.

Andrew leaned back against the bar and drank a few low-alcohol drinks before sitting down next to Ross and starting to play cards.

The two had been playing for a while, and finally a tall man in a black leather jacket appeared.

The man placed his hands on the backs of the two chairs, leaned down, and whispered in Andrew and Ross's ears:

"Gentlemen, my boss, the manager of the Beast Arena and the Mishima Group's agent in Stillwater, Lord DeShawn, has sent me with his greetings. He asked me to prepare gifts for you before your departure. May I ask your exact departure date..."

Young Ross remained silent, staring at the cards on his deck, his fingers gripping them slightly white, as if the person speaking in his ear were a terrifying monster.

Xia Zuo turned the perspective of Servant No. 4 to look at the man in the jacket.

The other person's face looked like it had been burned, with scars and wrinkles all over the skin. A scar with stitches extended from the corner of the mouth to the left and right eye sockets. The upper lip was missing a bit, and when not speaking, a row of yellowish-brown teeth would be visible.

Xia Zuo searched his memory and realized that the other party was the one who went up to the competition stage after the competition to dissect the corpse and take out the internal organs and unknown flesh and blood tissue.

Judging from the meaning of his words, this person holds a high position in the Beast Arena.

“Scarface, tell your boss.” Andrew said calmly, tossing a few cards onto the table. “We’ll be leaving at noon on the fourth day.”

"Hehe...have fun. I'll cover the cost." Scarface's laugh sounded like a leaky blower.

He patted the two men on the shoulder, took out a few tickets from his jacket pocket, and placed them on the table. "The Beast Arena has a lot of performances going on lately. You two are welcome to come and watch."

"Hmm," Andrew hummed softly.

Scarface walked up to the tavern owner, said a few words, and then left.

Ross picked up the admission ticket left behind by Scarface and saw that it read:

[A giant python-shaped alchemical suit has appeared in Stillwater Town! Hurry to Arena 1 of the Beast Arena to watch! Free beverage vouchers will be given away on site! Limited quantity, first come, first served!]

“Andrew, they turned the bone sac into an alchemical implant... This..." Ross stared blankly at the words on the admission ticket.

"Don't worry about it. Just wait for the bone sac in 3 days. In the meantime, they can do whatever they want. If we don't see the bone sac in 3 days... well, we'll see then."

Andrew said nonchalantly, "There are plenty of people like this who occasionally get their hands on key alchemical equipment and want to make a quick buck. This one was relatively easy to deal with. You'll see what I mean when you come with me."

Oh, so Andrew and Ross are employees of the Xenomorph Group who track down key items for alchemical implants.

They tracked the bone sac to this place, where they met Fabian, who had implanted the bone sac and killed Augu, as well as Jack, who killed Fabian, and overheard Jack's conversation with the host.

The experienced Andrew immediately guessed that the Beast Arena was planning to make a quick buck, which was why he was calmly playing cards there.

Xia Zuo nodded as if he understood.

Seeing that Andrew and his companion were idly playing cards to pass the time, he turned his attention back to the desk in front of him.

Xia Zuo skillfully tamed the unruly elements, then sketched their characteristics within the bottle.

The task of making the element bottle was completed in less than half an hour.

...

On the morning of February 24th.

Anru woke up from her meditation.

She lay on the bed, raised her right hand, and gazed at it as an antique-style silver pendant appeared in her palm.

When Xia Zuo woke up, he found her staring blankly at the pendant and asked softly, "Did it successfully contain it?"

"Mmm." Anru nodded, turned around and hugged her lover. "Where did you get this? Such a precious gift..."

"I got it from the Demon Hunter Master." Xia Zuo gently stroked the other's cheek. "What exactly is it used for? Show it to me."

“Okay~” Anru’er put the pendant back into her spiritual ocean, closed her eyes, and clasped her hands together in front of her.

A faint white light shone from her body, and about two minutes later, a white cloak woven with magic appeared on her.

Xia Zuo reached out and touched the cloak. The texture of the cloak was strange, like a piece of cloth, a piece of metal, and if you looked closely, it felt like the smooth surface of a gemstone.

"Phew~" Anru breathed a sigh of relief, opened her eyes, and the white cloak faded and disappeared.

She turned to look at her lover and said:

"See that white cloak? It's called the Mooncloak, and I usually keep it inside my amulet. I feel like it can block offensive spells and reflect curse spells, it's really useful. But my compatibility with it isn't high enough yet, so it can only last for a short while, and I can't make it protect me spontaneously."

"Mooncloak... Hmm~ Not bad protective gear." Xia Zuo rubbed her face. "Get up, I'm going to train with the Demon Hunter Master."

...

Inside the Demon Hunter's manor.

Shazo and Rexol went to the backyard to train.

As he put on his training protective gear, he said in a casual tone:

“Master, I looked at the parchment scroll in the metal box last night. It mentioned that one must expand their spiritual ocean to a width of 5 meters to meet the minimum requirement. My spiritual ocean is currently only about 2 meters wide, so it will take at least eight or nine years. Is this the typical growth rate for pure-blooded mages after acquiring the Light Element?”

Xia Zuo had a premonition that he would need to add points to his [Spirit] attribute to reach the required 50 points, so he needed to think of a way to explain it in advance…

Otherwise, what would take others ten years to accomplish, he did in one or two years... that's quite astonishing.

If there were a precedent among pure-blood mages who became high-level mages within three to five years, then everything would fall into place.

pity..

"For the vast majority of formal mages, becoming a high-level mage is a pipe dream. Do you really think ten years isn't fast enough?"

Rexor's eyes showed suspicion. "Or are you trying to find out about blood magic that helps expand the spiritual ocean? You'll be disappointed. There is no such spell, nor such an item."

“Okay.” Xia Zuo scratched his head.

Looks like we'll have to wait patiently for a few years...

Xia Zuo picked up a hammer and shield and sparred with the bald man.

Chapter 5 The Greatness of the Elemental Body

It was 8 p.m. that evening.

Inside the study of a home in the St. York community.

Xia Zuo sat at his desk, reading a novel worth millions of words.

The four blood element servants remained faithfully at their posts.

Minion #1 must remain in the Beast Arena to await the start of the match.

Servant number 4 is responsible for tracking Andrew and searching for information on bone magic.

Servant number 5 is waiting in the gun shop.

Servant No. 6 overlooked the entire town from the balcony on the 10th floor of the town hall.

Xia Zuo put down the spellbook, got up to stretch his limbs, and then sat back down to watch the competition in the Beast Arena.

Yesterday's winner, Jack, had his left forearm pierced by Fabian's triangular bone spike.

To prevent the toxins from spreading to his torso, he swung his bone sword and severed his left forearm.

When he went on stage today, his left arm was wrapped in a white medical bandage, and he was carrying a large leather suitcase in his right hand.

Enjoying the attention of the audience, Jack bent down, opened the suitcase, and revealed the red and black equipment inside.

He raised his left arm and traced a pattern in the air, while making several gestures with his right hand.

The purplish-black lines that Xia Zuo had seen in the dark room appeared in the large leather suitcase.

The equipment inside the box gradually became blurry, transforming into a large group of purplish-black lines that floated up to a height of one person.

Purple-black lines swirled and danced around Jack's body, transforming into an ellipsoid that enveloped Jack's figure.

The purplish-black ellipsoid collapsed inward, solidifying into a steel armor with a scale-like appearance, looking like wearing some kind of red and black snakeskin.

A two-meter-long snake tail extended from Jack's hips.

The snake's tail twitched slowly, with a sharp hook at the tip.

Jack now had a black helmet on his head, and his eyes were covered by two red gems.