Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 763 Bottleneck
Three days later, Tianmai Dragon Island.

[Hint: Yes/No, consume 5 soul coins to upgrade "Elementary Soul Mysticism LV.21"? ]

[Confirmed, upgrade begins...]

[Upgrade completed, Soul Mysticism has been upgraded to LV.22]

The cold prompt sound echoed in his mind. In the room, Xin Lailai sat cross-legged on the bed, glanced at the information on the branding interface, gently rubbed his temples, and after digesting the large amount of knowledge that flooded his mind, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew! I haven't solved the problem of the domain yet, but I have advanced to the next level in Soul Mysticism."

"I can't help it. It's your fault that you've been stuck for so long. I'm too bored here so I just have to read the Soul Cultivation Manual~!"

In the soul space, Ling Yuzi was lying on a bed woven with soul energy. He glanced at the situation outside and complained to Xin Lailai. Xin Lailai showed a little helplessness when he heard it.

Indeed, if he hadn't been stuck too hard on the issue of domain, Ling Yuzi wouldn't have found the time to learn Soul Mysticism to a whole level of proficiency.

"By the way, Lailai, have you decided what you want to transform the magic field into?"

"Well, I'm just thinking about it..."

Xin Lailai coughed lightly, glanced at the pile of scattered spell theory books on the table and the pile of information and documents on the branding interface, and a look of embarrassment flashed across her face.

In fact, on the second day after getting the information, he had already finished reading all the content related to these fields and barrier spells with the help of Diligent Scholar and the high learning speed bonus provided by Pale Oath. After that, he actually spent more than a day worrying about how to construct their new magic field.

According to what he had learned in the past three days, whether it was a domain-type or barrier-type spell, if he wanted to construct it, he had to first select a core formula and use it as the cornerstone of the entire domain.

Of course, although in theory it is a core ritual, in fact it may be more accurate to describe it as a category, because the role of these rituals is essentially just to determine the core effect tone of the field and barrier. Therefore, if you master multiple spells with similar effects or in the same direction, it doesn't really matter if you use them as the core ritual of the entire field.

Taking themselves as an example, the spells they now master can actually be divided into four directions. The first type is naturally the elemental magic that was used the most in the past, but the frequency of use has decreased sharply since the third level; the second type is the damage spells represented by Crystal Devouring Spell, which is the direction of synthesizing and manipulating devouring energy; the third type is the auxiliary spells represented by Crystal Spirit Healing Spell and Psychic Acceleration Spell; and the last type is the control spells represented by Crystal Gravity Spell and Chaos Spell.

Of course, in fact, the basic spell of Crystal Magic can be separated out and considered as a basic comprehensive spell, but the structure of Crystal Magic itself is too simple. To be honest, if it is used as the core spell of the field, it may not be as useful to them as the original magic field.

To put it bluntly, domain and barrier spells are actually like an amplifier, which can only amplify and enhance the advantages that the user already possesses, but cannot create something out of nothing. This is why Xin Lailai is so troubled. In the past two days, he has also tried to use the spells mentioned above to construct a new magic field, but still failed to get any results.

Of course, this doesn't mean that those new magic fields are not effective or something. In fact, according to his tests in the past two days, when the spells from their spiritual world are presented in the form of fields, their effects are basically top-notch.

Taking Crystal Devouring as an example, if they use it as the core spell to build a domain, they can get an output domain that can launch continuous attacks on the enemy from any angle with devouring energy with true damage characteristics as long as it is deployed, and its efficiency is at least 50% higher than their normal Devouring.

The same goes for Crystal Suturing. After their tests, if Crystal Suturing + Crystal Healing + Psychic Acceleration are used as the core techniques of the improved version of the domain, their ability in team assisting will most likely be directly improved to a higher level, achieving the same effect as opening the Flying Milk Set.

As for why there is still no result after all this, the reason is very simple: it is too difficult to make a decision.

In other words, although the domain spells in every direction are very powerful, they are not the domain spells that Xin Lailai wants. If he has to count, the domain spells he wants should be the kind that can take into account all the spells he masters at the same time and have a high strength.

"Tsk, Lailai, you are just too greedy. You want this and that, so you are stuck in this place for so long~!"

"Well, am I not trying to create the most suitable domain spell for us? And I only ask for the spell to be taken care of thoroughly, and I haven't even taken into account the technical requirements."

Xin Lailai coughed lightly and argued in her mind, but there was obvious guilt in her eyes.

In fact, he himself knew that his request this time was a bit too greedy. He wanted to take all spells into consideration at the same time. In other words, he wanted to create an all-round domain-type ability that combines output, treatment, assistance, and control. With their current spell attainments, no matter how you look at it, it was a bit too fantastic.

"Speaking of which, Ling Yuzi, what do you think about creating multiple domain spells and then deploying them simultaneously?"

"Hmm... in that case, even the two of us wouldn't be able to control it, right? And it seems that the difficulty of superimposing multiple domains is more difficult than making one domain strong and omnipotent?"

"It seems to be the same..."

After being denied again, Xin Lailai lay on her back on the bed, looking at the unusually clear scene outside the window, and sighed helplessly.

There is no other way. I'll go ask other people and see if they can provide some inspiration.

After a brief hesitation, Xin Lailai rubbed his temples, stood up, put away all the books on the table, and turned to walk out the door.

Originally, he didn't intend to bother other people too much about the field issues, but he really didn't have any new ideas in the past two days, so he could only look for inspiration from other people.

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So, ten minutes later, all over the Tianmai Dragon Island.

"Domain spells? This... I don't know much about it, so I'm afraid I can't give you any advice, Brother Black Sword."

"Is there a spell that has both the flexibility of a domain and the powerful functions of a barrier? Hmm... maybe you can ask that Star Girl. I remember her starry sky domain is very similar to your description."

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"Starry Sky Domain? Lord Black Sword has been researching domain-related spells recently?"

"Hmm...Is that so? I see. I roughly understand Lord Black Sword's thoughts. As always, they are beyond imagination."

"But, to be honest, each of the self-created spells you mentioned, Lord Black Sword, is too outstanding. Their core principles are also different. In this case, even I am afraid that I can't give any good suggestions."

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"Haha, I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Black Sword actually has such ambitions? He can directly change the surrounding environment into his own home field."

"Indeed, from the perspective of thinking, you really have to take all your spells into consideration. Unfortunately, I don't know much about this aspect, so I'm afraid I'll disappoint Fellow Daoist Black Sword."

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"Domain? Sorry, it sounds like your request can only be achieved by setting up a barrier with formations."

"Black Sword, although I admit that you are very good at magic, I personally suggest that you give up the idea of ​​taking care of so many things with just one field."

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"Oh my god, Master Black Sword, you actually learned all that information? You even built it yourself a few times?"

"Well, but your request... Honestly, even if my teacher came, he would probably shake his head and say it's perverted, right?"

"By the way, what are you planning to do with this thing, Mr. Black Sword? Tsk tsk, if this kind of field is really developed, a guy with my strength probably won't last more than three seconds in it, right?"

"Method? Uh, this... Boss Black Sword, although I don't really want to discourage you, to be honest, if the spells you just mentioned were based on similar principles, it would be fine. But this involves annihilation reaction and cellular suture, and even incorporates body protection energy and gravity. It's really difficult to integrate them together..."

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"Brother Black Sword? Brother Black Sword?!"

"Ah, it's Bell. Sorry, excuse me. I was a little distracted just now."

The shouting voices that were getting closer and closer rang in his ears, which made Xin Lailai suddenly come back to his senses. He looked to his side and noticed that the white-haired boy was looking at him with some concern.

"Um...Brother Black Sword, you should be okay, right?"

"Nothing, I was just thinking about magic and was distracted for a while."

Bell looked at Xin Lailai's hand that was subconsciously rubbing his temple, and asked with some concern, while Xin Lailai shook his head gently, indicating that he was fine, but his mind could not forget the scenes of the conversation over the past half day, and his eyes still looked a little dazed.

During this half day, he could be said to have asked all the top wizards on the island, but the result he got in the end was without exception that they advised him to lower his requirements a little and not to pursue perfection so much from the beginning. This made Xin Lailai feel like something was blocking his brain and he had a serious sense of obstruction.

In fact, it was not that Xin Lailai refused to listen to the advice and insisted on taking the extreme route, but from the moment he learned the knowledge related to domain and barrier spells, he always had a feeling that he had grasped something but seemed to have grasped nothing.

That elusive feeling of enlightenment was like an ant lightly sweeping along the edge of his forehead. It was clearly just one step away from success, but it just refused to actually step in and walk around the gap in his forehead. It was like a sneeze that was about to come out but was stuck there. It was as uncomfortable as it could be.

Xin Lailai even had a hunch that this bottleneck might be the first major breakthrough he would experience after exchanging a lot of spells with Xingnv and others during this period. As long as he could overcome it, it would definitely bring about a qualitative leap in his spell system.

The reason he went to Xingnv, Daofa and others was to see if he could use the inspiration of these talented wizards whose magical talent was above S-level to help him break through since his magical talent was only A-level. But now it seems that this is obviously unrealistic.

In other words, with an incomplete version of the Origin Stone and a magic aptitude of A level, although their ability to comprehension magic is still far behind that of Taoist priests, Star Girl and others, they are obviously not yet at the point where they can cross the threshold of enlightenment simply by relying on the other party's ideas.

"It's a pity. It would be better if there was a wizard with MAX-level magic talent among the people invited this time... However, it seems that wizards with this talent will not stay in the super-top echelon."

Xin Lailai lamented in his mind, and after sighing several times, he came back to his senses, looked at Bell in front of him, and asked:
"By the way, Bell, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Uh... No, no, it was mainly because I came back and saw you walking there alone, mumbling something. I wondered if you were in any trouble, Brother Black Sword."

"Um...Brother Black Sword, I hope I didn't disturb you?"

Bell, who was asked, scratched his head a little embarrassedly and answered, while Xin Lailai smiled and shook his head when he heard it, and said:
"Is that so? I'm sorry to have misunderstood you, Bell. I was simply too absorbed in my own thoughts and went too far without realizing it."

"Is that so? That's good. By the way, um...Brother Black Sword, do you want to relax or something?"

Bell breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, but then looked at Xin Lailai, who looked like he hadn't closed his eyes for three days and three nights, and made a weak suggestion. Xin Lailai was stunned when he heard his suggestion.

"Relax?"

"Yeah, I see that Brother Black Sword hasn't had a rest for a long time. I was wondering if the reason why you can't think of the problem now is because you are too tired? Maybe it would be better to walk on the ground and relax for a while?"

"Well, of course, I was just talking casually. If you are busy right now, Brother Black Sword, just treat those words as my own monologue..."

"I see. Thank you for your concern, Bell. But... do you want to relax?"

"Indeed, going out for a walk occasionally is indeed helpful in broadening one's mind. And if I think about it carefully, I have been in this world for such a long time, but I really haven't been able to go out for a good walk..."

Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai smiled, then stroked his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes, and finally nodded suddenly, looked at Bell, and said:

"Well, it's decided then, Bell. I'll go downstairs and take a walk to relax. I'll notify the others. I'll trouble you to explain the rest to me."

"Hey, that's it..."

Peng——! !

As soon as he finished speaking, Bell couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise on his face, while Xin Lailai took a casual step into the air, and the iron feathers of the cloak behind him spread out, and he flapped heavily, and whizzed towards the edge of the island with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

Bell stared at the scene in a daze, blinked twice, and a look of confusion appeared in his red pupils.

Although he suggested relaxing out of concern for the black-haired young man, for some reason, he always felt that the relaxation the other party mentioned did not have the same purpose as his.
Huh?! Wait a minute, the other party suddenly left now, doesn't that mean...

Suddenly, the white-haired boy who had been standing there in a daze seemed to react to something. He looked at the @all notification that had popped up in his sight on the communication channel, as well as the Starry Sky avatar and Holy Light avatar who responded immediately, and his face gradually turned pale.

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(End of this chapter)