Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

Chapter 119 Breakthrough

Ian's days in the underground world gradually became more regular.

When one's strength reaches a certain level, even in such a harsh environment, life will not be too difficult.

A few days later, there was a knock on the door of the stone house.

Ian opened the door, and Robert was standing outside.

He wore a dark blue-gray robe from the Shadowmoon Tower, his aura was much more solid than before, and his eyes held a complex expression.

"Ian," Robert said, his voice hoarse.

Ian said calmly, "Come in."

Robert went into the room, took a cloth bag from his pocket, and placed it on the table.

"I previously invested in my magic stones—a total of nine hundred stones, including principal and interest."

Ian accepted the bag without hesitation, saying, "Congratulations on your promotion to senior apprentice."

"Thank you." Robert paused, looking at Ian's calm eyes, and suddenly felt a little unfamiliar.

Although Ian still greeted them with a smile and spoke in a gentle tone.

But Robert keenly sensed that the person before him was completely different from the sunny, naive potions apprentice in Nightfall Town who would worry about his companions and lend a helping hand.

That sense of calm, a serenity born from the trials of life and death, and—a quiet indifference beneath the surface.

The atmosphere was somewhat somber.

Robert opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, it only turned into a soft sigh.

"You have changed a lot."

Ian smiled and said, "People always change."

After a brief chat about their recent situations, Robert got up to say goodbye.

"Take care." Ian saw him to the door.

"You too." Robert gave him a deep look, then turned and left.

Ian closed the door, put away the magic stone, and continued his cultivation.

That failed investment was now completely over.

The days passed by peacefully yet busily.

When the front lines of the Seventh War Zone advanced to the core defense line designated by the Eastern Theater Command, another month had passed.

Ian's training progress has finally reached a critical point.

Name: Ian Marcus

Age: 18

[Realm Level: Advanced Wizard Apprentice (99.9%)]

[Talent: Moderate Light Affinity]

【Burning Ray: Limit Break Two (187/3200) (Limit Break Special Effects: 1. Focus, 2. Sunfire)】

[Secondary Frost Ray: Break Limits Twice (860/1600) (Break Limits Effects: 1. Twin, 2. Deep Freeze)]

Other skills —

Inside the stone house, the purification barrier was operating stably.

Ian sat cross-legged, with three [Mind-Concentrating Potions], two [Powerful Mental Restoration Potions], and a large number of other compound potions in front of him.

"The moment has finally arrived."

He took a deep breath, a determined glint in his eyes.

This time, he did not plan to go out and make a breakthrough.

The base has a purification barrier, making it relatively safe, and he has made all the necessary preparations.

"Let's begin."

Ian took a dose of the [Mind-Concentrating Potion], and his consciousness sank into his mental sea.

The eighty Will Runes had already been constructed, all of equal size, solid as starlight and refined gold, forming a complex and perfect three-dimensional array.

Only the last few strokes of the last rune are needed to complete the number eighty-one.

He mobilized his misty spiritual power and began to outline the last rune of will at the edge of the array.

A dot, a stroke —

Mental energy, like the finest carving knife, moves slowly along a mysterious trajectory.

In the void, scattered spiritual energy was constantly attracted, refined, and injected into the gradually forming rune.

Time seemed to slow down.

Ian could clearly feel every flow of spiritual energy and every subtle adjustment to the rune structure.

Finally, the last stroke is completed!

Buzz—!

Eighty-one Will Runes lit up simultaneously!

The interplay of light forms a complete, stable, and self-contained perfect cyclical system!

A powerful spiritual force surged forth from the cycle, sweeping across the entire spiritual sea.

But Ian's promotion was quite different from that of a regular advanced apprentice.

Ordinary apprentices need to use their powerful life force as fuel to burn wildly in this instant, transforming it into spiritual power and purifying it into mist.

This is the most difficult and dangerous step; countless people have fallen here.

Ian's mental power had already been completely vaporized through multiple skill breakthroughs!

At this moment, the dense, almost tangible, silvery-white spiritual mist began to be further compressed and purified under the resonance of the eighty-one runes!

The powerful physique enhanced by the [Rock Bear Potion] now displays a terrifying advantage.

The vigorous life force, like a furnace, connects with the ocean of spiritual energy along the temporarily opened, mysterious passage, and they can transform into each other.

Ian's vitality is not only about burning and transforming, but also about resonating and nourishing!

With the infusion of powerful life force, the density of the atomized spiritual energy continued to increase, and the concentration skyrocketed!

The silvery-white fog grew thicker and heavier.

Finally, at a certain critical point.

Tick.

A drop of silvery liquid, like mercury, condensed in the center of the mind's sea and fell.

liquefaction!

This is a state that only a first-level peak wizard can achieve after tempering their mental power to the extreme!

Although their total mental energy is much less than theirs, their level of concentration is exactly the same.

And Ian had already touched upon it the moment he was promoted to a formal wizard!

One drop, two drops, three drops—

More and more of the atomized spiritual energy transformed into liquid, gathering into a small silver puddle in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Although it is still small in scale, its extremely pure and heavy mercury-like texture indicates a foundation far exceeding that of others of the same level!

The energy field emanating naturally from his body caused the air to distort slightly, and a steady resonance came from the rocky ground beneath his feet.

But now, he is still one step away from becoming a complete first-level wizard.

As the last drop of liquefied spiritual energy fell.

"They're here!"

A vast, ancient, and indescribable great will descended upon this place through the void.

Although it was only for a brief moment, he clearly sensed the existence of the "world rules," the fundamental laws that constitute all witchcraft and all energy!

The instant this rule was invoked, Ian, without hesitation, pushed the already chosen sorcery model into the Will Rune Array 0.

It is not a "crystal energy barrier".

It is a composite model of [scorching rays] and [secondary frost rays]!

His considerations were very clear:

There is still room for improvement in both the Crystal Energy Barrier and the Energy Shield; they can be enhanced through practice and fusion in the future.

His body, enhanced beyond its limits by the [Rock Bear Potion] and further strengthened by the [Crimson Codex], was incredibly powerful.

However, his offensive capabilities have always been his biggest weakness.

During his apprenticeship, he could dominate with his multiple instances of unconventional ray magic.

However, when facing true first-level wizards, especially those with innate wizardry and rich combat experience, his attacks seemed somewhat "mediocre".

Therefore, he decided to intensify the attack!

These two types of ray magic had already shown signs of merging in countless previous battles: ice and fire spirals, alternating to suppress each other.

Energy Resonance —

Now, taking advantage of the brief period when rules are in effect and our thinking becomes exceptionally sharp and active—

at the same time.

Outside, the rules of the wizarding world were being disrupted.